Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-06-05

suspectedof incontincnce.9 MIS-. Til
ton also s.id, in thissletter That when.
Fr2nk said she might visit dear Ply
mouth again, she should thank the
dear Father. This woman-swas suf.
fering, apd I, why SHOULD she not be,
after the part She had played in re.
gard to the charge she had re!ractcd,
and alter the cstrangement of her
husbend? Then when her -shusband
be&ne, BY she:aseaa :se :th4 Golden
Age Ind his attfudeinltkc household
l;ghssned aid sl,s tl1sasal' zalI all had had
been built up again. All had been
built up on the surface, and NIL would
have remained SO had Tilton con-
tinued in the enjoyment OF good in.-
come and held a respectable position
in society, instead Of wrccking his
prospects by his adherence to pcrnic-
ious doctrines, and his infatuations
with Victoria Woodruff.
Mr.. Evarts then read his note OF
April 2lst, asking Beecher to use. his
influence with Moulton to secure the
de1truction of papers in his posses.
sion, saying her heart bled night and
day for the injustice Of their existence.
This letter was given by Bcccllcr TO
Moulton, and by him was shown to
Vilton.. Why was not the prayer Of
thD wife attended to now that Dcace
hadbcen restored between allpartiese
WAe had purposes against the de-
strdtioa Of these papers? Who had
schemes hich involved their future
use? Silence was imposed upon
Beecher, Mr.. Tilton .endcavorinp to.
persuadeshim that his wife believed
ms purposes towards her had been
inlBlre, apd thss an -4impueation Of
noG turpitudA -Whulds result from.
any exposure Of this fact. Yet all
through these months Mr.. Tilton, it
was proved, told whor, he pleased
with as much garbling as suited his
purpose the same way silence
was. imposed upon geecher by Moul.
ton in regard ID. the letter Of Tilton
through Bowen, which gave Bcecher
the means of exposing Tilton to pub
lie approbriuu.. Mr.. Eyarts next
read the letter of May 8, 1871, which
MRS. aieasAfEll hy ssyiuSncr fu--
ture yo9MlbN kpnieE I Beeeher for,
gave while he forgot her. That was
certainly very curious way for
wifaio express to the man
who had wounded her. Then
in the Sand +iettet Mrs. Til.
ton said that through the
period of her troubles she had en-.
dsayored to keep al. hssp, from
bsechef, and that hers Mapon had
been love, large untiriinfg ing generosity s;sa
and dsnest hiding. The vile interpreta-
tion which had been given to this
term :. nest ;hiding was shown to he
was base, ny The fact
that Mrs. Tilton employed ii inspcak.
ing of her conduct after all the sslsa.
tions between her and AS1ea
Beecf1er hud -terg,inatcdi -ac III
iog ID sthc{ PlliMik's own ,l,h
that he would publish it. He
willing to expose his wife and q .
rcn to all the danger Of shame that
might arise from the publication soS
the scandalous article, unless he could
get 1000. Tilton declared to Wilke-
son that Beecher, who was powerful
enough to mise him by his little EN-.
ger, had passed him by when he lay
:IEE||:::; ;;'g|'|tss '|. ~; ;,;'E:' ,'.;;' X:
ed him he would pursue him to~his
grave. h:was emnity Of Beecher
that made Moulton anxious to faetj
from Beecher the assurance that Mis-
feelings towards Elton were kindly.
All the testimonytof Wilkeson stood
.unco ontradictcd byT yTilton,except upon
. single point. Nj. Wilkeson testified.
that meeting with Tilton at aI;,hotel.
In. Washington, the lattef.showed him
;ssPhoep9vaph of wife, complaining
of her inferior statarc, and that she
had not developed mentally, as he had
done since their marriage. When
Tik6nswas reeAM9d ne denfd thr,
and said ,he would not tell the real
facts Of the affair, because it might In
jure Wiikeson. He was very tender
r.. .him indeed, from this peist, con.
s1def1hg that On fhis direct I Iexamina.
tionsshe called Wjlke,on Ia liar. He
denied that he showed the photograph
of his daughter, and that Wilkeson
stFoPhised RI = Iossnqe oyer glass Of
wine as Mrs. 'rilton. Now, Evarts.
said sitr appeared TINT at this time
Florence was VI but Six years Old, and
he ttpdsAt aitl lid require more
than one glass Divine to make such
a elepI headed pap g Sam y Xilkesonn
|fpltbA chAf6 the.I IMe1of this
Apollo. ffhte recess. was here taken. .
IS AFrER.Rncsss.
Judge Nelson. anuounced that