The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-07
THE BEECHEK-TsLTO TRIAL
Conclusion of Henry ward Recch-
er's Testimony on Monday.

| did not see the letter of Tilton to Bow
en- at that interviews it was not shown to
ME nor did | see it until the fall had no
idea the topic of that conversation was in
regard to letter, or that it took that form
no more than | knew of what was taking
place, in China; MIR. MoultOn never told
me that Mr.. Tilton said Bessie Turner was
a dangerous person to have about, that she
was tattler; No such knowledge was con-
veyed to me at any of these interviews in
January; he never said it was better that
she was out of the way, or that Tilton said
she ought TO be at school in the West, but
he could not afford it; nor did | say
would pay her schooling to keep this story
down; we had no secret conversation about
Bessie Turner; l knew nothing about it I'M
til | was brought her first bill of schooling;
towards the end of January l received a
letter from Mrs. Morse, which | gave to
Mr.. Moulton; Handed the letter by
Evarts. remember this letter; l took it
to Moulton; | presume he read it and he
kept it; he had communication about it;
he read it in my presence; | asked him
how if ought to be treated and he answered
that he thought 1t ought to be treated kind
ly; he said Mrs. Morse was crazy, and told
Theodore Tilton that she magntied stories
that were true, and that she deyotedlY
loved her daughter; it was assumed this
whole letter was to be treated as the hallu-
cination of Mrs. Morse, and that the
charges with regard TO Tilton were to be
denied as they were not true; | wrote a
letter in answer to Mrs. Morse in Mr..
Moulton's presence. Showed letter.
This is a sketch l drew up and showed
HIM, which he approved and went home
and drew up the letter. | do not know
whether Tilton was present at this inter-
view or at subsequent one.
That letter contains merely the charge of
repeating the stories of domestic difficulties
There was nothing in that letter in CONVEX
sation about Mr.. Tilton having told twelve
persons about Mrs. Tilton until the end of
January, 1871. There was no intimation
or implication on the part of Mr. Moulton
or Mr.. Tilton with regard to criminal rela-
lions on my part with Mrs. Triton, nor was
the word crime used by either. These
questions were all put by Mr.. Evarts with
great slowness, and after brief consulta-
ton with his associate counsel, which natur-
ally occupied some little time. The witness
then continues There was no intimation
that any persons had been told of a crimi-
nal intimacy between Mrs. Tilton and my
self at this interview the names of Mr..
Oliver Johnston and Miss Martha Bradshaw
were not mentioned IN this conversation as
parties who had been told of it at one of
the conversations in January went to Mr..
Moulton and told him Mr.. Tilton had said
| preached to forty of my mistresses every
Sunday Mr.. Moulton denied it and alter
wards saw Mr.. Titon and told me he had
rectified 1t in the place where it was most
likely to do me harm do not remember
that anything was said in regard to Mrs.
Tilton having told her mother, nor was
anything said about Mr.. Richards, Mrs.
Tslton's brother, having asked Mr.. Tilton
if he was sure that my visits were strictly
pastoral in character; conversations be-
tween Mr.. Tilton and me were of the ami
Neither Tilton or Moulton said that Mrs.
Morse was circulating stories that had
criminal intercourse with her daughter.
| had an interview with Moulton at his
house at one time do not remember how
this interview commenced the keynote
was the Golden Age; that Tilton should
have an organ for himself, and not be
yoiceless or put out, and that with the in
fluence of myself and my friends a journal
could be established one Of Mr.. T!lton's
sorrows was that Elizabeth did not man
age at home ms she ought TO do that after
working all day Mr. Moulton said
he returned home and found her
crying or sitting at the table IN
sullen mood; and that must
bring harmony to his house. He said
should write letter to him (Mouton),
to show to Iilton, and also write to Mrs.
Tilton and bring her under Mr.. Moulton's
counsel, and that would bring together in
unity. Tilton might make journal that
would be heard all over the land. Ac-
cordingly wrote these letters. Mr.. Moul-
ton told me before this he had converse
ton with Mr.. Bowen about MIR. Tilton,
and Mr.. Bowen said he could not see how
he could take Tilton back; this was before
the project of starting paper for Iilton
was discussed. The witness was shown
letter from Mr.. Tilton TO Mr.. Moulton
shortly after witness had written the three
letters, and asked if he had seen it before.
He replied that he did not remember see
ing it before. Mr.. Evarts read the first
clause of the letter TO Mrs. Tilton, and
asked the witness when he last saw Mrs.
Tilton. He replied he saw her on the Both
of December. The witness continued