The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-09-03

Mr.. Moulton then gives a full history of Tilton's
claim against Bowen, Of the IndeDendeut, for
damages for cancellation of the contract for edi-
toriai scrviccs, and the settlement of that claim
6y arp,1Satoss resulting in the payment to Tilton
known as the " tripartite agreement was signed
~ bowen and Tilton, and subsequently by
In the form in which 1t was first drawn #
bound the parties to say nothing Of any wrong
done or offcnsc committed BY Beechcr and fully
cXoneratca him thcrefrom: After Bowen had
refused. He was willing to sign an agreement
never to repeat again the charges of Bowen say
,hg thati IL i"r NO other reason, if the matter
pear that there had been something betwern
Bcecher and Mrs. Titon, and it might be used as
evidence to the injury of himself and family rs
the interest of either Tilton or Beecher to sign il
in the form first proposed.
From the time of the tripartitc covenant moth
Ing occurred to disturb the relations between
Beecher, Tilton and Bowen, or either OF them,
until the publication in WoodhuN g. Ctafin's
Mrexy 3 Inc elaborate story CONCERNING the So
Tilton. After that publication appeared it again
came to the knowledge Of Bcrchcr that Bowen
actor. This was followed by the publication ofthc
tripartite covenant, which was done BIZ samuel
Wilkcson. Becchcr was not a party to its pub
icatiOn. nor knew ANYTHING about it,
Another curious complication of the relations
Of the parties arose from the publication bv Mrs
woodruff Of the story in her journal: ], i mat
vi =.
Hooker, the sister of Brechcr, had eSpo,,>cd the
cause of Mrs. Woodruff on the question of
womans suffrage and had been accused still fur
thcr of adopting her social tcnc,s. Rcechcr's re-
lations to Mrs. Tilton had been communicated TO
her. This mad been made subject of com,nuni-
cation from Mrs. liookcrto her brother. and. after
addressed the famOu. letter to her brother in
which she implorcd him to coniidc the whole
truth to her.
Then follows the letter from Rev. Thoma. K.
BEeCher to Mrs, Hooker. in which hes bat
he respected Mrs. Woodruff but abhorrcd her
philosophy, and that she was only carrying out
my protest twenty years ago. and parted loving
ly and achngly from him. saying: We cannot
work together He has drifed, and have
hardened 1 like crystal till am sharpcornercd
Mr.. Mouton saw Mr.. Beecher, conversed about
these letters at various times, and B.echcr said
iety that he should do his duty in presenting this
truth as she understood it, and in protecting
Mrs; Woodruff fromthc consequences of having
published the truth, from which she was then
insist On declaring that the Woodruff publ
cation was substantially true. Moulton suggested
kindly, and cxhort her not to take this course; ;
and that Tilton should see her. and SO far shake
her confidence in the truth OF the story as to in
duce her to doubt whether she would he safe in
making the statement public. In this course
Beechcr agreed. and such arguments and induce
menls were .l brought to bear upon Mrs Hooker
as were likely W prevent ucF from DONG That
ON an exposure of the whole business. During
the consultations between Beechrr and Moulton
as to the means of meeting Mrs. Rockers int.n-
tions, no suggestion was ever made on the part
of Beecher that his sister was then, or had been
at any other time, insane. Bcccher was exceed
statement published by Woodruff, aud denouuc-
ing her for its publication.
Beecher asked Moulton to say to Triton sub.
stantially: Theodore may for his own purpose,
if he choose, say that all his misfortune has
come upon him on account Of his dismissal from
Of the offense which committed against him he
may take the position against me and Bowen that
he does. Yet the fact is that his advocacy of
the injury which prevents his rising. Now In
order to get support from me and from Plymouth
Church, and in order to obtain the sympathy of
nying the allegations of Mrs. Woodruff, and un-
less he does it he cannot asc.' He also said the
same thing to Tilton in Moulton's presence.
