Omaha daily bee., 1874-07-28
TELEGRAPHIC.
q O'CLOCK P. N.
NEW YORK
The Bescher- Triton lnvsstiQat-
ing Committee still in
oL-b 80 Session. 90 y 81
,TiIton's Version Of the Picture
O4A1 Scene.

Scene.
BRooELyN, July2s.
4 2 The cross examination Of Tito,
before the committee; reeardinI
which there has been eonslderabl
dispute, and concerning which Til
ton claims to have been grossly mis-
represented, is DOW given to tn
public. The following card from
the chairman of the committee ex
plains the reason of publishing Til
toms examiniOn II.
"Mr. Tilton's direct testimony
having been published withou
the knowledge or consent Of thu
committee of Investigation, an(
fiagmentaf and inaccurate report
Of his testimony under cross-exam.
ination having been published by
means unknown to the COMMITTEES,
and without its consent, whereby /,
is said that M. Tiltop feels that in
justice has been done him. 1t is be.
lieved that in fairness to all parties
the whole OF MI. Tilton's testimony
should be made public at once. s.
| [Signed. H. w. SAGE, Chm.
BROOKLYN, July 25.
The Committee met at 8 O'Clock
on the evening of July 10th, all
the memberss were present. Mr.,
Tnton was present with q written
statement. After reading Of the
I abatement, cross-examination Of Mr..
Tilton proceeded The following
are the the principal points. :
Gen, Tracy. RfAre' you able to
give date or the transaction which
you say you witnessed at Mr..
| Beecher's house at the time Of the
examination of the engraving? o.
] cannot state the date. ? 81
| O.. AT the time you received the
| information you speak Of from your
wife you were editor of the Inde-
P Fss1saes sra & EAs Brooklyn Union
A.. was.s Ks d,
c.. Did your wife continue to at
tend Plymouth Church after that
informationr IT'D, -
A. Yes, SIR. That was in the
summer time and she went into the
country and Was absent 9 long time,
but she always continued TO Attehd
once or twice a year she Is q men,
her of Plymouth Church. So
@. Did she attend regularly az
ter returningfro the, country?
A.. 10, SIR, She would attend
occasionally for communion service,
and would steal In quietly at the
corner of the building SO as to be
q. Preslously2 toAaaneHHGiRg
your discovery, or pretended disc0v::
cry to MI. Beeehery you had fallen
into trouble WITH HaAry G, RoweHf
had younota Il
- A. Yes, sir.
@, Had you not entered into o
contract with Mr.. Bowen to be edi-
tor of the Union and a contributor
to the Independent, before you made
any announcement to MI. Reeehsr
offhis pretended diseoyeEy, inc hsd
not MI. Bowen discovered minor
alities on your part, and did bic not
threaten to break Oft hts engage
ment with yous 10
A-No he did not. 40.
gaQADid he not make such allega-
tons against you, and did not you
and he appoint q day of meeting at
his houss,. when, In prasena6 OF
mutual friends he made allegations
against you and should be stated and
you should make an Explanation,
and did not you meet in presence Of
mutual friends fQr that purpose,
A-No-siF.SN II johnson wished
me about Christmas time to see Mr..
Bowen, be said there wAsg some
story saoat concerning nj he did
not tel what stqly aAd, s0iai ~
there IS any story afoat, bring the
author of it here and let us see what
it is.p We then went on - a con-
versation concerning Mr.. Heeoher.
-Q-You made a very distinct ale.
CATION to MI. Bowen, did you not
against Mr.. Beecher Of an offence
that be had committed against you.
g-AAFes. - M y
@. 1t was on that occasion was
it not, that the letter was agreed
upon between youvand Mr.. Bowen,
demanding that Mr.. Beeeher should
quit Plymouth pulpit? ."
- A.. Yes, It was, ss2ai
q. And was that agreement the
? result of this statement of offences
against MI. Beecher, which he and
you knew Of?
A. On the part Of Mr.. Bowen,
Yes. Ni III
p e. an yaxrS parts yft.,t
made one statement and he
made many. *
Q.~What offense did you state
aeainst Mn. Beecher to Mr.. Bowen?
"a. Mr.. Bowen wanted me to
speak more: NJ. Iohnson said per.
Eshs Nj. Tilton had, raason Tor hot
going to Plymouth Church, and
thereupon Mr. Bowen was curious
to know the reason. slnla solitary
phrase I said tnat there was a per.
sonal domestic reason why I could
/ not 60 there consistently with my
s~elf-respect. That MI. Beecher had
been unhands6me in his approaches
to my wife. That Is the sum and
substance Of az T haVa ever said Of
this subject. TO very {ew people to
| whom 1hsve spoken Oft.
NQ-Itw was on that occasion that
YOU agreed upon the letter which de-
manded Mr.: Reeoher to leave the
pulpit
A.-Yes, sir, that was the precise
occasion. IL -. 4. :,
Q.-When were you dismissed
from the Union? .
A.-Thel astnlght Of the year, |
think. - 49, :
l-Whsn did yop first learn that
M. Beecher had in any way com.
INUNDATED facts ITO Mr.. Bowen
which infiamed him in the matter
of your dismissal, Z
ATTAINED that on the Sd Of
January.
Q.-By Mr.. White-Mr. Wilkin,
son says in substance that in speak.
mo of YOUR dismissal from fha Tfnfou