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VOL. XXIV NO. 3

BROKEN LOOSE AGAIN. MOULtON'3 LONG STATEMENT Ha Saya that Beechor Him. Confessed to ." CONCLUSION OF THE SERIAL.

mis. tilto'n'j dsniai. ' op theodoris'k KMoaMines tiltos wevkr knew that ' BBKCUE HELPED niM-THH INSAVOKT VfrLÄKS"!- END OF TUB CHATTER. Nww York, Abt. 21-Tto isnily Kvenlss , Orapftto farnisb.es in advene -of publication 1 the proof f-heots of thn comprtte statement of I Krank T. Monlton. . From this voluminous

iocumevit the most Interesting letters ami statemeats tre given below. Mr. Moulton preface til statement with t ha following card: To the Fuhne: ; ; i 1 became a rrty alrnost ccldentallv In tb

tmhsrppy con:rovetsy between Mr. BeocbrmirJ Mr. Tilt n. ibai been a friend of Mr. Tlltn ttincemy b-r.hood, and lor Mr. Beccher I bnu nlwysentiainlthe warmest admiration. In 1ST 1 l-riwd for tho first lime that Mr. Beedier bad given Mr. Tilioa so grave a eause t ofl'D that, if the truth. should bo ntade ' public a (treat ualiora 1 calamity wer. Id errette. I tellev?d that -thescandal would X rd o undermine the vc-ry oundattensof 9oeinlorerrto.lay low a bfnefient power for ewl In -oar 'swantry, and bast thepromecUsaud blight the 'a roily of one of the most brilliant and promising ef the rising men of rhe Feneration Tin is di.&airous 1 deemed it 1 still regard it. 1 d etsnrnlned to trv and Avoid iC For nearly four -rrir I have labored most aesiduou-ly te save b Oth of these men from' the consequences of their acta, whether of unwisdom or pas tm, which h ve a'ready scriously Involved ihem n a n eedle-a and lsatrous quarrel, which is made trie- pretext of pouring out on thecommanity a flood of lmpcirity nd scandal deeply afi'ec'lng their own taaitliea,ar.d threatening like whirl pool, ir not fttilled, to draw Into its vortex tlie peace of mind ad food repute of ihe past f others. More ban all, saw thai because of ne transgTescIons of r.nother, Innocent children would be burdened with a loaj ofnbljq nity which would wotiih most beavllv mv.l erne Jly a their yonng' Ii ves. Alt thew eon-Wieralo a determine! me to t ike an active part in the tranvaetion wtiich have slno) hpoorae ho now. in us. This decision involved , me In great 'Anxiety and labor, for which the hope of saving tnoe Interest eo ill Vr my or ly com pensvtion. Uven t-itat rtward has now failed me, and instead of it an attempt is made to 1itow on me a part sf the harne and .iligrsce which belongs to tlie acto lahtne. Udo of litem whom I have sedx&Mly en leavored to serve has s-en lit, with all the now er ef his vast influence and matchlecM art an a i writer, to visit on vie the penalties of Miov A wi-eng doinr, at the name time pub lety appe fling to mo to make known as if it wouhtjQHti fy his attaeic on me. If?elthat the failure of ray erctT liens haa not 'bm. owln to any fault of mi n. 1 worked faithfully and aineerely under t' m aluoat dally advice "und dl rectlon Mr. lie icher, with hli fullest approba tlon, oonfilfnco : md feeemla gratitudeuntil, as I think, tn-an ev 11 bar for Um, he tock other advice. I have f: tiled, aad now strangely enongb be seem ieirort to patilah me for the 'ad con . aequenoee-ef the l(y,taMiaeerlty andwlckednc of nil present couaelkr. Mr. Beeelter, In hin statement, testtles tbat he brought this in enuRaUon with) r r knowledv r advice r.ven wnlle mcxiraiac; what wcim so meih ctter nnw4.lomof tbH proceed in , Ifcavedo all I ooid bonoxably ia avoid the eatastrophe ngMTiupk iuai,niHHn i Sur im Mir row mat triia u lenoe was Jeenly in Jaring Ue frlen4 of my boyhood. Prompted by a sense . oi .aary, ao'- m one ai ba to ail tAe uarliee lnvolvi, I ; refned the united puou ; appeals uuMie 9 Mr. Beeche and Mr. Tilioa to pr.icure the evideaee In mv fOMseaatoa, partly beeane I felt thattas Jojury thereby dec.e to Mr. 11 1 1 on was far iesalamitoos than toe ientractia wfek-h mast oorae on all the interests 1 ha 1 tor rears. I tridlocon serue.and enpecially or. Mr. Hj eher' hi nse.f. If I sheola eomply wth bls Teaveet. Bnt I stated eiearty that at one ceo tin fceney tl Khould apeak, aamelf. In defeese of may own Intezrity T action if It shnaid bt wantenly as sailed. I left Mr. Beccher unti'annraitted by tne neu ts my naoat to aetend Jiitaseir with out theneenesltv otattaoKlncrae. Bv ti-.e pub lished aeeosation of Mr. Beecbe rafloctnst inr haracter. m v self-respect, He advice of friends Md pablie Ju ice make it inspen nive teat the vara, tne wnoio. trutu, ana notiiiae but the trata, shdoid now bo I ully declare. I. I five to ihe pa one. therefore, THUS STATRMENT I HAD PRffPARRO to brin? before the cimail?e,witho it tke alter atlonorwU tion of a aenteuee and. scarcely a word, certainly without the change of a -single aylablc si ace I rend Mr. Brecher" stat etaect nd vldenoe.or because of it. This paper I with. held from the committee when before It. in last Qjupainng enon for peace, at the earnest ollcitatlon ef some of Beecher'a frleixl4. -and wlth theapprovalalaoofaomeofthe most Tal siea or mv own. i da not new gle ft to the eotaniit ea but to the - public, Because its proa action, coacern -mv self rather than the prineAils iu luvnxiii. mivie lor my own proieevon against pa bill accusations, not to aid the party to the con trovers j. For the needless and en-l neceasity thUnow so imperatively comp!iiu produedon I nave the mmt profonad grief, tor wnien lu-re it o n a single aiteviailea, namely. u ununaudur ioi ine lacui si ibis time cs urely or iuom harm to him wht I a.: fire tried to befriend by wlihhoMins; thens fror a the public, than thev woald have caused ia Janua ry, l7i, when bat for rav Interference the puh lie would most snaaraly have been jratln pot. mwBwiBowu'Mtirq ii. a a is pnDitnauou I wnun nr. uee her forces me renders fro If less f r years of constant ana uneere en eis to