The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-15
The TiltOn-Beecher Tiial.
GROSS EXAMiNATlON.


New YORK, April II.
The attendance at the Bcecher trial this
morning was very greatly increased and
hundreds of persons who had tickets
thronged the corridors and were unable to
gain admission to the room. Judge Neil
son was accompanied to the bench by Judge
Howe of Wisconsin, Robert Lincoln and
the Hon. p. II. Smith of Chicago, Judge
Peabody and Luther Marsh who were ac-
commodated with seats there Among the
the defendants lawyers was seated District
Attorney Phelps of New York. Mr..
Beecher mounted the stand at ten minutes
after the hour. Mr.. Fullerton called at
tention to the absence of Mr. Beach, but
said he would go on without him. Wit
ness corrected portion of his testimony
given yesterday with regard to letters from
Mrs Tilton. They were given 10y my wife
to the investigating committee last summer
Witness then continued his cross.cxamina-
ton as follows
When | went to Moulton, on the Both of
December, 1874, with him, he locked the
door he did not say anything to me then,
but he spoke to me afterwards | was not
surprised at his locking the door there
was no excitement manifested by Moulton,
except in his general manner it raised no
alarm in me after locking the door he
took the key from ii: | asked him to be
present at the interview, supposing Tilton
and ] were going to discuss business he
said it was better that ] should see Tilton
alone l had no business relations with
Tilton then, nor had | since 1864 or 1866
/ supposed the letter of December Goth
would be brought up by Iilton, and so |
wished Moulton TO be present; this inter
view lasted about from halt an hour to an
hour | did not see ary person then except
Moulton and Tilton; ! said in this CONVEX
sation "This is dream | cannot believe
that Elizabeth would say such an untru,h-
full thing; the charges made by Iilton were
those of improper advances 10 his wife, and
this was all | said in reply | was indig-
nant at this charge, aud all its cOncomi-
tants when he charged me with alcnat-
ing the affections of his wife, il caused me
regret and sorrow it was when he charged
me with giving rise to stories about him
said felt nothing but contempt for him,
as he was attempting to bully me |
donot recolect that lie gave me any reason
for seeking that interview; he did not tell
me that the letter to Bowen on the 26th
would cause revelation of stories about
| his wife; he did recall his letter, but gave
me no distinct reason other than q general
statements; the reason did not ask him for
one was l thought he was going to give it
to me; he tore up the paper and threw the
fragments away; he said he tore up his
wife's paper so that there should be no
record of it Tilton made 10 demand for
money, nor did he ask me to see Bowen; |
do not know that he gave any answer for
seeking this interview, nor did | ask him
for any; after he made the charges against
me | kept silent, because he was talking
and indicated to me that he did not want
TO be interrupted by his whole manner
and gesture; | was silent under the intima.
ton Of Tilton that he wished TO tell the
whole story; before leaving tie house that
night; did not believe any of them the
charges of improper solicitation or asking
Mrs. Tilton TO become wife to me were
false; thought that he believed them true
but did not think his wife had told him 50,
| | left that room in divided and perpleXet
state of mind.
left Mr.. Moulton's and went to Tilton',
house Mr.. Moulton accompanied me
never asked him on the way if he had seer
Elizabeth's confession, nor do think 1t
spoke to me of the nature of the interview
with Tilton on the way TO Mr. Moulton's
it was evident to me that Tilton and Moul
ton had conferred about the matter, but il
was not my way to ask him if he knew i
was not at my desire or request that Moul
ton should accompany me to Tiltons;
thought it was an act of courtesy founC
Mrs. Tilton in bed informed her of tn,
charges her husband made against me sh,
was dressed in white she was i'll, and
supposed had retired for the night, being
confined to her bed I; | faid had just com,
from an interview with her husband ant
he had been making serious charges agains
me when | said he charged me with alien
ating her affections from HIM, she showed
responsiveness she shed tears | also sale
he charged me with creating distress anC
dscord in his family, and asked her wa
this so a? she made no response / sale
he told me you had transferred your wifely
affections to me she made no response
and the tears continued falling when
told her of improper advances, and asked
her if she had told him so, she bowed he
head expostulated with her, ant
said, "You know tins is not true !"
piled her in these charges and asked he
how she could have done such thing
She said 81 could not help it l wa
tired out with his persistence he impor
tuned and pursued me' she then spoke O
an interview IN July she had with him
when he said if she confessed her alieI
loves TO him, and he confessed his they
would get along better, and all would b'
, harmony; she asked me what she could do
l said, "You ought to write retraction Of
these charges; she said it might be USED