Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-17


ton. | said in conversation
THIS is A DREAM.
/ cannot believe that Elizabeth
would say such nnntruthful thing
The charges made by Tilton We're
those of improper advances to his
wife, and this was all. | said in re-
ply | was indignant at this charge
and all its concomitants. When he
charged me with alternating the affec-
tions of his wife it caused me regret
and soreness. When he charged me
with giving rise to stories abont him
/ said felt nothing but contempt
for him, as he was
ATTEMPTING TO BULLY ME.
He did not tell me that the letter to
Bowen on the 26th would cause rev.
citation of the stories about his wife.
He did recall his letter, but gave me
no distinct reason other than gem
eral statement. The reason ! did not
ask him for one was | thought he
was going to give it me. Tilton
made
NO DEMAND FOR MONEY,
nor did he ask me to see Bowen. Af-
ter he made the charges ] wentaway.
When he made the charge | kept ST.
lent. was silent under the intima-
tion of Tilton that he wished to tell
the whole story. Before leaving that
night did not believe any of them.
THE CHARGES or IMPROPER soLIC-
TATION
or asking Mrs. Tilton to become a
wife to me, were false. / left that
room in q divided and perplexed state
of mind. | left MOulton' s and went
to Tilton shouse; Moulton accompa-
MED me. On the way to Moulton's,
it was evident to me that Tilton and
Moulton had conferred about the
matter, but it was not my way to ask
him better. 1t was not at my desire
orrequest that Moulton should accom-
pany me to Tilton's. Thought twas
an act OF courtesy.
FOUND MRS. TILToN In RED
in the left hand room front. / in
formed her of the charges her hus-
band made against me. She was
dressed in white; | do not know
whether she had retired for the
night, being confined to her bed.
said ! had just come from an inter-
view with her husband, and he had
made serious charges against me. =
She made no response, and the tears
continued falling down her cheeks. |
When
I TOLD HER OF THE IMPROPER .AD-
yANCES
and asked her if she had told me so,
and she bowed her head. / expostu-
lated with her, and said you know
this is not true. Iplied her ON these
charges, and asked her how she could |
have done such a thing. She said : |
81 could not help it: / was tired out |
with his persistence; he importuned |
and persuaded me.' She then spoke |
of an interview in July she had with |
Tilton, when he said il she confessed
her alien lovers to him and lie con-
fessed his, they would get along bet
ter, and all again would be harmony. |
She asked me what she could do. /
said she ought to write a retraction
Of those charges. She said it
MIGHT BE USED AGAINST HER HUs-
BAND,
aud / said it could not; that would
only use it for my justification ifthis
charge was brought against me in
the church. or if there was any trou- |
bic about it there. After making |
me promise not to use it in injuring
the household, | at her request got
her pen, ink and paper, and she
wrote. After some conversation not
pertaining to this matter ! left.
DICTATED NONE or THATLETTER
except in general way. | do not
think read the passages OF it as they
were written, nor did / read it be-
fore the supplementary portion Of it
was written. / will swear positive
ly / did not dictate any part of that
letter. | do not remember that /
promised to show this letter Of re-
traction to Tilton, nor did | show it
to him that night. On the next day
she told me that she had been wor-
ried with opportunities, but / did
not know what to think of these
charges. / had no other desire than
to vindicate myself from these
charges. did not have any inter-
view with Tilton the next day, nor
did / seek one. ann not positive
that said to her that the retraction
should be in writing as the charges
were in writing. Before writing this
letter she admitted the charges were
not true. Up to the time Of the
time of the charges in Moulton's
house, | was never aware of any
UNDUE AFFECTION FROM MRS. TIL
TON TOWARDS ME
Tilton was the only person that | re-
call who made this charge, and Mrs.
Tilton denied it orally and in writing
to me.
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