The New York herald., 1874-08-22

you forgive 50 much else Good night AnMsctIoSstsyv s.
MRS. .rIrroN's CONFESSION.
After the signing Of the tripartlte covenant.
him the paper containing his wiies confession, in
order As he said, 70 relieve her anxiety as to Its
possibly falling INTO Ss rrUSg snoud be
AS held It solely for her protection. and nnder
pledge to him. gave It 70 n ss 1nu hsnds ne an% Uo tna
She destroyed it She also confirmed this state
menL
nx the date precsely-I learned from BeecheE
that Mrs. Tllton had told him tnat when she made
with him lBeecher) her husband had made . IKE.
confession to her OF his own lnnoeiites wnit
other This being an
heard Mrs. Tilton, IN all my conversations Win
her, although she had admitted freely ner
any claims that ner husband had confessed bis
inhdelty. or that he had been uniaitniuk
to her, was considerably surprised at this in,
timation made at so late period, and broughei
1t 10 the attention OF rlton, In the form OF very
strong criticism or his course towards me, that ho
had Kept back so important TACT. which might
have made great adherence as to the course thae
ought TO be TAKEN Tllton promptly and with mucn
feeling denied that lie had ever made any such
confession, or that his wife ever claimed that ho
mysef upon thar point; and he went VENT immediateiy
with me to his house, mat might see Mrs. 11lt0u
before ne should nave the opportunity to see her.
the house together and found her IN the back
parlor. ON eur way TO the house Tilton SAID te
keep the family together when this sort OF thing
Is being all the time sao against mes You are Al
and forget aud forgive, while these stories are
being circulated 70 my prejudice" on arriving az
front parior, where we two were alone. ! then
put tue question 20 her:-"Elzabeth. did you
s S nss
with BeecSer. your husband at the SAND
ms nasy %ds with oiser to y0n ss
want 70 know II this Is true for my own satisfac.
with her into the back parlor. wnere her husband
was waiting, and SAID to him. ''Your wife says
thar she did tell Beecher that you confessed your
said "why, no, didn't tell you SO. could NOT
true that Theodore ever made any such concession.
and didn't state 1t to Mr.. Beecher. because 1t Ia
was very much shocked and surprised at tho
denial, but OF course could say nothing more, and
did say nothing more upon that subject, and left
and went home. The next morning received the
following letter from Mrs. Tilton, without date, so
transaction but know it was after the tripartrte
covenant. The letter Is here produced and marked
"JJ.":-
DEAR FRANclsI did not tell You te fasehoods at your
tor ton thin You had the ineTSis%
house the day eGs But Thsn rssS
made SIMILAR S ns s to me O. ss s no
, g When you os then rv asked for 0w
you had LEFT said to r. You know obliged . 10
as ns q. must ,s Ie ,or 1t is physical impossiby
Yet l. do not think, Francis hsa not IT'S angry,
troubled face been before would have told the
lam perfect coward in his presence. not from any
n BE- not
to lead me INTO tarthcr temptstion.
made 1i for truth nth" Wretehedy ' A E%izAsETH
This letter was wholly unsatisfactory to me. be-
cause nothing had occurred the dav previous 70
which sne could possibly have referred After the
publication, on the % day OF November, 1877 ia
ton and Beecher's conduct in relation to Mrs. TIL
ton, and as my name was mentioned In the article
as one peculiar Sp1n up the
quaintances, and even by strangers, upon their
ascertalning VINO was, whether shat publication
answer. refusal on my part to answer would
have been taken to be confession OF the truth OF
had no right to my confidence, answered them
in such phrase as, without making direct state
ment, would lead them 10 tnier that the charges
could not be sustained.
In some cases doubt not that the inquirers sup
That point was very stadious not directly to COM
nit myself Finding that my very silence was
the scandal % told 1T Tton S' that w wished to be
authorized by his wife TO denylt.
thought il certainly could mot possibly be rps
breadth, IN which 1t was stated In that news
paper Soon after received the following paper,
and marked 'KKn:
MRS. TILrON TO MOULToN.
MY DEAR FnIxsp-For my husbands sake and my chl:
% hs mn Of Fl %S cuc ss.d
ny. ne sys o ye and s % ss4s % IN
him sim burns with its ms.den fame; an Ms m.,: Tor
wrongs Ills plan to keep back scandals long ago
m: n G Hs s sc
he has sacrideed for others since the
ssS ns1i ssssS
son
% al ms
Upon the strength OF that thereafterw ards said
Of December. 1872 Mr.. Carpenter and DIR. Storrs
undertook to look upt reports, with the inten-
Statement state or as being concerned IN some invest %
cation Of the matter and Mrs. TlltOn wrote for
them the following Paper pc >, bearing that date,
MRS. TILroN's STATEMENT.
% friend smd pasta
Iad solicited DIM me 70 be wife 70 hlm: together with Al.
in by h Gsa e
s NJ @ ssss:sd
ss1ssny DID 81 A.: ss ne SScssS:
4
or feeling the harmony Of my mind Is entirely disturbed
and found reflection that this paper was SO drawn
as to place uniustly against my husband
the side OF Mr. Beecher So in order 70 repair cruel
blow my long suffering husband wrote cxpiana-
tion Of the first paper and my signature Mr.. Mouton
procured rom Mr. B. the statement which gave 10 him
in my agitation and exctemen mt, and holds It.
This ends my connection with the case.
ELIZABETH r. TILTON.
S.-This statement 10 made at the request Of Mr..
Carpenter that may he shown connde ntally DR..
Storrs and other friends with whom my husband and
are consulting
THEORY OF THE CONFESSION.
W dol m mi nd
OF the confession then was that Mr.. and Mrs. TIL
ton should admit no more than the solicitation |:
but that endeavor TO make an explanation Of the
business fell through, and alter It was SHOWN TO
those interested, as was told the paper remain
with me.
received no further communication from Mrs.
Tton until the 25th o June OF this year S74j, and
that communication came to me in this
wise. When TltOn showed me his DR.. Bacon
] letter / most STRONGLY and eRrneaIly adYsed