The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-27

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dear Dory let us go out to lunch" Witness
never lunched with Them Tilton was fire.
ouently at Woodhulls house at this time,
February to April. he used to go up stairs TO
tue back parlor She has seen Tilton IN
Woodhulrs bed room four times, but on
other occasions knew he was there.
A desk and writing materials were kept there
On the occasion the witness saw him IN the
bedroom, he was at the desk writing, and
Mrs. Woodruff was with him. At other
times she has seen Tilton and Woodruff 60
ing up to that room. This was at eight or
nine o'clock, when witness was bidding them
good night. On one occasion she saw Illton
in the bedroom. He was sitting down, ana
was not on a tour of inspection to see II the
rooms were furnished. His manner was very
| affectionate to Woodruff, and they addressed
each other as "Vickey" and Theodore She
saw him kiss her once, and when they sat
| down he used to put his arm around her
| (WoodhulD; that was a habit of his, and
witness has seen him put his arm around
| Woodruff when they were standing.
On one occasion she heard Woodhull speak
| ing about Tilton becoming the head OF the
| Spiritualists Once, befor the Woodruff pub
| LEGATION of the scandal they were in Woodhulf
| back office, and Woodruff spoke OF the I'M
| proper relations of Beecher and Mrs Tilton,
and Tlton flushed in the face and said. it is DOT
| Irue Won NAV infer it from what l said, but
| never told you so, aud my wife is as pure as an
| angel Woodruff laid her hands on his shou
der and said 'tTheodore. you know it Is not
| the nature of things that man and woman
| should be thrown together as Beecher and your
wife were and not have something OF the klnd
happep.'' Shortly before the publication of
| the scandal about Beecher Illton came INTO
| the back office one day and woodruff read
| slips to him He soon went away and witness
was shown the slips 1t was substantially
| what was afterwards published. Witness told
Woodruff in Tiltons presence that she would
| have no more to do with her if she publlshed
| anything about anyone's private lie
The court here took recess.
| The testimony of Mrs. Palmer was discussed
| during the recess and it was generally allowed
| to be very damaging to the prosecution unless
Beach should weaken it on the cross -examlna-
was up stairs in WoodhulPs except once and
then only to see how bare and unfurnlshed IL
| was.
The examination of Mrs. Palmer was re
sumed by Mr.. Sherman. After Wood null
| biography was published witness heard Triton
| had brought to Woodhull's office one day the
| Golden Age tract, which he wished sent out
| with the Life The day of the commune
| procession witness went down to see Mrs
| woodruff and saw from the window carriage
| drive to the door and illton, Woodhull ana
| Miss Claflin get out and come IN.
Cross examined by Mr.. Beach. Her present
husband is magnetic physician. His treat
ment is eclectic. She could not answer the
question whether he is eclectic.
Q.-How does he apply the remedies? What
| is his treatment?
Al think my husbands practice has
nothing to do with this case, and, unless com,
| PEELED by the court, shall not answer acteo
as medium in the treatment. If you tell me
what you mean by spiritual medium, will tel
you whether I acted in that capacity. :,
Finally witness said she had been called Il
act as clairvoyant fol- her husband in exam.
lining patents.
She went with Woodruff to see Tilton in his
office. Couldn't tell where it was She was
only there twice. The second time she went
there with Tilton, Mrs. Woodruff and, Miss
Claflin in January or February 1871, to be in
troduced to Mouton. She first met Tilton al
his own Office, and from that day on he was
constantly at WoodhulPs office. She cannot
very well recollect the appearance OF the office
where she met Tilton, because she is absent
minded She did not go there in one of hel
mediumistic frances. She was never intimate
with Tilton. He used to address Woodruff il
her presence as "Vckey." Col. Blood was al
Stephen Pearl Andrews, an inmate of Mrs
Woodhul's house, must have seen the intl--
macy in the early part OF 1871. Iilton and
Woodruff did not conceal their intimacy. II
was neither concealed nor open. Witness OBJ
| served these famiiarities almost IN the early
part of 1871, when she saw Tilton in Wood.
