New-York tribune., 1874-08-13

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munity. Why. they are already dropping away from
him in this city. among his people take out Ply
mouth Church and its influence aud Brooklynis Is all
Tton Two out Of the three newspapers here show
that The Eagle takes the other side because Its editor
Kinsea is to be tried for adultery with Mrs Field and
this case will have bearing upon that"
TLToNs THEORY ABOUT MRS. TILToN
"Mr. Tlton," said l. approaching this delicate ques
ton after pause, how you make the world un-
dersand that curious theory that wife could sur
render to the embraces OF another and still be pure at
hearti" Because" said Tlton 81 know II from know
inc her; from her letters which you have seen; from
the absolute Of her whole nature by the re-
ligous affections To her, Henry Ward Beecher was
Christ Now, can't you conceive that the Man OF Nazt
retb might have made IL part or Ills GOpel 10 ,oae
women to commit error with hint To Ezabeth, Henry
Ward Beecher the savior OF men, LOON ~ tno Ia @
see how they breathe the voice of passion and religion
inseparaDly we will walk In PARADISE @ ss,ra
ton Upon my word. sometimes think thaS % ,ose sin
people believed there was such tlnG us h mnvep was
with any other woman Tney grew together III t
things far that for Dr,tna %e Rss TSs. Ddsuy is why
claim that my wife kept her purity OF heart art, wno @
S61a MT Triton may not that confusion OF the spir
ual and the carnal have been ENCOURAGE w intnr
similar theories Se Of sSeTTh hS ID oeove
editing liberal paper devoted TO the examination .,
nd SO FORTH and merely literary
sion one day criticised diversity OF the la ws OF d
y0Toe o SI oSt .a some Of Ezabeths esteem II by
abiuring the divinity OF Christ t1at 10 ue W, Chr,'
pqod o f9 her by Mr. Beecer He always had the ad
OF me y believing nearest her an6an life ~
"I did" said Mr. Tilton TO keep on the lmputauon
from my family had never seen MIS- @ oica and
once but soon after that she came 10 my once anu anu
showed me "a paragraph relating to clergy man t MnU VIM
seduoer of his friends we. she ,a,u
know who is the woman referred 10 IN mat para%shPn %
How should knowf . said !. "hy, she saiu' 'h"' "
your own wife, and Jou know IT.
THE Woodruff BIOGRAPHY.
"Then began to use every means in my power my
self and my friends. keep that woman from publish
ing that story praised her wisdom and person, ana
STAYED off the explosion for year. They knew my
weakness and demanded more. Finally Col. Biood
came to me with a biography OF Mrs. woodruff. had
20 consent (and regret iD. and published 1t in Ihe
Golden A0e IL awOke a tempest and put me under the
putlc ban. but you know what htd To DO /, i lor.
Said l. "Mr Tllton, you say in court OF Justice
that none OF scandals about you personally are
true 7" " Not one" he answered. was calIeu on ny
an old acquaintance the other day, who said Ineod9re,
has been offered $500 to get at Wnsted Conn., tue PROOF
that yOu occupied the same room with certain youhs
| iady' Now" continued Mr. Titon, :" that yonns lazy
was OF former great iSaVery Consress
! | asked my wife to go up to that lonesome country
town with me. She sald, can't leave nome taHc our
guest with YOU At Winsted We had Two rooms ihete
was IA fire built in mne and II was cola asked hef 10
sit in there and keep warm and that is the extent Oh
| this scandal There Is no purer woman ho"' anu ni9
Gath" said Judge Morris, I" I have INVESTIGATED
each and all of these hinte msOehaviors OF MI ltoh;
they are baseless ali through. Theodore lilOh Is as
welcome TO my house and family aS any man IN
Brooklyn.
