The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-05

MISS Anthony was very terrible one. Mr..
Triton came home in bad humor, and Miss
Anthony also seemed on account of her
about dining with Mrs.
Stanton and Mr.. Tilton, or some other mat
ter Mr.. Tilton broke out in outrageous
language. accusing his wife of inlldelity
with most profuse and violent profanity.
Mrs. Tilton declares she hardly ever saw
Mr.. Tilton in so terrible rage. His pas
sion increased with the torrent of his
abuse, Miss Anthony was disconnected
and retired to her room, whittier Mrs. Til
ton went with her, and where they both
spent the night. Mrs. Tilton testified that
she told Miss Anthony the story of all the
accusations made by her husband and rs.
pecially declared to her that Mr.. 1'ilton ac-
cused her of infdclity with several other
gentlemen OF Brooklyn beside Mr.. Bee
cher. Mrs. Iilton claimed that she as
sured Miss Anthony that there was not a
bitof truth in these accusations, and she
never gave her the least reason to assert
that she had confessed to any act of
wrong-doing, Miss Anthony in turn in
formed Mrs. T'ilton of certain acts Of in
fidelity on the part of Mr.. Tilton.
MIR TlLToNs INFLUENCE OVER MS WIFE.
The question was asked Mrs. Tillon if
she ever, Of her own motion. wrote a word.
either in u letter or Il statement. stating
tlnt Thorn
lations between Mr.. Beccher and herself.
She replied that She never had done 50. and
that any statements or suggestions of that
sort which had gone out over her name
had been copies of papers prepared hy MIR.
Tilton, and only copied by her under pres
sure OF persuasion. appeal, argument and
sometimes almost conlpuision. Sometimes
she did not even know the contents of the
papers which he induced her Ia sign. Mr.
Tiltun would make assurances that Ike
only course 10 ptlr.ue for the peace of lie
family, for his sake and for her owil honor,
was Tor her to sign the particular paper
which he wished her 10 sign. enc Of these
papers was signed 10y her when She wa.
confined to her bed by sickness, sh" lcin,r
induced TO put her name TO il ly the urgent
representations ni NJ. Tiion thar IL would
he for her best Interests She said that
Mr. Tilton seemed to have SOFT of mania
for DINING into her ears belief that Mr..
Beecher was guilty. He used repeatedly
to take down the Bible and read To- her
the passage: But say unto you, that
whosoeyer lookcth on woman to lust after
her, had committed adultery with her in
his heart, and would then say, There.
Elizabeth, don't you see that Mr.. Beechrr
is guilty Of adultery"
THE STATEMENT GIVEN no DIR. 5roER-.
Mrs. Tilton's testimony, concerning the
statement signed by her and shown by Mr..
Tilton to the Rev. DR.. Sorrs, is consider
ably at variance with the statement of
Francis Il. Carpenter. Mr.. Carpenter,
with other things, said the following:
Mrs. Tlton in my presence was asked by
Mr.. Tilton to put III writing something in
reference to her relation with Mr.. Beecher
that he could show to DR.. Storrs This
was in December, 1872, or January, 1873
Mrs. Iilton assented willingly, and going
to her room, returned in a few moments
us neal as can iciirinovi, ,n,s. ,,or,t, .
% On certain occasion Mr. Beecher soil
clted me to become wife to him. with all
that is implied in this relation. This prom
osition communicated to my husband"
Mrs. Iilton testified that she did not 90
up stairs TO her loom, as asserted by Mr.
Carpenter, but went to her desk. which
was near at hand in room on the ground
iloor. Mr.. Tilton had drawn up Il paper
which he desired her to copy and sign.
She copied it so far as the sentence quoted
by MIR. Carpenter above, when she got IN
from her desk and demonstrated with Mr..
Tiiton. She said she could not SIGN any
such statement as that, because it was not
true. MIR. Iilton persuaded her that it
would be for the best for her to do so.
saying that everything hinged upon that.
lie declared that SO many surmises. re-
marks and evil reports had become widely
spread that the only course to secure any
approach to peace was to admit that some
thing in the way of improperly had taken
place Between Mr.. Beccher and Mrs. Til
ton. by his previous course of argument
and persuasion and occasional browbeatinr
he had so far overcome her scruples and
Declouded her sense of right that his influ-
encc was now strong enough to induce her
to copy and put her name to the objection
able statement. He told her it was best
Tor her to do il that he had his true state
ment of the story all written out in his
hand, showing her n roll of manuscript
which he held. lie added, II want that
statement of yours Tor the story to hinge
on, | want to show it to Dr. Storrs." Mrs.
1illon told the committee that it was nos
slble that Mr. Carpenter did not hear the
remonstrance she addressed to Mr.. Triton.
as he was in an adjoining room, and in this
way he got the false impression that she
willingly signed the statement.
The statement was shown to the pav
DIR. Storrs. About IL month before the
meeting of the congregational council. but
long after 1t was called, Mrs. Tlton, with
out consulting any one, went to the Rev.
Dr. Storrs, and Informed HIM that the
charges OF improperly against Mr.. Beecher |
contained in the statement which she had |
signed was false. The Rev. DR.. Storrs.
according to Mrs. Tilton's testimony, ex-
pressed regret that she had let the state
ncnt go uncontradcted so long, and asked
II she knew what grave sin she had com.
mltted, and how enormous wrong she
mad done in making such n charge against
Mr. Beecher. Her answer was that II ,voe
iue to Mr.. Tilton's influence over her
rHE PARALLEL WITH CATHERINE oArvr
Mrs, Tilton spoke with feeling of the
contrast between the manner of her hus-
)and toward her and that of M p,