The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-15

Mr. Sage-l would like to inquire how
Moulton first entered this case, and how
he came to be your confdant? An
swer.-Mr. Moulton was schoolmate
and friend of Tilton, and Tilton, when
his various complicated troubles came
upon him in connection with Bowen,
went to Moulton and made him his ad-
visor. and helper. That is the way that
he came into the case.
.Q.-Can YOU tell us how you came to
write that letter of dependency dated
February 9th, 1872, to Mr.. Moulton?
Beeeher Says "Confound IT,
Al would come back from whole
weeks of lecturing and would be perfect
ly tagged out, and the first thing on get
ting home there would be some confound-
ed development opening on me in this
state of mind in which l had not
longer any resistance or rebound in me,
SO that / would work the whole week
out, and that is the way that it happened
time and time again. On one of these
occasions | went to Moulton's store,
Moulton had always treated me with
the greatest personal kindness, he never
had refused me, by day or night to see
Inc or listen to me, | never saw him out
| of mood toward me. After the first two
! months after this occasion | went down
to his store to see him, and his face was
cold toward me, proposed to walk with
! him and he talked 10 me in such way
that it seemed to me that was irksOme
| for him to have me with him, and as
! though he wanted to shake me of. Now
| ANYTHING like that all but kills me, to feel
that have pushed myself upon any
| human being who does not want me,
| is enough to kill, and to be treated by him
! so at this time made me seem rs though
! the end of the world had come, for he
was the only man on the globe whom |
! could talk with on this subject. was
shut up from every human being; |
couldn't go to my wife; l couldn't go to
my children; couldn't go to my broth
ers and sisters; couldn't 90 TO church;
he was the only one person whom |
could talk with, and when | got that re-
| buff from him it seemed as though it
would kill me, and the letter was the
product of that mood in which was
| thrown.
The Pistol Interview.
By Mr. Pagc-Whcn was this inter-
view with the pistol? A-Thc first in
tcrview was at Mouton's house, on De
ccmbor Both. and the next was at my
own house on the next day.
Q-Dc You canSider the interview at
Moulton's house threatening interview;
| | have heard from some Sourc9 that tho
| door was locked? A.-That is stated in
| my statement.
Odd Tilton at the time make any
charge Of adultery? A-No, sir.
Q.-What was Mr.. Moulton's manner
at the time when he demanded
rctractiou of Mrs. Titon'S threatening?
Al should describe it as being one Of
exceeding intense excitement.
Q.-Do you suppose you or the COM
munity would have heard anything of
these troubles of Tilton with his family
! had he been a successful man? Al
AIN morally certain
The Thing Would Have Been Deeper
| Buried than the Bottom OF the Sea
| if Tilton had gone right on to a prosper
Gus career, and he had had food which h"
! had been accustomed to, hut Tilton is a
man that starvcs for want Of hattery, and
no power on Gods earth can ever make
him happy when he is not receiving some
| incense.
Q.-I understand by your statement
that vou first met Moulton at Pages
studio; is that correct? Al date my
! knowledge of tn" man from that time.
He was having his portrait painted at
! the same time, and we met there 0cca-
! ,ionallv. ] rccollrct being impressed
with feeling that he was an acute fel-
low, and that ho had strong literary
tastes, as he has.
Q.-Had YOU ever visited his house in
a social way prior to his call at your
house on this business? A-Ncvrr.
Q-Thcn YOU had not intimate person
al relations with him? A.-Nonc.
Q.-So that when he came to You he
came rather as Tiltons friend than other
wise? AAltogcther.
Q.-Whcn did YOU come to bcIicv"
that that relation was becoming one of
mutual friendship? Al cannot tell
| Won. but il was sometime aitcrward. Tn"
transaction was made during the con-
-ultation which they had as to how
Bowen should be managed so as to do AS
they said. Justice to Tilton; once or
twice he said to me when | told him
something:
| "Therc, that ~ the Right Thing"
! I rcc0llcct that on one occasion ! made
a confidential statement to him about
some matter that they never could have
found out otherwise, and he said, | don't
recollcct the words, | only have recol-
lection of the impression that was made
on nv mind. that | never should regret
putting confidence in him. It sprung
! from some statement that ! had made.
He gave token of hi, pl"asur" at my
! trust in him A. if to encourage" n It were.
full trust and he said that | never
should regret having put confidence in
! him. which | shall regret today
! of You used the words: He would
/ have been better man in my circun-
stance, that have been what did you
mean bv them Al do not know. !
am sur, the conversation ran on hypo-
thotirally in respect to the betrayal Of
. frltlll IN lIlf l'Al W 'Aii' = 'i'' ' '''
respect to undermining Tilton Just at tn"
. time when Bowen and all the world
were leaving him. and in respect to tn"
/ want Of fidelity. and there Is on" thing
! that YOU are t" bear in mind. thing
! that / have never mentioned to any Of
YOU and that had very strong influence
upon me.
ISeyer can Forget Kindness Done
TO Me.
/ NJ. Bccchor then told the story Of I'll
ton going to Washington and. having
his .on Henry appointed lieutenant IN
the regular army.
Q-Thorc ar three letter, written On
February :. 1871. ! am not Quit" ,ur"
whether ! understood YOU correctly in
saving that YOU did not 'oo Theod"res
letter TO MouitOn Of tia. date. Al have