New-York tribune., 1878-04-17

VIII take action IN regard 10 MIS- IHtOb, DuJ
Others do not expect this. Many Of Mr..
Beecher's friends believe her insane.
Mr. BEECHER UNDISTURBED
HE LECTURES WITH HIS USUAL SPIRIT AT BAH.
NOT INCLINED TO TALK ABOUT THE COMES
sION-wHAT HIS AGENT sAYs--Hs PLANS W.
CHANGED By THE REVIVAL OF TnE CHARGES.
IBY TELEGRAPH TIE TmBUSEI
BATH N Y. April 1G.-MT. Beechcr lectured hero
tonight, to large audience, composed Of the best
people of Bath aud surrounding places. lie spoke
with his usual yiyacty, and was warmly re-
ceiycd At the end Of the lecture your cor
respondents requested an interview, but he said he
had nothing to add TO the statement he made yes
terday. offered him the New-York papers Of to-
day. but he refused to look at them, and said he
not going to read any Of the stuff
When his agent, Mr. j. b. Pond referred
to an editorial saying that it was I'M
possible for the editor to tell whether Mrs.
Titon was guilty or innocent, he had lost track Of
whether she had confessed three times and retTacted
twice or retractcd three times and confessed twice,
Mr. Beechcr laughed quite heartily. and then, with
a sorrowful face said: "Ah poor child, feel sorry
for herr
In referring to the newspaper agitation over Mrs.
liton's letter he remarked that he was like tho
Dutchman who when there was wraDgling going
on around the table, said, II says notngs-l eats"
so, he added, IL says nOtlngs-l works.
Mr. Beecher then turned inquirers over to Mr..
Pond saying that he was authorized to speak for
him. Mr. Pond, in substance. made the following
statement:
During Mr.. Beecher's tour through the West he
frequently heard that TiltOn, who was jealous of
Mr.. Beecher's reception and dissatisfied with bis
own, had sworn that he would crush him through
a statement to be made by Mrs. Tiltou. and as he
knew the two had been together Of late
he was not surprised when Mrs. Iilton's
lettor was published. 1t Is pretty generally
understood by Mr. Beechers friends that Mr. Tllton
has been meeting his wife clandestinely during the
last few months and that she loves him and Is like
wax III his hands, and Mr. Beecher un-
derstands perfectly that she is bis VIE
tim. Her letter is the price paid for
their reconciliation, and they will soon be living to-
gether. Mr.. Beecher does not think that
Mrs. Tilton ever saw the confession till
she was called upon TO sign it. Mrs. Morse's
statement that Mrs. Tilton went to Beecher
last December saying that there would be trouble
if she was not better supported is unqualihedly
false.
There is nothing in Mrs. Tlton's letter to call for
investigation new trial. and Mr.
Beecher will 90 right on about his business, and
fill his lecture engagements as though nothing had
happened, and no effect will be produced upon his
church. lie has received a large number Of
dispatches to-day, assuring him that Mrs.
Tilton's letter has fallen fiat upon the
country and has produced no impression on
his friends Mr. Beecher said to me to-day if Mrs.
Tton felt so conscence-stricken it would have been
natural for her make her statement to the church.
and not to the newspapers. Mr.. Beecher lectures
at Avon Wednesday night and Rochester Thursday
night leaving for home at midnight.
general press dispatch from Elmra yesterday,
sent while Mr.. Beecher was in that city. gives the
following account of a conversation with hun aud
with his agent there:
reporter of The Elmra Gaseae sought interview,
but Mr. Beecher said " IL will do You good" Upon
being shown this mornings Associated Press report,
Mr. Beecher said "I don't think you have any more
news than Ihave already received"
Mr. Pond, Mr., Beecher's agent, said: "The press 70
port giving the substance OF an editorial 20 the effect
that the absence Of Mr. Tton showed that he had moth
ing TO do with preparing Mrs. Tilton's confession,
is absurd The runor OF this arrangement. 10
my personal knowledge, has been known widely In
the West for a long time, and slr. BeecheT &c sT
editorial OF The chicago Tribune, on April 2, for
shadOwed the coming confession and warned Mr. It9h
that any such attempt would not he welcomed by the
public. A statement was published IN New York, on
March a. that as recently as tue 0esinn,ns
for for 6msclf' and wife TO spend the summer
at Warwick, near Goshen, N Y. IL may be true that
Mr. Ton has not acted directly in all these movements
but that he through his Carroll no one ac
0mointrd with the affair will deny At ST. Louis aud IN
Fort Wayne | was told that Mr.. Tlton had threat,
ened that he would crush Mr. Beeeher yet
believe Mr. Beecher is convinced that Mrs. lon is now
under the absolute control OF her hus6and that she
loves him. and that this letter OF confession Is the price
she pays for reconciliation, and you Will see that they
Will be living together before three months roll round
Mr. Beecher then remarked that for more than four
wears Mrs TiIton been denying the truth OF what
was called her original confession IN court before the
church and before committees and had as.
serted her innocence This would more than
offset ANYTHING might Her latest statement
vas instigned by desire for reunion with her hus
hand and was the price she paid. lie said he would
continue his Just the same Notwithstanding the
rene wal of the scandal.
MRS. TILTONS PRIVATE LETTER.