Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-05
NmHicipnt court.
MRS. TILTON'S CONFESSION.
Hoo 1t trds Caused by Her Listening tie
One of BcecIter's Sermons.
N. Y. Sun.

N. Y. Sun.
A reporter for the SIN learned last evening
of gentleman who, Saturday last, had a
prolonged interview with Mrs Elizabeth r. Til
ton. The reporter called upon him, and re-
ceived the following account of the interview:
II have no objection to telling the sub
stance of the interview, if 1 can do so anony-
mously. called on Mrs. Vilton in consequence
of newspaper paragraph, which de-
scribed her, on the authority of a
member of Plymouth church as being
almost frantic with grief at what she
had done. l found her serene and happy, and
she said that she had not been i'll. L asked her
if she regretted what she had DONE She said:
No, not one particle. 1t is the truth and !
rest myself on that statement for time and for
eternity. My conscience is now unburdened
and no longer am forced to live a lie. 1t is a
singular fact that Mr.. Beecher is the direct
carlse of this confession. Mrs. Tilton was
urged repeatedly by the friends of Mr.. Beecher
to attend Plymouth Church. They commended
that as she was innocent she ought to assert it
by going back to her old church. Mrs. Tilton
reluctant to do SO, but one night consented
She went with some lady friends, and
her presence in the church known to but
few. Mr.. Beecher ignorant of it. He
preached his powerful sermon on the confession
of Gilman, the fOrger, and reiterated through
out that the only thing for guilty soul to do
was to confess. The sermon electrified Mrs
Illton, and from that time she seemed to be
intent on unburdening her conscience. She
| attended various churches in this city. and
every place seemed filled with the same ad-
nonitlon to confess, and she at length came to
conclusion to living a faisehood.
Her confession, she says, about in
this way. Her husband knew nothing of it;
| Mr.. Moulton knew nothing of it; there was no
minister back Of it-she says it was God. Mrs
Morse has been blamed on all sides, but Mrs.
Tilton says that she had influence on her;
in fact, Mrs. Morse called her crazy, and said
| that she was wild to com forward at this time
with confession.
What excuse did she give for so arientIy
supporting Mr.. Beecher in the years that she
was protesting their innocence:" asked the re-
porter.
''She said it was resolved by herself and by
MIR. Beecher to protect each other and conceal
their guilt. MIR. Beecher said that it must never
| be told, and she yielded to him. AS long as she
was under his influence she thought as he did
| and did his friends wished. As 500. as she
got beyond him and his friends her spirit re-
bounded, she acted free, and she confessed.
Mrs. Tllton says that her confession is the last
| utterance she ever expects to make for the
public. She feels purged, forg iven, and is in
deed happy. She leaves everything to God, and
! says that she thinks she has His forgiveness.
| 1t seems to be her hope. it is mine, that Mr.
Beecher will confess, too. She denied that she
had either written caused to be written d
letter apologizing to Mr.. Beecher.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton and her mother, Mrs.
Joanna Morse, moved on Monday from the
frame house at 228 Madison street. to brown
! stone house at 14S Hewes street, between Lee
| and Marcy avenues. An endeavor was made to
keep the new location secret. Mrs. Tiltor
leased the house from Mr.. B. f. O'Brien, for
one year. signing the lease herself. Her sons
Carroll and Ralph are to remain with her. Mr.
Tilton is to provide for his famly's support
and for that Of Mrs. Morse. Mrs. Tilton is TO
spend the summer in Warwick.