The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-16
THE BEECHER SCANDAL.
,arLIXG DENOUEnkNT BIZ
SiA" MRS. TILTON.
c,,es.es the Truth of the
~. ,,,rres Brought by TiIt"n
lgaiuSt BC"ch"r-Ihe con
tes>ion Believed TO
beGsnniOe.

y,v YORK, April l5.-rhe f,llowir g,
from Mrs. Tilton will appear in the
ming papers to morrow.
n. Ira B. Whsster'
Nv DEAR SRA few weeks since
.qs, long moaths Of mental anguish
"a .. vo1 know, lew friends whom |
~ bitterly deceived, that the charge
,.,-,b, b, nv husband OF adultery De
.,,,1 my.e.t and Rev. Henry Ward
p.,,,sr WAS true, ard that the life
.,3 lived SO well the last tour
rs,,. hsd become into.erab!e to
Tas. statement now
,..w,Iy reaffi-m, and leave the truh
.... God 10 whom also commi. my
.,,i nv children. and sll wdo must SUI
"a. know iull well the explanation 5
,l,, will be sought by many Tor this
.,.,owledsmcnt-s doslre to return to
ny husband, insanity, malice-syery-
thing save the true and only one, my
.m,ss9ei conscience aad sense OF what
i. .ls to the cause Of truth and Justice.
Dining all the complications of these
rs,-; yol have been my confidential
.s,-t and therefore | address this letter
nv5s, au.hor zing and requesting yoa
70 secure It's publication.
-sgnsi.] ELzAnsrH + TILToN.
g-glu, April 18Th, 1878.
Tue Confession Genuine.
Fslk B Carpenter, the artist, in an
interview this evening, stated that there
IS, no dou5, sb2u, the genuineness Of
5s letter to Nr. Ira b. Wheeler. lie
sid be hsd been the private legal ad-
7i;o. and confidential friend OF Mrs. IL
%, slI through the trouble
Her LAWYERS. Messrs. sherman, Nor
-.sra Pryor refused to b. interviewed.
Br,cher's Reply.
N- B..laer wss out Of The city 20.
-s.. w4ca M-s. Elton letter WIS ma.a
7.5.c. ard hls wEcreatoI's was 20.
s-awr save 10 few trends. Tn"
I-.4c ls."graplei hin copy OF .ls
s.sra. ial- nour iss. ntgut and rs
.s.gel be following disPatcn in reply
ryn hin
WAyERLY, \. Y, April Is, '78.
IHt Editor oftts NslO l.J,k Tribune:
l confront Mrs. Til.ou's confession
z.a sa explicit and absolute denmL The
asamOny to her own innocence and 10
-1e winch for four years she had made
% hundreds, IN private and in public,
a5rs the Court, in writing and orally,
declare to be true, and the allegations
-5w made in contradiction to her uni
o,m, solemn ard unvsryiug statements
hitherto made, l utterly deny. l declare
Ia, to be innocent of the grea! trsnsgres-
son.
Signed HENRY WARD BEECHER.
reconciliation.
A gentleman VINO had been prOmi-
-sn..y connected with toe BeecLer trial,
o, Je1g shown d proc: slip Of the letter,
s,e' reading 1t care uIIy without
.yl,c.rg any surprise, looked up and said,
Vel" On beng asked his opinion OF /
- be 81 lr,. declined TO express any, but .
subsequently, TeMsrNed that Mr..
bs5elers trends had expected some
'-!aE OF the Nl1i .'r some time. As ID
'-s s.s.eMsa. %. Mr.. heeItr, 10 wn0m /
.4.v..gF was -liiessOd. that Theodore |
-.'9n dIl not Know OF It's |
-l'.sace' the gentleman remark
WIN 7'n,e' uaL "0uId
w! "' "l''1 20 ~ "o'N,
t''-'! -"''"E '1' "IGIer' sA'u u'' h''
.-V' .'' o,-" "PPiei 10 lot money |
'- MIS- Iht9h' the request OF de
-'-- no. ItcLunica!y from LeTr nor .
s''P-'"lg TO be MADE with her koowi- |
ny e' consent OUT a. LOT her oehel1' .
'-.' -sl..'al "ss accompanied oy threats I
~ .a'..aAions That II 1t was not met /
..-.'-.~- "oD'4 turn up. MT lII.oh /
-'--- over L', vile Is gTea', TINS gen .
..'''--ear ara sue cannot resist
sg-..eiuAh "'Ihg near MIS-
a-- 'N'S. 1".0h, ana intimately |
A,-S.-'el WIN both, ssid: The events |
- Fas' 's" moh'us nave !e" me 10
...--,' ','. ".'"' Ss'ueN.S 10, recon
80 wee" VI ana -h'S' luton
'." s.i"p.g'sd. lie frequently /
-'...'-s TO ATs. AoFSes mouse Tor |