The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-24

To the asking OF this question Mr.. Tilton mani
tested the greatest Indignation. He did not ex-
actly rage, but he denounced the implication In the
loitiest terms. He was dramatic He put himsef
upon very high pedestal OF dignity.
Mr.: Tracy tnen asked Mr.. Iilton as to his private
relations with another woman, naming her.
To this Mr.. T1lton replied very calmly. He was
not wounded IN that place
Mr.. Tracy then asked Mr.. Tilton II he had ever
held any improper relation or criminal Intercourse
with q tnird woman naming that woman.
and EXPRESSED his Mathematician IN Terms Of theatri
cal and almost tragic import.
Mr.. Tracy then asked Mr.. Triton II he had not had
improper relations with another woman, the sister
OF the last one referred to- il he did not take her
with HIM on one certain occasion to winsted,
and that woman esd not then and there occupy
the same room together. Mr.. Tracy Indicated
to at made MaI BY e
proprietor OF the hotel IN which Mr.. Tton and
this woman are alleged to have stayed.
Mr.. TtOn again ragged with Indignation he
made as he does IN answering nearly every i'm
portant question put to him, q speech. He de-
clared that II this form Of warfare was TO be kept
up lie himself would do some talking II thames
were to be called III that way, he would have some
names to mention. The thing should not end In
In fine, Mr.. Tilton put himself on the record as
threatening 70 expose other parties who, as he
at some time or other and In some place or other
Mr.. Tracy SAID Mr. ntOn, you have charged
Mr. Beseser wiz" ansvep tns d WON von
ever commit adultery
Mr. HtOn running his hands through hts locks,
strengthening them ont to their longest extent-
decline TO be questioned n thai way.
Mr. Tracy ask You the question sqnarely. 1t
Is question easy to be understood, and you can
see that It Is question essential to this You
have stared that you had beautiful home until
want to KNOW what sort OF home you made for
your wife; whether not you brought other
10 e You is to
what sort Of peaceful and happy home you made
II for sr M o
the question squarey 10 you, did you ever commit
Mr. Triton .sstriking Ttonian attitude and
stretching out his finger after the manner Of Ma
than to David) Mr.. Tracy, did you ever commit
Mr.. Tracy-When shall have charged my wife
with committing adultery it VIII be time Tor you to
Mir. TiltonwWeil. sir, decline to answer that
question. 1t is an insult TO me, sir! If have
ever had any intimacy with ladies, would be
scOundrel, sir, to call their names
Mr.. Tracy-Well, under that head we will sup
pose that you have already named your wife.
Mr.. hilton again rose to an indignation pitch
and refused to answer.
Mr.. Tracy-Mr. Tilton. do you know thar your in
timacy with public women greatly disturbed Mrs.
TiltOn and made her life unhappy
Mr.. T1lton with another aUtitude) What do you
mean, sir, to talk 70 me about public women H.
Member OF the communicable. TlltOn Mr..
Tracy does not mean public women in an OdiOus
sense. He means reOrmers.
Mr.. Tilton coming down to his usual manner
agaln)-Oh, yes; Elizabeth was very much an
noyed that ever should associate with such per-
sons. She said they were not sound IN theology;
me- She talked very much about It and always
opposed II. "She hated, /" she said, "such women
as Elizabeth Cady stanton and Mrs. Woodruff
She said ''tney were on the wrong side always"
She feared was going to be led astray.
In another connection Mr.. Triton said:-One
great grievance OF my wife was that was not
clergyman. Thank God, am not minister !!
want you TO put it down, Mr. Stenographer.
despise the Church, despise creeds. Not but that
am q raOiOuS | reI10lOuA
man. I love God, but despse the Church. saw
the cowardice OF the Church in the great anti
But Elizabeth has always had a reverence for
the Church, and she has been greatly disi urbed be-
divinity Of the LORD Jesus Christ. ! could not re-
ceive IT, had to reject It., ana i; disturbed her
very much. 1t is sort OF Keystone to her whole
iaith that Christ is divine and my refusal to be-
leve it has been the subject of many conversations
and many OF her prayers. she spends whole hours
does not live today than Elizabeth Tiltonl
In another connection Mr. nton admitted that
"MY COMPLAINING FRIEND"
to whom one OF his celebrated letters which goes
under that name was addressed had no existence
whatever. 1t was he said, device OF his to quiet
the time that II would make 1t all the worse.o
| During tie examination on Tuesday Mr.. Nltor
stated facts which prove lncontcstably that he was
THE SOLE INSPIRATION
! OF the Woodruff scandal. and that ne gave Mrs
| woodruff all the alleged Iacts on which her expos
! ure was founded. Among other Things in answer
| TO the question whether he had said anything t
Woodruff rejecting on the integrity Of Beecher be
lore Woodruff published her scandal TlItOn said
''Oh, yes; gave her my opinion OF him very
freely"
1t has also come to light that Tton did his best
! to induce Beecher to preside over the woodruff
woman's meeting, and used as one inducemeht
the necessity OF conciliatIng Nus. woodruff, who,
he said. was IN possession OF damaging rumors
concerning him, ana would possibly use them
( against him. He told Beecher that he had better
! look out or Woodruff would injure him.
! With reference to but one action IN presiding
! over that meeting TiltOn says that he reached the
! hai only ten minutes before the meeting com
! menced. Woodruff was indignant because there
! was not man there who dared TO introduce her
| aud 1iton said he dared do 1t and would do IT,
! lie said he did not know what her ntterances
would be, although he might have known, as the
proofs of her address were in MS office. He hat
| not read them. TIE most extreme things snt
SAID, however, were not IN her manuscript, bu,
were what ne calls "ebullitions OF the mOmentn
TILTON's WORD THE ONLY EVIDENCE
| The following question was put to T1ltOn by Mr.
Tracy
Mr.. Triton. have you any evidence OF Mr.
Beecher's adultery except what you say your wifi
told your
| TiltOn--I have none whatever.
IT also appears that one OF Mr.. Beechers letters
from which Mr. T1lton extracts a few lines o
doubtful meaning. 10 over column long. TiltOr
has twice promised to produce it, but has not We
done so. He may produce 1t this afternoon, wheI
! his crOss.examin8tlon VIII be resumed The com
mittee want to know what is in the whole letter
| IL Is air to presume that TitOn has taken from /
only such parts as suit his purposes.