The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-14
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with the ! lton family early in 1871, just
after Tilton's rupture with Bowen, and,
some weeks later, Titon disclosed to him
the facts Of this rupture, and at the same
time charged 4ir. Beecher with having been
guilty of greet misconduct" in his (Til-
ton's) hous,, though he did not state speci-
fically what the misconduct was. Tilton
also told him that, only a few days before,
Beecher came up and kissed him on the
forehead and said, Theodore. you are my
savior" No other conversation on the sub
ject occurred between them till month
after the Woodruff publication of Novem-
her, 1872, when, upon his return from the
country, Carpenter found Tilton almost
distracted che told me he did not sleep
for month, and asked me on several occa-
sons to spend the night with him at his
house"
DIR sTORR5 AND MR. BEECnER.
Tilton told him that he had been TO see
DR.. Storrs about the matter, and Carpenter
himself soon called upon him, thus de-
scribing the visit "Unti Titon's unex-
pected visit to him DR.. Storrs told me had
not given the matter serious thought. DR..
Storrs, in the confidence of friendship,
wrote note TO Mr.. Beecher, scouting the
story, and offering any service in his
| power And here comes in one of the
strangest parts of this history. To this
| note of friendship and trust DIR. Storrs
told me there came no reply, and from the
day of Mrs. Woodhulrs publication Mr..
Beecher, from being constant visitor,
never entered his house Dr. Storrs said he
| (Storrs) had not even seen the publication
by Mrs Woodruff when Tilton came to
consult him about publishing a card. The
Woodruff publication came about a month
after the Plymouth church silver wedding,
when Mr.. Beecher publicly kissed DIR.
Storrs on Plymouth platform. DR.. Storrs
said Tilton came to him in great apparent
distress with card he had prepared to
meet the Woodruff story. The card did
not deny. ~ was an evasion. Storrs
frankly told rilton So Tilton, DR.. Storrs
said, made hypothetical case, and asked
advice upon it.. DIR. Storrs answered that
he could not advise him on fictitious case.
DIR. Storrs then said to Titon that he saw
he was in trouble. Now continued DR..
Storrs, i will get the Woodruff story and
read it, and then give you my opinion CON
corning it,. Titon called again, DR.. Storrs
said, day or two afterward, and be then
told Tlton that there were four points in
the Woodruff story that must be denied,
, to have denial effectual with the publ {.
These points were: /, that a criminal rela.
ton had existed between MIR. Eoechtr ant
Mrs. Tilton; 2, that it wa, revealed to Mr.
3 Tilton or he discovered l.; 3, that Mr..
Beecher procured written denial from
Mrs. Tilton; and 4, that Moulton recovered
this paper from Mr.. Beecher. DR.. Storr
: said to his great surprise Tilton said, "Bu,
t what if these points cannot he deniedY
| DR.. Storrs replied that in that case 'he hat
no advice 10 give"
On the 30ih of December, 1872, Carpen
C ter Gays that he called at Nloultons ant
a found Tlion and Beecher there. On thi
a occasion said to Mr.. Beecher that | wish
ed he would 90 and zee DR.. Storrs. said
: "Mr. Beecher, 90 to DIR. Storrs and confd
: in him. You will find him the truest o
t friends and the best of counselors." MIR
Tilton said upon this: ''Mr. Beecher,
think it would be well for US to go togethe
and see DR.. Storrs." Mr. Beecher replie
n that he would not see Stoirs.
MRS. TiLToN's LETTER TO DIR. sToRRs.
:, Carpenter was next questioned abou
6 Mrs. Tilton's note, which her husband car
ried to DR.. Storrs December 16, 1872, an
which WIS written by her while he (Cal
:, penter) vas at her house, containing tn
statement, "Mr. Beecher desired me to b
II n wife toIhim, with all that it implies.
! Mrs. Tilton represented to the plymouth
;, committee, last summer, that she copie
k this note from her husbands handwriting
and did SO much against her will. Carper
ter says, however, that she wrote it vour
Is tarily in another room from where he an
e Tilton were, and that when she handed
to Mr.. Tilton, he said, elizabeth, 20
:. have stated it with exceedingly delcacy
IL better than | could have DONE" 1--WE lei
3, the house together" he proceeds, "and
IS was present during the entire intervie
70 with DR.. Storrs. When Mrs. Tilton
" statement was read, DR.. Storrs said, M
81 Tilton, excuse me, but is that the who
; truth? Mr.. Tilton replied that it was no
W that it was an understatement; but h
in could answer no questions. Mr.. Title
- read to DR.. Storrs and myself part. an
IL part only. of Mr.. Beechers letter
he contrition.' | recollect distinctly the sci
10 tence, She is guiltless; sinned against
Il, Before leaving DR.. Storrs, Tilton state
'" positively to us that Mr.. Beecher had col
s. fessed adultery to him and to Mr.. Moultc
re in connection with one of Mr.. Bowen
W charges, and that Mr.. Beecher at the san
If time named the woman, which name, hoy
ever, Mr.. Tilton did not disclose
MORE ABOUT THAT NEWSPAPER pRoJEc
Carpenter next details at length the hi
tory of the fruitless newspaper negoti
tons in the latter part of 1872, which
IS. briefly as follows: Early in Decembe
Bowen suggested TO HIM (Carpenter) Il
idea of taking both Beecher and Tiltt
Il, back on the Independent, saying til
Beecher would return if he (Bowel
wished it. Carpenter mentioned The su
IN gestion to Tilton. who at first took it as
n joke, but when he was told Bowen WI
a. serious thinking of it, peremptorily 7
:, fused to have anything to do with al
III project connecting him with Beecher
G, Then there was some talk about Bower
r. replacing Tilton on the Brooklyn Unio
=, which Moulton strongly favored, and
10 interview was held at Bowen's house b
q; tween Charles Storrs, ii. b. Claflin, Bow
to and Carpenter, to talk it over, but 4
air plan was finally dropped-though not I
after Moulton had offered Bowen 1925, O
~ for half interest in the Union, for 4
lr. purpose of putting Tilton in as editor, al
IN the offer had been refused. But as to I
he more important newspaper scheme viii
ce affected Beecher: This scheme, Carpent
'e, says, was a plan of his to save Beech
en- from the investigation which he thong
81 was sure to come, and after talking t
as matter over with three prominent pu
re- fishers of New York, he went on the eve
90 ing of December g. 1872, to see NJ
I'D Beecher and ascertain if he would take t
at editorship of the proposed paper. NJ
N, Bercher sat in silence for a few moment
ed and then said, - am wonderfully tax
'ut with this plan Of yours" adding that
al, work as minister was ended as there h
at got to be " reconstruction" of theolog
lid and at his time of life he did not want
his have anything to do with it. The pl
on suggested seemed a way out of all
ge troubles, and an escape from possil
&c, council of ministers, which was spoken
nd freely Mr.. Beecher said the new par
could be made success, and he wor
sR. himseil IKE some OF inc s.ock'