, 1875-03-04
for lin. Thu Court Immediately adjourned.
Mr. Bcechor will not bo called this wook, accofd-
Inn to tho lalcHt renost

for lin: Tho Court Immediately adjourned.
Mr. Bcechor will not bo called this wook, accofd-
ing to tho latcst report.
l,lss. woonfrr1.
ia going 10 Rne Trncy for tito characterization Of
lser Which Appeared tn tho Times and ifprnM.
tho fact that tho Times aud Herald copy their
Verbatim repor: from Tho Eagle. Tracy had sup.
pltGd tho Eagle III advance with hia scco!l, but
changcd l'ts DlirhaaotoRy vithout notice. 1ioI'cn
nalIs intended ID sny. while tho official report
contained tho scntancc ~ modified.
ITO the desoe;aitd irrss.t
TIE CEtWD. ..
Nav fonr, March 3 There wns no falling OF
In tito astei.tiance OIL this, tho third day Ut tha
ninth week Of tho great scandal ttiai. Mn.
1tlton WAS nut prcaent, but Alcsars Doachor mud
1!lton woro carly OIL hand, tho former accompa-
nIed by lis wifo.
oyiNa7oy RECALLED.
Mr.. Oyington wna recalled u testify with re-
gard TO moneys placed ih his hands by afr.
btorrs. no said lis mind Ind becn occupied tits
plHt two or throe months iu making prepara-
lions for lis trip to Europe. md tlo acconn.s
eacapod lils memory. but, OH looking over his
bookB this morning. 1le found ho hal nadu
mtsssatoInctlt yesterday with regard 10 tho
amounts ho had received.
moneys to Mr. Fullerton. who read nloud that
.1a1.. 4. 1876, s7i5, mailing total Of 51,2l5.
This papor waa rlncet In evidence.
Witncaa MISC submitted nnosiler paror contains
Ing m account Of the various moneys dlaburHcd
Of this aun for tho bencIlt OF Mrs. Tilton anh
llor children TO afr. I'LL. lIo saltl "Tuc total
amount paid oiis Of this su'n waa S1.2i99!
ii, item Of s250 WAS paid for altss FIurehco I'll
tours board when she wnH III tho country.
Mis-. ovfHoToH RESUMED.
Witness wan then allowed to leaso tho stand,
whicl, waa taRen by Mrs Oyingsoa. aud her d.
rect examination was continued lv alr. Hill.
She replied m follows: FioreIce Tlllon Wa in
few OF the purchases tncntloncd in tAis bill.
ulasle Homo Of them at AfiH. TiitonH request and
waa accompanied by her chitdton. ! considered
their W.1cLnso necessary.
view which witncaa had with Mr. TiIsun. Wit-
NOUS replied. auggohted linking Mrs. Tilton for
a drive and 3fr. YI:ton acQuiosced. Noxt day
called for hcr and took ller out for ariro. and
lelt lcr at homo. After calling ou Mrs. Dral-
rhaw o., tho Gtl OF July, took Mrs. 1ison again
Tor a drive, We went tlrst 70 tho park. aud. at
Mrs. Tilton'a rcque1t, returned to tho city, wou
left her at my house, nd elo n3kCd INC.
drove to my husbands store, and afterwards
went to hlr. leccher's house. but ho vas not
Triton was away trou, homo. 6ho did not seo
Gen. Tracy, who stared about fivo Minutes
aud left. AlE. TiIton came about o'clock, with
Judge Morse. Mr. Tracy was present, .hayng
EaHt4 hrMH. l. 4uCIQ HhB 8c3tlGtu]QE EAU AD0Gt
Mrs. rilton appearing before tile Investigating
Committee. Illis conversation waR held iu tho
patlor before Judge alussc. Gen. Tracy alt
OYil,gtol, aud myself. Alr. Tilton had private
conferences With Judge Aosso upstairs 1t this
time: Mrs: Tilson appeared before thu Commit
leo that. night. mud her nppeasaucs baforo thom
WAH ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY.
