, 1875-06-08
How Theodore Made a Scapegoat
of Al0!llcr-iu-l.aW bl0rse.
Tilton Was the Only Source Of Mrs
Woodhull's Information,
Supposed Authorship Of The Story Of nrs.
Tilton's Confession.
1t Was Made Public by a Friend Ia
Vindicate Richards.


srtt,ai Dtspateh to The Chicago Tribune.
New Yong. juno 7.-ifr. EsArtB, in hia
speech today. refostod chiefly 10 tho e.donce
aNuct,uR Mt. Ti.ton'B neral character and his
sel.tlons to MIS-. Woodruff, aoMo Of tho inter-
vsows Of minor Importance between l,aecher aud
Tslton, the ro1ationa Of Tracy to Mou!ton and
Titton, and Kindred matters. Tho audience vas
greater tlau those Of tho latter days last wcek.
Three Of Doecler'a slstors wore prcsout to-day
Mrs. Stowe. Mra. Perkins, and tho Venerable
Catherine. Beach Ia verY unwet and uas at-
sent during tho day. Evarts again promised to
be dono tomorrow, and Beach will fiuist by FIJI
day, 80 that tho Judge will have Saturday to
charge IN, and ulo Jury SUNDAY 10 deliberate on
the verdict and agree to disagree, Is all now fear
tho5 will exceps Beochcra friends, who arc conti-
don't OF verdict.
MRS. 1ILToN's CONFESSION.
The statement III Tho Sua Of n lxto date rela-
tive to the confession OF Mrs. Tlson to Mrs.
Richards gainH additional Importance from the
fact that Mr. Henry c. Dowon aud h!s publisher,
n hfr. Baker, are unlcrstooi to bo the authorI-
tics for ths report. MIR. Baker s tho brother o.
Mrs. nschsrds aud. rory soon after Richards had
testified and subjected himself 10 much sbuee,
Uakor aud Bowen urged Richards to
como out In statement over his
own nnnc and state NIL ho know. Hicharda haa
docIlncd. and still refuses, but Baker, indignant
at his brother. .iav's Treatment, and urged by
Bowen, Aas, II i8 reported giyeu aponY1nonB
publicity 10 Ito story a. told him by Ilchards
many months ago.
[Io The Aasaetased Fstss.1
TO nEsuME.
New fong, Juno 7.-The brooklyn City Court
room was crowded, - usual, this mot ming and
hnonC tho audience wore many lad cs. Mr.
Evarts arrived rory carly. as also did Mr.. Beach
and Tie l,!a.ut.H. Sir. Beochag cano In with his
wlfc mud number of other 1adleg. 1t Was ton
minutes past II o'clock whon Judge Nolson
stopped IN tho ponch. aud Tow moments after
Dir. E.arts continued bis summing up for tho
defense.
Mr. Evartn resumed bis argument, eayiug it
WA not his purpose to front Of all tho 1sntIom
n1su scattered iutery!ews In tho years following
1370. lie said it WAS apparent tlat the lines
wose draWn in tho interyiswa which hc lad a.
tosdy considered, aud that nothing now In that
Ehape Of accusation wAa Freaouted In tie nubBe-
qucns meetings. Ho thought it we'll to cali at
tcntion, however. to tho meeting on tho Sd Of
Janualy. In whcE. It waA alleged that Dsechel
Rald to Iitou that lie was
nkApF TO CoMrL1
with the demand for his retirement II It Was In
sisted upou. aud that, II br, yilton said go. the
rcntln8 Of tue pows should not SO on. The ab-
could Becchor make tito first bta,on,our whcn
the wLo!e aeency Of tho lntetylow OF Dec. 30
had boon to do away with any effect from
TIton'H lettcz and how could he speak of
otopplug tho renting Of tho pewa wleu .hht
testified that Beecher begged him to
giyo him notlco.if he found It uecessary to make
public recital Of this caBs, IN ordor that lie
tDeechef) might commit suicide or leave for
i.u not to l.. liz. Lee nsousr @ know ii fsHSe IT, ss ale
lad always boon Illtos'a enemy, and might
seadiiy beto1ns bis. Now, ttta whole proceeding
OIL 1sltona part WAS ayowodly fur the avoidance
Of publicity, and
BY Nir. Deecher waA evident. Thon ie wna testi-
fed by Mr. Triton thst Mr. Uecchcr oppressed
his ayupathy for Mrs Tlltol., and took all tho
baan1o upon himself. Alr. Ueecher testified that
taken III rega,d 10 I.ltou's domestic troubles,
aud blamed himself for his courho III tho mat
ter. Ms. Mon!son's parratlvo of thia intor-
ytew agreed nnch mo- nesry wstla Mr.
boeohera account tl'nn with Mr. TlltouA.
Mr. Titon's account of this was supy, .
1ehaah OF the laeaa expressed according 10 ltB
Btoty In The interview Of Dec. 90, and tho Two
Interviews snuat stand or fall together. Thou
there wns . very extraordinary Interview Ia tho
nlltld1e Of February, aecosding to A1r. liItou,
which Was hald for tho purpose Of nscertain5ug
TIE PATIENTLY oS TIE nor nALlA.
II this interview Was not absurd, according to
T!!tons OVID version. no power Of human lan-
guAgo could .presont ~ absurdity. III. Eyarts
to"0 tuo AIntaAaoAy " 4"t"A -. AoE"4A ~ hAo a.
leged conversation. Thu boy Ralph waa born 10
Juns, lsG9, and 1tIton VIVA anxious to make 1t
oortan whether OF not tho fiEat Rot Of adultery
vas on the 10th OF Octobor, 1869. lie said III
hls Testimony, however, shas ;ho bov s, vas born
few months after that date alIs. Ilto.t, u "aa
alleged. camo into tho room during tho conyer.
sas!on. aud Waa told iss subject. wAeroupon sho
buIRt into tears. bil. Deecher, Mr. Ti!tou tostt-
hod, said ho had no faculty tor dates. aud made
no record. but t!'at DO believed @ In bs soul the
dato assigned by Ats. Tilton WAS Tho correct
one.
Having urgcd tue al!surdisy OF such conVeE-
satlon. Mr. Evatts road ueeclloE's testimony IN
regard to tho !nsorsiew Of thAt date. In which
TlItou's version WAS
INDIGNANTLY AND coNr1ETELY DENIED.
That conversation Mr: Bcechee said. WEB in ro-
gard to tho stoIles Of Tilton'a !mnloraitY. which
tile latter psonounced nnfduudcd. Whom Ttlton
was tccallol to tho atAud, tho onls part Of thla
narrative which be dsllod wsa that relstInE to
kon1o Eenhrks BY hamanlf IN regard to one Thc0-
doro II. Tisop. Tho only ground On which this
VAS eontIadictod Wa tue assertion that Thoo
doto II. 1Ilton lad not boen divorced u that
dAte aud, therefoFe, tols his sssnl'uamesako.
bad mot then hoAr1 Of ttR immortality. Nov, II