The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-04
.BEECHER TRIAL.

honor to read aloud before the opening
OF the proceedings" The note was passed
to Evars who handed It to the Judge
who after reading it said that this matter
would be considered. ..-...
Mr.. Morris then called the witness il
rebuttal, Albert Burghauff, who made 1
picture Of the RoSsell procession, anC
said II Tilton was in that part he did mo-
see him, The witness pointed out Mrs
WOodhull, Miss ClaAin and Col. Blood,
Henry Otis Fox, on the Independent
testified he saw Tilton walking arm Ii
arm with Mr.. SwintOn and not with any
woman. Witness saw Gen, Ryan in
carriage with q woman, he was afterwards
told II was Mrs. Woodruff.
VIM. Force testified he saw TiltOn il
the procession a considerable distance
from the women.
LIS. Kane testified he saw all the women
in the procession aud Tilton was not with
any oflhem.
Theo. II. Banks, grand marshall Of the
procession, testified he saw TiltOn and
Swinton together, Tilton was not in any
carriage and that no himself drove offthe
ground In carriage with Mrs. Wood
hull, ... ...p..... ..- ...-......
James W. Stilwell testified he saw Miss
Clalin aud Mrs. Woodruff In the process
sion near the head, Tilton was not in
company with the ladies. 4.
Recess was here taken.
During the recess the question Of the
contents Of Mrs. Tiltons letter was Gag.
erly discussed. Judge Nelson refused
to intimate what the letter contained, II
should not be made public in any event
until tomorrow morning, he said, and
then only with the consent Of the counsel.
II Is understood that the letter refers
to the subject Of Mrs. Tiltons giving teSti.
mony, and quotes from letter Of Tilton
to his wife, heretofore unpublished, and
concludes with an expression Of willing
ness to abide by any decision which the
court, in It's discretion, may enter as TO
her becoming q witness, 1t is reported
that besides asking to be put on the wit
ness stand Mrs. Tilton strongly asserts
innocence and makes q warm protest
ROainaL tho iniuRttre NJ excluding her tea
Tmonv '"' '''V "
Til,or como;rto court occomnnnied bv
Mrs Gnnie NIijdiebrook and Jamoi.
ior The latter was first mistnken 7or
Florence TiltOn. The latter was in court
during tho manning aoaaion, but remained
but short time. ItiSgenerally under
stood that she will be called as d witness
In the rebuttal, especially II Mrs, Tiltons
reu,lcst 10 the Chief Justice to appear M
A witness should be acceded 10,
Henry A, Bowen, a nephew OF Henry
G, bowen, was seated with the PLAINTIFF
counsel.
Henry p. MacAIanrs VIVA called and lea.
,;tIed lhSt he marched in tho CommuniS.
lie procession from l4th street and Fifth
avenue n few paces behind TiltOn. who
wrs walking with John Swinton,
Tn answer To Eyarts The witness sail he
frat thought Of tes.ifyinp when he read Of
Tho rnnk norturv In this courL relative
to the processio1
Albert Martin was called and testified
that he was Superintendent of Inc Mission
Sl0UUv SCHOOL oil Df. 6tOffB CnufCnt nc
saw Bessie Turner al Mr., Oyinqton'S lasl
summer on The day that she went before
thc church committee: he called at the
house NJ about hali.past two o'clock and
wos told thnt BeaSie Turner was IN the
hack narlos with General Tracy: thC
witness went nm stairs and saw Mrs, Til
ton; abont half an hour later they came
down and sat on The piazza for two hours
Gen. Tracy and Bessie Turner remain Cd
In the back parlor during this time; hr
heard Them talking, but did not under.
Stand what wns said: Tracy left about
o'clock. ,Es al'II '.If
Mr.. EvartA asked what testimony this
was intended to rebut and Morris said Il
was In rebuttal Of both Gen. Tracy and
Bessie Turner, ,." ' t'.' %. ...
Mr.. Morris read from the latters testi
mony 10 The effect that Tracy called upor
her only len minutes before she went be
fore the committee, 49, aIod vi, i-f
Nfr. eheartian said that this was an
other uniounded aimputation upon Mis-
Turner, and that the testimony related tC
another Interview g"sI 1'@ n l.l.
Beach denied tbis and Shearman asked
him to look at the record. Beach sale
that he did not need to look at the record
"a he differed from the gentleman In hay
ing some memory and some intelligence
| rLauShter.1 54'sa . ~ .. %. r. ~.
Both Of ihe counsel then read from thC
record, each asserting that II supported
his position. q s.'
Mr.. Morris was allowed 10 proceed
with the witness, and the latter testiieC
that he remained at tea at Mrs. Owing
toms and took Bessie Turner around 4
AIr. storr's In the evening In order tha
she might testify before the committee
her testimony before the committee wal
the sole topic Of conversation In Mrs
Oyington's house that evening.
Cross.examined by Mr.. Shearnan-j
Ind lodged in T,ilton's house about a veal
before that. I am lodging there now 1inc,
January; / stayed at meals al Mrs. Owing
tons occasionally, but never remembe
beinp there vetylate except on The occa
sion that Mrs, Tiltons statement WA
publishel; sal In a chair on the piazza
ali the time Mrs. Tilton was there; whel
| | first came In saw Tracy In the parlor
and Mrs. Triton called me ilp stairs, whert
We remained about half an hour; die
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