, 1874-09-19

n.MEpITATEp SUICIDE, !,
and could mol Hive to, faoo exposure. 10 I'm
plorol mo to give. him my, word that II et!outn-
,atAucos Bhoul1 ovor. compel mo to dtaopap hin
T sccrat would give, linn .notlco In atlya1oo 10
thnt ho might, take :nonao. measure, ! oither by
death or ftg4t, to l,tdo himaef FROM tho wwrlda
gazo. ,luh said that ho. had wakonod AZ i4con,
sloop, and llkeued Almaolf to ono sitting dt zzy
|. and diatraatoa,on tho !. -
:. =. - : YAwN1ad Epac or HE'LL.
Ho said that ho would pray night .and day 10 :
Elizabeth. that her hoart might not bo utterly
broken, aud that God would inspire mo to restore
her to hor4lont place Ia my homo and estoom.,,
All tlla and moro llko It. took place III the In
terviom of HhichsIsp including, hIH yolun-
starg proposition 10. mend certain III work which
ho Lad dono giving to Mr.. Dowou ,ialea TO-
ports agalnat nlo.
-, bhortly afsorward ecnt for; Mr., Dccchor to
como to my houao to hold an qinlcrvtew with mo
on anbjsct which I SHRINK from .mont!ouing
here, yat which thu truth oompels mo to state.
+. Tilton:r ID view Of Mrs. Tiltons subsequent
G!lsolos'trcs to me, mado 1niJ ., 1870,-namely,
that so1uA} relations bctwoen hir. ,,Boochor and
horaolf had begun Oct. TO-, 1861 wished to
Question thlr. Boocler M to tho authenticity OF
that dato, in ordnr to sett}o
THE DOUBTFUL PATERNITY OF THE CHILD.
Thin antorvpw ho lbsd With mo III my ntuhy, and
during portion Of 1t Mrs. :Tilsou was present.
They both agreed. on the dato Ut which thotr
boxnal eo,nnaareo had bcgnn--namelJ. Ocs 10,
and referring again. as aho has donc boforo, to
ahor diary. :- IT,
!. ccrtnin faota which, Mr. Deectet gn7e mo On
that OCCASION concerning his criminal connection
quoncy-togcthcr With other particulars which /
> feel a ropuEunnce to nhu1e-1 must! pass over
but cannot forhoar to.rnentlou again, aa have
stated heretofore that Mr.. Doachor Arrays took
tho plalno to hnaeif. novor impntlng 1t to Eliza
betEs and neyor till he cano boforo tho 1nvestt-
eating Committee did he mt forth the uun,auly
nrotoIt that Mrs. Tilton had Hthruat lnr aifcc-
tions on him nnsought,"
On humorous occasions, from tho wintor. Of
1871 to tho spring Of 1874, Mr.. Doochcr frcquont-
cnco, to I; * -,
THE ADrDIsa GRIEF
which. no said, God would never llft from his
soul for haYing corrupted 40 pnre-minded a
woman AZ Elizabeth Ti1ton to hor loss OF honor,
and nlso for having violated the chastity OF
ss t,s9dss'R snSR. myself '' his early and trust
Never narc soon auch grlof and contrition
manifested on human colntounnco As have
often heen 1t on Henry Ward Deoohor in t,is SELF
ruin. Tho fact that 10 suffered so greatly from
constant fcar OF all exposure Of hi1 crime inato
mo sometimes almost forgot tho wrong which ho
had douc mo, and filled my breast with forvid
desire to SEQ him restored again to reaco with
himself At every effort which / rna0o In con-
junction With Afr. Moulson to enpprena inquiry
into tho scandal, bfr. Dcecher used to THANK mo
with gratitude that was burdonaomo to receive.
lfe always put himaelf before mo In 40 detected,
humble and conscioncc-strickon mood, that il
1'hn1 boon tcpfola harder man than was,
COULD NOT HAVE THE HEART TO sTnrKE HIM
Whom I wrote tho latter to tue church doclu-
ing to apponr for trial on tho ground that had
not been for four ycara a member; ho met mo
ing my right hand III both Of his, said with great
feeling, ''",Theolore2, =, God Himself inspired you
q Whom; Mt d later period In the sane house, hc
gnve no tho first intima,ion Of tue coming Coun-
Gil, ht ,said. "Yhopdore, if sou will not turn
upon mo- Dr. storrs csnuot harm NO. and I
shall owe my lifo once ngain to your Kindness,
fconld record many diifcront expressions aud
acts or MIR. Deochcr like those which. favo
above given, to show his perpetual and nayor-
rUsurc Of his adultery; accompanied by cou-
atant and growing fear TINT could not rcslly
forgiro him, md must sooner Or later bring him
to punishment.
fought to Say that I sometimes half suspected
that Mr. Bncche1's exhibitions to mo Of profound
detection anl heart-broak vero
NOT REAL, DuT FE1oNED,
being Of tho nature OF appeals to my bympa-
thics,, .Nhtch (ho' know) woro nlwaya readily
arot,aed at the sight. Of distress. Dut S1r. Moui-
real penitouco, and this WAS ono OF tho rcaaons
why Mr.: Moulton sought 40 zoalously to shield
this eorrowful mau from tho consequences Of
his sin.
\. close this Bection by declaring, with sol.
emn sense OF tho flcaning Of my words, that h1r.
Dcechors recent denial under OATH that lo COM
mitted adultery with A1rs. Titton il known to
him, to hor, to Mr.. AIoulton, to me, and to ser-
oral other porsous TO ne An ACT or Perjury:
'ALY.-Pethaps there il no single touch Of
In Mr. Deccher'a statement TINT exceeds bis fol-
lowing al!usion to his domestic happuoss:
Ais Mr.. Eftons) affairs nt homo, says 3rr.
a1"riS neeanqf pot promise is sypathy 1na
been, in times Of adyorsity. refuge from tho
storm and tower Of lofe!Iso." "
In no ordinary controversy would I bo juatf-
fod In taking up s,ich an alusion as this Of Mr..
as 1nino ouco waa. But tue truth constrains mo
to do so now. Mr.. Beecllera purpose, tllus
adroltly Expressed, is to set himself bororo tho
public IN tue light Of n'men who has. 40 happy n
homo Of bis own that hodocs not need to covet
bis no1shbor's wife.
But. on The contrary, as Mrs. Tilton Inns re-
peate!lly assured me, aud M sho has aasurod
confidential friends to whom
-. HER CONFESSIONS y,
have been made. A1r. Daeclor had a house which
Was not u homo-a vito wlo waa not q mate;
md honco ha sought and found moro wlfoly
companion. uo often pictured to Mira. Tiston
the hungry ncoda 'of his heart which .ho said
Mis- nooei1er did not supply; aad he madc hs
poverty and harrohnoas at home the ground OF
his application to Mrs. Tiltou to afTord him tho
solaco Of asuprfomeutal love.
In the days when was confidential NTH Mr..
Deecher,, he used to pour in my enra
vSESNiSd COMPLAINTS AdAiSSr HIH WIFE,
spoken novor with bittoraess, but always with
J. paan.' 1io laid to me ono day. 60, Theodore,
God might strip all other glfts from mo il Ho.
would only gtvo mo "a wifo liAo Elizabeth md
home Ike; .yours." Ono day he walked tho
etrecta With mo saying, II dread to 80 back to