New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-04
THE CONTENTS OF MRS. TILTONS WRITTEN
ACCUSATION

ACCUSATION.
AS you have no doubt, gentlemen, upon the
absolute certainty, and the voluminous Of
the evidence what the slip Of paper that in the
possession Of Mr. Tlton that night and from which he
read 10 Mr.. Beecher wish to ask your atten
ton 70 its character COMFORTING with the interview in
the version that Mr. TtOn has given OF it, in the
sion that Mr. Beecher has given OF It, Mr. Beecher has
told you what II contained he heard 1t read Mr. Tlton
and MI MoultOn being recalled, have not either of
them given you different statement of what il con-
tanned Mr. Tlton is asked the negative, Was so 7"
and he says "NO, quite different statement but what
the different statement he did not tell YOU and Mr.
MOultOn had had the copytha is, the original for 1t
was only the copy that Mr.. Tilton had-had had the
original in hs possession from the 30th day of December
1870 TO Immediately after the Tripartite Agreement"
in April, 1872, and he had opportunities enough
and hrmness OF memory enough, TO reproduce that
little slip Of paper, in its contents after that long
period Of meditation and examination of it. He could
tell you word for word the speech that Mr. TtOn made
when he introduced Victoria Woodruff to the good
gTaces Of New-YOrk audience although he had never
looked at any report of since He could do that Now
1t vastly important for this prosecution TO show this
paper to have been something different from what Mr.
Beeeher's memory gave it, from what the True Story
gave it, from what Mr.. TtOns statement to M Charles
storrs two DAYS afterwards gave It, from what he gave
it in subsequent interviews in 1872 to Mt Souhwck TO
Mr.. Schultz, to Mr.. Hartman, and Mr.. MeKelway Why
didn't they do i'll Did any scrupes Of accommodation,
or invention OF evidence, restrain them 1t is vital TO
their case without contradiction of this paper and
its contents without substitution, in your acceptance,
and in the TRUTH upon accredited evidence that 1t was
something else, their is gone. All gentlemen, II
they had to different reading OF that paper, 1t
would have been wlful deliberate, and conscious state
ment and there much Of written and recorded
evidence as well of the oaths Of witnesses.
to repel the substitution and the lips of these have
been opened and Will be opened TO substitute
new reading for that paper
Now gentlemen that being the character of the wfe's
accusation that Mr. Beecher had proposed to her TO be
wife TO him with all that that implies, you will how
utterly variance with the long narrative Of seduc
tion of adultery, Of prostitution, and OF justification Of
prostitution, that he has delivered in your hear
ing. Where would you put II, whes confirmation,
that Mr. Beecher's attention may be drawn
Would you put 1t climax after that long narrative,
that in addition to all this all this seduction, all this
adultery, Mr. Beecher has proposed TO TO be every
thing him that wife Isl" indecent propositions as
climax to the history of 6 months adultery Now, where
did this slip of paper come in Mr. TltOn in his direct
examination would start off il were in that part of
his interview that took IN his grievance after he had got
through with the Cancellation Of Mr.. Beecher and with
the vlperaton OF Mr.. Bowen, this slip might have
beon-and you would perhaps naturally infer that it was
the mode in which he introduced his narrative OF his
wifes affairs. But the crossexauinaOn called his
attention this question Of stage and relation 70 the
narrative. ask him
Had Won this memorandum before Won, made Won
have stated. when went on with this discourse
with him that you have given A. cannot say 1t was
Q. Well addrcssi A. No, Sir; it not address
O. well a statement TO hint A. Yes Sir.
Q. 1t interrupted by him, was it A. remember
his making little attempt 70 interrupt at one time
and told him 10 hear me to the end; there was prac-
ticallv no interruption on his part
@ What form of demonstration did you recognize as an
attempt interrupt youi A thought he was going to
speak =. % .,oo,,, .
don't distinctly remember il.
O. something you treated a purpose Of speaking
O. Al what stage Of your statement was that purpose
interrupted do you remember A. think was at the
O. This little paper which you had-you call confess
o. t. was this little paper which you that table
A. Yes Sir; that il my present recollection.
O. Did you read that al the outset OF your statement 70
him A. I read that II not the first OF the inter-
view the first part OF the interview, remember, was
nv reference 10 his having received a letter
B. Oh well agree; but after yOu got through that,
after Won had got upon the matter OF his relations with
{ s6a was onei A. don't remember whether that
at very beginning, or whether IL Yas somewhere IN
its proper place the narratve that do not recall at
@ Then how did you arrest that purpose' A said:
o. Now. do You remember Mr.. Beecher expressing
doubt intimating doubt as 10 whether MIS- 4Atoh
had written any such paperf
And then we 20 ON with what repeated to you yeser-
day and he admits that 1t surprise and that there
mon on that nmaton Of surprise at the paper he said
to him:
It's but few squares TO my house. Go and ask Mrs.
Triton Yourself whether she wrote that letter.
Now gentlemen that shows you that his own repro
duction Of this interview he brought this paper in as the
climax and cncher the hight the front of his charges led
ND 70 bv what had gone before, and this the damnng
proof as well imputatOn upon which he expected TO
touch the and humate the pride by this ex
os,,re of the unlawful purposes of Mr.. Beecher Now,
what sort of a climax was that for his narrativef But
Gee how exceIlenty into Mr. Beechers narrative
OF how the charge and course OF relations with MS nam
Nv was presented by Mr.. Tlton to Mr.. Beecher upon
that won't repeat the whole interview, but only us
heads after he came upon the subjects OF hF FANNY
II was about the Bowen matters; advising against
him saving that had only injured him in his bust,
in his reputation and prospects but had nsnuaed
oyself into his family superseded him. taken his place;
I'm matters religious doctrine, bringing up Ine
dran the household his wife looked TO rather than
bin caused her to transfer affections in or-
dnatA measure that in consequence OF the nerences
which had sprung up by reason OF my conduct ans IAN
iv mad been wellnigh destroyed had suffered my VIE
and his motherinaw TO conspre TOT the serarfOn vi
the family that had corrupted Eiizapth teaenng ner
70 lie TO deceive and he went on 10 say that not only
had done this, but that had made overtes 10 ner Oh
se exacr,y what Tton says he drew the paper and
read It. and then 1t was turning 20 me- ne sao, s5g
Elizabeth yourself she Is waiting ior you al my house'
Was there ever a more conclusive test OF what the
course what the measure what te length tne Dreaath
the severity OF the nputations against MT Beecher
ware when YOU have permanently, wholly Hneqyocal
and wholly tndlsputate evidence Of what the written
Jiroar was Proof can 20 further. This fiction thai
have read to you 40 contemplate and frivolous in ITSELF
ia utterly knocked the bead by this firm feature OF the
evidence THAI is produced before gcu and Is shown 10
have been the climax which arrested Mr. Beechers atte-
ton which struck him with surprise for ali the rheto
cal and inflated propositions which, on MI beechers
,s,ament Mr. Tton had given him. Of interference Win
his family and conspiracy of his wife ana MIS- ore-
and all those things sesus impression upon
him then He considered them the exaggerations per-
hans the honest imputations Of man placed in most
Distressing posation by his own conduct toward
his family but they agree that the moment TINS
ladv's name was brought In as the sponsor for
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