The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-17
WHY MRS. r1LroS COMPRESSED


reporter OF The HERALD had an interview with
lady friend or Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton who has besa
upon the most intimate terms Of relationship with
her throughout tho trial aud In tho time that has
since INTERVIEWED, administering 10 her physical
ailments and at the same time sharing confidence
IN ssterly manner Tho lady is a resident Of South
Brooklyo, and spoke freely upon tho subject which
has now been revived. The interview was in sub
stance foows:-
People could not uutieipate," sad she. ''such .
plague as the reopcning Of that terrible Bsecher bus
moss But TO many who like myself navo been on IN
timato and friendly terms with Mrs Tlon il liz but
what we were promised and knew was 10 come l
spent day with her last week ana she went over all
her troubles. She said she was tired OF living an In
toerabe cxsience-of living lie. Her conscience
Sho did not wish to die with lie on her conscience
At ono time she mad dreaded 10 before public in
the matter but all tho sensbity on the score OF
shame or self abasement lost to her anu her
'quicKened conscience would not permit 10 rest
until she had confessed the truth. There peace
Tor her, she said; do what she might, tho terrible
lie which was living was before her. ADVISED her TO
try and look at Tho subject IRON another point Of
view, ana Urged her, Tor many reasons, not TO bring
THIS scandal again before the world. she no,
must speak In justice 70 TRUTH her children and her
sell. Mrs. Tilton them In substance, repeated what
has written her letter published to-day as to
the false construction which the iriends oi Mr..
Beecher would put upon her motive. But that would
not ueter her now. She is as firm as a rock for Tie
vndication OF truth and justice, nothing
literally Knocked about, being weak -mndod woman.
and has boon tossed as IT were, from ono sidc 10
the other like q shuttccock. Mrs. Til,on
Is like person over whose hoad has years
since this scandal has come upon her. Her HAIR
bleached almost 10 Wilderness and she suffers from
nervous prostration, rheumatism Of The heart anu
may be threatened with consumption. Mrs. rilon
has time and again been prompted by her feel
ings and sense OF truth ana nonor come forward
10 the manner she has done and confess before the
world. Thrco or four days before she left hor hus.
banas house In Livingston street she was goiug 10
ton, upon hearing oil her Intention has-
tened - see her ana sand y would never
IN Tho cause Of religion OF morality, OF society, her
children and ner pastor. The influence brought TO
from her homo aud became a champion OF the Cause
OF Mr.. Beechor. But all this time she desired within
RESTRAINED FROM TELLING TRUTH
s'Mr Becchsr,'' the lady continued, sro offset Mrs
unim peacnabo truthful ness ana he says, further
that once after her husbands testimony, sho rose
in and demanded oi The Judge that she be per-
United 10 testify TO hor innocence
THAT IS not 30; she was many times restrained
from getting up and telling the truth by his cclnscl
aud friends, aud had she been permitted to speak
the occasion of the trial IN question: or had she taken
oath the stand the tact OF the Of the
guilt would have boon mado known TO the world
through her. She would not violate the sanc;ity Of
oath, though she might deny statement by word.n
'.Did thoy know At Ply mouth Cnurch," the reporter
inquired oi Inc course which Mrs Triton had deter
mined upon before the letter to Dir Wheeler reached
the press on Monday afternoon?"
PLYMoUTH's SUPPORTERS
''Oh, yes; they have boon IN great Juror Of ca
element at plymouth Church Tor moro than three
determination TO make u true statement, which would
mplicatc their pastor Sho told OF her intention to
Diner friends Whom Mira. Raymond told Kossitcr
Raymond, her husband, OF what was forthcoming. no
received the Intelligence. Mrs. Titon, in Madison
street, and behaved in most obnoxious manner.
could not repeat what Mrs. Tlton told tna hc said
10 her, but told her II ho had spoken so TO me
that would shoot HIM. He SAID TO her, "Weil, what
new lies are you telling now, Mrs Titonf" Ste re-
piled, "Mr. Raymond, am now telling the truth l
am tired OF leading intoleraOlo e-of living Ito
for tho past four years. and will FREQ myself and
my conscience. For Tour years have lied for the
cause Of religion Tor tho cause OF morality, for The
cause OF Plymouth Church and for your pastor,
can do so no longer" He then became violent In
manner, and went SO far as TO ask whether she had
not been guilty oil the crime that she alleged against
Beechcr with othor men,"
"Was Mrs Morse present during tho interview be.
