San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27

NEW YORK, April 15.-The New York pa
pers Of tomorrow will publish the follow
ing letter:
MRS. TILTON's CONFESSION.
MIR. IRA b. WHEELER: My Dear Sir few
weeks since, after long months OF mental an
guish, told asyou know few friends whom
| had bitterly deceived. that the charge
Henry Ward Beecher was true, and
that the lie had lived so well the last four
years had become intolerable to me. That
statement now solemnly reatlirm, and leave
the truth with God, to whom also commit
myself, my children and all who must sui
fer. know full well the explanation that will
be sought by many for this acknowledgment
"a desire to return to my husband, insanity,
malice, every thing save the true und only
One-!ny Quickened conscience ana sense OF
what is due to the cause OF truth and justice.
During all the complications of these years
you have been my confidential friend, and
therefore address this letter to you, author
izing and requesting you to secure its publ
cation.
[Signed] ELIZABETH r. TILToN.
Brooklyn, April Is, 1878.
MR.. WHEELER INTERVIEWED.
The Tribune says: Mr.. Wheeler called at
the Tribune office yesterday afternoon, with
the original Of the above document, and SUBJ
mitted it for publication. There was no
question Of the genuine character OF the
document, no matter under what circum-
stances it had been obtained and promul-
gated, and at Mr.. Wheeeler's suggestion and
wish it was put in type. A Tribune re-
porter subsequently had an interview
with Mr.. Wheeler, but he was very
reticent. He stated that he was a distant
relative of Mrs. Titon; he said he was very
reluctant to be known in any connection
with the matter, and that, in fact, his only
connection was in the submission of the
Il f,,r ,liantion MIRO Triton had
at once suggested and wished him to see
that it was published. He added
that he did not feel at liberty to state
any of the circumstances which had led to
the confession. About four weeks ago Mrs.
Tilton had verbally made q confession in de-
tail to Mrs. Anna w. Field and four other
ladies of Plymouth Church, stating all the
circumstances of the various adulteries, and
about the same time she had written letter
of the same import to certain members OF
Plymouth Church, probably the same per-
sons. This letter he could not furnish, and
he said it was of such confidential charac-
ter that it was not likely to be published.
At the same time, or about that time, he
had received private letter from Mrs.
Tilton, or he could not think OF publishing
the documents given now to the public.
Upon being questioned as to whether Mr..
Tilton knew Of this confession, Mr.. Wheeler
replied emphatically that he did not, and
wished this to be stated positively.
MIR. BEECHER's POINT BLANK DENIAL.
Mr.. Beecher was out of the city tonight
when Mrs. TiltOn's letter was made public,
and his whereabouts was not known, save
to a few friends. The New York Tribune
telegraphed him copy Of the letter at late
hour to might, and received the following
dispatch in reply from Mr.. Beecher:
WAvERLY, N. Y, April 10, 1851 confront
Mrs TiltOn's confession with explicit and alb
solute denial. The testimony to her own in
nocence and to mine which for four years she
had made to hundreds in private, and IN pub
| lie before the Court, in writing and orally,
declare to be true, and the allegations now
made in contradiction of her uniform solemn
and unvarying statements hitherto maze l
utterly deny. declare her to be innocent OF
the great transgression. -
[Signed] HENRY WARD BEECHER.
THE LETTER GENUINE.
Frank B. Carpenter, the artist, in an in
terview this evening, stated that there was
no doubt about the genuineness of the let
ter. Mr.. Ira B. Wheeler, he said, had been
the private legal adviser and confidential
friend of Mrs. Tilton all through her trou-
bles. Lawyers Shearman, Morris and Pryor
| rafused tn he Interviewed,