The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-05

time of his DEATH He was a poor man and
went to Mr.. Beecher'S two or three times to see
| him in regard to that man.
Odd you ever meet Mr.. Beecher at other
places by appointment?
| A.-Never at all, not once.
Odd Mr. Titon ever base any accusations
| against you upon any admission which you had
| made to him either with respect to an event at
Mr. Beecher's or your house OF any other
| place?
| A.-Yes, he based an accusation against me
| in his public statement upon an interview
which had in with Mr.. Beecher in my second
| ment.
ON any conversation wish you at any
| time, did he accuse you of any wrong doing
| with Mr.. Beecher based on any admission by
| you?
A.-No, SIR
Q--ls it true that in July, 1870, you con-
| fessed to your husband any act OF acts of i'm
| proprety with Mr.. Becker?
A.-No.
Odd you admit to him any wrongs of
| criminal intimacy with Mr.. Beecher at other
| places?
A-NO, sir
Mrs Triton was next questioned in reference
to her letter about Catherine Gaunt. She said
she had no reference therein to adultery or
thought of it.
Q.-What did you refer to?
Al will try to answer that question The
one absorbing feeling of my whole life has
been Theodore TiltOn. Neither Mr.. Beecher, l
assure you, nor any human being has taken
away from that one fact my love for him. But
l must say that felt very great helpfulness in
my own soul from having had the friendship of
MIR. Beecher aud also of other people, as many
women as men. l think that Theodore gather
ed up from all our talks in The summer of 1870
that | really found in Mr.. Beecher what did
not find in him. He got that L know. / gave
it to him, but often said; Theodore, if you
had given to me what you give to others, dare
say should find in you what l find in Mr..
Beecher."
Gin your Schoharie letter you spoke of
your sin. What did you mean by that?
A~Theodore's nature being a proud one. ]
felt on reading that book that had done him
wrong,-that had harmed him by taking any
one else in any way, although on looking it
over do not thiuk but should do it again, be-
cause it has been so much to my SOUL
Q.-Taking any one else in what respect?
do not think if had known as much as 1
do now of TiltOn that L wonld ever have en-
couraged Mr. Beecher's acquaintance. l think
| did wrong in doing it, inasmuch as it hurt
Theodore. do not know as can make my
self u4derstOod, but do you know what mean
when say that war aroused in myself that
had self assertion which never knew before
with Theodore There was always damper
between me and Theodore, but there was ne YER
one between me and Mr.. Beecher. With Mr..
Beecher had d sort of consciousness of being
more. He appreciated fue. Theodore did not
L IelC myself duOt0er WOmdu. i Ielt Ne
respected me. L think Theodore never saw in
me What Mf. Beecher did.
Mr.. Sage-Do you mean to say that Theo-
dore put down self respect in you while Mr.
Beecher lifted it up?
40, yesj never felt bit of embarrass-
merit with MIR. Beecher, but to this day new
er could sit down with Theodore without being
self-conscious and feeling his sense OF my in
equality with him. Witness continuing, said
the sin she spoke of was nothing more than
giving to another what, was due 70 her hus
band. That which lie did hot bring OUT, how
ever, she did not feel new that there was any
great sin about it. The sin was that she hurt
her husbands bride by allowing a1ythinS else
into her life at all. The wifely feeling that she
gave to her husband was pure She gave Mr.
Beecher nothing more than confidence and re-
spect. Elton frequently talked to her accus-
ingly of the sensual effect of her presence upon
gentlemen. His accusations were Hard to live
under. He seemed to be ashamed OF her ap-
pearance dress and bearings. On one occasion,
in company of his friends, he told her he
wonld give $500 if she was not at her eide. In
hotels and public places on several occasions
he said to her, 81 Wish you would not keep near
ii.t,' 1t was evident to her that he did not
want compafi5Cri made between them. 1t hurt
very much. 1t 1870 slio had.a conversation
with Titon regarding bis own habits and asso-
ciates in which he confessed criminality wltler
women: She die not confess adultery to him.
