Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-18


er, he said, had been the private legal
adviser and confidential friend Of Mrs
Tiiton all through the trouble. Law
yers Sherman, Morris and Price re.
fused to be interviewed.
! A TRIBUNE IN7ERvIEwER.
New York, April 1.-The Tribune
says Mr.. Wheeler called at the Trib
une Office yesterday afternoon with
the original of the above document
and submitted it for publication.
There was no question of the genuine
character of the document, no matter
under what circumstances it had been
obtained and promulgated, and at
Mr.. Wheeler's suggestion it was put
in type. A Tribune reporter snbse-
quently had an interview with Mr..
Wheeler, but he was reticent. He
stated that he was q distant relative
OF Mrs. Tilton He said he was very
reluctant to be known in any connec-
ton with the matter, and that in fact
his only connection was in the SUBJ
mission of the document for publica-
ton. Mrs. Tilton had at once au-
thorized and requested him to see
that it was published. He added that
he did not feel at liberty to state any
OF the circumstances which led to the
confession. -Four weeks ago Mrs.
Tilton had verbally made confession
10 detail to Mrs. Anna NJ. 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 persons. This letter he could
not furnish, and he said it was of such
a confidential character that it was
not likely to be published. AT the
same time or about that time he had
received private letter from Mrs.
Tilton but could not think of publish.
ing it. The document given now to
the public was all he was authorized
to publish.
Mr.. Wheeler replied to the question
-"Does not Mr.. Tilton know of this
confession ?" as follows: "Emphati-
cally not. Mr.. Tilton says truly when
he says he has not made overtures for
reconciliation with his wife.
wish you would state this positively"
A gentleman who was prominently
connected with the defense in the
Beecher suit, on being shown proof
slip OF the letter, after reading it care
fully without evincing any surprise,
looked up and said, "Well." On be-
ing asked his opinion of it he at first
declined to express any, but subse-
quently remarked that Mr.. Beecher's
friends had expected something of
the kind for some time. As to the
statement Of Mr.. Wheeler, to whom
the letter was addressed, that Theo.
Tilton did not know of its existence,
the gentleman remarked with smile,
"That would be the way he would 60
to work. Frequently during the win.
ter" said he, "Mr. Beecher has been
applied to for money to aid Mrs. Til
ton-a request or demand not tech
nically coming from her nor purport-
ing to be made with her knowledge
or consent, but for her benefit. This
demand was accompanied by threats
and intimations that if it was not met
Immediately something would turn
up. Mr.. T;lton's inference over his
wife is very great" this gentleman
continued, sand she cannot resent it.
A gentlemen living near Mrs. Morse
and Mrs. Tilton, and intimately &C
quainted with both,s "The events
of the last few months have led me
to believe that arrangements for rec
onciliation between Tilton and his
wife have been completed. He fre-
quently sent carriage to Mrs. Morse's
for his sons, meeting them on Yates
avenue, two or three blocks away.
After a drive of several hours the
boys would return alone. Mr.. Tilton
drove back to the house but he did
not alight. He has seen Mrs. Tilton on
several occasions. Mrs. Tilton went
TO Warwick, Notwithstanding Mrs.
Morse's denial. and the sons are nv
authority for the statement that she
has engaged rooms there for tie sum-
mer, and that on Mr.. Tilton's return
from Europe in August with his
daughters the family will be re-
united"
Rev. Samuel Halliday, assistant
pastor Of Plymoth church, said he
was not in the least surprised at this
development of the scandal. He said
some months ago when he heard that
Mr.. Tilton had gone to see his wife
with her consent: Snow we might
look for the beginning of the end. It
is susceptible of only one explanation
-one which naturally will be given
to any act of such poor crazy per-
son, who is putty in the hands of her
husband whenever be is with her
her course in the beginningi is such as
at least destroys her weight as a wit
ness for either side. 1t proves that
she is weak, insane woman. Her
statement on any subject is worthless,
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