The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-16
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WHEELING REGIS lER.
Associated Press Report. by W estern
Union Line, Office Northwest cor'
of Main and 18th SITS.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Recchrr.Tiiion Trial.

morning. EN-JUuSc rulIcIIoH II atIi
absent. John w. Norman was the first
witness called. He said
Tlton told me he was determined to
collect the money Bowen owed him, and
said he would revive IN old SANDER; that
Bowen had uttered charge against o."
OF the best mcn'in Brooklyn, and he said
that This would bring matters 10 the sur
face; he said that Bcechcr had committed
all oilersc against his family, and had
made dishonorablc proposals to his Til
ton's1 wife ON several occasions;
Tilton read his true story 10 me;
Tilton said the true story bore state
mcut of fact, from 1863 to that time, and
hc read it to me and few friends.
Gross --cXaminci by Bcach-Ihn Iirs!
interview with Tilton occl rrcd in the
spring Of 1872; Titon never at any time
made any charge against his wife; donot
know what became OF the true story; !
gavc the papers To Mex clvcr and BE- lett
with them; | offered Tiltou $4,000 To
have the story published, but do not
remember hi, saying that he could max"
S5O,OOOout oft.
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as published in the TriJ,D,. March 9TH,
1873, and Identified it as the same read
to him by Tilton.
j. ). Schultz then took the stand
saw Tilton after the publication of the
Woodruff scandal. and told him | was
diseu,tcd with thi, work, and that h" had
ruined the Goiien Agc; he said they were
poor women: after thi, our relations con-
tinucd and the relations between Mrs
Tinon and Bcccncr were frequently sub
iectcd TO conversation; once in my ottic"
+ | said DO you mean to tell me that Beech
/ rr had criminal relation, with your wife,
/ and he said my wife is an angel; had
! a conversation with Frank Carpenter
after this in Dec -; had conversation
with Tilton afterwards. in which told
him what Carpenter had said in January
-: Tllton come into my office and said
ne understood had charged him with
black mailing and | asked who told him
and he said Frank Carpenters / told
Carpenter. and told him Of the inter.
view the friends Of Bcecher and TIlton
had at the Union League Club. at which
it was proposed 10 start morning paper
in New York; Becchrr was 10 be editor
i'm chief, while Tilton was To 70 to Europe
a. il foreign CORES spondent; these two
gentlemen Carpenter and T;lton had a
paper in their possession which was 10
be used for tn" purpose of procuring on"
of them Il situation on the paper, and
therefore | had characterized 1t a. II
. blackmailng job; Carpenter said
tue arrangement with regard to TiIton
was to change the seen" for him and dI.
vert his mind; told Tiiton that | said
TO CARPENTER it would be a sorry change
for Borchcr to leave tn" pulpit for the
editors chair, aud that he would Ia
that capacity be more open to attack
At another interview had in Union
League Club, with Tilton, wnen
Mouiton was present Mr.. Moulton said
bad made rather grave charge against
Triton, and that h. thought ought e
apologize or take back what had said
We then went over the ground again OF
the interviews with Carpenter, and said
To- them that this interview with CHrprn'
ter had developed such state of facts Il,
justified me. | believed in what ! said.
told them they did not know
the story a told IN" by Car,
pcnter. i told them also that Carpenter
had mentioned the idea of purchasing
the New York Express and turning It
into morning paper, and putting
Beccher at the head Of il; and all this was
to be done on the strength of these Pa-
p"rS. Moulton then told me that this
wa, not all the story.
At this point the usual recess was
taken.
After recess Mr.. schultz direct exam
inutiou was continued He said: | re-
pratcd to Tilton, what Carpenter said
about Moulton occupying a medium po-
sItIon between the two parties, and acting
Il, friend in the matter CARPENTER
said, | am told that Tilton had said that
Moulton WAS representing the Brooklyn
friend, of Tilton; Tiltou did not make
any reply that | can remember; never
received letter from Bccchcr about
newspaper enterprise, orcalHn% Theodore
Tilton a bluckmail"r; | had TWO inter
views with Carpenter. William Ort"r
and Henry ClcwS were then present
Tllton afterwards showed me "a check FOL
5000 from Bowen. ~ a settlement oI
M, difficulties with him. and he showed
me statement to bc published 10y
him. declaring that settlement
had been made; ne also stated that Bowen
would publish Il statement OF the same
character: Tilton said. in substance, nt
one time that unless justice was done hun
he had power 10 blow the roof oil Ply
/ mouth church.
Cross cXamincd.-This latter convcr-
sation occurred in my Office. | think,
about month before he exhibited to me
the Bowen check; | do not remember
the wear; | have convcrscd during the
/ intcrmisSion of Court with my porter
and Mrs. Tracy: DO not rccollcct IL"
date at which Tilton showed me the
check; he said. 81 have settled
the whole controversy with those
3 BROOKLYN fellows and brought them
down 10 their marrow; he then showed
me the statement he was To- publish IN
his paper. and either showed me the
statement Bowen was t. publish or rc,at-
ed lis substance to me; the interview
four or five week, previou, 10 tn" cNhl-
hition OF the check was in my office; no
porson was present but TIlton and myself;
the usual clerks employed in ;hc office
were in the outside portion of the room:
| 60 not remember how the conversation
begun. or how the subject was opened; d;
Tilton came in and began his usual topic
of the Brooklyn difficulty, referring to
his being wrongcd and broken down; |
asked him if he charged Beecher with
committing adultery with his wife, and
h" rose up, and swinging his arms around
IN th"actrical manner, replied:
Wy "iieis ~ Pure ~ an Angel"
/ he remark about blowing the Ioof OF
the church come in this conversation, but
do not remember the connection IN
which 1t was introduced.
The witness Was pressed bv Mr.. Beach
for some further testimony Of this con-
verSation, hut the witness replied that he
did not remember any thing further.
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