The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-14

fore leaving. This was our last inter-
view before trouble broke out in the
family. describe it because it was last
and its character has =
bearing upon the latter part Of my story.
Concerning all my other visits il is sufi-
cient TO saw that at no interview which
ever took place between Mrs. Tilton and
myself did anything occur which might
not have occurred with perfect propriety
between brother and sister, between q
father and child, or between man Of
honor and the wife of his dearest friend,
nor did anything ever happen which she
or sought 10 conceal from her husband.
indignantly Diselaims Tilten's Opin.
ions.
Some years before any open trouble be-
tween Mr.. Tilton and myself, his doc
trines as set forth in the leaders Of the
Independent aroused storm of indigna-
ton among the representative Congre-
gationslists Of the west and as tho paper
was still very largely supposed to be my
organ, was written on the subject. In
reply Indignantly disclaimed all re-
sponsibility for the views expressed by
Tlton. My brother Edward, then living
in Illinois, was prominent in
the remonstranccs addressed 10
Bowen concerning the course Of his
paper under Mr.. Tiltons management.
II was understood that Bowen agreed,
in consequence Of proceedings arising out
of this remonstrance, to remove Tllton
or suppress his peculiar views, but, in
stead of that, Theodore seemed hrmcr in
the saddle than before and his loose
notions Of marriage and divorce began
be shadowcd editorially. This led 10 the
starting of the idrdHe6 in Chicago, to
supersede the bidcpcjiGc'R in the North
west, and Mr.. Bowen began 10 feel that
TiIton's Management was Seriously
Interfering with HIS bustacss,
and Tilton may have felt that his posi-.
tion WAS being undermined by the oppo-
nents of his views, with whom he suhsc-
quently pretended 10 believe ] was
leagucd. The vague intimations of his
feeling hard toward mc aScrbcd Ia
this msconstruCtion. ! had really taken
no steps 10 harm him. AMER Mrs. Til
ton. return from the West in December
1870, y young girl whom Mrs. Tilton
had taken into the family, educated and
treated like her own child (hcr tcsti-
mony, | understand, is before the COM
mittc) was sent Ia me with an urgent
request that | would visit Mrs. TlltOn at
her mothers. She said that Mrs. Tilton
had left her home and had gone to her
mothers in consequence oi Ill treatment
Of her husband. She then gave an nc
count ufwhat she had seen OF the
Cruelty and Abuse ON the Part Of Her
Husband
that shocked mca yet more, whom, with n
down cast look, she said that Mr. Tilton
had visited her chamber in the night, and
sought her consent to his wishes. I'M
mrdiatclv visited Mr.. Tihon nt her
mothers and received an account of her
homo life, and of the dissipation of her
husband, and Of the management Of n
woman whom he had made his house
keeper, which seems like nightmare
dream The question was whether she
should go back or separate forever from her
husband. asked permission to bring
NV WIG lO N'F N'T, NUfr' Jhbk'il'hN iH
all domestic relations ! thought better
than my own, and accordingly u second
visit was made. The result Of the inter
view was that my wife was extremely in
dignant with Mr.. Tilton, and declared that
no consideration on earth would induce
her 10 remain an hour with n man who
had treated her with one hnndrcdth part
tsll
strongly Rs she did, but hc.itatcd-m !
always do-at giving advice in favor oia
separation. IL was agreed that my WI
should give her final advice Rt another
visit. Next day, when ready 10 90, shn
wished fnal word, but there wRs com
pany, and the children were present, and
/ then wrote on a scrap of paper: IL in
cline 10 think that your view IL right, and
that separation and settlement "i
support will be- the wisc.t; and that IN
his present dcspcrat" state her presence
near him IL far more likely Ia produce
hatrcd than her absence.
Mrs. TiItsu do no, Tell Ne Ny Pres.
rnee had Any thing Ca do with TIL.
TroabIei
Nor did she LEI me know that on the July
previous he had cEtOrted from her con-
fessiOn Of excessive affection for mo.
On the evening of December q,
1870, Mr.. Bowen, on his way
home, called At my house and handed
me letter from Mr.. TiltOn, il was, NJ
nearly n can remember, on the follow
ing terms:
To Henry Ward B,>eh.r:
For reasons which you explicitly
know, and which forbesr 10 state,