FAMOUS SCANDAL RECALLED.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8875, 27 July 1907, Page 4

FAMOUS SCANDAL RECALLED.

A scandal whch involved tlie 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 the ago of seventy-one. 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. Tins lady was a Miss Elizabeth Richards, of Brooklyn, and a member of the Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, of whicn Mr Beecher was the pastor. The 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.