, 1874-08-01
A HARD CASE.
1t Has Not Yet Been
Clearly Made Out.
But Many Great Regulations
Are Involved.
Mr. Beechor Not Preparing 4
Detailed Statement.
Ills Friends Hold that Tilton Has
Adduccd No Proofs.
Popular Sympathy Turning in
Favor Of the Prose-
cullQus
Moulton Holds tho Key 10 tho Situ-
alton.
Evidence that He Secured Beeoher's
Retraotion by Force.
Miss Anthony Declines to Affirm or Deny
the Statements Attributed
to Her.
Hrs. Bcechor as Ono Of the Prin-
cipnl Agitntors.
HRS. Tuton e-EEamined-. The Inquiry
! Postponed till Monday.
| : p1,h1ie nririo11 or3 Cnrn.nont
Miss Anthony Declines to Affirm or Deny
the Statements Attributed
to Her.
Hrs. Bcec11cr as Ono Of the Prin'
cipAl Agltnt0rs.
HRS. Tuton Re-Ezamined-.- Inquiry
Postponed till Monday.
Public Opinion and Comment.



Special Dtapatch to The Chscaae Trfo,ts.c.
New YonK July 3t.-1Iossrs. Sage, Ninsow,
Cleavelantl, and 6torrs, OF tho Investigating
Committee, cnmo togotbor at tho houBo Of Mr.
Storrs, a little boforo 8 o'clock this evening.
A1r. Tracy, OF tho counsel for the Committee had
Gono out OF town and did not return for tho
evening scBsion, and AIessrs. Cla1in and lYhite
wero not there. At 8:35 o'clock John L. Hill, Of
counaol for tho Committee, entered tho ho,Ho
with a Indy OF elonler form, carefully veilod.
leaning on his arm. Tho lailJ's dress, bcight
md carriago, together with tho fact that sho
had come from the house OF Edward j. Owing
ton No. las Hicks street, made ller readily rec-
ognl2ed NJ Mrs. TiIton. Hor examination was
unusually long. At half-past 10, hr. Wnslov
quilted tho nlcotng, but, In answer to anxious
inqnirlos, aaid that Tho Committee had not yet
flushed Its oveuiug8 work. h1rs Ttlton
was the only witness examined during tho
sitting, which was broken up at 1l:20 o'clock,
mud Ire. Tilton WAS taken to Mr., Oyipgtou's iii
tho carriage OF the Chairman OF the Committee.
Questions put to members Of tho Committee and
their counsel brought out the usual anxious ea-
ergv Of evasion on their pnrt, and also Ill I'LL
common desire to conceal tho number Of tho
Committee who were at tho examination. The
only information youchaufed vas That the Com
nittee was very tired of Its labors. and bud ad-
journed until Monday evening next.
fTn the Aseoc.atea l'ress,1
New YonK, July 31.--Ihe Beecllcr Investica-
ting Committee resumed It's sesnlon this ovon-
ing. Shortly after 4 o'clock Mr. Hill entered tho
house, accompanied by lady closo)Y yelled.
About llalt-past . carriage drove up to tue
door, whom. young man jumped out
and ran rapidly up the steps OF storra residence,
in which he disappeared. III fow minutes llo
camo out again, entorcd tho vehicle, and was
driven rapidly away. In about halt an hour
afterwards tho Hamo carriage retu1nal, aud
Eoutlonan jumped ont and rang tho door bell,
The door being opened, ho spoke few words to
to tho carriage. 4 young man Who was was
ecreonipg himself IN tho casliago then
came out and stated that he was
n messenger from Victoria Woodruff aud Tennio
q. C1aain to tho Committee, and had boon sent
to know from that body II thoir testimony was
required but they had Informed him that tho
Committee lid not desra to examine them, Ho
handed tho reporters copy Of the communica-
tion which WAS as follows:
10 he Inpesligasfrg Commitfse:
GENTLEMEN: My communication of 0 few moments
ago before you md having 1t, M you have, 1t ho-
c0mea to insist, fur ns can, upon Batin-
factory reply to ita contents. Tho parties keflrro
10 arc IN this city With their Documents Do yon want
either7 II you do, 6end me word. wait YOU,
pleasure in carriage at yaur door.
After this bad beou copied by reporters, both
gontlomon ro-entered tho carriage, which was
driven rapidly away.
Tho Committee adjourned few minutes bo.
fore midnight, wAeu the lady can,e out, sNr-
rounded by the 1nenlbera Of tho Committee, ant
was taken to the residence OF Alr. Oyangton,
from which it was inforrod that tho witness wal
llra Tilton.