New-York tribune., 1874-08-05

erins OF womens rights peope-and ne particularly re-
Evident to me that he did not want comparisons made
between us that seems very mean 10 s'a'o ou' q" n
me very much TO know IT,
MR. THROWS ADMISSION TO HIS WIFE.
Mr. Hl-In July, 1870 had you any conversation with
Mr. Tton In regard to his own habits and hls assoca-
tonsi A. Yea, Sir. had.
@. What the character Of that conyersatoht A
He had always very freely opened his beart anu MS
thoughts to me In all these Conversations for think ne
never had thought without telling me no mtter now
much IL hurt would tell IL, and he aue great mauy
disclosures TO me OF his life that Summer ,,,,,
O. Did he make confession to you oi cri'nihaiv
with other ladesi A. Yes, Sir ~, ,o-o, .
q. And did you say that was ABOUT 'u'y' i0'V' !"
Yes. Sir. ., ..u,
@ You have noticed his statement In which be says @
you confessed adultery TO nun about nas nm ~
youl A. 1t do not mean that ms CONCESSION si
| 60 several; IL was the time when was making up my
mind what TO do In regard to living WIN perspn "no
IDEAS Which he had grown into he said be wished me to
understand that when he away from home on lee,
| the qualification of himself he would do u.
O. State what you refer to IN your published STATE,
ment where you speak OF your going 10 other people 10
correct with reference to him. and Ending
that he had antic pated you A. The world was nliea
thought everything came from me- and he said s0 s ne
declared that was the originator OF al tns tk ABOUT
him. and he insisted upon my CORRECTING thcSo inpreS
@. Do you remember that that in the Summer of
1870 A. Yes / Will give you one instance "hlch oc-
Cured with Elizabeth sO-andso. Said he. mat woman
has been talking against me, ana |a"' e u H no
mediately did. The next day put on my things ana
made call ON her. and SAID that was IN cur. c
cuatlon-that should have Thought tnat sue w0ulu %
T1ltop' do Won know why din'ti Because the night
before your husband had told stories o yorse 70 sucn
and such a person that came TO Inc directly ana Was
not going to allow an accusation of that character 70
stand against you" found where went nob ony -
accusation, but the details whIcn he las no" P1'
lislied. - ~ NTH the same
was very singular thing for him to d2 wVuau @ S So
back from these calls utterly speefes ne e"3or 3
what made YOU send me there T. he wOuld nehy tna e
had ever SAID any sucn iIh . him, he wa. yerv m
reasonable.
DENIAIs OF SPECIFIC IMPGOPRIETIES.
Mr.. Hill want to call your attention to the ale
CATION made by your husband IN his published state
ment with respect to scene in Mr.. Beecher'5 house.
wherein he states that you looking at enSrayngs
and that there was improper was there any
truth in thati 4, No, Sir; said III my statement that
1t was not you must consider my public statement
Sir. winsiow~Q When did you first learn of that
A. In Theodore's statement.
BY Mr. Hn-Q. Let me call your attention TO another
chargc-that he CIr TitOD) discovered yourself and
Mr. Beccher In the second story bedroom OF your Iouse'
O. Do YOU deny that it he stated It, or do you
deny that he found you therei lie found US oen IN
our common sittngroom and ha has invited Mr. Beecher
there writngdesk was up there, ana we sit mere
often than IN the parior great dea Mr' Or ey
folding doors ,between the bedroom ana the sltlhs-
and they were almost always open and the do3r
aud entered the room DY the Otner uOOf lea is from
the hall into the sittingrOom.
O. Do yOu recOlect an occasion when Mr Becchef
either OF these rooms aud Mr. Tlton came to the
hall entrance OF tho DeirOomf "A. lt5, pecnu'S na,
been thing that lie has always talked about
TO me. 49, -, ,,
dore mad beeu with us for quite little season thab
morning. he had gone out; Mr. Beecher was sitting IN
the large chair and had drawn up small one; Mr
Iad in MA "a
going read do not remember what 1t was the door
the bedroom 10 the hal was shut, and had sHut
the door leading from the sitting room TO the hall whicn
usually open: had no sooner done that t"hlch
piayng in the halD ana sat down 10y the side of Mr..
Beechcr when Theodore came to the other doo not 'o
minutes had elapsed since he went out, -,
O. was there any hesitation III opening the door, A.
@. Were the folding doors closrdi A. No; they were
wide The door leading TO the & hai f", ohe oSi.
closing the other door, which seldom closed, per
maps did make Theodore suspicious.
@ Was Mr.. Beecher flushed when Theodore came In
q At what time in the day did that occur A About
q lie was there and lett you, and returned in Ave
minutes or lcsst A. Yes.
there. and yOn were there al OF YOU were sitting TO
gether. and Theodore went out and came back III h'o
minutes A. Yes IL was not more than that.
A SLAVE TO HER HUSBANDS WILL.
O. Tell US with regard to the paper which Mr. Tilton
SAYS you wrote him the latter part OF December SIO
wherein you that Mr. Beccher had been guilty OF
innroper approaches to youi A. Well. the paper which
wrote then WAS only couple OF lines. far as |
remember 1t written have told you already, at
a time when was pretty nearly out of my mlhd Al
was worried II was by tLs constant taxing But
what Theodore made write cannot tell 10 thS day.
l am conscious of dong II on very many occasions
am conscious of writing for Mr.. TIlton many things
under his dctatOn or copying them Oh ana giving them
to him. 49,, . -,
that why expect before you to appear utterly Dser
able and weak and fOrorn.
O. What did nc say to you TO make you write them
A. He had very great omDarrassmeDts In every way
especially at tIat tne Wheu these social scandals were
q What benefit did he tell you would come If YOU
would mako these staementsi A. He said this state
ment was to help him III tine matter with Mr.. Bowen
did not understand how was but instead OF going to
Mr. Bowen with 1t he went TO Mr. Moulton with It, aud
Mr.. Hil-Q You that the paper was about two
o. Can YOU tell Us what was in ita A. No. Sir
q II there tIing in It which reflected on Mr..
Beocher. was it true or alsei A. Falsc.
O. Did Mr.. Bcecher make any improper suggestion or
request to youf Why no. Sir; 1t was utterly false;
O. How happened 1t that you did these many things
copying of statements which Mr. INtOn had prepared
for you and which you say were we're falseIwhat was the
always been unable 10 account for 1t: do not know
why did 1t there Is certain power that Theodore has
over me, especially II am sick, and ho hardly ever
came TO me when was In any other condition to do
We'll, il matters little TO me shan't be here
vory long any way aud you want me to do this will
do It,"
Mr. Winslow-Had you arrived at a condition OF mind
this occasion ia which you could not exercise your
Will A. Yes, Slf
O. Was 1t his Will altogether that Influenced youf A.
Yes.
Q Did you feel that your will not actingi A. l
did: one letters that sent West will bear wit
ness to that-with regard TO this matter;
letter Mrs. IN ten minutes, and the ten
minutes wrote another letter 10 her with
lust contrary to that o the st the first written
under Mr. Tilt0ns influence; after having written SAID
TO my self: "Why. have stabbed Mr. Bcecher." and L
in the second letter. For Gods sake don't listen
to what | said III the first"
TWO LINES WRITTEN IL DECEMBER.
O. Who suggested the words OF that two-lne letter ~
1901 A. Mr. Tton; mad hardly any mind Vr conscious
ness those days
O Did he write the words for you COPY or did he