The Republican journal., 1875-04-08

1lllOn neafu Wndl ne Sdlu all would De
we'll He asked witness to write them.
At first he said he would put his head was
in whill and he declined. Moulton said
let me write He made memorandum
and said will tell Tilton so and So and
then he would say what about 50 and so?
and | would tell him, and he would put it
down in the memorandum. Then the bell
rang for dinner, and he put the sheets to-
gether and said Sign this" | said mo.
| can't sign what didn't write He said
that it would have u better effect if YOU
sign it, and finally Just at the edge Of the
paper | put ''Given to +. d. Moulton in
confidence" Then just as it was gas light
ing time he gathered up the papers and
departed. This memorandum was not
read to OF by me or any part Of it,
MOULToN's REASON FOR TAKING THE MEM
ORANDuM.
Mr.. Beecber said that he next saw this
memorandum at the trial The next time
he saw what purported to be part copy
OF it was IN the Bacon letter, and never
saw what purported to be a full text Of it
until the publication last summer. Moul-
ton assured witness the interview was for
the purpose of a reconciliation with Til
ton, and when he went off with this MEM
orandum he said, treating it as memo
randum to be read that after he had read
it he would burn it or return it to me 1t
was to remove from Tilton's mind the inn
preston that witness was indifferent to his
welfare and inimical to him. He said he
wished to make a memorandum of Wit
ness feelings toward IiltOn a. he then
perceived them.
Witness further stated that the word
'crimeN was not used during the interview
with reference to bis (Beecher' conduct
toward Mrs Ti,ton lie continued
told him when | went to see her it was all
mental trouble and that prayed with her
and no such thing whatsoever in any
manner or shape was said to Moulton or
to any other human being The court adj
ioulned to Monday,
MONDAYS lEocLEr!NNS.
On Mr.. Beccher's resuming the stand on Monday
he was questioned about thu letter Of apology al
legged to have been written by him. and said
When Mouton called At my house and made state
ments as to liltons innocence OF the charges made
against him. earnestly and over gladly believed
his statement was true. believed i'm Tilton's inno
cence. The paper i'll m hand the memorandum
made by Moulton, usually called the "e.ter of apol-
ogy" is III no sense wfatNera composition Of mine,
VI COPY VI IRON me IN no sense OF the
word dd dictate Question and answer objected TO
on the ground that the matter was tor the jury to
decide; objection overrtedl. 81 ask through you
Theodore lltons forgiveness and humble myself
before him as do before ny GOD was not dictated
by me, but said had BUNDLED myself for it before
God, and was willing to humble myself before Til
ton. | did express the words in the clause Gle
would have been better man in my place = iii the
sense that in the first flash took sides against him
when III trouble, he with spontanritv took sides
with me, and this was in my mind, and l shall not
soon forget it.
The clause Il can ask nothing but that he will re-
member all the other hearts that will ache was not
expressed by me, but did repel the idea that was
acting selfshly, and l called up the idea several
times. The clause 81 will moi plead for myself, |
even wish that was dead, but others live and must
suffer- is not my phraseoogy. 1t is weak and
poor Interpretation OF the sorrow felt. | was not
i'll a logical mood. Sometimes i was what | had
done in Tilton's household sonnet mes it was indig
nation at Elizabeth sometimes ii was an excusatoTv
mood. The clause II shall die before any one but
myself shall be inculpated," is moi mine. | did not
that. ! can't recall the expression definitely.
| said would rather die than cause such trouble.
1t was strong expression OF regret and remorse at
the mischief committed by me, but twas not Il prac-
teal expression though l can see he source from
whence it came CAN my thoughts are running to
| the poor child there with folded hands," was very
likely mine, though poor and meagrt reproduction
of what said. | felt like a father standing over
the dead body Of his child, and spoke from the iu
tensiy of my distress. 1t was the nigh. before this
when refused to give up the reracion, that lIoul-
ton reasoned with me that selfish considerations
would be mean. "She is guitless, sinled against,
bearing the trans gresslons OF another was very
likely uttered py me hid bten IN her household
for years, ana Ii had allenlttd her affections and
paralyzed her moral reason, Ii had wrought that
Ellschlef TOOK the Diane TO myself Here the
witnessS voice trembled How could man see
such mischief and not take the blame to himsclL.
Mr.. Beach--One moment sir.
Nitness-l took 1t TO myself till Isl. The cN-
preston Tier forgiveness have, | humbly pray
God to put II INTO the heart Of her husband to for
give is not NINE Noulton spoke OF reconciliation
all round on tat OCCASION ana II was IN connection
,-;tI,I s.i,i I,A
t)eTMIYtpe Mon said Iiif9h very much 4nttcd,
natural enemy. In my letter OF june l. 1e,3 is the
phrase. "Agrcement was made after the letter was
written" In that expression Through YOU" SUD
pose had reference to this same memorandum |
never had it in my hand, and never saw il until /
saw if here The first time heard of If vas in he
cember l>72 when Tracv Clafn. and nv brother
Edward spoke to me of the letter had written but
the document had passed ont Of my mind.
In my interview with ilton, Dec :, he did not in
any form accuse me OF adultery with his wife; most
certainly he did not saw his wife ever accused me of
adultery. During that conversation there was not
raised on his part or mine any alluson to adultery
no such topic Whatever: nothing of any imputation
but the memorandum that his wife had accused me
her virtue - y "+'-e ''''u " '''V''''
EMPHATIC pENlAls.
did not say our early years We're marked by sex
hnrrh %aey NO, SIR NO, sr IT IS Wholly false II
not say our latter years were marked by such ilih
intimacy. bet for Almighty God no such statement
end but That o"r nt 1 S%a [ ,GT b NO vulgar
am obliged to hear such questions in court, but no
su Gia thing min was SAID No such thng was possible