Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1874, Page 1

ner Pr LISHED DAILY, Sundays Exeepted, THE EVENING STAR. rs adjasted, quarrel AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, | keep what be Feuusylvauia Avenue, cor, 1th st. ? | the ‘eiatiohe betwees" Titer’ and Mires Zileas 4 | and who » as Beecher me THE EVENING SPAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY, | filed" the minds of Rimeet? a. RACPPAANA , Preat. a pZEE EVENING STAR ig served by carriers to > which be delivered to me the next day are € ™ = joxrm. Copies at the Ecunt F Two Cure each. By malithree months, | 1.6. gfx months, $5.00; one year, 96. THE WEEKLY STAR—Pubdlished oo @Hiintariably in advanc sdine pope sent iongerthen all te V2, 44—N-2°. 6,682. WASHINGTON SF Bates of advertising furnished on spplication, a Pears from my my morandum thereon, with the drattor an answer which he ssid Proposed to send to Mre. Morse. Her letter berewth produced, marked U, and Mr. Bocoher’s draft of reply : D. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1874. TWO CENTS. Bevin Jannry 21S tecetved B.. Janunry m8, EVENING STAR. honve, gaid that Beecher | if hen vuld speak it would drive Mr. Beecher (. J. says that H. ©. B., at this interview’ | Daring that Sdndey Mrs. Stanton told me preciasiy eee gut of Brooklyn.” Mr. Howard protested with | ; ‘sinly ‘declared that HW. B. had confessed i Tilton said that Beecher, & é ; indiferent girl. T. bes sent —— with the others ht to his he | ®hat Mr, Tilton ee to ber when, in the caus that interview of last nig! and | hotror againt such @ statement, saying: ‘‘Mr. | h’s guilt toH. ©. B.— f cannet stand it an; ome BAD FOR BEECHER procured from Elizabeth ® reonntation and re- | Rowen his is terrible. No man should make | i nger; you and Lowe a duty to society tm this | a ome my c fraction of her confession. | He said fur that act | such a statement uniess he has the most abso- | natter. That man ought not to stay another long after > ly voclt, nor Roan MOULTON'S STATEMNT. |e ee mld, TY od Loe et ene hare tong | Ite evidence.” ‘To this Mr. Bowen replied | week in his pulpit. a cemiog dow | have clone anything to amelisiate her continioe , ” peace. He said, ‘You see that what I have told | that he had this evidence, and said, pointedly. IT IS NOT SAPE POR OUR FAMILIES tho front steps, end cn entering mét Tiltou aa. Bhr bas boon for the last thoes Weens with. << Jhe Pastor of Piymorth Charch you of the meanness of that man is now evi- | that te (Howard) might go to Mr. Beecher, and | to have him in this city. The allusion to the | Mobitou, who shid: We have just that Mr. Beecher would never give his consent | widow was made b: , and H. C. B. said he BAD PLYMOUTH CHUBCA AT OUR FRET, Sa my sich and diswected chile Grams nae= . v and bere is bis confession,” showing a arauuscript. fi " - Liar and Aduiterer. view of a had —e bis . = that be (Bowen) should tell Mr. Huward this | had no donbt that her husband’s death was Sus aeaed inet eee Kikna ben eke punter anaes en Right and day with, go and see Elizabeth, and he told him he » | secret. caused by his know! of her improper inti- | Era scdcd thet Mie, wavon es awe peivel | LTE. which statement was confirmed by Bee: Mr. Bowen at no time had ever made known | macy with H. W. have no doubt about it | from Miss Anthony scorroburation ofthis. jantially the fect,as T — himself, and m forthat purpose. | to Mr. 8. what this secret was, and the hiats | whatever.’ ” she Fetuses to give me the particulare @ it, apd that you gave up going to . 1 said to Tilton, “Ni get angry; let us | which Mr. Beecher bad had ofitied him to| To make an end of the statement, as| inc biience,she thinks, From th | me so as to be at home and comfort ® Ufelong Genthewes f med not re~ | see if even this cannot be arranged. I will go | thinks that it was another matter, and not the | to the controversy between Tilton and Bowen, | © ed @ heavy load. you may be dig g Bann nd gi I know that evy ch “ very _ e eat. | down and get that retraction from him.” I was | slander which he now finds it to be. I further state that various negotiations were ere ft with my husband, be: ane me == py 5 ae te ET nT ay mene t Bee eemheion of tho | {RED Solng to my business, so that Iwas unadle | in that interview Beecher was vary earnest in | hac between Bowen and myself, which resulted | *!Teady overburdened ei tc ig r Mire Bas F ine ol es broad, as ee eee cee ee eee eee tine | 12,20 that morning, batwent that evening, aw | his expression of regret at what had been done | finally inan arbitration in which H. B. Olaflin, | Pisinwive; but J resolved that if he went abroad ary of goes SU Ral ease Tou the exact | fects | Beecher, and told him that I thought he had | against Ti'ton in relation tohis businessconnec- | Charles Storrs and James Freeland were ret. | Pe fujsel2 must I would not eo with him leaviog gpa ern t bear whatever might cou: mmitted to me or come to | been doing tion with Bowen, aght me te doevery- | erces. That there was very considerable delay | ¢f the revs! bata d the entreaties of -uubappy affair under in- A VERY MEAN AND TREACHEROTS ACT; ren, could to save bim from the de: / whic acd will explain your not coming abroad with m-, fact which basa very unwifelike look. I know thet you Will otherwise be Fegerded as ibe wos 2 last, ano sent M. my J traction | ariting from my own absence South in the ear! busband to: |. kad ly by many people ss ng L>uall use no words of | treacherous first towards me, from whom he wuld come upon him if the story of his | spring, on account of sickuess, Mr, Bowens | S the lat target T souhded to wer ail ont t ik would bes ae: y of them or incalpation | wanted help, ) neence during the summer, and Mr. Tilton’s ed and, felt and frar "1 that might iene: sea kee. 4 It has brought him todestraction, mademe of the part shail I stvempt to ascribe | way to his house last night what he had pro- OUKSE WITH MRS. TILTON SHOULD Bs | absence during the fall and winger on his lec- | Overishe thems. By reading che eon pace. | not ball the untruth init thet there bus Pest’ cht | miserable, turned me from a comfortable howe Motives, eav B becessmry (0 