The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-04

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how false Tilton's testimony in regard to
this condition of his wife was. He en-
deavors to throw the burden of her aglts-
ton upon her interview with Beecher.
We want to know what the whole truth
is in this matter, and | give it to you IN
the words of Mrs Mitchell, which shows
that Mrs. Tiiton, instead Of having any
thing else on her conscience, or any
trouble to redress, was quietly sleeping,
and there YOU have the first proof oi her
husbands coercive power over his VIE.
You find that Tilton, anxious to find out
the result of the interview with BeecDer'
wakenS her and ilnds, to his cOnstcrnn-
ton, that she had given the retraction,
and that he was in exactly the same posi-
ton, if not worse than before. The IN
fuences and sympathcs Of Beecher by
which he sought to produce degree
Of tear on Beechers part. which he nope"
TO produce by making such change IN
respectable woman were enLrcly out oi
the question. He now thought that all TIN,
arrangement TO effect Beecher was spoiled
and the weapon he expected to use upon
Mr.. BeeCher had turned against himself.
Now gentlemen do you believe that story
that the. nurse tells or don yol. She nus
not been contradiCted by MouIton or
Titon in any respect.
Counsel here read the paper winch
Tilton showed to DR.. Storrs aS
HIS WIfe's Explanation of the Facts.
In this, she says that the finding OF the
retraction had placed her in hostile at
titude 10 her husband. She wrote the
third letter, Counsel presumed, the jury
now understood that the first paper was
exacted from the wife. TiltOn and MOuI-
ton were stOrming in her chamber on the
29th. and they saw the same coercion
producing an explanation or 50. " hen
Mr.. Bcecher, in astonishment, asks this
woman, as she lay, how could you do
this? Not because il would injurc me
tBeecher); not for this or that reason,
but on the simple and direct appeal twice
or thrice repeated, How could you do
this Elizabeth when it was not true, and
then she tells him that she did not think
it was true nor that there had been any
thing between them that could be OF
equivocal import. and that she believed
it TO be true for the moment. Nothing
OF the kind. But how could | help it?
Importantly, weariness, sickness, diSus-
ter, and my relation to my
husband and TO Mr. Beccher, and
the assurance that this temporary
contriyance, if Immediately used, would
put an end to all trouble between me
and my husband That was my reason,
not to hurt you, but to Mid HIM and me rs
his subject and submissive wife. After
discussing at length the motives that led
Mrs. TiltOn to retraCt the rctraCtion,
Evarts passed to discussion Of the mo-
tvps that led Tilton and Mouton TO de-
strov the confession, document which
would have settled the nature OF the
charge beyond all controversy, had it
been preserved. The counsel next turn
ed to to" interview of Bocchcr and
Mouiton on the 5lst Of December ut the
lattcr's house Mouton went to Beech
ers house to get the retractiou, and he
succeeded, but not in getting it surrcn-
dered TO the control of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tilton, but rs q safe deposit in his hands,
and with guarantee that BeeChcr
should not use It against Tilton, and
Tilton could not use il without tho other.
Mouton pressed Becchcr for this paper,
urging that it was to preserve peace and
restore happiness to the family, and
promised that ii should be held in his
keeping and ready for production when
he should want it. Accordingly the
Jury found that the whole object Of that
interview was to rctrace the false steps
and get out Of the false position that
Bowen had placed Tilton IN when he
took the letter to Bcccher.
The counsel then read the testimony
given by Moulton in relation to the Civ
ing up of the retraction o: the charge.
Moulton says he assured Beecher that il
he gave up this paper, both the COMES.
sion and the rctraction would be burned
or kept as he tB"echer) desired. Noul.
ton represent. Beecher IS saying when
giving up the letter Of retractlon,
Rely o" Your Desire to save SIC.
and that afterwards Bccchcr said he con-