Ka-e hi us. it leaves him snd Hri T Hon In almos the same r-!lon tn whit- 1 found them existing, tu so far tbelr latedisinune ous,bafy untruthiulneM in tht-lr solemn ricran:i may lower Uie ra in Ue estimation of the world. I ree-ve to rnylf the ri)?ht,h.rt.4rter. to review the statement of Mr. Jieecper, ii eon. rast witn the acts as shown bv the d kcanaenta herewith unjoined to ethers which I have at mv had, the product! n . of wnifti di' nottrrm to be neowuary, nntll ome porlon of the ptibllNhe evidence of Mr. li -echr demanded eonLradletlon. slxud s . fnAcis 1. MoüLTorf. SrATKMENT OF FB ANCKH E. ÜOOLTÜ.N. CJentlenien of the Committee; I net-u - iiot repeat to you nay great, Tery ireat sorrow to te oWlsed in answer yonr invitation, and with th prnnl1on of the per1i, to j.t befor? yon the exact tacts wrieo nave been committed to meoreome lomy knowledge ia the uuliappy muiir unnfriDaiiKiioa. in SO doing 1 tilt J ine t O word of cbaraeterizatlou of an v of tliem r of lncu.patton of the parties, nor shall 1 attempt U ascribe raotUes, save when necesKary to exaetly state the facta. Staving Ihe oeeurenaea. titehr acta of onlwioH said ronimisülon, to be interpreted by tbeuiselve. ia glvlug uersaUous , or narraiivea I, of eore, eta, la mo"t ' caae. Rive only ihe sabtane of the first , and will attempt So give the wrrds only when they 10 Impran tiiemwlves npon my mltni as to reroaiu in my xaernory. and of the latter only so uiucn as eems to me material. I have buOva Mr. Theodore Xihon slnre 10. intimately, In the kindest relations of social and pronal irieodshlp. f hv kr.own the Her Ileury Ward Eeeehrsnce liH. t.uv4 tU-n easuaflv am an scq aintan e and an a4-sdaii npon his ruinl-nrLloii up lo Mm bfjrLr.oJnof tlie oos rrrncesof which i hall peaic. rVeing Mr. 'niton's vnledlctory as edl'or oiininneiwnaenioa iJec. tl, i-7t), Ki'eirea that l.e.e bad been tome dltferene n between li.'mself and Henry C. Xlowen. the proprietor. Bet learniDg that Tilton bad bt-eti re-taln-d as a O'itrlbutor to that Journal and att editor of ihe Brooklyn Union, of which Bowe . was aj ihi proprietor, I supposed that the 41 ilTcrnc wert' not person si or unkind: Up to trat Mm .although 1 hud been a frequent vlt tor et TiiU.-n' houHe, acd had se-n blmnelf and Mrs. Tr.t-!- ondT II he phases of aoctl fntercz: ?, I had cever beard or known cf the

s höhtest difagrecinent or nnkindneM existing lv we n them, but hfui believed their marital rf-ttit ions were Inno! exceptionally ptciM-aauOa IVcemoer 1"-, P7t,bej)n at Tl lion's houe,h3 came home from an lntervie wl h Bowen and to d me with s me ea'jitement of msnner, tbst be bai Junt bad a cjnferewce with Boweu, and that In that ln'i vie w fiowen hal nude certain aecuta' Ions agains'. Iteecber, and had challenged him (Tiltou) a a rr.atter of duty to the publit to write an open l-tt-er which Bowea was to lake to Beecher, of which a showed me the original draft, which Is as folio w: BnooKtYK, Doe 2tJ, 1ST0. Henry Wr rd Beeck er, Sib: I demacl that "or reaaons which

T-nii ftniiciup nnuorsvana vou limofi atelv c-ase from the ministry of Plymouth t;hnrch, and that you quit the ity of Brooklyn as a residence (Signed.) TriKODORnTii.T x. . niton cxplot nod that the words"for reasons which von exnlicllly understand" were inferUned at 'he tt-qaest or Bowen, and he further kt td he tnlrt Bowen he was rrepared to believe bin charges because IW Wr luut made improper advances to .ir. niton, pnrpr 'im im. ntm Whair when ho reDllfd-an'' mo. i can't teil vou." 1 then saM.ls it possible you could have been so foolish as to Bin tlat letter on the atreintth of Bow en 'h assertion sad not liave Bowen aigu it too. althoneh.es you a to caerv Tl to Beecher?' He an swer tV'Mr. Itowen enve me hU wonl fce woald ustain the charceK, tnd addce evidence to prove them whenever called upon, r f rir Hi At von will find if miakji- lim the lotier ccne?" He annverei, "iloveo said -he would take it lmkitciv n I f trr-urn rt irairned f-om Beecher that Uown hadtlone so, because on the first of Janr ary follow m;, Beeciier cave rn9 the copy be prscrved,fls Itlna by memorandwm made at the time on the envelop, and 1 find by the latter meTOorarjdnnilliat tne original ursn wk m " tomeby T.ltoBon thenth of the same month. t inuj.ri hrt)i f llowmir tnemorindam facts bout the statement xtade at the time, giving tee hoar when it was made: ... Brooklyn-, Dec. 28, leTO Theodore Tilton Informed me to-day that he had aent aootetollr. Deecher,of which Mr. 'vur.i was the bearer, demacdiae that he ( Beecher) rhould retire from his pulpit and quit the city of Brooklyn. The letter wa an open one. II. C. Bowen knew the ermtenia or it ana that he (Bwent would sustain Tilton in Ina. dav or two after that. Tilton aiii .n me at mv house and said he bad sent I ciwrn. Via was coin to call on Beech uiitiin h.iifRE hour or hoTtly: that Kiwen cams up luio tho oftioe With great ,..r an.t tnld him if he would liMi.hr what he (Bowen) had to'.d blra concerning hi (Beecher's) adiltery.be woald dismiss him from the Independent and Union. TUt' n told htm that he had never iiM.n ut rtn niw l bv threats, and be woald not be in the present case, and subsoquent'y reotlvcä n.' ietr of dismissal. vhat these cbane were-and an account of the interview ap pear in lue letter naremea 10 rjw-u uj i". bearing date 1st of January, 1371. This letter has tnrt.n nnbllshed. and opens by an allaloti th suddennes ot Bowen breaainr 1'iitnn'M two contracts. one with .lent, and the other with tne Brooklyn Union. On Friday evening, December a i, being he night of riymouth Church prayer mmttiu. K letter eamK ut me and said in sub stance that by bis wife's request, be bad ueter mined to sea Bjecher in order to show to Beech er the C0NFES10N OF HIS WIFB of 4nt5reouTse between them, which he (Tilton) had sever up to that time