Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-20


NOUS Letter Humbling Himself before
TNten as Before His God--What the
Newspapers Say.
Interview 1rith Frank Mo,.ltou.
New York Herald, April III
MIR. Francis D. Moulton returned to New
York yesterday morning, and had good many
anxious inquiries made after him by men,
bers of the press. he was in great request,
because he is supposed to know more of the
penetralia of the Beecher-Tilt business
and to be more ready to talk about it and
throw new side lights upon its dark, unfath-
omed depths than any man alive. He was
taking it easy with Havana cigar on q
brown rep lounge in his residence on Lex
ington avenue when the reporter greeted
him and referred to an interview
held with him in the morning, in
which he was credited with saying that as
soon as people are able to judge the matter
about Beecher calmly the letter of Mrs. Til
ton will convince everybody Of the truth of
the original charge.
''That is so,'' added Mr.. Moulton; "the
more the public dwell on it the more they
will be satisfied of the extraordinary truth
fitness of this woman
"But you appear to sheer at the effect,''
continued the reporter, s'of raking over the
whole case, upon public morals, and then
you add that the public has no morals.''
eyes, adhere to that statement, because
my experience has been uncommonly ex-
tensive. have met old fellows who turned
up their eyes when introduced to me as be-
ing mixed up in the Beecher scandal, and yet
found they knew more about all the sail
cious points of that business than did my
self. People who appear to be the incest in
the land, and who pretend to read nothing
but the religious columns of newspaper,
keep themselves better posted on the minute
particulars of such cases as Beecher's than 1
ever do, and that's why the public has no
morals. 1t wants all this sort of thing you
can give 'em, and the newspapers
would be voted bore by more than one
half the men and women if they didn't have
once in a while something with spice and
excitement, as the Beecher scandal had.'
''That's the weakness of the nineteenth
century," continued Mr.. Mculton, ssand if
this Iilton-B eecher matter is to be ripped
up again you'll find the people will be just
as anxious as ever to read all about its
"Do you think Mrs. Tilton made this con-
fession of her own volition::''
81 certainly do
''Had you any intimation from her or from
Mr.. Tilton that it was meditated?"
"No. have not seen Mrs. Tilton since
the trial, but I have seen Mr.. Iilton, yet we
never referred to her or the matter concern.
ing her.
DO you think Plymouth church will ex,
communicate her?''
81 do not, and heard to-day from pretty
good authority that Plymouth church will
let her name remain on its list of members
and never stir the subject up as long as il
can help it.''
Why did Mrs. Tilton delay SO long con-
Tossing her guilt?''
"Mrs. Tilton is a singular woman, one OF
those who is swayed by religious emotions
to degree that no man can realize. She
would tell a lie to you, but not to God. anc
when she came to think that the fate of /:
great pastor and congregation depended or
her word. she chose to tell a lie to save thai
pastor and his flock"
'.She must have entertained curl Gus no
tons of the Almighty?''
20! she thought the Almighty peepea into
her heart every day, and that there wer,
angels keeping Him constantly posted abou
her. Her emotional religious feelings were
something mighty hard for practical people
to understand. She would willingly 60 K
the stake for her convictions or for cause
or man that ste believed in.o
do you suppose Mr.. Beecher will be mucl
put out by this last confession?''
NATURALLY he must. Can't help himself
O!you should have seen him that evening
went to his house. It was winter time an
the wind howled and the skies were black
and everything conspi1ei to make the occa
sion memorable, and darkly memorable, fol
ever. You should have seen the face of Til
ton as he knelt and lifted up his eyes, run
ming over with tears, and his voice strangle
with emotion crying for strength to bear hi
terrible affection, and afterward, when toll
| Beecher of it, he wrote his letter of contri
ton. I think lit was night full of NOR
| hcartrending points than ever witnessed Q
heard of before.
"You are satisfied Mrs. Tilton makes thi
confession of her own free will, and the
Beecher must suffer from it?''
II am. No person on earth could hay
forced her to it, and as Beecher is conscio,
of his own guilt he cannot stand the effe,
of this last and piercing cry upon his cor
science.
New York Sun, II.
The confession Of Mrs. Elizabeth r. Tilto
justifying all the accusations that Theodol
Tilton had made against the Rev. Hem
Ward Beecher, filed Brooklyn and this ci
yesterday with excitement. The friends
Mr.. Beecher said: ..Mrs. Tilton's Graz
Who will believe Mrs. Tiiton?'' AS far
an investigation could be carried, there w
evidence that the confession was ma.
freely by Mrs. Tilton, uninfuenc,
except, perhaps, by her mother, on who
she has continually relied for her advice.
Mr.. Tilton's friends dwell upon the ia
that for the last few months she has be,
.. thrown wholly upon her own resources, wi
nothing to look to for support or protectie
!. except the generosity of her husban
There, however, existed the strongest pos.
BILE inducements for her to maintain Il
truth of what she had for four years be-
, saying. She had previously confessed
her daughter Florence, but her daught
Alice believed her assertions of innocen:
and her son Carroll trusted and loved be
: The youngest child was not Q
enough to understand anything abo
the scandal. A confession would 4
only destroy the trust of her oh
dren in her innocence, but would crush .
lingering doubts of her old friends in b
purity, and, In worldly point of view, b
: confession would do no good. The thee
of Mr.. Tilton's friends and those who ha
,, intimately known Mrs. Tilton is, that s
: determined to make her peace with her &c
8 and that she felt that she could do this OF
4 by confession, and, being unrestrained, S
0 first wrote confession to Mrs. Anna FIJI
. and Mrs. Robert Raymond, whom she b
+ SO long deceived, then told her cousin q
: | counsel. Mr.. Ira B. Wheeler, and bayi