Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-10
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
The TtIton. sniff.



As TO PARTICULARS"
NEw YORK, December l0.-The Argument in
the otder 10 show cause Why bill or psrticu-
lars should not be granted in the Tiltcn- Beecher
suit came up q day before Judge McCun Ia
the general term courtroom, IN BROOKLYN.
Iheo0orv lrton Was present in person, accom-
panied oY he counsel, eX-Jutge Morris; while
the otter side was Represented by William Al
EvaTts snd Messrs. Tracey and ThOs j. Shear
man. SAearinan opened he argument by re al
lIg TIE order 70 sho cause, &c. lie sAld Il was
0ttal1eC on sfl1sYlts formerly used before the
court tN Judge Morris thsn read the o,Iowlur
AFFinANJr MADE BY TaEoDORB TILroN:
CRY C1trf, IVa.-1 he0dore Triton ye.
Henry We'd Ber,Ler. Clty OF Brookivn
kiugs county; Theodore liljOn, the above
laA-eC - aii'lf- beng day sworn, depOSes that
ihe sum torti Oi knowle0ge nov possess-d BY
t'm of seSu4l i'teFCCUrse between Henry Wa-d
6-eoher a. Fix beth a.. TItou, aud OF tue
tiiaes aId pisces Jhafto', consists as follows.
1t. Confession 81 ss'E sexgal intercourse
made ey heETy y tri aesclgr 20 Francis ID.
Moul'oD, Lm;Ht z. h-ui'ou, Ihecd1-e CI.t1n
al Utters
a.. Confessions ~ s.ff sexual in.er-,g-st
Esde by EHz4be'h II rit5a ~ Fr-uR II
NCu!rcn, Marina IS. EIaI>haT, Florence 81
TN, Theodore Iiir9u auG others
%. Written suC printed papers, d0,g nsutr
All l5tters ty Henry Wa-i Bsecher
h. Written sId FTiu ei papers, documents
sud letters uy EhzaCcth X. rItOu.
5'h. Written and printed papers, E5rr.l,uts
and letters ty other persons
oh. A cts. declarations AID cOELIct b- said
Henry NaGd BeeCLer AMI said 4. II. rIlt1n, rs-
So ctivey, tending 70 prove such seXual tn;er-
cUufse HitCgUt .oC 2ftng < auE time or plH "a.
1th A. 81 81 arIUus glrcums Eu,es aSt Amounting
70 direct proof derived tg0a. the acts, d a. dec
laTduons' a"d written FaPers aud 10 "a uelts Of
said henry Ward b-ec- 81 suu Of Other 3srSt.s
Communicated 70 him sud ad miss ble against
hIu, and deponent further saws that aloe
SAID confessions we're y sie 70 others than
this deponeut tut Let 10 this dsgs-
nent's knowledge, nor did any other OF
th M specify any time when. OF place VIII ra
such sexual intercourse between the said de-
ieUdsnt sud tie vie Ot ll.s plaintiff 05cgrred
hat confessions - made . this dep .It
named DUf tgn sp5Udc OCCASIONS, AM bat rsg
places VIII n Sud where SuCh iut6rcOU Sc Eas
na1, viz: Tds one AT the house OF said de.eul-
ait, ia the city OF bsOCkiyn, on Jhs 10 N
Jt October. IsES, aud tho other AT the no Z
of the platinum u ,aid clty gu the l.tA October,
I,"s But thls deponeEt is not absolutely Ger
latu that the bgve are rHe precise dates gireE
10y said cynfls -iJUs but Il positive that they
were about ana very ar 10 those two DAYS.
Nor il this dspoDeni posi- I've that the places ss-
signed TO those dates were as above stated. IL
being possible that the intercourse stated above
a. occurring on the I0'h OF October, 1868
nay have been at the house OF this dep1-
Tent, and that on the lIth OF October,
1865, al the house or this defaadanf an
tins depOneut further says that the confessions
80 made ~ him admitted various ac-s Of adul-
teIy by sad defendant with said wife OF t1ls
dpOnteLt, between said l0th of October, 1865
aE1 the spring OF $50, but did not particular
~ auy tine or place CtfvTw.s- tnan as above
ssPted. That this dspCuZnt does not expect %
D
any eyewitness any such intercourse, OF -
prove any definite time or pace when or where
suCh IN srcunJSe occurred exc Hpt by the con-
fessiOns Aforesaid, and that tGe only proof sf
adultery charged by complainant within he
control or knowledge 81 this depODent On which
he expects 10 be able - offer npOu sad trial:
ara this del IOleLt Is uUAbl- o furnish any far
ther or other statement OF particular tunes u
. aces at which he expects or intends 20 prove
that any euch acts OF adultery OF criminal iv-
teTcUUrse took place between defendant and Z e
wife OF plaintiff than a. above given, and de-
pCneut respectfully saws that any order COZ
p-rtlCulaTs Ice passed ty. This motion, which
snail preclude this deTOreLt from IN aintsIning
this action Dy proofs Of C0gfesSons, acts lie la
TstOns sDd other testimony tending 70 prove
adultery rs med IN the complaint, although
,UCh evidence may not indicate the time q ua
place of its commission, SOuld deprive tlis te-
UOuent Of HsteIial test Mony, 6ud a. he = r. p
vl.cC by hi~ counsel, and reliev-s. would ~
jUTlOn-ly aud Uniustly Tt~;r ct has legal nights
tFG ne therefore Irays sHG insists, In case
-l.S court - aid grant any order for pa-'ic %
isT- thsr clause nay 5C Inserted therein , ne
IL ow ug erect, viz. Bot rh.s order l. uJt 70 De
e construed or applied o. prohibit p amt.
or r'aI Of III action from introducing evidence
~ ont, >siC5 :, acts tCClsTatcns, writings, aud
rOJ umeHts which may bee 49, nt~sible under tie
general TuieS Of evidence, A. ~ tHe ord h al
rot been made, aDi wi .-H ao not IN
aXsCt terms rcter TO any paE-icu'sr act
Jr time o. adultery, but proving bv such
evidence the adulterOUs Intercourse ca 4gei ia
e0mPlsint, although IL may not thereby appear
70 have been committed ou Guv particular day
d AZ any particular place.
(Signeo) THEODORE rlLToE.