mentioned to him ( Beecher), and the fact of the confession of which hiawifrthidtold nlmthat she had never told Bceaaer. although her confession had been made In .Tmv dt1qdi In writing, which writing he ifi'ton) had atierward dts-royed; wut that his wife, fearing that if Bowon'a accu .atlons against lioee.ier were maoe pudiic, tue wm miiuer would be srnowi. and her own c nu nc . with it eher become exposed. hd renewed hereon f.soJ tn in ner own hHnd-writioz, which"', he harwlfd to me toresd.whlch was the first knowl itra I had of iu axisleuce. Tilton did not tell how his wife came to make confession In Joiy, uordid I at that time or ever ai erasa: insieau i tmv mv hcrj)ui! fr all. that I refntined fr m JUing confemi nof act- of all -prtle farther IUkb they chose t mike tnem voiur.ixriiy ror ue nurno.se for welch I was acting. C:itoa wanted me to go down and ask Beecher to come up and see htm at ray house, wolch I dM. 1 said to Beecher, "Mr. Tilton wants yon to ii-.ii and see him at my house immediately, a V anked. What-fort" 1 replied. "He wants to make some statements to yon -in reference to voor relations wi&h his family." He then called to me one in the back room to go aown and strebe should not be at the prayer meeting, and we went oat together. It was storming at the Uaae, when ho remarked, "There Is an approprimess in the storm." and asked me, "What can I do? -woat can I do?" I said. Matr. Beecher, I am no a christian, but if vou wish. I rill show you bow well heathen can serve yon. W e then went to my house, and 1 showed him Into a chamber over the cox. or where Mr Tilton was, and left them Utfrether. In abgetan hour, Mr. Jecber came down and asked tne if I had seen the confession of rklzübeth. I id I had Said h 1 his will kill we." and asfcvxl me to wa k oat with bltv I lido. aud we walked to Mr. liiton's house together, and he went in. On the way be said "ThUis a terrible catastrophe: it eomes noon me a-.tr struck by ligbtning." He WrntlntoTlltou's housand 1 re ürueil h me. Within an hour he re tu n-d tomy hocse.and we left m; house again toretir. and I wviKca Wim nimm nis nouse Tittaa remsined at my house while Beecher was absdutat liliou's aouse una v neu ni retaroea there vas no e3verrmtlon between them NVhea sve arrived at Beecher s house he wanted me to ata d by mm in this emergency and procare a jvone;ilaUn ll posslOle. , I told til til would, tx-ca use th Interests of women, children aud families were ic vol vedJt for notner reas n That earlei the lnlervttw tbatnlehu Daring this evening nothing rass&d by Beecher as to the truihor faldiy of Urs. Tiltou' oourietwion. nor did tie iaorm ine tbat be bad obtained from her any recantation oi the confession, wtich I afterward learned be bad none. . I reluraed to my lioaxe, aad bad some conversation with Tilton. la i which he told that he had eclied to Bcher the detailiof theconfesslonofiils wife kdaiterlea, and the remark which Beeeher made was lbia:'AU a dream, Theodore : "and that was all the answer Beecher made to bim. 1 then ad: vist'.i TUtoa that, for the sake of his wife and family and Anr the sake of Beocher's family, the uiatter ahcia be KEPT QUIET AD HUSHED VT. The next morning, as 1 was -leaving harne for basiaess, Tlltca came Co my souse and, with' grealaneer, said that Beecher .ha I done . mean set; that he nad gcue from 'that interview of last night and. procured from Eiixabetb 4t recaatatlon aad retraction f Ler confession. UeiaJd for that act he would aosite him, that there could be do peace, ile said, you seelhat whit I Lave toid you of. the masquers of that r&n ia now evident. Tlltaa said tbat Reeeher, at the Interview o? last night, had atited hlsrruiwion to go Hiiu . r- ii2Mjeui,ana he tola tilru heniliiitto wniai statenieut wi-tDarmt(le Befcuer iiunxlf, and BeecüüT leftlilm for that puriiose. i sala to Tutou : Now d n't net angrr : let 4 s-e if even vhlx cxn not he airangeil. I will uo down aud gt tnat reraction fi ota him I was then oiug u my b'islues,K) Uiat 1 wibS unube to ku tiiul morning, hut ww-ut ih eveulog, saw Kfcrtcr, and Wid btra that 1 tboaght be tuvi becu doing a very mean and treacherous t; treacherous ürüt towacds me, fiom wbona ie wanted help. In Utat be. did tint teil me ou our way to u)s houne Uvtt nJiUi. what lie had procured fro Mr. Tilton. and Üial he oa d nitexect my friendship iu this matter. unlets lie acred i utmaiiy and bnuoraUf toward me. I further said : sir. Beeber. vou have had criminal Intercourse with Mrs. T lton,ya have done a great Injury to Tilton oi her wise. No, when voa are eon fron tea with tt yoc ask perrnfsHion of the man ro again visit ii house. - iou get from that womaa, who h tntHtsedyjn have ruined her. a recantation and s retra tion of the truth for your mere per hod il safely ; that won't save you. Ai that in- i rvtew n a i milled, wiin grief and sorrow, the h-c of his sexual relat'.otn with Mrs. Tilton expressed some Indignation that she hal cot told him that she had told her buith&ud, and that iu consequence of b-inir igr.orauceof thef ct, be hsd been walking upon a vo eano. lie erring to what he had done lu con nee Ua with B tweu and with reference to tt e Istier's family, he suld that he hal ivmui. Ihtzwi with Bo-eu. and bad taken sides with him ai against t'llion, in consquence of stories wblfh weie ia e rcnUtloo la regard to him, and especially of on speclflj cse where he had been in i or med that Til'oti had nad improper relations with a woman whom he mimed and whom a letter from his wlte win make part of this s ateinent,and had so stated to how-n. and he told m that he would write lo Buwen aud withdraw tne charge; and be gave me ihe rough draft ol a letter hivli be wrote and sent to Bowen which letter is here prodacftl. -. See . Jeiter above.J

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2s. 1874.