exactly state |} cured from Mrs. Tilton, and tnat he coald not DIVULGED. turing tour, so that the arbitration did not ter- | ing. letters trom th Be on ei poreet al walof Mre. Woodhull: | DFowght his own family to bergary. I don’t be rise arrences, their acts of | expect sy friendship in this matter uuleas he | In compliance with the directionsef Beachar, | minace until the 24 of April, 1872. that from onteide evidence alone he hed cm to ‘meen bouest man. I et debts were, paid, he cn ~iom, to be inserpreted by | acted truthfully and honorably towards me. I | January 1, 1$71, I took the paper marked “F," | “tnis aRCITRaTION WAS DRTREMINED UPOm | theecuciusone eich I teeckid only teosan te ot to ruin the character 5 ee, Scene ae temreive n giving conversatious or nar- | further said :—*Mr. ers YON, have had | which he bad dictated to me to Tilton, detailed | by me, and my determination given to Mr. | me relisbie testimony that corld well be furnished | ot ane ee man, ami have probably damaged Tecemt end most crushi Tarives, L of course, on im most Cases gt¥s only | crimimal intercourse with Mrs. Tilton. You | to him Beecher's expressions of regret and sor- | Glamis the nal lowing note, which I sent: in any case, an <diepeaition of my | ™2UtTDy It ner had these letters of his | %ouble is what's taken the lite out of her. the su beter ce of the Gest, aud will attempt to | have done great injury to Tilton otherwise. | row, spoke to him of his agony of mind, and Broon.yn, april lisa. | Ser eat wy Bae yA el eg all PE agg aaahieon Sue mean ee egg hen bie | Of twelve persons whom be has told, we words only when they so Now, when you are contronted with it, you ask | ayain appealed to him to have the whule matter iy Dear Mr. Clafttm: Stver fall consideration of : weed tof the journey (for ‘er, Mrs. Hooker, he came eo ouble | :arn, bave told others. I bad thought w SN INRPEE SED THLM&SELVS® CRON MY MIND permission of the man to again visit his house, | kp: quiet, if for no other reason. for the sake | All interests, otbe. than The dore’s, 1 have advisca | O¥2DR to this, snd other anxieties of business, and alarm and handed me all the letters, to- | much as we could live ander from bie vrgieet only so much as seems to me Material. fessed you have ruined her, a recantation and | ing in the interest of Beecher, I told Tilton Jeoak eth Blok Withee couards Of cnemicieee red ge eg pri i. owe x en jeune, . % I bave known Mr. Filton since 1550, intimste- | retract of the truth for your mere persoaal | ttat his controversy with Bowen. if possibie, erdialy,} ours, Faancis D. MovLton. tad: e Hartfor mes, to which 3 ly, m the k relations of social and pers -nal | safety. That won't save you.” Atthat interview | stould be peaceably settled, lest it might ‘Tilton and Bowen and mysvit appeared betore ude s: debip. ave known Key. Henry Ward | he admitted, with grief aud sorrow, the fact of | open the other matters relating to Beeche! Beecher since 152, and then casually a’ anac- | 18 SEXUAL RELATION WITH MRS. TILTO: ce ard an atrendant upon bis ministra | expressed some indignation that she bad : the arbitrators, and all made statements. In | Conduct in Tilton’s family and the chargos | Tilton’s statement was included the letter ed n0¢ | made by Bowen against Beecher. To this before on, which he had put into t; y the Times, of this city, Inst evening. ond lw the beginning of the eccarrences of | told him that she had told ber husband, and | ton assented, giving me authorization. At my | Dione rect wiiteneed ee a pet inte type, iadom snd \rah.. Bat what is the tr ue longer, I wash s0b Sun od messy een te shall speak. 7 that tp consequence of being in ignorance of | egrliest convenievce I ealled upon Mr. Bowen tration, in order to do away with the necessity | further from understanding this morning thea ever, | writes paper, which 1 will reed, going fone to :kG MR TILTON'S VALEDICTORY the fact he had been walking upon @ voleano— | af his office upon this business, telling him that | for ite publication. After ful! hearing. nothing tonpetale os pabliabed te essentially the same ai pit aed taking sole charge ef the services. editor of the Independent, on the 224 uf De- | referring to what he had done in connection | | wanted him to settle with me, asI wasauthor- | having been submitted to the arbitrators except Site we ia sect. i8 fg ey ta that Mr. ws vary Berocn thes m. train Friday mora- a ore ck interned thar there had, Deen | with Bowen, and with reference to Tilton’s | ized by Tilton to settle for the breaking up of | the business differences of ‘Tilton and bowen, | Tu! jt the auth ett te? we Mer seme differences between himecif and Mr. | family. He said that he had sympathized with | nis contracts with Tilton as contribator to the | the arbitrators made on award that Mr. Bowen | was tne sele revelator. Heury ©. Bowen, the proprietor, but learning | Bowen and had taken sides with him as against | jxdependent and as editor of the Brooklyn Uaion | should pay Tilton the sum of $7,000, Yor which | Mrs. Stanton was that, had been retained as contrinutor | Tilton, in consequence of stories which were in | 1 siso handed him an article written by Tilton | he (Mr’ Bowen) drew his check pon the spot, | Pby of the relation f the sex: said to me wi and editor of the Bro kiyn | circulation in regard to him, and especially of | forthe Jndej t, which he (Tilton) claimed ‘tr: up to his times that and Iarenow widows. Cnion, of which Bowen was also proprietor. I | ouc specific casee where he had bees inforzacd ee ( — the contracts were given up to him. After was in part performance of his contract, which | the tripartite covenant was signed, it came to | ehongh you comented Lotive Uy lentha this was,in | Sut home.and I want suppesed that the difterences were not personal | that Tilton bad bad tmproper relations with a | article was subsequently returned to Tilton by | the knowledge of Beecher, as he informed me, ei woek aooeen i coche cr unkind. Up to wat time, althoagn I had | woman whom he » and to whom a letter | Bowen throaght poo ‘4 oe ae eee Te ag: And God would bringallsecret | you bave other friends whom Bowen said that | that