Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-03

I found on reflection that this paper was so
drawn as to place me most uniustlv against
my husband, aud on the side of Mr. Beecher /:
so, in order to repair so cruel blow to my
long suffering husband, wrote an explana-
ton of the fret paper over my signature. Mr..
Moulton procured from Mr., Beecher the
statements which gave to him in my sgita-
ton and excitement, and now holds it. This
ends my connection with the case.
(Signed) "ELIzABE. h r. TILIoN.
"P. S This statement is made at the re-
quest of Mr. Carpenter, that it may be shown
confidentially to DR.. Storrs and other friends
with whom my husband and 1 are consult
ing"
by Mr.. Beecher against Theodore Tilton, Mr..
Moulton says
So far as Beecher is concerned. Tilton
never made demand on him for money. or
pecuniary aid in any way or form. He asked
only that Beecher should interpose his infu-
ence and power to protect him from the SLAM
ders of those who claimed to be Beecher's
friends, while Beecher himself with that gem
erosity and kindness toward Tilton which mad
always characterized his acts during the whole
of this unhappy controversy, of his own mo-
ton, insisted, through me, in aiding Tilton in
establishing his enterprise of the Golden AGE.
| for which purpose he gave me the sum of 81, OO0
which was to expend in such manner as 1
| deemed best to help the enterprise along. and
if IIlton was at any time in need personally
to aid him"
think proper to add, says Mr. Moulton
that, Tilton more than once said to me he
could and would receive nothing from Beecher
in the way of pecuniary assistance. l re-
member one special instance in which the sub
| ject was discussed between US. Beecher had
told me that he was willing to furnish money
1 20, h. 81 4
in travelling abroad, in order that Tilton might
be saved from the constant state Of irritation
| which arose from the rumors he was daily
| hearing. / rather limited at than informed
Titon of this fact, and he repealed even the
intimatlon of such thing with the utmost in
dignation and anger. Therefore only under
| took the disbursement of this sum at the most
earnest and voluntary request of Beecher.
Prior to Sunday, March go 1874 publication
was made of & statement by reporter of the
| Brooklyn Union, purporting to be the result
of an interview with Thomas G.. Sherman.
| Clerk Of Plymouth Church, to the effect Il
quote from memory that Tilton was insane.
and that he stated that Mrs. Tilton had medi-
umissic fits (whatever that disease may be),
in which she had stated matters affecting the
| character of Beecher, and to the statement of
neither of them, for that reason, was any
credit to be given. Beecher was very much
annoyed at this publication, and addressed
the following letter to me
"SUNDAY NIGHT, March 9, 1874.
my DEAR FRANK: Is there to be no end Of
trouble? Is wave to follow wave in endless
succession? was cnt 10 the heart when G.
showed me that shameful paragraph from the
/ Union. Its cruelty Is beyond description. 4
felt ike lying down and saying. I am tired.
tired, tired OF living OK of trying to resist The
devil of rlischief.' would rather have had
a jayehne launched against me q hundred
| rhOSa w an
The shameful indelicacy of bringing the most
sacred relations into such publicity fills me
| with horror. But there are some slight ale
viations. The paragraph came when the
| public mind was engaged with the Council and
with Theodore's letters. l hope it will pass
without further notice. If it is not taken up
by other papers. it will sink out of sight and
be forgotten; whereas, if it be assailed, it
may give it conspicuity that it never would
have had. But L shall write Sherman a letter
and give him my full feelings about it. l
must again be, as / have heretofore been. in
debted to you for judicious counsel in this
new fiagrant element My Utmost soul longs
for peace, and, if that cannot be, for death.
That will bring peace. My fervent hope is
| that this depth of gall may sink through out
right, and not prove mortal poison. Yours
| ever. II. w. BEEcHER.
Il have written strongly to Sherman. and
hope that he will send letter to L. unsolicit-
| ".
must move on. / feel this morning like let
ting things go by the run"
| The letter OK retractlon proposed by Illt0n
not being forthcoming, felt it my duty in
this contest to take such measures as should
result in an apology from Sherman to 1ilton.
L accordingly carried to him copy of the
paper having the article. and laid it upon his
desk in his Office, and said to him that il the
statements in this article were not actually
made by him he ought to retract them. Al
| though it lay on his desk, he said to me that
he had not seen the article. and did not mean
to see it. told him that he must see it, and
| if it WAS not true he must say co. He said he
did not want to read it, and wonld not read it.
l then left him. Afterwards 1 saw
Tilton and told him what 1 had
done, and said, 1--WE viii go up
together" which we did. and met
Mr.. Sherman. Mr.. Tilton called his
attention to the statement in the Brooklyn
concerning himself and his wife, that one was
crazy and the other subject to mediumistic
fits. Said he, Mr.. Sherman, this is IN
true, and IL you are not correctly reported,
your simple duty is to say so; and if you have
made such statement, demand that you
retract and apologize. If you do not, shall
hold you responsible in any way can for such
an injurious statement. This confession
brought about an explanation from Sherman
which Tilton refused to accept, and Sherman
two days afterward sent him another letter of
explanation, in which he says, II am now sat
listed that what did say was erroneous"
On Friday evening, the 3Oth of December,
being the night of the Plymouth Church
prayer-meeting, Tilto1 came to me and said
in substance that by his wife's request he had
determined to see Beecher in order to show
10 Beecher the confession of his wife Of in
tereourse between them, which he (Tiiton)
had never up to that time mentioned to him
(Beecher), and the fact of the confession, of
which his wife had told him that she had
never told Beecher that though her con-
fession had been made in July previous in
writing he, clifton had afterward destroyed it
but that his wife, fearing that if Bowen's ac-
cusstions against Beecher were made public
the whole matter would be known, and her
own conduct with Beecber become exposed,
had renewed her confession in her own hand
writing, which he handed to me to read,
which was the first knowledge / had of its
existence. Tilton did not tell me how his
wife came to make the confession in July, nor
did at that time, or ever after, ask. Indeed
may state here, once for all, that refrained
from asking confessions of acts of al parties
further than they chose to make them volun- |
tarily for the purpose for which was acting.
Tilton wanted me to 60 down and ask
Beecher to come up and see him at my house. |
which did. / said to Beecher: 81 Mr.. Tilton
wants you to come and see him at my house
immediately" He asked what for. 1 replied
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