The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-17
NEW ORLEANS WEDNESDAY,, APRIL IT, 1s78

Beecher's guilt AS for Beecher, he remains
~ ~ iiI1pure ana perJured man. which any ra-
him to he.
helh The tho hMne says: No mater who may hove
victim. and there is 10 possible solution of the
case which can restore her peace, happiness
an ana q 60 good name. Beecher had made enough
ADMISSIONS to damn dozen other preachers,
yet the jury could not convict. and a congrega-
ton ,,Il would @ not abandon him.
tho ne r5dn S says; g s. The confession fully justies
trlai ID taxing care not to allow Mrs, Tilton TO
tes lfy In court As matter Of positive teeti-
moay non the yaIu OF the confession is of course
fore contradicted herself respecting the subject,
Dnt no intelligent person can examine the
IP Wnqle e. case as without coming to the conclusion
ELMIRA. April 16.--Beecher and his agent are
here t;n e, romte % 10 Bath where Beecher lectures
eams That ae mes B. Pond of Boston
suit of he efforts of her husband who ts deter
mlaen nnae TO crush Beech r, Mrs Tilton is now
unuer control OF her husband. and her letter of
iation. p"
Beecher says that her present confession is
plishing this. ''''N ''i F'''''ii-
He said that he would continue his course
,hst ,h Inc same notwithstanding the renewal Of
New YORK, April 1s.-This afternoon an in
tepview l was had with one. Of the o odest and
who evineed his Willingness to answer any
question that MIGHT be asked regarding tha
dli.on matter. aiH When asked if he thought that
Church. he said Il do not think so. The mat
Ter mas air ,ady been so thoroughly sifted in all
us phases both by the courts and the investigat-
ing commltl 90 I the church. that any further
actlon On The part OF the members of the
church, as body. would seem to be- wholly un-
Mrs. Tilton is still member of the church
ana IN good standing. / do not think that any
member VIII make charges against her for
W ShdsrinR ha ner pastor Or That any such action
OF the church have become 50 satisfied with the
OF the ci1rt and before the church
the matter as definitely set cd and have no de-
SIRE to r,ke it up again.
- When asked il Mr.. Beecher would return to
Brooklyn at once. or continue lecturine for
some time in the country, the gentleman said:
: He will. Of course. fill his lecturing engage
mems s6b oa5 n remain away from Brooklyn for
selved dispatch from him that be wi be on
hand Friday evening next, and preside at our
usual weekly prayer meeting"
,lrs. Tilton's, all through her troubles, and
when material assistance was needed extended |
t. spent two hours with Mrs: Tilton and her
onnd them In good health and full OF their |
'ubjec,. though when she entered She noticed
hat MRS. Illt0n's kiss was less affectionate |
90 i'll to see her. ~
The lady says when she got seated. she took q
,%opy % OF the card from her pocket. having re-
eiVeu copy from journalist in the after
loon, and after denouncing it as a most
n1amous forgery as she supposed it to be. was
nd ,r4ns 1so aumn when Elizabeth. with her face
lad written it. and when asked how she could
10 !, such thing she replied that al! her other
tha.emens hnsa sats were lies. When reminded what
we're, she mt de no reply other than that 'sGs sbe
"a q ileI on every occnsion. She begged not to
The lady says that. although Elizabeth told
er on entering that her mother was TOO sick So ~
&c ee hher hs she II ormed her after their little ak
or. The lady went up stairs, found Mrs. Morse
a very healthy condition, but when She began
ysteTcs ao09 e'1 G Use she pre- e9ded to have
nt , see why ~ she should be hysterica now. if she
new ne OF Elizabsth's guilt since 1907 She aid
OF o. say ANYTHING In reply TO that remark, but
, ,s said that supposed this meant the reunion
tIheod9re and Elizabeth She said she could ,,
", " sAy * Whht Would happen. but she would say
laughed when | remembered that there was
% Ian an eplthet that woman can lay her tongue ,
'nat ba1 mrs Mrs. Morse @ had not hurled at the head
l asked when she saw him last. She answered Z
a.1n a. ne was was here four weeks ago. asked Mrs.
orse ,j. whether she did not think it iIfamous to
7rmIt ner daughter 10 do as she had done 3
stead OF answering the question she com
ehced 81 &c! most furious TRADE against priests.
.hIoCefs, churcheS ana religious people |
t.rru ted her to say religion did not seem TO E
involved. but that l thought Tilton had been G
y mited to place. his wife in a POSITION of the G
81 epT9e alskraie Tor said knew we'll enough t.
2 :, card. and ,pernaps had written it. 81
l ms ~ !, seemed to quiet her. She again eulo-
.4d Theodore; said he had been very kind: n
$ :. giving Mrs, Tilton money enough to SUP II
~ her cs ildren sum Dtuously. but that he had b
l.1sr III ts written por been instrumental in get to
& the, card published. OF
lMfter M leaving Mrs Morse l returned to the
e r,ori ana % there resumed my conversation h'
n Mrs. Tilton. who astonished me by saving 70
V she as about to go down to the dininn- Dl
,m ana inform her oldest boy. who is four. II
n years OF age. of what she had written
tnen went down and to d the boy. He. how
n, was not ms nsble of the degradation M
'sa rnad upon POI MS mother for no sooner had be N
reing cry Of agony, such as might 0t come oI a sa
o. s person stabbed or shot. With 5ut wait oc
Tor 1e. Mrs Illton to return. 1 left the house In
Owed never again to enter it, nc
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