Bowen was still spreading scandals about | things it in His own th a fi and I n deen a frequent visitor at Mr. Tilton’s — from his wife will make a partof this statement, | he did not consider that he owed Tilton any | him, at which he was au; ered, and proposed to | cculd on! eit. I added, "that E neaaeed Wess Eocaeee pal ere yw and had seen Dimself and Mrs. Tilton under all | and had so stated to Bowen, and he told me hs | money at all for breaking the contracts; that he | write Bowen a letter stating the points Raat had | thet human Ii > becd a reems best. prefer were an ‘impertinence, but could | Tilton’s to auywbere else, but ask ber phases of social intercourse, I had never known | would write to Bowen and withdraw those | hed terminated them, having, in his opinion, | been setticd in their reconciliation and agree- | &etuofurtber, though I could gcc glimpers of a | toreerive ma, 1 feck wine: Bonen thane or heard of the charges. And he gave me the rough draft of | sufficient reason for so doing. ' Well,” I said | ment, and the reason why Mr. Bowen's mouth seer cage da ‘coe eee of rcoce “aero; | fromm hee couks go tate thie paper. sud with hor SLCRTEO? WR SOREES OF. SEs iStter Ie hore produced: «eur © Bowen, which | *+Mr- Bowen, your contracts are specific.” He | should be closed in regard to such slanders. I | suits £o.DY, feelings and my judgment; that ‘Dou fail me, T pray. Meet me at hoon existing b letter is here produced: said ‘the knew they were, but they provided for | find among my papers a pencil and ink momo- | sud should ccmverse with wen une eepecially wo" ‘88 you hope to meet Your own wother in merital relations were almost exceptionably BEBCHER TO BOW arbitration in case of any differences between | randum of the statements intended to be im- | menenthe whule sufsecr Deseech: pleasant. On the 26th day of December, 1870, being at Mr. ‘Tilten’s house, he came home from an interview with Mr. Bowen, and told me with 7 eh das fact as I ke: the SAW pon lass Thee. | he parties.”” I:replied, ip substance, that the | bodied in that letter, which was submitted to | truth I should staod by it’ with no strempt at coe. A jm ber name 1 you, and I will the’ only eavoa vf my judgment by Beecher. It is in histiand- | Cesiment. I think that D: Channing probabls | Ever y« urs, in love anspeakable, ace L thing that peak: Brus. That = seek ' covery thti tween the parties as to the articles to be pub- | writing’ agrees with you mn 7; but be hed the courege | Beecher was exceedingly anxious that Tilton | SJoyted some excitement of manner that he had just Rt pes fing goon lished as editor and contributor by Tilton, and | Pexcusu’s STATEMENT OF nOWEN’s SETTLE Teennncmnes, Bip convictions Be Bry should repudiate the statement published by | Go comet bad a conference with Mr. Bowen, and that in ‘an; thing I sasd ~thoug as to Bowen's conduct as publisher, and that MENT. encieaieneien eat Yeft her ard marrica | Woodhull, and denounce her for its publication, | swears so that interview Mr. Bowen had made certain mind tna matter e> laiporiant | there was a fixed sum as penalty for abreach | «1. That he aliowed himself to listen to un- | gvcmen sre hey anid BER eft, he and he drew up upon my memorandam book the | make this accusations against Beecher, and ba chal- his fare. I ‘informed by one, ou whose | of the contracts. The interview terminated | four ed rumors. davgbter with her mother, and to-das he pays pl: form of a card to ubdlished by Tilton, over | t “33 lepged him (Tilton), as a matter of duty to the | Jucgment ee foresrity I —, —— — ae with his refusal to settle the claim I demanded, 2. That he never brought thom either to | tcgtephers to keep bim rupplied with her pictures | his signature, and asked me to submit it to him gobiis, te welte as epen letter, whieh Bir. hows the whole matior about Mr. | Which refusal I reported to Tilton, advising Lim | me, nor in any proper mavner tothe church: na ite aa they can be PFOCUred. ss snandonea | {°F that purpose, which I here produce: Bowen was to take to Mr. Beecher, of whica he the stories are Mot true eed raat | still not to sue Bowen. ‘i thathe orly whispered them, and even that | 1 gP¢20u ihearticls he wrove when abandoned | nEECHER'S PROPOSED CARD POR TILTON. showed me the original draft, wuich is as fol | the game is the ease with other stories. THE MEBTING AT DIWEN’S HOUSE. only when he hag some buriness end in view. Weak, una stared tases Tn ap unguarded enthusiasm I hoped well and lo’ i is. I thought it only | Moulton then introduces correspondence be- 3. That he did not himeeif believe that any- CRUSHED BY CALUMNY AND ¢ BUSE, much of one who bas proved utterly unprinci- (Here is published Tilton’s letter to Beecher | ¢ue to ju: mach, 2 tween bim and Bowen in reference to his meet- thing had occurred which unfitted me for the | to-day they are esteemed wore highly than ever, | pled; I sball never — notice her stories, and ot December 26, 170, calling Gpos him ty cease | ‘Traly youre, H.W. Begcus®. | ing Bowen January 9, 1811. He wrote Bowen | utmost trust. shown by continuing for twelve to | 2td he is in posittens of public trus: in Provideace. | now utterly repudiate her statements made con- the ministry of Plymouth church and quit Beecher told me that Mrs. Beecher and him- | to meet him at his house on business of great | fifteen yeats a conspicuous attendant at Piy- i ie pacer Pnewggen mag ed aiithes There cerning me and mine.” Brooklyn.) oa self, without knowing of the confession of Mrs. | im) co t0 the interests of all concsraed | mouth church; by coutracts with meas editor | Pegs en touc nan te ios te ee eee eanee I Beecher told me to say to Tilton,substantial- | Circummances. the erestest, kindeess he aea nee a cdl that the words “for reasons | ‘Tilton to her husband, bad been expressing | in the affairs which they had talkedof. Bowon, | of the Independent; by continued publications | can help yo : ‘ue | iY: “Lbeodore may, for his own purpose, if he we are concerned, to leave to citly understand” were inter- | creat sympathy towards Mrs. Tilton, and taking | on the loth, replied that he would see Moulton.] | of wy sermors, and making