The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-08

that? @ Now, Tilton adds 10 his
answer that have already read to you referring
sured that Moulton, who was endea voTing 10
keep the pf ace between you, held her In Kindly
ma rorfeitS % E b. bor t On ut aer Deeadse sne
that Elizabeth should be assured OF the fact
Now, what passed on any such subject,
Vas Vas =, nothing; 4. is simply untrue
himself and Ttlion were better after the 9TH OF
February than at any time. and about the mid
die OF the month an intersi Jew took place at the
house, and If so, how were you induced or held
together? A. don't know how Evidently by
arraneement, but whether by his invitation or
going there about breakfast time. @. Now you
can go on and narrate what occurred. A The
i6dnds hsn the are
his study in the third story at the timer Well,
YOU found them at breakfast? A. / didn't go
into the breakfast room, If TecolIect, but have
an impression they were there. @. At break
as il he had expected me. and he without being
able TO state precisely the language he en-
ployed introduced his conversation by the re-
harmoniously together, and that 1t
was necessary. we should have a
and me. There was some renewal of the con-
yeTsation in respect to the manner in which
Rowen had treated him in business point of
impressed Itself more on my mind. He passed
on from the statement Of Bowens having
slandered me TO the statement that he had ex.
per1enced a like treatment at the hands of
BoYen. He proceeded 20 instance stories that
had been told by Bowen, If recollect Alright,
one 6y one. Y. About you? A. No, about
me Ge said se'Tns tRs, the aTy Of hR Ss
having made improper advances 10 a lady i'm
the office of the Brooklyn Union was false. He
denied IL explicitly, and said that the story of
nec1cut, was absolutely false, and had 10 foun-
dation in fact, that he could not understand
how 1t should have started, except that
THsRE WAS ANOTHER TILToN
bearing nearly the same initials as his, who wss
a dlssolute man that had been asout the coun-
try, and this story was true Of him and had
been transferred by these who did not know the
difference. He said of the story told of him
by Bowen, or limited in respect 10 bis improper
acts in the West, that he deHed anybody to
prove them They were false. He then went on
to say that my wife was not guiltless in the mat
ter OF propagating tile stories. She and MIS-.
Morse had Joined hands against him: that Mrs.
Morse had repeated stories or his intemperance,
and OF his imp evidence and neglect Of his
family, and one by one he gave to them an ex-
stated in regard to his family that, while he ac-
kn0wledgeo that be had, perhaps, beer hasly or
nconsiderate, or semething TO that effect he
clared that he had rom his youth up been i'm
macnlste in chastity. lie narrated TO me a
fafher Shen he began TO launch alone into the
city, who took him and talked with him about
tie danger he would have from the other sex
csn't csis' recall t. There was considerable and
very specific wisdom in that counsel of his
godly and palriarchical father, as he said 10
impression on his mind at that hat
stated that he did not know, but his life came TO
premature end His usefulness seemed
cIouded. His opportunities seemed closed. His
household seemed desolate. l spoke tn Sc
words of sympathy and courage TO him, and was
profoundly impressed with his truthtulness, and
felt wore than L ever did In my lie. eX-
pressed my,elf so TO him, and we had a kind of
recognition again, and he said that, in view OF
what had tax en- place Though the kindly offices
that as We We're to cooperate in the fu,ure he
wantt-1 10 have this convers alton 10 say what
that he should desire me TO visit in his fami y
AGAIN JUST Just as iat d;ne .1e,hIas In I'm srnle
said 1t. That is to say, 1t was much more rhe-
torical, and this is the substance OF 1t. Welefl
| the study and wentdown stairs L have forgot,
| ten how il came to pass that l found myseli
| with him in the bed room with Mrs. I1lion, 10
| the back bedroom on the south side of the
supplementary conversation between Us three
or rather there was a supp emeniary
| discourse TO us, in which he stated TO his wife
| thar he had q long and satisfactory interview
| with me and said that ne didn't know that hS
| should again be put In such prosperity as NJ
| had lost and spoke tenderly and sadly about thai
snd that terminated with a kind OF reasSuranct
that he was young and was energetic,end mean
to recover himself. He spoke also in respect Il
his family. He said that he thought IL only righ
TO say TO Elizabeth that Mr.. Reecher in all the
difficulty had acted the part OF a man of homo
toward hsr, and in every case taken the blame
on himself, and he felt bold to say that 10 him
| II there is any blame it was his. He said tina
| ne DID not know that he should ever be happy
| His home seemed TO he q divided apt
desolate home, but he did not know bu
that out of this condition OF things there woul'
spring up again an affection that would be puTs
and stronger than If it had not been tried b.,
each each Other. iIangSterl. snd departed The wit
ness testified that he was at L. 8 house aga1l
about the 2Olh. Mr.. Eyarts- Well, Mr: BeecneI
INST inst and last Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton and myself
No; 1 can not exactly recoilect what it was
EIther they had not fulfilled scme agreement o
there was some kind OF dissatisfaction with me
but / can not recall what IL was. l onl,
ceived me mo ldily, and then, alter
little conversation and explanations whicl
, TOOK p ace, he became gracious and we fel
into an easy and unbusiness-like chat
, in ina an Old Old fashioned way in his house, Wen
! up and sat down on Theodores knee, as 1t wer
! 10 make an appeal closer. When / was sitlin
! there Mrs. L. came into the room, and burst ou
laughing. I recollect that interview, an
think when she came Into the room
SHE KISSED NE VERY CORDIALLY.
! Tha, is bat a skele on or the interview, but
don't remember the topic which had brougl
me there, only that 1t was something wit
; which he was dissatisfied with me as had nc
/ done the duty that was expected
me. and 1 have tried TO reInembt
2 il but it won't come. O. Nov
! up to this time that you have named, the latte
: half Of May, did you understand that the /
} feeling between you and TIlton, or misundel
J J standi was removed? A. L did; though
ihe difficulty dissipaIed. The oDl
I w
: ancs of the undertaking In which we ha
! ! engaged. q. In regard TO the future prosperit
OF Tilton? A. OF 1ilton, ,the.exoneratiCn OF hi
: name from my lmputations as far as csuld, {
! blame. and OF upho!ding him by my intuenc
? as far as legitimately could Mr.. Beecher sal
he did not recall but one other visit to Tiiton
!. from that day to this. 1t was, he thought, 1
November, 1871. He saw Mrs. Tilton alone
q, Now, sir, will read TO you a passage in NJ
: 1Ilton's testimony of an interview in February
Nr. Beecher came 10 my house one mOrn1u
about the frSt or sec0y I'd week, prob tbly th
i genaIll the nd