The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-08-06
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EXTRACTOR MRS TTLT0NS TESTE-
MONY--SHE DENIES HAVING
MADE A CONFESSION TO MISS
ANTHONY.

NEW YoRK, August LIN the examination Of
Ms Tuton last evening, she recOunted the efforts
she had made 70 restrain her husband nom going
after strange women. He openly announced TO
her that he had wholly changed ne views ny nau
much reason 10 believe that he was living the
life which was consistent with that ehange.
When he brought the Woodruff to her house and
imposed these harlos on her snr pssa ever
they would not go. She finally, IN despair, sent
for the nOlfee 10 remove them, D when the
Woodhulis heard thak they leh, referring @ me
scene Of the night when susan Antnuny WIS iheIe
ne ditw was a scene OF great violenee and eI-
ctement. She said she never saw Theodore 20
crazed az he was that night. Mis- Anthony slept
with her, and made yey ffee reierenes 70 Lae
stories In circulation about Theodor8s hie. she
said most sOlemnly thAtt was not true ne maoe
anv confession 10 Susan Anthony Of any Improper
AT on her part All she said 10 her ON hat sub
ieet vast that Theodore vas encnlaunk sO1peshhd
had been for a long time, ohe pIeJudice ana tnae
of Mr.. Beecher. She Ind not thought OF saying
mat there was a word of truth in IL. There VAS no
truth inthat statement II Wasentireiy ialse She
does not believe that Susan Anthony would say
that she ever gave her n hint In that direction
Mn. TiltOn was asked ttshe ever OF her owhI mo.
tion. wrote a word eitheTin a letter or statement
affecting Improperly herself OF MT. Beecher. she
answered She never had; that the most sne eYer
did was to copy the papers that Theodore haq pre-
pared for her; sOmetimes she ald not even Know
the NOILtnlh Vi NlC lhlNA y - .
pared Theodore would make assurances that II
was best to do it for the'peace of the family, Tor
her peace and for his peace to help him out OF MS
family troubles. On one OCCASION this was done
while she was sick in bad, upon the strongest
statements by him that 1t was for her best inter
ests. When the statement was prepared for pr.
Storrs TO see, and \. b. Carpenter was helping the
thing on, Theodore wrote every word OF the STATE
ment. and brought It to her tO.eopy. She eopledlt
until she got 10 the clause charging that MI, Bee
4 cher had made improper advances 20 her.t She
yeflsedtO copy 1t further, andtold Theodore mat
Il was false and a great wrong upon Mr.. Beeeheri
Theodore said: Never mind it Is bess yop should
90 II. Ihaye got my true statement Of the story
al written here" showing har a role OF manu-
script. ~ want that statement of yours tor inc
story 30 hinge on. / want 10 show itto ID; stQIrs,
This was done about four weeks before me coun-
ell sat. She felt that she had committede great
wrong and without consulting anybody, she went
to DR.. Storrs, called his attention TO the statement
and told him that 1t was false. She explained 70
him how she had yielded to TheOdores iorcible
parsuaslons. The doctor said to her he wished he
known 1t earlier, and asked her II She was aware
that She had committed an enormous sin W clar-
ding such a thing on Mr.. Beecher. she said Yes
bu6it was TheOdorc's will andnotmine, Orwords
10 that effect .HI.ff D.Il.I IHlU F. n