New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-09
Mr.. TILTON,S "TRUE Story

purpose Of ending the power Of malicious ifnpu
tation against Mr.. Bcechcr, ana yet OF keep
ing within the truth and preventing being forced into
the false accusation That has finally trumphcd. In
their purposes and been made the subject Of this Inquiry
IN the most .Oemn form Mr.. Ton makes a narrative
which, by a singular perversion, rom his intent
in It's preservation, has been brought to your
eyes; ! mean what ia called the " True
story" And say you gentlemen that Oh
Mr. Ttons narration there given, and on ir. Beech
the 18th Of JAY 1874 read to his Church
Committee under soenntes Of his purgation Of his
conscience, a. before God-On those two Instruments
your verdict could rrpose with absolute assranee,
and no verdict can given that cont-adcts those two
papers assuming mperfection in those pieces
of evidence Themselves that they by themselves are No"
subject 10 the charge say this only for Argument
for the flood tcsm my, and Til. absence OF any tes
mony that the law regards, or common sense fegrs ~
Of importance maintaining this issue for the plaintiff
do not pass from your minds or from my own; hut
snv that on that Tue Statement made and read
proposed TO Tracy as the whole truth. exhibited
by Mr. Top a. the whole truth being really more than
the truth as against Mr.. Becchcr though he gave The re-
traction Of his wife, ~ be in IT, and left people 10
Judge whether her first charge with or without fonn
iaon on that paper preserved by of the tricks that
Mr. Tton took to have it published irrcsponsbly.
and 50 made means of keeping awe
his inpntations and assaults upon VIZ
Bcccher put IN R,ipah the reporters hlnis-on ms
truthful statement. and honorable statement OF Mr. I'll
see where put IL, AMI You take It, AMI then what
Won do won't be rcspon sbility, and II will he pub
ishcd and shan he responsible for its pnhlcation ana
would like have il published, hut not be responsible
for its publication" dpath takes IT, and Redpath
undertakes reproduction OF il by the rapid OF
shorthand writing, until he gets down considerable
length in il; aud then, hc being pretty slirewd com
mon Of he that there not 'n'h
| in il, that Their, il not much Substance III this
business about NJ. Beecbcr, and he stops, and
then Mr. Ttou-Mrs. Tilton. Hr. Tilton says
hik-tears mp the greater part Of the paper beeiilsa
even in this form it was It contained her FALSE
accusation of Mr. Bcecbcr and record Of il, to wit OF
improper proposals, AMI she destroyed Oh but
some pages which seem 10 have escaped tie
struction, aud that formed the close OF tiat
laper, and are produced here upon Our
call and the whole put evidence by there being
gap in the middle which il not produced, and TO at
tempt has been made to supply It by ir Tltons
memory, from any sources or It's rrpfoirction
This story sets forth with disiinctncss H. II the slip
were produced before you that used that night OF
Tic ,}Oth tins statement:
In the Summer Of 1870 MTs. Elizabeth r. Ton, my
wife, made - communication concerning hr.
Rcecler which her words lest should wrong
him 10y using mine. she Afterwards noted down III Leo
rlndun, follows:
",hc made communication IN July, which com
munication made in July, afiorward she noted IN
| writing" not 'Wlcn she aftcryaid made me a cot'-
muuicdtiun in wrns, but sb6 made me coniinnncii
| ton ia July, which aItcrwarl -hc noted down Ia
memorandum" as follows:
Mr. II. W. Bcccher my freud and pastor. solicited me
10 hc wife 70 him. together with all thai tiliS iGpies
borrow the above from my vie's HANDWRITING
Now eencmc that il the charge. ana the only charge
hat either July II yon believe him, ever, was the
extent II this mpuaton and the wife Withdrew 1t the
next day after she had made the writing and noted "a
what had said in July and afcr going through Win
the whole and re'ung all caumncs against his vifes
good niInc and bis honor in the publication OF the
| wooGlnIls Mr.. Tilton closes in this way.
To complete the chain Of documents belonging to is
ease now insert the of chief Importlnee, namely
the direct testimony Of Mrs. T0n, and OF hlr bceeher,
~ to he alleged erniinaIiiy OF their relations.
ITO close forever this OF scandal against Mr.
Bceccr and against Mrs Tlton having shown you the
charge its rctracon explanation, and tho various
course Of interviews the subject now close it all by
vn You the documents chief importance, the direct
| testimony of MIS-. Ton and Of lr Beecher a. tn the
alleged crimnaty Of their relations" Mrs Tton says
| to Mr Moulton:
es,fv with ali nav woinans soul that am innocent of
the crime OF mpure conduct alleged asains; have
live and die carry aiicetion for linn sill barns with
its maiden flame all the more for What he has borne for
my sake both private AID public wrons. Hts plan to
Keep back scandal. long threatened against Inc,
never approved, and the result shows II unavailing
She did not approve OF this policy OF suppression at
one hand aud constant publication and exaggeraon at
the other
But few would rsked much az he has s,crif,red
for Others siucc the conspiracy began against ain
has osbornc to do H. and allowed himself 10 he injured
instead. No wound Va me l. 50 great iS 'hr impression
na; c among my ;rouscTT bless hun every day Tor
M i.,th III NJ. ;, ",I an al ssr.r1es ~ ~ ava '
'"'''' EIIzABRTH t. TLIoN.
,,, ,,, -, ,, s., ,,,,t ~ tha i,,,ortont
,'i VI. I - M; i,e ~, rho ,,,,ee, ~ tho rc,a
49,. ..,,, ~ ,,,r t,nds a verdict that there is n,
truth in her statement Aud Mr Beecher's statement he
ubishes az also with his authority, and his approval
.. =. ,,o a,,I ,,,;o,u. u,op mis- scap
ana "i'i "H w.. -. AZ pa..,,or cav. IN Nr