The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-07
MRS. TILTON'S CONFESSION
q. A. Townsend, Theodore Tiiten'. Friend,
Telling how u Came About.

in q womanly sirqn. relieving her conscience
aud their friends hip. the lcnven Is ~ work.
B"1chrr is miserable in his less engaged
hours. clearly seeing TINT the latest attack upon
him reaches vital part-ihc females Of his
church for the women feel that such wonlnn's
confession Is true. They cannot account for IL
either NJ malice or u husbands influence. for
Mrs. Titon n the mother of daughters, both Of
them grown. whose character anu motherhood
she would protect to the lust unless stronger
,ons'icnre gnvr her u paramount agony. Her
seen her. and does not directly communicate
with her; she raa boon alone uni il recently
sustained only hv h"r grim and suffering
mother. the Widow Morse. who atone Of tho
D"rher rOirri" sirn1 acdnitlrdn ~ amy dupli"tv.
with mothers instincts 81" d'"s,rd those
who were EXPOSING her daughter to the world,
having Oncu cOndOnrd tn" adultery. hut she
had no r"spcc. for the prrs;iy srduTr, and
wroi" him the fierce dagger ui n letter: When
J SIZE Tn" mihrry You have brought upon this
houer. and then hear you cracking your Jokes
~ The pulpit every, Sunday. can almost say.
Tiu.. WIS SLOWLY undermining Mrs. Tilton's
position. The staggering support nj the grcnt
church aud H. nudnciuus pastor had. liitl" 10y
lutte. proved tn l'r hollow scmhancc of Re-
sp"f. Those who kn,W Brcchrr WIS guilty
were AFRAID ~ her. Nothing seemed 10 stick
last and CIV" n"r worldly support hiii the hus-
band shc had deceived and had Opposed IN pub
lie ranking herself on the sid" Of his rnriucs.
hu-trr.ng To- testify in favor uf her sr,lurrr.
overwhelming her husband with contumciy and
iuCrntitulr. Iny after day she had appeared
against him ike Judas. hra7cnin II out in
Tia" C." congregation and thu crowded court room.
ASSISTING 20 stump uuun his friends. luth mon
aud women. giving fnlsrhool for hospitality,
SANDER for love- md requesting To add grntu-
tou- perjury To- frownrd lying. us II to buster in
In" lace ut the prison nnt 1T nrnty She had writ
ten stat 'ni"nis. too. ~ weak TINT both her int'
bot and cons lfuc" wore now ashamed of them.
Having givrn her s',iucrr every energy NJ help.
she WIS now flung AWAY nsa snborncd. SANDER
ing. itrv Trims whocuuld not look upon u great
nmn lhc" without l"rlnH .hrnhliiy.
The confession ~ Mrs. Tilinn was resolved
upon WHEN Shr heard from her daughters thnt
their fnt'irr WIS 10 take them 10 Europe early
last April. She assembled various members Of
her iHnily aud al, lsrd with them on The step
size WIS ahuut to take. Nobody ~ Mr.. Titon's
l,npd ~ company WIS present II was purely
Richards gnih"ring. The following card was
never heard OF IL before he saw Il in print
Ma In, u wnftua-uy D.,r 81, \ Few week. since.
after i,ns mnnih of N. Mai anguish told You knuw.
t." irrnd' whom had n,'t,ry drr,iy,. ihnt The
~ AMI the Rev. Henry Ward Berchrr was true, aud
mat .iqrmeni nov .oiemnly rcnfirm and leave the
truth With ud. q" whom also commit self. my chi.
dr,n AMI al VIM must suffer
kno~ ull Wei ihe expansions that viii be sought
~, hu. 'ml INSANITY, mshc. everything save the true
Of what l. due 90 ir Z" truth and iu-icr. During
conrdcu,,h rrnd nrd therefore adls- this litter 10
YOU authorizing ami requesting y9n t. secure ~ puhllca
BrooklrS April H. is7s
Arcr Mr.. Tiion had departed for Europe the
aggregate holiness " Plymouth Church set on
foot an had published Tommy Shrarmans
cruel lic--thut Mr.. Triton had been visiting his
f. in secret aud that She WINS in the family
way, andth this accounted for her confession.
she being IN the tender state previous to con-
nnement. the same as when she made the first
confession ~ her adultery. II will he rrmem-
lerrd that Tilton trstiil 1T his wife admitted her
Illicit relations with Brccher while she was
troubled with her Infant boy. Ralph
m ter the conflict 81 the trial was over, Mr..
