Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-05-05
LATE reLeeaAMI

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NV Yo.x. Nay x.~--Foaioving ID .
Of The letter which Hrs. Tlton yes
.srday handed 70 Judge Nelson In the
Courtroom. - publishsd In the Siar:
Srl: BY lave Of peculiar phase I am
dsbarred from appearing bsfors you -
. wines. bssssss my hssee.Assssse
fortune At Ne prios 9f ny dshon9r.
have Q mother and SSvsrl ehildfsn. u
n q woman, With no Legacy 70 leave
thoss ehildfun, 0vs . spotlsss nAns
yudes for yourself. then. WHISTLER ! can
tamsly submit 70 the tauning lies OF
him Who has sworn "a love and cherish
me, and whose sslnah infEmiss have
torn me from hearth and home. blasted
my fair fame and turned me psnnilsss
upon he charity OF friends. I demand
70 b hsard By The Jury 10 whom has
ben told the falsshoods Of my protector.
Surely ~ - can adAssss tbs jury for
days, aidsd by cunning and unscrupu-
lous counsel, that he may ruin my repu-
taton, cast obloquy and rsprosch upon
my name. and make u the by-word and
scorn Of all the world. I too have q tale
10 tell; I too have q revelation 70 make.
Untaught BY counsel. unaded BY friends
and without the stimulAnt Of adorng
companions I como alone. and pleading
al the bar for justice. AJAX NO morcy;
I SEEK NO favor. I simply ask that .
wrongsd vile and injured woman may
b permitted 10 meet the calumnies OF a
psriured man and faithlsss husband.
Midnight IL daylight vhsn contrastcd
With his treachsry. The father OF lies
Ia an angel OF purity when contrasted
With this monumental hypocrits. 1
ssek no sanction; I crave nc publicity;
but. for my sake. for my childrens' sake'
and for the sake OF womanhood trough
out the world. I respectfully AJAX the pre-
cious boon Of sslf-defenss against the
besstly onalaughts OF q brutal husband
The ssessd versiss. ssd he Reply
er JsdEs Nsiises.
NV YoHx, May 4.-The Brooklyn
E,yx furnishss the following copy OF
Mrs. Tilton's letter:
BHooELrS. May 3. 1876. - Judge
Nelson: I AJAX the privilege from You
for q few words in my own behalf. II
feel very deeply the injustice OF my
position in the Law and before the Court
now sitting, and, whilo ! have under
stood this, and expected Il from the
beginning. yet, since your last decision.
I have bean 90 sensible Of the power Of
my enemies that my soul criss out bs-
fore you. and tho gentlemen Of the jury
that they beware how. BY q divided YER
Dict. they oonsign 10 my children . false
and irrstrievabls stain upon their moth
or. For years past I have been tho
victim Of circumstances most cruel and
unfortunate. struggling from time to
time only for q place to live honorably
and truthfully. Released for some
months from tho will by whose power
uncousciously I criminAtsd myself.
again and again I declare solemnly be-
iore you. without fear OF man and with
faith in God, that I am innocent OF the
crime charged against me. I would
like to tell my whole sad story truth
fully, to acknowledge the frequent falso-
hoods wrung from mo by compuision.
and though, ut tho same time. unwill-
ing TO reveal secrets Of my married life
-h;sh only ths vital Importance of my
nos;,;on m.lss nscessary. I assume the
rn,;,. ,..ror.ib;I;tv of this reouest. nm.
Snovn 10 friend or counsel Of either
III. snJ .-si. xour Honor's honorable
decision with great respect.
(Signed): ELIzABrrH TrLroS.
The following Ia Judge Nelson's 70
ply.
Mrs. Tiiton: am directed by Chief
Justice Madison to return Jour letter. a.
cannot % ieSa IN eoal. n~
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