Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-02
4 Few More LOve-Letters-HOW
MOultOn Secured that Paper
A Slice of BacOn-His
Love for Beeeher.
Beecher's Sister Believes her
Brother Guilty, and Urges
COnfessiOn-Mrs. Stanton
Interviewed.
Beecher's Last Letter TO his Vie
tim-Mrs. TiltOn CrOSs-Ex-
amined-TiltOn Won't
InterVieW-Ete.
The Saints are Loving. CheerIaI. and
Sank nine.

The Saints are LovIUK. CheerIaI, and
Sans uine.
New YORK, August 1.-The usual
! Friday evening meeting was held at
Plymouth church last evening, about
I two hundred people being present The
| services, like those of the preceding
week, were characterized by perhaps
more than the usual fervor and fellow
ship, and references to Mr.. Beecher in
the prayers were continuous and fire.
quent. Mr.. Halliday, the assistant
pastor, chose for the groundwork Of bis
discourse the chapter beginning, !" Be
hold how good and how blessed il is for
brethren to dwell together in unity"
and continuing with, A new COM
mandment I give unto you, that YOU
love one another" Mr.. Halliday pointed
out the application of the precepts by
reading a number of letters that he had
received from old members OF the
church. One writes: " shall love and
adhere to Mr.. Beecher to the end, loving
with pure and heavenly love, as COM
manded in the scriptures. Being as
have from early childhood under his
teachings, and receiving so much benefit
and instruction up to the present time,
come what may, l shall always love the
high and noble nature Of Henry Ward
Beeeher. How much he has been and
is to me-! Another says: Bless his
heart, how you will miss him-and be
will miss his people, too"
AOuItOn and hiS Persuader.
To a friend anG acquaintance of Mr.
TiltOn and Mr.. Beecher for many years,
is attributed the following story, made
public this morning: 81 know that Mr..
Tilton told me that Mr.. MOulton having
learned that Mr.. Beecher had got pos
session Of a paper which Mrs. TiltOn
wrote clearing him Of WrOng-doing,
went to MIR. .Beecher's house to get it.
! don't know positively whether he used
threats, but l know he went with q
pistol in his pocket, prepared to get that
paper by threats, il necessary. ! know
he came away with. the paper in his pos
session. Mr.. TiltOn told me so at the
time.u
Bacon on the Situation.
Rev DR.. Bacon in an interview
says: "My belief is that Theodore Til
ton has, for the past three years, been
cackling to lay this egg-his statement,
and used my lecture as q preteXt.
The investigating committee is, in
my Judgment, very poor substitute for
legal proceedings. Mr.. Beecher selects
the men who compose il, and its verdict,
whatever it is, will not be satisfactory to
the public unless the public have evil
Gence that satisfies them quite indepen-
IDENTIFY of the committee. Personally
might feel iaclined to accept their YER
dict but would look for judgement au-
thoritative, and find / feel no especial
sympathy for Theodore TiltOn aud feel
the greatest reluctance to withdraw my
in Mr.. Beecher."
sister Relieves him Guilty,
ana wants Him 40 Confess.
The Tribune publishes the following:
81 It has been widely reported, land is |
believed in Brooklyn, that |
Mrs Isabella Beecher Hooker, of Hart |
ford, who has been on exceedingly init /
mate terms with Mrs. Woodruff, has |
avowed her belief in substantiating the |
truth'of Mrs. WOOdhulPs story, and has |
gone so far as to urge upon her brother |
public confession of his sin in Plymouth |
church, she proposing TO appear on the |
platform in his place on the occasion, |
and receive his confession, and herself |
conduct the services"
Mrs. Stanton Interview ed.
An Argus reporter has had another in !
teTview with Mrs. Elizabeth Cady STAN |
ton, the material parts OF which are as /
Reporter-YOu have no doubt in your |
mind but that Mrs. TiltOn made 8 con- /
fession to Susan B. Anthony?
Mrs. Stsnton-Not the slightest not |
any more than il l heard 1t myself. |
Susan always speaks the truth.
RepOrter-And that conftssiOn was Of |
3 criminal intimacy with Henry Ward |
Beecher
Mrs. Stanton-Yes, criminal as the /
word is generally understood. Mrs Til |
ton did not look upon it in that wsy.
Reporter-But is was a confession of |
what Mr.. Tilton has since charged?
Mrs. Stanton-Precisely.
Reporter-You know beyond all doubt |
hat Theodore TiltOn told 70 you and to
Mrs. Bullsrd the story Of his wife's in
idelity7
Mrs. Stanton-Certainly. The main
acts of the case he told US at the time
havespecified. Many incidents related
q the Woodruff statement had never
leard OF, but the story itself heard
rom his lips.
Reporter-After Tilton had told you
his story, did he ever deny il?
Mrs. StantOn-Yes. When the Wood
Iull thunderbolt had fsllen, Mr.. Wilker-
on called upon Mr.. TiltOn, and the lat
er fatty denied having made any such
tatements regarding his wife. AS
vas informed OF this, said to Miss An
hony, al have proof Of my story, snd
want you TO 60 straight to Mrs. Bull
ard with me.n We went there, and in
n interview lasting over an hour, I re-
allied to MTs. Bnl.aId Mr.. Tilton's con-
'ersation 10 Us on the Beecher matter,
nd she fully confirmed my statement
0 Miss Anthony on the same occasion.
diss Anthony, indignant at the message
dr. WilkersOn had communicated from
dr. Tilton, stated TO Airs. BulIard her
Interview with Elizabeth Oh that mem-
Jrsble night.
Reporter-To whom does this account
a the Chicago paper interview refer TO?
Mrs. Stsnton-To Mis-. Fernando
Jones.
RepOrter-What do you think of the
credited TO her?
Mrs. Stanton-Perhaps / ought TO ex-
tend the same charity toward Mr..
Jones a. she has toward me. ] believe
that the interviewer reported her words
incorrectly, at the same time / readily
understand how, not knowing that
/ had decided to make anything public
Mrs. Jones might have told her story
out Of simple friendship for me-that i.
in order to hide the truth.
RepOFter-Have you any idea what
testimony Frank Moulton could render 1
If he wished?
Mrs. Stanton-Nothing more than /
that he has been In the confidence Of |
Mr.. BescheT for many years. After a
visit which the latter once made to Mr..
MoultOn, Frank said: awe have had
Plymouth church on its knees here"
OF course his testimony ought TO be
had.
Reporter-Are you willing 70 appear
before the committee, Mrs. Stanton?
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