New-York tribune., 1878-04-16

persisted in living With non.1 him Which h%ys %e9s %dss nse
and entirely unfcundcd. and which my husband knew
TO be false And l declare that LEFT my husband i
voluntarily and without any and especially with
out any solicitation suggestion on the Pa.a PH
or Information Of bis views contrary the desire Of
Mr.. BeecheT And did so because 1ad ioul & ~ 81 80
serve INV husband was that kept myself IN his power
and that impossible for me- SO ong as b ga hen Tc
he required me to deny it, ELIZABETH r. TILroS'
sworn 20 before me, this }
10th day OF June, l9Io,2 ,2Scrv
Judge Of the City Court OF Brooklyn
WHITE La CHS.
S.y. White was found at his residence, No. 30
Columbia Heights He laughed when Mrs. Tilton's
confession was shown him. 81 knew 1t would come
that way" he said " it is part Of dramatic devei-
opment that has been III preparation for some time
dramatic as everything is, believe, that comes
from Mrs Titon's side of the house. Ii was part
of that drama that THE TRIBUNE shoud be persist
emily he'd to, and the hints as TO the real state OF
affairs should be thrown out from other papers. 1
knew that morning when THE TRIBUNE pu6iiShedthe
first contradiction. that Mr. Iilton had been engaging
board at Warwick; that she had been up there
that he (TiltOn had been at her house late at night
and early in the morning had stayed there IN fact
during the night. 1t all arranged. Another
part of the dramatic development was III THESE let
ters Mrs Tilton has been writing. rather suspect
Mrs. Anna Field got one Mrs. Robert Raymond,
Professor Raymond's mother, got another, ana
several Others have been written to. 1t was work
ing the plot out with the proper effect Mr.. Beecher
has been cOgnizant OF the matter rishI
along. and that it was nearing scenGi
understand that a persistent demand mas Dceh
made for money on HIM from Mrs MorSes sue
the motheT-in-law III the piece. But he has taken
active notice of it, further than to refuse TO pay
any money. ~ - ,;
these years, one cannot help reaching the conclu-
sion that she Is morally irresponsible. why II WIS
only the other day she said to woman ! k4oM,
pointing to the figures on the carpet: Sec there
N the sin of adultery and there Il the Slh o NIg
| have been guilty of both OF them. am the
champion liar: If you want any lying done come 10
me- Was there ever such a combination OF
wickedness as this has been, and III that style
with such utter disregard OF truth and deGGucy.
How can this ever come to rest They Will not
allow il to that would deprive 1llt0n OF all ms
dramatic prominence, and would never DO. IL Is
charity, as far Mrs Tilton Is concerned to con
sd, her nina unsOund.D -,
Mr. White pointed to Mrs. TiltOns sworn afiida-
Wit. published on June 20, 1879, wherein she de-
clares before Almighty God" all the stories i'll cir
cnIation about the Rev Henry Ward Bcecher and
herself utterly false and pleads Inability to act Tor
herself when under her husbands influence She
is under tnat influence again. he said, " ana the
comedy has begun anew"
LOOKING FOR THE LETTER.
Mr.. Robert Raymond was very III. Rossiter Ray
mond had gone out of town for the week Ia au-
swer to request for conversation with Mrs. Ray
mond word was sent that she could not leave the
bedside Of her husband The letter from Mrs Til
ton "is not here" was the answer, and the lady
asked to be excused from saying anything about the
Mrs. Anna NJ Field, who was reported TO be the
recipient Of the confidential letter from Mrs
1ilton is confined to her at her residence on
UickS-st BROOKLYN, with broken limb caused by
a fall some days ago. She sent down word by her
husband that the only letter she had received IRON
Mrs, 1itOn was two days before, lnquirng about
hen health. The first she had heard of the present
confession was by means OF the printed slip tur-
nished by a reporter.
AUGUSTUS STORRS SMILES.
Mr. Augustus StOrrs, prominent i'll Mr.. Beechers
congregation, read the confession with au amused
smile Now he said. 81 don't believe this any
more than believe that the moon is made of green
cheese. know this, and l knew it long ago, that
Mrs. Morse is a little queer, lightheaded III fact,
and it would be strange if the daughter should not
have something of the same pecuhaTty. have heard
this talk floating around for some time past and
have also understood that an effort was being made
TO extort money from Mr.. Bcecher. OF my own
personal knowledge can only say that You can't
believe Mrs. 1iltOn under any circumstances"
MR.. HALLIDAY CHEERFUL.
The Rev. Samuel b. Halliday, assistant-pastor of
Plymouth Church. talked readily about the matter
last evening lie had seen the letter of confession.
He said:
al am not the least surprised at this development
of the scandal. l said some months ago, when
heard that Mr. Tilton had gone to see his wife with
her consent, that now we might look for the be-
ginning of the end 1t to be expected that that
Door weak instrument would give forth any note
that might be wished under the circumstances
I have heard aud probably there is no
doubt that a month ago Mrs. TiltOn did
write letter to Mrs. Field, IN which she professed
70 give dates and places. She has written more
than ore letter. il Is said Certainly she has written
such a letter 10 her daughter Florence, now IN
! Europe. Mr.. Boecher and some members OF the
church knew of this letter Of facts and dates and
they will not be surprised much disturbed AT this
! last one. When heard IL was out, / thought II
was certainly the best card that could have t beer
| nent will be a knock-dOwn argument, n blow be-
tween the eyes for certain persons who have not
known lust what to believe 1t Is susceptible OF only
one exllanatiOn-One which naturally will be gwen
to any act of such poor crazy person, who IS putty
| in the hands OF her husband whenever he Is with
| Look at her course from the beginning" contn-
ued Mr.. Halliday; " it is at least such as destroys
| her weight as a witness for either side. woman
always in kind sympathy with her pastor, under the
influence of designing persons, makes certain hOrTf
bic statements which are used by those same per-
sons for the purpose of filling somebody's pockets
For a time that purpose is successfully carried out ;
but finally when the real object is perceived and the
course is quickly stopped then the same de-
signing ones make the affair public, still for the ute
TiOr purpose of filling somebody's pockets What
| does the poor creature do nextf Shocked beyond
description at the effect of what she bad done under
evil influences, the woman acknowledges in the
! most public manner her falsehOods. Then she
goes further and cOnfesses TO the church aud flies
the presence Of her husband in terror knowing her
| weakness. For four years she maintains her posi-
| tiOn, denying rurnOr after Tumor OF concili-
alton even after she actually had written suDstan
tally what was alleged. Finally she publishes letter
| full of general specifications, denying again the
truth of her four years course. What does it all
| provei That she IS a weak insane woman. Her
statement on any subject is worthless and that's all
| there is about 1t.
1.-THE church may may not take any action in
the matter. What the effect will be upon those
people whose prGudices have led them to take