Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-12
The BROOKLYN SCANDAL.
TiltOm and w0Odhull.
After our telegraphic report OF the Tilton
Beecher trial closed yesterday,


Beecher trial closed yesterday,
CHARLES COwLEY
took the stand. He testified: / resided at
and Boston In the fall of 1851 came TO New
York. saw Theodore Tilton. / was int ro-
Oh I'd 10 him by Mrs. Woodruff at her resi-
considerable number of persons of both sexes
present There was conversation between the
three of us about Lowell, its institutions and
Iaav as 6 and about preserving the mo-
nun spoke OF regulations requiring factory
girls TO reside in certain clearinghouse as
being too strict. Tilton said this was part
OF general system of regulations. Mrs
woodruff said that IL tended to show women
were not able to take care of them selves
There was person there who called himself
doctor, who put himself into a mediumistic
condition and related what he said was told
MIN by some person in the spirit world
Triton began taking notes of his speech on a
piece OF paper geographically Mr.. Tilton
said If this address were printed il would
create some stir; / said that ii seemed to me
70 De an address without Iany connection,
which appeared to displease the doctor. Til
ton said one time he was away from home.
ana he heard a voice saying Theodore 90
nome He did go home, and found his daugh-
ter almost on the point of DEATH There was
also convers -tion between us
ABOUT MR.. BEECHER.
Mrs woodruff spoke of revolution I'm the
relation, and she said that Mr.. Beecher was
coming out as the advocate of this system
L said i did not believe il, and she replied
That he would have to do so, as he could not
hoid one theory and practice another. She
SAID there were dozen of his mistresses in
his congregation. She referred TO Mr. Tilton
and L think he replied that there were about
1orty. she gave some names, and the only
one that recall is Miss Proctor; she mem
toned Mrs. TiltOn's name as one person with
whom Mr.. Beecher was very much enam-
ored, and she was also with him for some
time, and there was some remark about
whether Mr.. Beecher was the father of one of
the children; she said to me that Mr.. Tilton
Ia heard OF this Intimacy, and Mr.. Beecher
this, and friend of Tilton's had got this pa
per from Mr.. Beecher at.tIe point OF a pistol;
made some remark about the Iaxity of the
laws of divorce, and stated some cases in
which frauds had been resorted to for the
purpose of obtaining divorces from wives:
Mrs. woodruff said she had no idea that the
system zen was so loose; spoke OF the condition
OF the children when divorces occurred, and
she said that the state could take charge of
them; do not recall anything Mr. Tilton
said on the subject of the care of families;
MR.. TILT0N AND MRS. Woodruff
appeared as lady and gentleman who were
enamored OF one another; this think was i'm
the month OF September, 1871; do not think
that on this occasion / received q copv of
Mrs. WOOdhull's life, but heard Mrs. Wood
null say that Tilton considered that this
work was one ofhis best productions, called
again and was present for a short time in
Mrs. w oodhulPs house in October of the same
year; think Mr.. Tilton called afterwards;
think that it was at this second visit that
Mrs woodruff said that Mr.. Beecher was
to lecture; said did not believe IL. and she
replied that he would, and that Mr.. Tilton
was making arrangements for him to do it;
I IN e sad that he would preside, but would
not speak at the meeting.
lie representation OF this witness was
lengthy, but disclosed nothing really new
In the course of 1t witness said Mr. Tilton
and Mrs. Woo ihull cOnversed in private two
or three times; i did not see them sitting
close together; they were on the lounge about
a foot apart; noticed no caresses or saluta-
tions be tween them, but noticed
SEVERAL AMOROUS CHANCES
pass between them. / cannot describe an
amoro us glance, though I have given them
many a time: GLaughter.l 1 do not think
that L could put on one now. Increased
laughter.l do not think there was anything
sheepish IN the glance. L think the express
sion was conveyed by the eye. did not OBJ
serve any special smile on his face or any
other feature that could describe The eX-
preston of his countenance was too eyanes-
cent for me to describe. Their conversation
ent from that in which they addressed other
persons. Mrs. Woodruff said that Mr.. Tilton
approached nearest to her ideal of what a
man should be, and / replied that hef idea
appeared to be reciprocatad by Tilton. At the
next interview. several weeks after, Mrs
Woodruff told me that she was going TO de-
liver lecture In New Yoyk, and Mr.. Beecher
said he would not probably endorse free love-
but would state that it was a legitimate
question for public discussion. Mrs Wool
hull said If he did not come on the side of
THE GREAT REVOLUTION
ne could not MAINTAIN himself. told Mr..
cunning, Charles Sumner, Mr.. Redpath, and
others of this matter. L carried the narra-
lives OF these conversation on the tablets of
my brain. Witness stated that while he was
running for the office of attorney general i'm
Massachusetts, charges OF criminal offence
were made against him which he endeayored
TO get tried but could not. He obtained indict-
ment for libel against one man, the papers
In which would be furnished the counsel.
Was on the staff of Admiral Dahlgren as
advocate general. Never had any difficulty
with perjury or false pretences. Redirect
examination: In 1851 there was a charge
made against my conduct when was young
lawyer. Its general allegation was that
received 500 fee from parties which IL was
said should not have received. This case is
nolle pressed, although l wanted to go TO
trial. never knew, nor did Gen. Butler my
counsel, that there was any ground for this
offence, other than the general accusation
/ became Mrs. -WoodhulIs counsel in refer
ence 10 difficulty that arose about her OBJ
tanning ball for lecturing purposes i'm Bos-
ton. Mr.. Tflton said that the laws of some
of the New England states, Indiana and
illinois were preferable to those of New
York. Tilton was of the opiAion that the
laws should not interfere with the marriage
relations. RecroSs-examination: / under
stand by Mr.. Tilton that if a wife worn out
In her husbands service was deserted by her
husband she could sustain an action against
him for damages, but that the contract was
broken. This concluded Mr.. Cowley's testi-
mony. The court then adjourned for the day.