The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-27

the summer Of 1870 she had informed her
husband that Mr.. Beecher had
ASKED HER TO BE WIFE TO HIM
Together with all that this implies: she
was very solicitous to make it appear that
she did not accept the proposition happily.
and in reading to those who saw it, natur-
ally inferred that she
DID NOT ACCEPT HIS PROPOSITION.
1t was a perfectly correct statement.
Witness read the statement to Beecher,
who objected to it, and witness made no
further use of it. lie however prepared
document on his relations to Bowen, in
which Elzabeth's letter was stated as well
as the letter Of apology, which he put IN,
not wishing to make the offense more than
that; was solicitous not to have the worst
of the case Known. This was also read to
DIR. Storrs, to whom witness went in great
distress, wanting counsel.
z. And to get correct counsel you mis-
tated the case
a. l es. 1t was statement necessary to
be made after Mrs. Woodhulls statement.
was out Of town and the thing had filled
the country and Beecher had taken no
notice OF it. 1t was seven or eight days
old when | went to Dr. Storrs for counsel.
lie asked me about the story; | said do not
askmc for that; he said give Inc some facts
by which to can judge: give that which
can be proved. So gave an account of
my affairs very largely about Mrs. Wood
hull The origin of that account was a
seeking for something that would put
Beechcr before the public, plausible an
swer to the Woodruff tale, and conceived
that by chain of facts we might perhaps
explain it away. | read it to Mr.. Beecher.
and he burst into long sigh and | saw
that he would not or could not stand upon
it, ard Elizabeth burned or tore it to
pieces.
O. Why did you abandon the document (?
A. Because there was no success in it.
e. Why, was it not because he did not
accept it?
a. Because he did not accept or reject it.
lie wanted no statement to be made, and
so the thing was buried
Q. Have you not frequently asserted the
purity of your wife.
\. No; | have always had IL strange
technical use of words have always
used words that conveyed that impression /:
have taken pains to say that she was a
devoted Christian woman that necessarily
carried the other. 1t was like the state
mcnt that | carried to DR.. Storms. do
not think he caught the idea of that state
ment as he took it. | don't think it COW
cred the whole. have said that Elizabeth
was tender, delicate, kindly Christian
woman. which think she is.
g. Have not you stated that she was
pure.
A. No.
@. Have you not stated that she was as
pure as an angel?
a. No; Mr.. Halliday says said that he
asked he in Mrs. Bradshaws presence.
whether or not had not said that my wife
was as pure as gold. No, | said, Mr.. Hal
liday; because the conversation to which
you allude was this | said
GO AND ASK Mr.. BEEcmEE
himself and he will say that she is as pure
as gold 1t is an expression which he
used. have sought to give Elizabeth a
good character have always wanted to
do so. think she deserves good charac-
ter | think she is better than most of us,
better than am. do not believe in point
of actual moral goodness, barring some
dra "backs, that there is in this company so
white soul as Elizabeth Tilton.
z, Did you not state in substance to one
or more of the gentlemen with whom YOU
were lunching.
y. In substance, yes, and state it now
but did not use the phrase that she had
NEVER VIOLATED HER CHASTITY.
Q. Did you not say that she vas pure
A. No.
q. Did you not use expressions which
you intended to be understood as mean.
ing the purity of the woman?
a. | did, exactly; there are many ways
IN which you can produce such impressions
and have written this document to pro.
duce the same impressions.
Tilton was next examined in relation to
Wilkeson's statement, and explicitly con-
tradicted several points therein, stating that
the conversation between himself and
Wilkeson was about Bowen, whose charges
against Beecher it was desired should be
withdrawn. Witness expressed gladness
to have thus done, for he thought every
charge against Beecher endangered his
wife. But when the paper was brought to
him to sign it was
A COMPLIMENT TO BERCHER,
rose colOred, in which witness was to look
up to Beecher with tllial respect. He said
| wont sign that to the end of the worlt
and cut out a few lines, and would not list
them. If Wilkeson communicates the i'm
preston that witness ever wanted none,
from Beecher it is false. Beecher has com
munlcated through Moulton and requests
that witness be assisted by him, but h,
would not take penny of Beechers money
If he suffered from hunger and thirst, anC
said that if directly or indirectly Moultor
communicated to him any of Beecher'
money it would break their friendship
Witness co nplaint to Wilkcson was tina
Beecher had been unjust, not that he ha(
not helped him. Witness relations ant
feelings toward Beecher since January LIST
1871, when he made the apology down t,
the time when the church began to put on
its right hand and take witness by tn
throat, were frienply. They wer
friendly in the sense that we were not II
collision with each other but not those o