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

the frst long one prepared and published
Mr.. I1lton or Mrs. Tilton did not know that
any money came directly or indirectly
from Beecher. 1 never told them so. 1
never became acqusintediwith Mrs. Wood
hull until after the pu olication of her card
in the World. She was invited to NV bouse
in order that might use my influence with
ner 10 suppress these stories against
Beecher. My wife objected to her being
brought there. When Mr.. Tilton introduced
Mrs. woodruff to the audience in Stein way
Hall on the evening of her lecture he came
FORWARD with the lady on his arm and said
as nearly as / recollected ii: ladies and
gentlemen. IL Is quite unusual for me to be
In town during the lecture season and un-
expectedly find myself in here to-
night. 1 find that several representative
men have been asked to introduce the lady
, VINO VIII ADDRESS yon to this audience. Some
nave refused on the ground that they knew
nothing of her character. and others on the
ground that they are in doubt as to her
views. As to the first, / think /
know it, and will therefore take
the responsibility of vouching
know what her views are, and / have never
heard her express them. She may be
AFANATIc OR A FOOL,
but L would rather be either or both than
lack the courage to ask from au American
audience for woman the right OF freedom OF
speech" Applause from the gallery.
The suggestion was made to me to 90 to the
lecture about or O'Clock in the afternoon.
am member of the Produce Exchange
ana nave been so for many years. A great
NUMBER of men spoke to me about the
scandal after it broke out. l should think
about 20 or 80. An argument having arisen
between the counsel as to whether the witness
at any conversation with Beecher in regard
TO what he might say about the matter to
any person who might speak to him, Beach
rose, and addressing the court stated that
Times reporter said that he had received
some points from one of the counsel to be
used in preparing an article for publica-
ton on the cross-examination of this
witness which would be freely COM
mented upon in the article. He asked
the court 10 admonish the person about to
publish the article that if this party pub
lished comments on the case, the counsel
threatened to bring him before the SQUIRT
and have him punished for contempt,
Judge Nelson said that he could take no &C.
ton other than counseling the jury to read
nothing OF the case in the papers. The counsel
remarked that there was a statute in force
giving the court power to punish the party
SO OFFENDING. The court replied that COM
ment on the case might occur in a New
jersey paper, or Philadelphia one, and so
find its way into the homes of some of the
jury, and this court had no control over them.
The witness continued: On the occasion
ofmy interview with Charles Storrs. / told
him, after had telegraphed from Lowell to
the committee that would GO before them
TO testify, that Beecher had told me that he
had committed adultery with another wo-
man besides Mrs. Tlton. 1 said that nv
before the committee
would do away with publishing statements.
The portrait hanging in my parlor was given
m wit,
shown four notes which he identified as the
D otes given the subscribers to the Golden
Age by Theodore Tilton, and also a letter
them They were offered on
evidence by ex-Judge Fullerton. The letter
was addressed to Tilton, and informed him
that the subscribers herewith returned him
the notes and wished success to his paper in
The future. The witness said: The Wood
hull publication appeared in the paper after
these notes were given back. At this point
the court adjourned for the day. Moulton,
i is stated, will resume the stand to-mor-
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