Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-20
THE GREAT SCANDAL.
Beeeher's Desperation Mrs. M0ul-
tons Dama2 ing Testimony.


MIR. BEECHER'S RENORSE.
The first time tnat Mr.. Beecher talked wit
me about his troubles was in the spring of ISL
Muon hf IT, x %Sh %SgSs there en- FSTa soa TIM
"a maFch and ID Te5uTned & in n April Mr. BsGeher began
etne DAY of our return, or the day following. The
HAT vas Gr aSHe in Hsn the paTor n With Rm he @
waiting to see Mr.. MouIton, who was in the front
rarlor slaakiuG to somebody else Mr.. Beecher said
10 ne, 10 YOU know anything 81 this great trouble
- % mine said, :, Yes, do. He said, THIN
tSEied p, am very glad that there Is one woman in
~, world to when can go To talk about my troubles
that time. him very frequently after that
time IN our house aud he used often to speak to
the thing could be kept quiet IL Also siktd Inc
about Tiiton mind, if he was angry or inclined tp
IEECHER DISCOURAGED BIT AFRAID TO CONFESS.
The next c@@n,ersatign on | particularly, remember
sand TO that he thought il useless t0 try any longer
{? keep down the sandal. He was afraid of Tlf,n.
not YOU Those words he addressed to my hnsbssd
Ne GShver7ed sometimes together on the sutgect
MT BgeCht laid down on the lounge. He said To
me, - This is probably last conversation with vou
me try to live U tbs ln THAI down m any any ag hyr 'SF
never ielt that had much To hop" for from Thao-
me, Gut in striking at me he will ,,crce himself If
That lettST OF apology Is made pnhIc might a. wen
90 ont oi life | said to him, Mr.. Be"cher there
the church and confess your crime lie said. No.
me her love, Cor my Children for my family, f6r nS
influence throughout the world. Never will ! con
less will die before will confess | said 10 him,
Sooner on later the truth in this must come
out said, II IL much better that Won should go
to them give them confession, and they VIII surely
forgive YOU.
He said "No, that | can 10. NJ children woulI
dcsPisc me. could not go back to N, home Nv
church would never forgive me- they would not feel
me but to die, Better To- go out Of life thantn re
main any longer in it. said: You can leave oil
preaching; aud write for your paper. H. said.
the would not let me preach they would not read
my Trting%; beSid1 that, | am a spiritual and
moral teacher, and u can mo- longer hold that posi-
ton am m nothing have powder a. home on he
for death. shall welcome it as happy release from
f ,e my Eag 5a aPT Trg r2n6e o L publish hrt Ir in
again. Physically and mentally am unable T. bear
tbs s @ strain ina any l9nsGG Pro6y ihfli M never
said: :. Mr.. MoUlton will still stand by you. / viii
trouble is by telling the truth: He said he would
come 10 zee me the day follGwing. H. said h. had
mentoes-scmething he wanted me to bear to Eliza
beth-a message which he wanted me to bear to her
came accordih9ly. he wa very much excited. lie
told me- with tears streaming down his face that he
obliged 20 60 home and cheerful smile. IL
was obliged to appear before the church with lies
weakness would be taken for confession wa the
only person to whom he could unburten his heart.
BEECHER LOVE FOR MRS TILT0N:
TO Mrs. Tilton1 A. lie said that he had great love
He said he had great REGARD for her, and he want
ed me to comfort her. lie asked me if She needed
what woman needs. Comfort her. / have fire.
quently carried messages from him TO her and from
cause unable to attend the church. She said
Go back to the church. He is good man said.
