Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-03

more welcome Oh my precious child, how my
heart bleeds over you in thinking of your suner-
ing Can You do anything IN the matterf MUS,
she live in this suffering condition of mind ana
body. with no aeviations Sir, You or any
one else who advises her TO live with him when ne
is doing all he can to kill her by slow torture u
anything but friend. thought
paper to help reinstate my brother in the custom
House. Elizabeth was as disappointed as my
self. He is still without employment, with sick
wife and five children TO feed behind with rent,
and everything else behindhand. If your wire
has adopted Lib (sic), or You sympathtze Win
her, pray you do something for her relief before
il is too late He swears soon as her breath
leaves her body he win make the whole thing pup
lie, and this prospect think is one thing when
keeps her living. | know OF no other. snes
without nourishment (sic) for one in her state
and in want, actual want. They would both
deny it no doubt but it true.
In reply to the foregoing Mr.. Beecher writes a
course toward you hitherto should satisfy you
that / have sympathized with your distress, but
Mrs. Beecher and l. after full consideration, are
of one mind that, under the present circum,
stances, the greatest kindness TO you ana TO ali
will be, in SO far as We are concerned to leave 70
time the rectihcation OF all the wrongs, wnethef
they prove real or imaginary.
name Of the young girl In the expression by Miss
Morse that . Tilton has sent 49,, with the others,
away" and adds that the reason why il was de-
sirabe she should be away from Brooklyn as
given me by Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton, was this; she
had overheard conversation by them concerning
Mrs. Tilton's criminal intimacy with Beecher,
and she had reported these conversations to
several friends of the family. Being young,
and not knowing the consequences
Of her ppst I'm s,,,s seemed fhat ahe lbo opisdi
be sent TO a distance to school, which was &C,
cordingly done. She was sent TO boarding-schooi
in the West, and the expenses of her stay there
were probably paid through me By Beecher,. to
whom HAD stated the difficulty of having the
girl remain in Brooklyn and he agreed with US
that it was best that she should be removed, and
offered to bear the cost of her schooling. the
bills were sent to me from time to time as they
became due. part of them through Mrs.
in Mrs. Tilton's handwriting, signed by
this girl, purporting 10 eXonerate MI
Titon from any improper attempts toward the
young lady, saying that Mrs Tiltons mother had
repeatedly sought to hire her by offering money
and presents to go to certain persons and tell
them stories injurious to the character OF Mr. Tt
ton; that she had not, at the time of this occur
renee, thought Mr. Tlton's caresses We're for any
bad purpose, and that she did not want 70 be
used by Mrs Morse or any one else 10 bring
trouble on her two best friends, Mr.. and Mrs
Tilton. She characteriZes story that Tilton had
at one time used violence toward her Tor BAD
purpose as wicked lie
Mr. Moulton says this Young lady, while at
school. informed a friend OF Mrs. Tilton Ga Mrs.
P) of the stories of the family relations, ana theee
stories having come to the knowledge OF his
(Moultons) friends, creating an impression upon
their minds unfavorable to Mr.. Tilton, he took
pains to trace them back to the one to whom the
girl had told them, and soon after received rom
Mr. Tilton letter written by Mrs. Tilton TO Mrs
p, in which she says: - have mistakenly felt
Obliged to deceive these two years. that
INV Husband had made false accusations against
me, which he never has to her or any one, In
order that he may not appear on his defense, thus
adding the terrible exposure of lawsuit VIII
you implore silence on her part against any in
dignation which she may feel against him-for
the only ray of light and hope in this midnight
gloom is his entire sympathy and cooperation In
my bchalfE'
Mr. Moulton here gives statement Of account
of the girls school expenses, and says an these
sums were paid by Mr. Beecher and he (Moulton)
forwarded the money to settle them through Mrs.
1ilton, sent money directly to the principal OF
the school at her request.
Mr. Moulton SAYS Mr.. Beecher was anxious
TO ascertain Mr.. Tilton's feeling toward him, and
to get a statement in writing that would seem to
free him (Beecherl from imputation thereafter
and a letter is given, dated Feb. e. 1871, from Mr..
