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In 1874, Tilton filed charges for "criminal conversation" against Beecher. The subsequent trial resulted in a hung jury and was one of the most widely reported trials of the century. After the death of his father in 1863, Beecher was unquestionably "the most famous preacher in the nation". [5]
Tom Appleton, a popular commentator, said that “mankind fell in Adam, and has been falling ever since, but never touched bottom till it got to Henry Ward Beecher.”
Sep 2, 2020 · The Beecher-Tilton scandal, a shocking allegation of adultery between prominent supporters of the suffrage movement, captivated 19th century Americans for the three years between 1872 and 1875. It opened the suffrage movement to charges of free love, or sexual relations outside of marriage.
Apr 21, 2020 · Learn about the sensational affair between Henry Ward Beecher and Elizabeth Tilton, and the trial that rocked New York in the 1870s. Explore the artifacts and sources from the American Antiquarian Society collection that document this scandal.
So what was the scandal? After the accusation was made public, there were plenty of “I told you so’s” and “You know that man.” But still, for a whole generation, the Beecher scandal was their...
The following excerpt explores the nineteenth-century trial of the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, and its attack on cultural assumptions about the inner self. The excerpt was adapted especially for Writ.
Beecher-Tilton Scandal. Statue of Henry Ward Beecher in Columbus Park, Brooklyn, New York. In the highly publicized scandal known as the Beecher-Tilton Affair he was tried on charges that he had committed adultery with a friend's wife, Elizabeth Tilton.
