The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-25
The TiltOn. Beecher Tiial.


Bessie Turner resumed the witness stand
and her cross-examination continued as fol-
lows When Tilton took me to the up
stairs room, after leaving the parlor was
there some time, until nearly dark, think
about two or three hours l could not say
whether it was three or four hours, but it
was long time. Witness was further
pressed for a fixed time. She looked at
the clock in the room and smiled at every
repetition, but she reiterated her express
sion that it was about two or three hours.
She continued He then spoke to me of
the term sexual intercourse = he did not
tell me that Mrs. Tilton had confessed to
him her adultery with Beccher if | said
so before the committee it must
have been through seeing it in the
papers. and | must have been mistaken !;
/ have talked about the case since / was
here yesterday no person suggested how
TO explain my having stated 10 the com
mttee that Mrs. Tlton had confessed to
Tilton l have talked with Mrs Ovington,
Mrs. Shearman, Mrs. Triton, and Mr..
Shearman about it aim stopping at Mrs.
Ovington's now saw those reports in the
papers about the confession, think, when
| was at Beaver after was before the
committee thought over all | had told
them, but did not recall my mistake then;
! remember the occasion when Titon
called for Mrs. Tilton at Mrs. Morsc's | was
on the stairs and saw Tilton partially
kneeling; one knee was on the floor ard the
other was raised if | was n man could
show you the position he was in could
not distinguish any words lie was saying.
but I could see both OF them; might nave
heard what he said il he had spoken
louder; remember speaking to the commit
tee about this, but do not recollect what
told them. Witness was asked il she
stated before the committee that Tilton
vowed he loved her, and asked her to come
back to his house, to which she replied |
may have said this but do not rccollect
Finally the cross-examnaton of Miss Tur-
ner was concluded, without developing any
marked discrepancies between what was
ELECTED from her on the direct examination
when traverseing the same ground and
what she said to day.
Geo. l.. Perkins, Norwich, Conn, was
called by the defense. have known Mr..
Beecher good many years saw him
about the LIST of June, 1878, IN the train
Of the Boston and Albany railroad the
train left New York at s o'clock and
reached Boston at o'clock in the after
noon think it was on the 4th OF June |
saw Beecher in the cars made note of
my expenses while on that trip and so am
able to recall the circumstance.
| Cross-examined-I first saw Beecher at
| Worcester on the train, II left New York
about in the morning and got to Boston
at in the afternoon he got Off at Wor-
cester my attention was not called to
this circumstance until read the opening
in the case got on at the Junction on
my way to Boston.
George S. Sedgwick, lawyer, New York,
was called and examined by Evarts, and
testified to having seen Tilton, Mrs. Wood.
hull and Tenne C. Clahin IN a carriage, in
the procession of Dec. 18th, 1871, in honor
of Rocelle they carried banner.
Cecil Higgins, also New York lawyer
gave similar testimony John Southwic1
a partner of jackson Schultz, called
know Franklin Woodruff about 10 year,
and Tilton about 20 years in the early
part of 1871, he applied to me to keep hin
in the Golden Age enterprise Mr.. Wood
ruff was with him when he came, and Mr.
Woodruff said John, wish you to hell
Mr.. Tilton, and loan him $500 l said
would loan him the money il Mr. Schult;
would Tilton made out plan for carry
ing on the paper F; at the second interview
If ! would, and Woodruff said wo woult
lend HIM double the amount If we knew
how Tilton had been treated by Bowen
Tilton asked if Clailn would help, ana
said did not think he would 1ilton SAT-
that If Beecher would advise Clailn b
would assist the paper Clafiln had
talk with Beecher and he advises
Claim not to put any money in th
Golden Age this conversation occure
before the Golden Age was issued
! the first paper came out on March IA, 1871