, 1874-07-27

hare It appear In Hl1 lunttola that BeecIl0r and
hinlhoit nore not In hostility, and suppressed
stated tho otfouso Of hr. peccl,er to Dr.. storrs;
showed DR.. Htorrs letter which Elizabeth aud
himsnlf wrota. ard wioh ho still prosoryed;
dig not charge Deocher With any offonss at all.
70 ii!e question. "uow wnu tho ofreuso
statol ?" IIlton replied. It begun IN tEis way.
that OIL certain day in tho summer Of 1870 sho
had Informed her husband that 11r.
Tim, togotier 1 viii With ali al that ' this n inpiod.
Hbe wnB very aoliottotta to make 1t appoar that
sEo did not accept hie propositon, and, happily,
IN reading It, tloso who cav It naturally inferred
that aho did not accept hia proposition.
DEEuHEl ouJECTs AND TILTuN ACQutEHrEa.
It waB perfectly correct statomonk. Wltnoes
road tho Htatolnont to Dsooher, who objoctol to
1t. and ~ltnoHs made no fartnor uHe Of 1t. 1le,
however, prepared 4 document on hia relations
to Dowoi,, III which Elizabeths letter rms stated.
as ncll as the lotsor Of apology, which be put in
not Wishing to mako tho otfenao moro than tint;
wus BoicitauR not to hnyo tho worst OF tho caso
known. This was also road 10 DR.. etorrs, to
whom sitncsa Meut in great dlst1oHy, wanting
Q.1Aud e., 50 to got correct counsel you rn1a-
A.-Yos It was statement necessary to to
made aftcr Mrs. Woodlull'a etatomons. I mas
country, and Boechor Ind taken no notice Of it.
T was sovon or eight dayA aftor, and wont to
Dr. storrs for counsel. ue asked MO about the
etory., I sail: "Do not ask mo for that."
tudgo; give mo TINT Witch can bo proved" 10
gavo IN account Of my affairs, worry Inrgoty
about Mrs. Woodruff, and SO on. Tho origin OF
that document was accking for aomothlng that
would put befoic tho public
rLAuBIDLE ANSHEn to TIE ToopuUl,L TALE,
aud I conceived that by chain OF faots, we
might pcrl,aps explain It away. read It to Mr.
Dceohor, aud ho burst into long sigh aud saw
tint lo would not or could MT Btand upon 1t,
and Elizabeth burned or tore It to pieces.
Q.-Why did you abandon tho docutnont2
A.-Docauao there MAS no success iu It,
Q:-.Why; WAS 1t not becauAe ho did not &C.
copt It.?
wanted no statement made. aud 80: the thing
MaA buried.
Q:-lIayo yon not frequently aaaorted tho
a. No; il hayo always had .sraog$ !, technical
sho Was devoted, Ohristiau wo,nan| aud that
necessarily carried tho other: 1t was a like
statement that l. Carried to Dr., storrs. I do
not think 10 caught tho idea Of that statemens;
AZ 10 took 1t, / Do not think it covered tho
delicate, kindly, Christian woman, which think
she ia.
Q,--Havo not you stated that she waa puro7
Sasse ! issf you not stated that sho was as pure
A.-No; MIR. Halliday says said that; ho
asked me IN Mrs. UtatlHhaw's prcBeuco whether
or not Ind not Baid that
pIY WIFE WAS AZ PURE AZ GOLD.
"No,"' aaid, Mr.. HALLIDAY, nocauso the con-
ycrsation TO which YOU alude WAS this: I aaid
Go and ask AIR. Beecter himself, autl ho will say
TINT Bho iB Al pnro as gold 1t ia Oil expression
which ho used" have sought to giro Elizabeth q
good character; have always wanted to do 10; I
think she deserves good character I think sho
iu hiatt Inn oouf ~ fhny1 T
do not bolioyo in point Of actual moral goodness.
barring some drawbacks, TINT .horo ia IN this
company so white soul as Elizabeth Tllton.
Q.-Did you not state TINT in substance to ono
1unching?
Ali substance, yoa, and atato Il now, hut
7 did uot use tho phraHe that sho had noTer Ylo-
lated bor chaatity. - IL
Q.-Ddyou not eay TINT abe WAS pure2
Odd you not uno expressions which you in-
tcndcd to DO understood as meaning, tho purity
of woman?
Al lid, exactly. There arc many ways in
which you can produce such iMprosHsonB, Aud
impression.
1ton waa noxt examined dxff n fnaIon ontrs TO
eted several po'ns thoren h',a stntng thas tllo
conversation between himself md WilkeBon was
about bowen, whose charges against neoober, It
WaB desired, should be Withdrawn.
"itness expressed F'adness to lsayo this done.
for Ao thought every Charge aEainHt Beochor
endangered hia wife, but when tho paper
wnH brought him to sign, it was q COM
plirnant to Deochor, rono~co!ored, In which
witness was to look lip to Boochor with filial TO-
spect. To aa,d: II won't sign that to the end
Of the world" and cut out few lines and would
not use them. II Wi'keHou communicable tue
impression that witnoHs evor wanted money from
Deccher It is fslao. Boecher has communicated
sisted by him, but he would not take a penny OF
Deechot's money II ho suffered from hunger or
thirst, and said that it, directly or indirectly
Moulton ever communicated, to him any, Of
Beecher's money it would broak their friendship.
Witness complaint to Witkeson was TINT
nEEouER HAD DEEN UNJUST,
not TINT he Ind not he!pod him. Witnesa' rcla-
tions and feelings toward Beechor, since Jan. ],
1871, when hc made tho apology, down to the
tnlo when the church began to ,pnt out its right
friendly. Thoy were friendly In the, sonae that
they we1o not in collision with zach other, but
we're not thoso of friendship. Witness had
taken Deechor'a apology, and given his word
that la would not havo him exposed.
Q.-Is it your sentiment that that is ~ otronsa
for whici, one man can apologize to anothor? =
Al know there Is a code OF honor among
gentlemen that man cannot conaonc such IN
offouse; but cannot see wnat otfengo man
eanuot forgive, when au apology il made by the
person committing it to the person against
whom it waa com1ntsod. It a man believes in
tic Christian religion he ought to. ! somo-
times forgaya md sometimes did not. do
know line OF di0oreuco.
Q.-Ia TINT your handwriting? (9howing q
slip Of paper on which was written. u Il. ". D.
Grace, r, tntrsrgSyy, n and peace. saaan, n'orn"
Al remember that one morning Dir.
Doecher mot mo In the street, aud told ma
how much pleasure it gave Atn. lave sant
kind!ior things than that to him.
TlLToNs KINDLY FEELINGS.
Q.-Oid you feol ~ you spokvf
AL did; Mr.. Mouiton said two or throe
times, Mir. Doaoher is in groat hopreaai ~ !;
can't YOU DO something to oheer 1lmi I" Ono
morning walked to church with him. IN many
circumstances manifested feelings Of Kindness
toward him. It would 10 a llo to say that had
warm friendship for hir. Doccher, md That
felt M kindly to bin as II tho oficnso bad not
been committed. II had boon q man morally
great would have blottod it out hnd trodten 1t
! under foot. / Was competent TO forgive In q
large dogroe. foryavo hl.l IN my best moods,
but at o!her times did not. 7 am not very
large man."
In reply TO tho inquiry whether Mrs. Woodhal!
cama frequently to Ilis houHe, and Whatlor hiA
wife did not protect against lor prenenco there,
witness Baid that AIRS. WoadhNll was three ttmoa
Mt htB honHe; Unce to meet Mr. Beoohof. Mr.
Moulton made that lntorylew. It must have