"ll0w can you ask me to go back to the church,
How could | take the communion from his hands,
knowing what crime he has committed" She
said: Ion, / want YOU 10 believe in him. He is
not responsible for the crime; i invited him -
| said perhaps might derive some benefit from
m fat tp fla4
to take the sacrament from him. reported this con
veisation 10 MI. Beecher a day OF two after. had
another conversation with her some time wards
think it was about the time when the church
e G to the he eg si dbs a. sgr s2s ro y@ are re
do She replied, " sh'll sacrifice my husband and
husband 10 So down. She sad; Yes mink S''i
shall lie justified in t~nying everything ior The sake
re @ Mf hHE i GT % duty to De-" Ra'mIR m 'F ny child
The telegraph reports the crOsS-eXamjna-
tiOn OF Mrs. M0ultOn as follows:
.. II Was l,y Nj Mouiton OF NJ. TiIton in;r2dus
tiuG that became acquainted with Mrs. Wupihull.
knew Of sr public reHnte at ihlt tm, ia general
Lpn~E VIEWS
with regard to marriage and divorce. The ouI, r- 4
ak over the matter Of kec .ing the story suppress,
J. Do not know how often she was AZ M house, hat
win Ito t. her house 1t Wa because he wanted -
-Gr her. | went because Moultou wa sick aud
Woodhuii was accompsniei by my boy. / vent
thr there 10y the rcqqe.t Of Moultom and Tilt9n They
= ais
asked me to 90 over. | vent in carriage to her
house, think in tn afternoon or evening / don
ton going for Mrs. Woodruff / remember Mrs
Noodhuii 5aklps upper at my house on one oaca-
ne was brought ~ nay husband or came by invitation.
.ALTTE1 EACH OTHER WITH Ks.
/ think she kissed my, first learned | was t. h-
witness in the case after the first statement hal ap
repeatedly the subject OF conversation between rs
do not know that was ever requested to write out
AZ l-1l1 40 Np slf.
never wrote ont anything. have given the conyer-
sations here - they occurred ali occasions with
these conyer-atons. | have endeayored to give
them as they took place, and in some instances [
have gwen y"U BeecHer own words. | always
iuted Beecher IN friendly manner, but on one oc-
Tanio, M Tnem ne k 81 ms gF sHHttns }nl
down Ms cheeks, placed my hani Oh h'7 Shoulter
Kissed HIT oN THE FOREHEAD.
did not put lny arms around him, but sail If there
faith in Reecher for the conrse he la, pursued
ior the last ySar toward my husband, think said
To Beecher then thai | believed there was great
other occasion. of kissing n!m. remember one
Friday. when Beecher was on hi, way TO prayer
meeting, when Mouiton va, present. .hrsY 10y
arms around Beecher neck. and asked Mouton t0
save this good man. / remember on one occasion
"hout the Woodruff publication. remember he re-
the remark that did not know what right she had
to us my name IN connection with the story. | 10
hot remember saying to him did not believe these
stories or that there was any truth IN them think
/ said BeeCher had been my pastor, and had been 50
from my chiiIhOOd; do not remember saying friend
Tor he was not personal friend Of mime | think
that remember that on this occasion | declined TO
discuss the matter with him: think attended Beech
er church mp to last june; | have not attended any
church since that; l have not taken communion
there since Isl;
A. TO TrLTnN.
think II Is about years since | first
knew IIitOn, lie was frequent visitor AT
house. rr>t made the Acquaintance of Mrs. TIltOn
in lS6S or 1869. | ALWAYS friendly to her. | re-
member on one occasion telling TiltOn that ne
villain, and he would betray my husband as he had
betrayed Bcccher, something like that; do not
remember threatening to get a police officer to
move bim. | think | remember telling Beecher |
Thought TtOn felt angry with him; do not recollect
SAY ing TO him that Theodore TiltOn treacherous
and revengeful but ght have said 80, aud may
have repeated this number of times. I do not re-
member when my interview with Mrs Tiitnn oc-
CURED ia regard tO the scandal after Beechers con
iessIon 10 ME. begged her
To STAND By BEECHER;
she said she would deny everything, but would sac
rhce her husband for Beecber, if necessary, by a
tslsehCOd: / think L expressed to Mr.. Nc Lean my
admiration for Beecher, and have always spoken
well OF him; do not remember saying that he was a
pure man. good man, and entirely innocent Of the
Woodruff charges. L am certain never said to Nc
Lean that BeeCher was pure man. | never remem-
ber ever saying 10 Beecher that husband or Til
ton had overreached him; may have exp pressed the
fear that the truth would become known through my
husband or Tilton,