The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-08
MRS. TILTON LEFT WEALTH
Will Of the Heroine of the Beecher
Trial to Be Filed.
She Was a Wise Inyestor-Her Real
Estate Given to Her Daughter
and Her Church.

New York, May s.-The will Of Mrs.
Elizabeth B. Tilton will be filed for pro-
bate this week, and will, it is claimed by
those aware OF it's contents, prove a great
surprise.
1t has been generally supposed that when
Theodore Tilton and his wife separated the
latter was provided with an income that
would comfortably keep her for the rest of
her days. III was not known, though, that,
in addition to this income, she received d
bulk sum, which, when combined with W hat
subsequently came to her from her own
family, and what She had saved during
her married life, made up a modest little
fortune. This, it is stated, was invested
in Brooklyn and New York real estate,
which has increased materially in value
Ever since the famous trial, in which her
name was associated with that of Henry
Ward BeecEer, she has practically lived the
life of a recluse She withdrew entirely
from the large circle Of friends among
whom she had betn SO popular, and began,
as il We're, new life, with new acquaint-
ances and an ambition only to prepare her
self for the hereafter In fact, her only
associates were the members of the Ply
mouth brethren, who believe in the COM
forting doctrine OF the assurance OF saliva
ton To the it is a positive belief that
they are saved only through the atoning
sacrifice of Christ The secret of Mrs.
Tiltons strength, her friends assert, was
her profound belief in this assurance
The bulk Of her estate will go to her
daughter and a gOodly share to the relig-
ious sect presided over by the Rev. Malachi
Taylor, " nc conducted her funeral service
1t is understood that there are no be-
quests outside OF these two In addition
to the Atlantic avenue residence, which
was her home for many years, She pun
chased property some years ago ON Sixth
avenue which b as almost doubled in
value since the building Of the elevated
roads.
Another place, which was farming land
when she acquired it, is said to be stu
ated in the annexed district A few years
ago this was cut up into building lots A
street had been opened through the prop
erty, and at the present time one lot rep
rcsents III value what she paid for an
acre
Mrs. Tilton had great confidence in
poses, and did not hesitate to part with
all her money in THAT direction That her
Judgment was not at fault in this respecti is
demonstrated by the value Of her hold
ings at the time of her death
From the day OF her trouble, when h r
name became a household word allover the
civilized world, Mrs T1lton had not looked
at a newspaper. In all tile years since
then no paper ever entered her home She
kept herself postedSoR the events of the
day only through intercourse with the
members OF the religious society with
which she " orshiped They aud her daugh-
ter formed her world Sire seldom W ent
out, aud when she did was heavily yelled,
and made a marked effort 10 avoid her Old
friends and associates Living as she did,
it was often Dfnmented upon that she did
not leave BrooEfyf and begin life anew
where the great sorrow OF her past was
unknown.
once, IL is said. She remarked that she
loved Brooklyn, and would never ue salts
fled to reside elsewhere. She was aIwayS
Il great admircr OF her husbands literary
abilities, and eagerly read everything he
wrote up 10 the time her eyeNght failed
her. Then herdaughter performed the task
for her