Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-03
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1iisss's osaAssiss a.A Bssrss
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NV Yoxx. April 2.AIn the course Of
he trial to-day, Beeeher testified - fol-
Iows relative 70 obtaining the retraction
rom Mrs. Tilton : Bseehpg described
he appearance Of Mrs. T.StA lying In q
reclining posturs ON tia bod. and r.
as one dead; he told her hor hus-
band had been making charges against
him, and had sent him 70 hsr 70 inquire
b rsspsolepths chArpss; SHs sad,g..I
hen aid he has charged me with alien
Ming yoox' sEsctions from him: h In
charged thai Ihsvs corrupted your SIM
and your truthfulness; he has
also charged me With attempting impro-
prjsdNyf ltsh Q hard thing for nan
70 speak touaRuasn whom he reveres
on such things, and ! could not express
myself very Clearly. lHers Bsschsr ak
deep emotion; his voies faltsrsd
and team fllsd bis eyes. Are these
faint quivsr and tears trickled down Der
cAeskS, but made no answer. said 70
hsf. VIE says that you have charged
me with making improper advances.
Have you stated all these things and
made this charger. and she opened her
eyes and said. my friend. I could not
help It," Could mot help Il Elizabeth;
Why could not you help IN You know
thsse things are not true" my
Bsssher," aid she, 81 WIS wearied; /
have bseu wearied with his impo,tunis
nss," OF something 10 that sffect. He
made me thiuk that n IrFuald eoafon
love for you Il would load him 70 con-
fess TO mo his ulienated Affections" or
something 10 that effect; ''but,"I said,
''this charge VI attempting improper
things-you know TINT II not true"
..Yes, but what can ! dot" "You
take % back again" She hssilated; I
did not understand her hestitation;,I
said: "Cannst you take Il haekf lis
not true" She said something about
abe could DO u. II shs could do Il with
out injury to her husband. which I did
mot undsstand. said, "But you
ought % kivs me . written retraotion
70 that written confession" and she
said sho was willing TO do Il u I would
not uss u seainst hsf hnshsnd sd.
..0iye me . pen aud pspsr;' and she
pointed 70 The secretary In the nsxt
knew vhae ~ wssy1 and
brought pen. ink and paper 70 hsr. She
nissd hersslf up and wrote The first part
Of tho ~rstraction and signsd u.
Evarts here showed witnessA copy Of
tho rexsc6@s which BE- Fidontihed, and
read aloud o. follows;
December 80, 1870 sarisd With i'm
p~ortunity and weakened BY sieknsss, I
gave . letter inculpating my friend.
Henry Ward Bsecher, under assurance
that that would remove al difficulties
between me and my husband. That
letter I now revoke. Twas persuaded 70
it-slmost forced-whsn I was In . weak
state Of mind. regret and recall all it's
'', ssiaasSI.. 10 aies E. r. r..ros.
witness Wa asked u he suesss.sd or
directed any Of The language used. He
replied that no did not. He suggested
In the beginning that sho ought 10 mako
recall Of those charges. She read the
above over 70 herself. thsn -tor
moro Ink and papsr n added this;-i
desire to say explicitly TIM Mr. beccher
never offered any improper sonciIauons,
but has always treated mo y . manner
becoming q Christian gentleman, In,s
she signed With her full name, Elizabeth
II. Tlton. Witness did not suggest VI
dictate a word OF the retraction; 1t was
OF her own free will. frW 81
The Reesssry By MssIson. or Mr.
riIssa.s Resraction-rhs Pistol
Epissae.
Relative to Tho subsequent interview
at Beecher's room. when Moulton is
said to have recovered the aforesaid re-
traction from Beechor, nj the muzzle OF
o pistol, Bsschsr testified Q follows:
Moulton said the course OF witness In
obtaining this r~strsction was indis-
Greet and insxpedisnt on witness part,
no matter what his reason wore; that
IL tended to increase the difficulty be-
$780, mstll-- ..A IL. ill -. k.a.