, 1875-03-13

morning when tho Tllson-1,secllcr trial opened.
Mr.. l,ecchur md llia vito aud thels not. wnro
seated On tho cdso Of the Plymouth, CI1nrc,,
gathering. Fullerton was ttl1l nhseEt. non IL.
atatott to Judge Nei!Aon that In wuuld To ,tu-
pared to continue on Monday next.
sAM TffNEsoH TEaTlFfEH.
6amuol Wilketnn WA tho irht witness. lie
City. WAS helping to bniId tho Northern a.
c!fle I'al[Foad, and was onco hccietary of tint
Company. / have boon Journalist for thirty
years. and wna on tho Tribune fur three years
bnfore tAelVfar and four yeats during tho War. 1
was In Washington for tho Tribune 1t one tin,c.
I have known lIlton for llftosn or sixteen years,
aad fiocclor for faslttocn or fifteen yeart. fli
tho fatl OF 1861 Titton cnmo to mo. ~ Washing
ton. 10 my hotoI, and showed tnc teiter from
13oec,cr.
Sir. lcsch objected TO tito lno NJ evidence, ~
fnltnhtcrini and MI argument engucd over thu
point between him anI air. EyaitB. Tho Court
finally ruled II waH mt material cyidonce, aistl
must b. excluded. 3fr. Esarts continued to
Atgno TINT Tits eyllcneo first brought oat by
tho othor R!tto on tic dffact examination OF Til
ton, tild II wne certainly gEayo matter II the
defeuHo Uore not to give evidence that wan inl-
rcrfertly giyes, by tito other side. Judge NoiiBon
grounds IA the evidence might :han TO extended
TO NIL i'ntcIlnito length, aud lie tLuscfrs. hold tn
Ills former decision that It was stu :s:a0ss aud
immaiortaf.
An INTERVIEWED LIT
Tho nltness then continued: Un tho morning
o: Friday. the 43til OF March, 1877, Tilton cnn,o
i!to my 0t]lco III tho Equitable Building Ia New
York. lilo was excited. and showed mo preta-
Proof Of nn article which he threatened to pub,
lsll III t!s Golden AJt, uuleBs 1}eechcr t1ltl Lin
justice. I demonstrated with hiui ayni.,st It,
aud said 1t would Go Infinite wrong and Injustice.
1fe then raid bowen llal violated his contract
With him on tho independent and the Bso0kiy,
Union, and that l,ts dtHEniesAl from these Eapers
kAJ mi fn AZ him ami that
lad not como to his llolp, ~lnn Ito could hive
saved lin with hts tt1o ilngor, AMI had left l,l
lylnE wlsoro l,s wns with indifference, and that
lie would pu,Suo bcecher into tic srayo. I told
him this wns tho wrong way 10 be gazing about
anything Of that kind-that I}oceher was ninccre-
ly attached to lin, and was hts frieud aud that
Howeu would DO induced TO do ntm justice a,ld
Fay tho money anI tornl!nato tho suit Which lie
then appeared to grow happy. lie told mo ho
wns very glad he Ind como 70 my o1tce and that
as he wns going down broadway Lo had
sudden Inspiration which drove him to
son So a o ' thoust tss IT, ho sa sps 'Gp Grove villa @
thorc. and lie waH glad TINT he camo To sco mo.
Nothing was said OF Mrs. Ti1ton, nor did no ac-
cnao bocclor Of anything else but rnfltxng to
hnlp him wlen 10 was prostate. re:1rncd tho
interview will. Mr.. Deecher. 1Louion called Mt
my Office on tho ptcvinug day, with hitter OF
Introduction from Mr. uceol,ar. After lad tcali
tho lottor, submitted my plans to him. l told
MY rlAS TO AVOID THE PUBLISHING or TIE
ECASuAL
ana warfare wns to get Bowen to pay Tilton, and
not lot hin bring suit. which might drag alos,E
indefinitely; TINT the Golden Ays newspaper
Of Tho Chriss.s" .C"ion might bo used. Noulto1
approved my plan, and l suggested that nj
aErcoment should bn drawn up between tie par
tics., Beforo going, away he nsale an appoint
ment with INC at hts house OH tho following
Sunday ovon,ng, whore l mot him. 1Ae,o
were prc1ont Moulton, T.ltou, aud ,nysolf. Tslo
subject Of conversation was the characterization
Of tl.cao three mon. o1y plan was approved. nnd
think produced Tho dsnft Of TINT paper. He
was shown Il docutuont.] This was not tho
original draft, but Ia tho agroc,nent as amended,
1t WAS arranged that Bowen should bo intlucca 10
i,ay Iilton money mud to ubo tho editorials Of tho
Indepentsens newspaper to holp Tillon aud so'hclu
the Golden Age newspaper was to do tho sano
that tho paucrB In connection with tho acanil1l
against Ueechcr SHOULD be destroyed after the
signing Of tho tripartite ngrcoment. Horace u.
