Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-04-18
General News.
The Tilton- Beecher Scandal Revived

The Tilton Beecher Scandal 10 again re-
vived, and will probably excite more a,ten-
ton than ever before. The following let
ter appears in the New York papers:
Mr.. ira b. Wheeler
My Dear slr.--A lew weeks since. after
long months Of mental anguish. | told, as
you know, few friends whom l had Bit
terly decelyed. that the charge by my hus-
band OF Alsliery between nv self and the
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, was true. and
that the lie | had lived so well the last
four years had becoG.e intclerable ,o me.
That s,atemsnt I Dow solemnIy affirm and
commit my self, my children aud all xbo
mus; suffer. know foil well the expla
nation that gill be sought by macy for thi.
acAnovledg ement--a desire to return TO
nv husband, insanity, malice Everything
save the true aud only one-ny auicseneI
conscience sud the sense OF What u due 20
the cause Of truth and justice. During all
The complications OF these years yoa have
been my confidential friend. aBd therefore
l address this letter to you, authortx ng
and requesting you TO secur. IL publieA-
| ton.
Signed ELIslBrIH n. IIIroS.
Brooklyn. April 18Th, 1915
Frsns u. Carpenter. the artist, Moudly
expressed his belief In the senuluens.. Of
Mrs IiltoR's letter. and sad that Mr.
Wheeler, to whom IL !. Atdr, ssed. has for
/ years been her legal adviser and confidrn-
tial friend. Mrs.. Carpenter added TO the
remark Of her husband that she was glad
the poor woman had told the truth Al last,
Messrs. sherman. Morris, Pryor and
Judge Porter Of the counsel "a the "scan-
dal case" declined to give any informA-
ton. Mr.. Tilton IL on . leciuring tour at
the west He has been living some time In
Second Avenue. New York. bat gave up
his apartment. by pre-arrangemento on Sat-
urday last. Mr.. Bceeher leciured At wav-
erley. New York, Monday evening. The
Tribune ielegraphed him q copy OF Mrs
| Tilton's letter and received the follow Ing
In reply:
! WAvkRLr. n. Y. April Is, ISIS.
/ To the Editor ofhe Nete York Tribune.
| confront Mrs. Tilton's confession with
explicit and sbsolpte denial. The testi-
mony TO her own innocence and TO mine,
which for four years she had made to huo-
dreds 10 private and public before the
court, In writing and orally, declare to be
true. and the allegations now made in con-
tradiction of her uniform. solemn and I'M
varying statements buherto made, utterly
deny. declare her TO be innocent OF the
| great transgression.
(Sigued) HENRY WARD BEECHER.
The New York Sun Publishes sa inter.
view between Mrs. TiltOn and a lady mem
Der Of plymouth church who called upon
her to ascertain II the confession was yen.
uine. Mrs. 1ilton declared that every
word OF IL Is true. Mr.. Ira b. Wheeler
~as interviewed and stated that Mrs. Til.
ton had previously made the same confes.
sion to several friends and that he believed
| the confession to be true. He also stated
that he thought that Mr.. Tilton did not
know anything about the COME ssion as he
Is away in the West lecturing. 1t Is stated
that Tllton had sp interview with Mrs.
Triton after his return FROM his previous
| lecturlng tour. Mrs. Morse, Mrs. Titon's
mother has sent for TiltOn.
Rev. Mr. Halliday. assistant pastor of
Plymouth Church, was interviewed and
said that he had anticipated something of
the kind, and added: 'As soon as kRew
that Mr.. Tilton was visiting his wife ex.
pected some development, and In fact said
he would Of course influence her to make
sane. She has crossed and recrsssed her
track SO often. Why. she once wrote .
confession OF her sin against Mr.. Beecher
TO the church, and unless | am mistaken
the original is 10 the hands of Mr.. Sher-
man now. II she be insane 1t might not
be fair to accommodate her. II she be
sane she certainly deserves TO be put ost"
The New York Sun says that Mrs. Morse,
Mrs. Iilton's mother. early In the winter
visited Mr.. Beecher. and told him that
Elizabeth had TO be taken care Of, and il
she WAS not literally supported there would
be trouble. Mr.. Beecher consulted with
some frtenda. and they agreed that II would
not do for hlm to be known a. supporter
Of Mrs. Tilton after al the scandal, and
they advised him not 70 pay Der any money.
Mrs. Morse renewed her demand and Ii is
said accompanied IL with stroug and abu
sive language, aud wrote several pointed
notes to Beesher, but without effect Mrs.
Tilton was indHeeA 70 start . school 10
Henry street under the promise Of liberal
support from families Of Plymouth church.
Persons from whom she expected favor
expressed the opinion that after her course
she was not . 1T person to instruct chill.
dren. This stung her to desperation and
she threw up the school, She complained
Of harsh trsstMent by Nj. Reepher and his
friends AFTER. % she said. they had used
her for oil their purposes. and she blamed
herself k'r deserving her husband VINO had
besb mssnsnimOps 70 forgive her sin and
promise her protection.
3. v. White said he had heard that Mrs.
L. wes very angry because some one
would not procure the reinstatement OF
her brother In the cuetoN1 house. He had
heard . lady describe Mrs. Tiltoo's drama
tic action In friends parlor, where look