The New York herald., 1875-03-25


audience, but rather regarded as a doubtful wit
ness. this girl by force OF talent, in other way
grew on the credulity OF the pubic, resisted the
attempts OF the lawyers 10 break her down. and
she has retired with as much applause as may
serve TO sell the story OF her life, II she chooses TO
publish it in book form.
A LINK BROKEN.
A Mr.. Perkins was brought in yesterday to
swear that he saw Mr.. Beecher in a Boston express
train, with his vile, on the day on which Mrs.
Moulton nxed an important confession by Mr..
Beeeher TO herself
THE EVIDENCE.
Court opened at eleven O'Clock and Judge Full
lerton continued the cross-sxamination OF MISS
Q. How long 90 you think you we're In the room
that we were talking about az The close OF yester-
days session A. cannot say how long; we
were IN the parlor some time before we went
there.
O. How long were you there? A. l cannot tell
you exactly II may nave been TWO or three hours;
l THINK 1t was more thar one hour.
. Can you give any further conversation that
e. Did you then learn about sexual intercourse
A. learned at that time what sexual intercourse
Tor the conversation that told you yesterday.
@ Dld ne pretend that Mrs. Tilion had con-
essed TO hims A. No, sir: he did not.
o. Do you. after reflection, remember that Mr..
11lton said that Mrs. riltDn had confessed her
made such statement it was because had read it
III tne papers.
Y. Have you talked about the case since the 2d-
journment rom Yesterday A. Yes. SIR
O. Did ANYBODY suggest to you the mistake you
made in admitting tnat confession when you were
before the committee A. No, sir.
TALKING OVER HER TESTIMONY.
Q. Who have you talSed with about yesterdays
evidence? A. nave talked with Mrs. ntOn, Mrs.
Oylngton and Mrs. Shearman.
e. Were you alone with either OF these ladies'?
A. When 1 talked with Mrs. Oyngton there were
present Mrs. Tllion and Mrs. Shearman.
witness continued-f did testify that MIR.
Tiiton said Mrs. Tilton made such a confession /
obtained IL from the 4
not exactly recollect whlcn paper may nave read
1t in; 1t may have been the HERALD; when pre-
pared myself Tor this examination | did not
ec@mistee leff NJ e aHa Mrs. ' Triton sn's were ere
scrbed Mr. Tllton rising IRON his knees; he
was actually on his knees; should IKE to be able
wHat was said l saw Mr. nton rising from his
knees and noticed that incident only; l could
PLAINLY see Mrs Tlton; had the talking been loud
should nave heard It.
Q. Did you testify in your evidence before the
committee hat Mr.. Tton came around TO Mrs
1Iron, fell on his knees and begged that she would
come back To him; that he loved ner, and all tnat
sort OF nonsense A. cannot say II tnat is ex.
actly wnat told the comnlttee | think | must
have got things greatly mixed up; spoke last be-
lore the committee; meant TO be perfectly truth
ful; IL Is hard Tor me TO recall then or now all the
circumstances.
MIR. Fullerton pressed witness to say If she said
these words before the committee.
Mr. Snearman objected.
Tue Judge regulated the form Of the question.
Nj. Fulerton-Now. Miss Turner, If you did not
hear Mr. Tton ask Mrs. TJon 10 return 10 him,
your evidence before The committee IS wrong? A.
Isuppose unless thought that Mr.. Iilton mad said
now, cannot exactly recollect; Mrs. Morse was In
the house at the time; Mr.. Tton said, GOOD night,
grandmamma:n Mrs. Morse replied, '1'll grand
mamma you, you Internal, pei 1dlous scoundrel;
III follow you from Dan TO Beersheba-"
The witness gave this part OF her evidence In an
assumed voice. Her imitation oil Tton was per-
AUDIENCE AND COUNSEL LAUGH
general opinion was expressed that Miss Tur-
ner's proper sphere oil action was the stage.
