St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-04-23
Mr.. Beecher Cross Examined.

The great trial was resumed. Monday.
after three days of vacation, with the
biggest jam of spectators, and the larg-
est number of distinguished persons in
of any day yet.
THE INTERVIEW OF JANUARY 3, 1871,
BETWEEN BEECHER, MOULTON AND
TILTON.
The cross-examination of Mr.. Beecher
was resumed at once on the opening of
the court, and he testified: l went to
MOulton's house on the 81 of January.
1871, and had conversation with
MOultOn in his room. | have no dis
tinct recollection why | went there. or
whether it was in pursuance of an APP
pointment. We had general CONVEX
sation. Moulton spoke of MI. Tilton
and his state of feeling. | expressed
vely great sympathy tor Mr.. Tilton and
for the injury had done him, aud the
distress and trouble in his family, and
for the part | had taken III them. re
peated, substantially. the same expires
sions of feeling which | made Oh the
night the 'letter of apology" was writ
ten The ''letter Of apology" was not
intended to meet the charge of improper
solicitation | sem an express denial
of that charge to Tilton by Moulton on
january |; | have not said i'll my tcSti
momy that | did not do 50. | don't
remember the words. did not send
an explicit denial i'll the SENSE you
mean.
Mr.. Tilton came i'll during the con
versation. At first Tilton heSitated to
come in. and Mr.. Moulton said to him
that had been making remarks that
he ought to hear, and should hear:
repeated what had said, and | eX-
pressed to Mr.. Tiltnn my great regret
for causing SORROW in his family. and
asked his forgiveness for all blame
which attached To me- OF the two
charges. the one of winning the witt-'>
was rs woundinT to my own
feelings lis any could he. but the charge
of improper solicitation, So far as the
church and public were concerned. WAS
about as bad as it could he. On this
occasion, the subject of the charge of
improper solicitation WAS not introduc-
ed. because that had already been de
promised spoke of the charge of
" lllllllIS VII lllifll - DttillSc
| believed that to he true. aud did not
allude To the other. herar>e il was false.
| considered my self culpahle in winning
Ms. Tiltun'> love unrunSciouSly when
| ought IL have been conscious. | had
my admiration of Mrs. Tilrnn
and my attachment To her household AT
various times when | should not have
done 81 if had known how it would
work. But recolltrt no word or act
of Mrs. Tiltou which Indicated an over
affection.
BEECHER> LETTER To BOWEN.
Mr.. Beecier WAS then questioned
relative to his letter of JanuIr, >. I-7I.
In Henry {. BoWeu, in which he eN-
presses him>elf as unwilling that any
thing he had told Bowen against Tilton
should weigh on the formers mind. nS
he tHecchcI) now understood that these
stories were false. Gu this point Nh
Brecher testified that the writing of
this letter was the result of Il conl eISil-
lion with Moultou on January |. ard
MAS partly at M"ult"n' suggestion. His
hbJecI III writing II was Ia right the
wrong which he had done Nj. Tiltou IN
his c"mN ersIti"nS with Bowen. He did
not expect that the letter would restore
Ia Nh. Elton his lost position
Mr. Fullerton then questioned MI
Bcerhrr sharply H. To why. when. only
he day before. he had feared that he
should lns'. his intellect and wept 80
profuSclN on account of the wrong he
had done Tllton. he dldn't express any
If these feelings. the next day. il wit
ng. To Bowen. to which Mr.. Beerhcr
replied. because in the one cast. he WAS
writing Ia Henry &. Bowen. and in he.
other he WAS talking to Nh. Tiltnu,
He did not 90 to see
\lr. Bowen. and sent no messenger To
MIN. This WAS the only correspondence
ne had with him on the subject 50 faras
he could rrcollc..t.
sEECHER' : PROPOSED CARD FOR rIIToN.
Mr.. Fullerton then handed Mr. Beech
n the following card, first published III
pne of Mention : statements. last SUM
nrr, and which. it WAS there said. WAS
n BrecheI'S handwriting and WAS given
by him To M"ultom f"l the latter I" pre-
SET To Iilton and urge him (riltuuD to
make rs his statement before the Ply
mouth investigating committee:
| have been three Years acting under
CONVECTION that | had been wrongrrl.
'ut was under the imputatinn of being
he lnlurer. | learn from Il friend that
Nr. H.. III his statement to YOU the Ply
mouth commltte. has reversed this and
mas done me Justice. | am willing.
should he consent. 10 appear before You
with him, and, dropping the further
which felt it my duty to
make for my own clearance. to settle
his painful domestic difficulty which
never ought to have been made public
finally and amicably.
Mr.. Bcccher WAS then questioned in
regard to this card. but. though adj
hitting HAT it was in his handwriting.
couldn't tell whether it referred To a
statement drawn up for the committee
He presumed the ''you' referred To the
committee, and the MIR
b." to himself. but did not remember
for whom he drew up the card.
At this point, Mr.. Beecher, who was
somewhat nettled by the
searching pertinacity of his cross-ex-
Iminer's questions, remarked, Il think
You are altogether on the wrong track.
Mr.. Fullerton"
Mr.. Fullerton with some acerbity)
wish Il direct answer to my question,
and You shan't put NE on any other
track at present.
Judge Nelson You will please not
make any observations, Mr. Fullerton.
Mr.. Fullert"n-l shall not, if your
honor please. if the witness don't make
Mr.. Beecher-I merely said that us
Mr.. Fullerton And melelv made
IN answering suggestion.
This ended the fist real spat that has