Clatlin, who came up bcforo we Aoparated, said
said. Changes woto lnado, at this interview, in
tho rough tleatt Of tho agreement. The sec
end intorytow botwccu us was In 1loultou'e
stuay' on tho 81 Of April !, 1872. I
toe to9h aoc.ot aoo 'm'p9s 1ia,n draft ,r there in
arbitrator determined tue amount,
THE TntPANE1rK A0nEEMEKT.
The subject Of tho tilparsito agreement ras
then inttoauccd, apd read tic draft had pre-
parod. [Nltnars was hero shown tho draft Of tho
ngrcemout. mud ho coutinuod:l This picco ot
yellow pGper attached to It, with pencil-nlark-
lngb, MAS not on it then. lIllo mitnesa read tho
ag;g;ctcment, ~ drawn Up BY him, leaving out tho
t.l Aflos read thla paper, At tho second intoy-
Wow, Iilton said ho would sign 1t twotyo times
oyer II Boccher would sign It ouce. Calin ard
aiouton asso Expressed themselves satisfied With
clatlln. who said 1t might DO necessary for l1im
,otoro Taltoa would sisn ii. Cla1in pit tho
saper In bis pocket to take 1t to bowen.
1laaln returned that ovonlpg. and said th.t
Bowen waa willing to ,Aign tho agreement,
tut bad kopt it to look 1t ever. It was uuder-
Rood that after tho covenant had boon sieuud |
III tue papers renting to tho scandal gaouid bo
destroyed. Gu the oronng Of tho an1,,o day I |
lad convarHation With Tilton, In which no satd |
hat
nEEcHEn HAD MADE IMPROPER PROPOSALS.
o htB wife, anu tiIat wHs ull tho ci,ni.u Ao bad
Sailht him: lie then began 10 tell mic Of gouo-
h'nE l'o had dono for ncechor's son Harry. who
aleu- Into dlssraco !; t4at ho t'rtltonl hal gono
o SEQ tho Secretary Of War and ingratiatcd him.
etf INTO hiB favor; that 10 Ind told lin of the
oslta'n tn which Doccher's eon wns placed. md
~ 6~fS n!tA a commission Jof l1M III tic fcEulkr |
ra.y. nc1t saw tho tripartite coyeuaut about5 s
CLOCK On the evening Of April 8, when 1t was
rought to my Office BY Claaiu. Tho yollow
aper was thon attached to it. About
o'clock on that forenoon, Tllton cano
ito my Office oxci.cdly, and said he would not
gn tho agreoMont unloss It waa altered, IIo
allcd for the eugrossed copy Of tho aSroemout.
t'ich Waa In tho safe, and bugan scratching and
laklng alterations, I demonstrated will, him.
1T he HAid tina: Howon and Doeuher wcro being
ken caro- OF, and te
WOULD KEEP u1MagLr BATE.
! lad scoilveraatIon At q dinnor in Wnshjpcton.
1out 1864 or 1855. with Tiltun u wh,cl, his w,fn
as mentioned. lIo asked me II haI hcvn hiv
ite. replied taat l Ind not. lie naid womlI
} disappointed in Aor; tint nhe WAS small
oman, ana not woman Of culture; tbat he |
" married AcF whoa young. ao Bald ho told
. this 80 that could appreoIato tho ditTcreuco
,twecn tLem both after paw her.
know 0llsor johnson. aud persuaded Beech.
to employ him. Iapoks to hin, OF, DrostIway ,
'out II III tho winter Of 1871 OF 1879, It was
It ia consequence ct anything Titon said to
that johnson was employed ca tho C|srIatiau
mon. sItup!y wanted q good managing editor
tao paper. This Wasthe only tnoda By wklph
'hnson naino 70 b employed Of, that papcr.
Witness hcre identlhed slip which vas takop
OIL The columns Of tue Christian U.ion ~ bo-