New-York tribune., 1875-01-13

charge that might be made by the Church ne ash III. II
have charge 70 make sgans. him have .nss, SSSS
charges"
the sh Of July 1874 the defendant declared hathe coaa
not delay for an hour defend the reputation Oh mrs
Elizabeth r. Tton upon whose name, In connection win
his her husband had attempted 70 pour SHAME
And yet whom the publication was MADE On INC
I'd Of November. 1872, the defendant oid not raSn
to the defense OF the honor OF this ohrsdan
woman And when Mr.. West, in 1873, charged that
Mr. Triton had charged him with having committed adultery
with hi. wife giving the OF the witness he then did not
sh 10 the defense Of the honor Of Elizabeth r. Ton She
member Of his church, charged with this crime lie
charged with this crime with her instead OF coming TO her
defense the defense OF her honor, he resorts to
every device that he imagine for the purpose
OF avoiding the investigation for the purpose OF preventing the
oponuny OF yndcating chastity II he coud to keep the
thing buried up and in his language thought that inc
Church had better try and live 1t down. whe het reputation
for chastity remained under this ooua No attempt
then 10 defend the honor OF Mrs. Euzabeth II tutoh
And when these charges are made, coming from
such a source as they did. the Church. anxious fT
an investigation the opportunity then presented him oil vnd
eating the honor Of Elizabeth Tton, does he DO NO.
but he tries TO prevent by trick by adeVoe OF words eay
ing her to rest this charge Of having been deoauched oy
her own pastor No attempt then to rush 70 hef
rscue Too late now say that he could not rest for one
hour when her honor attacked but must rush to her rescue
Too late now TO play that role OF the defender OF the honor OF
Elizabeth r. Tton The day past Years ago the opporu
nifty was presented because the charge was made against nun
when her husband in distant State when was MS
duty when he was called upon by obligation o honor OF
manhood defend, then, Elizabeth X lliton ana 'e ~
nous charge was brand as false But he does not come
s Ia as silent as the grave and when opportunity AFTER
ouportany presents ITSELF che all the time resting under Se
ares and imputaons instead OF rushing 10 her Su'
and defending honor he tries 10 prevent he
M od The opooruny in which he might defend her honor
"A rim
Too late say, now. to play tue roie " o''ed'' "
Of Elizabeth H. Tilton , ,,
The following month, during November iofS, pre'mnA'
stems were taken to call the council On the 9th OF
sunday-Mr Beecher Mr. Tton at MonitonS MS inena
here he WAS in the habit OF going almost daily ana ne sao
" Tbeodore ~ You don't turn against me. Dr. Storrs
con do me no harm" And during the council crt'
cism was made upon the conduct Oh hi@Aoc'h Il"
Iflton in having accused Mr. Beecher' oy memoe.
OF his own church. and the very thought OF such crus
snch stme against Mrs IiIton and Mr.. Ton filled hm WIN
horror and he writes again to his friend Mouon or ne a.
ways turned TO him these hours of sore extremity and ne
saysapain il is Sunday Sunday night these piotngs
and plannngs pretty much the work Of the Sabbath
my dear Frank, is there to be no end ddd, to tins tins
ecssioa was the heart when &C G. .,a1y showed
the shameful @ ike from 2nr dS down an saying '''y am
tired tired tired of living or of trying to resist the ae'
mischief"
Kvey person who did anything that seemed point to an in
vascston or DEVELOPMENT Of these the devil OF
mischief.
e would rather have avein launched against me
hundred times than against those that have suffered so u
but there are slight alleyaons The paragraph came
when the public mind engaged with the counc ana WIN
Theodores letters hope will without further nouSe
must be again as heretofore been indebted 10 you o
udcous counsel On this and hagrant element my inner
most longs for peace If that cannot be- Tor death
And so you see gentlemen the terrible anxiety and terrible
agony that every STEP that movement that everything
that ia done tending bring the facts in this case causes
Mr. Beeche have not read the whole OF this letter. VIII
leave some portions OF it, 1T is not necessary to DO In pre-
sentipr my view until we present it formally in proof
Still later he writes another letter to Mr. Moulton, in which
he says .t
"Mr Stor has determined to force conflict and to use
one OF us to destroy the other if possible am in hopes ha
Theodore who borne much, VIII not consent 10 DC
fail in Storrs' hands TO crush me-"
In the Spring the charge OF adultery made the 3Oh
of December 1870 writes this Otter to Mr. Moaton and
y be hopes that Theodore who has borne much win not
consent to be fail in Sorr's hands to crush me- And
after the council ended that had given so much trouble
and 80 much anxiety and much fear then again arose an
other difficulty difficulty this time more formidable than all
the others.