New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-22
THE TILTON-BEECHER TRIAL
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ful weight Of Tho evjclce OF Nou,tOa and TltOn aad
Mrs. Moulton Az - tae argument to be derived from
your ,s-ei~ "a Intradotsi. all there must be
Judgment acrogtn - i,. Tat subject that was
not thoasAs % su1'ant consequence 81 my learned
friends t. receive s.,, al comment.
MRS BRAD ST A,y'S LETTER TO NJ. BEECHER.
There was another that seemed to escape
their attention. h,cye ali conoeie that Mrs. Brad
shaw is ,s.n Die aal plous lady. Certainly every
thing haze seen of ncr. IN her appearance court
and in tho letter % Ic BceoAe-. which about to
read comm ads r ~, )lly 10 c0ndienoe but to our
respect, becal'c, wIsa speaking in gard To
Mrs Tton. GleI tlcw of the charge which dr. Til
ton himself haa unse. but before she had re-
ceived confession trJn O.heF sources, she stiIl
spoke Of Mr TT al Win the utmost az elton an com
mendation; and. n.,E.. }stlnIng saw, she had
the means o. Approve a. II per.ecy the relations be-
tween M Iecc ilI dcs. Tdt0n. she could not-con-
A1mlng or ,aeoy and Nr. Beachor's and Mr..
Tilton's % mon IN regard 10 Mrs. Ttltons
calracter-s.c c.IIJ not but bear testimony to
the character o. 4I' Tilt0n for piety. lady-like
decOrum AMI parity. Well those Wcst charges were
pending Mrs. Brad, Jaw a witness; 1t to her
that Mr. Tuton hal lie the declarations contained in
the third 50, -t-ion. This woman. for twenty
wears devoted an s,.eea5le msnb,r Of Nr Beecher's
church. thas ~ M Beecher on the 18th Of Octo-
ber 1873:
Mr.. BrEcuEE-D,7r Friend went very much il you
the statement which T. n good faith, consented 70 MAKE
before the Cnurtl Committee in yOlr behalf and Eliza
beth's, for ici, hat my intimacy with her and my love
Tor her an Tor GA gave me rlght 20 spoa4 IN her yl
dicaton could not nd would not behave mat YOU mar
been otherwise than hasev calulnui7od Now, lr 0nc
MIS- 1lise come ~ warn me no.. nos o 90 =, '
shall ne -cyorlei en- v ~ VIVA. v.I saw i0r WcuG
part Nth right han sooner tl-l % 10y the lOvo
and c0aneeucc wuicn as inpos r. yct al oyet tly
void WI YOU sc inc Tor a few moments here OF
Vh rever yor NAV appoint &, .nust accepA lnodore
awful story U -Lul DO n t,}te j.. T." So ever So .tle
..F. 81 aar tl
She had not &c thai time.
God know, trat 10 not seek an interview from any
motives OF arbIl curiosity: ihe subject painful
fr that B.eve go. yo-I have no sncerer friend than
49, A. Bradshaw Pleas DO not send a verbal answer by
NJ Halliday. 70 whom i1trust thi. note because do
wish ~ lutrue 1t your house. or course do not
wish 70 see y9u II yo1 prefer otAer% 40, ot send me
line IN reili fo1 G. D,i come, tilt may know what
10 do for tax word ol any other person in
this matte. NJ a b.
Now take IN the Whole tion gentlemen Of things
then tie scarce from yhi n TINS appeal the pitt
lul anxe;y ape. ths part Of devoted Christ
fan VINO wanted - d. ug t. Who wanted TO pro
tect MI Bsecher. woull no.. So says, for her
right hanl, reduce the respect W.. wlch be was re-
yarded throughout tac world. son! MI Beecncr, Nj.
and Mira Tilton and tell me had better not
defend you They refer me 10 yOu-must believe the
Infamous stories that Ton has told me against you
Oh do oiify them, If it only be little" And what is
the replyi
MY DEAR FRIEND thank you for your cordial and
sympatz AZ note. and accept your expressions OF con
fdence and affection and need not say To YOU how sin
cerely reciprocete them In regard 70 the matter 0
which you SPEAK, let me say FRANKLY that think you
will do the greatest good 20 an pates concerned Dy
suing the course which have done from the first
namely refusing 70 allow the public 10 NEEDLE with
domestic aud private affairs. II is impossible to
bring domestic matters. complicated by clements which
cannot be stated or iersood ana without which all
wiz he barren INFO public without dong
deal more than good u be let absolutely alone Il
the And safe remedy AMI! III TINS ease "Iateser
dihculues have arisen haye o'en a,Ic'OlS ,, al
iusted b. those most d'ep!y co.cefneeu, h 1i
generous nltlre % wish 10 fly 90 friends succor ana
am sure thai Won IA not spare yourself any pans 70
help those WHO need vol But, Lappny ~, oest He.p
YOU can give - cOntnIe 10 love and trust UOse " lOH
you have always trusted and 10 reIse 10 nav any na
bv allow ~ -ne he ,cussel N your presence with
sincere aiectiOn old and new, rem in very truly yours
HENRY WARD BEECHER.
con, NJ Beechcr Is that awful sorrow told by Theo-
lore r,-on he rrhr D. mitigate be it little
Il can d, You believe that reply under those cir
cunstanc. WAS written by man VINO could stand up IN
the presence OF bis feonen and declare that there was
not sing shadow II Oanse upon his heart; that he had
never offered even an inciyity to Mrs TiltOn. When
this pure ani devoted women was appealing 70 him Tor
contradiction the awful she calls IT, told by
Mr. Ton against him. IL appearing that that sorrow, by
the records OF his church charge OF adultery with
Mrs Tllton would this man. il innocent, treat this es
tnable an trusting Lady with evasion Of this char
acterl WHAT was Ire difficulty in his saying, This
story is not true ," When tie appeal came TO him from
this Lad N mitigate il could he have given denial
Ho knew the truth Of the story and he knew more, too
shat il was not safe gor him, Elizabeth Bradshaw, who
had received this communication, AS is proven through
Theodore Ton-it not safe for MI Beecher 10 lay
Mr. Ton the lie. At any rate instead on relic ing
tho anxiety Of this woman instead Of rendering denial
which would have been received by her implicitly he re-
fuses all explanation and she refuses to go before the
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