FAMOUS SCANDAL RECALLED.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLI, Issue 177, 29 July 1907, Page 6

FAMOUS SCANDAL RECALLED.

_A scandal which involved the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is recalled by the death of Mr Theodore Tilton, an American journalist, who died in Paris on May 25th, after a brief illness, at if ge of sey.enty-o»e. Mr Tilton, who left America some years ago, and was associated with Mr Beecher in his journalistic capacity, brought charges against him with, regard to Mrs Tilton. 1 his lady was a Miss Elizabeth Richards, of Brooklyn, and a member of the Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, of which Mr Beecher was'the pastor. Ihe accusations were made before the governing board of the church, who appointed a committee to inquire into them. Mr Beecher denied the charges, and the committee -upheld him, declaring them to be without foundation. Mr Tilton then brought a suit against Mr Beecher, claiming £20,000 damages for alienating the affections of Mrs Tilton. The case, which created a great sensation both in America and in Europe, lasted, for six months, and the jury, after a week's deliberation, disagreed.

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