Mr. Beecher told me that Mrs. Beccher and him ; ulf.withou' knowiDg of THE CONFESSION Of MRS. TILTON to her husband, had been cpressing great sympathy toward Mr. Tilton and taking an active latorest with her against her husband. 1 said. "Mr. Boecher, I want that recan ration. I have eoiaeforlt." "Well ."said he. "what shall I do without It?" I replied, I dont know." "1 can tell yon what will happened with it." He asked, "What will yoa de if I give it to yoa?" . I answered, "I will keep nasi keep a cjti region; u you act nonorauiy. I will prote -t It with mv life as I woald protect tae other with my life." Mr. T. asked for that confession' this morale g and I said, "I will nev er give it to you; -yoa snail not have it from ray hands until I have exhausted everv etlort for peace." Mr. Beecher gave me ba:k the paper. When I wni home with the recantation I found Tilton there and showed It to him. He express d h'.s surprise and gratification that I should have boeu aole to get it, and I then showed to him how very loolis i it would have been in the morning to have proceeded antrily against B-echer. I made another appeal fr peace, ruylnz that not withKtandlng great difficulties appeared in the wsy, if they were pr periy dealt wiih they would be beaten o it of the way, and lie exFressed a wlillrgne and desire for peace. When saw Beecher 1 made att agreement, at his request, to go and see him. Ou (Sunday, Jn. 1, 1 went to his house in acc rdauce with the enaemenU lie look mo in hl9 study and toll mo again of his great surprise that Klizabeth should have made the confession of nW CRIMINAL COMMERCK with her to her husband without' telling him anything aboat it, making his destruction, at any moment possible and without warning to htm. He expressed his great grief at this wrong which he had done, as a minister and friend, to Ibeodore, and, at his request, I took pen and paper, and he dlctaV d to me the paper commonly tu own as the apology, and all of which is iu my handwriting except the words, '1 have trusted this to Moatton in confidence," and the stzna ure, which latters are in Mr. Beecher's. Tnls was entrusted to me In confidence to be sh jwn o ly to Tilton, which 1 did. It had reference to uo other fact nor act than a confession of sexual intercourse between Beecher and Mrs. Tilton, which heat that Interview confessed, and denied not, but confessed. Also at other interviews in regard to tils unfortunate affair he unqualifiedly confessed he bad been guilty of adultery with Mr. Tilton, and always In a spirit of grief and sorrow at tho enormity of the crime be hnd committed against - Mr. Tilton 's family. At such times he would speak with much feeling of the relation be had sustained towards them aa pastor, sp'rliual adviser and trusted friend. H!s self coademnntlon ct the ruin he had wrought under such circumstanced wxs fall and comp ete, and at tima ba wai u uowel down with grief in consequence of the wrong he had done tbathe threatened to put an and to his lire. lie also gave tome the letter, the first draft of which is above given, in reference to which he said that Bowen had given It to htm; that he had told Bowen that Tilton must be crazy to write such a letter as that; he did not understand it: and that Bowen said to him, I will be your friend in this matter. He then made the statement which Tilton had made to me at my house, of the charge that lk wen had made to him. Tilton said that Bowen had been very treacherous towards Tilton as towards hlmseir, because he (Beecher) had had a reconciliation with Bowen, of which be told me the terms, and that ' Bowen had never in hid (Heecher'sj preeence spoken or refer el to any allegation of crime or wrongdoing on his part with any woman whatever, lie gave la general terras a memorandum whicn shews the terras of the reconciliation. The first Is la the handwriting of Bowen, oonts,lnLu live items, which Beecher assured me were the terms, which Bowen claimed huuld ba tho balof reconciliation. It it aa follows: Flet, repor and pub. inn the sermons- and lecture room talksjsecond.rew edition oi the tlymouth collection in Fret-land's interest; third, explanation to the church: fourth, write me a let tor; fifth, retract in every quarter what has been said to ray injury. - Tho second piper is a pencil memorandum of reconciliation with Bowen in Beecher's handwri'tng, having an acsnunt of the affair. It is as follows: -yoo meHiuranduia ab ve.J In that interview, Beecher was; very earnest ia hlsexprenaionsof regret at wat had b en done against Til top in relation to tils business connection with Bowen, aid he besought me to do everything 1 could to aav him from the destruction which would rouM upon him if the story oi his (Beecher's) intercourse with Mrs. Tilton should be divulged. In compliance w&h the flireetlonft of Beecher, January I, ISS'L, 1 took the aper which be fcad dictated to me to Tilton and detailed to bins Beecher's expressions of regret and sorrow; spotte to him of Llsesny of m.Dd and again repealed to him to have the whle matter kept quiet,!' for no o her reason, for the sake of the children. To this Tilton aasate;l. I found him writing iLe letter to Bowen of that da'e, which 1 have before produced. He UU me aiso or me contracts no uaa wiin bo wen, ana gave nii authorization n settle bl.s affairs wl a Bowea. SeeuihO'ixa.lon above.) Acting In the Interest of Beecuer, 1 told Tilton that this enartroversy with Boweu. if possible, should be peauemuv seiueu, lesttt mignt reopen tne other matters in relation to Feecher's conduct In Tiltoti ;s family and THK CHARGE MADE BY BOWBM against Beecher. To fills Tilton assented. - The correspondence between Moutlon and Bowen in relation to the contracts -cf the latter with Tilton and their conferences are here glvea.) At the M. E. conference, Moulton fates the fallowing language: I them said to Bowea that I thought be was a very treacherous man.nnd for this Mason, hat I knew he had bad a reconciliation witn Beecher. or rather was Informed of it, which wa . ieriec'l in ih tioune-of Qod, and tkat wi'bln forty-igbt hoars irom tu at time ne nau avowea to Ate Howard that be could. If tie chose, d ive Beecher ut of town. I told blm further. d-hat I was also laXrmed that srior to that iecosoili&tfoa he had made no bärge against Beecher's character to Brecher out only behind his back ami 1 said. 'Mr. Bowen, I have the po ntacl settlement oet wen yoa and ueeener in your own nana writing, ana mere is no reference t say charge of eriaae of any ' Kind sealast iweeber. ' Mr Bowen made no denial of these aaaeriions. but teemed, in the eonUrary aeasneoAnu nejecTcd, ana in reply tesayuen-utfn.-vr caiuoyousay to inese curga w a li yon have made agalnsi Beecher!" he neinea to any anything about : tb but repeated the Question. "Wnat can I do?" Answer d,4lI am not your advisor, lan'tdiclate to yo what emirs- yon shontd pnrsue. bu yotaiave4one gret4ejustiee to Mr. niton and to air. ueecner. and you ongnt to take tho eaj-h est means of rep iri og -the 1 nja ry.. , 1 should tniriKit wottid btit bejtistice ioryou o restore iuios lo Uk? independent, out aorn believe he won hi go tck ir von noaia oner ittohim." HHepiy was. - Ho wean I do that now?" I told nun t. aiiiut Know; - ne in our, aa - ta wav to settle hi ow d nicnitles. He aaaln exprerwed a willingn to aibllrate the ques tion oi monev Deiween nirasei ana siiton gmw.ngout of thoeoutract; I loldjilm I would not arbitrate : ilia-, that a plain provis-on of the contract rovlWl lha- he should pay wht 1 demanaea, and -lie maot mini it. Mr. C)en rose to leave, and ald, he'ore leatlcg, tat bocvr 1 wanted to see him ne would be hHppy Uutl!tf i mv houaie ami ennter on I hi tuiiecr, and r.e ltd on several snhs a-ie t oce fionsviittn at any hou wbeuever 1 ent lor im to eonMalt on this mater. Tlve means I iaavenf giving ho accuratelv ih nmvarüAtioa etwe. n myseiiand Biwen.ard the coaversa u'in nsa witn . ll ion and ). Johnsou, are tlst. prior to th niMHiiw with Bawen. ' as I told bim. f h.d ha an interview Wim Uiiver Johnson In the nreMence oi linon, wnere in wnoi matter waadlseassed, and 'he meraorandam of Oliver Johnson's state ment, in -ahieh hearavehla rmullnoiinna aa tho interview of Deeetnoer ii. waen - ni'ou and JoBBson were present, and taken down by Til ton in short haud in mv sresnvanri ror.ledout mi, von um- m j imu n presence, wnn-u mernorandusu has been in mv ro-eesxion ever alavee. and from it I real each statement one after the otner to jsr. Bowen. . johnsom's statekent. ' At the Interview of Dec. 28, Wilton street,No. iW. Mr. Bowen voluntarily pledged his word to Mr. Johnson that he (II. O. Bowen) would take no further measures In regard to Mr. Tilton wlthtat comaltitloi with Mr. J. Mr. Bowen had likewise salJ substantially the Same thing to Mr. Joenso-t previously, durin a prlv'e cn versat Ion betwtn tlio-two prrwons. lher wis noobliga ory confidence tin posed ou sny f the parties concerning any thing snld at this interview, save an especial pledge, in utu illy gl vea. tnat noihlnjsiiould be said couoer-ing Mr Beecher ,s demon -tratioits toward Mrs. T. Mr. O. J. savs that Mr. R wen s tat tuient in regtrd to H. W. B. were not lntlmaUons of li. w. B.'s.

