The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-18
CROSS-EXAMINATICN.
BEECHER AT HIS BEST
Conrndruns of the Committee.

ny WORDS OF wIT-CARPENrER'S FOLLIES-
BEECHERs AMBITION.
NEW YORK, Aug 1.-the following is "a por-
ton OF the morning cross examination OF Mr..
Beecher by the Plymouth Church investigating
Mr. sage. I would like to inquire how Moulton
first entered this case, and how he came to be
your cOnftant?
of TfltoD, and Tlton, when his various comPl-
Gated troubles came upon him, In conneclon
with Bowen went to Moulton and made MIN
his adviser and helper. That is the way he came
%. can you tell us how you came to write that
letter OF dependency, dated February D. lS12, TO
A. would come back from whole weeks
recurring, and would be perfectly logged out,
and the first thing on getting home there would
he some eoofounted deyeIopment opening on
me in tl,is state of mind. in which 1 had no
longer any resistancy or bound IN me. 90
would work the whole weeg out, and that IS the
OF these occasions went TO Mr.. Moulton s store.
Moulton has Away treated me with M tne greatest s
day or by night to see me or listen TO me. L
never saw him out of mood toward me. After the
me- On this occasion went down to the store
to see hisn, and his face was cold toward me.
Win me in such a way that it seemed to me as
though 10 was irksome to him 10 have me walk
with him, and as though he wanted TO shake me
of. Now anything like that all but kills me.
don't wish TO push myself upon ANYBODY. TO
being who does not want me, Is enough 10 Kill
me- and to be treated so by him at that ttme,'
made il seem to me as though the end Of the the
globe that could talk with on the subject. was
shut up TO every human being. could not
20 TO my wife. could not go TO my children.
eOnid not 20 to my brothers and sisters. could
not go To my church. He was the only person
rom him it seemed as though it would XIII me,
and the letter was the product of that mood into
Mr.. sage. When was the interview with the
a. The first interview was at Moultons house,
December 80. AMI the next at my the
%. bid Won consider the interview at Moulton IS
house o threatening one? 1 have heard from
some source that the door was locked.
A. That is stated in my statement.
q. Did Tit on at that time make any charge
of ofad1lteryf
o. What was Mr.. M0ulton's manner at the
time when he demand ID the retraeti0n OF Mrs.
Tiiton? Was |, threatening? $780,,
ingly intense excitemen
q. Do you suppose that you or the community
would have h ard any thing of these troubles
ofTilton with his family had he been success
ful man?
have been deeper buried than the bottom Of the
sea If fiton had gone right on to prosperous
6eon sccnstomed. s.1S Bnt Titon is n mn thai
starves for the want OF fiatefy,and no power on
God earth can ever make him happy when he
Is not res eiving some incense.
q. 1 understand by y..yourastatement that You
first met houlton at Pages studio; Is tbat cor
A. Idate nay knowledge of the man from that
time. He was having his picture painted at the
recollect being impressed with the feeling that
ne was an acute fellow, and that he had strong
o.. Had yOu ever visited his house in a social
Scss Ssy Pror to his call at your mouse on 'n' 0"S
q. Then you had no intimate personal reia-
tiOns with him?
A. None.
q. So that when he came to you he came
rather as Tiltons friend than otherwise?
A. Altogether.
o. When did you come 20 believe that that
relation was becoming one of mutual friend
A. can not tell you, but it was some time
afterward The transaction was made during
Bowen should be managed so as to- do, as they
said, justice to Tilton. Once or twice he said to
me when / told him something, "Henry, that Is
the right thing" / recollect that on one occa-
sion L made q confidential statement to him
about some matter that they never could have
rOund out otherwise, and he said Il don't recol-
lect the words: only have recollection Of the
never should regret putting confidence
In him. Il sprung from some
as ne OF his pleasure at nv trust in
him rs IL TO encourage, as it were, full trust,
and he sa that never should regret having
put confidence in him, which L shall regret 70
q. II you used the words, "He would have
been q better man In my circumstances than
have been" :" what did you mean by themf
"A. do not know. I'm s1re- The conversation
ran on hypoihetieally In respect to the betray al
of a friend in the hour OF emergency in respect
20 undermining TiIton just al the time when
respect " want of fidelity. There is one thing
thas you are TO bear in mind. thing that
have ne. er meniioned o any Of you. and that
forget kindness done to me. GMr. Beecher here
told a story Of Tilton,s going to Wash Wash
appointed Lieutenant in the regular army.
q. Hers ore three letters written on February
2, lS7l. I am not quite sure whether under
stand you correctly. in saying that you did no
see Theodore's letter TO Mou ton of that date
A. have no remembrance ofit only knew
that there was an arrangement made am"na
rs TO bring an influence to bear upon Elizabesh
saw to bin sMoulfon1. Il am a man walking il
open air and full of work, and Theodore Is a.
loose and doing Whatever he pleases, and W.
can come down and talk with you and hay.
counsel. But what human being has Fi1zaOett
shut up at home, sick unbefriended, and i
Is not generous for Us TO let her 60 unthoughs o
and uncare, for" l was always saving tina
of her.
q. your letter of that date to Moulton thi
occurs: "Would 10 God, who orders all NJ arts b,
His kind mediation, Theodore and Eizabetl
and cruld be made friends again. Theodor
will have the hardest task in such a case" Pre-
cisely what did ycu mean? Why that last sen
tence?
A. 1t Is all a muddIe to me- as 1 don't rec i
the precise working OF my mind; have n
4 vivid recOibc ion oi the making mp of the lei
ter, or the precise moois under which wrote;
1 can not give the reason the sentence.
> O. call your attention to it because tn
" criticism is made in certain quarters that
referred 70 MI lltons marital troubles CROWN
out OF yonr Offense.
A. Well, put see. Isn't 1t a going back to friend
ship? Isn't tt TN restoration OF the family? .
q. What do you ask forP Is 1t that you tire
should be ma ne fdends ag ain?
A. Yes, that we >hou d all corporate.
Q And on say that Theodore will have tn,
hardest task?
A. There was a family that by circumstance
mad been brought TO titterest sntagon SIN, at
time of the most prOfund adversely. When III
ton had to struggle for his livelihood, for hi
maze, for his position, and for his household
everything put togethe he was in a situation
in which he nal gOt TO exert himself in ever
way for restore ion in every manner, and h
point was that she should co-opera g wit
him well as with his friends. IL sh
had her sorrows 10 bear at home, he ha
his TOO hat is what think
likely may have suggested those words, but
don't say that II i. oecau don't remem bel