Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-10
TILTON AT HOME.
How He Passes His Time and uha.
Ee Says OF Reecher.s Evidence

He Says OF Beecher's Evidence.
The New York correspondent OF the Utica
Observer las been visiting Theodore Tilton
in his Literary workshop i'm Brooklyn. After
describing the confused appearance of the
room, the litter of manuscripts, books, and
papers of reference TO be seen on all hands.
the writer continues:
Here is a letter bearing post-mark of Du-
rand, H., and date of October. II has never
been opened. "Will you answer it if YOU
read it, queries Tilton with a smile Scr
family IL is letter from n clergyman'S
daughter requesting Tilton's Photograph.
From a pile OF daily Graphics 1 select one
with Theodore's picture, and ere this the
young lady in Durand is happy. Again 1
fish into the pile on the table. The post
mark is Montclair, n. ]. "From one OF the
CHICKS said Tilton, and sure enough it is.
dear Papa: We all want To see You very
much We had such a nice time together,
didn't we, papa? hope you felt glad when
YOU. got that bunch OF flowers / sent you"
And so ii ran on-the prattle OF one of his
little ones. And now there are tears in Til
tons eyes. Not the kind OF tears that men
shed in court-roOms either, but great
scaIdlng drops that come with grOanS and
sobs from this strong man. The letter from
the little one, written months ago AMI Just
discovered, has unnerved Theodore TIlton.
Highly imaginative writers have seen
moisture III the plaintiffs eyes almost every
day since the trial began. But this was the
first time in months that Tilton gave way to
anything like emotion. The mans love for
his children is firm and abiding. His COM
fort now, he tells me, is TO go down into the
parior and close his eyes and hear his devoted
daughter Florence play half q dozen OF his
favorite airs. But, IN all his love for his
children, believe his affection for his wife
is stronger than anything else. L know there
is seeming contradiction i'm the statement,
but L chronicle my belief and have founda-
ton for II. From certain conSpiring circum-
stances, have been much with Tilton since
the day when he gave his first statement To
the world. During the whole of last summer
the man yearned for reconciliation with
"that little woman" have been in his com
pany when he would remain silent for half
an hour at time. md suddenly break out
with: You don't know how L long for
sight OF EliZabeth's face" On his cross
examination you remember he said he con-
sidered his wife's home with him on Living
ston street. am sure he would not hesitatea
moment TO receive her If she were TO return.
TO love Elizabeth" have heard him say,
sis part of my nature she has faults. but
II every defect were magnified tenfold L
should still love her better than any one in
the world" And don't think that Tilton's
case is exceptional, either. We have another
very similar case in Brooklyn that has at
tracted general attention. Thos. w. Field.
superintendent of public instruction. sued
Thomas Kinsella. editor of the Eagle, for the
seduction of his wife. Mr.. Kinsella has been
called upon TO pay fifteen thousand dollars
by way OF atOnement. Mr.. Field is firmly
convinced OF his wife's guilt, but he tOla me
only last week that the love he bore his fall
en- Wife was still consuming passion with
him. "Love here" said he; II love her bet
ter than my life, my soul, my God and al
But intended TO tell you about my inter-
view with TiltOn. After rGmmaging among
the collection piled around, and obtaining in
terestlng material for three or four letters,
asked him what he thought OF Beecher's
testimony. ''This is not an interview" he
inquired.
TO state, generally, how you regard Beecher's
version OF the caSe?"
"Well, hardly know myself" replied Til
ton. THE mans GOODNESS is audaciousness
To me: and as for MoultOn, he is so thunder
struck at the testimony that l can't get him
TO reason ON the subject. He keeps solilo-
QuiZing. THE peIjurer, the perjurer; my
Cod how can the man lie sop
But he tells a plausible story" / ven
tured.
sNIr. Beecher tells everything plausibly."
was the sentatious answer. s'If his interest
prompted he could give dozen different
colorlngs To the same interview, and all
would be plausible. His plausible grief won
me; il captiyated Elizabeth; il made Moul-
ton his friend; il rallied 10 him the generous
sympathy of Mrs. Moulton; il called into
play the inventive mind of Frank Carpenter,
as noble a fellow as man will meet in a
days journey. Mr.. Beecher is plausible in
everything. He was plausible TO Mrs. Wood
hull in his free-love theories. He is plausible
when he breaches orthodoxy or Universal
ism; and Tilton paused after his hot, ironi-
cal outburst. Presently he continued: "Is il
likely that he would have taken the pen and
written, Il have trusted this in confidence
with Moulton,' without informing him.
self concerning its contents? Is il like
Mr.. Beecher, or any sane man TO place the
written seal of his approval on an important
document, knowing that il is vitality signif-
cant, and endorsing IL without informing
himself as to its precise nature? Hoa know
something Of the man. Have you not Away ys
found him cautious, wary and awake to ne
full measure OF the significance OF pass ng
events? Long and earnestly Tilton tai ked
in this way, going over much OF the ase,
pointing out discrepancies in the eviden &c OF
the great defendant and bis witnesses inii-
eating the weak points in the defenf e as il
has been developed, and promising a: 4 array
OF evidence in rebuttal that will s,lrprise
dictions are verified. Martin Brads nav will
have a story TO tell, and Frank Carpe lter
and Joseph III. Richards and Henri. &. Bowen
ard Rev. +. Storrs have some imr Ortant rev
Citations to make. Dr.. Storrs has journalized
his entire connection with the ase and his
evidence will go far towards pr wing Tilton's
consistency in much that he di d i'm the days
when the scandal carrion commenced to