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adulter but plain und straightforward chargs ot tbo ' same. II. c. B, stated that. he snewoffouror five cases of Mr. B. 'a adulterous InleioouK) with women. O J. says that H. f. H at in 11 Interview plainly declared that H. W. B. had confessed his guilt to IL C. B. 11. C. B said, I tun not stand It any longer. You and I owe aduty to society in this matter. Thatmsn ought not to stay another dav la his pulpit. It Is not safe for our families to have him la this city. The allusion to the widow was made by Theodore Tilton, and Henry V. Bowen said tht he had no doubt that her husband's death was caused by his knowledge of t er improper iotlmacy with Henry W ard Beccher. I have no dorn. t about it whatever. To m ke an end to the statement as to the controversy between Tiltm and Bowen, I farther state that various negotiations were made beta een Boweu and myse f, whlfh resulted fiaally In an arbiiiation. In which 11 H.C!atila,l'aatles tstorrs and James Freeland vere referees. There was a very considerab e delay arising rom my own . absence south in the early spring on account of sickness. Mr. Bowen 's absence during the summer, and Til ton's abtenoe daring the fall and winter on a lecturing tour, so that the arbitration did not term I' v until April g or S, lS7i. This arbitration was determined on by me, aud ray determination was given to Mr. O atlln in the following note. iHa Moulton's letter above. Tilton. Bo we", and myself appeared before ihe arbi. rat.jrs, and all mad.) statements. After a fall hearing, nothing having boeu submitted to the arbitrators ex ept the business differences of Tilton and Bowcn.the atbiirators made an award that Bowen should pay Tiitoti 17,üuJ, for wh ch Bowen drew his cberii on the spot, and the contracts were given np to him. Alter tne above settlement a paper, which has since be?n called the tripartite greement, was signed by Bjwen and Tiltou, Beecher signing it subaequentl . . The inducing cause to this arbitration was the fact that XiliÄn h.fi commenced a suit agalast Bowen, and" prepared uurmieiur luouuiuea Age, in wnicn he embodied his letter to Bowen, and a statement of the circumstances submitted to me, and I beggid him to withhold it from publication. I also brought .Beecher and Tilton together, and Beecher added his entreaties to pi event Its publication, and to close the suit which might work injury to Beecher and others. 1 agreed to submit Til ton's claim to arbitration, to which I had been invited before by Bowen, but which 1 refused as before slated tn this Interview betweeu Beecner, Tilton and myself. I said perhaps we ean settle the whole matter, if we see Mr. Clafiln.he knows Bowen weil and understands tho importance of Ml these interviews. . Be eher said he would . send Clallln to me and I might confer with him ou the letter. At the conclusion of ths arbitration, the parties signed tlie "tripartite covenant," which was drawn cp as I understand by Kam n el Wilkinson. Here follows certain brief letters telweca Beecher aud Moulton in relation to the settlement of the scandal. These arc omitt d to give tnu letter of UTA. HOOKER TO BEECXU.E ' HauirwtD, Jev.. 1, 1ST2. Dkar. Brothxb: In reply to ycur wcrds. If yon still believe in that woman. e(c let me nay that from bcr personally I have never beard a word on this subject, and when nearly a year ago 1 heard that when here in this city she said she had expected you to introduce her at Steinway, I wrote hers most indignant, rebuking letter, to wnicn sne repiia ia a manner that astounded me, by Its calm assertion that tho considered you as trne a friend to her as I myself. I Ineloeed this letter to Mr. Tiltou, asking hiai to show- it to vouifhe thought best, and to wrde me what it all meant. He never n-pli a nrr ret med the letter t me. as i requesieu. uut I have a copy of ltatyoarsermce. In thera mthoi IVbruary, af.er returning from Washington, I vent to Mrs. Ktan ton's to ?pend Sunday. At Jersey City J met Sirs. W ., who had come over in the same trals with me, It seemed, and who urged me in a hasty way to bring Airs. r?tsutou over oa Meads? for a Buf.fr;e eon sal tat loa as to the aprltiR convention. Kamoeiicg her assertion of - tue frie-tiahip r iirra you. and of be meeting jou asionaiiy at Mrs. Moniten' house (1 think this is the ns.me), 1 thought 1 would pat ibis to Ue test, and replied that If 1 -con Id be sure oi Moing ynn at the same time 1 wonld.com. She prorursedlo secure yoa, If posible, and 1 fully meant to keep my appointment. Hut on Kundy i remembered an appointment at New Haven, which I should miss If I stopped In New York, so I passed viy dropping fcer a- letter by the way. Cinocfly ' euengh, - sister Catharine, Who was staying at your house at this time, said to me here casually the latter part of that sams week. Belle Henry went o er to New York tt see yo last Monday, Vat could not find yoa." Of couree-my lnierence was mat j&rs. w . either Had rower over you or yaw were secretin a fr!end. Dnrist; that Sunday Mrs. Biantou toid me preclH4y what Mr. Tilton had said to her. Whoa on ihn verge of . discovery he flrd to the housf of Mrs. "Blank," end before them both narrated the ory of his own infi delities as confesses to his wife, tnd ohersa-i CO t!esou to cam. ; hue added that sot tone after she went to Mr. Moni onX and nxf-t you costing dowu the front steps, and on enteric;; met Tilton and Meulton, who said: We have Imt had Plymouth Church at our feet, and here s his confession," showing a manuscript, tfhe said that Mr. Tilton lud made a. similar statement to Miss Anthenr, snd I have since received from Miss A.b. coroberaiion of this, although she refused to give me the particulars, being bound in confidence, me binka From that day to this 1 have carried a Iteavy load. You may be sure 1 -could not bare it with my husband, because he was already -overburdened and alarmiugry affected In the brai'i, but 1 resolved that if be went abroad which he probably must, I would not go wi h him, leaving you aloee, aa it were, -to bear whatever might ceie of rsvtlatcns 1 withstood tlie en treaties of my husband to the ladt au I sent Mary in my stead, aud at (be last moment I confided to her all that 1 knew and felt and reared, that she might be able to sustain her father stxicld trial overtake them Cy read ing the accompanying tetters you will see that from ootstde evidence a tone she had oosae locaci elusions wak-li I reached nly .h rough themoet reliable tesumony tuat -couiu be luraiahed la any ease, acd against acy predisposition of Rty own soul. Fearing that 'tbev would hasten home to sue and thsas dose all theseneflts of the jooroey,for owing tothlaood other anxieties or bosiae, oun uaa fpown worse rather than better up to that