hulrs bedroom, Blood was there. She thinks
it was in February 1871. She heard Tllton anC
Woodruff consulting about the prospectus O.
the Golden Age. Blood was present and Miss
Cafiu She would not swear that Blood OF
Clafin was present on the occasion she has in
her mind, 1t was frequently spoken OF. This
particular OCCASION fixes itself in her mind be-
cause she was filling an order for stocking!
and suspenders. This was not an unusual
event. If counsel would Only let her have hel
| orup WOW ha uoul6 relate what occurred,
Beach said he generally found that he had tt
let women have their own way.
Witness said Blood came In. She was fill
ing an order for stockings and suspenders anc
Blood didn't seem to notice her.
Counsel requested her not to mix her medl-
| umistic with her actual recollections
Witness asked what he meant?
Counsel (laughing)-I am not making any
reflection on your spiritual powers whicn per-
ceive are very great, but please give us what
| actually occurred not what seemed to YOU
Witness went on to say that Tilton came in
| and he and Woodruff began to speak OF start
ing the Golden Age. which was to take in the
| Spirtualists of which Woodruff was at the
head and control the new party, that there was
| no hope for the country in any other. The
| new party was to be under the direction of the
Spirituaists led by Tilton and Woodruff. Til
ton and Woodhulps Golden Age and Wood
| hull's Weekly were to be in mutual admins
| traitor. 1t must have been about March
| 1872 when she saw proofs of the Tilton- Beech
er scandel in Woodhulls office. They were
not shown publicly. Blood did not see them
in her presence till May. She cannot tell
| whether Andrews saw them. She never knew
| who was the author of that article. She did
not pretend in her direct testimony to give the
| conversations accurately as between her and
Mrs Woodruff There might be a "preposi-
ton" or a Conjunction" left out.
Witness was here requested to repeat various
conversations she had testified about in hel
| direct examination.
She could not undertake to give the substance
of any portion Of the slips which Tilton showed
| her.
Reexamined by Shearman-I believe in the
lieve in the Lord Jesus.
Mr.. Beach-Do you believe Christ is God?
| A-No sir.
Q-Then you don't believe ia his Divinity?
| Al do. He is our Lord and Master.
Q-Do you believe in the Trinity?
| Al do.
Q-Then how do you believe in the Trinity
if you don't believe in Christ's divinity?
Al believe the Father is the parent, the
Holy Ghost the mother, and Christ the SON
all one family. Most certainly He has the
same extent of sovereignty as the Father, but
His power is superior on this planet. he may
have other planets. believe in the scriptura
account of the birth of the Saviour.
Q-How then do you make the Holy Ghos
mother?
The answer given by witness was such as
| the Associated Press reporter could not write
| The Judge-Isn't that enough?
Fullerton (smiling)- Well, l guess that is
enough.
Gen Tracy, one of defendant siIcounsel, was
| the next witness. He testified be probably
| learned about the.Woodhull scandal publica-
ton Oct 20, 1872, the day after it appeared
| He first conversed with Franklin Woodruff on
subject, at a casual conversation in the astreet
| They conversed about Titon's relations to that
| scandal. That conversation prod uced no ap
| pointment. A considerable time afterward
! Woodruff asked him to allow himself to be
| consulted Here Mr.. Beach mentioned that
| for personal reasons the cross-examlnation of
Tracy was assigned to him. To morrow Fran
on the important case with him in the New
| York court, and as the counsel could not be
here to ossexamne he asked that the testi'
mony of Mr. Tracy be suspended and that an
other witness hA called At ten minutes TO
O'clock the court adjourned. Mr. BeacE pro n,s,
| ing Mr. Fullerton that he would be in court
tomorrow to hear the direct testimony OF the
| witness.