The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-18
The 9utland 1aily Glohe.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1S, 1874
THE TILTON-DEECHER SCANDAL
Cross Examination Of Hecchcr.


q. An anonymous letter 80 the commit
tee from a free lover says that you had
reservation in your philosophy which
would enable you to say had no wrong
conduct or relations with Mrs. 1iton,
having in your own mind or belief that
what you are charged with doing was
| right. What are your ideas on this sub
| ject?
| A. | am not versed in the philosophy
and casuistry of free love stand ON the
New England doctrine, one which | was
brought up in, that it is best for man TO
have one wife and that he stay by her and
that he do
NOT NEEDLE WITH MS NElGnBOR's WIVES.
abhor every manifestation of the free
love doctrine that | have seen in them, and
i abhOr every advocate of the free love
doctrine that have ever known.
| Q. Did you ever know anybody who
took hold of it seriously who was not ruin
ed by it?
A. No sir, provided they were susccpt-
IDLE of ruin. lmve had women write to
me that if | did not send them ten dollars
they were ruined and wrote in reply that
they were ruined already.
Q. You speak about having sent Mrs.
| IiltOn a books, was that an act OF courtesy
especially to her?
a. NO, gave thcil OUT 10 TRENDS.
When one book would come out | would
give u copy to friend, and so on. | have
not peen great distributor OF my own
BOOKS only III cases where it would be
zeal pleasure, and IRON an intimation that
IL would be SO.
y. Are you clear IN your recollection
that you never met the Woodhulls more
| than three timpsp
A. am perfectly clear that is to speak
to them.
q. State the time and places.
"A. On one occasion was walking with
Mr.. Moulton in the general direction of
Iilton's house, when lie said that Mrs.
| woodruff was going to be there. at first
hesltated, and he said, Come in and just
see her" said, VERY well. went in,
and after some conversation down III the
psrlor, | went up stairs in the famous
boudoir room, where she sat waiting and
.,,,,r sp,nr, ro p,y
sue rusheu 10 me Oh my entrance, ana
reached out poth her hahus WIN tne III,
lids. ea.nes.hess' anu saiu now rcJoiceu
sue was W see me. 1 .aiheu WIN her ABOUT
n'e hllh.,es, anu .lel went GOWN stairs.
MY secohu inleTvicw win ner was on one
|
vi 'nlty SIhticihen 70 iooh az inc ware
lousc REIMBURSEMENT ega y, oooiull " l,0Dln-
son w ~o.e , on s.e,'her 'nat nau oeeI
cn"i.o.oo ioi .ne 1o'".,on, anu wneh
am W ifo 49, .t. IN, WIN nc w.
WI, ' 49,, III .,.,,',. 10 49,, W NC
oil Iy ,hore ,vas r. he snmathinm IN Nea, WI,
T., ,ha o,oni,m anS that Is, ~ 80 w." =. In
ano ',I IS, a'' ,,, ',,'s. my meie " NC
,,,hn,, " mu' Ms Wand,'i1y '%e'us, at n
ot tho haad of ,ho tohln noor Nc IWon,
Ton I thinI, On her left Mrs WoodIuiI
wao ncvt IN mo nr alec shc ,you f,st a'd
7 was newt do NOT I,now Which A,
that tohIo shc ecorceIy Jo;rnod ~ s,oal,
n mo aJI,assad fe,y words 81 hon Lnr
for nolitenpss solke drrino dinner Inf
there WINS no SORT of enthusiasm beiwren
ns Nv third and last interview was NJ
Wou,ton's houee She had o1dreesoJ IA
me- eovino That shn Nvould onen the old
srand:1 II / did moi nrcsde at Steinwav
Hall and in reply to that. Mr. Moulton
advised that netnal Of omswcrng her let
Ter shonld sec her and saw without
witnesses What / had to SAY. Size hrongh,
Win her her. rreot snbirct II was in
. ,vne and nv nnlicv was TO ,ct her tail,
and sov iittl9 which did and She went M,
savinG ..Yon know Won hclevcso md On "
ami i said notbino and so on from min,
IN noint until / Said at last ..Nir Wood,
hnli do moi understand vour views
have never read ,hom ihoroughlv A,
for os understand thcn, 7 do no, heicvo II
then, and thnngI, I am in favor Of frol
discnssinn vet nrcsiJinc at meet;nos ie ,
thjng seldom do for anvhodv and
shall not do il for Won because / m, moi
in svmnathv with vonr movement
q las Mrs WoodhnlI onv ic,,ors n,
vo,srs IN her noscess;on
Two I sunnose unless she In, soil
/. them
'S o. Upon what subject ?
z Sic ancInse5 n }ctter 70 ma will, on,
9 from NV sister Mrs isabella Uooter writ
i ;r~,na - ho ,,rooant ~ Tho snffra@a "l,,
xcntio T ot WASHINGTON '''I 70 That letter p'
ro,,iod hr;oay In ia nooo,;vo hnt ,,oda
foy stotnnnnrts !, resnnct to nv idaas n
,vomens vot;ng Thr other lottor was ms
nororo bor soordaIors nn,Iico,;on Sh
,Y,ro,o 10 mo n ,vh,ninn ,o,to, oau,nn ,ha
m'",o ~ nuasnn,s haI '""
mnnn hor e,,oI, od;nn, hat clio conl5 no
, nr nei lodr,, ms IN No~' Vol, AMY ,ho
lph o i.nd Hoo, ,,r 80 ",t ~ tnn CHI
Wouso ,h;rl and osl;nc ma IN ,,or
= s;,Sn;G,o,, ,,,n, ~ . ;,,n"nsao ,r , ;,,a',onnt
or some other relief for hnr ~ 10 thar iet,e
u ouo o.nur ,;oa, o nui ',iae .o,'e
when anvbo1v eufferod noreocut;op for III
advocacy Of ter s;,oo,a ,,;a,.s b,, t,,o,
mnst decline ;ntarS Sao '''"'' o"' '''"'
1t Nv Mr. TIati,;nN Thoro asa TOGO HAITIAN.
the signatnros Of which s,,o shonod ~ NJ,
Raven and mvself ~ ,na anm ~oo w. ~ Il
these Letters Won woro w. wa" h snoi, W tnr y
thousand fathoms doom al BUN III =.
n forc Went thero that .W'u ,To GU ~
onco Of thn ,nttars and t n"v" VI ,hI eMls
az contained. Bowen made the Journey Giles
down from Connecticut on purpose to 9
up there.
By Mr.. Winslow-Q. Did you ever met
3d. her at Tiltons?
A. The first time ever met her was ;
T'ilton's.
Q. Did you every meet her there an
other time ?
p A. Not that recollect. If saw her