The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-06

Mrs. Tilton's attention having been caliet
TO her husbands allegation about the i'm
proper carcss, she said there was no truth II
lit. She also denied the bedroom story
Saying Theodore bod been with us tha
morning. He had gone out. Mr.. Beechel
was sitting in a large chair. and she hac
drawn up a small one. Mr.. Beecher bad Ii
his hard little manuscript he was going tc
read She did not remember what it was
Tue door from the bedroom to the ball wa;
shut. and she had hut the door leading from
the sitting.room to the hall, which was usil
aiIy open. She had no sooner done that
which WAS 10 keep out the noise Of the chill
drcn playing in the hall, and sat down by
the side of Mr.. Bccchcr, when Theodore
came to the other door, not five minutes
having elapsed since he went out. There
WAS no hesitation in opening the door. The
/ folding doors were wide open. The door
leading from The bedroom to the Lall was
locked, but that was not uncommon. Her
closing the other door, which was seldom
closed. perhaps made Theodore suspicious.
| Q.-Was MIR. Beechcr flashed when Thco'
dore came in: A.-Not at all.
Being next questioned as TO the paper Til
ton said she wrote to him in the latter part
of 1870, stating that Mr.. Beecher made nl-
proper approaches, witness said that the pa.
per she wrote was but a couple Of lines, as
far as she could remember. 1t was written
at time when she was nearly out Of her
mind. But Whist Theodore made her write
she could not tell TO this day; was conscious
| OF writing many things under his dlctaton,
or copying them OF and giving them TO
him.
Q.--ThnoS that were false? Ayes.
| Q-Wimt benefit did lie tell you would
come if YOU would make these statements
| Ale said that this statement was 10 help
| him in tue matter with Mr.. Bowen. | did
not understand how it was. But instead Of
going TO Mr.. Rowcn With it be went 10 Sir.
! Aonton, and that quite startled Inc.
| Q.Diu Dir. Bcccber make any improper
suggestions or request TO you. A.-Whv, no,
sir. II Was utterly false. l had done many
things like signing that paper. There is u
| certain power Theodore has over me-. eSpc-
caIy If am sick, aud he hardly ever came
| to me when vas in any other condition to
! do anything Of that sort. One or TWO let
! tiers sent West will bear witness to that.
wrctc letter 10 Mrs. -- in ten minutes,
and in the next ten minutes wrote another
| letter 10 her with Il statement contrary to
| that OF the first. The first vas written
| under Mr.. TiIton's influence. After having
! written it said to myself, Why, l have
| stabbed Nj. Beecher," and / wrote i second
| letter, for GODS sake don't listen to what
| said in the first. have never written let
! ter Of NY own in regard TO the matter eX-
ccpt one very small letter about which de-
sire 20 confess. 1t WAS with regard TO my
mothcr. In that letter | gave her very
cruel stab. wrote that, but the others
| were entirely Of Mr.. Tilton's concerning.
rlpo;rfni that Sbp ba
note containing the words, Mr. Beecher
desired me to be his wife, with I'll that that
| implies" which note was 10 be shown TO
DR.. StorrS.
She at first refused, but be said he needed
it because it would be great deal better
than n.thing he could write, and it was not
anything after all. She replied, it is true,
and what will MIR. Beecher say? Mr.. Car
pcn:er was present but could not hear them,
they spoke 80 low. Mr.. ii!on tod her she
had but fifteen minutes, and she sat. down
and wrote the note. 1t is absolutely false
inst she wanted to make stronger state.
mcut She thought it wicaedly sLroDg as it
was. There WAS trouble, and she thought it
would in some way serve Theodore and
bring peace. He had said the whole aifllr
was some scheme to get out OF the Wood
hull trouble.
Mrs. 1iton then related how, week after
the Council OF Churches was called, she,
without consulting Theodore, went u Dr..
Storrs and told him that letter was false, that
she was not the author OF il, nor had she
confessed it in any way, and DIR. Storrs said
be wished be had known Of it, for on that
letter alone be had believed Beecher Il
wicked man. lie asked her If she knew Of
the great sin that she had done. She replied
that she realized 1t. She had frequently
done such things as that. She had no OPP
portunity Of explaining the circumstances,
as the doctor WAS in Il hurry and referred
her to bis wife.
Mrs. Tilton was asked if she ever saw the
letter, apparently from Mr. Beecber, to her
self, dated February :, 1871. She replied
never until she saw it printed in Tillon's
statement.
Odd you ever hear about it? Al
was never willing TO have anything TO do
with Mouton. Mr.. Tilton wanted her to
treat 3lou!ton as a mediator, but she would
have nothing to do with third party: she
would be trusted rs without, and if Mr.
Bpecner or any one else had anything TO say
10 her. it should not come through Mouton.
Papers came to her through INN and she
would not look ut them. Moulton one day
very important letter, which she refused to
receive, and it went in one ear and out at
the other; so she remembered nothing Of it
except that it urged her TO treat Moulton as
a cOn6dant on some common ground, against
which she rebeled.
O.-Do YOU recollect the letter beginning
"hly Dear IIusband-I desire to leave with
YOU before going TO bed a statement that Mr..
Henry Ward Beecher called upon me this
evening and asked me if | would defend him
against any accusation in council of minis
ters," and atteclonately. Elizabeth ~!
AYES, sir; but that is not my letter.
Q-How was it written? AIN the same
way as those l have already explained. /
have no other explanation for any of them.
That was written in bed. Mr.. Tilton wrote
it first, and | set up in my sick bed and
copied 1t.
O.--Is that true of all letters that have that
significance: A.-Ycs, sir. SO far as my au-
thority of them is concerned.
Q.-Was he excited? Ale was always
very much excited about his own and pub
lie difficulties.
O.-Had be been ont that evening: 4.
Yes, he had been to Frank Mouton's.
O.-What time did he get home? Ally
nurse had gone to bed, and he found me in
bed. was very sick, and my nerves were
greatly disturbed.
Q.-When he first came in what did he
say? Al do not remember.
Q.-What led TO this act! A.-His bring.
ing me pen and ink and paper. He had the
letter already written.