The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-21
TILT0N's EsCAPADE.


Two Versions Of the Story-Tho Discovery
Made at Rutland-The Mutual Friends
Explanation Titon's Card, ETC., otc.
A special to the Boston Globe gives the
following version of Tilton's ride through
Vermont; at appears that Theodore Til
ton delivered the address at the agricultural
fair at Brushes Mills, N. Y, on Friday of
last week, and returned to New York on
the evening train via. st. Adams. At that
place, according to the conductors story,
he was assigned lower berth No. 3, in the
sleeping coach Plsttsburg, the remaining
ones being all taken and occupied, except
ing only upper berth No. 6 directly oppo-
site. Soon after, a Mrs. Wood, who gave
her residence as New York, came into the
car, and particularly desired a lower berth.
The gcntlemanly conductor of the Wagner
told her that upper berth No. 6 was all
that he could assign her; that the car was
full. While this conversation was in prog
resa, Mr.. Titon, happening to oyerhcar
part, venturcd to offer the lady his berth,
which was accepted. Whercupon the con
ductor went forward. After he had left
them Tilton made trade with the gentle
man who occupied the upper of No. 10
to take upper berth of No. 6, thus leaving
him (Tilton ard Mrs. Wood assigned to
the whole of section No. 5. When these
preliminarics had been arranged, the pas
sengers were allowed to quietly settle into
slumbcr. When the train arrived at Rut-
land, the curtain rises to another scene.
When conductor NJ went through the
sleeper taking up the tickets, he found the
parties, Mrs. Wood lying in the berth,
while Tilton sitting upon the side Of hei
says, upon agriculture in Northern New
York. When this official passed them, he
remarked that the occurrence and position
of the couple he had recognized the dis
tinguishod gentleman was a little awk
ward and says he intended to watch them
but was called , another part Of the tram
and when he next passed through The
sleeper tAe ccrain ID iallen to rise agail
in Allan ady published in the col
umns Of lie ui0,c.
TIE "MUTrAL FriEND's' EXPLANATION.
Tilton hes refused to be "intcrviewed
or make any explanation TO the public, but
it is said, he talks freely with his friends
and Francis d. Moulton, the "Mutua
Friend" volunteers an explanation, in sub
stance, at follows Mr.. Titon was com
ing down from St Altans on sleepin!
COACH berth in which he had secured b,
telegraph, and before retiring spent consid
cradle time 10 conversation with some gen
tlemen, two Of whom he was acquainte,
with. A strange lady who was presen
was somewhat troubled at having an uppe
berth in the section where an old man hat
the lower one, and az the latter proposed Il
retire carly it would place the lady in al
awkward position. The conductor satishei
all hands by changing the berhs of Tiltol
and the lady, giving the latter the lowe
berth, and Tilton taking the upper one
When Tilton retired, which was lon
time after the lady had done 50, lie foun,
he could not sleep on account of the doc
constantly slamming against bis berth ant
the racket of bootb'acking near him. IL
therefore at o'clock left the berth an
went in search Of the one occupied by th
old gent, who was to leave the car at
o'clock. The porter aesentcd 10 this al
rangement The train was near East Al
bany at the time. 1t is supposed that i
seeking for the berth he intended to tax
. the lower one vacated by the old gentle
man-he Numbered into the berth of th
lady to whom he had surrendered his plac
earlier in the evening. He could have ha
scarcely enough time to stretch out betor
the gentleman in search Of his vile threy
orcn the curtain and called to her. TIL
gentleman's name is not Wood, and moth
ing like it, and those who know his nam
guard the secret well. Mr. Tilton's fac
does not bear the marks of @ blow. Thos
, who saw him in the park on Saturday, an
at church on Sunday, say that it was nc
discolored, and it is believed that the asael
D tions that blow was struck and that
{ pistol was drawn are uniounded. TIL
, gentleman demanded an explanation fror
Mr.. Tilton, which, il is said, he cave eli
cumstantislly, saying he had become col
Q fused as TO the berths. The lady grey
very much excited under her husbands az
cusations, and gentleman in an aiiouin
berth heard her ask, SIS this put up jo
between this man and your
CARD FROM TILToN.
! Theodore has finally spoken, and pul
{ fishes the following card:
During the past few years have bee
), the subject of SO much oa,umny and ol
G loquy-every trivial incident of my III
being perverted, and false incidents il
vented for that puiposc-Ihat | have lor
since ceased to regard them or to deem
:, important to contradict them. iniuriol
Il to me as is the story recently published cai
- corning an alleged transaction on Tie raj
road, had at first resolved to treat thi
J. too, with silent contempt. But the advi
l. of trustworthy friends admopishcs me ID
> | owe II to them, as well as to myself
4 make an exception in this last aud mo
y fragrant instance. Accordingly | intruC
&c myself upon the public SO far as to pr
a nounce the story inpnting to me dsho
n orable cOndIc' toward a lady in sleepir
car on the Hu son River railroad to be n
Il solutc.Y false. and t. declare that star
o ready 10 lc'it rl rcpel any and every a
:, cusatioN u',, misconduct.
- THEODORE TMToN.
3 Brooklyn, Sept. 10, 1876.
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