| MR. BEECHER AND MRS. woODHULL
at was Beecher who had the infatuaton with the
Woodruff lady. With all her surroundings she had the
charms OF Intelligence and dignity. have undertaken
Mr.. Tton's case. not for the purpose Of smirehing
| others, hut to his character established
| again as he won it. This Is an effort to
! br.4k IN
ives with all the power of powerful church and social
@ I@y nSf opr G Esi Mhen % viii Gp c be-
tried3 He answered.: Possibly not before October
the defense viii cease. We Will compel people TO
answer under OATH and meet them with dates and let
ters. What does Christian minister want with two
lawyers aud thirc He promised his defense at
once IL has been month and snl he has not spoken
do not with Mr.. Tion tha Elizabeth VIII return
and make "a real confession. She has gone for good
She now the hopelesness Of her character. The
people Interested for Baocher are around her ana she
must keep with them"
Judge Morris knows nothing OF Mouron's statement
but do Tie statement will show by Mrs Tiltons own
letters that she was not wholly aVerse TO being mscl
also that Beechers apology the work of Moul-
ton his attorney, whom he relied, signed by himself
lie sought MOutOn's Stronger nature TO bear hlm
through, and MOulOn never sad word against Beecher
unu the latter tired by his subtle tactics TO destroy the
custodian OF tine secrets, or force him 10 give up the
papers Then MOult0a spoke, aud think he Will be be-
hcyed notwithstanding ule attempts already begnn TO
excite d prejudice against him.
PICTURE GALLERY OF PRIESTS.
Having passed the night at TltOns house, arose ~
Wrltc, L
through the house. struck with the resembiance
of the place in prousion Of eneavnSs to the residence
Of the late Charles sumner. Yet one thing strangely
affected me. About dozen of the engtavings were
priests The priest was the monarch of the dwelling.
In one there S'naefcrs picture OF devil IL
sIdOusly bidding whItc-rOOed Christ throw himself
down from The nIght. At hand was Adleu du Monde
young priest led 10 the cOister gazing for the last time
at picture OF his love. Right opposite this was a
kueein num- by Gerard. just IN view was Pages pOr
trait OF Mrs. 1tOn, round-headed darkcurled little
woman sort OF Little DOrrlt. over the inantel was
Pagee Shakespeare. Next to ii hne portrait OF Wen
dell Philips. a Paul De L. Roche artists proof quite
reached across the dningroom The Crave Digger and
Hamlet looking down on Opheills coiin was in cor
Ia S.sO was Mr.. TltOn's desk. kaulbacn's
laurel was on the foor. on the parlor maneis
were Rubens's descent from the Cross" Ttan's
Pa's curIons oDginring Of Christ and engraypgS or
JOhu Milton and Sir Philip Sidney. over the daughter
Fiorcnce's beautifully carved wTldIngcase was her
organ, which She played swcetly was large crayon OF
Horace Greeley over the bookcase was what took TO
be another priest Watching III dark archway, TWO
figures kisslng in suu-ighted court. ]
many pictures emotional OF the matter so lately enacted
IN tns house. AS to the daughter Florence above re-
fe1red Co. she is the IDOL Of her father. aud IN full
patny with him. He says tnat she Is the embodiment
OF more talent tenderness, and real wouanhood than
any person he knew. The night we came In We
found that she had been there aud departed leaving
hun little note, which brought tears 10 my eyes when
il SAID my dear papa, shall not all come together
again3 My heart is win your suflerings" Such
indifferent TO the world. but Dotving for 1t. The
Is as tender Of his wife's now as before ho
was compelled raduce IL with this tragedy lie dId
II when found that Beeche IN his effort to make her
the victim OF dreadful secret. 0ycrthfOwlng hcr
character leading her into deceit and poisoning her
mid more than he had defied her body.
TILTOSs VERSION OF THE FIRST EXPLOSION
He never spoke Beecher after the confession, for
good or III, until Dec. 29 six months after Elzabeths
confession. and then, presuming that she had told
Beecher or that confession told her TO notify him that
they understood each other. He had commanded her
TO do that. Sh0 said she had obeyed but she feared
Bcoches upbraida the curse OF her bishop, he had
become. When TtOn found that Beecher was still
oning nnhlnshlngiY. he took an immedate Mnn OF