The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27
THE BEECHER INVESTIGATION
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Demand that Beecher Quit
Plymouth Pulpit.


principal points of interest:
In answer to the question by Gen.
Tracy, Tilton said he could not give the
date of the transaction which he said he
witnessed at Mr.. Beechers house, at the
time of the examination of the engraving.
His wife continued to attend the Ply
mouth church after the transaction, but
not regularly. About the time
that he ceased being the editor
of the independent, he made
a distinct allegation to Bowen against
Beecher of the ofience he had committed
against him, and letter was agreed on
between him and Bowen demand that
Beecher should quit Plymouth pulpit?
TiIton Won't Go 10 Plymouth Church
The committee then praceeded aS fol-
lows:
Queston--And was that agreement the
result of this statement of offences
against Mr.. Beechcr, which he and you
knew of. Answer-On the part Of Mr..
Bowen YES.
Q.-On your part? Al made one
statement, and he many.
OWN You state what OtfenSc YOU
stated against Mr.. Beechcr to Mr.. Bowen
on the occasion? A.-Mr. johnson hav-
ing introduced the subject to Mr.. Bowen,
said to me: "Mr.Titon you don't say rs
much of Plymouth church rs u Brooklyn
paper should; You don't go there; why
don't you go?'
Q.-I asked YOU what otlcnSc YOU stat
cd against Mr.. Berchcr to Mr.. Bowen?
Al answer your question in my own
way.
| came to tell You the truth, and not
fragments of the truth. Mr. Bowen
wanted me to speak more in the paper
of Plymouth Church. Mr.. johnson said
perhaps Mr. Titon has reason for not
going tu Plymouth Church, and there
upon Mr. Bowen being curious to know
the reason, |, in solitary phrase, said
there was n personal domestic reason
why | couldn't go there con-
sistcntly with self respect; that
Mr.. Bccchcr had been unhandSome
in his approaches to my wife That is
the sum and substance Of AL | have ever
said on this subject to the very few pco-
Pile to whom have spoken of it.
Being asked when he first learned that
Mr.. or Mrs. Bccchcr had in any way
communicated the facts to Bowen or in
huenccd him in the matter of his (Til-
TONS dismissal, witness said he learned
it from Becchcr himself on the day after
the apology was written, the I'd, possibly
the Sd of January. 1t was in Moulton's
room. Beccher came in it and it was an
unexpected meeting. He burst out in
expressions Of sorrow, and said he hoped
the communication he sent to witness by
Moulton was satisfactory. He then and
there told Moulton he had done wrong,
not 50 much H. some Others had referring
tO his wifc) who had made a'statcmcnt 10
Bowen that onght to be unmade, and vol
unteered to write letter to Bowen con-
cerning the facts she had miSstated. Mrs.
Tilton had told witness of the visits Mrs.
Bcccher made her, and of the testimony
they wanted to get. Mrs. Titon spoke II
number of times of the cnmity which
Mrs. Beechrr had for some strange
reason connected with Mrs. Morse, Mrs.
| Tiltun's mother. There was conspiracy
between Mrs. Morse and Mrs. BrcChcr
before September. The truth Is, Mr..
! TiltonS confession was made Ia her
mother. and her mother naturally wanted
to protect her daughter, and she made II
kind of An alliance with Mr.. BccChcr,
and Mrs. Beccher took part in 1t.
| There was II desire on their part
to protect Elizabeth.
Mrs. TiItOn Fears n Collision
Mrs. Tilton thought that the wltncs,
retirement from the papers wss due in
some way to Mr.. and Mrs Bcechcr, and
rs the witness was very indignant against
Bowen. that unless there was some re-
| cancellation between Mr. Beechcr and
| h,r husband. her secret should bc cn-
posed. She begged the witness I" have
an interview with Bccch"r and
wrote to that effect. The sol"
purpose Of that interview was
| that Mrs. Tilton felt that Be"cher
and the witnrs, wrr" in danger Of col
lision. For her sake, and at her request
il took place. TiIton's dismissal from tn"
| Tuion took place two days after that
interview. The interview had nothing
to do with it. Being asked why diff
cultv with Bowen would involve the cI-
posure of his family secret. which he OBJ
| taincd from Mr.. Tilton six months
before. the witness said it was not
through fear of my exposing 1t. Mrs.
| Morse and Mrs.. Bcccher were sometimes
in callision and Mrs. Tilton always mad"
me believe that Mr. Berchcr knew this
secret until in December, when sh" t"ld
me. | took it for granted all summer
long that she had told him what she had
told me and what sh" had told her
mother and | supposed Mrs. Beecher
was cooperating with Mrs. Morse.
Seorncd TO Complain Of Beecher's
Lack Of Aid.
Odd YOU not complain of Mr..
Bercher for not aiding YOU to remain on
the J,Geps,d,Hf7 A-No, sir; ! would
have scorned it. Tilton, continued he.
never would have told Samuel WilkesOn
that Beechpr had not bcfriended him in the
matter. but for being unjust 10 him and
saving he ought to be turned out
Apology Accepted.
On further testimony witness said he
accepted the apology that Beecher made
and forgave the offence with as much
largeneS. Of heart ~ he thought 1t P"ssi'
bl, for Il Christian man 10 assume under
these relations. which Moulton forced
with AN iron hand. Witness had taken
pains to have it appear in all quarter,
that Beecher and himself were
not in hostility, and suppressed his self
respect many times in doing it. He never
stated the offence Of Mr.. Beecher 70 DR.
Storrs. He showed DR. Storrs the letter
which Elizabeth and himself wrote
which he still Possessed; did not charg'
Mr.. Beecher with any offence at all, a
Elizabeth stated.
Beeeher POlygamous.
To the question. how was the offence
stated? Mr.. 7. replied it began in thi
WAY. that on certain day in the summe
oris7O -h- had informed her busbanC
that Mr. Re.rhpr had asked her 10 b.