the privilege of nent that y this waster oe Gea * | chooses, say that all his misfortane has com time the rectification of all the wrongs, w! they + And he fuccher | gp active interest with Ler against her busbaud. | ‘The statement contioues :—« In pursuance doing ao even as late as the interview at Free | it, Hewill help you and me to bring everlasting | UP0U him on account of his dismissal from tl ba pe prepared | | said, this correspondence we met at my house, anden- | jand’s one ot the points of settlement; by a set- | & od cut of this seeming evil. Union and the Independent, - ~ e bis charges, because Beecher had | uye pegcHER,I WANT THAT RECANTATION; | tered into negotiations about the settlement of tlement of all diticulties at Freeland << ‘ ir conld cay frathfalty that 1 beliewe this sto: the offense which | committed against him. He ae cae ree panes’ * AKA made improper advances to Mrs. Tilton. Sur- | | nave come for it.” “Welt,” said he, “waas | the contract with Tilton. At that time, during | conciliation,which was to lea ito work together, pone alin ree sot — ney non may take the position against me and Bowen hs wen bette LS — ‘4 arene —a Frinec at this, I asked bim, “Whac?” when he | shail { do without ity” I replied, “1 don’t | the ‘nterview I showed Bowen the letter of Jan- | in which not a single hintof any personal im- | frase cusceptibility to impressions from spirits in | (at he does; yet the fact is that his advocacy of pon Geurabieehe Brn an adhd omer fn “Dou't ask me, I can’t teil you.” I | know. I cam tell you what will happen with | wary Ist of Tilton, which he (Tilton) had placed | morality, but every item was business, ics ged cut of it tt be taken iatomesense | S18. Woodhall and her theories has done him | ae desiral mold be away fr an Brook “Is it possible you coald have been so | it He asked, “What will you doif I give it | in my hands to use in accordance with my own | 4. asa result of such agreement I was toresume | always, the whole thing dics; but if it is easentialy | the injury which prevents his rising. Now in iiteon, py mbne bea roared bese plore 1 foolish as to sigu that letter On the strength Of | to youy"? I answered, ‘+I will keep it as! keep | discretion. Bowen, during the reading of the my old familiarity at his house; to write him a | true, there is bot order to get support trom me and from Ply- eee ks eis ence ee ee avon Bowen's assertion and not have Bowen sign tt | the confession; if you act honorably 1 will pro- | letter, seemed to be mach excited, and at only | letter that he could give his family toshow that ‘i ONE HONORAPLE WAY To MEET IT, moutb church, and in order toobtain the sym- inti 7 ~— seg Sood a hed. minal foo, although as you say, be was to carry 1tt0 | rect it with my life, as I would protect the other | One pomt of the letter questioned the accuracy | I had restored confidence; to crdcavor to re- {2 my Ader nt and the precise method Hccarred | pathy of the whole community, he must publish macy Beecher, Beecher?” He answered, with my life. Tilton asked for that con- | Of its statements, which states as follovs: ‘That | move from him the coldness and frowns of the cy orntng, end 4 wes abuet wel mag inary md on account of | _ It will be observed that in the letter of Mra. . & | this card; and unless he does it he cannot riss.” | these conversations to several friends of the e = rs oo to suggest it when your lettercame I same family. Being you and pot knowing the MR. BOWEN GAVE ME BIS woaD fession this morning, and I said “I will never | alluding by rame to a woman, now parish as one who had injured me; a card tobe | Syite eter He also said the thing to Tilton in my s. © dor et ne, that he would sustain the charges avd saiuze tho | give it to you; yoursball not have tt {rom ty A WIDOW, WHOSB EUSUAND'S DEATH, mblished, and which was published, giving | vit Nibat this whsle subject needs the mest carn, | presence. To this Tilton answered in substance | Copsequences of ier pn my mg ey evidence to prove them whenever calles apon.” | Tangs until 1 uave exhausted every ef no doubt, was hastened by bis knowledge that | fim the rightto put in the fudependent sermons | cat aid chame dneaseien shee see cee eart: | to Beecher: “You know why I sought Mex, | for the safety of —— an, Sa ae I said, **! fear tha’ a will find yourselr mis- peace.” Mr. Beecher gave me back the paper, | Mr. Beecher had maiutained with her an im- | and lecture-room tulks, &c. 1 was invited to | tong been occupied with it, butis still In doubt on | Woodball’s acquaintance. It was should be sent to a distant school, which was teken. Has the letter gone?” 2 answered the original of which I now produce in M: aid: * Laid tet aa a many povtts, that I have’ observed for years, that TO SAVE MY FAMILY AND Yorrs accordingly done. She was put ats boarding gg feet Ao neeor tog be his guest, as 1 was at Four reading’ and thiuking. has been profvundou | from the conscquence of your acts; the facta | echool athe West, and the expenses of her stay ; : : d finished 5. Of the settlement by a committee, a medfecrng ne subjects, and ow the time bas | about which bave become known to her. They | there were privately paid through me before published.] Alterwards Tilton left with | it, when Bowen said to me: +Has Tilton told | whose record is. with Claflin, I come for you to givethe word, through your own ad stated the aifticut + Bowen said he would take it immediately.” I afterwards learned trom Beecher that Bowsn had done se, becanse on the Ist of January fol- Pp boa intimacy.’ To that he make that allusion; Mr. Tilcon went on to the ciote of the letter Tilton’s handwriting. (Here appears Mrs. 1) ton’s recantation, dated December 3), 1 by have athe dine | “&Ve now been publiehed, and I will not de- | Beecher, to whom I hi ity or lowing, Beecher gave me the copy he received, | mo andther letter, dated the same uight Of the | Beecher the contents of thistetter?’ I teplicds hothing to say. I'did not soe Mr. Bowen during | Feasts therefor. “If yeu chose l witines suner, | nounce that woman to save you from the conse- | baving the girl remain In Breskiya, ant he Ce ee ee a aristuutdeate ca | Tecantation, December 30, bearing on the eame | “Yer, he has.’ Said he: «What shall I do? | the whole process, nor do 1 rememberto have | tach eter; givibg the wonse's ples tae thee jy | quences of what youyoureell have done”™ agreed with us that it was best that she should time on the envelope that the origiual draft was | topic, to be kept with the papers, which was in | What I said at that interview was said in con- spoken with him since. Now, the force of the womans side to this beyond To resume: Afier I had carried to Mr. Tilton | be removed, and offered to best the cost of her given tome by Tilton on the Sth of the same | nj. wire’s handwriting. It is here produced. fidence. We struck hands there and pledged | statement that he did not himself beliove that 1 | Y¢7)tuing else, and by this means atteation will | the paper of Spology which had reference to | #chooling- month. [Norm.— Here appears Mrs. Tilton’s retraction | ourselves to God that no one there present | ad done anything 1mmoral which should affect | ja) (yifia stom Persomalitice and concentrated cn | Beecher’s adultery, and had received assur- | The bills were sent to me from time to time aoe ere ted. meade et ke morantam of | of her recantation, written December $0, 1470, | Would reveal anything there epoken.’ I saidto | my standing as @ man aud a minister, iiog yal thhive minds. dtseemetemetust | ANCES, that all between ‘Tilton and Beecher | a¢they became due, a part of them through facts above pated, mae atthe time, giving the | midnight, heretofore published. } him ; * it would be au easy matter to contirm | trated by the foregoing facts, is demonstrated ‘AS BREN PREDARING & ax, | should be kept quie our when it was made 7 immediately conveyed | Mrs. Tilton. Previou® to her gong. I send yoaare- | thatinformation to Beecher. He was profuse | wrote the following letters to Mrs. Til eg°, and which I] n bis professions of thankfulness and gratitude | they were sent to me by Mrs. T. When I went home with the recantation: | What you say. Dealer what you say ts | by his conduct when he did be s, Dee 23, 1570 -Theedore Ti ise.” Mr. ¢ ohneon was there, aud I | gore Tilton committed immoralit 5 his dispos: that ke wont enoteto MAB wkcr. | found Tilton there and showed it to him. H alse, for yexrs and yes ply that I wrote to Dr. Todd lo: fhe boarery dsuandis | expressed his sarprise aod geatideation that {| ave cudmitted this le ct ta Mr. Johnson tn | session of the /nd-pendent, hie iguomlaious ex fo'ld never wet published without mi {ome for what he said were my exertions to his traneactions: * © row. i retire trom bls paipit aud SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLE To GRT IT, A ts aes orien : ‘On any | Bulsion from the Brookiyn Usion, bis refusal to | sitrouch Godkincof the Natem ak wilioen mas coon thetthar Few. Broonya, Jacuary 10, 1471 . Te and I then showed to him how very tools i: | MMe, 20 ObNesiors confidence tubused on any | pay bimhis ealary and forfeit of contract.” Hvraid of Health: Ward, of the ant wali an ey Neh Seton Meter Feel a, prac. hear cote Ot ee knew ths c Would have been in the morning to hare pro | v! the partice concerning anything said at u Ac kortof thie transsction Beecher goat me | evry mother to whem I Have read it, all told mae ii | S23» 1 received the following letter from Mr. | ty Yr Ava. Tilom sk want to tlt yon aly baal as ceeded engrily against Beecher. I mateanathe | interview save a special pledge, mutualiy given, | the foliewing vote wee tho best th'ng over written on th® sul 1 | Beecher: attempted to Lire me, by offering me crosses and he It 1 ypeal for peace, saying that, notwithstanding | ‘vat nothing should be said conceruing Mr. BEBCHRR TO MOULTON. tho men said thes would publish it, if they dured; [Here follows the letter to Moulton in which | Sroents, to go to certata Persons and tell thea wo after that Tilton called on mo | OFF uimeulties appeared in’ the wey, if thes | Beccher’s demonstrations toward Strs. Tilton, Moxa while Mis.— urged me to give my nwue end pub’ | Beecher ays: ‘Many, many friends has Goi en inyOricus to the character of your husband ae ee eat Boscu® | Were properly dealt with they could be besten | Mt. dobneon also saya, and this confirma what J alted lant eve aa nee lish it, and sald she. wor r raised up to me. we bern pervuaded teat the kind then an; thipg else of its length in thi or shortly; that Bowen | out of the way. Heexpressed his willingness aud | Yv" Say in regard to one point, namely: Chat ch | it were bers she would print it_witho: 1 t : 2 es aay the allusion to the widow was made by 1. Ti Ho says B. denies soy » Taree f be f into the effice with great anger, and | desire for peace. When I saw Beecher I mad} (on “a that you eald you hat mo comet tune | treacberus whieperings, and Ys in his right sate Mill om wis seating me ae cern coe ot ote might write to Mrs. Tilton, because all parties | ‘D8! Mr. 7." caresses were i cemeu is ; nd §3¢ him p 3 . . bubt tt ‘ “3 6 at « of be" - . do to be. mad fo Beecher what be | Oe se day, Junuary Le 1 went te Iie hones ie | ist Lusband’s death was caused by lis know!- | Bcutlcued wy Feoposed letter” Ho fixed theisea i Homi eal eo cay copy ‘amasretua: | had then come to the conclusion that’ there | {v,tet_went to be, made use of by aond it, [ asked if | D*aryall the thinking men and women are aome- should be no communication between Beecher | triends, you and your Lusbend, o's temisut ‘of the very | Where Newr you, aud will rally to your enoport Wf | and Mrs, Tilton or Beecher apd Tilton, excep! | Hye-tys, . Mae Phave ne doubt ntaee it winter tere wore Rg epaigte L | eciars doe, (amy go@ ataolately wuchrul in | with my knowledge apd consentand Ihatexact. | | Tihcre sotes aro in Me. Te handwriting, an au eee! that your statements in | did wot kuow. He evaded Autinat: sing ed a promise from er that he would notcom | ov the same paper used by ber in correspondence id ations of bis | that if he had bardiy wonid be right in tell i On the war to cau ‘On the same acl there was convayed to me | *hown me by Mr Tilton for from Beecher a request to Tilton that Beecher | able Semonstrations. I neve erning on