Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-18

Srw YoRK, March Is-When the court
vas opened this morning. nearly the same
crowd Of spectator was in attendance as on
the PREVIOUS day. Charles Forester was the.
hrsi witness examined. He testified live
In New York ann employed IN the newspaper
department in November aud December,
ISL, 4 remember
THAT sPEFcH OF MRS woopHULL
At the Steinway Han meeting was wrapped
around the GeiIca ssOe newspaper. which was
stopped at the post Office. had no interview
with Ttlton about the matter. The news
papers were detained until noon Of same day.
i cannot recollect the date Of this.
Cross examined - The lecture was
sent with the GelfeR so newspaper, and
was either delivered IN ~. I or is72. did not
read IL. and therefordid not know what was
IN II think ! read The beading. a. was the
Hail. do not think 10 was Published In the
Golden Age, but think IL Was either a sun
plement 10 The paper or wrapped an ~ The
was because 10 was transient matter and
ought TO b. paid Tor by stamps.
JAMES GANLoR
was next put ON The stand and testified: \
have been general superintendent OF the ~.
Y. post Office since April. Is72. aud befnre
hat was specla agent at that post Office. Mr..
Beach objected Ia this a. immaterial. and a
Gigression into side issues. Judge Nelson
decided Ia hear the witness who continued:
Tllton came To my ONCE and we had a talk
about this number OF the Goldes Age with
this enclosed speech. which contended was
not a supplement. He told me 10 submit the
matter To the postal authorities. and IL they
decided against him he would settle the mat
ter. l took message 10 his Office the next
day but one, and he was not there. left the
message, and the next day there came a note
enclosing 500 nom him. The authorities
had then decided against him.
Cross examined: l am certain that this
was before April, 1872 ] did not read the
pamphlets and therefore did not know 40 was
the Gotd1l Acc tract.
ASSISTANT PASTOR HALLIDAY
was then recalled and testified in ans wer 90
Mr.. shearman: l had an interview with
Noulton i'm the fall of lS12, first called on
him on the morning OF the 18th of November:
he was not at home; called the next morn
ing, and think be was not yet up; he came
down stairs after a few minutes, there was
no conversation az all then; Mr.. Moulton
saying: / know what you want, but cannot
talk 10 You now, have to go 10 New York,
and II you call at half past seven this even
ing will talk Ia You; called twice, but he
was not in; on ths following Saturday Mrs.
Moulton called on me with a note, inviting
me over To see him; l went. and Moulton and
myself had a conversation; I said 4 am not
here out OF curiosity; 1 don't want to see
anything you don't want me 10 see or know;
! told him about Mr. Tilton calling AT my
house and
DENYING THE Woodruff STORIES.
but. while he made no charges against Mr..
Beecher, he had made insinuations against
him, and told me to come aud see you (Moul-
tom. Mr.. Moulton then denied the truth u
the scandal. and said the story was utterly
DaktltSS ana NiNlout tOunUaIiOD. anu nSel
strong language. I said. You have dis
posed OF the Woodhull scandal. but wa
told hfty men had come tO you. ana you
when spoken 20 by them, only shrugged your
shoulders" lie said that parties generally
went 10 his partners tor information, anddta
not come To him. They were all, he said.
SET o. DAMNED EDWARDS.
] said 10 him that he had disposed Of the
Woodruff scandal and these stories: NOW,
what about Mr.. Tilton's insinuationSe' aud
he said Beecher was guiitleSs. lie said, II
am not a member Of Plymouth church, but
my wife il; DO yol suppose that
~ hR. BEECHER WAS BAD MAN
i would allow him Ia come here and sit at
my table: I remember an interview with
Tilton i'm latter part OF september, lss3, at
the Golden Age Office. ! asked him IL he
would say TO the committee OF Plymouth
Church what ne had said TO individuals
about his membership. lie said why don't
You go for Beecher instead Of me. i asked
him why he did not prefer charges against
them. He said what IL BeecheT were guilty
OF adultery. / sked him II he remembered
the conversation he had with me in
presence of Mr. Bell and he replied: Oh, the
charges against Mr. Beecher are quite ire
spective OF my W T.. L think remember an
occasion on which the last action was taken
by the church committee in December, 49,
on Mr.. Tilton's case Mr.. Beecher was not
present, but reported 10 the committee
through me. IL was the custom in meetings
OF the bOand Ofdeacons or examining commit
tee 10 record propositions which were dis
cussed but no final vote taken ON them. The
board of deacons may have, al an occasional
Period, recorded one or two such cases.