The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-27

prepared a document on his .>elations L
Bowen. in which Elizabeths .'etter Wa
stated as well the let, Fr o
apology, which he put in, not wis nlhg !. e
make the offence more as he was, V'il,'
Gus not to have the worst OF the t"S'
made known.
Desires Counsel.
This was also read to DR.. Stars, L
whom the witness went in great distress
wanting counsel.
Q-And so TO get correct counsel you
misstated the case A-les. 1t was
statement necessary to be made after MIS-:
! Woodhulls statement, and was out of
town. and the thing had filled the coun-
trv. and Beecher had taken no notice OF
| it. 1t was seven or eight days old when
| | went to DR.. Stars for counsel. HeaSked
me about the story. | said don't ask
me for that. He said. give me some facts
bv which | can Judge; give me that
which can be proved; 81 gave an ac-
count of nv atfairs-very largely about
Mrs. Woodruff and So on. The origin oi
that document was seeking for something
which would put before tn" pubhc IA
plausible answer to Woodhulls state
ment, and we conceived that by a chain OF
facts We might perhaps explain it.away,
Beeeher Signs.
| read it to Mr.. Becchcr, and he burst
into "A long sigh. and saw that he would
not or could not stand upon II.
Elizabeth burned or tore It 10 pieces
Q.-Why did You abandon the
document? A.-Becausc there was no
success in il.
Q.-Why? wa i because he
didn't accept? A.-Becausc he didn II
accept or reject it.
He wanted no statement 10 be made
and So the thing WAS buried.
Mrs. TiItOn's Good Character.
Q.-Havc YOU not frequently asserted
the purity of your wife: A.-No, ! have
always strange technical use OF words.
have taken pains to say that she was a
devoted christian woman that
necessarily carried other ideas. 1t was
like the statement that ! carried 10 DR..
StorrS. | don't think he caught the idea
of that statements as ne took il. did
not think it covered the whole. | have
said that Elizabeth was tender, delicate
Christian woman. which think sh" l.
Q.-lIave not you stated Sh" was pure;
A.-No.
Q.-IIave you not stated she was a.
pure as an angel? A.-No. Mr..
HALLIDAY says that | said So.
He asked me in Mr.. Bradshaw :
presence whether or not had said that
my wife was Il, pure H. gold. No; what
| | said to Mr. Holiday in the converSa-
ton to which You alludc was this: | said
"Go and ask Mr.. Bccchcr himself, and
he will say that she j. aS pure as gold.
1t is an expression which hc used. have
sought to give Elizabeth good charac-
! ter. | have always wanted tU do -. /
! think she deserve, good character. |
| think she is better than most of uS; bet
ter than some. do not bcIicv" in point
of actual moral goodness, barring some
| drawbacks, there is in this company no
whittier soul than that of Elizabeth Til
| ton. ...
Odd YOU not state this in substance
! To- one or more of the gentlemen with
whom You were mnchng? An sub
! stance vcs. and | state it now. but | did
Use the phrase that She had never VIC
lated her chastity.
Odd YOU not ray she was pure
| A-No.
Odd YOU not Use IN expression
which YOU intended to be understood n
meaning the purity of the woman
Al did exactly There are many ways
on which you can produce such an I'M
preston. and have written this docu-
mcnt to produce tn" sam" impression.
wanted Charges Withdrawn.
TiltOn was next examined in relation
to Wilkcson's statement, and "NpIicit"ly
contradictcd several points therein, stat
! ing that the conversation between HIM
self and Wilkcson was about Bowen.
whose charge, against Bccch"r it Wa. de-
| sired should be withdrawn. Witness "N-
pressed gladncss to have thi done. for
| he thought every charge against Becrh"r
endangered hi, wife, but when the pap'r
was brought to him to sign, 1t was a com
/ plimcmt to Bccrhcr; Il r0S" C"Iurcd state
mcnt in which tn" witness Wa, mad" Ia
!
said. ! won't ,igu to- the "ud ofth" world,
and cut out few lines and wanted E" IL"
. them II Wilkc-"n communicate th"
impression that witnr-- ever wanted mon
cy from Brcchrr it j. false. Bo""acr ha-
communicated through MoutOn request,
that wituc,, should b" assisted by him.
but hc would not taI>ra penny Of Beech
= l.. ~ p
and thirst, and laid. it. directly or Imdl-
rcctlv. Moulton communicated {" him
anv Of Bcrchrr- money 1t would break
their friendship.
Relations with BecclIcr.
Witnes,, complaint, 10 Nlik",pr
that Bccchor had been unjust. wrr" not
that he had not helped him. Witn"ss
relations and feeling toward Bc"cher
since January |. 1871, when b" mad" The
analogy. down To- th" time
when the church began T.
put ont it, right hand and take wit
ness bv the throat, w"r" friendly. They
wrr" friendly in III" sells" that "" were
not in collision with each other. but w"r,
not those Of friendship. WIinr-- h"
taken Berch"r- np"l"gy and given hi
word that he would not hay" hun *
posed.
Could 10 be ApoIogized for.
Q.-Is it your sentiment timt Il J. ~
offence for which one man can apol"gIz
To another Al know there L. a e"d
of honor among gentlemen that q mal
can't condonc such an offence
but I cant seq what of"uc
man can't forgiv" where al
apology J. made 10y th" per-on commit
ting It to the person against whom it
committed II a man believeA in ia
Christian religion he ought to. some
times forgAve and sometime. didn't.
DO not know a line "f difference.
Grace. Mercy and Peace.
Q--Is that your handwriting l-h"W
: ing Zip Of paper on which wa written
H. W. B.: Grace. mercy and peac
Sunday morning. T. T.a Al ?,