New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-27

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wife 40 much abhor' IA man or woman as impunyi A.
! Exactly 80.
! imnure however, n n were Otherwise, she migb,
| reyerrnce them, would destroy her respect al
reverence for the ,-N ~o Wa T n0, ,1 a. T9ui
tration the instance OF a gentleman VINO bra wiis
felf had insulted ter by saving that he synp1tbzsd VIZ
her. and hoped she wonli ne uP heF bead ~ sere-pec,
remarhng that Iltou's chief temptation bad been
temptation. 10 the SIM ~ the sexes lhr I1ou rrs.
mingl / do not think he diJ 10 irdcaIvey bat ts.
fact tuat he could have dJHe IL at al burned IN hor
O. Was she not distressed at any suggestion OF impro
prttyl 4. sac was particularly 500 and sic Is mon a
now than ever because In hereary dIl such tGouglt
IN her mind; bus zen 10 h"d passed througl
her experience II came on wliD llls c.nnuon INK
the case: she Ougi "a haYc been taken avav FROM
her home you gentlemen did u; you dlA 10 Va Tracy.
O. Viii Won state more distinctly than you done
what you understood ny that letter Of FEB 3, i5s n
gin " sin There am strong. No temp alton Ia.
clnatOn could cause me 20 yied my Wtmdbb0Oor A.
quoted tat Letter TO show Row sioAS LI1 views were q
O. Do you quote it for purpose Of showing that a,
saw the substance Of thar over end over ogain.
q. Wheuf a. DO Dot kpo" "Ern a l"Ss TINE ago.
was not because bad any suspcon 81 him then El.
abeth always felt that when mr. Lee'h'i went 70 nm
INN do not think she DID az All she has always b.ea
stcker Tor the honor Of her sex she sa'd to herself
o In otter words shc wanted to show b1 purity o,
sentiment, ana OF communion o. innd "iiAon' Paaont
o That is What YOU understood her to meant l.
Ttget - exactly what understood her to mean.
q THaf - tie way You looked upon the relation 30.
tween them Tor yedisi a. l ought TO say ioF TO
! earlier years.
TIE LIBRARY SCENE EXPLAINED.
O When did you FIRST bring to your wIie's attention
the fact that you feared that there was something
wrongl A. Elizabeth so blotel that oct VI ny mud
that did not think OF 1t again.
O. How long ago was III Years ago' A Yc', AL
rocollect H. IL must have been during tic cant yf
when we lived IN Livingson-st. IN our present AoI.
O. How long have you lived thercf A. 10 NOT know.
Mr.. Winsio,r-About 10 yeaTs, rememrer -.
Gen naey-it was great NAM }ta.' "so' a. Is
G,o TygcWas * X be- fore 1851 A. hboutlec2
O. Where did you live at the heginulpg Of Tue warl
A. am very much ashamed that. AIN never able ~ a
O. You say that it was in the early years Of yourhy
in at No. IA Livngstonstt Ales; prtdies are VIVA
to me- and / remember where EIzlocth was sitting ih
the corner N my parlor spoke to ber about II when
o. How long since was IT that you have mentioned
that subject any until you put 1t 10 his comnu.
nicationl A. she Dlotted II ont OF my mind.
O. Did you speak OF IL 10 any one ~ she bOtei
out all wrong concerning her IN the circums'ance
O. You never mentioned II 10 Mr.. BeecheT at all \.
was very young IN those DAY anu Httely aIs'
such thin -, aud when spoke To her about sue was
little confused ard denied 1t and then sara vas 30
but that she mad SAID You must not 90 that va
in those days something OF the same reverence IoE III
Beecher that have since 50 eninenlly lost ,
O. Do you know who wac present besides your "iD
ana Mrs. Beecheri A. NoDoGy. ,, 49,,
O nobody
looking at engravIuesi A. Yes.
by Mr. WiHsiolc-Were you stting'on the hooff A.
Not the whole OF the timc remember that uOre two
were sitting the floor with the pictures; an
restless sort or man, anu DO LOT KNOW where H1s
O. Do you say that you saw it with your own oyesi
4. With my own eyes. ,,,-,.,
YOU firsti A. NO. he cid not know that noticed ~
was standing up, think have 20 brng up tue picture
III my mind l do not remember exactly "hetner wa.
standing or sitting perhaps was m caari Know
that kind O1 portfolio folded out, and hat
iHtlI atm "A M.
hands,; she sitting on the hoor Oh on stool ana 10
Q. We're you where he could see youi A. lie was
O. Ii he had looked up would he have seen you'll A
By Gen rracy-You were looking at zone pictures in
the roOmi ~ Yer; these THINKS were on her APP -
what part Of I, nes peF'." "a. 'V'. IL wa .,
question ia my mind whether minister could CONSIDER
QWas II done slylyf A. Yes, very slyly. Hlsrght %
By Gen. 7racy-Iiow were they slttingi a. Ny i'm.
preston is that she was sitting on some niue stool AMI
he Door by her sde and that pictures were
perhaps, put up against the chair and folded, and Dd
it by ACCIDENTAL brushing up Of her dress hal
O. DO you know whether It was accidental or casual
with HIM a. only know that asked her
q. Could you kno" whether II Was accidental or ~
teItional a. spoke Of II TO her, Sue AT hr>t denied
it, and then confessed IT, and said that she had cAdea
him. did not attach much Importance 10 At AFTER tue
explanation was mace
Q. You in doubt whether II was intentional OF
accldentalf A. 1t was merely a suspicion.
BEDROOM WITH MANY DOORS.
O. How about the bed-chamber scenei A. That was
q long while ago. and that botted out OF ny mind
too.
@ When was 1T A. 10 not remember the year. 1t
was good while ago.
By Mr.. Winslo,c-Before or after the ankle sceuoi
A. Before
O. How longi A. do not know.
O. Before '6s A. do not know.
@ After you were living in LyInGstor-st.i A. Yes
remember the room; again, L identity it 10y the
picture it in the left hand have two iron!
the second story, aud II was the LETT lana OF
these two rooms Knocked at the door ana EiLabelh
came was surprised that 1t was locked se was ,ai
pIised at finding me Mr. Beecher was sitting M req
plush rocking char-a sort Of ottoman ohin-~ith his
vest unbuttoned; mis- face colorod like rose wien
9 How long ago was that a. I do not know. -, 81,
Q. Had YOU lived There for two or three years A.
That do not know should say had lived there per
q Was it during the wari A. That do no; know.
DO you know whether IL was before or ai'f your
@. The explanation was satisfactory to you on that
q So that you let 1t be. and attributed nothing oi
A. Yes attributed nothing TO II II the door had pssn
door being locked 1 wondered it,
Q. Was there more than one door leading TO thai
roomi A. One door comes In from the bal. ...
O. Was there any other door leading INTO the room
from the other roomi A. There IS middle do0s cou'
q. Two sliding doorsi A. Yes.
q And was there door leading from the hall 10 the
otner roomf A Yes. thar Is the plan OF the house.
q And the room that Mr.. Beecher and your WI,
were in was a room communicating with another ROOM
with sliding doors A. Yes
q. what was that room Tor that Mr.. Beecher Was I'M
A. bedroom.
q. Was there a bed I'm it, A. Yes Sir.
u Is the other room a sittngroomt A. lts. -
q Did you try that door which led into tic sitting
room A. No.
Q. Why a. Because came and knocked at the hall
door.
Q. For aught you know they had gone into the sitting
room from the han, and from there MT Beocher nI
have gone into the bedrooms A. les. VIII gave then
the benent VI the doubt.
q. Was 1t explained to your satisfaction 4. Yes.