New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-17
TIE DGsrRC CTlOy OF Mas. TILT0NS CON
FESSItN

Vociferous complaint has been made that
this pa er tie original statement of Ars 1ton. de
sfroveL TIE - alien eli ~ tnat II that pirer wa'
,rs,cnt b. speak tor ITSELF way. it Id throw IN I'M
ulcnre houi OF iiit rlon this controversy. How more
lirht than Ne have now IL III had not III de the charge
of adultery IT would nciCncr ;ht drness upon
tnis cas- bocl.s have clletgOrei ~ mtntlin to you
'1af II WAS not an ncca pl which lrily lrc
specification ~ he pec oftnse, beng merely letter
in "A .ensr OF intro lu.tipn But. i. il here aud
famed tile ciilr Of al ii.ery no much better would we
I've orr The same chlrg wonl be made OF su,ecton TO
,ha husband aud intimidation AMI control upon his part
me lnyc,ii aiing l nttee. tnl M friends upcn the
other sic wJdld 30 the impata,ions upOl this
tv az they male. No declarations o hers would
eler any greater lig1 ugon this and H. Issue than
tie nuin.r,us declarations AMI tho accumulated
evidence which Is presented Bat was it unreasonable
,at that paper should hc destroyed by Mrs.. Tflton
Yen remember next day, day two after she wrote
sipntou b'seechinx tua that anl the Subsequent III
strimr nj which She gave should be destroyed Ar is IL
wonderful that Il making a charge against herself
.,uder the circumstances which accompanied this charge
Should he csir0us to suppress ii And II u only made
the charge that Henry ward ccher had addressed 70
her inIuocr solicitations which She had rejected and
ielscd whf was ilc crcason " her great ar2icy for
ats rctarn aul destruction THIt honorable "a her
she, u frll WOMAN oonfcss,ng her love to Henry
Ward Beccncr, wien he, ia lis inpeiious AMI
majestic power, underworld through lis soicita
lions 10 lead her To baSrnt6S anu cue
rejected them, aui arn in her womanly dignity with
Il. od the aurenents IL the tcmpcr Why should she
want such paper destroyed and why should she destroy
IL With her own hands But, il IL contained what II is
alleged have contained what Becchcr according to the
testimony Of Nonton declared it contained you well
conceive that il would be agony 10 this woman that
that paper soud he rcTpeu atcd hereafter under ccin
stince. which she could not anticipate; perhaps when
she was resting qiiety In her gave 1t would he
and ri nrnftl
memory AMI 20 the shame 81 her Children
VIVA, harm DID do to Mr.. Beecheri Admit that Mou
ton promised keep them together IL did kcop them
until i'm ~ t.ey after the RIP ,re Covenant "-'htt
covenant which letters Of TIe5lorc Triton were
attached under the cerii OF Bowen AMI Boecher and
Tto for tae very pEp0se OF perpetua;in- The charges
which had been mri. by Bowen against Bee'hcr. But
wien that Acknowledgement 90 bo private ana secret,
never a;amsl for publication or clrcuaton-wls en-
tered into the peculr AMI solemn circn stances
which accom- ,nol is execution; when II seemed to be
pl.iGcatiJn OF oil the diiIIculties between
these men except this single trouble between
Il echor AMI Til.Jn, which stood unaieetel by it
when tiere VAS an apparent declaration OF confidence
and ffeu lship between all tn men. ani the clouds ~
IL sracc AM .niny seemed " be- scattering was hpt the
sill nj on cnan gtdl Might NJ. Mout0n, with great
pr,pety ter this confession TO the inp1rtuntes
of Mrs. Ttani Orsht he not 10 have considered Lef
yyon.nly anxiety AMI caF WIS there any noel OF pre-
serving it under those circumstances OF happy con
cll,tion aud f.ienlshipf And what harm did 1t do TO
ur Irocler Ts confession ami his confession were 10
De Kept together, they say and We agree. Tie con
a.. ion Of Mrs. Triton surrendered 10 her. aud de-
strysd and Mr.. MoHton preserved tho Teraeti0n. IL
is the reflactOn and Confession which were to DO Kept
together.
Mr. Eyarts-The paper destroyed and the rotraction
VI Icac-Y,s. the paper destroyed and the setrcton
were The papers that 10 be kept together Why did
Moulio AT unfairly in keeping to retracuon, Keeping
IN. paper which Botcher said the instrument which
WIS to form his defense nd protection aud producing
here for his usci Was he uniriondly and tuthess To
Beeoher II ho intended 10 destroy evidence, Ia oiose
Mr. leecher to the hazard of unprotected assault would
he not have destroyed the retracton What means this
outery OF my friends upon tho other side against Monton
for slrrencing this peper which was the paper OF ac-
cusatlon preserving the coniTdctory instrument
which was q rtraction VI tho charge and a fnii
yhd,ca.ion Of Mr.. Beecher, II It was 10 DO taken
in ~ fun scope and effect. There dshOnor In 1t,
gentlemen There want ~ fidelity on the part OF
Mr. Mention Mr. Bec cher There vas not the slightest
tnt OF unfness about 1t. IL was duty rendered to
n woman under circumstances which demanded from an
honorable its performance and. In doing IT, he WA
careful preserve his Integrity and ia!thuneas "a to-
ward Mr. Beecer. proves gentlemen that the adli-
terry which was confessed by Mrs Tlton to her husband
n July 1870 Was disclosed ~ Ma ErsdshaY tone 10