The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-02
TILTON.REECHER.

EAGluH MIS- 2lANANkAAth 9Ah WV NNtNN -
dies, and Mr.. Beecher with his wife and
sons occupied their accustomed places.
After the Court had been called'tO order
Judge Nelson gave his opinion as to the
right to testify Of Mr., TiltOn in the fol-
lowing words: In determining the ques-
tion raised by this objection Of counsel lhe
CourtlblHs (; FirbiT That tie Plhib1HR
competent y b sworn and tGteitfEo
own behalf. SGcond-That as to the ptih'
cipal OF the question at issue ho Is not
competent to testify as to any confidential
communication. 1t Is considered that
this QuaHfei direction respects what
may remain Of the rule which imposes
silence or restraint by reason Of mental
relations, and on the ground OF public In
terest or policy.
Theodore Tilton then took the stand
and was sworn, the defense entering OK
ceptiOn. In answer TO tho questions by
|ax.Judge Fullerton, Tilton said; am
$50 years old; was married on the ID Of
October, 1855 by Mr.. Beecheri my Wifes
age Is about 81; have four children enga-
ged in the literary profession; became con:
nectcd with the Independently the spring Of
1855; remained there under Hsecher and
on his retirement Ii 1868 or '64 became his
successor or held the position OF manag'
ing director under BeeCher; In December
1870 owned the house in which ] lived
with It's library, valued at about 5000;
owned o share In the New York IrIbaHei
small farm In the West valued at
81 800; piece Of land In Prospect Park,
valued aI $4,000. There was 4 mortgage
Of $1,000 on my house whdnH left tlId
Independently my property was valued at
about $4,000; had money out Of inter
eat: Deposited With woodruff Il ll0Biks6n,
after January lat, 1871, the $1,000 obtain.
cd from Mr., Bowen, $1,000 from my lee.
turing tour, $1,000 from books, $1,000
from MoultOn and about $1,000 from the
subscribers Of the Golden Age had no
debts other than lisns on my prppertGdid
not know thcO source from which the
money came which was given me by
Moullon; did not know II came from
IIcS6her. on tile 10th of December 1870,
| Had aa Interview With BeechSr. (, Y y
Mr.. Eyarls objected to witness giving
evidence In relation to apy statement
made to witness by his wife.
Judge Nelson ruled that the witness
could say what passed between himself
aud BeeCher, but not what his wife had
told him.
The witness continued. Monlton
brought Mr.. BeGCher and retired did
not SALUTE Bescher, nor hq mqi crossed
the e.fdoBt hpIl locked the do3E hhd went
back md sdt opposite Betchef I 'begah'
in this way | think / said: ~ presume
you received from Mr., Bowen letter dc.
nanding your retirement hgni yoat Ppl.
nit and from brooklyn" Iie answered :
Y, / did, sir" I then told him he need
not fear that lester. lie thanked me, and
| said that he need not do 30 that Eliza
beth deserved his thanks, and not me he
said he Understood tue object Of this
meeting only In general terms, and asked
nc to tell him what Bowen had snidj !
told him II would better TO go to Bowen
himself; told him what Bowen had said
that Bowen had said that he had been
intimate With the members Of Ills con
gregation for the past twenty-five years I;
that he was not safG man, and
that he had ruineda family house,
holds1 ttS he,was q wolf in tho fold, aud
shodid be eEtifpatca,. and tliat Bowed
had said he had It In his power to drive
lIeecher out Of Brooklyn In twelve hours.
| told him that after l had that interview
with Bowen, told II to my wife,
who was distressed, and reminded me