New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-20

N Cod had suddenly become M one Of those poor crra
lures that walk like spirits Of darkness In your streets by
night to entrap the unwary into houses OF degradaon
and shame suppose this tn have occurred. ihey were
reasonable beings, were they mott They were nteli
gent people They had ordinary understanding. ne
knew that be lived in the blaze OF the hoon7"y
sun; she knew IL. II they had abandoned
Themselves 10 life of year AMI
half OF debanchery and shame where would they lay e
venue Of crmef Where did they lay IL. according 10
Theodore Tilton and Frank Moultoni Where dld they
lay IL according 20 the complaint which hes Defore hs
Uonort wear and half OF debanehery all committed
either at the OF Henry Ward Beecber or at the
house of Theodore Titon, the house OF Mr.. beecfer
deprived for year and half nor for year. nor
for half year. of the light which then and brighens
his dwelling; house frequented by his sons and his
daughters his grandchildren his friends his brethren OF
Plymouth Church. his brethren Of every denomination
his clerical friends and all. But rejoice at ~ ana
II my noble friend the other side had experienced the
hospitality which have since this commenced,
II he had in that household 10 has happened TO
me to be- and light and the joy the atmosphere
Of purity and love which pervdes It, il he could ace every
member OF that family from the oldest to the youngest OF
grandchildren all fused together IN one spirit OF
kindness and love- could he mp this casef he
coud not do it could not do IT, He viii do It better
without Why the idea of Henry Ward Beecher II ne
were capable OF having mistress taking that mistress
Deneatn MS FOOT, putting tudt uhnt''o ""''~
his servants and his grandchildren might see, and
bringing her within the door which, II You knock at
it tomorrow will b. opened 20 you by Mrs Beeeher as IL
opened 10 Mrs. Tilton by her the only time
that Mrs Tilton ever entered that hOuse-why,
gentlemen You conceive anything more an
surd! Mark you, not an instance Of sudden YIELD
ing 10 passion, but they state that by his
confession through that year and half, from August
10 1888 to the Spring of 1870 in his and in her house.
this prostitution being p"rpetrated. Two houses,
neither Of which know privacy, two houses where no
door IL locked except upon some special occasion. two
houses where every servant look INFO every roon
two houses where every child has free from garrett
roof to the cearsOne yet the monstrous story ID told
by Theodore Ton that Henry Ward Beecher confessed
TO him that in those houses and through that period
he was debanching this poor sick And then the
still more and incredible story, which, II re-
member right TtOn himself had not the effrontery 70
make which was left Monitor 10 put FORTH that when
this God-fearing man and Godfearing woman came to
the conclusion that better TO stop that they had
better 20 no farther the reverend gentleman takes the
flax 10 the fire. goes down To her bedside. gets her
ont Of her bed, and they kneel down together, and
the inference would DE That their arms proDaDy would
encircle each other while they were sending up their
Joint prayer the God Almighty whom both worShped
that He wouId give them strength not TO get nearer
together than they at that particular time 5ensa
toni That IL the basphemOus prayer which was I'M
pu,ed by Moton and TltOn Henry Ward Beecher and
this whe-s0uled saint If their story IL true, that ia
true If their story il true that other story is true ana
they knowing that she adulteress and he an
aduterer sentfor him 20 morning TO their house
walked M private chamber talked over the question
together AS when that he did him the honor TO pol
lutte his marriage bed asking him for the particular dates
telling him that he had business interest in II, that
there was a boy that whitehared Ralph who ought 70
have been here that you might have whether Henry
Ward Beecher or Theodore TiltOn his father; holding
Az inlues over that living body to determine when it
was that this act of sacrege committed between
clergyman of the altar and Of his parshOners and
in the house Of one who claimed 10 be his nearest friend
He says. Really, Mr. Tlton, did not make record
Of these tr sections kept minutes of It," well
he saws Elizabeth says that the first time was on the
Won how that is because did not make entry OF It az
The time but you know Elizabeth is woman Of truth
and IL she says So it be 3d." And though this
child was born in the ninth month Of pregnancy, eight
months and days after that 9TH day OF August Theo-
iore Tton the conclusion that 1t could not nave
come from that and that the child IL legitimate why,
gentlemen, if there be beast on earth III living
form that is capable OF holding such conversation over
his own boy with the parlmOur of his aduerous VIE
he has lived TOO l0ng upon the earth it Is time for him
TO die sensation WHAT such men for, unless they
have a use in hunting down clergymcn and cruciyng
Women and committing perjury in courts OF justice !
This IL the story that Is commended TO you.