The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-17

She wished thAt tne lnterVleW ulkut not
be continued, and repeating, at Is all
right, sir," bade the reporter good evening.
Mr.. Beecher, too, has been interviewed
since the card was handed TO the press
for publication and here is what he said
10 reporter oi the New York Timss at
wayerly, New York, a! the close Of his
lecture:
"on coming down from the platform
be had placed 10 his hands telegraphic
copy ol Mrs. Tilton's confession. He
read Il quietly, and seemed iu noWise ex.
cited. 10 reply 10 my question what he
intended to do, he sAid: "Nothing at
present, except TO give II an explicit de-
NAL" He seemed 10 be more sorry for
Mrs. Tilton than troubled about himself.
asked him: "Do you believe Mrs. Til.
ton wrote this OF her own mind, or was
she influenced 7" He answered: III have
not spoken with Mrs. Tilton for over two
years. was informed several months
ago that influences were being exerted
through her children and others TO effect
a reconciliation with her husband, and
that she energetically refused to consider
II until he had publicly exonerated her
from the charges brought against her.
It was only few weeks ago that the
rumor came to me that she was 10 4
morbid and self condemnstory state OF
mind.
Q. Has Mrs. Tilton ever intimated
consciousness of guilt betoref
A. So far from it that It is impossible
to conceive, II her present confession is
true, OF such an elaborate, prolonged and
extraordinary career OF ialsehoeds as she
must have practiced. Upon her hus-I
bands statement OF his accusations before
the Committee Of the Church. she broke
away from her husbands house and re-
fused to live with him. She took refuge
In the house oil dear friend to whom
she gave an unvarying testimony OF her
own innocence, the baseness OF her hus.
band. She went before the Investigating
Committee Of Plymouth Church, and
and with wonderful pathos cleared her
selfof every charge Of domestic infdelity
and underwent the closest iuquisition.
She broke friendship with former friends
for doubling her statement IN this mat
ter. When the case was in the Court,
after her husbands testimony, 10 the sur.
prise Of my counsel and of all her friends,
she rose 10 the Court and demanded OF
the Judge that she be permitted to testify
10 her innocence. She was examin-
ed repeatedly by my counsel, and
piled with the most searching questions,
and by her consistent and explicit testi.
mouy satisfied them all OF her innocence
and won their esteem. When the Council OF
1875 was called several interviews were
arranged between her and eminent gen
tlemen both Of the clergy and Of the law,
and in every case she satisfied them other
absolute innocence. Subsequently to that
at an interview arranged for the purpose
Of giving prominence to her declarations
and form to her testimony, which was
taken down by a shorthand writer, and
which believe to be still in existence,
although have never seen it, she elab-
orately and in detail re.afirmed her limo.
cence and mine. These are most promi-
nent instances Of her uniform testimony.
It should be borne in mind that she first
charged me with this offence 10 her hus-
band. Upon my visiting her she with.
drew Il In writing. She subsequently re.
neWed the charge. She then, again, and
indignantly, denied it, and left her hus-
band's house, and for Eve years has con.
tinued, 10 every conceivable form and
under the most solemn circumstances, to
deny II until now, when once again for the
third time she renews 1t. Against her
long and tortuous career oppose my uni
form and unimpeachable truthfulness.
In July, 1874, Mrs. Tilton affirmed be-
fore God and the Plymouth Church In
yestigating Committee that she was limo.
cent Of the crimes laid upon her; that
liever had she been guilty Of adultery
with Beecher nor had he ever offered an
indecorous or improper proposal. Beech.
er gave, as will be remembered, at the
same time an explicit, comprehensive and
solemn denial to every statement connect
log him dlshonorably with Mrs. Tilton.