New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-03
MRS. TILTON'S ALLEGED INTERCESSION FOR
MR.. BEECHER.

Now he goes on and fills the space between
July and December with her absences from town. her
visit out West Marietta that she had returned from
the West few weeks previous to this interview, THINK
the LIST of December that shortly after her return
or almost the first conspicuous incident that happened to
her husband since her return, the interview (which
l had had with Mr.. Bowen on the Goth of December
which had resulted in my demand upon Mr. Beecher that
lie should retire from his pulpit" Now, you see the
Bowen matter comes in. But for Bowen, but
for the destruction Of his pecuniary inter
ests this narrative, this pretcnsion, this use of
q domestic occurrence Of some kind between
husband and wife toward Mr. Beecher would never have
been resored TO- Six months pass by. The wife never
intimated TO MI Beecher although at her request lie
called and visited her in her illness in August after and
prayed with her. she had not mentioned to Mr. Beecher
that she had told her husband anything Mr. Tton had
not sought Mr. Beecher, made any complaint against
Mr. Beecher, and here he draws in aflirmatvey and
voluntarily tho trouble with Bowen the cause the
OCCASION the opportunity the Of this matter
having been brought to Mr.. Beecber's notice Well, you
understand how, after his sending this notice to Mr.
Beecher and finding the destruction OF his relations with
Mr. Bowen it did come to be brought in, and that is
part OF Now he accounts for it as arising out
of that fact.
al told him that had informed Mrs Triton OF what
had done with Mr. Bowen and that she received the in
told him that regard the statement which she had
writen"he didn't call it confession" which she had
wrteu-a statement that she had written 1t was the
that he read and yet they find it convenient in CIV
ing their evidence always to call 1t confession OF
II an accusaton-this paper don't mean that she
s so sTs s G fr that IN csard the state
nent which she had written, that it had come about in
her of the letter that had written through Mr. Bowen;
she had asked Inc immediately to send for Mr. Beecher
that she might say to him that the letter should
DO withdrawn-thot is the Bowen etter-hat she might
hear with her own ears. Immediately, ana before nc
shnnld HAY IT,"
What an extraordinary proposition Of a woman caught
IN adultery-esrng her husband TO send for the para
mour tell him. in her presence that that letter must
not worry him and TO do IL quick, so that the para
nour need be troubled about it! Wc that did not
strike Triton as at all unsuitable, in itself, far the
object and subject went for that the object of his
hterview-his interview with Beecher.
THAT though had Joined with Mr.. Bowen IN demand
ing Mr.. Beecher's retirement from the pulpit, for my
wies sake and for the word OF honor which had pledged
to her do Mr. Becchcr no HARM that should send Tor
him. and that she should hear me, Immediately and with
out delay take back that letter aud assure Mr. Beecher
that would not unite with Mr. Bowen in making any
assault upon Linn or in demanding him to qt The pulpit
ref ed to acquicsce in Mrs. Tilton's request that
such personal interview should DO held between
told him She lad Insisted four or five times on tls very
tins That Jr Beecher should be saved from being wor
red about TINS letter that lad been delivered to him. I'M
til finally she begged me to be the bearer Of letter To
him that had cn d, cined that; that finally she asked
could mol devise some method which would not be
humiiatng 10 my pride to have an interview with nina
friendly intcrYeWs friendly rs possible" c cOTfccts
himself, and. after thinking the matter that had
said 10 her that IL she would would request Mr.
MOdltOn 10 bring about such an interview between Mr.
Beechcr and myself she said she only too
happy TO hear say 50, ana she wrote u state
mcnt 10 which have referred 10 he the basis OF IN III
teryiew between Mr. Beecher and myself, which Mr.
MOultOn sOuld bring about and she wIote II On TIC @9t
OF December.
Mr.. Eyarts intervencs again:
O. Ia this what you told Mr. Becchcri A. Yes, Sir.
Toward the close OF the story gain renin1ed him OF
q object for Which had sent for him, which object
demand for bis tiroment from the pulpit yet that at
NY wifcs earnest cntrcaiy revoked that demand, and
ny wifes sake and not bis or my own pledged TO
him my word That would not assist Mr. Bowen III the
hostility which he had meditated against Mr.. Beecher.
Mr. Beccher did not ask for his friendship, for his
operation for his espousal Of his cause against Bowen.
SIR Beecher had not shown fear OF Bowen or the
neel OF any fertilization protection against MI Bowen;
and this husband after introducing the narrative that
his object TO get nd of any injurious feeling that Mr.
Beechcr might have by OF his having sent that
challenge Of the 2Gth closed II by volunteering TO say.
Now the object Of all this Mr. Beecber, is TO have you
understand s' though did sent that challenge which
now have RESI-" cd Avn not going 10 cooperate with
Mr. RoScn In any Of his movements against