, 1874-07-27

rish Of Mrs. Elizabeth 4. Tilton, oxprcasod In.
writing IN papor put Into the hands OF Mr.,
Francis D. Moulton,". rhy ao you say that 1t
WAS Ia conseluonoe OF that dlf1lculty being aug
monte1 by Mr, and Mrs, Hoooher that thia letter
MAS wrltton or this writing WAS made?
A.-Efizabotll BaW that Mr. Donon aud wcrc'
In collision, md ello waH afraid thnt that cal
)ision would extend to Mr. Deoohor and mo, and
him. That peace could be brought about only by
bis knowing what 1knew Of hs rolatious with Afrs.
T1lton; therefore. rho wroto Womnnly, kindly
letter to him. don'tremombor the plraseology.
'ars rsmoeber a, ony ono Phrase 1t WAS peculiarly
LOVED Her HUSBAND WITH HER MAIDEN FlAstE.
Mr., Moulton ulll probably recall tho whole
phraaeology. -
A.-Tho substance of tho lo'ter / do not re-.
collect. Tho letter was returned to her; whether
sho has 1t OF. not I do not know. Thu
object Of tho lottor was 70 makn
roconcilod sho herself aud would bo % moro 70
toooncilad; thero waa sort OF mountain Of
clouds overcoming us.
Q.-Wl,o had reported to her tho fact that
your difficulty WAS boing augmented By Mr.. mud
Al do not know; sho reported i to 1no;, 1t
was through hor That learned that Mrs. Deeol,or
waa {nterfo inE With my afralry. 1t WAS through
Mrs. Triton that loar,.od Of Mrs. Beecalors ait
wnB 30 largely involved In 1t as his wife was.
Q.-aad you known Of
hrs. pEEouEn's 1NrEnrsnEscE WITH You:n
AFfInB
Al cannot say with my afrairs--not with my
buBtneBd atfatiB or With my domestio atfairs, nos
aa 1 roco'1oct, Elizabeth wont sometimos 10 tue
health-lft. and Hrs. Doecher oame there and
Q.-What data Was that7
A! do not know. Mrn nscchcr, through
Mrs., @orao got the, idea that I was Mr..
Deecher's enomy; therefore Mrs. Beoch-
e %r. e. Bssess Ti5S Sss ny sa .n e"s s%'%s s
I was bcnt on baltic against her husband,
sought to mako I'LL alliance with Elizabeth, aud.
a. understand, wanted Elizabeth to go nwny
from a no snd art company. md she ss ahe
tho fact that Elizabeth Ind made mo and Mrs.
ho1Bo q confession. but had not told h1r. Docchcr
that aho lad dono 80. said there was only orc
Tay out Of Tho difficulty, aud that waa that Mr.
Witnoss ~ Vas % asIoa ii il ho had his wifss lottors
with him.
: lie .eaid no; to waa perfectly. willing to
carry them before my Judge or in tho rrosenoo
hand thom to tho Committoe alone. There
wore Bix gentlemen, determined, II pos
sfble, not to find the facts, but to vindi-
cato 1fr. Beeoher; and II he alould hand
rot roturtn It to htm. tho,s, be dia not moan TO-.
mako that implication ho did not moan to gTo
them tho chance.
The Committed and counsel protested against
tho implication.
NEW DEFINITION OF PURITY.
To tho question a. to hn wife's devotion and
purity OF llfe, witncss said 'sho waa pure. unless
technical mqe9aning wns applied to tho Wort word
sbo "a, aot see TO was t,s msds she v,S, soasn;
consolation from hor PASTOR. and he took
ss len tso na %sf and mss in v9%s s ho
ensnared her, and for which witness hold him IN
. contempt which no English words could
o.-Was not she (1fsn., Ti'ton> diatrosaod at
any suggestion Of impropriety7
a vi IT, nxa1 fS and ahG II IL MORE
early days sueh = thoueht was never
passed through her experience It came ont with
this contrition; that ia tho truth Of tho caRe.
sho never ought to hayo beon , taken away from u
Mr. Tracy ThoS art tho man
Q.-Whon did you hrsl bring your wifo's atten~
tion to tho fact that you found thoro WAS
SOMETHING WRONG IN DEEonEn's oAREss
Alt must havo boon during the ea5ly yoars
spoke Of It afterwards because ; Eliza
hath blotted out tho idea Of wrong at tho
time: ! was ,,,, very Young and utterly
sho wa little confused and denied IT,. After.
wards she said it WAS no. but TINT a1o said, 8You
must not do that" hly roForoneo ons9. Of Besca-
abont it, or to any ono oiso. Mr..
Deochor and Mrs. Tllton were sitting on the
floor With the pictures don't remomber whether
wns sttfng With them or not, lit WAS so long
neo. The Improper caross saw with my own
eyes. neochor, did not look at me first; ho
did not know noticed it. s!bo may have boon
sitting on stool ho on tho floor.
Q.-Wero YOU whore he could 500 you7
A.-Ho Was looking at tho pictures.
Q.-n ho had looked up would he have soon
yon7
Ayes.
Q.-What part Of her person did he touoh1
A.-Her ankos and lovor limbs.
Q.-Not above tho knee2
As-No.
Q.-WaB It dono B1yly?
A.-Yos, worry alyIY with hlb right or left arm
nndcr her drcss. lily impression il It MAS by tho
accidental brushinR-up Of hor dross that I saw
bis hand on Ilor ankle.
Q.-You were in doubt whothor the gesture
waB Intentional or accidental?
Alt was msfe}5 suspicion.
THE nED-nooM SCENE.