The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-15
BROOKLrN's GREAT EVIL.
Victoria Woodhulrs Latest Declaration
They NIL Confessed.

Prom an Iaierriso n ne atlanta Condition.
Q.--Do you believe that Mr.. Beecher was
guilty with Mrs. Tilton, as Charged A.-Most
ussuiedy do.
Q.-You had the confessions Of Mr.. Beecher.
Mrs. Iilton. and iheodore to that effect. did You
sion was made 10 me on the morning of the
publication OF my letter in the New York WOrlf
recung the fact that a certain prominent min.
i,teT lived m open concubiLaye with the wife OF
his friend and parishiOner. Alterward became
intimate with the families OF Theodore Iilton
ani Frank Moulton. Mr.. Beecher WAS daily
s,tant at both OF these houses, and we would
Familiarity discuss the relations OF these people.
aud especially those OF Mr.. b. ccher and Mrs.
Tilton, around the hre in winter. Among other
things, remember we discussed v hat might he
the eventualities in case Mr.. Tilton died, and
whether iton or lIeecher was the father of
Mrs. 1ton's children. MIR. Tilton believes now
that his sp.caled two younger children are the
children Of Mr.. Deecher. This brings 70
mind scene that occurred one sunday morn
ing IN Greenwood Cemetery We drove out
there, and on. arriving he tIilton) asked me
TO get out OF the carriage, and he sent his
driver OF for a tmo. He sat down az the foot
Of Battle Hill monument, and asked me to sit
down by his side. He hurst into tears and said (:
" Mrs. Woodruff. there lies the child OF Henry
Ward BeeCher." pointing TO the grave OF one OF
tnued: when first realized that TINS child
was not mine became mailman, and for two
weeks lived between this grave and my house.
/ pulled the wedding ring from Elzabeth's I'm
ger and stamped 1t into that grave. and for aught
! know II Is there yet" 10 conversation after
ward with Mr.. Tiltop, said TO him, "Theouore,
YOU must keen your lips seated about this mat,
ter, or else you should Kill Beecher at once; do
not peddle your wife's shame into every family
you enter" II occurs TO me now that q very
singular incident happened one day after this ;
Mr.. Iilton came into my room and said to me :
" Mrs. Woodruff, do YOU know that have just
left my residence, where Beecher Is now with
nv wife, and before | left Beecher drew me
down on one knee and my wife on the
other, and embraced and kissed us, speak
ing in the most anectionate terms" When
he told me this made an exclamation and ges-
ture OF utter disgust. Oh MRS. Woodruff con
tinued passionately), " should tell you all that
comes TO my mind 1t would confound and
astonish you.
Q.-What do you think OF Mr.. and Mrs Moul-
ton? Al don't know whether II Is prudent to
say anything about them yet.
OIL think II Is, and will tell you why think
so am satisfied that their course was pursued
from pure motive. You know better than |
do, OF course, but from the testimony aud all
that has been published, think that Dir. and
Mrs. Moulton-the latter especally-have been
aotuated by the purest motives OF friendship
toward Theodore Tllton. Al want TO say to
you this: That / believe every single word OF
the statement she Mrs. Moulton) made in re-
gard 10 Mr.. Heecher.
OF Mrs. Mouton prosecutes her design
through the council of churches, what do you
think will be the result1 A.-From what know
OF the whole party / am satisfied that Mrs.
Mouiton is not doing this Of her own volition.
She Is simply used in this matter 10 force a full
Investigation and expose OF the Beecher scan
dal-to get at the bottom facts. l have in my
trunk private letters from those parties that no
ey es nave ever looked upon except my own and
my sisters, which those parties swoIe on tho
witness stand they never sent me. You know
they had me suOpGnaed several times to appear
rs a witness, but they did not dare to put me
on the witness stand. They knew that could
tell too much, that had nothing to conceal.