Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-03
children and families we're involved, if for no

children and families were involved. if for no
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That ended the interview that night. Dur
ing this evening nothing was said by Beecher
as to the truth or falsity of Mrs. Tiltons con-
fesslon, nor did he inform me that he had
OBTAINED from her any recantation of the con
fesslon. which l afterward learned he had
done. returned to my house and had some
conversation with Tilton, in which he told me
that he had recited to Beecher the details of
the confession of his wifes adulteries and
the remark which Beecher made was, This
Is all dream, Theodore" and that was all
the answer Beecher made to him. then ad-
vised Tilton that for the sake of his wife and
family and for the sake of Beecher's family
the matter should be kept quiet and hushed
up The next morning, as / was leaving
home for business, Tilton came to my
house, and with great anger said that
Beecher had done a mean act that he
had gone from that interview OF last night 20
his mouse, and procured from Elizabeth re-
cantatlon of her confession. He said for that
act he would smite him that there could be
no peace He said, you see that what have
told you of the meanness OF that man is now
evident. Hilton said that Beecher at the inter
view OF last night had asked his permission
to go and see Elizabeth, and he told him he
might go, which statement was confirmed by
Beecher himself, and Beecher left him for
that purpose. l said to Tilton: Nov don't
get angry. Let Us see if even this cannot be
arranged; 1 viii go down and get that retrac-
ton from him." 1 was then going to nv
business, so that / was unable to go that
morning. but went that evening saw Beecher,
and told him that thought he had been doing
very mean aud treacherous act, treach-
erous first towards me, from whom he wanted
help. in that he did not tell me on our way to
lOQS9 hat ha Cd
from Mrs. Tilton; and that be could not ex-
pect my friendship in this matter unless he
acted truthfully and honorably toward me. l
further said: - Mr.. Beecber you have had
criminal intercourse with Mrs. Tilton. You
have done great injury to Tilton otherwise
now when you are confronted with it you ask
permission of the man to again visit bis
house, and you get from thar woman who
has confessed you have ruined her recant2-
ton and retraction of the truth FOR your mere
personal safety-that won't save you
AT that interview he admitted with grief
and sorrow the fact of his sexual relations
with Mrs IiltOn, expressed some Indignation
that she had not told him that she had told
her husband, and that in consequence of
being IN ignorance of that fact he had been
walking upon volcano.
L said Mr.. Beecher, want that recanta-
ton; have come for it," Well A" said he
= what shall do without it :" I replied: =
don't know 1 can tell you what viii happen
with it," He asked .'What Will Won do if I
give it to you?" 1 answered. - will keep it
as keep her confession. If you act honor
ably Will protect it with my life, as l would
protect the other with nv life. Mr. Tilton
asked for that confession this morning. and /
said: will never give ii to YOU: you shall
not have it from my hands until l have ex
exhaused every effort for peace"
MIR. Beecher gave me back the paper.
Having now placed before the committee
my statements of facts concerning Mrs. Tilton
and documentary evidence that l have 10
support them. and as they are Numerically
opposed to nearly all that Mrs Titon APP
pears to declare i'll her published statement.
deem it my duty to myself and my position IN
this terrible business TO say that during this
affair Mrs. Tilton has more than once admit
ted to me, and to another person to my knowl-
edge whom do not care TO bring into this
controversy, the fact of her sexual relations
with Beecher and she has never once denied
them other than in the written papers pre-
pared for a purpose which I have already
hibited; but, on the contrary, the fact of such
criminal intercourse being well understood by
Beecher, Iilton. and Mrs TiltOn to have
taken place, my whole action in the matter
was based upon the existence of that fact, and
was an endeavor faithfully carried out by me
III every way possible TO protect the families
VI Dolu tHe parties from the CONSEQUENCES Vi
public disclosure of Mrs. Tiltons admitted
infdelities to her husband
Ii any evidence was needed that / was en-
deavoring to the latest hour to prevent the
publication of all these documents and that
retained the confidence of st least one of the
parties in that endeavor produce letter Of
July 13, 1874, being note arranging meet
ing between myself and Beecher in regard to
this controversy:
. July Is. 1874.
Ny DEAR FRANK: viii DE with you ct
Z, or little before. am ashamed to put q
straw more upon you, and have but a single
concluson-that the matter cannot distress
you long, as it must soon end. That is. there
will be no more anxiety about the future
whatever regrets there may be in the past
Truly yours. and ever. Fl. W. BEEchER."