very tlaa a, though the air of th hhfli Aipa was oeginning to. promote sleep and re toraUon, 1 tetafmphe by eable: -No trouble here. otolMy." iAnd by recent letters, I am re) o Iced to bear ot -them in Ulla in comiorxatM neitn bm apirlls. From the day these letters came tne oa alter -as not been ou of my thoughts an bout, itseenis to me. Aa nn e-aftin prayer has aeennde that 1 migkt be gaiutu wiui wiMuuiu ana truts, out wnat M the ircnh 1 am further from ccderstarMiirjf: this morning than ever. The tale as published is eeseutiaiiy the aameasCold me; ln fct it I Impossible iHittbat Tilton la authority for it.aince i lecuguuo a vemuiuitssiue, attna, as l uiiuertatid. afrs. , Tilwa f m the sole revelated. The only reply I made to Mr, tttaotoa was tht. If t-tie. ou had a rhi issopby of the relation of t i sexes too far ahead 4! tne times; tnatyov dare-.not ano mido it; Uiouli you consented i-j llv-ity it; rhat thl was, in my luogmeut, wrong, aud t od would tri g all seciet things toliiitin his own Urne jmd ra-nion,and l cotHd only wait. I added I had come ,w see that hamaa Jaws were in iioruaat, bat could get uo larther. Ifaua-h j euia seestnpse oi a new science or life that at present wsnrevoliloz io my feeiinsaud mv Judmeut; Id at I should kep n slf open to o ivicviuu, oiuwcr; wouia ocmvMso Willi nven, and especially women, on the who'e-sub-rct, and as lit as l knew the truth 1 should suuid by iu with no attempt at concealment. 1 UUna ur. iiiannlng prov&bly agrees with ion In theory, but he had in cournge to announce . Lis convictions beiore -act-lug on - tten. He refused Intercourse witnsu uncongenial wlte Jur a loua itnu. inen teit ueraiia marriea a womaa whom te süll loves, leaving a darling slaughter lth her molh-r. and lo-ay pa vs a DUoiouraräer to k p-r.i i him supplied wiUi her tlci ure -aa ufunaa i lur an be procured. I send you tke article ne wrote when abandoned rytuesetrleads. .11 and hk wife went to the West aud sc ved rears, crushed by clnam and aOnse. To-day they - are esteemed more h ghiy than ever, aad he is in positions of public trust In Providence -You will perceive niy sl uation. a d bv all that I hAve salTered and - am willing to suflVr for your sake, I beg yoa to confide to met the whole truth., then I ctn help yoa as no one else iu the wot id ean. The moment 1 can know this matter as W tl knows it. He will help you and me to brine e verla tlug food out nf this seeming evil. If 3 could say truthfully 1 believe this story to be a fan ) cat ion or ur. and Als Tilton lmoosed on a credulous woman, a mere medium; who esnscep lolilty to impressions to spirits in the flesh nna oat oi it, is io oe lagen , l , uccount al ays, t ia whole th nadle: but If It Is irue.ibere Is but O ih honorable way to meet 1 in my Judgment. nd the precise method- occurrtd to me In my bed this morning, and 1 was about wrliiug to you to suggest it wh-n your euer came. I will write you a sisterly letter expressing my deep couylctlon that tho

whole subject needs a mnrt earnest and chaste discussion; that my own mind has long been occupied with it, but is still in doubt on many polms; i bat 1 have observed for years that your reading and thinking have bern profound on this and kindred sorjecta, and now tbo time has come for you to give the world, through your ownraper;the conclnslons ou have reiched and the reasons therefor. If you choose, 1 will then reply to each letter, giving the woman's view, for there is sorely a man's and a woman's side to this, beyond everywhere eL-e, and by this means attention wl 1 be diverted Irom personallties and concentrated on . social philosophy, the one, subject . that " now ught to occupy all thinking minds. It se rns to me that God has been preparing me for this work, and yon also tor years and years, 1 send you a reply 1 wrote to D.-. Todd long ago, and which 1 could never get published without my name, whicS for the sake of my daughters, I w shed io withhold, although God kip of the Nation, Holbrook, of Ibe Uetald, of Hea'thward of the lnoeendeat, andev-ry mother to whom 1 have read It all tell mo It was the best thing ever written on the subject, and the nvn said they woald pablish it If they dared, while Mrs. (Blank) nrged me to g ve my name and publish lt. H he said she would rather have written it than anything else of its leng h In tbe world, and If it were hers she woald print it without hesitation. I nd also a copy of a letter 1 wrote John Htuart Mill on bis sending me an early copy of his "Satjection of Women," and his reply. I am sure that nearly all tho thinking men and women are somewhere near you. and will rally to your son. ort if yoa are bold, frang and absolutely truthful in Ftatln yocr convictions. Mrs. Bnrioigh told Dr. Charming tbe was ready to avow her belief in social freedom when tbe time came, tthe was weary now, and glad of a reprieve, but should staud true to her convictions when she must. My owu conviction is that the one radical

Lmlstake yoa bv made is la supposiug that you ape so mar n aneaa or yonr time, ana in aariogiaatteinpl to lead when you have every-tnlng-to concede. Do not, I pray you, decelvo yourself . wlvh tbe hope that the love of your church, or any other love, human or divine, can compensate the loss of abso'uie TRCTHFÜLSESS to your own mental convictions. I have not told you the half I have suffered since February, but yoa can Imagine, knowing what my husband is to me, and that It was no common love that I have for yon, and for the truth, and for all mankind, women aa well as men, when I decided to nearly break your heart, already lacerated by the coarse 1 had been compelled to pnrsue, by sending him away to die, perhaps, without me at his side. I wish you would come here in the evening corns time to the Burton cottsge, or 1 will meet you anywhere In New Yo:k you tppoint, and at ny time. Ever yours, Bkxj.. . Following this are several letters passing bet tret a Thomas K. Beocher, U, W. Bewher, Mr?, Hooker and other parties relativ to the settlement Of the fjeat demestio trouble. These are omitft l to give place to Moulton's continued statement: -Meanwhile, Mrs. Morse, the mother-in-law of Mr. Tiltcn, who vrzs from time totim.3 an inmate of bis family in Livingstone street, hd, as 1 was tutor med both by Mr. and M-s. Tilton, learned from her daughter the criminal relationship heretofore cxlsung between Beecher and herself, and who could not understand why that matter hadbeen settle-d, and. who had not been told how it had been adjofited. and who had a most bitter quarrel -with Tilton, accusing him of not having so carried his affair as to keep what fortune he bad, and who had called upon Beecher ab jut the. relations between Tilton and Mrs. Tilton, and who had, as Beccher had informed me, filled the minds of Mrs. Beecher and - himsell -with stories ol Til ion's ' lnndellty aad Improper conduct to hii wlfc. wrote the following letter to Beecher. under aate of Janusjy 27, 1S71, which he delivered lo me the next day, aa appears by my memorandum hereon, together with tbe draft of an ans ef which he na-.d he proposed io send to Mrs. Morse. He- lct'r and Beed.e "a draft of rei-ly .are as follows: "Mrs. Monm to Beecher, leceivvd January 77. 