Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-02

ton continued his testimony. as follows:
YORK hide penient under Beecher; nv wife was a
member at Plymouth church about three years be
9laih,ed With Francis D. Houitcn ever since nv
;shSohcy days PerhsRs in l's or hs4g N Becsmeer
library, valued Il about 25yccc owned share in
the New York Tribune, small farm in the west,
valued at 100; there was mortgage Of q 800 on
my house; when left the independent my property
terest deposited with woodruff & Robinson, after
January !, ISL and go obtained from Mr.. Bowen,
s6ROo iron. Mr. Msalton. and about 5co from sub,
sCrihers of the Golden Age had dehts other than
the liens my properly, aid not know the source
by Moulton; did not know il cana from Beecher; on
the Sth of December, 1870 l had an interview with
Bcecher.
all N9rIT1S BRogSHL gR. sEEcHES
crossed the room and locked the door; went back
and SAT down epI3site, Mr.. Beecher. began in
from Mr.. Bowen letter demanding your retirement
from your PULPIT and Br.klyn., He answered -
thanked me, and said H. need not DO so; Elizabeth
deserved his thanks and not me lie said ne under
terms, aud asked me to tell him what Bowen had
said aud told him Il would b. better go Bowen
himself told him Bowen had said he was intimate
With me"hers of his CATION for the past TWEEN
tive year;; that he was not q safe man, ana had
ruined family households, that he was
WOLF ~ TuE FOLD,
AMI loud i , be rNtrPatr and that NJ Bowen had
=. bro.kl'n in II hg1Iys; ;ald him that after had
TINS inter- lew with Bowen told it my wife H.
was distressed. and refunded that / said IN the
previous summer thai would not break my promise
not {" lHrt Mn. Becchcr Tor ii ne driven from
Eis"kIyn n would bG t. hex sllalr and tina. OF her
children; BccCher asked what | meant hy her
shame, and read TO him Elsaheths letter Of con
lr.~on' ih', confession va. destroyed 10y Elizabeth
w" year aiteI The copy IF Va DESTROYED CA this
oIGrlng Mr.. BeeChsr wa about TO reply. but said,
THE TOBY MAS. TiLToX ToID ~
me- SAYING to him that in the early part Of July Mrs
try and told me- that she had burden on her mind
and wished 70 throw i of that she had several
"Nacted prom 80 that no harm should occur the
person or thai should disclose the story 10 hIn;
he sai1 II was a secret between her AMI the Rev
Henry Ward Becch"r; that her friendship had de-
yeioped into love and then seNuG! intercourse be-
Mr.. Beecher on the 10Th of October, lS67, she had
snIrepdered her body to him. ard on the following
Saturday evening az her residence the act had been
repeated and that this had continued from the tall
81 1855 I" the spring o. $50 that IN the fall of 1870
had protested TO me that Beecher hal for her
h%imyr !GFe Than lor any other woman; that his
Do me was net happy hume, and his marriage did
mol render him contented and happy; that Ia sohc-
almost Violent; that She felt she coul never look IA
III the face until she made
FREE NJ oFEN CONFESSION;
and she had come from tc country To- make IN :
confession. would not say this entirely a. Ia
mterN lew happened, but it is nearly as | rrcpI-
re 'Iu vas takem iiII small mtn,randum ro-,
scsS. l then told MT. BeeCher that Mrs TiiteH hal
gone 10 the country a broken hearted woman, aul
told him that my wife had insisted my being tn
1 FL.
begged No 10 have friendly interview with him. a!l
] ,aid that she agreed would request Mr.. Moul-
and myself, to which she agreed flt great raluct-
ance that Nj. Moul3on should know the fact: I
lrlgtl Mr. Bcecher my WORT that would NOT assist
MI Bowen in any attempt he might make on NJ.
t5""c her ~ the conclusion Of the narrsiyc M.
and feared an accident ne said Theodore arl il,
dreun this i like Dantc's InfeTuo;' he rp.e i, =
asked M il would allow him to sec Elizabeth whicl
$ssiiled IL he WoGIi n2 urrad her, foI If he lid
nent on the threshold and putting his hand on hi-
head said, This Is all via wiirl;'' Aouitou mt
him, Have you seen Eizabeth's confession, and
ne Answered 81, that he had and NJ. Bseehsr -id,
then entered the parlnr and The ,iocg was q r,.l
The court here took the usual recess
AFTER RECESS,
Tilton resumed The stand and continued his te,ri-
n,o 9 On The Sd IF January went to Mous9n
boqse replied How could do so' ka NOW h hs
yon act so TO man DO humbIes himself before yoG
q, before his GOD: then said, Good morning.
