The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-25

voyage. sailing with prosperous winds over m.
ruined seas has been transformed into pirate oy
the wickedness OF the conn ander and wrecked
by his folly, and now lies stranded and battered
hulk the OBJECT at once OF the curiosity and the alb
iimnary sketch OF the two leading characters. In
what we shall show you Ia the most remarkable
conspiracy OF modern times. perhaps you will be
the better pro- AIRED to comprehend the
STRANGE EvENrFUL HISTORY
sssc.r u o yoH ana ed
In Brooklyn; HIS success as preacher was a..
among the foremost orators OF America. His
church was at once crowded and soon came TO be
the largest and among the weaithiest Of the two
psintin then boy just IRON school, took his
place among the Dung men OF Plymouth church.
leading members aud BY the pastor. Being en-
ployed to report some OF Mr.. Beecner's sermons
iorme %o ar rsndsnp Tss
friendship was all on one side. Mr.. Beecher was
2 man Of mature years. and, even then, almost q
friends, men OF wealth, OF learning, OF hign repu.
tation. and could derive nothing from the mere
friends except the pleasure which Q great aud
generous nature feels in impartinR knowledge
. struggling asprsnt. The pastor was led to
take an addltlonal interest IN TINS Young man BY
sr S as ove om S er
In the following year Tlton, through Mr.. Beecner's
friendly int est was taken upon the ed oral stan
OF the Independent, paper mainly owned by one
OF Mr.. Beecner's CONGREGATION, and to whom Mr..
Beecher was himself regular and valued contrib
utor From this time the relations OF the TWO
gre " more and more intimate. Triton visited ire
quently at Mr.. Bcecher's house aud took an active
part In the work of the church. ana when m 1881
mir. Beecher was invited to the EDITORIAL chair OF
the Independent his affection for Mr.. TltOu was so
well known that one OF the cnlei inducements held
out to him to accept that position was that Mr..
Illton snould be associated with MIN as an assist
ant editor.
mer residence In the country. 10 which II was the
habit OF his family TO repair along IN The last or
October an and sometimes as iate as November; but
MIR. Beecher remained portion OF the time while
hts Iamllv was thus residing IN the country and
prior to the beginning OF his summer vacation in
the city, working at his own house. but taking
his meals at the houses OF some. OF the
he was in the city. This habit OF Mr..
Beecher, thus living Tor portions Of his time
known to AIR. Triton. and Mr.. Triton, eariy In 1851
or 1852 urged Mr. Beecner TO make mis- mouse also
BeecSer OF his wiie,s great a1ecsion for him, and
requested him to call and make the acquaintance
Of the family mr. Bsecner nad kno know, mrs TIlson
known her as Young gtf. as member OF his
church, and the acquaintance had practically
ceased alter her marriage until 1t was renewed at
the request OF nlton, as have staGcd-ceased, l
mean. his visits at their house, In the
and when they began to keep house they com.
menced IN OXFORD street, so far from tue place Of
Mr.. BeeCher's place or residence tnat IT. was quite
impracticabo for him 10 visit the house often.
Sui, at the request and the solicitation OF
Mr.. llton. as we have seen. nc began his visits at
the house OF Mr.. TltOn, in Oxford street; but, as
the plaintiff tells you, his visits there were quite
frequent. But visiting that house ne made the
ACQUAINTANCE OF Mrs 1ilton as wife and a mother,
relation which was 1rst DISCLOSED to him on
these visits, which he made at the earnest solicit
tation OF the plaintiff: And now, gentlemen,
Mrs.. Tilton is the true defendant IN this
cause; she whose lips are sealed and whose hands
iod m fIo Ia " ANN ~ nv no mo-
she can make no outcry aud strike no blow in her
own defence. She can only weep and pray, as she
erance to Almighty Cod and to the spirit Of justice
which He inspires IN the hearts oil men. Small in
nature deeply reverentai and niled with an ex.
allied eligious enthusiasm. Month by month SIZE
watched the gradual unfolding Of her husband an:
ana pastor She saw HIM rising, step nv step, 10
tnat proud emlnence which had been the ruling
ambition OF his lile and she was happy. But she
at last came 10 realize that every new success
brought 10 him new dangers; she saw with pain
the Character Of his associates, with whom, IN
recKlessness OF vanity and tue intoxicaton OF sue
cess, ne surrounded himself; and with unspeak-
BY day was gong on IN his religious convictions.
Slowly but certainly he was sliding away from the
views Of marriage and OF social duty wnicn he
once adopted ano becoming the advocate OF the
ores whicn seemed to ner to have bsen pro-
pounded only by those who were unwilling that
the lives they lived. Toe spell OF the atterer was
upon him. 70 rescue him fr0 all that she
O0eMoQ Ial6e IN religion anu peTulClOuS In morals
was, as 1t seemed to her. the one great duty or
lie.
To accomplish this no sacrifice was too great.
She would patiently, II not willingly. accept hui
Mutation, reproach, usatlon-nay, the most
SACRED FEELINGS
of wife and mother might be- outraged and
trsmped upon; sui she would hide her suffering
and conceal her wounds If only the ooect OF her
soicilude and prayers might be saved. There
was put one person on earth to whom she could
make known ncr SORROWS. and that one was their
Trend and pastor Boundless was her Iattn In
af1CQuV n
mere enthuslast-she believed in q wise and
faithful application Of appropriate means. How
gency TO him who had been the friend OF his youth,
the counsellor and guide OF his mature manhood,
suffering and promised neIp. How lat IIuiy and
how tenderv ne counseed the p,atntin we have
seen by the beautiful 70 ter-as wise as it Is beau
1887. II Triton could have but heeded that advice
how different the scene from what we this day
witness No bleeding heart, no deserted hearth:
stone, no vile with q broken heart aud q bias ed
life, no children with blight resting upon their
Innocent lives, but q home happy and united, a
family bound together BY the ties OF love and re-
spect, household altar nndesecrated as In those
asH simple S T ny Ss ne
drunk with the intoxcatlon OF natterr. he refused
to break away from MIS- evil associates. Neither
had power TO save him. And now, gentlemen,
they ask US to believe that at this time, when ali
mothers love We, exerted to save Theodore III
ton froM the companlonship and corrupttn9
influence OF those whose eet ta.s mold on NELL
in her very efforts to save her husband
Tell herself Fell into the very sins against
which, Tor so many an xious years, she had be N
warning her husband "witn strong crying aud
with tearsl" Nay more, That the very reliaion--
the religion which she mad cnersned all her lite,
aud whtcn was coniessedly so conspicuous IN That
lie, furnished the motives fr her lall Still more,
that so in infatuated anu unintelilgent was her hold
upon that taitn that, having slnned, she SOiemuly
denied this conscientious crime, and invented q
further, moved by an inspiration she believed al
vine, she abandoned all the responsibilities and
loves oil life aud cave to spiritual GUIDE, him.
self all
LEPRoUs AND LoATHsoME
with adultery ano perjury; and, anticlimax OF
o. abominations, that sue IS "a pure and waite.
souled woman" still In June 1862 Mr.. Beecher.
Tor lew months, leaving Mr.. TlltOn IN
charge or the independent during oils abb
sence. And, on his return, finding from ex-
perlence mat the burden was too great
Tor him, he privately ielinquished the entire
however, tnat MS own name sDoud remain as