Sunday, January 1. i went to his house ir edge of her impreper iutimaecy with Mr. ADULTEMIES. Mato hie ohady, aod then tad wee ages ein | Beecher. Guoting your language, he says that BEECHER" aise him trom the andepe b im that be bad never | great surprise that Elizabeth shoaid bave mad ts, and he would not | the confession of his criminal commerce with Fearn a ag pe apd epg be in the present case; and be subsequently re- | her to ker husband without letting him relent ing me, [think be would be right in telling you, | ® °W eae . icate with him unless 1saw the comsauni- PROM THE SANE TO THE SAME. ie; and he sabeoa: ; beet : traigutiorward | IE te, Tih rould be Tight in t Ske BRGIEY sw S0CiL BaexDON muniesi in eat eee vecraction a coy moment pose Mand with. | charges of the same. Hoeays that you said chat | SA OTERO. Needs ee rent Lae ee cna Te | eben the time on o wee Weary Dow, avd glad | cation, which promise I believe was on his part Jaxcany 12. im. fc My Dear Mrs. T- The story that Mr. T once ie | y ou knew of four ot five cases of 8u Appeal to church aud then a council. It w: OLS, Lopatere, but should stend true to her convic- | raithfully kept. But as { soon found it was not | sud cared eaming U be following letter a to ietattaae asong ae peo preepepl an MR. BEECHER’S ADULTERUUS INTERCOURSE | be 8 conflegration and give every possible cha: = oe ape pel 7 can conviction js that | on the part of Mrs. Tilton. Permission was giyen gtd Sem my beh ont oe oe deteil, what Tiltun bad said to me in the two | L took a pen and paper, and he dictated to m: | _Mr. Johnson saye also, tat you, at that inter. yer aa Meee oe eee feed when you have en eee yh qu 3 the following paper, all of which is in my hand- | view, platnly deciared that Mr.’ Beecner bad ee eR Eg are ‘ot, pray you, deceive | _ (Here follows the letter of February 7, 1871, to le this young lady was at schoel she did any “I “ is | confesred his guilt to you.’ I also said to him, , and orto ¢ ve | YOurseif with the hops that the love of yourcharch, | Mrs. Tilton, in which Beecher says,“ When I | inform a friend of Mrs. T. of the stories of the em | wang exes Gere, aad Che ciguatars, | Mr. Tilton ststes thas you said f camtetama it | RAT eh see see tae eee mater, fh Sg ners | oF Spi. ther love, human, or Gtvipe, caa compensate | aw you last I did not expect tosee you again or | family relationt. These siories were written to ~ which latter are Mr. Beecher’s : spy longer; you and I ows a duty to society in | have stuli and confidential tala. Yours, ever the lors ef sbeolote truthfulness to your own mental | ye alive many days.””} Brooklyn, and came to the knowledge of blind | Houlton dated Jaouney 1A, Gener eae | week im bis'pulpicn Mt matt ante for cay Reoiner | PROM THM Tin Oy THM TaIraRTiTE COVE | C@'since Bebranr7, but Toucan imagine, Kuowing | yTbit.was & letter of commendation e that | friends, creating an impression npon their minds Win thie letter I have omitted the sentence | to Moulton, dated January 1, 1871, before pub- | week in bis pulpic, It isn’t eafe for our families RANT my hisband is to me, that it was no common | Mrs. Tilton might trust me as between ber and | unfavorable to Mr. T.. a nd might poesibly I quoted as the words of Bowen after the worde, | lished.] to have him in the city.’ nothing occurred to disturb the relations be- | lore I Leve for yeu, aid for the truth, ard for ail | 2€r husband as fully as Beecher did. In the | to the reopening of the Soe Sas nestiy ae 1 cam recall your words, that? | This was entrasted to me in confidence to be | 1 also said to him, ‘Mr. Johneon also states | tween Beecher, Tilton avd Bowen, or sitheret | mernied ine men, wen Ldveided) | meanwhile Mr- Beecher’s frienda were con- | took pains to trace them back, and found tuat simply desiring to say that it contained a | shown only to Tiiton, which did. 1 had ret. | that at the interview of Decembsr 25, at your | them, so far asl kuow, until the pablicomes in, | nearly break bie Siready laccrate:| by the | 'ipually annoying him and writing him aboat came from Mrs. P , to whom the school Clarge ot a aye, or something very neatly like | €ferce to Bo other tact or act than the house in Willow street, you voiuutarily pladged | Woodbutl & Claiin's' Weekly of an elaborate | course I hed ppl ot tenga ges prancing | Tilton, and rumors that were afloat with regard | girl had a mR —— ieee Favishment oF © woman other tuan Mre Tee CONFESSION OF SEXUAL INTERCOURSE your word to Mr. Johnson thac you would take | story coucerning the social relations between | Wish yen would come heroin the eveningame sine | 2 doth, and on the 13th of February Beecher | Tilton, and feet gan Poems ged Faviehment of = - between Beecher and Mrs. Tilton, which he at | no further measures in re; Ti Beecher, Tilton and Mrs. Tilton. Atter that | Jith2 po wold come herein the evenim, here | Teceived the following n, | inten Gated the 6th of Novessver, ISt%, written u Nasu emis Aenean that interview confessed ‘and denied not, but | without consultation with him, (Mr. Jobnsoa,) | publication appeared, it again came w the | in New York you sppolut-aud a. avy tie LETTER PROM HIS NEPHEW, P. B. PERKINS, latter, dated the 3 > AOTR, n joseed. . i 3 ‘Betts. | which be (Beecher) handed me, with a draft of | by Mre. Tilton, with a note to me on the back to be spread upon record; but, if desired, the | conf |. Healso, at other interviews subse- | and that you had said substantia: knowledge of Beecher that Bowen was raking ‘dak eae ees Sinks ab thn t04 of tan mmo tekoanee. antes | toot o deinen tin be omaha ae = sp a o guently held between us in relation to this un- | thing to Lim previously during pri declarations derogatory to his character. Tais Ts from J -hu asd Mary in the order | % reply, on 5 reoft, poe teaglaclanr Aha, nee beth elag the ice fortunate ‘saan aecumasraiomans Mast ne | satiobe Gaturetn pou wed him’ "L thac acta co | eee tuinoeed by the publication of the “tripar- | 1.Dave placed them I will sepd these pow- and the | hesent withoutshowing me again and upon that | giri's disclosures. of the Pismonth church prayer mectiog. Tufon | bad been guilty of adultery with Mrs. Tilton, | Bowen ete tae cane a eee | oe cornet” Wael Heschee informed me | Salting till Lknow whether you will mest me, i cero enone nlc Mas. 7. TO NRE P. subst hat by and always {i pirit of grief and sorro: the | man, and for this reason that I knew he had | was done by Mr. Samuel Wilkeson, and also 2 4 . ROORLY ’ ite’ im neue 4 “be ‘had Getmmsined to? ae enormity of the crime he ad committed against | Lad a reconciliation with Beecter, or, rather, | | that Beecher was not a party to its publication, Seen’ = es, Movember §, 1572, PSREIBS TO ee wr1.