Gen. Tracy left tho h0u6o, nutt returned with
ltla CoIunl:ttce. Wo wore at tea auwn-stHrh
when Con. Tracy came down to see Mis-, Tiltou,
hal n nratf fff,tt1 1hr4
lasttng about mtuutos. lilo then wont
upstairs. and sfrs. Tilson aud fnyaclf followed
Mrs. Iiton nas then introduced to tho Conf
naittce, and rnhdo !scr statement. Tho
Gen Tracy did not instruct Mrs. Tilton ny to t,or
alsswerst but suggested to hor nH to the form Of
queatioEa to l,e put to ilor. ls made tao sug-
Ecstions In tho dninE-rootn IN tho psoscnco uc
htrs: Titon mud myself. was pratonE Mt the
whole interview between Mrs. rilton anu tho
Committee OIL Thushdny morning, the 9th Of
July. SAT- atr. Iiiton whon he called at our
house. Mr. Ovington WIS tho only person with
rle. 1Io said. "3Irs. Ti:ton was . tru1np;" that
but but i Nas s I'll sson so On fn9 asloa aSo
alrs. Tilton's atate Of health. IIo Ba,d Bho was
"happy US i bird" tint morning. Tho conyos-
eatlou then turaod on two letters I hal re-
colsod from atro. 1iton. The first one WA
before tho Committee. Tho first letter Expressed
sorrow md wretchcslncDs. atld Tho Cthcr showed
tito writer 10 bo in cheerful mood. Stated
70 Slr. T!lton tho contontH Of tho letters. Mr..
Tlton then rotcrrod to the scandal snl said alr.
Recch.r Ind forced ths thing upon him against
lliS will. aud cal1ed lin "kpay0 aud foul,' aud
he {1il,on) con!d not rost under that imputatlou.
ue said tuat Beechor waR coward |; tlat, after
Eizabeth Ind giyeu hn, MI sho could, or some-
thing like Tint, no had treatcd lior very badly.
llo (Illton) would not tloat q wo1nnn In that
way who Ind served him. / Expressed my dr.
belief III these Atores, aud told Ti1ton ht muHk
10 mistaken. Ii!ton also said a1rs. Hccehe. bad
lnauo lor husbands home hell, uud that
Deecher
NEVER LOVED wohAN As TIE LOVED rr.rzAnrru.
told air. Tilton Of my having aske1 h1rB. 1itou
II Beecher had ever do1,o anything improper to
her, and al,o Bail llc never hAd either by word or
deed. Il!ton askea with regard to tllo religious
ylewa ct the conmi.teo. aud said tho Commit.
that, although Doccllor and hiA w,fo wero devot-
cd friends Ut niue. II Thought ho was guilty |
would nayermoro bo q friend OF bis. I'ilton
Bald: Elizabeth would lie for mo. as ale lovos
would !io to saya me:" The following morning
] cal)od m ftrH. Tifton, and took her to Coupy
lnland: told h0r tic conyersation that took
Elaeo between her husband aud mo. On tho
f{9o!,lo:atnx {9, day sho nhds a repiy TO- me.
No1t morning about 7:3(, Mrs. Tifton cn,uo ovor
to my house. Mr.. Iilton followed B.lostly after,
l invited him to breakfast, and OH tho way
aahoa taitn Why lso published taia lettor and
causcd sli tho trouble. lie asked ina what llo
should do, mud replied, ''Do ~ God directs
yal." lle tlen went to tho broa!;fasr-table, md
took aoat bosldo lila wife, Afterwards 10 wont
to tue arloT, and we followed. lie said
lo wtshed to speak to Eiizateth u our psos-
cnce; that there sectnod to DO 4 miat,n,cr-
standing between him mid liH VITA. Tiltou
spoko Of her couduct heforo tho Couluaitteo ami
said that for What she had doua
nEkoARn OUGHT TO K1ss TUE HEN or 1tEn uAn-
aGENT.
To sn!a ho would bo tile Samson wl,tct, woulsl
lastroy aud pull down tho pillara of tho
emplo. Alrs. Tiltou had silen loft and
wont upstairs: Ilo said ho desired to bua
isr; and whan slso canlo down liz
aid thoro wss a misunderstanding between
hoin. snd ho neiod ins to be Kind 10 hor and
Oft, MrH. Tilton then, for tho tirst tino, told
ne she bad left hcs Alo',anl for good. ueyor
'o'ic'tod licr to cotne and 1.-Two with mo, nor 1n
my otmy family. loft tue city Tor lloau.asntr
u tho fret alonday in A'.xnnt, and MlA. Tilsou
accompanied tno. 4 great numbor Of reporters
'isttou me, ! conll not sny how many. TI,oy