Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-03-19

md that therefore had characterized it as
a Matchmaking Job. Mr.. Carpenter said the
arrangement with regard to Tilton was to
change the scene for him, and divert his
mind told Tilton that | said to Carpen-
Ter that il would be sorry change Tor Mt
Beecher to leave the pulpit Tor an eu1tor )
chair, and that he would, IN me eapac!'J
he was, be open to attack AT another a., III
terview in the Union League club with III
ton when Moulton was present, M0uiton
said | had made rather grave charge
against Tilton. and he thought / snouIu
apologize or take it back. We then went
over the ground again of the interview with
Carpenter. 1 said to them that this inter
view with Carpenter had developed such
state of facts as justified me. believed, IN
what said, and told them they did no,
know the story as told me by Carpenter,
told them also that Carpenter had MENTION
cd the idea Of purchasing the New YORK
Express, turning it into morning paper,
and putting Mr. Beecher Il. the head OF IT.
Moulton then told me that this ~ not All
the story. repeated to Tiiton What Car
penter said about MoultOn occupying me
diuIa position between the two parties, and
acting as friend in the matter. Carpen-
ter, | told Tilton. said that M0ultos was
representing the Brooklyn friends OF Hilton.
Tilton did not make any reply that
| can now remember. | never rece.'-
ed u letter from Beecher about the
newspaper enterprise or calling lheodor1
Titon a blackmaiier. had two interviews
with Carpenter; VIM. orion and Henry
Clews we're then present. TiltOn afterwards
showed me a check for s. 900 trcm Bowen
As settlement Of his difficulties with him,
and he showed me & statement to be pup
lishet declaring that settlement had oeen
made
CKOss-ExAXINED.
This latter occurred in my office. think
about a month before he exhibited to me
BoWen's check | DO not remember the
wear. have conyersed during the inter
mission of the court with my partner anu
Mr.. Tracy. DO not recollect the date az
which Tilton showed me the check. lie
said have settled the whole controversy
with those Brooklyn fellows. and brought
them down to their marrOws lie theh
showed me the statement he was to publish
in his paper. and showed me the statement
Bowen was going to publish IN his. Ihe IN
terview four or five weeks previous 10 me
exhibition of the check was IN my ONCE ~
persou was present but IlitOn ana myself
The usual clerks employed IN the ONCE Te5e
in the outside portion OF the room ~
not remember how the conversation DesAn
or how the subject was opened l+Iqn
came in and began his usual topic oil Brook
Ivn difficulty, referring to his being wr0ag-
81 and broken down. | asked bin II he
charged Mr.. Beecher with committing sdu4-
tery with his wife and he rose up and SWING
ing his arms in theatrical manner repllel.
" Nv wife is a. pure as an angel Inc
remark about blowing of the root OF the
church came IN in this conversation, uut
do no; remember the connection IN when
il was introduced.
The witness was pressed by Beach Tor
some further testimony OF the conversation
but he replied be did not remember any
thing further. lie added
DO not rem ember at NY first interview
with Illton that he disciaimet the right OF
CARPENTER to represent hin. Butler and
Watson were present at the Interview IN the
Union League Club. MJultOA may have
said that Carpenter had no right 70 repre-
sent TiltOn. do nOtrcmem0er that hilton
refused TO be on any newspaper VITA which
Mr. Beecher was connected. The meeting
with Carpenter when Orton and C.e~S were
present. was between the 20thOf December,
lS12. and the lst of January. 1878. Alter
thi. had interviews with IIlton about tae
charges Of blackmail a. almost all OF
te!s Of the charges Of Bowen against
NJ. Beecher were discussed. They were
talked over once i; ny house after c0l-
ruff had gone away do not remember
il they were talked over at the UniCa Lea
cue club when Watson and Butler were
present At the dinner given - Bailey,
Clcws was the party who spoke oil the
Wo-dhull sisters. Do not recolleet II
Pierrepont was there, but Or;ou was,
When the discussion was getting bitter
endeavored to moderate IT,
This finished the cross G. animation and
Tracy handed the witness B)wen's check
for the 5000. which be stated he could
no; identify.