—To | ety Dear Mes. P. ai, came to Zoe, tn thie teartad eecher, in order to show to Beecher a confes- | Tilton’s family. Atsuch times he would speak | was informed Of it, which was pertected im the | nor kuew auything abont it. There afterwards Dear Belle: To allow the devil himeoll to be Pies Sag hag ted Zone, Debemer , 3. 2a Ze cextremtt Perr lad = anes your on of his wife of the intercourse between them, | With much feeling of the relation he had sas- | house of God, and that within forty-eight hours | appeared an account of an interview between graphed = Speakin ihe ¥ uth ts unspeakebly cow. | Rov HW bo acide = hoe ven at ommnter poem fait tueth tp aeavive = © © the —~4 which he (Tilton) had never, up to that time, | tained towards them as pastor, spiritual advisor | from that time Le had avowed to Mr. Howard wen, H. By Claflin and Mrs. Woodhall, pab- | erdly snd contempttbi St ey ee You. Tilton bes been justifying or ex- | years iat my Luebaocd bes made false accusations mentioned to Lim,(Beecher;\and the fuct of the | and trusted friend. His self-condemnation at | that he could, if he choso, drive Mr. Beeoner | lished in the Brooklsn Eagle, in which an at- | vised, Mre - while r her phitoso- recent intrigues with women by alleging | against me; whi theruin he had wrought under such circum- | outoftown. I told him further that { was also | tempt was made to obtain trom her any letters ag only carries ou: Henry's philosophy, we bens deletes tn tue tae ceenaie | ie i ay dag! bas to her or any ope. she had mover’ told escher, eo stances was full ‘and complete, and at timeshe | informed that, prior to that reconciliation, he | which she might have showing that Becher sTparted lovingly sua “acbingly’frenunee |: chong ha | thaw edatng’ the serie fersion bad been made in’ Juiy previous. in | ¥8%s0 bowed down with grief In consequance | had made nocharge against Beecher’s character | was guilty of criminal conduct, which attempt ® Caonet work toge her.” ag tion for the parties is I know ‘ou re silence on ber part against eng eeying: * W '. ™ writing be (Tilton) had atter- | Of the wrong he had done, that he threatened | to Beecher, but only behind his — and I | failed, whereupon Beecher addressed me the Oritted snd i have course, do what ron like with this letter. I dened, like a crystal : 6 ~ such talk dics quickest unsaoswered. I have thought midaight i, but that wife, f 41 hb to put an end to his fe. He also gave to me the | “aid: “ Mr. Bowen I have the points of settle- | following uote, which I here produce: shar ered a sane ing. I cannot help him e: it beet to let you know what is being «aid about rou, | gloc bis cutire s}mpethy end co-operation in Ifthe Bowen accusations against Becomes were | letter, the fret draftor which, marked "A," is | ment between you and Beecher in your own BEECHER TO MOULTON. Letiay Sudeiat ty Hane ie Pao et gt eaward | Suc bs whem fer wheth-r you act a tbe matter of | Se tereit At tosh tee yen te Me De win made pub whole matter would be known, | Sbeve given. hardwriting, aud there is no reterence to any | ++ I need to see yon this evening, auy timotill half. | 4204, 1nd ‘cxpad din Kisers. of procens | Dot, it has been displeasing to me, to suppose such | charge any uufriendly spirit which dear aha een cane Masehar besos oe (This is Tilton’s letter to him asking him to | charge of crime of any kind against Beecher.” | past ten. Gan you mi a Appointment” ili | sud the noblencrs of human nature bas seertices | thibee done without yout knowledge. 1 have | mey have piven him eesinet my bu-band. Yeu sud ber own conduct with Beecher become ex: | _ {This Mr. Bowen made no denial of these assertions | 308 cal! ‘st 124, or shall I* At what huur? | Clear, exact, ideal integrity. Hacds of teatro: | tought other people bate, but ‘Tilton bas, in this | kucw I have homether's heart thet will look chars pored, had renewed i iu reference to which, be said that Bowen | of imine, but seemed, on the contrary, abashed | feud Uiailin’s letter; Keop it. Answer by tele: | (le!» nd then my pulpit, my home, my churon, | ston, dived into the very sub-cellar of the back: | itebly apn ail eave ycu, ‘Affecti suately , your had given if fo him; that he had told Bowen | and, dejected, and in reply to my question, | S98"... take ton at Howard's, 74 Hicks scat, | Sho "Mz Pu ke nnd beert are at hie sacvicn. Of che | BESt ow et thie Lemresrmmic eal cont coo | “atsouns you wMénbey hte frst knowledge [had of its existense. Tilton TBAT TILTON MUST BE CRAZY have made agate’ Bosenee re eee seach FOU | and should you call let it'be there, orl will go | (wo; Wocdball iamy hero and Henry mycoward,ex | {im Xncw Of this, 1am respousible 8 ‘Also 1 produce, out of the order of time, a Gid pot tell me how bis wite came to make the | to write euch a letter as that; that he did not | ave made agatust Beecher 7” he declined to | round 10 your rooms. I wavt to show yous prv- | p,pyscut aiviced. But I protest agaiast the wo) FB. Pencis. Sent to me a afterwar. © nor did 1, at that time oF | Understand it, and that Bowen enid to him, “1 | 8¥ anything about them, bat repeated the | pored card.” ry, Lam Pot anti-familysbut, as I wrote peace a P.8.