tween Mrs Tton and Sfr. RaymondYn
mo. SIR; indeed Mrs. Morse was not there at the
time, /" warmly rcrortod the lady. ''Had she been
present she would have hustled out sharply and
quickly NJ that, can assure you"
ado you believe that rheodorc Triton would have
prevailed upon his vile TO vindicaio him W writing
tnis The third charge which she has made against :,
former ohargcsr"
II am satisfied that he has not Influenced her in
the matter. Last tall ,hcy twice through
tho influence VI Mrs. MorAc, who, pained 10 see her
daughter IN such delicate health and Ia need OF means
for her proper support sought TO effect rocoDcilia-
ton between them. Mrs Tilton no party 10 this
movement i can Assure you, as she has lost all
respect and affection Tor her husband She however
submitted the urgent wishes OF her mother til she
should sec HIM. lie has not written her for tho
past two months. There IL truth IN tho story OF
their reconciliation or Of their going Europe aud all
that nonsense Mrs Morse and her daughter VIII
leave their present place oil residence and Will take
cheaper placc-onc more suitable 10 their slender
means rhey may leave Brooklyn ana go to live
the country somewhere. There Is another thing that
ought To be made known, and that Is that an effort
people to have Mrs liton declared insane get
her out ofthc way They have consulted a prominent
physician, understand, upon tho subject and con-
ceivcs tnat she may DC nsaneN
FORMER LITTER,
Professor r. II. Raymond said:-"My wife did rc-
ceivc letter from Mrs Tiltop, about month ago. IN
which she made tho assertion that she was guilty OF
adultery with Mr.. Beccher. Tho letter private
matters, aud in the main related 10 business
relations between Mrs. TiIton aud the ladies OF my
family. did not the lctter myself and do not
know tho exact contents nor can Mrs. Raymond
Remember The wording OF II now. When she read II
her hrst impulse was to throw 10 IN the fire, but
she reflected thas being in writing might 10 OF
portance she scnt around to SIR. Beechers lawyers
ana suppose II Is now In their custody
do you attach any Importance TO this and her
latest confession ~
mo, certainly not Any man who on logical
grounds Or from mi lion has stood by Mr.. Beecher
through oil that has happened In The past, ana who
can be shaken DOW by such thing This, must DC
very weak-knced. There have been many OF Mr.
Beecher's stanchcst friends shrcwd OF tho worlo
who have SAID TO us all along that Mrs. llton woula
some time or another surely 70 back to husband
and who have looked on her from tho 0rst with ex
IRENE dstrust But some OF have, so TO speak,
nurscd Mrs Tilton along through her troubles. rhe
ladies' OF my family have been atnpg these and they
have helped ner to pupils and M that sort thing
said they werc night; that ,borc In crush
ing weak woman who had becn worn and torn as
Mrs. Titon hal. But though sho has for years
serted tnat she was low livng normal lite and
experiencing tho only pcncc she had known, and
she would Oh no consideration go back to her hns-
band, yet we have seen Tor some time that she was
prevaricating She would acknowledge, perhaps. one
interview in hall dozen that she had been with Mr.
Titon. Then we knew that she was all the ttmo re-
ccivihg presents IRON him that ostcnstby from
her children, and We werc prepared Tor something
come
TiLToS's INFLUENCE.
"rllton's Influence over those with whom he comes
In contact ~ something wonderful HIS bitfcrcs foes
VIII be following him Ike whipped spaniel IA q itiIo
while THIS iniiuencc no has been bringing to bear
on his children after tho other FIRST IL sho
Oldest daughter and she used to almost quarrel with
her mother Tor not giving way to her father
matters OF domestic life. Then Carroll, VINO used to
say things sufficiently dcrogatory to hts iather att
fercnt OCCASIONS, aud who was Enthusiastically in
favor OF his mother, was taken to Europe, aud
Tilton gave him presents aud exercised his
influence on him until when the boy
back he thought his father angel ana wanted
reunited ianiiy ana all that And then ~ the