The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1878-04-23
Whiied SepuIchres.
The following letter from Mrs. Tilton,
speaks for itself:

The following letter from Mrs. Tilton,
speaks for itself:
Mr.. IRA d. WHEELER-My dear Sir !:
A few weeks since, after long months Of
mental anguish, | told, as you know
few friends whom | had bitter y decei
we'd that the charge brought by my hus-
band of adultery between myself and
the Rev. II. w. Bccchcr was true, and
the lie that | had lived so WELL the last
four years had become intoerable to me-
That statement | now solemnly reaIlirm,
and leave the truth to God, to whom, al
So | commit my children, and all who
must suffer- | know full well the expla-
nation that will be sought by many tor
this acknowledgment Ga desire to return
to my husband,1 Insanity, malice, eve
rything save the true and only one, my
quick conscience, and the sense of
what is due to the cause of truth and JUS
tice. During all the complications of
these years you have been my contiden-
tial friend, and therefore | address this
letter to you, authorizing and requesting
you to secure its publication.
(Signed) ELIZABETH r. Triton.
Brooklyn, April ID, 1878.
BEEouER STILL DENIES IT.
Mr.. Beecher was out of the city, to-
night, when Mrs. Tilton's letter was
made public, and his whereabouts was
not known, save to few friends.
The New York Tribune telcgraphed
him copy of the letter at n late hour
tonight, and received the following dis
patch in reply from Mr.. Beecher:
WAvERLY, n. Y, April Is, 1873.
TO the Editor of the New York Tribune:
| confront Mrs. Tilton's confession
with explicit and absolute denial The
testimony to her innocence, and to mine,
which, for four years, she had made to
hundreds, in private and in public, before
the court in writing, and orally, de-
clare to be true and the allegations
now made in contradiction of her uni
form, solemn and uavarying statements,
hitherto made, | utterly deny. | declare
her to be innocent OF the great trans.
erosion.
[s'gned] HENRY WARD BEEcHER
MRS. TuToNs LETTER GENUINE.
The Tribune says: Mr.. Wheeler called
at the Tribune office, yesterday afternoon
with the original of the above document
and submitted it for publication. There
was no question of the genuine eharac
ter of the document, no matter under
what circumstances it had been obtained
and promulgated, and at Mr.. Wheeler's
suggestion and wish it was put in type
WHAT MIR. WHEELER SAYS.
A Tribune reporter subsequently had
An interview with Mr.. Wheeler, but he
was very reticent. He stated that he
was a distant relative of Mrs. Tilton
He said he was very reluctant to be
known in any connection with the mat
ter, and that in fact. his only connection
was in the submission Of the document
for publication. Mrs. Tilton had at once
suggested and wished him to see that it
was published. He added that he did
not feel at liberty to state any Of the cir
cumstances which led to the confession
About four weeks ago Mrs. Tilton had
verbally made
A CONFESSION IN DETAIL
To Mrs Anna W. Field and four Other
ladies of Plymouth church, stating all
the circumstances Of the various adulte
ries, and about the same time she bad
written q letter TO the same import -
certain members Of Plymouth ehufcn,
probably the same perons. This letter
he could not furnish, aud he said it was
ct a confidential character that it was
not likely to be published At the
same time, or about that time, he had re.
ceived private letter from Mrs. Tilton
or he could not think Of publishing the
documents given now to the public. This
was all he could say.
Mr.. Wheeler, docs not Mr. Tiltor
know of this tonfesson?" 4" Emphati
cally not. Mr.. Tilton states truly wher
he says that he has not made overture'
for a reconciliation with his wife.