The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-18
nm yERDlCr OF THE PRESS.
what Leading Newspapers say
Mrs. 1ilion's Confession.

Il again presents Mr.. Theodore Tilton In
he dsspicable light Of q man determined
no convince the world Of his VILE, dis-
honor, but the world hss long aimee form
Al an opinion Of Mr.. Theodore Iilton, as
TeIl "a Of the rest Of the Brooklyn crowd,
ana h would be difficult for any Of them
10 g1nk themselves lower than they have
already sunk 10 the estimation oil all de-
can. people.
d. Y.Thbdn0.
1,Mr. Beechsr had made enough sdmis'
siops 10 damn & dozen other preachers;
vel q Jury could not convict and a congre'
sStion would not abandon him. Theodore
Tilton had compromised himself BY writ
ing In terms Of affectiouto the man whom
he accused Of outragipg his domestic a.
etnury! vet Thousands believed him. Thus
there IL . posaibilny that the letter pub
ii,bed This mornin., instead Of Masking
an end Of the scand-l, will revive 1t more
fierce and filthy than ever: The letter Of
MrS.Tilton, Ia, like all The literature Of the
scandal, somewhat over.strained In lang
uage,and spasmodic in general tone, but in
one particular at least 1t bears the ap.
pearancs Of sincerity. Whatever We
may think Of this amazing woman, which
ever Of her many contradictory state
ments we may take to be Lies, there can
BE- no doubt thAt she has lived seven or
eight years Of cruel anguish. II Is impos.
sible 70 think OF her past without mercy,
NJ her future without compassion.
spnngald (MIs,) Republican.
As for the verdict Of Hstory. The
Republican long since considered that
settled, Not Elizabeth Tilton, nor Theo.
lore. nor Frank Motion, but his own pen
has written Henry Ward Beecher down
guilty. We do not share the feeling that
he Il not being punished for his crime.
The great gulf that separates the Beecher
Of 1878 from the Beecher OF hall a dozen
years ago ia seen and felt by no man more
plainly than himself. The cloud under
which 4 once great name goes down TO
po.,erity looks bIacker To nobody else
than the man whom il ia enveloping. In
The pulpit Of coniding Plymouth church,
or before the most brilliant audience in
the lecture room, Henry Ward Beecher
Ia A man whose lot the humblest laborer
In the land that has lived an honest LIE
has no reason 10 envy.
n. Y. Times. -
, Mrs. Tiltop's latest confession will
probably not abate one jot Of the attach
ment with which Mr.. Beecher's friends
have chung TO him, and their implicit
faith in his innocence 10 likely 10 stand 4
much ruder test than this But 1t car
hardly fail to deepen the indignation with
which those convinced Of Beechers gull
regard the spectacle Of the gospel otiruth
and purify being expounded by one who
has 90 HAgrantly defed It's precepts. Were
It for nc other reason than the influence
which this eyer.recurring scandal hal
upon the moral tone Of society, or than
The insidious poison which 1t car
ries into the minds Of youth, the individ
ual who Is It's source and centre must sus
tain 10 the sight Of God and man an aw
full responsibility.
New York Herald.
It became known a week or two sine
that Mrs. Tilton had consented to DO de
pendent on her husband for future sup
port, and perhaps this confession is thu
condition on which 1t is granted. It il
improbable that she wrote this letter
without supposing that It would be &C
ceptable to him, and, after putting her
seii under his protection, she can hardly
have taken such a step except as 40 &C
OF obedience. But what are we to think
Of a man who could extort 30 terrible
and so humiliating 4 confession? II al
.he contesses Is true, why should he dis
honor his children BY causing their moth
err to confess that she ia unworthy Of re
spectP Why should he degrade himsel
By Publishing bis wi shame? II is no
diHicnlt to understand how q dssolat'
and forsakeu woman, crushed by muct
suffering, should be brought to this l4S
act Of humiliation, but how could an!
creature wearing the form oil q man fine
II In his heart to force this tortured vii,
10 make such 8 statement and permit !
10 be given to the public? il he is tt
live With her sgain, this terrible secre'
should have been kept between the Two
and the public been left 10 its " con
lectures. Regarding this confession q,
genuine, we imagine nothing yiler thar
the act Of wriuging 1t from the heart Of 4
PROSTATE and broken woman by a mar
whostiIl intends to live with her as his
wife.
Frsm the New York Bun.
We publish In to-days Sun a brie
Int complete confession Of Elizabeth
Tilton Of her guilt with Henry Ware
Beecher. This confession fully justiaet
the wisdom Of Beecher's counsel In tn,
scandal trial In taking care not to allow
Mrs. Triton to testify in court at thai
time. There Is no doubt that she would
have broken down in the c~ross.examina-
ton, and confessed the truth before she
got through. The statement she now
makes ia undoubtedly true. 1t agrees
with all the evidence In the case, and fur
nishes the only satisfactory explanation
for the otherwise marvellous and mysteri.
Gus expressions OF Beecher's letters. AZ
n matter OF positive testimony its value il
Of coutse diminiEhed BY the fact that Mrs,
Tilton has before contradicted herself re-
specling this subject, but no intelligent
person can examine the whole case with.
ont coming 10 the conclusion that Henry
Ward Beecher Ia an adullerer, perjurer
and fraud, and his great genius and bis
Christian pretenses only make his sin the
more horrible and revolving.
Feom the Hartford courInt.
Now comes Mrs. Tilton, who has 80
solemnly and times without number, 10
the presence Of God and man, affirmed
her innocence Of the charge Of adultery
committed by herteli and Mr.. Beechsr,
and says 10 4 public letter that the charge
was true, and the lie has become intolefA.
Bile. Mans ingenuity could not add 70
the solemnity and decision Of Mr.. Beech
er's denial Of the alleged crime II was
we'll known long ago that Mr.. Tflton II
one time did acknowledge adultery, and
Mr.. Beecher's friends insisted thGt IL We
a delusiou Of illness. Having heard ESd
known all that was to be known on the
subject Mr.. Tilton became reeOpeiled 70
Mr.. Beechsr, and addressed him the most
endearing words Of their long friendship.
The we'll known Gaze Of the respectable
dentist In Philadelphia, imprisoned upon
A charge Of indecent assault brought