The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-04
Afternoon Dispatches
TILTON.BEECHER

Promptly at the appointed hour the court
was opened and Mr.. Tilton continued his
story: first heard Of the promised coun-
Gil Of the church, think In the early
part Of November, 1873, from Reecher in
Moultol's house, he told me trouble had
arisen out OF my speech in the church
and the publishing Of the card by Holli-
day in the newspapers; no told mo tho
card in the papers had been sent him; in
relation to the church council he SAID
that councils were dangerous thing
and that no person could tell where they
would end; he also said to me, Theodore
this will all end well, II you will not
give any information to DR., Storrs, or act
against me-; we had conversation subse-
quently 10 this on the street ono night;
BeeChGr made q speech in Plymouth
church relating to DR., SlorrS; Beeeher
met MOultop and me and said that his
church was going to stand alone and not
unite with the other two churches In the
council; tho Bacon letter was publish
ed in June 1874, but l never met Beecher
since the publication Of the Bacon letter;
l had q c0verSatiOn with BeeCher in
MoultonS library in April, 1874, about
the Bacon charges, in which | was called
n knave and dog; told Beecher he must
reply to those charges; he made no reply
to this whatever; Mr., Sherman was then
present and made an apology for having
insulted Mrs. Tilton in public; when
Beecher left, Shearman remained behind;
BeeChor was summoned by telegraph to
MOultOns house; this was the last inter.
view had with Beecher to tho best Of
my recollection letter produCGdG this
was written by me and sent to Beecher
on May ID, 1874. The letter was read
and placed In evidence. It related to his
refusal 10 accept sum Of money from
BGeCher to proceed with his family to
Europe and remain there number Of
years, A letter dated May 4, 1874, was
also read by ex.Judgo Fullerton, I'D
dressed to Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.
Mr.. Halliday and Shearman informed
them Of the statement madO-by DR.. Ba-
con after tho adjournment Of tho church
council and asking that he (TiltOn)
should be summoned before an Examin-
ing Committee to answer tho charges
| VI bthhuSllHB tHS PA9tuAs
Witness Continuod-ln tho early part
Of July, 1873, first heard Of tho mp
pOmtment Of q committee to wait upon
me with regard to tho scandal.
Mr.. Fullerton hero read q correspond
ehcc calling for an investigation OF tho
charges by the Church Committee.
Witness resuming-G tirst saw tho lot.
ter calling for the committee on tho night
before II was published in the hand Of
Mrs, Cleyclandi my wife was then with
mo, but she left tho house after tho pub
LEGATION Of this letter, think on tho
morning Of July 18th; she did not leave
against my will she had will Of her own
and acted upon 1t; at the same time |
did not restrain her; thOre were three or
four reports prepared for tho committee
and prepared two Of them; tho prepare.
ton d tho short report vaS'aS follows
Mrs. TiltOn informed me OH the Sth OF
July that she had been down before the
Church Committee III relation TO what
passed between me and DR.. Bacon.
A long argument hero ensued on tho
right Of tho witness 10 answer tho ques.
ton as to what was told him by his
wife as to what occurred before the COM
mittee. y.U
Mr.. EVarts objected to the question,
and tho objection was sustained by the
court.
The witness then continued; do not
remember that tho trlpartitO agreement
was ever tho subject Of conversation be-
tween BeeCher and mo. Bessie Turner
was girl who came to our house under
the nanO Of Lizzie McDermOtt about III.
teen years ago. ShO came to my house
through tho means Of All old Sunday
school teacher either OF mino or Mrs.
Tiltons. lido not know whether Rho re.
sided continually in the house until after
my return from tho West in W or not.
Mrs. TiltOn aud Mr.. MOultOn made ar.
rNngcments for sending her to school
some time in January, 1871, Mr.. Beech
er from frat 10 last never denied Ills
criminal intercourse with Mrs. Tilton;
whenever he spoke Of 1t no always said
that she was not the person 10 blame;
Bessie Turner'S age, think, was about
fifteen or sixteen when she left us In 1871;
there Is not word q truth In the state.
ment that carried her from her bed to
mine. No improper conduct was ever
shown by mo toward her. (shOwh pa.
perl Think I showed this report and
another 10 General Tracy; | put both Of
them in the hands Of Mr., Moulton; pre-.
pared this ono at the suggestion Of Gen.
Tracy; nj the time | prepared this re-
port I heard that Mrs. TiIton had been
before tho committee, and General Tracy
told mo Of the evidence given before them;
he told mo that I had nothing to fear
from Mrs. Tilton's testimony; that whom
slo Appealed before tho committee she
denied everything, or that there was
any foundation for II, and General Tracy,
while stating this narrative, told mo II |
co-operatcd In this II would succeed told
him | would like him to explain the
mode Of procedure before tho committee.
lilo said they would summon whom they
pleased, tho witnesses could give what In.
formation they pleased, and on 1t The com.
mittee would report, / told him | would
stand BY any report which did not ihjure
Elizabeth. lie told me | might make a
report which would not iniure Beecher In
bis standing In the pulpit; In accordance
with this | preferred two reports, q short
ono and q long one, and presented both 10
Moulton, and said | would DO pleased
with either. Mrs. Tilton was best pleased
with the long ono ..,
Mr.. Fullerton said he would like to put
In evidence at later period some CORES.
pondenCo between Mr., and Mrs Tilton In
1870, and II this was agreed TO his direct