The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-15
CrOss.ExaminatiOn of Beecher.

ANEW ONh, August II.
The following Is Beechers cross exami-
nation complete in addition to what APP
peared in the n. Y, morning papers.
Q. An anonymous letter 70 the commit
tee from a free lover says that you had a
reservation in your philosophy which
would enable you to say had no wrong
conduct or relations with Mrs. Tilton,
having in your own mind or belief that
what you are charged with doing was
right. What are your ideas on this sub.
ject?
A. | am not versed in the philosophy
aud casuistry of free love l stand on the
New England doctrine, one which | was
brought up in, that it is best for man tc
have one wife and that he stay by her ant
that he do
NOT NEEDLE WITH HIS neighbours WIVES
abhor every manifestation of the FREE
love doctrine that have seen in them, ant
| abhor every advocate of the free Low,
doctrine that have ever known.
Q. Did you ever know anybody wht
took hold of it seriously who was not ruin
ed by it?
A. No sir, provided they were suscept
ble of ruin. have had women write t,
me that if did not send them ten dollar
they were ruined, and wrote in reply tina
thay ,voro ri,ipoJ olrnaI,,
q. You speak about having sent Mrs
Tilton a books, was that an act of courtes,
especially to her?
A. No, l gave them out to friends
When one book would come out | woul,
give copy to friend, and so on. hav
not been great distributor of my ow
books only in cases where it would be
zeal pleasure, and from an intimation tina
it would be so.
q. Are you clear in your recollection
that you never met the Woodhulls NOR
than three times?
A. am perfectly clear, that is to speal
to them.
|
A. On one occasion was walking witt
Mr. Mouton in the general direction o
Tiltons house, when he said that Mrs
Woodruff was going to be there. | at frs
hesitated, and he said, Come in and jus
see her." | said, VERY we'll went in
and after some conversation down in til
parlor, | went up stairs in the famou
boudolr room, where she sat waiting and
LIKE A SPIDER TO a FLY
she rushed to me, ON my entrance, an
reached out both her hands with the III
most earnestness, and said how rejoice
she was to see me. / talked with her abor
five niinnies, and then went down stair
My second interview with her was on on
occasion when had been with some twent
or thirty gentlemen to look at the war;
house establishment of Woodruff Il Robin
son. We were on a steamer that had bee
charte. led for the occasion, and when
came up Moulton said, Come with me
town" lie never told me there as to |
any company. When came there lear
ed there was to be something in New Yol
in the evening, and that there were to
there number of literary ladies, amoi
whom was Mrs. Woodruff. was plac,
at the head of the table near Mrs. Mot
ton, think on her left. Mrs. Woodhl
was next to me or else she was first al
| was next, l do not know which.
that table she scarcely deigned to spei
to me. ! addressed a few words to
for politeness sake during dinner, b
there was no sort of enthusiasm betwe
us. My third and last interview was
Moutons house. She had addressed
t me saying that she would open the q
scandal if | did not preside at Steinw
Hall, and in reply to that, Mr.. Moult
advised that instead of answering her II
ter, should see her and say witho
witnesses what had to say. She broug
with her her great subject. 1t was
type and my policy was to let her IA
and say little, which did, and she went
saying "You know you believe so and st
and said nothing, and so on from poi
to point, until said at last, "Mr. Woo
hull, do not understand your views.
have never read them thoroughly.
far as understand them, do not believe
p them, and though l am in favor of f
discussion, yet presiding at meetings
thing seldom do for anybody, and
). shall not do it for you because l am
in sympathy with your movement
Q. Has Mrs. Woodruff any letters
yours in her possession +?
A. Two, suppose, unless she has S
them.
~ O. Upon what subject (?
Mt A. She enclosed a letter to me with
Sc from my sister, Mrs. Isabella Hooker,w
ing me to be present at the suffrage C
vention at Washington. To that lette
replied briefly in the negative but mad
- few statements in respect to my ideas
Va womens voting The other letter was
ed before her scandalous publication.
"a wrote to me winning letter saying
st. her reformatory movements had brou
&c &C; upon her such odium that she could