New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-20
whether or no, abe and her husband would get along 10

o..
B sJ1nGn Beyond Sf ts lower sfys watts says
teri A. But YOU were asking mo what IL meant.
O. Exactly and you can give 1t TO us without giving
out hymn take IT Reading , .o .,,,, 90 IN old
Plymouth. will thank the dear Father" :.
O. What the arrangement, II any; about goiog 10 70
old Plymouth A. don't know; that was something
between her aud Frank Mouton. .,
O. Had You ever heard anything upon the saiject' A.
No. Sir. not that recOlect -
O Nothing in relation to that at all A Not that
Was there nothing said about at the time that you
had notice not to visit M Tiltons house any ionser a.
O. Well, we will take up the other letter OF May 3,
1911 [Readingl -.
My future either for life or death would be happier
could but feel that you forgAve me "mlc you E''
@ How did you interpret that Well SIR cannot MOI
tell you. don't remember receiving ana readins ~ y,
letter and don't remember the first impression upon ~
acaynr was entirely 10 keep from you all SUFFERING 10
bear myself alone, leaving you forever ignorant Vi It,
O Did You interpret that at the time A Ipre'ume
did At the time. VA,
do not remember what the Interpretation was mat
made al the time. . -. - -. ,o,,
A. I Will If you will be kind enough to let me SOC the
letter a. 49,, Will
understand it that felt that she had done NC
wrong and in "A very delicate way she intnates tnat
consciousness and asks d "a al tyoed h'f
under the Representations made 20 ne-fOr ID MOI tis
her share IN reminding OF the lhuuN'
private feelings. and she gives her general ana uVe
aiuson to that In these words: Ny wcap1ns--
O. No no. have not got 10 That A. on, lbeg pardon'
I'm All the sad complications OF the past year my en-
deavor was 70 entir'y Keep rom YOU 81 - ~:
bear my self alone. leaving yon forever I{nont 90 @
Well the troubles that came az in her household during
tho year past, iag as possible We not - 81 ""o!
O. We'll von were sent for on the 1ith OF December 70
60 TO u house were yea not! a., a. W. ~ "'
q Well said TO the house whore shc vast A But
fb, She 4 not referring 90 that period. 800 49,.
q one moment! Don't 90 ~ ia.t. Her d,ioe e
wee ade known to y0n tI TeTo E t vG mo- AK m. the
Interpretation ~ thai letter
O S.. 4. And interpret i by saving t9at under.
stand to FER not To the period Of 1870 bus 70 the "
O. Wby Sir ii Is written on May 3. 1871 and speaks Of
tn complications Of the pat year A. On thth IL uOo'
include. | dld not notice the daic OF H..
q Il doe. included A. Il doe include that .,.. ,o,,
q does not you think. refer 10 he iact mat You
there in the December previous ana le,u ~ T
tic difficulties there existed ia !ou' a AN'' u'
O. Diu't II occur 70 you that there wa some othe,
dncilty thar she was Hh"Iing ludef tlat SUI 'hh'S
10! A. thought j. Yey lAcy thcse "eio man! "1u
O. Sow. don't you think it This difficulty that she
had conf ,sed to her hu,bandf A. No. 9if' =, ,,.
o. And made him promi,c not 70 reveal ti A d"ht
Yo;, 9o I & No. sir believe f, Included al the
scene Of her trouble with her husband on my account
Q. Wei now, viii you tell me-. II you please %lIi ar
duru. tho past year, mean the year preceding the
writing Of this letter 10 which she made reference ana
" .f al Sir OF Which subsequently became aware
Q. subsequent to the receipt OF this letterf A. Yes
o. Then you did not interpret it in the light Of that
ku1wlcllcl A. so. Sir; but now see.
o. Buf mterIrctn. the letter In the light Of the know
ciSe that you had Oh The da! that 1t Vas reee'ed- a
O. one moment VIII Won tel what suffering OF
ut trouble she referred to there that hal not been
made known youl A. Mr. Fullerton. have told You
ready that S. il yer she i'm that letter al" hot
and Won ask me what interpret 1t now and no" say
O. ! don't ask yoa What Won interpret II now. Didn't
yoa regard it as referring TO difficulty between her,ei
and hcr husband which was not made known 20 you on
the IAN OF December when yon ven al Mr. Aoi'es!
