Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-06
Remainder Of Hrs. TiItOa's Testimsny-
Sad and Painful Experiences Of
the Wife and Mother.
Her Place Occupied By tue ParAmour
Of her Husband Graves Of
her Little Children.
Neither Bed Hor Board for Eer-M0Hl-
toms Testimony and those Let.
ters - The Gayner Suit
Dismlssed-Etc.
Continuation OF Mrs. TiitOn's CrOss-Ex
amfmafeQu

NEW YORK. August 5.-The follow.
ing is the continuation OF Mrs. Tilton'S
examination:
QGestion-Did you in each instance,
with her and with Miss Anthony, take
the trcsble to say that these accusations
were false?
Answer-No; it never occurred to me
20 do it. took them TO be reasonable
persons, and never thought Of theil
even wondering if it was so.
Mrs. Tilton was asked if she had writ
ten out q confession of guilt with Mr.,
Beecher, intending to send it through
her step-fatl1er to the church, and she
said she never heard of it before. In re-
ference to Mr.. Beecher's calls on her,
she said she did not think he called
more than once in two or three weeks.
! Before she went wesG in the fall of 1870
/ she had a conversation with her hus-
| band ia regard to another woman. He
( said that on one or two occasions when
! he solicited her she utterly refused him,
| and said he had not found it so with
/ other women. Mrs. TiltOn saw this
| woman when she was west, who said
1 she tried to think Mr.. Tilton was a
/ father to her and did not mean anything
wrong, and had concluded not to tell
/ me. When witness returned from the
/ west her husband had sent all the ser
4 wants away, and had taken into the
| house middle-aged maiden lady, who
| bad entire possession aad ministered to
him in every way, criminally as well as
/ otherwise.
! The testimony contains good deal-of
/ this matter, but il is not particularly
/ pertinent to the issue.
/ AS to the character of ner private dis
cussions with Tllton, the witness said
be would take her into a room and lock
the door. He had kept her locked up
all day long innumeTable times. He
always bore down upon her heavily in
the way OF accusation, and she some
times felt that his mind was unsettled.
Being asked about an Interview with
Mr. Beecher during the latter part of
1870, about the time OF TiltOn's vAledic-
tory in the Independent. Mrs. TiltOn
said she told him she wanted TO
talk with him about difficulties
at home. He almost instantly said
Il will send Mrs. Beecher to you, she
will be q mother 10 you. Tell her all
yOu would like to say" He seemed to
prefer that Mrs. Beeeher be the adviser,
so he brought Mrs. Beecher to her
mothers house, introduced witness TO
her and left. Mrs. Beecher asked for
the story OF witness troubles and in
quired why she thOughtof q separation?
Witness told Mrs. Beecher good deal
Of her troubles and Mrs. BeeeheF said,
did she know her husband had been
faulty in that manner she would not
live with him q day. Witness
always felt uncomfortable when talking
to NJ RS. Beecher, because she was much
Dreiudiced against Theodore, and was
not greatly helped in mind by that in
terview. She only saw her twice, and
thought she bad better make up her
mind fOF herself, and finally concluded
to live with her husband, thinking it
was a morbid state he was in and would
soon get out of it. Her talks with Mrs.
Beeeher were long and painful, and she
could not recall all that was said as to
the woman who was before noticed as
occupying her house. Mrs. Tilton said,
"Shs hurt me more than anyone else in
the world. She was more severe, and
treated me with greater contempt than
any body else ever did, and to such an
extent that [ could not speak to my
husband, as he never took my side; nor
could l tell mother about it, ss l did
not feel like revealing to her this trouble
and embarrassment and humiliation"
did not feel that there was a place for
my head to lay down on in that house,
auG frequently / went out wandering in
the streets night after night. I walked
with my waterproof cloak On, and
would go back and creep into the base
ment ana lie down anywhere, feeling
utterly wretched. Once went away
from home thiDking that I would not
come back, but found that 1 had left
my purse at home and had to return.
Mr.. TiltOn owns lot in Greenwood,
and there have two babies. 1 went
there with my waterproof cloak on,
and with the kOOd over my head,
and lai0 down on two graves and felt
peace. [ had been there but a little
while before the keeper of the grounds
ordered me off. l paid no attention to
him. did not regard his order until
he came again, in few moments, and
said; a order you off these grounds;
do you hear nneu I rose on my feet
and said: " If there is one spot on earth
that is mine, it is these two graves"
And be actually bowel down before me
in apology. Though he was common
workman, it was very heavy, and it
was very grateful to me. He said: :"
did not know thst these were yours"
and he left me, and l stayed there on
the little graves the rest of the day. AT
ter TiltOn left the Independent, witness
said she suffered much from want
sometimes bad no fire, and many time
bad no food, and Theodore was utterly
Indifferent TO it. She concludes with
the remark that she has not one pang of
conscience, and that she has done eve
rything she could as a good wife and a
good mother 10 her children, and feels
she has borne and suffered for her bus
bands sake, aud that he alone is respOn-
sible for the disruption in the family.
M0uIsOn's Testimony and Those letters.
New YORK, August 5 Inquiries be-
ing made OF members of the committee
of Plymouth church concerning the
probable testimony of Mr. MoultOn in
the TiltOn-Beecher scandal, one of them
stated that the design of Mr.. Moulton
in holding back until Mr.. Beecher testi
fed was that he might take the stronger
side at the last moment, and cut the
throat of the weaker. 1t WIS doubtless
his purpose and Mr. Tilton's to lock up
part. of the testimony, about which
they could make future insinuations to |
Mr. Beecher's discTedit, and keep the
scandal alive. The committee are united |
in resolving that no report shall be made
until Francis d. Moulton's testimony
has been taken. and the letters Of Mr..
Beecher are submitted in full. This
committee is not made UP of asses, and
the members do not intend to adjourn
with their work half done, and leave
gaps down Tor the seandal-mongers to /
return TO their depredations. Mr. MOul-
ton has got to testify, and the letters
will be had by legal proceedings, il
necessary.
MOnlt0B and Beecbers
On the twenty eighth of July Beecher
wrote "a kindly worded note 10 MOulton,
asking him to produce before the COM
mittee all notes Of his (Beechef's) in his
(MOuiton's) possession. To this Moul-
ten made no answer, which forced
Beecher TO write second letter, and
very severe, on the fourth instant In
this last Beecher dwells upon the fact
that M0ulton has access to these papers,
but be cannot even see the originals, and /
suggests that even under this unfair
play be (MoultOn) pretends to be mu-
tual friend of both parties. He demands
the immediate production before The
committee Of all the notes, letters or
memoranda in his possession. To this
Moulton says that he has answered the