Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-05
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
THE BEECHER TRIAL.
LIST OF MRS. w0ODHUlI'S VISITORS.
TIE OSHKOSH FIRE.
500 DESTITUTE FAMILIES.
THE MINERS LONG STRIKE.
REJECTED PROPOSITION.
A THOUSAND DOLLARS SWAllO OWED.
LIST OF MRS. w0oDHUlL's VISITORS.
THE OSHKOSH FIRE.
500 DESTITUTE FAMILIES.
THE MINERS LONG STRIKE.
A REJECTED PROPOSITION.
A THOUSAND DOLLARS SWALLOWED.
TTLTON-BEECHER TRIAL.
Proceedings To-day.


NEW YORK. MAY 5.-The attendance Of
spectators in the Brooklyn city courtroom
this morning was very greatly decreased.
Mrs. Beecher was present, bat her husband
was away.
STEPHEN PEARL ANDREWS
resumed the witness stand. and testified II
became acquainted with Tilton when he was
Iltcen years oil age. and lSi9 with Henry
Ward Beecher. l was presest at the gather
ing at Mrs. WoOdhull's house on the ocra-
sion referred Ia. My Wife was present that
evening. She was spiritual medium-a
person who acted from impressions. She sat
beside TlltOn, and described his character 10
him from her perceptions of IL. No undue
famillarities took place between them
Among those present then were Deacon Free
land and his son. / became acquainted with
Victoria Woodruff, l think February, $50
She was then residing at the Hoffman house
She became resident OF the house in 3Sth
street in the summer Of 1870. I was an in
mate of her house on two occasions; one
Time, at the opening OF the house, for about
three months, when my wife was sick and
was absent for her health. After my wifa's
dcath-MayG G, leIl-I took up my residence
there. There were then in the house Mrs.
WoodhUl, Miss Clafiin. pr Woodruff an
invalid husband of Mrs. Woodruff. Colonel
Blood, Mrs. WOOdhull's father and mother,
and the servants.
wOoDHCLL'S VISITORS.
The witness was asked who frcquented The
house during the period OF his residence
there. Mr.. EvartS objected 10 this evidence
a. being improper on rebuttal. but Mr.. Full
lerton argued that attempts had been made
10 cast aspersions on that house. The court
ruled that the witness could answer the
question, and he cQptiDued;-Wm. Orton.
Whitslaw R@!.i ext Collector SINH, zen. II.
r. Butler. Gov. Geo. W. Julian. Henry
Clews, O. II. rockingham, Albert Brisbane.
Geo. Il Grinnell, j. :. Flint, Orville Grant.
Gen. Dent and others. Among the ladies
were Mrs. stanton. Mrs. Davis, Miss Antho-
ny, Mrs. Hooker. Mrs. Phelps, Rose Mckin-
ley. Lille DevereuN Blake, Mrs. Pomeroy,
Mrs. Gage, Miss Kirk and others. The time
a.
discussions. / recoilect when TiltOn became
acquainted with Mrs. Woodruff, and saw
him there. j often saw
TILTON AND MRS. Woodruff
together. but never observed any undue IA
miliaritieS between them. They addressed
each other as Mr.. Tiiton and Mrs. Woodruff
She sometimes called him Theodore. 1 wrote
articles for Mrs. Woodhull's paper and cor
rected proof slips of paper.
Eyarts asked what this had to do with the
case, and Fullerton replied: il rebuts teStl-
mOny OF one OF yOur witnesses. WoOdley.
who testified To reading of proof slips.
Witness then DIN the spring OF - the
Woodruff paper was suspended, and was re-
sumed when the scandal article was pub
lished on November I'd OF that year.
THE SCANDAL ARTICLE
was composed by Mrs. Woodruff originally;
i was myself in a sense the author OF the ar
ticle; contributed to The writing OF the arti-
Gle within four or ivedays OF its publication.
1t was just written in time 10 rush II through
The press at my house. 1t came 10 my house
and end OF the article were my composition.
| read the proofs of IN at article at my room
think went TO the office for them. Mrs
Woodruff and Col. Blood brought the manu-
script TO me. Up 10 this time the story of
the scandal was whispered about, and
heard OF Mrs. Woodhull's illusions To the
matter in her speech at Boston. So far as
my knowledge is concerned,
TILToN KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE pRE-
PARATION OF THIS ARTICLE,
and il was a surprise TO him when il APP
peared. Woodley was a servant in the house
or Office. and saw him there in 1871. do not
know when he came or left. Up TO the time
this article was published / did not see any
of the documents referred to i'm il. was at
Mrs. Woodhulls on the evening witness,
tConley,) was there, but aid not hear the
subject of the scandal referred TO. When the
publication OF the papers was resumed Mrs.
Woodhulls Office was removed from Il 10 -
Broad street. There was not. to my know
ledge, a sofa bedstead i'm either of the parlors
at Mrs. Woodhull's house when / was there.
l only remember one occasion
WHEN TILToN STAYED AT HER HOUSE.
He was preparing the life of Mrs. Woodruff.
first heard of the scandal in the beginning
OF May, 1871, in Mrs. Woodhulps parlors,
from Mrs. Stanton. Mrs. Woodruff was told
the facts OF the scandal by Mrs. Stanton, in
my presence, on either the 81 or 4th of the
month. This was a week or ten DAYS before
gilton was introduced to Mrs. Woodhull. 7
was in the RosSel procession, and walker
with Mrs. Woodruff, Col. Blood and Mr. West
] did not see TlltOn until the procession
broke up at Union so csre' MISS Clailln was
in front of us, walking about ana carrying
flag. From the commencement to the end
of the procession Tilton was not in company
with Miss Clafiin and Mrs Woodruff.
Neither of the ladies We're in a carriage until
the procession broke up. / was at the lee
the Goth of November, 1871. j think she left
next morning for a lecture tour in the west.