The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-03

Beeeher-Tiltou affair this morning are the fol-
lowing: Moulton is in town to-day, but leaves
MONDAY: The committee do not meet tonight
so Moulton will not meet them Monday
woodruff was very anxious to have the COM
ittee call on her to testify last night but it is
SAID the committee will under no circumstan-
ces call her.
A Curious Story.
!, The Tribune contains the following: A gen.
tleman who has been friend and acquaintance
OF Hilton and Beecher many years, and who
says he has known the facts in the case for
three years past, was asked yesterday what he
knew about the charge that Moulton forcibly
OBTAINED Mrs. Tilton's retraction from Mr..
Beecher. He replied that he had it from Til
ION himself use, at the time. Said he: only know
that Hilton told me that Moulton
having learned that Beecher had got
possession OF the paper which Mrs. Tilton
Beechers house to get it. L don't know posi-.
lively whether he used threats, but know
that ne went with pistol in his pocket pre-
pared to get that paper by threats if necessary
know ne came away with the paper in his
possession. Tilton told me so at the time.
Nearly all of my knowledge of these matters
was derived on the first of January, 1871.
went to Tilton' s house New Years night. He
was dashlng Off letter to Bowen reminding
him OF the things he had been saying about
: Beecher. Ee pushed over the sheets to me,
and l must have been the first person who saw
that letter. 1t was then that he told ne.
Mrs. Tiiton's Testimony.
The World Significantly states that the re-
port of Mrs. Titon's examination in last
nights Brooklyn Eagle has been discovered to
be accurate. 1t further says she totally denied
the improper caress alleged to have been given
her by Beecher in the presence of her husband,
and of the other improper charge by Tilton
She stated that one day she with her husband
and Beecher were sitting in the bedroom con-
nected by folding doors with the common sit
tinD in their hOuSp in Vivir OFT
Titon left them for few moments, and when
he cana back found them where he had left
them. The World says the entire testimony of
Mrs. Tilton and the testimony or statement of
Mr.. Beecher will be published early this week.
The Tribune gives lengthy account Of the
examination of Mrs. Tilt0n on Friday night
obtained from member of the committee. In
addition to what has already been published in
Saturday evening papers, this paper has only
the following which is new: She testified that
Titon found fault with her because of her
inferority in size to other larger women. He
has in recent years frequently INDUCED in vic.
lence of word and action. Several times after
the date OF his alleged discovery Of improper
relations between herself and Mr.. Beecber,
Titon locked his wife in her room and berated
her in the strongest language, accusing her of
violation of her marriage VOW, not only with
Mr.. Beecher but with other men whose names
were unhesitatingly given to the committee by
Mrs. Tilton.
1t has been learned that another witness
whose testimony is considered Of great value
had testified before the committee to the same
fact that Tilton had included other men besides
Beecher in his charge of adultery with his wife
She also testified that at another time in a fit
of rage Tlton shsok his fist so near her face
that young woman, who was present, on
rushing between them to shield Mrs. Titnn,
received such blow from his clenched hand
that she fell to the floor, striking and severely
Druising her head.
Mrs. Tilton also testified to the scene, when
Mrs. Anthony was at her house, denying that
she told her she was guilty of criminality with
Beecher, aud stated that MR. Anthony told
her of certain acts of infideiity on the part of
Mr. Tilton.
Gossip, Gossip.
A Brooklyn paper has hunted up the genoa
logy of Theodore Tlton's family to base an in
sertion that insanity runs n the family
1t is stated that Mrs. Tilton in her examina-
ton before the committee last night said that
when Elton brought the Woodhulls to their
house, she tried to induce them to leave, but
they would not go till she sent Tor the police to
eject them. She denied ever making confess
sion to Susan b. Anthony of criminalty with
Beecher.
A Brooklyn paper prints what it styles
foreshadowing of Beecher's defence, but 1t has
nothing new i'll it,
1t is stated tonight that Gaynor has not been
able to obtain counsel to aid him in conducting
the case against Tilton.
Judge Riley has refused to issue subpenas
for witnesses at Gaynor's request on the ground
that as the case will undoubtedly dismissed, it
is unnecessary to compel the attendance to.
morrow of Beecher, Mrs. Titon and others as
GaynOr desires.