Tilton to Mr.. Moulton, In which Mr. 7. writes
- say, therefore, very chcerfully that notwith-
standing the great suffering he has caused Eliza
beth and myself bear him no malice, shall do
him no wrong, shall discountenance every project,
by whomsoever proposed, for any exposure OF his
secret to the public; and, If know myself at all
shall endeavor to act toward Mr. Beecher as
would have him in similar circumstances act to-
ward me-
Mr.. Moulton says he had known Mrs. Triton
well and had had no suspicious of iniideiity on
the part of either her or her husband toward the
other up to the time of the reading of her original
! confession. On the 3ist of December, 1871. he
received u letter from Mrs. Titon asking that he
| bring TO her, that they might be destroyed, her
letters the one be (Moultonl had and the one she
! had given Mr.. Beecher at his dctatiOn the even
ing before. Mr.. NJ. did not accede to this request
| because - had pledged myself 10 Beecher that
her retractin on the one side and her confession
to filton on the other (Which are the papers she
refers to as my letter which You have and the
| one gave Mr.. Beecher) should not be given up,
but should be held for the protection of either as
| against the other"
| A letter is given by Mr.. Moulton, written to
| him by Mrs. Tilton Jan. 4, 1871 Out dated by
| mistake 1870, in which she emphaticaily and in
| dignantly denies that she had ever sought sep
| aration from her husband. The story that
| she wanted q separation was deliberate
| ialsehood carried by my poor mother, who said
| she would bear the responsibility Of this and
| other statements she might make, and communi-
Gated TO my husbands enemy, Mrs. IL. w. Beech
| er, and by her communicated to Mr.. Bowen"
| Another letter of Mrs. Tilton is also given to
| show that the story that she desired separation
! from her husband did not emanate from her, and
| was not III accordance with her feelings at that
| time, Jan. IL, 1871.
! Mr.. Moulton says he had as a necessary precau-
ton TO the peace of the family and parties inter
| ested interdcted all parties from having COM
munication with each other except husband and
/ wife, unless that communication was known To
| him, and the letters sent through him or shown
| 20 him. Mr. Tilton and Mr.. Beecher both faith
fully complied with their promise in that regard
so far he knew, but on his return from Florida
| In the spring Of 1871 Mr. Beecher placed in his
| nhnd tne lOllOWfnB unsigned lclteT from nrs.
Tilton, in her handwriting, undated, but marked,
| in his handwriting, " Received March 81
"WEDNESDAY, -.
my DEAR FRIgsD-Does your heart bound
| toward all as 1t usedS So does mine. | am my
self again. did not dare TO tell you till was
sure, but the bird has sung in my heart these
four weeks, and he has coyenantcd with me
never again To leave. Spring has come
Because thought IL would gladden. you TO know
this and not to trouble nor embarrass you IL any
way / now write. OF course ] should like TO
share with you my joy, but can wait for the
beyond when, dear Frank says, may once go to
old Plymouth. will thank the dear Father.
He did not show this letter to Mr. TiltOn, or in
form him of its existence. On the 21st OF April,
1871, Mr.. Beecher received another letter, I'M
signed from Mrs. TIton, saying: AS Mr..
Moulton has returned, will you use your infu-
ence to have the papers In his possession de-
stroyed2 My heart beeds night and day at the
injustice of their existence" Mr.. Moulton could
not comply with this request nor did he show
this second letter to Mr.. rilton, or call Mrs. rs
attention to 1T. On the Sd of May Mr.. Beecher
handed him still another letter, unsigned, but In
Mrs. rs handwriting and reading as follows:
. BROOKLYN, n. Y, May 3, 1871.
MIR. BEEcHEE--My future, either for life or
death, would be happier could ! but feel that you
forgaye, while you forget me In ali the sad com
plications OF the past year. Ny endeayor was 10
entirely keep from you all suffering, 10 bear my
self alone, leaving You forever ignorant oft My
weapons were love. large, untiring generosity,