, 1874-08-30
WHAT R. W. RAYMOND SAYS OF
TILTON.

| NEW YORK, Aug. 29,-Prok Rosaitaz L.
Raymond, in tho course OF his address
/ in Plymouth Church, laat evening, said:
~ am the only man, BY T. concurrence
OF circumstances, in Plymouth Church, or
! IN the United States, to-day, not menber
OF the Committee, and not 4 lawyer before
the Committee, Who happens to know all about
it. What is the evidence against Henry Ward
! Beecher in this case7 Il consists OF the alleged
confession Of Eeecher to Tilton and Moulton
OF tho alleged confession Of Nra- Tilton, verbal
y, to several persons Of the alleged confession
OF HRS Tlton in writing; and, finally, Of letters
brought forward Of Beecher. That is all Now
what is the story Of the confession OF 1frs. TIL
ton to her husbaud7 It is this: That Oh the Sd
OF July. 1870, che made distinct confession OF
her c1lminahrelations with Henry Ward Beechcr
10 her usband- He Was, OF courae,
VERY INDIGNANT WITH BEEcuER
on tho Sd OF July, 1870, and should think be
would have been all the moro indignant that he
con1d not convince his wife that adultery with
minister was wrong Tint be was very indignant
On thst day is shown By the fhct that the Sd Of
July: 1870, having been Sunday, Mr.. Tltou
went over to tho ofco Of tho Independent, on
the next day, which vas Monday, aud wrote m
indignant passage about H. ". Beecher, which
was Subsequently read in proof, and which ep-
peazed in the paper Of Thursdsy Of that week
It il in m article called PREACHERS aud Theo-
1oE1ans' an
that IN the autumn OF 1s70 U1s. TiIton went
away on visit, and TINT while she was there
letters passed bet1eeu her ned her husband
This IL the time when, accarding to Mr. Tleon,
she WAS away aud whiting to know what would
be hu' magr animous decision concerning her fu-
tnre fate: At that time. according to the evl-
dence before the Committee,-er1deuce from \
source entirely distinct from Mrs. I1lton, md
entirely unimpeachable, Mrs. Tlton
WROTE TO HIn PLEADING LETTER, 81,
begging him to put away from his room hin eviI
and iasc1v1ou5 plctu1cB and 70 abandon tho np-
cety Of er1l and abandoned women. She wrote
that letter with toars and pEayers praying tho
whole night before she sent it. It went out, and
she nated four days for the reply, in CON-
mingled agony Of suspense and hope.
Before the reply came, she SAID to her friend:
when that Letter COMES, 70 upstairs and read
it with NC. 1 an. sure God will answer nv
prayer and give me back my husband and savo
him from hH evil course rhis friend had seen
the letter that vent; and gas to see tho letter
which WA to come.
Mrs. Titon vent up-etafrst and when thu
postman came with the letter, her friend, moi
having tho same firm faith in Theodore's re-
pontance, sent the lettar up and waited awhilo
before following it. in order that she should not
herself ntrude upon the reading. After = few
minutes, she went up and knocked at Mrs. Til
ton s room, and received no answer. She opened
tie door and entered, to find Mrs. Tltou
UNCONSCIOUS OK TIE FLOOR,
with tho 1ettar in her baud; As she Wa already
invited to read the letter. she tells the Commit
tee that her description Of that letter is that TIL
ton svore at his wife from beginning to end;
that be told her he would have as many pictures,
and whatever kind Of pictures, in his room as he
liked that he would 20 with rs many women,
and any Kind OF women, as he liked, and that she
should not Interfere With or dictate to him COZ
corning his moral character OF habits.
When Mrs. TIton Was laid upon the bed
after long t111e of uuscousress from profound
faintlng fits. she came to herself and ono Of tha
trst things sho aaid Was. that she had terrible
letter from 'Dory,' and after they had left her
Tor while, when they returned, the letter wna
not seen. Airs. Tlton said she had destroyed it,
and no living being should ever sce it, and this
:enaark that make tonight, it it reaches her
'yeA, will probably be the first intimation sho
las ever had that that letter Was, by prori-
1entlal circumstance, read By another human
oeing besides herself.'