, 1874-08-22

{5tRned) ELizAnETu II. T1L1ox.
Having now rl6oed bpforo tic Committee nv
statement Of facts coneer"tng Mrs. Yto,,. AM,
documentary avldance that I have to support
thonl, and AZ they aro Numerically oppuaotl to
nearly ri! TINT Mira. T!son appears to declare in
hor published statemunt, doom IL my duty to
to say that dnriug thia affair ,lra. Tlltou haa
more than onco admitted to mo md to anothor
porsDn whom do mt care to bring into this
controversy, tho tact Of
HER SEXUAL nELAT1oHB WITH pEEc1rEn,
and aho never las denied thotn other t,,an In
written parers prepared for q purpose which
The fact Of Huch criminal intercourse being we'll
untiorstood by Dooollor, Tllton. aud Mrs. 1itou,
to nave talson place, my whole aution IN tho
mattor waB basod UPON tho oxistonuo OF that
Tact, and was Ill ondeavor, faithfully cnlriod out
by mo in oyery WY possible. to protect tho fau-
illca OF both parties from tlio consequences Of
public disclosure Ut Airs. 1ltou's iuAdolitics to
Aer husband
I now r6tutn to
TAE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
and necessary explanations thol eof which I
liavo Of tho condition of tho AFFAIR as regards
Doochor himaclf after tho fail Of 1871, III dlR-
connected wish the ui1airH Of Bowen. at about
THIS time received ietter, sent by Mrs Wood
hntl TO Docchcr. sho Hays to him:
For REASONS ia Which you are deopty iuteres.cd
-
iatervlow VITA you Without full at souio hour to-
morrow. Two Of your ssteFs hnve gone out Of their
rcys Of t,o puhjc and l,y nu,.srons priSato istols
wrton to various rrrsolls with whom they seek to In
nru mo. aud thus defeat tho political ona 1t (which
&tm. You doult1esa know thut 1t IL III MY pbwer TO
strike buck, and Ia way 1uor0 disastrous uau any
thing that como to me. repeat that m.sst bave
an Interview Tomorrow since nm to speak tomorrow
cyon!ng nj Stcinway Hail. md wlat shall Or ahaA not
sis vsw. W" ''l''a A's''S D'A '' f''D'' VI 'D' ''e
Tho letter occasionod Triton muc', an7icsy.
lost Mrs. Wooahull* in proceeding ngainst
Doocher aud bis sisters, would thereby involve
Mrs. 1itton. accordingly. knowing that Dcecler
and Mrs. Woodhlll wore to have an interview Mt
my houHe the noxt day, he came to it u.llnvitod
and urged Reechor to lrs1do on t,at evening at
poatod this urgency to Deecner. Gu tnat oven-
ill.,, 1 went to StBinway Hall with Tilton, and
tlndisg no ono there to preside, Tihon yo'un-
teored to Preside himself, which T believc had
the Deecher family at that tme.
On tho Suth OF Dccon,bor, 1871. 3Irs. Woodruff
Aent n lottor to Doechor desiring that he would
speak ut Womans Suffrage Convention IN
Washington. to be hold on tile 10TH 1lth. and
18TH Of January following. That letter Deechor
forwarded to ,ne with tho following uoto Of date
Of "a January. 1872.
DEEuHEH 70 MouLroN.
DnooEhrN, Tuesday evening" Jan. 2, 1877.
Mr DEAR MouhroN: 1scnl you Ma letter to mc,
mo shat ynn think. IL It too ion97 VII she II
for publishing? DO not wlah to have i 80 uard.