TILToN AND MRS. Woodruff.
NEW YORK, March l6-In the Bsechev
trial, to-day, Thomas H. Cook. formerly an
attache of the New York Sun, was called.
His testimony was in direct contradiction
OF rilton on the subject Of the relationship
between the latter and Mrs woodruff. lie
testified 10 having become acquainted With
Mrs WO0dhull in pursuit OF his profession
al aTocations- IL was made his duty By the
editors of the sun 10 Investigate the sc1nda-
lyas stories ah9at in regard TO Beecher, and
in the search for information he was iTc-
quently thrown in contact with the Wood
hull, at her residence AID at her Office. On
several Of these occasions he had met Til;on
at either place, and j. was no unusual oe-
currence that witness, Mr.. T.lt3n and Mrs.
W10dhall to0g luaeh together az the lattcr's
oilcc.
TIE Woodruff WANTS The SCANDAL war
Ten Up
several interviews were detailed hy the
witness Is having been held by him with
MIS- WO0dhull, at which Tllt0n was pres
cut Mrs. Woodruff endeayore1 % prevail
upon the witness to write up the Bcochcr
scandal for the sun, but this he declined
t. %, on the unsupported statements Of
third parties. To this Woodruff replied
-hst Theodore had all the documents. he
bad toll her the whole story and he would
TIL it - him. Failing 20 eject kC- point
as % the Sun. Mrs. Woodruff sought tc hi-e
the story written by witness for Woodruff
/ Clahin' : Weekly. Mr.. Cook concluded
his testimony by stating that 1ilton Rad
proposed to him to become q Joint attache
OF the Golden Age and the weekly. his sal
AIRY to be borne equally By the TWO papers
TIE cRoss-EVANISAT1ov.
The witness on his eross-exanination by
Mr. Fullerton, said could not swear
met Mr. Tilton at Wo0dhull's more than
hall dozel times. The conversation after
the S,einway Hall meeting was in Mrs.
Woodruff Office in Broad street. am no:
aware shat Theodore Tll-ln lelr the city
a.icr the -leinsay Hall meeting, but viii
swear that he was present az that inter
view Woodhull and CD. Blood wera
present ut that interview d. not Erow
that he i a journalist, but think he is 9
man u! ability did hot understand that
be was writer | never applied to M. Til
~ ,lr employment on the Golden Ace
Z. ~ ne 9fisinsi p.1Ecse- Of TO-
THAT COMFY IsLASD EFIs0uA
John Gallagher was called and testified
kno~ Theodore Iiltou sud have known
him ever since | was 10 the livery stable
business. was employed BY Tiiton 30 take
him to COney Island in the latter part of
the summer of 1871 there was lady wiki
him; on arriving at Coucy Island they LEFT
the carriage to go to battle: they went
lutte ways from me and came back, and
Iiit0n said they were going to battle, AMI
Loth gaze me their gold watches; could not
see them hathe they were away about an
hour, but | did not look 10 see # there TSs
Gny appearance of their having hathed.
They took back their watches and drove
them 10 TIlton's house, which he entered.
the lady remaining in the carriage Ca
ttAttl way " touel lNiduu tiltIu Nd4 q
roll of papers, | could not say how many.
hen TlltOn returned FROM his hous. |
drove tbpm 10 kemsen street about dusk
Iilron told me might go hoi..e ana retusn
AZ T. o'clock. They went into the house.
] came back at that hour with close ear
rage and took them TO New YORK. thluk
to 3sth street. rllton got out aud went
into the house with the lady think Ii
ton got into the carriage again and drove
hun home. Witness was here handed =
photograph OF Mrs. Woodruff and he said
he thought this the sane lady who was
with IilTOn on that occasion.
The defence waiged the crqss-examina-
ton of the wizess.
TIE ASSISTANT PASTOR On rng WITNESS
STAND.
Samuel P. Halliday testified am n
clergyman and at present am Beecher's as
-iStaur have asSi-ted him ahonf fyn Vcars