187).. Received rom H. VV. B., January 2S, lfc71. Mr. Beechkx: As you have not seen fit to pay any attention to the request 1 left at your houi-e now over two weeks since, I will take thin me tl. - od iJ informyou of the stateof thingi In Livingston street.-Toe remark you mad a at your doer was a enigma and every day adds to the mystery -Mrs. Beecher had, 'adopted tte child. What child? 1 asked, You replied, Fiizabeth.. Now, I ask. what earthly sense was there in that remark? Neither Mrs. B., roar-sell, nor I can have done anything to ameliorate her condition. She has been for tbe last three weeks with me a very Indifferent cirl. T. hassen. with the others away, leaving my sick anid distracted child to care for all the nhildren fcUzni ana oay, witnout . nre or fa mace, and nothing like nonrisbment In the houne. Hlie has not seu any one ne says sue is reoarning for her mi. I this be so, one 21 heart under this trestment,I think, is enough o mniM for a life-'oc sin. however heinous. I knew th .t f-ny change In his affairs would bring more trouble orou ber and more satferln 1 dli not think fo- a moment, when I asked Mrs. li. as to your call there, supposing rhe tarw i. - of course. . aa she Slid vru woald - not ro there ' without ht-ir. I was innocent ot making any mlsunder standing. If there was .ny,yoa say, keep quiet. I have alt through her married life done so,and vre now see our rror.- It has brought him to destruciioo, made me utterly miserabl-. turned me from a comfortable home and brooi'ht his own family to ' beg -gary. I dor. t believe - 11 his honest debts were paid he wonld have enouzhtobuv their breakfast. This she could endure aud thrive under, but the tmblie ty he has given ts.iiis recent and most crashing of all troubles is what has taken the lifo oat of her. 1 know 12 pe on4 whom he has told, and they in tern htve od others. Iliad thought we had as much as we-conid live under from his neglect and uu'overnnble Temper, but tha Is the death blow to both of us, and I doubt not Florence has hers. Do yea kbow when 1 .bear of your cracking yoar joke from Sunday to Sunday aad think. oi the misery you have brought upon no. I think with the Palm ist there is ooWod, admitting ail he say to bethe-lnventlon of bis halfdrunkvn brain. Stilt the effect upon os was tbe same, lor aU be ha told.- üeueveunow lie makes Atarget of ber night and day. 1 am driven at Uiis e&rremlty to pray for her release from all scCerlng fcy Uod's taklcg ber Himself, for if there Is a heaven I -know she will go there, weicaaaed. sjh. my.woor .child, how sny heart bleeds over .pou In thinking of your suffering. Can tsi do taaytbtng In ihe matter t Most the live ia this -suffering condition , of mind and bxiy with no asslttauce? ttr, you or anyone el who advise her to live with blm when he isoeanj ail he can to kid her by alow torture Is auytuiug but a friea I. I,dori'ikno wether ya cu understand a word ' I have written, but lam relieved toraewbat.by wri lag. The children are k pt f i c m me and 1 have not seen my dying, tfc chi 1 but once since Mr return frorn hisiiome. I thonghtthe lea-t you tootd do was to put your ame to a paper to him. tielasfate ia" brother . la ihe custom lxue. Klixab-iU was an disappointed as myfeif: be is mm wltboub enjoyment with a sick wlte and fivechildren to feed 0?hi d-wiih rent -and everything e'ne tihlnd-hsnd. If jour wife bas adopted "Lib." are yoa sat m path zees with her. 1 pray yoa do something tor her beore It is too late. He seatso soun.as ter breath leaves her bxiy, 1 will mako t Is whole thing public, and Uiis prospect I think is One thing which keepa her livlnir. I know of uo oth r. She Is wit bout nourishment for one in her state. and in waut aciaa.1 wait. They .would both deny, no doubt, bat it is true. , BEECHER TO MRS. M0K5H. Mrs. Jndge Morse: MrDciBMaBix: I should be very sorry to have yoa think I had no Interest In your trout lea. My court toward yoa hitherto should satisfy you that I have ay mpa-hired with your distress, but Mrs. Becche . and I, after full consideration, are of one mind, that under present circuatatancea the greatest kindness o you an to all wl.l - be. In so .tar as we are concerned, to leave to bim the reetlfiea ton of all wvorrs, whether tbey piove reslurlmaginarv. Mrs.. Morse says in. on has sent ber with the others away. I purposly omit the naino of this youug girl. The reason why It was le-itable she should be sent away mm tooklvn. as given roe bv Mr. and Mrs. T.. was this She h d overhraid eiaversatlous. by ihem concerning Mis. T." Iwlnal fntercour-e v.i:h I eecher. and rhe had repeated thet-e cun vemaiioDs to several frlenos ot tbe family, being yoaog and not known. In consequeuce of her prattliDg, it seemed, proper for ibe safety of the two families, that she should bo sent io a distance to school, which was tuxoraitigiy aoue. nnn was put at a boaiaIng school at the West, and the expenses of her stay there were probacy paid ihrurgh me bv Beecher, to - whom I had . stated the difficulty of bavin? the girl le aln In Brooklyn. She agreed with us that it

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wa best that she Khould be removed. ÄKd cer'-d to l5 at tbe cost f berschood. g. The bila were sent to me from time to time as they became due,apurtOf them th ough Mr.lHton. iTevlou to her goingaway she wtote ibe following l-t: rs to Mrs. T and thev were inl to me by Mrs. T. aa a part of thete transacl'ons: TO MR. TH.TOX. Brookltw, Jan. I a, Ll. Mv lr..B Mrs. Tilton: I want to tell you aomsUiicg. Your mother, Aa. Morse, has rtpeatcd!y attempted to hire me by cft'ering money and preavnts, to go to certain person and trail them stories Id jurious to the eharseter of yoar husband. I have been , purHuaded that the kind attentions shown hie by Mr. Tilton lor years were dlshonorabhdemonetration. I ne'er al the t!ra thougnt that Mr. T." careesea were fur Flieh u nurpoee. 