The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-30
NEW YORK.
The TiItOn Arrest.

The TiItOn Arrest.
New YORK, July 28.-When Theo-
dore Tilton was arrested In his mouse
last evening, he asked permission of an
officer to send note to a friend. The
request was granted and he wrote note
to Thomas II. Bates, the business part
ner of Petroleum V. Nasty ID. K. Locke
in an advertising agency, and with an
officer went into Sehermerhorn street to
find his friend. He had an engagement
with him to ride down to Coney Island
to dinner, and was anxious to let Mr..
Bates know that he could not keepit, and
the reason. He met Mr.. Bates and ex-
planned. and asked him to call ut Justice
Rilevs court in All hour, and perhaps ne
might be able to 90 after all. lie SAID
he was arrested and might be sent to JAN
for all that he knew. He walked TO the
! foot of Green street with the officer and
reporter, humminga tune to himself
and talking about the flood ne saw III
Pittsburgh in the war time. AT the close
of the proceedings in court Mr.. Tilton
and Mr. Bates drove down to Coney
Island. When they returned late last
night Tilton said that if the
complaint come, from Beecher or his
friends. | am glad Of it, but If 1t Is
not an honest prosecution 1t Is very trl-
ding. Tilton sent word to eX-Judge
| Morris to call on him this morning
Gaynor, who brings the scandal INTO the
courts saws: 'Now this thing Will come
/ tOa
Henry Ward Bcccher, Mrs. Woodruff,
! Frank Moulton. Mrs. TiltOn, and every
/ BODY will have to testify. don't know
! whether Bccchcr is innocent or guilty,
! but | want to see and the only way to
see i in judicial tribunal. Gaynor SAID
| he didn't know Tiltom, and neither liked
nor di,llkrd him. hut simply asa citizen
he wished to bring the scandal to focus,
and help to crush it either III proving
it, truth or fal,ity.
Beecher's Answer 10 be Made.
! The .S,vl of this morning says: We
| are authorized to state that Mr.. B"echcrS
/ full answer will be probably made as soon
~ the allegations and testimony against
him shall have been put in.
TiIion's Examination.
The Third District Court room, in
Brooklyn, wa, crowded from an earl Y
| hour this morning by those who wished
| to be present ut the examination of fThcO-
| dorr Tilton. on the charge preferred by
! VIM. j. GaynOr, of causing to he pub
lished Iibeis on Rev. Henry Ward
Becchcr. Mr. Tilton entered the court
| room shortly after ten O'clock, ACCOM-
panied by his council, cx-Judgo Samuel
| ID. Morris, and few gentlemen. A
! crowd attempted to follow, but there be-
| ing no room the late corners had to con-
! tent themselves with glanccS through
| the doors and windows ut the scene in
side. Al the time Mr.. Tilton entered,
Justice RcIlcy was engaged with the
! usual morning business, and mOtlon"d
/ the distinguished defendant into his pr-
vate office. Mr.. Gaynor was present from
| an early hour. attended by II few gentle
men, who held frequent and low conver-
Sation with him. About halt-past eleven
the routine work was disposed Of and Mr..
Gaynor WAS requested by the Justice to
| step INTO the room in which Mr.. Tilton
was waiting the calling Of his case. jus
tcc Rcillcy followed, and rs soou
as he mentioned the case To Mr.. Tilton he
| objected To II private cXaini-
nation. and an adjournment was
! taken to the general court room. Mr..
| Morris was asked by the court if he had
any suggestion to make, and he replied
! that he had spoken to the complainant
! about this case; if it WAS brought by Mr..
! Bcechcr through him. and was answered
that he took the case on his own rcspons
ibilitv. The counsel argued that this
case should not have been called to sat-
iSfy the cravings Of the public for scan-
daI.
/ Suggestion that the Case stand Over.
He suggested that the case stand over
until Monday next, that he might take
! counsel with the representative. of the
| people in thi. State. Gaynor argued
! that Tiltun had violated one of the laws
OF the State. and it was his (Gavnors)
| duty a Il citizen to bring him into court.
He thought he had public right to
bring Mr.. Tilton here for preliminary
| examination. if drfrndcnt chose he could
! let his case 20 bstorc II Grand Jury. He
/ had couuSrllcd no person. was urged in
/ his present course hv no Que; but only
| appeared rs member Of the commu-
! nifty.
! No Object Except 10 Gain NOtOriety.
Ex-Judge Morris submitted that there
was no object in view bv this prosecution
. except to gain notoriety. Gaynor wished
I To- know ii drtrndcut waived examinations
/ and demanded hearing, rs he wished To
summon Henry Ward Becchcr and some
7 othor witnesses for examination.
Case Adjourned Till Monday.
E4-Judgc Morris asked that the case
be set down for Monday next. as hi.
client was not prepared for examination,
and besides counsel wished to consult
with the District Attorney. Justice
Rcillcy then. both parties consenting ad-
, iournrd the hearing till Monday next.
Mr.. 1ilton, accompanied by his counsel.
then left the Court, followed by a vast
roncoUrSr Of people.
What Bowen Said.
| MILWAUKEE, July 29.-Thc Sentinel
this morning publishes the inter-
view with Hon f. ID. Holton, referred
t. in the dispatches last ctcning
aS being present when Bowen said that
the tripartitc agreement WAS no rctrac-
tion of the charges against Bcecher SO
far rs he Bowen was concerned. Mr..
Holton admitted thai he was present. and
q, that nc remembered the conversation