Tilton v. Beecher

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Tilton v. Beecher was a highly publicized 19th-century American adultery trial in which journalist Theodore Tilton accused prominent preacher Henry Ward Beecher of having an affair with Tilton’s wife, Elizabeth.

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instanceOf 19th-century American legal case ⓘ
adultery trial ⓘ
lawsuit ⓘ
scandal ⓘ
allegation adultery ⓘ
affair between Henry Ward Beecher and Elizabeth Tilton ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
court New York court ⓘ
endTime 1875 ⓘ
era Gilded Age ⓘ
hasDefendant Henry Ward Beecher ⓘ
hasDefendantRole Henry Ward Beecher was a prominent preacher ⓘ
linked to: Henry Ward Beecher
hasJudge Neilson (Judge)} ⓘ
hasJurisdiction New York ⓘ
United States ⓘ
hasPlaintiff Theodore Tilton ⓘ
hasPlaintiffRole Theodore Tilton was the husband of Elizabeth Tilton ⓘ
involvesChurch Plymouth Church, Brooklyn ⓘ
involvesMarriage marriage of Theodore Tilton and Elizabeth Tilton ⓘ
involvesOccupation journalist ⓘ
preacher ⓘ
involvesPerson Elizabeth Tilton ⓘ
involvesReligion Protestantism ⓘ
legalClaim criminal conversation (adultery) ⓘ
location Brooklyn, New York ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn
mediaCoverage extensive newspaper coverage ⓘ
notableFor intersection of religion, sex, and celebrity in 19th-century America ⓘ
outcome hung jury ⓘ
publicity highly publicized ⓘ
relatedTo Henry Ward Beecher adultery scandal ⓘ
Victorian morality debates ⓘ
linked to: Victorian morality
significance damaged reputations of those involved ⓘ
major Victorian-era sex scandal ⓘ
startTime 1874 ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
verdict no unanimous verdict reached ⓘ

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Theodore Tilton → legalCase → Tilton v. Beecher ⓘ
Elizabeth Tilton → involvedIn → Beecher–Tilton civil trial ⓘ
linked to: Tilton v. Beecher
Elizabeth Tilton → spouseNotableFor → Theodore Tilton–Henry Ward Beecher lawsuit ⓘ
linked to: Tilton v. Beecher