Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-17
rsnec;al Telegram to theGlohe. !

Especial Telegram to theGlohe.
New York, April 16.-After his lecture at
Waverly, N. Y, last evening, Mr.. Beecher
was asked what he intended doing relative
10 Mrs. Tilton's letter. He replied: "Nothing
ct present, except an explicit denial" He
seemed to be more sorry for Mrs. Tilton
than troubled about himself. The inter-
viewer says, asked him:
"Do you believe Mrs. Triton wrote this of
her own mind, or was she inAuenced?"
Mr.. Beecher-'I have not spoken with
Mrs. Tilton for over two years. l was in
formed, several months ago, that influen ces
were being exerted, through their children
and others, to effect a reconciliation with
her husband, and that she theoretically re-
fused to consider it, until he had publicly
exonerated her from the charges brought
against her. 1t was only few weeks ago,
that rumor came to me that she was in a
morbid and f-condemnatory state Of
1nind.''
Correspondent-''Has Mrs. Tilton ever In
timated consciousness of guilt BEFORE"
Mr.. Beecher---s' So far from it that it is
impossible to conceive, if her present con-
fession Is true, of such an elaborate, pro-
onged and extraordinary career of false
hood as she must have practiced. Upon her
husbands statement of his accusations be-
fore the committee of the church she broke
away from her husbands house and refused
to live with him. She took refuge in the
fr;o In, Huh ch
one unvarying testimony Of her own inno-
cence, and the baseness of her husband. She
went before the investigating committee of
Plymouth church, and with wonderful pa
thos cleared herself Of every charge Of do
mestic infdelity, and underwent the
closest questioning. She broke friend
ship with her former friends for doubling
her statement in the matter. When the
case was in the court once, after her hus-
bands testimony, to the surprise of my
counsel and of all her friends, she rose in the
court aud demanded Of the judge that she be
permitted to testify to her innocence. These
are the most prominent instances of her uni
form testimony. It should be
borne in mind that she first
charged me with the offense to her husband,
and upon my visiting her she withdrew i'll
writing; that she subsequently renewed the
charge; that she then again indignantly
denied, and left her husbands house, and
for four years has continued in every con-
,ceivable form, and under the most solemn
circumstances, to deny it, until now, when
once again, for the third time, she renews it.
Against this long and tortuous career / OPP
pose my uniform and unimpeachable truth
fullness.''
MRS. TILTON
was interviewed regarding the authenticity
of the letter, and said: 'It is all right. "
Mrs. Tilton lives with her mother, Mrs.
Morse, on Madison steeet, Brooklyn, thither
Mrs. Tilton went when she separated from
her husband She visited q great deal in
Orange, N. j., but made Brooklyn her home.
She tried to support herself by
teaching music, but her income never ex-
ceeded $50 per month. few months age
Ill health forced her to abandon teaching
and it is an open secret that under the pre-
tezt of providing for his children, Theodore
Tilton sent her generous allowance. liz
gave her for herself costly shawl also.
THE CHILDREN,
vito are with their mother, and who afford
ed Dir. Titon an excuse to see his wife, arr
the two boys, Carroll and Ralph. Florence
and Alice, their sisters, are in Stuttgart, il
Germany, at school.
FRANK MoULToN,
who is at Albany, said he hardly expected tn
confession would be made at this time. "
knew it must Gomez He continued. ELIZA
beth Tilton was SO upright, s.
sncere-minded, that it was only a questio
Of time when she would tell the truth.
remember that Theodore Tilton once aske
NE. frank, do you believe that Elizabet
will ever tell 1ue before she dies?' and
answered him that she surely woult
He always believed in her abidin
sense OF truth and right. e
always conceded that she was dominate
end overcome by lr. Beecher's influence
the guise OF religion
"Will this confession be q severe blow |
Mr. Beecher?''
"a death blow,'' answered Mr.. Mou,to
II know them all SO we'll that I can esi
mate the effect of SO sudden an announc
raent."
COL. HENRY DEECHER.
4 reporter called on Col. Henry Beecht
son of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, and. t
following conversation was held: 81 dol
KNOW said Col. Beecher, whether I
father expected anything of this sort
not. We never talked to him about it, t
will say, for my part, that
am not surprised. I have known
the last six weeks that Mr.. Tilton has be
visiting his wife, and I was prepared
something of this sort.''
"What reason could Mr.. TiLton have
desiring his wife to do what she has done
asked the reporter.
"Call it hatred, malice, revenge, love
notoriety, or what you wil],' answered {
Reecher.
MR.. IRA y. WHEELER,
the mutual friend in the case, lives at
500 Morris avenue, Elizabeth, N. j. He
known Mrs. Tilton for many years. He s
last evening that he has been her adv
since the trial first began In almost oil
affairs except in the special matter of
Joint defense with Beecher against her
band. He would not say that Mrs. Nlton's
letter was result, direct or indirect, Of
advice of his. He knew nothing OF
written letter until he received it. He