The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-23

The recent death of a young child. and
during this interview an act of criminal in
'ercourse took place between this pastor and
parishioner, the motive on her part being as
heretofore stated. not regarded by her at the
time as criminal or wrong which act was
followed by similar act OF criminality be-
tween these same persons at Mrs, Tilton's
re- idence during q pastoral visit, paid by
Mr.. Beecher to her on subsequent Satur-
day evening, followed also bv other similar
acts on various occasions from the autunn
of 1868 to the spring of 1870, the places be-
ing at the two residences of the aforesaid.
and occasionally at the places to which her
pastor would invite or accompany her, or at
which he would meet her by previous ap-
pointment, these acts of wrong being on her
part from first to last, not wantcn or con-
sciously wicked, but arising through
binding OF her moral perceptions occasioned
by the powerful influences exerted on her
mind at that time by the Rev. II. w. Beecher
as her trusted religious preceptor and
guide" Judge Nelson ruled this out, and
Beach took an exception. Mr.. Fullerton
stated that he wished 70 produce a witness,
who wished TO go to New York early this
afternoon, where she was under medical
care. The court agreed, and lady assembled
the stand, who gave her name as
KATE CARY,
and said she came from Bellevue Hosoital
where she had been for IL weeks. The wit
ness continued: was in the service of Mrs.
Tilton about six years ago. When I was
there Mrs Tilton went to Monticello. I
went with her. and returned to the city with
her. 1 saw Mr.. Beecher go into Mrs. Tilton's
bed room several times, and she shut the
door after him. When he went in was in
the next room, which ~as separated
by folding doors from it. This was before
she went to Monticello. / saw her in the
back part of the parlor, after her return,
sitting on Mr.. Beecher's knee. 1t was then
in the evening, but saw them. The fold
ing doors were open. / saw her hand on
his Shout der. and he said, "How do you
feel, Elizsbeth?" And she said, Dear
Father, / feel so So" I did not see any,
thing else. This was about three
weeks after her return from Monticello.
Mr.. Beecher called three or four times before
she went away. The reason left was be-
cause of some words 1 had with Bessie
Turner. l lett In the cold weather, but do
not recollect whether Ii was before or after
the election. Being cross-examined by
Evarts, the witness gave the names of
various parties she had lived with after
leaving Mrs. Tllton, and continued: have
been in i'll health ten weeks. Mr.. Hanson, on
Fifth street, obtained for me a situation at
Mrs. Tilton's. L came there about two weeks
after the birth of her child, / think sometime
in June. The family then consisted of four
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton and six
servants, including Bessie Turner. Mr.. Til
ton was there usually until o'clock in the
afternoon. L never saw Mr.. Bsecher
before, but was told it was him. /
bad often heard of him, however.
Folding doors separated Mrs. TiltOn's room
from mine, hut / seldom went into her
room, although the doors were usually
open. When Mrs. Tilton went TO bed she
hnr1f fNr-n l-rs II
went to service; there first saw Sir. Beecher.
was in the other room and saw him come in.
Jesse Burke showed him up to Mrs. Tilton's
room. She told me afterward thas she
opened the door to him. Jesse came up first
to see if Mrs. Tilton was ready TO receive
Mr.. Beecher, and Mrs. Tilton replied
that she would be ready in a few minutes.
She was IN he'd when the message came, but
she closed the folding doors. L never saw
Mr.. Beecber there again, excepting when l
the folding door room. This was,
1 think, about four weeks after her confne-
cello in July, but Mr.. Tllton
They were living in private boarding
house there. L was four months altogether
in their employ. saw Mr.. Beecher and
Mrs. Tilton together down stairs about three
weeks after her return from Monticello. 1
was up stairs and so was Mrs. T. when word
and L had to go down for drink
of ice water. These rooms below are
separated by folding doors, snd
/ went on that occs sion to the side
board in the dining room for my drink of
water; can't fix the date of this, but it was
about three weeks after the return from
Monticello. TLey were sitting on a large
arm chair in the corner facing the window;
there are two windows in the back parlor
and one in the other room; the chair was in
the corner of the room next the dining
room; the chair was near the wall sepsrat-
ing the dining room and parlor; saw Mr..
Beecher in the chair and
MRS. TILToN ON HIS KNEE.
saw this without putting my head into the
parlor, as both doors were open; am
widow; after 1 saw this went up stairs to
the nursery; Mrs. Il. then had her hand on
Mr.. Beecher's shoulder; the door of the
dining-room was open when 1 went in and
is always left open; Mr.. Beecher paid Mrs.
Tilton three or four visits before we went to
the country, and sent her baskets of elegant
flowers to keep around her bed.
Mr.. Tilton saw these flowers, and all the
servants knew where they came from.
Last Friday 1 first told of seeing these things
to Mrs. Lawrence, benevolent lady, who
visits the sick in Bellevue Hospital, and it
was through her that / became witness. /
never had any trouble with Mrs. Tilton or
any person in the house except Bessie
Turner. Mr.. Evarts announced that this
was all he had to ask the witness, and she
was allowed to withdraw. Mr.. Tilton
then resumed the witness chair. He was
asked what he meant by stating before the
investigating committee that to her mother
Mrs. Tilton always maintained her inno-
cence. Evarts objected to this, and another
wrangle between the counsel ensued.
Evarts, in support of his objections, quoted
from Massachusetts, case. Bsach replied
that this case only applied to a witness who
was sought to be impeached for contra
dictory statements made out of court. Judge
Nelson decided to allow the question, and
the witness replied: She always said
that she loved God and he would not have
permitted her to enter into these relations
if they were sinful. She said neither her
mother nor myself understood what was
right or wrong, and that Mr.. Bsecher had
told her over and over that it was not sinful;
that it was only an expression or love; that
tie.