—Ica’t sey Tilton said “adulteries.” He | the purpose of paying this you devas mena eaeeee San be gear teamed In Ghar combs? question, Beecher, when we met in pursuance of his | Whetover I stoeuit aieety pece nae er ee ae eo: was referring to ls Inte (atriguee with Mra, — | eT rere aad aan, a ned from asking eonfeasio He then made the statement which Tiiton haa “WHAT CA® I DO?” note, produced to me a memorandum of a card | fons shall assall the Oborch, the State,the tout. | 2c otbers, fia the ences by impliceting | of accounts and levtcr of transmission, and note arties further than th-y | made to moat my house, of the charge thar |, Lanswered: ‘1am not your advisor; I can. | which he proposed to publish in the Bugle | Iscaud uiuther iestito ee ee imeem, the fart Fonte emma eae ee wy PEE ESS | o caeotenging senekeh tar quoeber eiomn eam m ‘to me voluntarily for th | Bowen had made to him, (Titom) saat thax | ROt dictate to you what course you’ shouid | [T'ms was tho card calling on Woodhull to va ¥ ae a es: anaes ie ae mn the principal of that schon, fing. Tilton wanted | Bowen had been very treacberous towards Til- ursue, but you have done great injustice to | lish any letters she might have of Beecher’s, My Deak Fasv; Whatever Mr. Tilton former aby Beecher, and I for- Secter to com: up and | tomas wellas towards Limself, because he (Bee: | Mr. Tifton and Mr. Beecner, and you ought to | and denying her ball eufler inet me, ibatance of it, warded the money to settle them see bim at wm hich I did. 1 said to | cher) bad hed @ reconciliation with Bowen, of | take the earliest means of repairing the injury. Se ea A ST J from man.” Beecher nts you to come and | which he told me the terms, and that Bowen | | sbould think it would be just for you to restore Another curious complication of the relations Dou’t write to me; follew the trath, and when yon Sec him st my House immediately.” He asked | had never in bis (Becker's) presence spoken of | Tilton to the Independent, but I don’t believe he | of the partics arose from the publication by | nos'ameeitone Beecher was very anxious toascertain What Ret Tecnueee would go back if you should offer 1t to him.” | Mrs. Woodhull of the story in her journal. it | - Yours, levivgiy, Tom. Ss Saeco hme fr | Gutpou Us peta typo tee | Ray ee, Soe opt Sout mw | Bence ety a Res ik | | Feast erent ont aur En pier GR 3 - ad lations with bis family.” He then called to | He gave me, in genera! term:, the recon. | ld bim I didn’t know; he must find y to | belia Beecher Hooker, the sister of Beecher, | 12% ¢ ine, dear Bello, that ation real, and to @ statement in ‘that ‘would seem tofree him (Beecher) from in tion thereafter. | more than once its sententionsness, but bell we in the back ame a 4 | settle his own difficulties. He again expressed Pacssndanaer cahoce Heneet ine tekron: Be would not be at the prayer-teceting, sen ay conte ant on ace, which suse ihe | his willingness to arbitrate the question of | ESroUseD THz CAUSE oF Mus. WOODEULL bat baring chosen ght principles 1 can ouly tous’ ent out together. It was storming at the time, | terms of the reconciliation. The first is in the | ™0Pey between himself and Tilton growing out | on the question of woman sutirage, and had true and on juences. For of bis feeling towards a: of the contract. I told him that I would not | been accused still further of adopti W been apart from all of you, Tilton to get a statement cerry Np onent D po os psig whic Baece, Bowen, containing five items, | St oitrate; that a plain provision of the contract | tenets, Beceber's relations ts rs. Tilton had in tove,’ Eibink Beecher, and received from him on the 7 I doy What can I : | Which Bowen claimed should be the basis of the | PFovided that he should pay what 1 demanded, | been communicated to her. This had been f Ray Ht 4 ‘uary, <EneE Sa See “Mr. Beecher I am not a christian, | reconciliation, as follows: AND ER MUST FULFILL IT. made a subject of communication from Mrs. | torn but if you wih, I show you how well a ROWEN’S TERMS. Mr. Bowen rose toleave, andsaid before leaving jenyengeing ores and a My Very Dear heathen can serve you.” We then went tomy | «iret and publish sermons and leo- | Whenever I wanted to eee bim he would be hap- | eo ollowing noes te ber brew, ithe you have house, and I showed him into a chamber over tee ue come to Lege confer on this pte brother, Cee Mr Beccher. ¥: the parior where Tilton was, and left them to- Second. A new edition of the Plymouth col- | J¢ct, and he on several subsequent occa- | tains so and clear an my poh when you wouls ge. ee shout ap ee _ Beecher came | lection and Freeland’ interest. — Spo me hedoy 4 house Jeeta I sent for } facts - ore ee - sea. =. en & i the confe ‘bird. tions consult on this matter. word of explanation. I prod: ire. Hooker ‘heerfully . that. of Eitzabeth. “I ead thsd- Said he. | Fourth Welte mee eee ee #0 accurately the | letter to Beecher, under date of November 1, ee, “THIS WILL KILL MB, ¥ in every quarter, whist has | 0? ‘and Bowen as to the ' Dance every project — asked me to walk out with him. I did so conversations bad with Tilton and Oliver Job n- apy 2g and we waiked to Tilton’s bh ber,and he memorand a went in. On the way he said: «Ehis is a terric Nowe te Beene = We"peecher we bie catastrophe: it comes apon me as if struck writing, giving an account 7 by lightning.” He ‘went into. Tilton’s bouse | itae felons ovine Of the aifab. I and I returned home. Within an hour, he re- RECONCILIATION WITH ROWEN. f f reached. turned to my house. and wg left my’ house | About February, 1870, at a long interview a ashe aby no eopy From that time again together, and [ walked with bim to bis | Mr. Freeland’s house, for the purpose of having ones = come = occurred to ener anes remained st my house while | foll and dual reconciliation between Bower fee teen tito tee je !ton’s house. an: . Bowen stated his grievances though we returned there was no con: sbeteeme ton Ye . = re r Py them. When we arrived at Beecher’s house he a wanted me to netrets hinted at in STAND BY HIM IN THIS EMERGERCY ‘etter thst return support and procure a reconciliation if possible. I told st = ee Tanta him T would,because the interests of women and -y WRO Pa 4 children and families were involved, if for no | | segaied, anc ceived other reason. That ended the interview that | Mrs. 4 | right. During this evening nothing was said by Beecher as to the truth or falsity of Mrs.Tilton’s confession, nor did he inform me that he had obtained from her any recantation of the con- Spo bich I afterwards learned he had done. He : 5 i is r reel wetli