The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-17
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TO TIE DAILY 1NrRzLIeRNoER
BEECHER-TILTON.
H. w. B. Di.inoIined to Talk on
the Subject.
Theodore at the Bottom Of the
Whole Affair.
His Denial of It PaItry Sham.
The Renewal ofthe Scandal Repug-
nant to the Public Mind.
Tho Trail of the Serpent is Over
II All.
lis Denial of It a PaItry Sham.
Reiused to be lntcrHleWed.

Refused TO be interviewed.
ELMIRA, N. Y, April l6.-Henry
Ward Beecher was passenger on tht
Erie road west this morning, from Wa.
verify. All efforts 10 get an interview witt
him were unsuccessful. He went d.
rect to his hotel after his lecture lasi
evening, and refused TO see any one con
nected with the press. He went from
the hotel direct to the depot this morn
ing. When the train stopped 4 reporter
sought an interview, but Beecher re
fused to talk. A large crowd gathertd
about the car TO catch aglimpse Of him.
He lectures at Bath tonight.
Henry Ward Beecher Is at the Rath.
burn House with his agent, ]. B. Pond
Of Boston. A reporter sought an enter.
view and Beecher said, 1t will do you nc
good. The reporter then showed The
morning papers, and Beecher said,
don't think you have any more news thar
l have received. Pond, his agent, said th'
editorial stating that the absence otTiltor
showed that he had nothing to do with
preparing Mrs. Tiltons confession Il
absurd, that the rumor Of this arrange
ment, to my present knowledge, has beer
known widely IN the west for long time
and Beecher has been often reminded o.
1t. The charges Of the Chicago 1fiLla,
Of April %, inian editorial, foreshadoweC
the coming confession and warned Tiltor
that any such attempt would not. be vel
coined by the Public. It may be tha
Til,on has not acted directly. but he acts
through his son Carroll. No one &C
auainted with the affair will deny
Ii. At St. Louis and in Fort Wayne
I was told that Tilton had threat.
ened that he would crush Beecher
yet. believe Beecher is convinced thai
Mrs. Tilton Is now under absolute control
OF her husband; that abe 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 be-
fore three months rolls round. Mr.,
Beecher then said that for more than
four years Mrs. Tilton had been denying
the truth OF what was called her original
confession in the court, before the church
and before the committee-she had as.
serted her innocence. This would more
than offset anything she may say now
Her latest statement was instigated by q
desire for reunion with her husband
and Il was the price she paid for assur'
ing the same. He said he would continue
his course Just the same, Notwithstanding
the renewal OF the scandal.
VIEWS OF THE EVENING POST.
The Evening Post in noting the card ol
Mrs. Tilton and the threatened renewal
Of the scandal, says: II this hideous story
shall prompt a return to more whole
some and more old-fashioned notions on
the subject OF woman's place in society
II II shall check the Influence OF the mis-
chievous sophis,ry which has corrupted
our iaws and our morals on the subject
Of marriage and divorce, some return
will be made for the harm done BY
the publicatistion oil so much infected
newa and infected literature. The only
value there is In an attack Of small pol
comes from the immunity II gives against
future contagion.
WHAT WILL PROBABLY FOLLOW.
Tha, come further litigation will follow
Mrs. Tilton's confession is generally con
ceded, but IL Is not definitely known II
what shape Il will be brought up. Th,
6fst slep, Il Ia believed. will be taken b:
Plymouth Church. Some member OF the
church will make charge against Mrs
Tilton accusing her OF having slanderet
her pastor. The charge will have 10 bt
Investigated by an examining CO nmittee
who will report TO the congregation. II
Is not believed by members Of Plymouth
Church that Mrs. Tilton will make any
defense. The trial Of Mr. Beechsr upon
the action brought against him by Theo-
dore Tilton 10 recover sS0, 900 Ia held tc
be still in allegiance, as the jury failed tc
agree, and new jury can be- impannelet
and the whole evidence brought oui
again, with the addition Of Mrs. Tilton't
confession.
THEODORE REFUSES TO INTERVIEW.
DIcoEAH, IA, April l6.-Theodort
1ilton lectures here this evening on the
"Problem Of Life" He was interviewed
by reporter but positively declined Il
say anything for publication regarding
the late Developments IN New York.
NEw YoRK, April l6-Wm, A, Beach
one Of Tilton's lawyers in the scanda
trial, said the trial could be opened n
any time by any one. Mrs. Anna NJ
Field, 10 whom II was reported that
letter had been sent by Mrs. Tilton Civ
log the full details Of the proposed con
fession, denied the truth Of the repor,
tonight.
Oae Of the leading members Of Ply
mouth Church, who declined 10 permit
the use Of his name, said to day that his
wife received a letter from Mrs. Tiltor
three weeks ago. II was on personal mat
ters, said he, but towards the close, mos
Unexpectedly dropped into discussion oI
her guilt. Mrs. Tilton then set forth
and printed ialsehoods that she hat
never denied her guilt before she left hel
home IN Tilton's house. That was false
and when we called her attention to lh'
various occasions upon which she hat
done 80 she hung her head aud did no
know what TO say. The letter ran on il
a sort Of confession Of her guilt, abou
which she had written her daughters
So she wrote, but which she did not thinl
she would disclose TO Carroll until h'
was man.
Times-It is said that when you hay,
seen me burst into those paroxysms o
tears they we're times when the burdel
on nv conscience was unbeArable. Now
nv vile never 10 her lie saw her burs
| into auy paroxysms. The most she eve
saw wss the trembling Of her lips Whel
she spoke Of her children. The frat i'm
pulse Of my wife was 10 throw the lette
into the tire: the second 10 improve th
caution we had learned during the day
Of the great trial, and 80 II was sent 3
Mr.. Beecher's lawyers, who have II nov
BEEcHER AT BATH,
Bath, N. Y, April 16.-Beecber lee
tured here this evening TO large audi
enee and was warmly received. BE ap
peArs cheerful; refuses 10 read the paper
will make no further statement; will Z
on about his business and gil lecture en-
Ragemeut as thoug h nothing had hap
pened. He said to-day that II Mr.
rilton had felt 90 conscience sttieke