The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-22
The Fight was Between Tilton and
Bowen

and Beccher was neutral for whom each
! side was seeking and Theodore Tilton
! knew he needed allies when he secured
/ Frank Moulton. If Bowen fails me and
does not bring proof of the charges,
| Tilton said to himself, she, Bowen de-
| stroys me-" There WAS necessity that
something should be done to get Illton
reinstatcd on the independent and for this
purpose the aid and assistance Of Beecher
was sought by Tilton and Mout0n. In
this week in December they convinced
! Mrs Tilton that conspiracy was hatch.
| cd against her husband to turn hlm out
of the LadeDcadsat Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Beecher had conversations with Bowen
about the matter When Becchcr was
on his way to prayer meeting Frank
Moulton entered the dwelling Of the
pastor of Plymouth Church
and told him he could not go aS Titon
wanted to see him.
What does lilton want asked Bcecher?
He will tell YOU when you get there re-
piled Mouton, and took Beechcr to the
| house of Tilton. Not for the destruction
/ Of Henry Ward Beechcr, but for the
overthrowing of Henry &. Bowen or rein.
statement Of Tilton, and they brought
/ their machinery to bear upon Becchcr so
that they had him in their tolls three years.
! If it were true that on the Sd of July,
Mrs. Tilton confessed the commission OF
adultery with Beecher, do you believe
/ that Tilton would either that night, or tor
! the next four years, have slept with her?
| Do YOU believe that for six months after
| that she would have permitted her hus-
! band and Beccher 10 meet at her house
if this were true? That if she was a con-
tessed aduteress would he have written
| letters like those read in your hearing?
| Theodore Tilton obtained letter OF con-
tession ard this was the occasion of the
! interview the night after it was written,
! between Tiltun and BeeCher BeeCher
| testified that this letter was not q charge
of adultery, but of improper proposals,
and Tilton when on the stand testified
in direct conflict to this. That it contained
the charge of adultery. Counsel dwelt
| on the letter Of retraction given by Mrs.
! Tilton to Beecher. Moulton, who swore
I in the trial with the spirit of hcnd,
SAYS he did not see the letter in which
adultery was charged, and Tilton swears
it was in his possession. Do you believe
that this letter of confession which was
so important, was destroyed, while the
letter of apology was kept? Why gen.
tlemcn this paper had served its purpose
and was disposed Of 1t WAS not conteS-
sion at all, but accusation which
was retractcd by Mr.. Tilton on the @Oth
! of December. On the afternoon OF that
day Moulton goes to Beecher to obtain
! the letter Of rctraction. Beechcr sand 1t
was due to the memory of his family and
his honor, il he died, that be should keep
this paper, and
MouIton CaioIed Him
into returning it to keep up the friend
snip with Tilton. He said to Beecher
that Mrs. Tilton loved him better than
she did her husband, and now, said
Moulton, all that you have got to do is
to Join hands with me in an effort to set
matters right Beecher said if he had
caused all this trouble in the family, and
won this womans love from her hus-
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