Tilton felt that he hnd lost everything in failing
tn Recover his wifc's affection. II" then took
thus s"vrrer estimate of himself. which he has
adhered to- ever since with manifest Improve
mput IN his temupr. discretion. and worldly
srus"- namely. that he had neglected his wife
and exposed her 10 y great tnmutation. set her
fatal example in dallying with free lovers. de-
stroyed the mutuaity aud confidence between
them. and invited his calamity; Mrs. Tilton
trite view taken by Mr.. Tilton. Ills s.lf-accu-
rntions hnvo been especially grateful to her. Ms
showing the melting. Of his rseellious, mature.
which had previously made him hard and de-
siru'tiN". II" has SAID:
1t was ! who. first forgot nv VOWS. | cor
ruptsd the household and rmh.ttered my Wifi,
In reckless youth ana rgotism argued for Il
wrote The Life 81 Woodhull aud Introduced
women ot her class on rpstruns aud IN riNnic.
Making myself the nposl. of this Kind ~ folly
also with criminal neglect 81 my duty lis u
husband and protector. invited Ia my house and
LETT with my wife. day after day the only per-
s1n f!r whom sh" Ind gn alteration. "nr ron
fess"l. And this priest also knew Ia hc selfish
ana sensual IN" r"nNruu"u'"~ were not i'-s
appalling tp me-. h'rau-i | had arranged tor
them. hut all 'gsn ,.o j. To- forgive the woman
nsSiSte1 - destroy Had d"nr my pnrl ~
very slight degree. She isht not have fallen.
In the innrrmost circle NJ :hos" who visited
his huus" when hr was hnppY. und sim kent up
acquaintance with his wife. Ti,ton spoke ia ths
way
his vie admitted her criminaliiy TO him while
IN dependency on account 30 Illness aud u de-
c.nse N the family, led many 10 suspect TINT
MrS. Tiltun, while IN n wrak stat". confessed
hrr desires rs II they had been grntif"d. mis-
took her prnUcusiiirs for their iuliilnrnt. and
i%ps@i.d Mr. P Psecaer in R"r ID. d,s9s9n llwas
on the converse ot IN" New Testament PROPOSE
ton: Whosorycr looK"th on u woman - sin
hath committed adultery in his heart To rN-
plain his passionate letters 10 her, B"rchrr MS
sisied the nhov" assumption hy saying Lat Mrs.
Tlit0n had thrust her low" upon him.
The iActs are these: Tltnn did not tell the
whole truth on the trial. IA he wishcdto give his
wife the dcii'ary at one WHO s!nnrd against her
ohF ,r'pr"~'hl"l thhl Confession which SIR
gave him in writing. not the angry and hoHsttul
ndmiss0nT she hnH made in ether T ocnasons
p"rated into her ilrst oral disclosure 81 her
guiit by her husbands h"ltiline ~ hcr iniu.
"nr", II" would frs, arous" her jealousy and
compla'rnilv nllud" Ia the favor he WINS held IN
10y Mrs. b., Mrs. W.. -. and then pooh pooh
the iden that anybody WAS sulicitous pi his
e'stnsy. secrecy and triumph II her nature.
MIs. Tiiton rr'or,cd upon her Eusbnnd
AMI !. too. am beloved have 4 lover who
is 40 great that You are not 1T 10 unite his shoe
strlngs'
criei out Mr.. Brrchor loves me! He has been
my iSvrr Tor u year tor years. lie kisses me
cvcr} daV aud hugs me- IN his arms
Tho admission being made thus far. and the
whoi" willul wlmanhOod of the wife excited. II
took but another 'Nasperatng inquiry 10 bring
out the whole tale;
Perhaps you'll honst directly TINT he en-
brAcrd You carnnllVS'
lie did! Nondrr on that lounge! In that
chair! On the table h'rr There upon the
Moor. th" spot WHORE. you are standing! Yea,
AMI - hundred timosi'
i1u-. - for tn, the revelation was hurled ut
n" Offending husbands mend. 1t recalled him
e. r"a- 'u. FlslNtlVnly spcaking lac came all
the WHY down 10 Limerick. 1t WIS in that
period %, staggered prll and fresh cunsciou--
ness III injury that Triton went into wine. and
conVnrsnt.on. md Wuolhull
The srdu 'tinu 81 Mrs. Viton was matter "
ncnrly nll in the compass Of teechcrs Will. She
hardly required t. Ice IN active agent in the
matter He filled her mind already. and was
u" master 81 her gratitude. admiration, md
ldoltry she never came into intimate relations
with him until Mr.. Triton invited him to usethe
library in Livingston Strcet-thc library WIS
in the rrnr ot the parlor. on thu first floor
while Mr.. Tilton should be- of on editorial duty
lie accepted this invitation on the ground that
ne was lArrassci ~ home in many ways and
his mail particularly tempered with. so he got
his letters NJ the Post ONCE and opened them
at Mrs. TiltOns house in the morning and
stayed there rs long ~ h" pleased. Tltun knew
TINT rr'h"r was NOT above suspicion, but fool
ishly trusted TO his wiie's religious nature. II
WAS that very nature which WIS Hsshiluile by
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