The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-05-06
OVER THE WIRES
The Latest News irGn the Great
Scandal Trial.
HRS. i'iitOH's Letter to Judge
Nelson.
She Still "Hankers'' Alter Pv-
sitiGn on the Witness Stand.
Crop Statistics Throughout the
Country.


Field, Sherman and Ovington. The gen.
eral attendance was much smaller than
usual.
Mr.. Tracy resumed the stand, and his ex-
was continued. He said:
/ had an interview with Woodruff in
which he said that many thought Moulton
should issue a card about his relations
with the Woodruff people; that it would
hurt the firm, and he wished me to have a
with Moul:on; agreed to
this, and We met at Moulton's house Sun
day afternoon; found Woodruff there,
and have the impression that Tilton was
also there MOulton brought out a lot Of
papers, among which was the contrition
letter and Mrs. Tilton's retrac;ion given to
Beecher by her; asked Moulton ii Tilton
charged Beecher with adultery, and he said
no; i asked him what the charge was, and
he said, task Tilton, l would rather you
would do So" then went out of the room
and returned with Tilton; he produced
the manuscript and read it, talking during
the reading; the reading occupied about an
hour, but | could not discriminate between
the reading and the running talk OF
Theodore Tilton. The witness then gave a
SYNOPSIS of the paper which Tilton read to
him, and said: Tilton stated to me that
Beecher had acknowledged his guilt in 4
letter OF apology to him; l said the Ian
guage in that letter was too general he
then denounced Beecher, and charged him
with adultery; asked him with his wife,
and he said no, with other women he said
he could prove it; when he had finished,
said your statement settles one thing, that
You don't charge Beecher with adultery; he
said no, my wife is a pure woman he said
he never told Mrs. Woodruff one word
contained in her publication we discussed
his paper for long time, as the answer to
the Woodruff publication; when Tilton
was reading his paper, said Beecher
would never stand this being published, il
it was not true, and he said 'he will have
to stand it, for it is true" Moulton never
said to me that the essential points of this
story were true; the general statement that
they both made to me, was that the story
told by Woodruff was essentially false;
did not say TO any person that it was right
TO lie, or that i'm such n ease rs this, lying
would be justifable.
Mrs. Sarah J. Conway, OF the BROOKLYN
Theatre, died tonight at her residence in
Brooklyn.
A Herald" cable special from London
SAYS an arrangement has been made be
tween the leaders of the Liberal party in
Belgium, and Prince Bismarck. The latter
by diplomatic pressure, undertakes to bring
try. The Liberals then returning to power
are to make laws to suppress the publica
ton of of views unfavorable TO the German
ecclesiastical policy, the Liberals would in
troduce compulsory military service, and es
tablish new Notifications. Consequently
the liberal Belgian papers support the lat
est demands of the German Cabinet, insist
ing on the overthrow of the clerical govern
ment This means the Prussianizing o
Belgium.
NEW YORK, April 29.-Miss Ida Gree
lev, eldest daughter of the late Horac,
Greeley, will shortly be married, in thi:
city, to Col. Nicholas Smith, of Kansas.
The Brook yn City Court opened TO-DAY
with the usual throng in attendance. Mrs
| Beecher was present, attended by Nose
| Beach. Mr.. Beecher was absent.
Tracy resumed the stand and testified:
have never BEEN in any form the counsel o
legal adviser of Tilton; was requested
| by the Church Committee, to attend thei
meeting, and TO examine witnesses, 70
which l received no compensation wa,
asked TO become counsel for Beecher, afte
the commencement of this action, but di'
not accept retainer from Beecher, unit
been given by the plaintiff OF my havin
counselled him and Moulton, and by tn
advice OF counsel, i determined TO be
witness in the case.
The witness continued: At the close o
the interview in Moulton's study, ! under
stood that the charge was that Beecher ha'
made improper proposals to Mrs. TiltOr
which had been repulsed, when Tiltol
stated his case against Beecher; as n law
yer, | knew that no litigation could grow
out of such charge, and after this | al
lowed my pledge to stand; stated this a
a general rule, applicable to the case stateC
to meby Triton; l gave this pledge at tn,
time, knowing no litigation could grow GU
Of these charges against Beecher, and whel
1 gave it ! supposed it was inefficient t
the case; / would not say that
did not understand Tilton to b,
serious; when he desired tn,
pledge, but assured that he was, neve
disabused his mind on the subject unit
July, 1874 made up my mind to becom
a witness when this evidence had beer
given, and that matter referred to my ap
pearance l have never dissolved my con
nection with this case, and ain still 4 coun
sci in it l have been in consultation
along with my associates, in some degres
up to the present time l do not contem
plate Withdrawing from the case In
conversation with Woodruff, precedin.
the interview with Moulton in his study
we discussed the scandal, but Woodruff,
think, at the second interview
referred TO papers which Moultol
had in his possession; Woodruff did not tel
me that Tlton charged Beecher with com
hitting adultery with Mrs. Tilton; Wood
ruff led me to believe that Beecher ha,
done wrong to Tilton's family; l vii
swear that Woodruff did not, in substanc,
tell me that Tilton charged Beecher wit
adultery with Tilton's wife; there was N
conversation between us about Beecher hav
ing given money to Moulton for Tilton
Woodruff did not refer tina
night to the payment of none
by Beecher, nor did l say that wa
the most damaging testimony agains
Beecher; when Woodruff had a CONVEX
sation with me, he said he wanted me to re
gard the communications as professional
there are some things in Tiiton's "Tru
Story as published, which were not in tn
one read TO me by Tilton at the intervie'
at the Fifth Avenue hotel the question {
the production of the papers in Moulton
possession before the committee, was di.
NEW YORK, April so, 1875.
In the Beecher trial, to-'ay, the cross
examination of Gen. Tracy was continued
but nothing of special interest was brougf
out. After brief redirect examination {
the witness, Mr.. Evarts announced that tn
defense rested their case
Mr.. Beach rose and said it was due I
his side to state that they made no objet
ton to the other side producing Mrs. Tito
in this suit, and would waive all objection
and interpose no barrier to it, although sl
was an incompetent witness under the sta
utes. They consulted on their part, an
Mr.. Evarts said it had never been a serior
question with them whether Mrs. Tito
would be witness, as they knew the la
was against il. If Mrs. TiltOn coul
at any time have been admitte,
there were grave questions to be considere,
but they had not been brought to an
point in which they were led to cousid,
the force of her evidence. lie said he di
not believe the consent Of counsel in opp,
sition to the law made the wife a compe
tent witness.
Judge Nelson said there was no qdestio
Of the allowability of the other side I
offer the lady as a witness. 1t would be
very irving poaition for her and On III