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he nronosition, and those who saw it natu-
rally inferred that she did not accept his
proposition. a..
purity of your wife?
A-No. I have always had strange
technical use of words. | have always used
words that conveyed that impression l
think she deserves good character. thihk <
she is better than most of US, better thah l
am. do not believe in point of act actual
moral goodness, having some DRAWBACKS
that there is in this company 50 whltea soul
as Elizabeth Tilton.
Odd YOU not state that in substance to
one or more of the gentlemen with whom
you were lunching?
Ain substance, yes. and | state 1t now;
but | did not use the phrase tnat she hau
never violated her chastity.
Tilton was next examined in relation to
WiIkeson's statement and explicitly contra
dieted several points therein. stating tnat
the conversation between himself aad IL
keson was about Bowen, whose charges
against Beecher, it was decided, should DC
withdrawn. Witness expressed gladness 10
have this done, for he thought the charge
against Beecher endangered his wife put
when the paper was brought to him to sign
it was a compliment to Beeeher, rOse-coiOr-
cd in which witness was to look up to
Beecher with respect lie said, wont sign
taat to the end of the world and cut out few
| lines and would not use them. Ii " iIkesoh
communicated the impression that witness
| ever wanted money from Beecher II Is lai~e-
| Beecher had, communicated, through Mo1i-
ton, the request that witness be assisted Dy
| him, but he would not take a penny Oh
| Beecher's money if he suffered from hunger
I -. a haf i a.
rectlv. Moulton communicated to him any
OF Beecher's money it would break their
! friendship. Witnesse's complaint to NilKe-
son was that Beecher had been unjust, not
that he had not helped him.
The witness's relations and feelings to-
ward Beecher since January Isl, ISL when
he made the apology down 70 the time wheE
the church began to put out its right hand
and take the witness by the throat, were
friendly. They were friendly IN the sense
that we were not IN collision with eech
other. but were not those o! friendship
Witness had taken Beecher's apology and
given hi word that be would not have him
exposed.
OIL, it v0ur sentiment that that Is an
offence for " hicL one man can Apologies TO
another?
Al know that there is code Of honor
=
done such an offence, but cannot see what
offence a man cannot forgive when an
apology Is made By the person committing /
it to the person against whom II l. COM
mitted.
Referring to Mrs Woodruff, witness said /
she had been in his house three times, once /
TO meet Mr. Beecher Mrs Tilton had pro- I
tested, but it Was finally decided t. keep on .
friendly terms with the woman, 50 as 70 IN
duce her TO hold her tongue. Mrs. Hilton .
objected violently to his writing the sketch 4
Of Mrs. ,Woodhull. Mrs Woodhuli'- has
band wrotea biography and wanted witness
to reHrite it, because his style was more
vivid
Q-When dill YOU first bring your wiie's
attention to the TACT that you found there
was something wrong in Beecher's cares-
Alt must have been during the early
years we lived in our present house, about
1852 | never spoke Of 1t afterwards because
Elizabeth drove Oat the idea Of wrong at
the time. | was very young aud utterly IN
suspicious. When | spoke 70 her about it
she was little confused and denied 1t. At
terWard she said it was 50 but that she sad
YOU must not; that NY reverence for
Beecher prevented me from speaking to him
about i. oI u any one else. Mr. Beecher
and Mr.. lI-On were sitting on the
floor with the pictures don remen-
Der whether | was sitting with them or not.
il was - long ago. The improper cares
l saw with my own eyes Beecher did not
look at me a, first he didn't know mo-
ticed it ; she may have been sitting on a
stool, he on the door.
Q-Were You where he could see YOU
Ale was looking at the pictures.
OF he had looked up would b. have
seen you?
A-les.
Q-What part Of her person did be touch?
A-IIer ankles and her lower limbs
Q-NOt above the knee
A-No. ,
Q-Was it done slyly?
A-Yes. very slyly, with his right or left {
.rm under her dress. Ny impression i that
{ was by an accidental brushing up Of her v
lres- that | saw his hand on her ankle. d
Q-You were in doubt whether the y
GESTURE was intentional OF accidental? [
Alt was merely a suspicion. o
The committee then proceeded to examine Il
-ils0n about the bed room scene. lie didn' Z
now the year: it was good while ago,
'ei0re the ankle scene. and while they Were "
living in Livingston street. lie remembered II
be room: il was the lett hand room IL the
econd story. | knocked at the door. :,
elizabeth came. was surprised the door was VI
)cked she was surprised at finding me.
'eecher was sitting IN a rocking chair with !,
l. vest uubuttOned his face colOred hse II
rose wnen | saw him. u
Q.-Ihe explanation was satisfactory 10
on on that occasion.
A.-Entirely 50. | should have thought o.
othing of il. had not wondered at the door ~
eng locked. The room was bedroom &
with the sitting room by sllding W
00rs between both rooms opening into the d
all. "
Q.-May they not have gone into the
tting-room from the hall and thence into
lie bedroom.
Al viii give them the benefit Of the az
,ubt. IN
In reply TO further questions Tlton said ~
2 never regarded the circumstances a eyi- II
nee OF wrong. The explanation bl0tted it o.
ON his remembrance. but he had since -.
entloned It because circumstances arose 80
hlch made him feel that her explanations -.
both scenes were untrue.
Q,-Iou say that for wear after Mrs
lion Confession she insisted 70 you that
e had not vl1lated her marriage VOW so
A Yes. Elizabeth was in a sort of hi
por0G--iSc clJIiS. She was between b
,ht and darkness. She could not "!
t see that It WAS wrong She mentioned 10 III
II mother IN my presence that She had not on
ne wrong Sue cannot bear to DO wrong. ST
sense OF having done wrong i enough 70 tn
ls1 her. She never would have had these CO.
-atl0nsb u she had supposed at the time
ey were wrong Elizabeth never does
ythlng that at the time seems wrong. For
en- large moral nature there Is a an
x OF mental balance and elui- 90
ise- Elizabeth never does ut any time AZ
IL which does not have the stamp OF =
r c)1';lcl;s at the time upon it.
@.-Do YOU say that She did or did not .''
VS.? ~
A.-She always was saying tina. ait I'M
Ter seemed to be wrong, " and Theodore. iN
0 not now see that have wr0nged YOU -
9.-N hat do you understand her as
anlng by ITO love Is praiseworthv, but iul
abuse of love i, sin2''
III rather think she meant carryinr ?
c to too great an extent a.
w ould not that include crimiualitv H.
A.-les. Mrs. TiltOn was always sorry am
l witness was not a minister. and be- rea
Ter IN Evangelical Christianity. She nro
lrned over this, and what was wanting a.
MN she found in Beecher Beecher sgit
K advantage OF this, and ought to spend of ,
rest OF his life IN penitence and an Inn
81 . ..'.i
H. - - 'ii0 lOtIcr written han
MS WIFE TO Beecher. in reference 10 the bei,
action. What struck him as 50 dam lc,s
re IN Beecher was that after coming and WA,
iessing to himself and Moulton hi erin ~,
relations with Mrs Tilton. and then h..
~ round the corner to sec her. he sbouId b,.I
c came back in half an hour ex- ,n,,
sing his absolute heartbrokenuess. he
reas be had in his pocket the swe
action from her. Ii was damnable and prtf
rlous. When he saw Beecher in Mr.. mi
iitons house he CFilton) locked the
and narrated Elizabeth's confession.
'aS long one and 1t would be indicate I,
ouch it with any more elaboration than Her
nd here. He did not wish 10 be ques- emp
ca about Il. Ii was a love stOrY HE N !.