The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-12
The TiltOn.Beecher Trial.

New York, March IL.
In the Tilton-Beecher trial this morning
Mr.. Fullerton was absent, i'll, and the
cross-examination was conducted by Mr..
Beach. Oliver johnson took the stand for
a few minutes, to correct his former testi-
mony as to dates, and was succeeded by
Miss Oakley, who SAID, since left court
yesterday conversed with Mr.. Sherman,
MIR. Hill, Mr.. Porter, and Mrs. Tilton. l
am able to say of my own knowledge that
the parties who visited MIR. Tilton's house
in 1866 were not parties who had visited it
prior to that date. / think Miss Anthony
and Miss Stanton were two of these parties.
Witness first noticed a change in Mr. Til
tons religious views in 1860 they had dis
cussions in regard to religious differencies
these discussions were sometimes continued
at some length in regard to the doctrine of
atonement. Tilton said he no longer be-
lieved that the death of Christ was an
atoning sacrifice for human sin; Miss
Oakley's opinion was opposite to this she
oiu hOt iCuiChDCl any OloCuoSiOu
with Mr.. Tilton about the marriage ord-
nance. On one occasion when Miss An
thony and Mrs Stanton were present, Mr..
Tilton said that he no longer thought of
the marriage relation as he once did. She
knew his sentiments on this point by
what he had said in previous conversations,
hut ehn Nnpld rapnap,1,nr TIM hat ~ n
of what was said her knowledge of
his opinions on the subject was
gained from his published writings she
did not remember his saying anything in
regard to the law of divorce she read the
editorials in the Independent when Tilton
was ITS editor she did not remember
whether she read any articles of his In re-
gard to marriage before the marriage
of Mrs. Mcfarland to Richardson by
Beecher she was professor of religion,
and had attended Plymouth church but
withdrew two years and half ago, because
she was about to leave the city.
Charles Cowley was call as next witness.
He testified that he had lived in Lowell,
Mass, since 1872 He had practiced law
in Lowell and Boston, for the last nineteen
years, except two years when he was in the
war in the volunteer force. He was once
candidate for Encouragement of Massa-
chusetts, in connection with this political
matter he visited New York in the fall of
1871. While here he saw Theodore Tilton.
He was introduced to him by Mrs. Wood
hull at her house in Twenty-eightb street,
New York. A number of persons of both
sexes were present on that occasion. Wit
ness had some conversation with Mr.. Til
ton and Mrs. Woodruff in regard
TO Lowell and its factories. He
called at the house by Mrs.
Woodhull's invitation to meet Mr.. Tllton
and others, and gave her copy of the
"History of Lowell" in return for copy
of her speeches she spoke OF some of the
regulation in regard to the Lowell factory
girls requiring them to live in certain board
ing houses, as tyrannical; witness said they
were designed to preserve girls from de-
struction Mrs. Woodruff said that they
should be taught to take care of them
selves, and said that the regulations were
part of the general system of keeping
women in subsection.
Cross-examined He testified that the
principal regulation in regard to the Lowell
factory girls, which was discussed by Mrs.
Woodruff, was one requiring all theHgirls
to be in their boarding houses by nine
o'clock repeated violations of this rule
resulted in the offenders discharge from
employment in the conversation the fact
that such a regulation was applied to
women and not to men was made the SUBJ
ject of censure
The witness said that the next topic OF
conversation was the feasibility of pneu.
matte tube between. New York and Wash.
ington, and the probable effect of such q
thing upon journalism.
The next subject spoken of was the So
cial revolution. Mrs. Woodruff said that
a complete revolution was about to take
place in regard to the marriage relation
She spoke of female suffrage and referred
to General Butler and Mr.. Sumner as be
ing friendly to it, she said that Mr.. Beech
er would be leader in this revolution il
regard to marriage, and that Mr.. Tiltor
was great acquisition to the cause.
The witness then repeated other parts o.
his conversation as repeated by him in thu
morning. He said that he had great EN-
barassment in expressing his recollection
Of what was said from general impression
made ON his mind. In speaking of MIR
Beecher and Mrs. Tilton, the witness sale
Mrs. Woodruff spoke of them as having
lived together as husband and wife. Sh
said that they had accepted and acted upoi
the principles of social freedom. Witnes
then repeated his testimony in regard Il
Mrs. Woodhull's remarks concerning Mrs
Tilton's confession and retraction. Refer
ring to the manner of Tilton and Wood
hull, the witness said their conversation
was conducted In tones of tenderness. dit
ferent from that in which they addresse'
other persons. Mrs. Woodruff said tina