The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-21

Whlch hef schooling, whether t0r TWO o
more terms, amounted to S500.Y A. NJ
sir; | never made any inquiry as to that
never saw the term bills or anything o
tho kind. / paid to MonltOn what sun
he said he wanted.
q. Well, in all instances before thl
money was raised upon the mortgagl
did Moulton state TO you that the sum
he wanted were for Bessie Turner
schoOlingP A. don't say that he did
should not be willing to say that HI
did.
Q. Well, do you remember Of hi
stating any other object for which the
money was wantedH A. No sir.
Q, Can't you recall any instance o
anything OF the kindP A. No sir,
q. Now, Mr.. Beecher, in all these in
stances prior to the giving Of the mortgage
was there anything said to you by Monl
ton either by way Of intimation or by way
Of enforcing what he termed to be youl
duty in giving this money! A. Not I
word.
O, Was 1t entirely voluntarily on
your part2 A. Entirely upon his sug.
gcstioh; anything Of this kind was always
suggested to me in the most delicate man
neF, and always responded to Il promptly
feeling that was cooperating with him
Q. You know how much in the aggre-
gate You gave to MOnlton for Bessie Tur-
ner's shoolingp A. No, sir, l don't,
Q. Did you keep an account OF II? A,
| Nnne Whatever. never kent an account
in my life.
q, Well, now, with regard to
this mortgage, when was that sub
iecl first brOaChGd 10 your A, II never
was directly brOaChed to mo, / had re-
turned in the spring from u western tour
and told MoIltOn had had fOrtu-
nate tour and made $4,000, That gave
rise to some conversation about how for
tunate was as compared with the condi-
tion Of Tilton.
Did you suggest to Monlton at that
time you were willing to contributeH A.
No, sir,
O. Nothing Of the kind2 A.. No, sir !
the $1,000 ]. had given, think, before
that time.
@. Was not there any suggestion that
you should contribute2 A, No, sir.
q. Well, how was the subject Of the
question brought upH II never was
brought up until | had accomplished 1t.
Q. | am speaking about the mortgage
on Tilton's ElOnse2 A. Oh, beg pardon;
thought you referred 10 the mortgage
on my house.
Q. When was that brought up2 A. In
the early days OF 1871.
@. How early2 A. Not later than the
middle Of January.
Q. And who suggested II. A, lie did.
| had known II Mt u previous date and
had vehemently urged TiltOn, while he
was In prosperity, TO take up that mort.
gugc; gave him fatherly advice about
matters; supposed that II hadbeen taken
q. You did not suppose 1t from what
MOultOn sAid to you? a. No.
@. In what terms did MOullon make
known to you that n mortgage existed
thercP A. In genial conversation as to
the condition OF TiltOn md his family,
and how he should best be helped; that
was the general way in which II came In;
he suggested that there was q mortgage
on his property and that II ought to be
lifted, and that he ought to make II over
to Elizabeth and the children; ! under.
stood simply that II was MI net Of kind
ness, and that Tilton's friends ought to
meet II; there was not the slightest pres
sure upon me.
@. After he had mentioned this mort
gage to you and suggested that II II were
taken up he would convey the property
unincumbered to Mrs. Tiltonp A. lie
did not say that; he said that he could
persuade TiltOn to do II.
@. What did you rCply2 A. That !
would be willing to stand In my place and
do my partP
O. That suggestion proceeded from yOlii
a. OF cO.Operation2
q. Yes2 A. Oh, yes, sir. was very
prompt In that.
@. Was there any intimation Of any
kind or character from MOulton before
you made this offer that you ought to do
it2 Not the slightest
@. Was there anything that could
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DO G9hsluereu an lhtInatl1n llus n
would DC pleasant II you WoulI , no w III a
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Y he diu noI suggest Us 70 WI? ~
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" Men aia NlonltCi iIfI ever .it GIil upon W..
you anu insist upon taxing up 'niS mort
gage n.e q. ne never never uld. ,,.., .n..
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again. .,,.. ,,,,. a., ...,.,,.,...
u HON long atIer Inls M nrsI conVersa' @ ,su.
non was u when !ne motIgage, va sug' .l
gesteu' a. ca'hot 'Gll "isnIh nn WT
years.; ~ MIs h " sone @ ,".eI pv,Il'u. L.
mentlonea y because M @ lhough' W. liS saL.g
Ieeling o. 2ellcacy on ms pairt alnnereu n.e
MN, and ! maue Ihe sugges.lTIn ~. ugaln.
" Dldnt y3n sPeaN hlore .u.. .nan oIlce u u
MN on the snolect OF that mortgage pe'
lore IL was pought upf A. 'hlhN hos,
sir. ., ,.,, .. ... s,.,
" tiilhK YOU s.aseu III yoIr f1 ulIeEs
examination llat lie never, us l regal
mentioned IL 10 me again, Dut uiu 70
nm once or twice pnt cannot leil "
long spaces altetH a, NY impression Is
should prefer Ihe once. 9nee.,,,,
v. lou asKeu MN II ahythlhg hau geen