self; if you wish to retire from The pulpit 0mig
say the word and will leave; there will he no sell
either 90 out Of life by suicide Journey to some
other part Of the world III said my wife ought
enemy Size would also becomc mine. He aid tn Re-
atiGn between himself and Elizabeth wa not always
offer any excuse Tor himself. He asked me- To- b.
licve that he hal never sought her for selfish pur
woman he hal ever loved. lie aslc.I M if c5ad
ture Of a man sitting on a brink, and saI he was
7 r.,,,.r,,.or o" H dHE fDSE oFstELL: -,
hi' mo violent burst Of grief, aud his fac a.
suneu rcdness; and Moulton ask-d 10 rptir. and
after this interview Noulton sent Tor me; Beechrr
Ma pre- ~ ilir letter which had written u
U"wrh- date4 January }, WAS under discussion: |
had been sent Tor then IN reference 10 som" consul
'@ii"n al our th's letter; Mouon read it aloud and
I nm
ION Of NV service viii Ba,Tep. tod W. INK Istn I'm,
VAS announced in the pap4rz by Bowen that was
be edtor "f Jha BROOKLYN Uuion and a contribute
20 the Independent. and that these app5intn"nfs
tad t"i some reason been Cancelled by Bowen. tlat
changes; Bcecher said that 20 lar as tie rh9ry. If
Bowen We're concerned he did nos care about ang
that he Bowenl could make; Becker also said that
by Bowen, and that he had never committed any
Stoi"ficc on any woman. Tn" intc' view ended by
MyUlron asking me to retire a. he usually ,sd -te
ber shortly after jhi. HOUltou was III. went T.
him; B,.cLer was there IL saId. .t'r.ul J., v..sy
sick: he Is
At THE GRAVES EDGE
nm AFRAID h- VIII die. aud what WI tHeu become
II uur case. Frank in, .syeJ M. : -. NO a..
kissed me Oh the forehead and retired [ hoi an
mouth or tn" beginning ui the next | Wa sat 1,r
a. hotiton WhU had then rcco' cred, AMI /. took
place IN his house. Beecher wa then present. Mr.
Mculton held in hi- hand letter which Bee her i,i
received from Mr. Morse Beachcr had receiy eli the
letter and il IN reatont0 some staten.ent con-
tanned M the letter inat had been sent tor iShov
copy Of the letter, which lie Identified. Tie letter
charged III" with telling twelve persons about NJ
Beccher criminal relations. ] denied tins THE
letter also said that had not lUy food for
IN family. turned To AoGitpu aud said. .. y III
know that this i false. Becker asked me if isI
iolG twelve perSons Of the charges. and replied
had not. | tod him th9t Nh. VI srSe was saving
among our relatives that Theodore was making such
and such charges against EiZabeth: and mat these
charges Wefe pFopa2aed b. Mrs. MuTs-. I also tlld
hiil that The DHty persons informed the subject
were OlVgr Johnston, Mrs. Martha Bradshaw and
Francis ID. NOuitOn. Beecher asked me II I stated
that he preached To number Of his Juistre~ses. and
tolt linn that IN the previous -IHnG3eT | had toll
stories to his dctImrnt-that 1 may have said this,
hut dld not fchemh"r; this occurred before Moulfpu
came ~ 10 Keep tie peace between US; told him
mrs, MORSE WAS a DANGEROUS WOMAN:
mat hal received letters from her, threatening NV
told him that If Mrs Morse was Offended at anything
she WAS very YDaOHt in her manner and utterApva:
letter prepared by Beechor in reply to thi. one
rom Mrs. Morse; could say ii this letter WA
written then AZ the termination of this iutelrir.
during the interview exhibited an anonymous let
ter, which was sent 10 Mr. Bowen bT Mrs. Morse
and convey ed 10 me; read II as an example OF the
kind Of letters Mrs. Morse in the habit of send
Ing; Beecher asked me what understood to be tha
ter u Mrs Titon from Mr.. Beecher Ut the same time
that brought one 10 MoultOn; showed Mouton'S
letter to Mrs TltOn with his tAiculton'st consent
The next interview with Beecher after this was be-
fore Mr.. MoUlt0n went 10 the south; MOuIton before
his had asked me If would permit Beecher 10 write
to Mrs Triton, and said that BreC her could act As
he saw fit | think | recovered the letters at he.
hands II Nj, MOUlton. The court at this point ad-
lOurned.