1 do not want to t made um of by Mrs. Morse, or any one eine, to brlDg tmnbte on ray two best friends, yoa and jour hunband. Bye-bye. -Buamk." These DOtea are In Mrs.T.'a hartJarldcg and on same paper used by her In eorrespciipno.with me. FROM HIE SAMB TO TUB S-tMR. jAW.li To My Dear Mrs. Tilton: The story that Mr. Tilton ones lifted me frcm my bed and carried me Fcrearalnx to his own, and attempted to violate my pe fcon, is a wlrked lie. Yours truly. Blank. While this young lady was at school she did inform a friend of Mr. T.'s (Mrs. II J cf the arallv relations. Theas stories vere written to Brooklyn, and came to the knowledge of mv friends, creating an Impression upon their minds unfavorable to Mr. T.and ralzht Doubly lead to tbe reopening of tue oa dai. I therefore took pains to . trace ll.era back and fouud tbey came from Mr. II, to whom the school girl had told theoi. 1, therefore, called upon Tilton and asked If theiie i lories could not be stopprdHoon afterward he showed me a letter dated tue 8th of November, DJTx, written by Mrs. T., with a no.e to me on the back thereof to disabus Mrs. II.'s mind as to this girlto enclosures. MES. TILTON TO MRS. P. Bkookltk, November B, 1ST2. Mr DE.tR Mrs. P.: I come to yoa In this fVarful extremity, burdened by my mlnfortune, to claim your promLsed sympathy and love. I have mistakenly felt obliged to deceive. "These two years that my busband has made fae aoeoMaUocs against me, which ne never has to htr or any ose, in order tha. be may not appear on It Is defense, thus adding the terrible exposure of lawsuit. Will yod Implore silence on her part asslns any Indignation which atie may f.l a'alt him, lor the one only ray ot light aüd - hope in . this midnight gloant . is his entire sympathy, and ' eo-operate. in my behailf A word from yonloMr. l. will retake any nt''ricndly Fpirlt which dear mother rcay have given him aaiit my hubaod, and you know I have no mother's heart that wiil look cliarrtabiy upon all save you. AOctlovately yourcnild, ...... EuauasTa. Ofconrsfl yoa will destroy this letter. Mr. Tilion sent to me a year af, erward for rnuny for tho pnrpo e of paying this young person V FchHl exiH-Des, and sho a atatement oiacconntsand a letter of Iraasmlindcn exd a note aeknowledpihg the receipt for the quarter enalg June, 1S71, from the principal cf that . acho- L. AU these sum wtre ald by Letcher, and I forwarded the money . lo satUe them Ibroti!) Mra T-lton. or sent tbe money directly to tht- priucipal of the school at her request. .. MRV TILTON TO MOULTON, Ttctdat, Jan. 10. M7S. DKAA FRANCIS.: Be kind enough toseoCme f'Ä l want to i-ncioi9 it ia ts-morrow'a mall. Yours gratefulty, Klaiabkth. This note is supplemen'ed by a bill from the seminary for 5155 and acknowledgment by the seminary of the receipt from Monlton of a check OT t-W in full of payment for the young ' lady's school bllL Beecher was very anxious to ascertain tnrongh me the exact condiUon of TUton 's feelings toward him, and how far the reconciliation was real, and to get a statement In writing that wonld seem to fre him t Beecher) -from Imputation thereafter 1 more than onoe applied to Tlltoit to get a statt -m.nt nf his feelings toward Beecher. fcad thTuhnm-flrver nroDOsea pr any ex posure .f his secret to the public, and if I know myself at all, , hall - endeavor to act toward Mr. Beecher oa I would have hlra in similar circumstances act toward me.". From that everything was quiet, and I received no letters from Beecher aliudaig to this abjec or nntll his return on the SWh of bepteuibet nom hi vacation. BEECHER TO MOTTLTOJ. ' BATCRDAT, 8ept. 33, 1371. Mt meet and ' Deaq Fiueni. I feel bad not lo you; j mv heart warm to . you, voa- ought .to. have kmwa that I should be here If yoa loved t me as much as I do you. Well, It is an lteomdatent world. Soberly, I rhoald be elal to have yon see bow beany I am, ready for work and hoping fo a bright year. I have literally done nothing or three m mths, but1 have gone to grass: Things seem almost strange to come back amoDg nun and see business going in tamest. I will be fceie on Monday at Ao a. m. lam, my dear Frank, truly and groAtruIly youra (Signed) hnbt Wakd Baeohbs. I bad seen and known Mm. Tilton well and kindly on my part, and beileved wholly so oat hers, and 1 had never known or suspected or see any exhibition - of lnbarmony between her and her husband, aal of course"! had no suspicion of Infidelity np n tbe partof either toward tb other. To flr.t lntlutatlou Of It Whlca etuie to me Was in ihe exhit.lilon of her original omfossloa. The first eommunlosüon I had from Mrs. Ti ton after I had read her confension was on the next morning, Uecetnoer 11, 1K70 follows: . ' "' i t K ; j - MRS. TILTON TO MOCXTON. i . ;" -'''' - Hattjrdat Mo8nt.no. ' "Mt Dear ' Frievd ' Fraxc: i want yoa to- ilt me - the fpeaimt pjifble favor. My letter you have and the oa you cave Mr Beecher at his dictation iasl evenltrg ought both te destxoyed. t Ple-s- bilng both to me. and 1 1 1 will burn th m.' Show this noe to Theodore and Mrs Beecht-r. rhr y will se the propriety of this lequesl. - Yourx truly. (sigut-ai l. it. i.iTOH. I could not accede to this reouest. bocs'ie I bad pledged myKflf to IW-rhf r that her retrac tion on tne oae side, and h.-r coai. jn to lilton on the other, wuich ar the- papr sho rf fets to as "my letter which you have," and tbe cne 1 . give Mr. Beecher" chouid sot teclv-n pp. bnt r ouki be b'ld. for the proiectl n of either airhi st the olbfr. I learned In mv liitervlew with BercLfvr that on tbe Int oi Jxnuitry, 171, he h d betet told by his wife and others (bat Mrs. Tilion dosired a pepirailou from her - husband on the ground of his Miipo-ed inrtdelltc-s to her, and that Mrs. TILI On had app't d to Mrs IVcher for advice npon the niblec', this b lrg the first I "bad heM of unv a-jried Infidelity of Tlltrm u his marriage vows rither the next day, or the aerun dny after, rasked Mrs. Tilton 11 it wereo, aud if sue had ever desired a separatlou fiom her hut-band on that day, on any other actual. wKinun to Insure myself of the fuels pon which 1 was lo act St mediator end srbllrator between lit parties. She stated to ine lb t. the l.ad not desired a separation from he husband, but that at pilcaiton ht.d leen msds to Mr. aad Mrs. eeohr through h-r inmher. npon her own reponxibMiiy. to bilng it about.' md on tbe 4th f f lanury Mie s n rm-t' eioilowlsg letter, which, aiihui gh dsitd Jnl 4. 1730, was actuatl) wiitteu Jai narv. l7t. and tl.ited MO, a it Is c mmoa enough to hmke th s mistake by pirbuns al ihe b tiuiiii.gcf iur year: , ' MRS. TILTON IO tOULTi iN 11 Livingston j-t., Beooklvn, Jau. 4. 1370. Mr. Francis Moulton: . . My Dear Friesd: In regard to your qossiloa whether I hiveeve: sought sepura'inu f r.u my husband, I ladigna.ii deny that si.cn was ever the fact, as 1 have del ted a I. ui. tired times before, Thestor ihatl wanted s t-epiar action was a deliberate la's-hotd, cai riel by p-or mother, who sa.d a e would ttt-ar t-e rt-tishsl-bllity of this Ober si a ements she mUht make lOontiMcd oh fA FuurtA Jfye.

roeeived from him on ine ui oi rniismj, 15.1, letters stating: "1 bear him no malice:" -Hhail do bim mo wrong;" "Shalt discountenance every