The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-13

money or blood, but when he defles me |,
produce these letters, supposiug will no
and that he will get point on mo and
new one on Theodore, he has played |
too fine. ..-
ls q wealthy merchant, probably about 8,
years old. He has red hair and lIph
skin, a mustache, and bold, prompt way
Of speech. He Is !he physical anlipodei
of Tjlton, who Is Q tall, strange, unworld
ly-lookipg man like q great Sunday
school boy. Moulton Is rough and ready
These two men think highly Of each
other, and Moultou says that Tilton'l
house was perfect rose. garden, ant
when he heard Of the skeleton In It, he
: YVES more staggered than ever i'd hIs lille.
, think he has extreme contempt iol
Beechet's hypOcritcal lie, but no dislike.
He thinks, too, that In bis efforts TO shake
off the coil Of guilt which has so long en-
veloped him, Beecher's remaing graces
have been warped; that melancholy has
enshroudCd him, and he has become uu-
gracious, evasive, crafty, and desperate.
"What Is
PLYMOUTH CHURCH,
anyway" said l.
"Well," said TiltOn, at Is kind ofclub.
house, with female attendants. There
are about 9, 200 members. There are also
about fifty very rich and cordial men In
tho church, who look on 1t In the light OF
a social club. They are generally worldly
men, who like Beecher and tho snappy,
smartish things he has to say, his hum0r
and his company; and they put up their
money, rejoice in the institution, and
otherwise play poker, go TO the theatre, or
what not. Beecher is magnificent
preacher, full oil things which touch the
sensibilities of people, and vast mass Of
women go there for their souls 10 be con.
verted and made good. Now put these
two elements together, the warmth and
belief OF all these women, the wealth and
public spirit OF those men, and you can
make, In detached, dnllish town like
Brooklyn, an institution equal to q mer-
chants exchange. There are plenty Of
men belonging 10 Plymouth Church who
do not care whether Beecheris debauch.
er or not"
II think not" said the Judge; "that is,
do not think Beecher, il found guilty,
will be sustained by the community.
Why, they are already dropping away
from him in this city, among his own pe0.
pie; take out Plymouth Church and It's in.
tluence and Brooklyn Is all Tilton now.
Two out Of the three newspapers here
show that. The EI0Ie takes the other
side because its editor, Kinsells, is 10 be
tried for adultery with Mrs Field, and
this case will have bearing upon that"
Mr.. TILToN's THEORY ABOUT MRS. TILToN
"Mr. Tilton," said l. approaching this
delicate question after pause, "how can
you make tho world understand that
curious theory that your wife could sur
render TO tho embrace Of another and still
be pure at hearth"
Because" said Tilton, II know II from
knowing her; from her letters which you
have seen; from the absolute possession oil
her whole nature by the religious atiec-
tions. To her; Henry Ward Beecher was
Christ. Now, can't you conceive that the
Man Of Nazareth might have made it a
part OF his Gospel TO teach women TO com.
nit error with himr To Elizabeth, Henry
Ward Beecher was the very savior OF
men. Look at the letters written after
her confession and his remorse, and see
how they breathe the voice Of passion and
religion inseparably. 'Wewill
WALK In PARADIsE TOGETHER
he says In this place, and in the next be
sollcils an asIignation. Upon my word,
sometimes think that those two people be.
lleved there was such thing as sinless
sin. Beecher was in love with Elizabeth
Us he never was with any other woman.
They grew together in spiritual things so
far that, for q time, they hardly knew the
carnal from the spiritual. That is why l
claim that my wife kept her purity Of
heart while breaking her vows."
l then put a question quite PERSONAL
"Mr. Tilton, may not that confusion ol the
spiritual and the carnsl have been en-
couraged by some similar theories of
yours as TO tho freedom Of intercourse ?"
mo; l never held free-love doctrines;
was editing liberal paper, devoted 10 the
examination of those questions Of female
suffrage, the wiIe's right 10 property, and
so forth, and, merely as a literary excur-
sion, l one day criticised the diversity Of
the laws Of divorce, and that was my Of
fense in that way.
HOW HB LOST MRS. TnToN's BsTREM.
will tell you how lost some OF
Elizabeth's esteem. 1t was by sbjuring
the Divinity Of Christ; that to her was
sinful, and abe had the prooi-sheets Of the
"Lile OF Christi read to her by Mr..
Beecher. He always had the advantage
Of me by believing nearest her faith"
"Well," said ], "you did write the
Woo6huIps iiteH" III did said Mr.. Tiltop,
"to keep off the imputation from my
family. had never seen Mrs. Wood
hull but once, but soon after that she
came TO my Office and showed me par
agraph relating TO clergyman who was
the seducer Of his friends wife. She said:
DO you know who 10 the woman referred
10 in that paragraph How should
know said 1. why she said, that Ia
your own vile, and you know it. a-
TRYING TO HIDE MS FAMILY DudRAcE,
"Then I began to use every means in
my power, myself and my friends, to keep
that woman from publishing that story.
I praised her wisdom aud person, and
STAYED of the explosion for year. They
knew my weakness and demanded more.
Finally, Col. Blood came 10 me with q
biography Of Mrs. Woodruff ! had to
consent (and regret ~, and published 1t
in the Golden Ago. 1t awoke a tempest,
and put me under tho public ban, but you
know what had to do 1t Ior."
Said l, "Mr. Tilton, can you say In a
court Of justice that tnone Of those scandals
about you personally are trueI"
"Not one" he answered.
Having passed the night at Tilton's
house, l arose at 8 o'clock TO write, and,
as passed down the stairs and through
Al I al. l..