30 o to s o1 ssF Of S
TO do OIL MY houh. md do not tnean to train
with either prty and It will not he fair 70 preaa INC in
judge for INC. ! h4ro loaned on you hitherto. and
1sver been sorry fur II. 1was mistaken cuont tho
UAion coming ". 80 early that DO could not get ,-
proof Of tbs t'rst payo and tue Star nrtee II tho
ltttc tho touch about tho ChT1san. Do you think
ouy1 70 have copy Of any ieter.to '. W. Do you
tltak y won, @ 10 WI 'o write agtn and not ss 20
my honss III tha morning what yoi eonsads3 aua
ful Of company foarS truly mud atecsio45ts,y'
There is paragraph In this note which needs
word Of explanation. had ndVlHea Deeclier,
IN ordor tint ho might show TINT there
was no unkindly feeling betwoen him
Union reference to the Colder. Age, Ho agreed
to do 80, but, inatcaa Of that, lie had nutico
which, thought was worse than If ho had said
nothing, and the alusion In the second para-
giarh 1T tlis letter. Ia to & lstses which had
written to Beocer upon tho two toplcs-this
bud Airs. Woodhull.
On lbo 5tl Of February. 1872 received from
htr. Beccllor letter OF that dato, which il in-
cluded in tho statement, but already published
in AIR. DeocLer's statement. This HaB to let mo
to her promise. without my permission, aud a'so
to inform me Ut liH fears as to the change In
TiltonB mt--s, and its clear statement OF tho
case az tt then stood cannot bc further eluei-
dnted by mo.
On tile 26th of Marcel, received a portrait of
Titan ~ present from Mr.. Beeclor, with q
noto aa . token of his confidence aud respect.
nREcHER TO MouIToN.
Ny DEan FRIEND sent OIL Friday or Saturday
posra. OF Tltlau to tho rote for you hopu ii niay
under cloud, feeling every month tlat may 10 DO
When Esuu aoid his brthr,glt, he found p1acs for
repentance, thoga ho sought II carefully With tcars
y1 IL os wo ss anss u
want soM 10 60 10 peekassA with me. am of in IN
a a1na III ios%ard my sseona &c veunp H 4 M fs o
Christi for ''tha night comelA. when no can
work." With much. Affection and admiration, yours
March q, 1872.
After Triton had written campaign docu-
mont against Grants Administration, and In
favor VI MIR. Greeley's election, Deoehor dis
Dcecher also gave mo a copy Of his (Doochee's)
speech at the opening OF Grants campaign III
Bro 3k]yn. After the Bpepch WIS delivered le
aent MIC tho following uote Ut May II. 1874,
which hore produce. nnrlnd " Il lf":
Ma. nEgcuEa TO MouLroN.
Ir DEan FRANK: eenl son tho only copy hase
oE NY spesch ut tho Academy OF Music, on Grant, anil
hnye marked the paAsaRe that We spoke about uvt
hight, and you will Just what salt and that 1
nrWned then iast aa do now. Pray send 1t back, or
shall be left without speech. read Theoaure's
Grant. do not think 1t Just. 1t IL ably written, 1t
s Ut grare~shnt, yet think 1t will oyeract. 1t
ia too srong. viii ba likely to produce = feeling
among those not already Intense that IL excessive.
Yapss sincerely and ever, II. ". y.
+, 6.-Don't forget 10 send lack my speech.
About tho time OF thB occuroncot Decchcr
md Iiltou met ut nv house on friendly ,erins
In fact, cannot exhibit better the tono Of Til.
toms mind in the winter and full OF 1B7l-72 than
to produce hero letter written to ms at that
time without date, but cul Tx tho date IA early
AZ that It Ia llere producod:
T1LToN TO MouLToa.
HUDSON RIVER i. r., Mont.ay Morning,
MY DEAR FHAN6: nil writing Wills tho train IL
In noliou which accounts for tho apparent druuke-
nesn af shis shaken chlrnyrarhy. Mira Becchor sits
iu !he next seat Ws alnGs: ebow 10 s1ow iii the
1alaGo-cnr, She ia whie-uairGd and louks O dozen
yearH older thun wle.l last hal near viuw Of her,
My heart has bern full OF pity for lor, notwlshAtu.
iug tic cruol way in which Sue las treated MY good
,nlne iler faeo t. written over with many volumes
nf hn.naN sN!ering. I do not think BhD
h9s benn uwaro OF my presence for aha hua
been absorbed LII thought. Icr eyes rolled to one
spot, suggestion has occurred to lne, which buH.