The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-04-23

I auuIcbS tulb letter 10 you, hutHOrlZlDR
and requesting you to secure its publi-
cation. ELIZABETH Il. TnToS.
Brooklyn, April l3, 1878.
NTERvIEws.
Frank b. Carpenter, the artist, in an
interview this evening. stated that there
was no doubt about the genuineness of
the letter. Mr. Ira B. Wheeler, he
said, had been the private legal adj
wiser and confidential friend Of Mrs.
Tilton all through the trouble.
THE Lawyers.
Lawyers Shearman, Morris, and
Price refused to be interviewed.
MR.. BERcHER PRoSoUSoRs MRS. TILToS
INNOCENT.
Mr.. Beecher was out of the city to.
night when Mrs. Tilton's letter was
made public, and his whereabouts was
not known save TO few friends. The
New York Tribune telegraped him a
copy Of the letter at late hour to-
night, and received the following dis
patch from Mr.. Beecher;
WAvERLY, y. Y, April 10, 1873.
I To the Editor OF the New YorE Tribune.
81 confront Mrs. Tilton's confession
with explicit and absolute denial The
( testimony 10 her own innocence and to
mine, which for four years she had
made TO hundreds, in private aud pub
l lie, before the cOurt, in writing and
! orally, declare TO be true, and the al
! legations now made in contradiction OF
4 her uniform solemn and unvarying
/ statements hitherto made. l utterly de-
ny. / declare her TO be innocent OF
/ the great trnnsgression.
HENRY WARD BrIcHER.
A gentleman (no name) living near
/ Mrs. Morse aud Mrs. TiltOn, aud inti-
mately acquainted with both, says:
"Th9 events Of the last few months
have led me TO believe that
ARRANGEMENTS FoR CANCELLATION
between Theodore Tilton and his wife
/ have been completed. lie frequently
sent carriage 30 Mr.. Morse's house
I for his sons, meeting them at Tate's
avenue. two or three blocks away, aud
I after n drive of several hours the boys
would return alone. On one occasion
Mr.. Tilton drove back TO the house,
I but did not alight. He has sent Mrs.
/ Tilton money on several occasions. -
/ Mrs. Tilton went TO Warwick, notwith-
standing Mrs. Morse's denial, and the
sons are my authority for the state
ment that she engaged rooms there for
/ the summer, and that on Mr.. Tilton's
return from Europe in August with his
daughters the family will be reunited. y
THE RKv. SAMUEL b. HALLIDAY,
assistant pastor Of Plyrouth Church,
| said he was not the least surprised at
| this development Of the scandal. He
said, some months ago, when he heard
that Mr.. Tilton has gone TO see his
wife, with her consent, that now we
might look for the beginning Of the
end. IL is susceptible OF only one ex-
planatiOn, one which naturally will be
given 10 any act Of such n poor, crazy
person, who is putty in the hands of
her husband whenever he is with her.
Her course at the beginning Is at least
such as destroys her weight as wit
ness for either side. IL proves that she
is weak, insane woman. Her state
ment on any subject IL worthless, and
that's all there is about it.
II will be remembered that Tilton
started his suit aginst Beecher with a
confession from Mrs. Tilton OF her
guilt, which she afterwards explained
and pronounced false as follows:
"Wearied with importantly, and
weakened by sickness, L gave letter
duplicating my friend Henry Ward
Beccher, under assurance that that
would remove all difficulties between
me and my husband. That letter
now revoke, / was persuaded TO it
almost forced when was in a weakened
state Of mind. regret il and recall its
statements. desire 10 saw explicitly
that Mr. Beecher has never offered any
improper solicitations, but has always
treated me in a manner becoming o
Christian and gentleman.
ELIZABETH X. TILroS.
The Inter-Ocean says: MAY not
Mrs. Tilton be again In a weakened
state Of mind, and may not the present
confession be followed by another re-
traction, and SO on hd infinitum9 In
regard TO her public denial OF guilt, the
peculiar circumstances OF its presenta-
ton will be readily recalled. IL occur.
red one day during the trial Of Mr..
Beecher, that Mrs. Tilton handed Judge
Nelson letter. The published pro-
ceedings Of the court says"
The Judge adjusted his spectacles,
opened the unsealed envelope; read a
! little, but not the whole document, and
then said TO Mrs. Tilton: "rhis mat
ter will be considered deliberately. .
His Honor afterwards sent a note back
to her, saying that he must decline to
introduce it into the trial proceedings.
The letter was as follows:
BRooKLYS, n. Y, May 3. 1875.
} Judge Nelson:
. l ask the privilege from You Of few
: words in my own behalf. / feel very
, deeply the Injustice of my position il
, law and before the court now sitting
! and while / have understood aud ex
! pected from the beginning, Mr.. Eynr,s
F.. principle in the matter, yet since you
4 last decision, / have been so seasibl,
4 OF the power OF my enemies that M
4 soul cries out 10 you and the gentlemen
. Of the Jury, that they beware how by
divided verdict they consign % m,
children a false aud irrevocable staiI
upon their mother. For Ave years pas
4 / have been the victim Of circumstance
V most cruel and unfortunate; stfueRl,n.
K from time 10 time only for : place {
Ia live honorably and truthfully. Re
"a leased, after some months, fror
+ the will by whose power uncOunsciuut
ly 1 criminated myself again and AGAR
declare solemnly before you, withou
fear Of man and with faith in God
d that I am innocent Of the crime chars
n I'd against me. / would like 90 tell M
v whole sad story truthfully; To acknow
il edge the frequent falsehoods wrup
" from me through compulsion, thougl
p at the same time, unwilling 20 reve,
u the secret Of my marriage, which oul
Df the vital importance Of my posit.u
makes necessary. 1 assume the entii