He confessed to I'M 6toper relations with sew
eral Otnef women auu t0lu her he WISHED neT 10
understand that when he was away from home
lecturing Or visiting if he desired to crafty him.
self lie would do it. Tile world was filled with
ISLANDERS about him. He declared that she was
the originator of all the talk about him and in-
sisted upon her correcting these impressions.
He said On one occasion that certain woman
had been talking about him and be wanted his
wife to see her and put an end to 1t. She went
to the woman and told her she should have
avoided adding to the stories already ahoat for
hary 10 oh, r,sIa ;aI Mrs ID,
you know why didL't? Because, the night
before your husband had told stories about
yourself, to such and such personsj that came
to me directly, and was not going to allow an
accusation of that character to stand against
you" Wherever she went she found that Til
ton had not only made these accusation against
her but had recuunted the details which he has
now published. Then he would deny to her
that be had done so. Mrs. Tilton's attention
being called to her husbands allegations about
the improper cases, she said there was no truth
in it. She also denied the bedroom story, say
ing Theodore had been with US that morning.
He had gone out. Mr.. Beecher was sitting ia a
large chair and she had drawn up small one.
Beecher had in his hand little manuscript he
was going to read. She did not remember what
il was The door from the bedroom to the hall
was shut and she had shut the door leading
from the sitting room to the hall which was
usually Open She had no sooner done that
(Which was to keep out the noise of the children
playing in the halD and sat down by the side of
Beecher when Theodore came to the other door.
Not five minutes had elapsed since he went out.
There was no hesitation in opening the door.
The folding doors were wide open. The door
leading to the hall from the bedroom was
locked, but that was not uncommon. Her clos
ing the other door, which was seldom closed,
perhays made Theodore suspicious
Q-Was Mr.. Beecher flushed when Theo
dore came in?
A.-Not at all.
Being next questioned as to the paper Titon
said she wrote in the latter part of 1870, stating
Tat Beecher made improper approaches, wit
ness said the paper she wrote was but couple
of lines as far as she could remember 1t was
written at time when nearly out of her mind,
but what Theodore made her into she could not
tell to this day. Was conscious of writing
many things under his dctation, or copying
them off and giving them to him.
Cuttings that were false?
A.-Oh, yes
Q.-What benefit did he tell you would come
| if you would make these statements?
| Ale said this statement was to help him
| in the matter with Mr.. Bowen.
Odd Mr.. Beecher make any improper
suggestion OF request to you?
A.-Why, no sir-It was utterly false.
hrve done many things like signing that paper.
There is a certain power Theodore has over me
| and especially if am sick and he hardly ever
came to me while was in any other condition
| to do any thing of that kind. One or two let
| tiers sent west will bear witness to that.
wrote a letter to Mrs. - in one ten minutes
| and in the next ten minutes wrete another let
| ter to her with a statement contrary to that
| of the first The first was writ
| ten under Mr.. Tiltons influence
| After having written it said to myself why,
/ have stabbed Mr. Beecher." l wrote in the
second letter, "FOr Gods sake, don't listen to
what said in the first L never have written
letter of my own in regard to this matter
except one aery small letter in which desire
to confess. 1t was with regard to my mother.
| In that letter gave very civil statement. /
| wrote that, but the others were entirely of Mr..
| Tiltop'S connecting.
| Mrs. TIlton admitted that she copied note
containing the words "Mr. Beecher desired me
to be ais wife with all that it implies which
note was to be shown to DIR. Stcrrs. She at
first refused, but he said he needed it because
it would be a great deal better than nythng he
| could write, and it was not anything after all.
She replied, 'It is not true and what will Mr..
| Beecher say" Frank Carpenter was present
| but could not hear as they spoke SO low. Mr..
Tllton tod her that she had but fifteen min
| utes and she sat down and wrote the note 1t
is absolutely false that she wanted to make a
| stronger st1temeLt She thought it wickedly
wrong as itwa There was trouble and she
thought it would in some way serve Theodore
and bring peace. He had said the whole affair
| WAS tonne scheme to get ont of the WOOdhull