Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17

therefore, I address this letter to you,
authorizing and requesting you TO Sc
,ure it's publication.
(Signed.) ELIZABETH r. TILToN.
BROOKLYN, April l3, 1873.
Frank b. Carpenter, artist, in an in
this evening stated that there
was NO doubt of the genuineness Of
The letter. Wheeler had been the le-
gal adviser and confidential friend of
Mrs. Tilton ell through the trouble.
Lawyers Shearman, Morris and Price
refused to be interviewed.
NEW YORK, April l5.-The Tribune
Mr.. Beecber . copy of
the letter ut . late hour tonight and
received the following reply:
WAvERLY, N. Y, April Is.
To the Editor Of the Tribune:
confront Mrs. TiltOn's confession |
with explicit and absolute denial
The testimony to her own innocence |
and mine, which for four years she |
had made to hundreds in private and
in public before the court, in writing
and orally,I declare to be true aud
the allegations now made in contra
diction of her uniform solemn aud
unvArying statements hitherto made,
utterly deny. I declare her to he
innocent Of the great transgression.
(Signed.) HENRY WARD BEEcHER.
WHEELER INTERVIEWER.
A Tribune reporter subsequently
had an interview with Mr.. Wheeler,
but he WAS very reticent. He stated
that he was Q distant relative Of Mr..
Tilton. lie said he was very reluc-
tant to be known in any connection
with the matter, and that, in fact, his
only connection was iu the submits
sion of the document for publication.
and requested him to see that it was
published. He added that he did not
feel at liberty to state any Of the cir
cumstance. which had led to the con-
fession. About four weeks ago Mrs.
Tilton had verbally made confess
sion in detail to Mrs. Anna NJ. Field
and four other ladies of Plymouth
Church, stating all the circumstances
of various adulteries, and about the
same time she had written a letter to
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 u confidential character, that it
was not likely to be published. At
the same time, or about that time, he
read private letter from Mrs. Tilton,
but could not think Of publishing 1t.
The documents now given to the pub
lie were all he was authorized to
publish.
Mr.. Wheeler-Does not Mr.. Tilton
know of this confession? Emphati-
cally not. Mr.. Tilton says truly
when he states that he has not made
loyertures for reconciliation with his
wife. I wish you would state this
positively.
A gentleman who was prominent
lly connected with the defense ia the
Beecher suit, on being showh q proof
slip of the letter, after reading it care
fully, without eyiucing any surprise
looked up aud said "Well" On
being asked his opinion of 1t, he al
fret declined to express any, but cub
seqnently remarked that Feecher's
friends tad expected something OF
the kind for some time. IA to the
statement of Mr.. Wheeler. to whom
the letter was addressed, that Thao.
dore did not know of its existence.
| the gentleman rein ,rked, with smile
that that would be the way he would
90 to work. "Frequeutly during the
" inter-" said he, Mr.. Beerher hal
been applied to for money TO aid Mrs
Tilton, the request or demsnd ncI
technically coming from her, nor pnr
porting TO be made with her knOwl
edge or consent, but for her benefit
THIS demand was accompanied by
threats and intimidatioHs that il j
WAS not met something would turn
up. Mr.. Tiitsa's influence over hi
wife il very great, this gentleman
continued, and she cannot resist it.
WHAT ONE OF ELIZABETH's NEiGHBoR.
| SAYS.
A gentleman living near Mrs. MORSE
and Mrs. TiltOn, and intimately &C
|quainted with both, says the events
of the last few months have led me Il
believe that arrangements for rec
onciliation between Theodore TiltoI
and his wife have been contemplated
He frequently sent a carriage 10 Mrs
Morse's house for his sons, meeting
them on Yates avenue, two or tire,
blocks away, and after drive of sew
ersl hours the boys wOuld return
alone. On one occasion Mr.. TiltOI
drove back to the house, but he die
not alight. He has sent Mrs. Tiltor
money on several occasions. Mrs
Tilton, went to Warwick, notwith
standing Mrs. Morse's denial, and hel
sons are my authority for the state
ment that she engaged rooms for thu
summer there, and that on Mr.. Til
tons return from Europe, in August
with his daughters, the family vii
be reunited.
i REV. SAMUEL b. HALLIDAY,
assistant pastor Of Plymouth church
said that he was not the least surpris
cd at this development of the scandal
He said some months ago when b.
heard that Mr.. Tilton had gone tt
see his wife with her consent, that WI
might now look for the beginning O.
the end. 1t is susceptible of only ON
lexplanHtiOn--One which naturally
will be given to any act ofsuch poo
crazy person who is putty in th,
hands Of her husband whenever he il
with her. Her course at the begin
ming ia 1T least such as destroyed hel
weight a. witness for either side
It proves that she is weak insan,
woman; that her statement on an,
subject il worthless, and that 10 al
there 10 about il.
Il Beecher Won't Be interviewed
i ELMIRA. N. V, April l6 Henry
Ward Beacher was passenger on th'
Erie road wost this morning from
Waverly. All efforts to get Nm inter
view with him we're unsuccessful
He went direct to his hotel after hi.
lecture last night and refused TO &C,
any one connected with the preas
He went from the hotel direct to tn,
depot this morning. When the trail
stopped q reporter sought an inter
view, but Beecher refused to talk. A
large crowd gathered about the cal
to catch glimpse Of him. He lee
lures at Bath tonight.
i BEEcHER SPEAKS AT LAST.
| ELMIRA, April 16.-Henry Ward
Beecher is ct the Rsthbun Hous,
with his agent, j. b fODd, OF Boston
A reporter sought an interview and
Beecher said:
at will do you no good"
The reporter then showed thi
morning papers and Mr.. Beecher said
II don't think you have any more
news than / have already received.
| Pond, his agent, stated that "tht
editorial that stated that the absence
of Tilton showed that he had nothing
to do with preparing Mrs. Tilton''
confession, is absurd. THE rumol
of this arrangement, 10 my persona
knowledge, has been known widely
in the West for long time and Mr.
Beecher has been often reminded o.
it," The charges of the Chicago TIT
6une of April 2, in az editorial, fore
shadows the coming confession and
warned Tilton that any such attempt
1 M "a hn Al al hxr hn Nj h.