The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-02
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THE PROS ECUTIoN TAKES him UP AGAIN
MRS. wooDHULL's LECTURE.
New YORK, Jan. 26.-It being understood
that this would be the last day of the cross
examination of Francis d. Moulton, the
chief witness tor the prosecution in the suit
of Thee. Triton against Henry Ward Beecher,
great crowd struggled for admission to the
Brooklyn city court room to-day. Ex-
Judge Porter, of the counsel for the defense,
was present, and also Mr.. and Mrs. Beecher
and their two sons. Mrs. Tilton and party
we're still absent, but Mr.. Tilton was on
hand in the usual good time. Moulton re-
sumed his place on the witness stand and
was cross-examined by Gen. Tracy, assisted
bv Porter. The witness was handed letter
dated Feb. Is, 1871, and said: / saw this
letter before il was brought by Beecher
to nv house in Clinton street. 1t was
subject of conversation between
Beecher and myself, but do not think
introduced in evidence and read by Shear
man. 1T was from +. g Perkins, the nephew
OF Beecher, to Mr.. Beecher, telling him that
he did not think Tilton could be so base as
to make these charges, but In doing so Til
ton had dived into the sub cellar OF the back
house infamY. Another letter was shown to
the witness which he identified as the an
swer sent by Beecher to the above implying
that Tilton and himself were both victims
of SANDER but that they were now good
friends. At this point message was brought
to Moulton. He asked permission to leave
the court room for few moments, which
was accorded. On his return he stated that
he had Just received intelligence of the death
of mis- mother. The defense aud prose cution
wishing to finish with him to-day and allow
him to 60, Moulton again took the stand
and continued: do not know how Tilton
80 De- ,n~1c 1aftn - Lfol
lS72 He could not have taken
COPY IN SHORTHAND
in my presence. Probablyif he had wanted
copy / would have let him take one. /
don't know how he got a copy of Beecher's
letter of June l, nor of February 8, 1871.
think Beecher gave Tilton a copy of Mrs.
Hooker's letter of November 1, 1872. The
witnesses attention was called to the inter-
view with Beecher, on or prior to January
10, 1871, when a conversation was had in rel
erence to Bowen's charges, and he was asked
if he had stated all that had occurred at that
interview. The witness replied all
that he now remembered. The
witness was shown a letter, and said
that it was the only letter be bad now of
Mr.. Clark. He did not remember having
destroyed any letters he received from Clark
and could not tell whether he showed this
one to Beecher or not. Clark was the assis-
tant editor of the Golden, Age, employed by
Tilton. The letter was offered in evidence
and objected. Beecher's counsel stated that
evidence had been offered during the trial.
tending to show that this was a letter
shown to Beecher and this was the reason
they offered it in evidence. The witness had
also stated that this letter was the subject
of conversation between him
and Beecher. He submitted that it
would show the condition of affairs in the
Golden Age Office as communicated by
Clark, and this subject of talk between
Moulton aud Beecher Mr.. Fullerton ar.
gued that Moulton had received several let
ters from Clark, some of which, the witness
stated, had been destroyed, this one being
the only letter found, and that the counsel
on the other side therefore inferred that this
was the letter which formed the subject of
conversation on that occasion. Judge Neil
son said that the counsel for the defense
would have to connect this letter more def |
nitely with that interview, The counsel on |
both sides read abstracts from the previous |
of the witness. The court
ruled out the letter, and
AN EXCEPTION
was taken by the defense. The witness con-
tinued: had talk with Beecher about |
what Clark had said about the Golden Age. |
L don't remember telling Beecher that Mr.. \
Clark said he had tried to get some person |
to purchase the Golden Age but had failed, |
nor do recollect telling him that Clark said |
he had been blamed for having any connec- |
ton with such paper or such a man. Nor !
do i remember telling him that the name of
the editor was like milestone on the paper. |
These questions were all propounded from |
the letter just ruled out. / think / have |
my possession. Some of them l. de- |
stroyed. l suppose Intentionally. 1
can't tell anything about the time of
their destruction, but think it was some |
time before was subpenaed, and / never |
said to Mr.. Swan that Beecher and 1 had got
had either got to destroy me or would de-
stroy Beecher. This concluded the cross-ex-
animation of the witness, and ex-Judge Full
lerton began his redirect examination. The
witness resumed: can't remember any of
the particular letters or envelops relating to
ness was asked with regard Is a conversation
between him and Beechcr on July 5, which
was the subject of long contest between |
the counsel, but was finally ruled in order |
by the court. The question was
answered by the witness, and the
After the recess Moulton's redirect ex :
animation was continued. A letter was |
handed to the witness which he identified, |
and said that he had received the letter at
the hands of Tilton, written to him by Mrs. |
Triton. My hostility was commenced |
against Beecher by. seeing his statement, |
and by his saying that he would ruin me. |
The witness was asked what Tilton said |
on recsividg Beecher's letter of An |
gust z, 1874, which gave rise to |
a long discussion among the counsel, but |
was finally allowed by the court. The wit |
ness replied that Tilton on that occasion |
said: "You know L have not had access to
your repository of materialn The attention |
Of the witness was also called to the letter of /
August 8. Evarts said that this letter,
he understood, was not in evidence,
and was shown TO the witness |
only to refresh his memory, and TO any evil
dence relating TO u be would object. The |
letter was one written by Beecher calling
on Moulton TO produce the papers before
the investigating committee. The witness
replied: On the receipt.of this letter, pro-
cured Theodore Tilton's consent and went