A. FAY that Interpreted II -, for do not re-
member what impression ii made on my mind az The
time.
o. You did learn aftcrward. however. that Mrs. Tilton
l4f confessed 10 her husband the 81 ol July Of that
year, $50. did yOU not 4 heard tiat sne BAD du ng
tlAt time conf s,d to him an inoriin"to Affection Tor
O. Didn't you hear that sic -cl to hun dat YOU
h,d midr imploper advances \. don't think that
understood il on the July interview, Sir.
Q Dd not under and it rom The?lere Ti!ton on me
O Bon't spsako yoar condition want to know now
positively whether you dill understand ON July - 10
that he charge @, imiolrr apI94gLc- ~ Yen was ihuo
z Please answer. 4. Ny reply IS that my mind was,
as rec, then in -t.te which was Mt in a'corl
fritb. If mi s,4ucnt1v appeared II be-
o. Didn't fr. Il con on tn M eat OF the 3oh ~ Deccm-
f. ,rl and tlat DO bad evidence II iton the "a II
Ju7 prcyousi \. No. don't rccJlect chat a. accord
"a
e. rad from ,iis letter:
my weapons were love- larger untirn- generosity,
T. IN l.T-2pi t,9c gsa5oae were u1el fori
remember what then understood
%In ali the sad complications Of the past year. my
oul,4yor was to entirely keep troa You al suffering
O. ITO bear myself alone, leaving you forever igno
cndcavor, was II MOTT 4 Wei, sir, that is
e lEc4d.ns:l Mere love, larger. untiiing gen
crosby. and Icst-hidnC.'
@ Don't understand that that was the use That she
10 Keep from You al suffering A. cannot say what
,h,n Jnl g-tood know perfectly Wei what the letter
q. Won't You be Kind enough to explain what you
drrsood, at that time, "AesthiIns' to mean A No.
o. had You no belief upon tre suh'ecti A. have
recollection ot the state 81 mind produced by that Letter
. now -low you Exhibit No Is: do you lecOllrct Of
writing thar letter 4 lecolcct TIE period AT which
q when did you w1itc iti \. think it was written
some time m thc latter par % J1uimr', ls!-.
p5ing # with The iet,or- that passed between ms.
q What letters passed between you at that time A.
There letter "f mine To her1DOui the-wc should
say about The last th 81 January and then there was
reply from her and th>, think Is tie answer TO that
l. wm you state why yog dd not commence IN the
ordinary way by = salutation! \. No, Sin, cannot
O. We'll can Won state why you did not finish It in tho
ordinary way, by signing your name a. cannot
O. Was there no object IN emitting either saiuation
or signature! \. don't know that there was, Sir;
rccolect no reason why. - w.. -,
c{e ne iG an inward rebound to :e Y6a had just re,
cciyed note from her had YOU A. had 49,. =,
O. How many letters had passed between you prior To
tie writing Of This eterl A. had written once and she
answered Il, and that was my reply. -
O. Well up tina; time had Won al posed that Mira Ill
ton had transferred her affections from her husband TO
youl A. Up TIL this time
q. Up 70 This tmei 4. Yes, Sir
O. Laboling under that impression az the time OF
writing this letter. A. Yes, sir.
O. How often had yOu met her after Dee 80 up 10 inc
time OF writing this letter atcrwagd IL 1927 A. could
not say. Sir
q. About how many finest A. That conld NOT say
q Well do YOU rcoolleet OF having met her VI al 4
Yes, had met her
O. YOu met her tie first week in February, didn't you!
4 vs. | saw her; saw her i'll
y Ana you saw her in MAY afterwards A. In May
afterward ~
O Now between that and the writing O' this letter,
how many times had yOu herr 4. ! only recall a
single time, and not surf whether that was III that
year. .