The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-01-30


The reply was read, refusing to give
up the papers or documents to'one par
ty to aid him against the otner, and
would hold the papers until both parties
consented to their being given up.
The witness resumed: At the time |
wrote this letter l was friend to both
parties. Beecher never wronged me,
but he asked me to lie for him, which
l did. When | returned this answer
TO Beecher [ meant that as [ had fur
| nlshed no copies to Tilton / would not
let him have any of them. L did not
read all Tllton's successive statements.
L would not swear Tilton had not copy
OF the letter of recantation, nor would [
| swear that he had copies The other
documents in my possession / never
dictated TO Mr.. Tilton When hemade
copies of these papers, [ do not know:
II he possessed copy of the letter of
contrition, never lid till Tilton's ex-
animation or his last statement
1t was on the receipt of this letter
Unat my friendly relations with Mr..
Beecher changed. After this | never
entered his house, nor he mine. Prior
to December, 1870, / may have called
at Beecher's house with Woodruff. |
had become acquainted with Theodore
Hilton at the New York Free Academy
IN 1880. We were classmates part OF
the time. He left the academy first. |
believe he went into a newspaper office.
In 1894 l went into Robinsons Office
as boy. From 1854 to 1861 my re-
lations with Theodore Tilton were
kindly. Ia 1868 or 1870 ] began to
visit Tilton's house in this city.
and he visited at mine Our fami
lies were never very great friends. Til
ton deposited moneys with Woodruff &
Robinson I'D 1871. This was the first
time our firm became his bankers We
never lent him any money before that,
nor engaged in any enterprises with
him. L never remember that he ever
slept at my house, though he sometimes
took meals there. He might have taken
his dinner several days in succession. [
had no pecuniary transaction with him
prior to 1871, when he deposited 81, 900.
/ | do not remember how he drew 1t out
At this point ex-Judge Porter sus-
| pended the examination and the court
/ al burned for the day.
! Al the opening of court on the
! 18th, the cross examination of MOul-
| ton WAS resumed by ex-Judge POf-
| ter. He said: Mr.. Beecher was in the
habit of visiting me about twice day
during our intimacy, but Tilton oftener.
! TiltOn and | went often on fishing ex-
cursions together, and visited Watering
places. Visited Narragansett with him
III the summers of1868 and 1869 Wedid
not go west together, and did not visit
| Washington together. Twas III sympathy
with Tilton In the woman rights move
ment, and visited Newport to at
| tend a meeting with him. / acted as
counsel for Tilton in his dealings with
Mr.. Bowen. The contract betv cen
them was settled for 81 900 from June,
1871, to May, 1873. ] received various
sums from Beecher, in all about Sc, 600
or $1,000. [ think | have met Mrs.
Eeecher three or four times. Never
visited her. My acquaintance with her
was slight. have met Mrs. Morse sew
eral times. We were not unfriendly III
our relations. I met Mr. Hooker once
in Michigan, 1871, while [ was acting
as mutual friend of these parties.
| Counsel read a letter from 1ilton writ
ten to a complaining friend, and witness
said it was deposited with me by Tilton.
[ knew Mrs. Woodruff, and ! met her
| first in the spring of 1871. | met her
| first at her home at New York The
next meeting was at Tilton's house
shortly after April 1871 1 could fly the
time of meeting her by the cards pub
liShed III the World. It was shortly
after the card was published. Before
! that interview [ never saw her. A sec
ond interview took place a day or two
after the first. / had a conversation il
Tilton's presence. | saw her after that
from time to time. The last time in
the spring of 1872. Think il was
in her house on 10Th street. When [
met her Theodore Tilton was with me.
[ was usually there III the evening
with her. / never was in the same
| house in which she was staying over
night, and [ never travelled with her
| that / can remember. Some of the in
| terviews lasted an hour and others two
| hours. [ have made statements to her
| with regard to stories against Beecher
| and also with regardto IiltOn. [ never
mentioned the name of any lady in con
nection with Tilton to her. Do not
know that [ read all of her published
statement, and do not remember what
part ] omitted. Got the general
DIR # of it, however. Never told her [
took pistol to Beeche r and demanded
Mrs. TiltOn's letter under the pain of
instant death Remember, now, | did
read that portion of Mrs Woodhull's
statement with regard to the pistol
scene Beecher asked me if [ remem-
bered that part of the scene with the
pistol referred to in the statement I
told him | did not, and he answered
that neither did he. / had no CONVEX
sation with Tilton about Beecher's pre-
siding at the lecture to be delivered by
Mrs. Woodruff. Never told Tilton her
letter to Beecher came at my request
| Think | was at .Tilton's on two occa-
sions when Mrs. Woodruff was there.
Never found Tilton at her house when
he did not come with me, and
generally left with me- [ disapproved
of the Bacon letter, and was against It
being made public. Advised against
Tikon's second statement, the one gen
orally called the sworn statement. Do
not know how Mrs. Woodruff got the
pistol story, but do know that the alta I
never occurred. Reported what oc-
Cured at Beechers on that occasion to
Tilton. Condemned Beecher for OBJ
tanning the retraction from Mrs. Tilton, |
Do not remember yeradvising Beecher !
not to see Tilton, nor to communicate
with him through me. Advised silence !
on the part Of Beecher in relation to |
the Woodruff publication. Although |