Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-16
THE BEECHER CASE.
L.fesf Phases Of fine Rfg Scandal
The Efereafh Week OF the Tr,oI
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MI nllerton has partly recovered from
MS attack OF vertigo. and Is expected 10 no
IN the courtroom again this morning His
lancet tongue and winning way are the pride
OF his client and associates, and all are look
Beecher with more than usual expectation
Mr.. Tilton was hard at work yesterday pre-
pairing points for Mr., Fullerton for Mr.
Beecher's cross examination, and IL is init
mated that vigorous comparison is 20 be
wrought out between Mr.. Tilton's views OF
marriage and divorce and the great defend
ants, and the views OF the two men on theo-
logical points. The theory is that they did
not think widely apart, and that Mr.. Beecher
was the first 10 have stephen Pearl Andrews
In his house TO deliver free-love lecture.
Inc lawyers are ''cramming" theology, look
ing over the Christian Union fiies, and con-
ming MT. Beechers printed writings IN the
search through the volumes OF printed SER
I, 1871, the day on which the apolosy was
written, Mr.. Beecher prea ched on ssIntenSitv
OF Spirit, from the text, God help me"
Last summer while the committee were In
vestigating they received letters from differ
ent hotel Keepers I'm this state and fn New
England telling them OF a Theodore Tilton
who had visited their places. The Informal
ton was all treasured up, and Tiiton, on his
cross-examination before the COMMITTEES,
said that the person inquired apout was The
odofe ID TIlton, a young New Yorker. who
had given him deal OF trouble by having
his name. The committee laughed and told
Mr.. Beecher, and there was much fen over
the interpOlnted ''H." Mr. BeeCher said one
evening, "Tilton runs up and down the cOun-
try with women who are not his own. exc api
for the time being, and when he comes back
he says that IL was not Theodore Tilton. but
Theodore H. Tilton," ard the great preacher
laughed heartily. Mr. Shearman traced the
Theodore Tilton to a number ofhotels through
the years of 6S, Co. and 20, and believed that
he had testimony enough TO crush Tilton for
ever. The Theodore Tilton of the hotels and
scrapes was heard of i'm Albany, Connecticut
and elsewhere, and in the very worst ScrapeS
man could be in. The story grew thrilling
as IL waXed more damaging. aud the climax
was capped by finding in the supreme court
the record of Theodore Tilton's divorce from
his wife in 1871, but the name OF the wife as
recorded was Annie f.. Tilton. This spoiled
everything, and closer inquiry found the
Theodore TiltOn in business on Broadway
The same Theodore III. Tilton had at one time
sent his card TO Miss Anna Dickinson at a
hotel, ana the lecturess trlpped into the
parlor, ready 10 greet the Tllton of the
woman's suffrage platform and there was
such different man who wished TO see her
that in letter she wrote 10 Mr.. Tilton about
the call she said she gave him a greeting that
was followed by a brief audience. The
public Is spared great mass of testimony
that had been collected for the great trial by
the discovery that there is a live Theodore H
Tilton and that he has been divorced.