American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-27
The Beecher-TiltOn Scandal Re
opened.
NEW York, April 15.-The New York pa
bers Of Tomorrow will publish the follow

NEW YORK, April 15.-The New York pa.
bers of Tomorrow will publish the follow.
ing letter:
MRS. TILroN's CoNFEssioN
MIR IRA b. WHEELER: Ny Dear SRA few
weeks since, after long months of mental an
guish, told as you know a few friends whom
! mad bitterly deceived, that the charge
ter net by my husband Of a 1u
Henry Ward Beecher was true, and
that the lie had lived so well the last four
years mad become intolerable to me. That
statement now solemnly reaffrm, and leave
the truth With Cod, to whom also 1 commit
fer. know full web the explanation that will
be sought by many for this Acknowledgements
malice everT tina 70 SAVE s th fre and nnix
one-my quickened conscience and sense of
what is due to the cause of truth and justice.
You have been my eon1idential ' friend, and
therefore address this letter to you, author
iZing and requesting you to secure its publi-
cation.
fsignedl ELIZABETH r. TILToN.
Brooklyn, April Ii, 1873.
MIR. WHEELER INTERVIEWED.
The Tribune says: Mr.. Wheeler called at
the Tribune office yesterday afternoon, with
the original Of the above document, and sub
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 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
document for publication. Mrs. Tilton had
ut once suggested and wished him to see
that he did not feel at liberty to state
any of the circumstances which had led to
the confession. About four weeks ago Mrs.
Tflton had verbally made a 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.
Triton, 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 to might
when Mrs. Tilton's letter was made public,
and his whereabouts was not known, save
to few friends. The New York Tribune
telegraphed him copy of the letter at late
hour tonight, and received the following
dispatch in reply from Mr.. Beecher:
WAvERLY, n. y, april Is, ls1s.-I 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 made
utterly deny. / declare her to be innocent 70
the great tranSgreSsfon.
fSigned] HENRY WARD BEECHER.
THE LETTER GENUINE.
Frank b. Carpenter, the artist, in an in
,eryiew 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 Sherman; Morris and Pryor
refused to be interviewed.