Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-16
COMMENTS OF THE EASTERN
PRESS on fHE LITTER.
Il Leaves the Question Just Where
IL Was.
THEODORE IllIoN REFUSES TO Be
INTERVIEWED.
which shows that He Il Not Al.
together q Fool.
CsssctAL DisrKronss TO = ooID nrLi
DAuS Naval
The D,r,y Basi.e.. Rssps.sd.

tsssctAL DsrAronss TO rns ooLD nui
DAILY Naval
The Dirsy Basiness Rsepssed.
NKw YoRx. April l6.-The following
letter appears to-day from Mrs. Tilton
Mr.. Ira d. wheeler-Dear Sir: A few
weeks since. after long months Of mental
anguish. I told. ~ you know. . few friends
whom I had bitterly deceived. that the
charge brought by my husband OF adul.
terry between myself and Rev. Henry Ward
| Beccher was true. and that the lie I had
lived 10 we'll for the past four years. had
become intolerabls 10 me-. That state
ment I now solemnly reaflrm and leave
the truth with God, 10 whom also ! com
| init myself and my children and all who
must suffer. I know full well the eIplanA'
ton that will DO sought by many for this
acknowledgement: "a desire 10 return
70 my husband &c insanity" malice"
everything save the true and the only
one-my quickened conscience and . ems
Of what IL due TO the cause OF truth and
Justice. During all the complications Of
these years you have been my confidential
friend, and therefore ! address this lettcr
10 you. authorizing and requesting you to
secure is publication.
ELIzlnEru n. TiLroS.
Brooklyn. April Is, 1873.
Mr.. Beecher was out Of the city last
night when Mrs. Tilton's letter was made
public, and his whereabouts wa not known
save TO . few friends. The Tnhs"e tele'
graphed him . copy OF the letter at Q lAte
hour last night and received the following
dispatch In reply:
wAvraLY. N. Y. April l5.-Editor Nss
York TriI.ss : I confront Mrs. Tilton's
confession with an explicit and absolute
denial. Tho testimony ~ her wi inno-
ccuce and TO mine. which for four years
she had made 10 hundreds, In private and
public, and before the Courts, In writing
ana orally. I declare 10 be true, and the al
legations now made In contradiction Of
her uniform. solemn and unvarying state
ments hitherto made I utterly deny. de.
clare ber Innocent Of the great transgres.
.ion.
ISiy,s5l. Hrsh, w.np Drrcugs,
..vs.
oris,osso a.. n'asn,, I. A..
Inc g.eaL ssnssion u'. rta Tn .,,.n'
Lii.on-pesene ~ s ~ o.. ",h,uts,a,
tiA.,y ~ po.usa ny ,n. y"s.s sss.naJ
!. 'ns WIN 49,. =" III. - ~
tne eon.ius,oh 'nasnv - b.u,i.a" as,
charge 9lou.h' AsA'ps' MN. Snnoo ~.
time 70 have seen no t,a.on 70 ensnSe MS
opinion ,nen ieeorueI. ous W. ~ n;nh.i
nave shareu 'ne AssO y, ~ 49,
minueu PeoPIo M nnuius ns"n T,,s
70 peiiese IN pecvne' : nnnve,noei
I,~es proeIA,neu 'ne Sun =. N. W
traction Of Mrs. Tilton. Tho card from
her which We publish to-day does not.
therefore, strengthen the case against him.
n 10 hAs been regarded In these columns.
II 10 worthless - legal evidence. However
strongly II may confirm The moral pre-
sumption OF Beechsrs gailI, UNI, weak
and erring woman mas 2 nope,essly lore
sworn herself a. to forfeit All claim 70 AZ
tention or belief. Her ietter WILL however
DO effectual In reviving tho whole disgust.
ing controversy. In liberAting once more
the moral contagion Of which u has been
. fruitful source anu IN ienuins 70 .nc
odious gang VINO traaea on tne,I .no s
edge OF peeenets gun, speo,s s,"u.,
CATION when may .sha PSop,o io's
lheir mssnness shu uuP.e'y.
beecner ne IemA'hs an npI'o snu ~
lnred man when = ran ,Iu, ~ W.
ION .. n's own ss''s ns.cbo,s ' ,o I n, 10
Lnas Iaet oePrives Dce.neL n}', ,,o
hrs. Iiton iases' ~ ies5u s, 40
10 cons,usia.on. ~ ~. ..n., ,hs In.
svery i.ssn pr1ses. III Sah.. s.yIsJ
uce OF n.ssI.,en;
she ErIio'e pasno H. lang
nyPoei..y sna ~ -, :, r.rah,
o pi''er s.Iussic 'e. a.. ssan
the eonseSnshess =. sum uhs.. y, ,his
soI.u, hr.,ns.. mu,, bring 10 an
o.s.nIs.,ion iiIs hat az Beecber. form
orsan,, ~ n D,,;s,I .oi.oJss ~ human
one oi .ne " sins have been
.ns ~. 90, nnanisbsa tsie M ,nfscr.
,nat " s.i,I, nronortioned 10 them. Mr,.
III my con.s.sion iii n,oh.hiv
.a..h.. ons 10, ~ tho s-,tscbmsnt viii
uStsh p.osh.r f,,snJ, ave clung 10
sn'en NJ" ..ri,.,, t.,,h i'm his inno.
cans. !. iitsIv 10 .t.nd A much ruder test