The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-17

ago and have been in bad health ever since;
tep ma tnss, ave the
but was insadble ~ the reporters' table, MIS-:
cane e ad sss ms % the
day got there; was not - the house before the
child was born: the child was two weeks ola when a,
Of my recollection u Was the month Of juno; the
/ family consisted OF Mr.. aud Mrs. Iilton and four
children; there were six servants In the mouse,
including Bessie Turner.
Nothing made more buzz among tho auditors
than the announcement that the Ttlton family
kept more servants than there were people IN
the house TO be waited upon. The extravagance
OF the establishment seemed to be not the least
feature OF It's want Of method. and this feature
win probably cause GOOD deal Of overhauliag OF
accounts in contemporary families. "There's
husbandry in heaven )" says Shakespeare.
Witness-I did not know Mr.. Beecher before
never saw him before; It was LESSEE Burke. one OF
the servan5s Is, up stairs, who told me his name me-
child, occupied Q room adjoining, which commu-
ntcated with the bedroom BY folding doors; sell
doors were opened every day to air the rooms;
they were smut IN the evening times; sometimes
son fof Closing them; When Mrs. Tilton was
dressing she would close them: Mrs. Tilton closed
70 occupy the oidinS door room and got another
room when y was vacant, about three wees
O. HOW long after You went 10 service aid you see
Mr.. Beecher ct the house A. About two weeks;
that was the time he went into her Sedroom;
was IN The folding door room and saw aim 60 IN.
Q. Who showed MIN up stairss A. He went
himself; he knew the way; Mr.: Beecher called;
dressed to see Mr.. Besc1er i'm Mrs. Tiiton said. I'm
few ninutesn and in few minutes Mr.. Beecher
went went up; he did not frst come into the room In
Q. Who closed the folding doors, A. Mrs. Tlton
and closed the folding doors; ala not see Mr..
beecner there again While was occupying this
Q. Can you Ak the time OF this visit tnat you
have described as the 1rst time you saw MIN, in
reference 70 the leagth OF time Il was aiser you
went into Mrs. Nlton's service 7 A. Two weeks
STR about four weeks alter the confinement OF
Mrs. rton; she was confined two weeks before i
came there the first time, as have STAYED.
.n 9, when was It that you went TO Mosnticello
part OF June or early in July.
Q. Who went there at that timer A. Well, there
was MRS. riiton, myself and the oaoy, Ralph; miss
Alice.
Q. Where did! you stop while at Monticello; was
It. at notef A. No, slr,:we aid not stop at TIE
q. Was Mr.. Tiiton there at the timer A. No, sir,
didn't see Mr.. Tlt0n there at ALL
O. Now. Cathertue how long were you living at
Mr.. Tlton's after you returned rem Monticello;
manned with them Tor about Jour months after re-
turning iron Monticello to Brooklyn.
Q. Did you leave Mrs. Tlt0ns before your month
was up, or dtd you leave when it was upY A.
think my menrn was up; was with them rom
the END OF June TO ABOUT OctODer OF tine same year.
q. Now, you have said that You saw Mr.. Beecher
and Mrs. Tilton IN the room down stars. When
was tnat-6efore or after your return rom Montl-
cello ? A. That was after returning from Month
cello, sir.
Q. How long after returning was iii A. Well
II was about three or four weeks after.
Q. Where were you when Mr.. Beecher called at
the housed A. was up stairs IN the nursery
stairs and tod Mrs Triton that Mr. Beecher was IN
the parlor; Mrs. T1ton then went down stairs.
Q. Hew had you occasion then to go down StafrSr
A n n M
TO get drink OF Ice water; was nursing the
o. Now you went down stairs. How were the
rooms arrangedf A. The parlors are divided by
folding doors. into front and back parlor; there
Of the hallway, is used as dining room and is
connected with the back parlor by folding doors;
hall is very smaI and It DOESN'T run the length OF
the house; the folding doors between the dining
did o s 70
drink OF icewater from on the sideooardf A.
was IN the dining room standing by the table
Q. Tnere Is where you went and got drink Of
@. This time icy you think you were about three or
four weeks back from Monricelos "A. Yes, sir;
about three or four weeks.
q. That would be about the middle OF August or
the end OF that month, would 1t not 7 A. don't
know; suppose SO; cannot fix the date very
Q. How soon after your return from Monticello
was this VISIT TO which you refer, Of Mr.. Beecner
Ava t a1Tu Was tSe rs time M Bener hao
visited at the after the return Of Mrs. Titon
IRON Montlcelios A. Yes, sir.
q. Now, you are familiar with the parlor5 and
the arrangement OF the furniture are you not 2
A. Yes sir; was often In the parors:
sitting in A. l saw Mr.. Beecner sitting In o
large armchair, cioLh bottom, which STOOD in tine
corner OF the room, near the window, and
Q. Was not this chair usually there ? A. I don't
know whether the CHAIR was usually In that cor
per or not.
O. How many windows are there In the back
rooms A. There are.two windows in the back
parlor and one IN the dining room.
z. This cnair was next 20 the room! A. II was
not near the window, but was in the corner facing
the window; the caair was near the wall, close TO
the dining room door.
O. Where did you stand in the dining room
when you say you saw Mrs Titon sitting ON Mr..
Beecner's kneeY A. was taking drink OF water
at the table IN the dining room when saw Mr..
Beecher sitting 10 the large chair aud Mrs. TIton
Q. Now. did you see this without making any
effort on your parts Were tae folding doors open
q. Catherine, are you a married woman' A.
Yes, SIR.
g. Where res Is your husband, is he livings A. No.
q. You have said all you have seen. A. Yes,
SIR
Q. After you saw that where did you go9
A. went up stars, sir, to my nursery.
@ DID you say that at this time when you aw
Mrs. Tlton seated on the knee OF Mr.. Beecher tnxt
she had her hand on his snouders A. Yes. sir.
O. And was II then that You heard the CONVERSE
ton you nave , given A: Yes, SIR heard wins.
ElizaOethP "Dear father, feel SO So"
Y. DID you bear this conversation without an
effort on your part2 A. Yes, Sir; when / went
into the dlning room did not open the door, IL
was always open.
@. You know OF Mr.. Beecher's calling at the
house other times than those you SPEAK OF? A.
Yes, Sir.
@. Can you state how many times he called
thereY A. He came there three OF Jour times be-
fore going into the country, and sent her basket
them TO be Kept around her bed.
Y. And they were placed there we're they notf
A. Yes, Sir.
q. And every person who came there saw them
anu knew from whom they came, did they notS
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Was Mr.. Titon theres A. No, sir. not when
Mr.. Beecher was Laere.
q. No, mean was he not there when the flowers
were there, ana did he not know that they came
from Mr.. BeecherS A. Yes Sir; Mrs. Tilton told
him they had been given by Mr.. Beecher; never
saw him looking at the flowers, but ne was often
in his wiie's bedroom during her confinement.
q. When did IN a On vi n