To this Tilon answered. in substance. to Beech
acquaintance. 1t was to save my family and
yours from the consequences of your acts, the
They have now been published and will not de-
nouncc that woman to save you from the conse-
quences Of what YOU yourself have done
~ naa GaTFira $1,000 TO mr. ,on the
adultery, and had received assurances that all
between Tilton and Beecher should be kept
quiet, loulton conveyed the information to
Beecher, who was proiuse in his expressions Of
thankfulness and gratitude.
Mr.. MOulton here state. that Mrs. Morse, the
mothcr-in-law of Mr. Tilton, who was from time
to time an inmate Of his family i'll Livingston
street. had as he had been Informed both by
Mr.. and Mrs. Titon. learned from her daughter
the criminal relationship existing between
Beecher and herself, and who could not under
stand why that matter had been settled, and who
had not been told how it had been adjusted, and
who had had u most bitter quarrel with Tiltcn,
NCcusinO him Of M having carried his q fairs
a. to keep what fortune he had, and who had
called upon Beecher about the relations between
Tilton and Mrs: Tilton, and who had, as Bccchcr
had informed him (Moul,onl, filled the minds Of
Mrs. Bcechcr and himself with stories of Tilton 4
infdcity and improper conduct to his wifc.wrote a
which letter Mrs. Nj. speaks of the suffering in
Mr.. Tilton's family, and especially Of neglect and
want endured by Mrs. L. She says:
done anything to ameliorate her condition. She
has been for the last three weeks with one very
Indifferent girl: T: has sent the others away,
all four children, night and day. without fires in
the furnace, or anything like comfort or nourish-
mcnt in the house. She has not seen any one.
80. one twenty-iour hours under this sheet
think is enough to atone for q life, long sin,
however heinons. know that any change in
his affairs would bring more trouble upon
her, and more suffering. | did not think for a
moment when asked Mrs. Il. as to your call
there, supposing she knew IT.. Of course, as she
salO you would not 90 tAcfe without ncf. 1 was
innocent (sic) of making any misunderstanding,
If there was any. You say, keep quiet. have all
through her married life done 50, and we now see
our error (sic). 1t has brought him to dc>truc-
ton, made me utterly miserable. turned me from
comfortable home, and brought his own family
to beggary.. don't believe, if his honest d bits
breakfast (-ic) This che could endure, and thrive
under, but the publicity he has given TO this re-
cent and most crushing of all trouble is what has
taken the life out Other; l know Of twelve per
told others. had Thought we had as much as we
could live under from his neglect and unsovcrna-
BILE temper. But this is the dca.h-blow to us
both, and doubt not Florence has hers. Do you
know when hear of your cracking your jokes
from Sunday to Sunday, and think of III" misery
you have nrnnsht upon u.s. l think with n, the !,
says to be the invention of his hafdrunkcn brain,
still the effect upon is the same for all. He be-
lieves it,, Now he's nothing to do, he makes a
target of her night and day. l am driven in this
extremity to pray for her release from all suffer
ing, by Gods taking her to himself for If there is
Heaven know she go there, The last time
no home, but on the other eide know shall bs
more welcome Oh. my precious child, how my
heart blecds over you In thinking Of your suffer
ing. Can you do anything in the matter? Must
body, with no alienation? Sir, You or any
one else who advises her to live with him when he
is doing all he can to kill her by slow torture is
the least you could do was to put your name to a
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 wife
has adopted Lib (sic), or you sympathize with
her, pray you do something for her relief before
it is too late. He swcars so soon as her breath
leaves her body he will make the whole thing pub
lie, and this prospect think is one thing which
keeps her living. I know of no other. Shcs
without nourishment (sc) for one in ner state,
and in want, actual want. They would both
In reply to the foregoing Mr. Beechcr writes a
short letter which contains the following: My
course toward You hitherto should satisfy you
that have sympathized with your distress, but
Of one mind, that, under the present circum-
stances, the greatest kindness to you and to all
will be, in SO far we concerned, to leave to
time the rectiacation of all the wrongs, whether
they prove real or imaginary
Mr.. Moulton says he properly omits the
name Of the young girl in tho expression by Miss
away" and adds that 1.-The reason why it was de-.
sirable che 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