Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-02

INV dlling to say anything about the
matter, she considered il would be a
bret seh of confidence.
r Reporter-Did you read Mr.. Carpen-
ter's statement?
Mrs. Stanton--I did; and in its con-
! fiEmatiOn l have to say that during my
rec ent visit TO Pauline Davis at her
res idence, she told me that she had
! he; Ird this story from Almar Johnson's
j faInily long before knew anything Of it.
Reporter-What do you think Of Mr..
/ III lton's arrest?
Mrs. StantOn-I was in hopes 1t would
| bTi ng the case into court, but ] suppose
| sOI ne other means will have to be taken
| to complete that end.
Aatthe conclusion of the interview Mrs.
Sts .nton observed, | don't like to be re-
pol ted by the press as striking a blow
at the woman, but when il comes TO the
vgo mans suffrage movement and Mr..
Bee cher, 1 prefer TO let him kick the
bea N, though ne msy take some one
woman with him.
Beeeher's LAST Letter TO Mrs. TIf1On.
The following letter, written by Mr..
Bee cher to Mrs. TiltOu Immediately
after the publication Of the Woodruff
story, is made public this afternoon,
Mr. 5. Tilton having authorized any use
TO be made of it which would serve
truth and justice:
IdY DEAR Mrs. TLToN-I had hoped
yolI would be shielded from knowledge
of the great wrong that has been done
to you, and through you to universal
wCimsnhood. l can hardly bear to speak
OF it, or allude to a matter than which
nothing can be imagined more painful
to q pure and womanly nature. / pray
daily for you that your faith fail not.
You yourself know the way and the
power Of prayer. God has been your re-
fuiye in many sorrows before; he will
now hide you in his Pavilion until the
storm be over and past. The rain that
betits down the flower to the earth will
pass at length, and the stem, bent but
not broken, will rise again and blossom
as before. Every pure woman on earth
will feel that this wanton and unprO-
voked assault is aimed at YOU, but vet
reaches to universal wOmanhoOd. In
the meantime your dear children will
love you with double tenderness;
and Theodore, against whom all
these shafts are hurled, will hide
you in his heart OF hearts. l sm glad
that this revelation from the pet has
given him a sight OF danger that was be-
fore hidden by speciOus appearances and
nim in courage in the ardu0us struggle
which he wages against adyersity, and
bring him out, though much tried, like
gold seven times fixed. 1 have not
spoken Of myself, no word could express
the sharpness and depth of my sorrow
in your behalf, my dear and honored
friend. God walks in the fire by the
sic Ce of those he loves, and heaven knows
neither you nCr Theodore nor / shall re-
gret the discipline. How hard 50 ever
it mayl seem now, msy he restore,
restrain and turn these poor creatures
who have been given over to do all this
sorrOwful harm to those who have de-
served no such treatment at their hands.
] commend you anu my brother to God,
my dear friend; may his smile bring
lia ht in darkness and his love be q per-
pc tusl summer to you. Very truly,
yours, HENRY WARD BEECHER.
Mrs. TiIfon's Cross Examination.
in the examination Of Mrs. Tilton last
evening she recOunted the efforts she
had made to restrain Theodore from
going after strange women. He openly
announced to her that he had wholly
changed the views he had held on the
marTiage relation, and she had too much
reason to believe that he was living the
life which was consistent with that
ch ange. When he brought the Wood |
hulls to her house and imposed these |
hsrlots upon her, she used every means
in her power TO induce them to leave,
bot they would not go; she finally, in de- |
spair, sent for the police to remove them,
ard when the WCOdhulls heard that, |
they left. Referring to the scene of |
the night when Susan B. Anthony |
was there, she said it was |
see ne OF great violence and excitement. |
She never saw Theodore so crazed |
as he was that night. Miss Anthony slept |
with her, and made very free reference |
to the stories in circulation about TheO- |
do're's life. She said most solemnly that /
it was not true that she made any con- /
fessiOn TO Susan Anthony of any i'm |
proper act on her part. All she said to
her on that subject was that Theodore /
was circulating stories, and had been |
for long time, to her prejudice and
this { of Mr.. Beecher; she had not thought
of saying that there was word Of truth
in it. There was no truth in that state
lnent; it was entirely false. She does
not believe that Susan Anthony would
say that she ever gave her hint in that
direction. Mrs. Tnton was asked if she
ever, Of her own motion, wrote s word,
"A
inl, Improperly herself or Mr.. Beecher.
She answered that she had not; the most
she ever did was to copy papers that The
odOre had prepared for her. Sometimes
she lid not even know the contents Of
the papers, or TiltOn's rascslity. TheO-
dOTe would make assurances that it was
beat to do it for the peace Of the family,
for her peace, and for his sake, to help
him out OF his business troubles. On
One occasion this was done while she
was sick in bed, upon the strongest state
ments by him that it was for her best
interests, when the statement was pre-
pared for StOrrs TO see. Mr.. Carpenter
was helping the thing on, Theodore
wrote every word OF the statement, and
brought it to her to copy. She copied
It until she got 10 the clause charging
hat Mr.. Beecher had made improper
advances TO her. She refused to copy it
iarther, and told Theodore that il was
false, and a great wrong upon Mr.. Beech
er. Theodore said: "lSever mind. 1t is
best you should do it. 1 have got my
true statement of the story all written
out showing her roll of manuscript);n
. want that statement of yours for the
story TO hinge on; want TO show it 10
DIR. Storrs." This was done about four
ntIAo 'ClOie lAlb CVuucH Sal, sne ltlb
that she had committed a great wrong,
and without consulting anybody she
went 20 DIR. StOrrs and called his atten-
ton to the statement, and told him that
Il was false. She explained to him how
she had yielded to Theodore's forcible
persrssions. DR.. Storrs said TO her that
he wished he had known it earlier, and
asked If she was aware that she had
committed an enormous crime in charg-
ing such thing on Mr.. Beeeher. She
sAld = Yes; but it was Theodore's will,
ho1 minei" or words to that effect.
Where IL nouItOn3
Dir, Moulton has not yet returned To
brooklyn, although all Interested ex-
press themselves as anxious that he
should tell all he knows.
General Tracey, counsel for Beecber
Is before thu Plymouth church inyesti.
eating m1ittee. 1t is stated TO-DAY