New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-03
THE TALK ABOUT THE ALLEGED COMES
SION.

How, after this cool, quiet Introduction which
Mr. Tnton fa himself arfu for the purpose
which lac had throwing Bowen all that letter, and
nnaming Beechcr against Bowen and drawing him To-
wards himself he then and gives the reason he
had come 10 this interview with AIr. Beecher Now,
mark how he confirms statement and bellies his own,
as to what passed between him and his wife during this
week
then told NJ Beechef that had had this inter-
view with Mr. had narrated the substance OF ,t
ence filed her W IN profound distress and that she had
Instantly said that il "A violation Of my pledge
Twould never do tho Rev Henry Ward Bcrchcr any
HARM assist in any exposure OF his secret to the
public.
Well think Mr.. Tilton's conduct rather open to
that criticism his wc, I! he hal pledged hns III
that would Mt do any harm to Henry Ward Beccher
He hal told You that his animating motive when he
wrote that letter Mr. Beecher 10 strike him to the
heart and TO drive him OF Brooklyn in twelve hours
and he thought he would do by that letter. 80 il looks
iithe as if he had violated a pledge il he had made
one so there is nothing that these people do at any
step they do not have to avOw is infamous in motive
and in its violation Of every pledge.
She said to me: d" II Mr.. Bowen makes a war upon
Mr.. Beecher, and II your
Now Bowen had not shown any disposition to make
war upon Mr. Beecher except far Tton would carry
il Oh
and II you oin in &c. and if Mr. Bcecher reres from
his pulpit as must under such attack'that Is the
WlS notion under tUdt 81 bowen OF tHtSt
adulteres OF % years he reties as he must every
body WILL sooner or later, know the reason WIZ, and
that said me. "wiU be to my shame, and 10 the
children's shame, and cannot endure it,"
Well now how do you suppose that topic thus brought
ND suddenly with all its horrd meaning a guilty soul.
WAS received by Mr. Beochor and how treated by
Tutonl am taking Mr. Tltou's story; be cannot
plain that When he had said this made this incidental
reference Mr. Beecher then asked what meant
by speaking in that way Elizabeth and her shame"
Why what is all this Your wife children :
understand thus far you have been talking about that
letter and about Bowens adultcries you told that
YOU were fumbing for a statement that you going
10 read TO me- but now you have said something about
Elizabeth and her shanc;' tnat that that, Is
thing that would Ike to hear about What is thati"
"He asked me-" SAYS Mr.. Tton, " what I meant by
spcakin in that way OF Elizabeth and hef shame; so
then read him copy OF Mrs. TtOn's confession a
copy which had made IN the early part OF the evening"
the gnal OF which in Mr.. MOut0ns possession"
Well objected and asked for the paper He said the
paper was destroyed. "When was il destroyed" II
was DESTROYED by Mrs. Tiltons own hand" THE copy
YOU took. I mean :" 1.-THE copy destroyed that
evening during the interview; the original de-
sroyed two years later by Mrs Tlt0n IN my presence
Is that the one that Mr. MOutOn speaks OF in his test-
mony as having been destFoyedF YES Sir" Then
Mr. Fullerton asks, Destroyed Immediately after the
'Trpartite Agreement was signedf' Mr.. Fullerton
knew when il was destroyed. Yes, Sir; after the
'Trpartite Agreement signed at Mr.. Moultons
house, that paper was destroyed Well he read the
paper, whatever II was. He says
After read TO him, then he lifted his hand II he
were about speak. and said, No Sir; hear me
through, and speak then"