The New York herald., 1874-09-19
More of Mrs. TiltOn's Confessions
rs Written by Herself.
WO I'D E A L H 0 M E 5 .
Mr.. Beecher Arraigned for Sc
duCtiOn and FalSehood.
Damaging Extracts from the
Church Records.

MIR. Tnton opens his long statement with the
following introduction:-
Throughout the country, If rightly interpret
the public press, majority OF candid minds admit
the truth OF my Indictment against the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher. But many air-minded persons,
animated by "a Charitable DOUBT, nave asked me
for some iUrther confirmation OF the one chlel
allegation in this controversy. My sworn state-
ment, published IN the brooslyn Argus OF July 70,
was not written lor publication, otherwise would
of of's facts 0isS a6d Proofs The GSy use na Whca
/ designed Tor that statement was simply to read
il TO the Investigating Committee, before whom
expected to confirm tts charges by such additional
testimony the Investigators or such they could
be calleGl should require. But the committee,
coDlsting OF six trusted friends OF the accused
appointed by him lor the sole purpose, not ol DIS
covering his guilt, but OF pronounclng his acqult
tai resented my accusation against their popular
favorite, and, TO punish me Tor making II, con-
ing not hun, but me. The questions which they
asked me were mostly irrelevant to the case, ana
the only part OF my testimony that bore directly
on Mr., Beecher's adultery they cancelled from
their report OF nv examination. one OF the COM
mttees attorneys SAID to me- III TN Mr Be Beeeher Is
mittee acted this predetermined plan. The
chief witnesses who could testify against Mr..
Beecher-notaoly Francls d. Moulton Josepn
II. Richards, Martha Is. Bradshaw, susan b.
Anthony, Francis b. Carpenter, Emma r
and others-were either not willing to testify
or their evidence was set aside as not
being otficialy before tribunal that did not wish
70 receive it, Accordingly nv Indictment against
Mr. Beecher was left by the committee to stand
without other proof than that which my statement
OF July 20 Afforded, unasslsted by other witnesses.
When the committee asked me II the statement
contained my whole case answered no; lor 1t
was simply succlnct narrative, giving only such
dates and documents as l thought sufficient Tor
the committees private inquiry, and yet more
the right road TO the whole truth. Slnce
the date OF its publication several coun-
ter statements s, have ave- appeared, including MT.
ron's-both OF which were untrue-then by the
committee's numerous publications OF one-slded
testimony, and last OF all by verdict based solely
on these untruthful denials, to the neglect OF all
the positive allegations on the other side; so that
the committee accepted the silly fctions OF Bessie
Turner but rejected the serious facts OF Mr. Moul-
ton, nor did tney even invite Mr.. Bowen to appear
before them ali which Unfair proceedings and un-
candid publications require OF me, for the sake OF
some hesitant minds, reply which the larger
portion OF the community have already made Tor
themselves. i, therefore, submit the following
facts and evidences. arranged, as Iar as con-
venient, IN chronological order, and making a
wiz aim to correct and counteract, one by one,
the untrue denlals OF Mr.. Beeeher and Mrs. Tilton
and the unjust deductions OF the committee.
He then proc 9eds quoting from his own letters
to various persons and Mr.. Beecher's letters 10
him, to show the kindly natu OF his personal re-
lations to the Plymouth pastor down to July 8
1870, the date OF the alleged confession to him by
Mrs. 11lton OF criminal intimacy with Mr.. Beecher.
He says the charge OF malice against Mr.. Beecher
which mis-. T1lton AYERS lie frequently displayed
during "the last ten yearsf is pure invention,
and arragns the conclusion OF the committee
based upon it as an unjust acc cusaton, saying hat
even now he bears no cheated and malicious
mndr toward him. Mr.. Tilton continues by quot
ing IRON score of Mrs. Iilton's love letters to
him and an equal number or his 10 her, written
during their several separations between
1865 and May, 1870, TO show the har-
mony and affection between them. He adds
note from Oliver Johnson alluding to q
kiss from a little woman VINO smiled through her
tears as she spoke Of the long season before her
OF separation from "Dear Theodore,n and also
quotes Mr.. Beecher as saying, 'Sne seemed to me
an afecuonaIe and devoted wife, looking up to
ner husband as one far above the common race of
men," Mr.. T1ltOn asserts that his old mother de-
clares she has never heard MIN speak harsh
word, says he never struck one Of bis children,
and as God is his witness never laid hand on MS
vile except caressingly, nor ever threatened her
with violence subjected her to privation, and
that all his earnings been spent for his family.
MRS. TILToN's CONFESSION.
After stating that for several weeks prior to
July g. 1s70 Mrs. T1lton had been away from
home in a spirit OF alienation during which time
only slight correspondence ensued, on the 81 Of
July she came home, and alter their greetings said
she had wlie's secret, which she had long Kept in
her heart in connection with that event-a secret
which she mad several months before, while on
sick bed resolved to tell me, but lacked the
courage. Since then the tone OF her mind, she
gaid, had improved with her health, and, having
prayed Tor strength to tell me the truth without
fear, she had now come on purpose TO clear her
mind OF a burden which, If longer concealed. she
felt would by and by grow too great Tor her to bear.
What the secret was which she was about TO
disclose l could not conjecture.
Before disclosing 1t she eXacted from me q
solemn pledge that would not inJure the person
Of whom she was about to speak, nor communi-
cate TO HIM the TACT OF her making such revea-
ton, ior she wanted 10 inform him in her own way
that she had divulged to the facts OF the case.
After exacting these conditions, to which 1
pledged myself she narrated with modesty and
diidence, yet without shamefacedness or sense
OF guilt, detailed history OF her long acquaInt-
ance with Mr.. Beecher-of a growing friend
snip between them-of a passionate fondness
which he at length began 10 exhibit towards her
OF the inadequacy OF his home life and his
consequent need that some other woman than
Mrs. Beecner should act the part OF wife TO
him-o the great treasure which he found In Mrs
Tilton's sweet and tender anecton-oi his pro-
testation Of greater homage Tor ner than for any
otner woman-of her duty 10 minister to his mind
and body-and OF the many specious arguments
by which he commended these views TO her, In
order TO overcome her Puritan repugnance TO
them; and she said that finally, In an interview
between herself and Mr. Beecher at his house, not
long alter little Paul's DEATH and as recompense
Tor the sympathy which her pastor had shown her
during that bereavement, she then and there
yielded her person to his sexual embrace.
Ihis event. she stated, occurred October IS, 1868,
during my absence In New england, and she
showed me memorandum in her diary marked at
that date with the words, "a day memorable"
She iurther said tnat on the next saturday even
ing (whe was stlIl absenp Mr.. Beecher visited
her at her home In Livingston street and consnm-
mated with her another act Of sexual intimacy.
she mrther confessed that at intervals during
the ensuing fall and winter, ana IN the spring fol.
loving, she repeated with him certain acts of
criminal intercourse, yielding to him seldom
though solicited often.
Furthermore, wisb great particularly, she men.
toned the several places Of these nterviews
which cannot bring myself to chronicle here.
This confession was MADE by Mrs. Tilton youn.