New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-20
MRS. TIITON's DESCRIPTIONS OF MR.. BEECH.
ERS CALLS.

"About II o'clock Mr.. b. called" Theodore
Tton savs bc never had suspicion OF Mr. Beecher down
to the time when this revelation was made to him on the
Sd of july 1870 Here is letter which he produced,
dated Feb l. 1868 written TO him by his wc, in which
she says
Now beloved let not even the shadow Of shadow fall
on your dear heart Of this now. hcnceior or
since have known YOU implore you believe it, and
to look at In the Day OF Judgment, when Il slall
sav am TO hun good deal rest Can you understand
il, appear cheerful and helpful to him
Not of course Theodore, but to him Now, docs not
that let you into language Of rcbukc to her after that
letter in which she told him that Mr.. Beechcr said,
What pretty house this is wish lived here T.
Do you not know the of talk that took place be
tween that husband and that wife Does not this indi
cate iti Again.
After seeing the children. asked him he would
with me to Mattie's and the bust without any hest
tation he said he would. Immediately GOT ready, and
first walk to the Courts cars without much
every pleasant day We found neither Matte Mack at
Bradshaw and Clip, your dear head, darling, which
on second seeing Is more than ever TO me. NJ H. ex-
better than he expected find it, and lie believed
correct likeness as you could haye lie Is very de-
Cured, that be left me at the door with the remark
that he had had pleasant incIning: You once old
nn did h;i not Ss SSa yo aT" yeti
much Sweet do you still feel tbsi strive IN my poor
Which give him. and he to me- 1t Would be ny supreme
wish and delight have you always with me. This trim
ity Of friendship pray for always.
Here, gentlemen. you see the Jealousy of man
who wanted to be jealous. who wanted an excuse for in
fidelity who hated another and who would have given
boot TO have occasion to be jealous who wanted to labor
with his wife to convince her that he was Jealous lie
had his purposes then he accomplished them nferward
You have been told about gifts by Mr. Beecher They
were paradcd by my friend Judge Morris in his
opening az they had previously been paradel be-
fore the public. Now. you gee cropping ont
here, just how those gifts to be made. Here is
letter dated April I. 1868:
Mr.. Beecher gave us pleasant episode yc;terlaya
visit of than hour. lie said with great earnest
ness you never could know the qualification your letter
approaching Norwood" gave him; He meant to give
vice 80 that we might have one each.
Yet these poor Norwoods" figure the gift OF
libertne to adulteress Again Jan. %, 1867;
this observe. Of the letters after according to his
account, she has turned prostitute:
MY DEARLY BELovED: Your Mondays lotter from
Clinton Ohio telling me OF your con'e esccnee have
much lovc-yct my soul cries "Give. give" believe
am big enough TO supply even your Dig heart wIth love
II will only let me-
Is that the letter OF another mans mistress 10 her own
husband Again, Feb. 20, 1863
MY BEIOyED: VIII you talk with me in the future
about all that interests youi Let IA he more frank and
free TO each other Good night Good angels guard your
sleep
Feb. &c: Mr.. Beechcr put baby TO sleep" am
selecting out those things more particularly which refer
to Mr.. Bcccher because want you 10 see Just what
passed between them. Theodore Tilton singled out
every letter that daily correspondence for years III
which he could find the name of Mr.. Beecher, and
find that she not only communicates to him every visit
that Mr. Beechor made, every meeting with him, every
time she hears him make speech but she goes further,
and by his express njunctons these letters show i'll
each instance repeats and reports to him what passed be-
tween her and Mr. Beecher at these interviews.
Mr.. b. put our baby to sleep, laid him down. and
covered him up the last time he here; whenever we
could not quiet him, said send for him and he would
come His call amused the children very much
This frank, hearty rollicking manner of Mr. Beechcr
which leads TtOn to call him great boy" and this
love of fun which abounds in the and which is often
found in men OF genius, this Is turned into poisoned
arrow pierce his heart and the heart of Mrs Tlton
II there anything wrong in that would she have
written about to her husbands Again. here is letter
of Feb T. $780, and this IL the to which call your
attention specially, in connection with one read little
time since I want YOU to watch this letter and
whether in your belief it is letter written by an adul
tercss TO the husband whom she is then daily dishon-
Orng:
SUNDAY Feb. T. 1869
MY BELOVED: have just finished reading to Emma
Lcwels "ExtrTme UnGiion and the he chapter in
wife II is very touching. and realized for moment
wnss "i hSad and wife "ed Hove
inevitable tis God only can sustain the one who re-
mains, while He enables the one who departed to say,
ALLOW Inc TO say without can't that God has given me
for Him. conscious privilege overows my heart
utterly At home He helped me TO be patient willing,
my little little room was crowded The interest in
l. too love every one do indeed feel grateful for the
encouragement they give me- IN these new labors tell
because earnestly wish your sympathy and to feel free
to talk rih you Of everything In which IN Interested
each other yet the dear Lord does not hesitate 10
use Now tonight, give myself to you-my best my
w0rst" just as am" Take me once again into your
confidence bear with my f0lies In early days. con-
secrate myself to you so long as shall live before God
give all my nrnitics and help me TO overcome 10 final
W.T. wSS ys go Will yPu you s pe Ta
pleasure. Then the fountain is unsealcd and We flow to-
gethor.
letter from Danve. Now, observe, this is the 9TH of
February ls69-right out OF the hotbed OF adultery.
Mr. shearman-Judge Porter, Paul was the dead child.
Mr.. Porter-Ycs this Paul was the child that had
died Now. for the letter OF August B. 1869. Here Is
letter. gentlemen, which has especial import. deny
that the whole history Of the human furnishes
Instance OF an adulterous woman writing such letter
a cuckOld husband. Now listen:
loss In the death OF Mrs Elliott Pity dear mother as
after OF her friends leave her Minister TO her If
You can. my darling.
oh dear Theodore, may not persuade you to love the
Lord Jesus Christi DO not let this enreaty estrange
more for my pillow oft is wet with tears and prayers
that into sympathy In our religious natures
feel AZ though my heart would break i did moi SPEAK
10 you-noi that am right In any sense and You
wrong; God forbid but not one In feeling. and Il
Is impossible for To be indifferent, especially while
God blcsses with dear children.
once again ask forgiveness II have offended you by
showing my heart. Our dear baby grows finely &c.
just imagine woman, fresh from bed OF debaucbery
and Of lust. writing letter to her husband. husband
who fears Is losing the foundations OF his faith and
humbly, modestly, appealing 10 hun. imporng him to
reconsider his Was there ever such an absurdy
as pretense Of these men, that those letters writ
ten by Henry Ward Beccher to Frank Moulton all breath
ing spirit Of the Divine Master written between
two who mutual oonfdants In AN intrigue with
dshonored womani IL Is not true 1t Is not true. The
woman who wrote that letter 10 Theodore Ton not
AL adueress. She who loved him too well for