Witness continued-l do not recollect bearing
Mrs. Morse say anything about Mrs. Tilton getting
divorce; after they arrived at home MIR. Tilton told
Mrs. rlton she was ired ana had better go to bed:
he had another conversation then with me; we
first talked IN the parlor for about an hour; the
door was closed by Mr.. T1lton! think vas sit
ting, aud he was
WALKING Up AND DOWN;
he said Paul was not his child, and Florence was
the only child he acknowledged; he said Mr..
beecher had sexual intercourse with Mrs. Tillon
on toe lounge and IN the red armchair; he said
ne had seen II himself; ne also SAID she had sex
ual intercourse with the three gentlemen already
named on several occasions.
NEVER CONFESSED.
Q. Did not Nr. Iilton tell you that Mrs. Tilton
had been III Cornwall and wnen she came back
confessed something's A. No, sir; Mr. Tilton
never told me III MS lie TIA. Mrs Tlton had con-
lessed TO hin committing adultery: alter ef. Mr..
Tllton's room went into Mrs. Tlton's: the room
where the two we're locked up, was an upper
room, Jointly occupied by Nil. and Mrs. Tlton; ii
was a 'front.' roJm.
Q. Now, do you know II tnat room was ever oc-
cupied while you were In the houses A. know
IL was
z. DO you not know that that room could no.
be locked-that the doors would not come to.
getner, and had to De tied with astrinss A. DO
not; aaVe locked II myself frequently; think
Mrs Tilton went 10 New Brunswick IN December,
1870; IN reply TO my suggestion that he 11tonj
should treat MS wife kindly, he said, running his
hanus through his hair, ION. that Is her habit,
that Crying; she Is always crying for her sin with
Mr.. Beecnerr
Q. Did ne say what that gin wass A. No; he
Q. Did he say anything else A. He only said that
ElzaDeln was as wei as ever she was IL was the
only remark ne made. nothing as to the nature
or otherwise OF tae Sun committed was referred
20; Mr.. Beecher called on Friday, the Goth OF De-
cemoer; remember sne was taken SICK on Christ
mas Eve; saw Mr. Beecner that evening; he
sitting by the side OF Mrs. 11lton's sick bed
mink he was taking TO her; DO not remember
seeing any wiring materials here; do not
member nearing anything that was said do
not remember speaking when was In the room
or dong anything; | think / walked in and
came out again; the school question came up in
the latter part OF January; Mrs. Tllton spoke TO
signed; / think 1t was on the 10th or the llth Of
January Mr. rlton spoke to me first
ABOUT GOING 70 SCHOOL;
ne said he ana Elizabeth were gong to do some
thing nice Tor me; he thought or sending me to
Steubenville, as he knew tae principal and he had
q. Did he saw that Elizabeth would do anything
for you A. When he spoke OF dong something
Tor me ne meant himself and Mrs. TAton would do
The witness was mere shown copy of her testi
mony before the Plymouth Church Committee,
stating tnat 1t was Mrs 1llton who first said she
would do something nice Tor her, and not Mr. Til
to1 Inc witness sald she might have said So
out she didn't recollect.
Witness-l knew MISS Vance at school at Steu-
benviile; sne was schoolmate OF mine; do not
know whether visited Brooklyn; 1t seems TO
me MISS vance said something about coming
East, out 60 not recolect her speaking especially
about BrooklyD; may nave asked her 10 call on
Mr.. ana Mrs 11ton
Q; DID you not say they were very nice people'
A. / have often spoken OF them in tnat way.
q. But 10 Miss Vance2 A. Very probapy did.
Z. Dad tod not tell her sne would be delighted
win Mr.. Tlton, ne was such q very nice gentle
manY A. may nave said so.
z. Have you not said to Miss Vance that you
had been brought up by the 1lLons and that you
thought great deal OF them2 A. may have said
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A MRS. JONES.
/ know Mrs. A. Jones between four and five
years; she was the lady boarded with when
came from the asylum.
z. Had she a daugnter-a Tidowf A. She never
had but one that know o.
q. Did you ever reside with Mr. Lybby7 A. did
some time ago; 10 was alter 1 went To Mrs. Jones'
ran away rom AIRS. Haagarty 10y the ADVICE OF a
lady, because sue was very cruel to me; tnen
went TO Mrs. Lybbyis; went 10 live with Mrs. st.