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all as it used to-" l thought when Mrs
Tilton used this expression in her letter
that she was glad the difficulty in
her family was made up. | DO not
know what the term "spring has come
referred to- | do not know that interpret
ed every sentence used!in. that letter. DO not
know what she meant when she said w men
l 90 to old Plymouth again. / will thank the
dear father" in the letter Of May 3fd. II.
| do not remember what my Interpretation
OF it was at the time. | understand 1t now
that she had done me wrong, and In all tue
SAD COMPLICATIONS OF HER HOUSEHOLD
she said that | was not to be annoyed at
it. Some of her difficulties were then made
known to me. did not believe that the
difficulty she labored under was in telling
her husband and getting hin not to tell
me. There was a great deal of difficulty
subsequent to the receipt OF this letter,
which was not made known to me. | do
not remember the impression made on me
at the time | receive it. | do not recall
that Tilton said had made improper pro-
posals to his wife. and that he had evil
dences of it since July previous. Tne sen
tence, her "weapons wo.o love. an untlr-
ing'generosity and nest-hiding, Il cannot ex-
plain. | do not understand what the word
nest hiding was meant to convey. Handed
letter | think | wrote this in the latter
part OF January, 1852. 1t was written in
reply to an answer from Mrs Tllton. do
not know why the ordinary salutation and
signature were omitted, bat it could have
been for no reason. Up to this time
thought that Mrs Tilton had transferred
her affections to me. | had met her in Feb
ruary and May, prior to the writing OF this
letter | saw her on one occasion when
she came in carriage to Moulton's. l
| think, also, | met her in the fall OF II, az
her home. This interview lasted about hall
an hour. Mrs. Tilton did not avOw then
that had alienated her affections | do
not remember if anything was said about
charges Of improper proposals to her or the
retraetion letter, or Its recalling. No word
OF admonition, no word OF rebukc
passed between US, but there was scrip
tural admonition. The party outside who
was to be consoled by Mrs. Illton was. L
presume, myself, and this was to be done by
her own well-being in her household. and
in no other way. | did not expect TO De
cheered by the letter of True inwardness,
which asked her to send me. | an unable
n explain these terms unless ! am allowed
"a 90 on to do so. | said 1t would he safe
because she requested that these letters
with regard to her inwardness should not
be allowed to fall into MJultOu's hands
she understood that some Of her letters
had been given to MOulton. understood
so from what she said to me. " hen | SAID
it would be safe because my sister was
there, meant they would not be liable to
20 astray and fall into other haEds / re-
ceiyed a letter from Mrs Tilton after this,
but [ do not recollect that | wrote any
other myself (Shown exhibit No. Is, dated
January LIST, Is72) / do not recOllcct
how | sent these letters to Mrs. IIlton.
/ sent the letter of the It'll Of February by
Moulton, but do not know how | sent the
Others. | told her | would be in New
Haven that week because | thought she
would be interested in it. | did not write
TO tell this to any other member Of my CON
gregation | may have told them 30. did
no, want to account to her Tor my absence.
| went to see her but not by appointment. |
do not remember that was asked to call. !
went to make a pastoral call on her, but
never spoke TO her ON any other than re-
ligiOus topics. | communicated TO her the
fact that my wife was about TO take the
boat for Havana and Florida on Thursday.
presume went to New Haven. Tlls was
not the time | met Tilton in the cars.
(Shown another letter. | called on her
three times before the writing Of this letter.
think il was written in the fall CT ISL.
NEW YoRK, April 20. 1t was fully filteen
minutes after the hour when the jury was
called after the recess. Mr.. Beecher during
this interlude sat in the place he usually
occupied in former portions Of the trial.
side by side with his wife, and chatted
with her and laughed. DR.. Edward Beech
er. brother of the defendant, stood at enc
side Of the jury box and surveyed the scene
around him. Judge Robinson. Of the New
York Supreme Court, occupied place on
the bench with Judge Nelson. Ii was
nearly twenty-five minutes past the hour,
when Mr.. Beecher resumed the witness
stand and continued his cross-oxamination. |
lie said
do not remember walking with Mrs. |
TiltOn in New York, in the autumn OF Il. 1
nor was | in an oyster saloon or restaurant /.
in that city with her. | was not made ac /
quainted with the fact that Bessie Turner I
had been sent away until | received a letter I
from Mrs. Morse. dated January Il.
Mr.. BEEcuER's ADVANCES OF MONEY.
made advances to Moulton sometimes in 4
checks. | have not personally examined /
my stub cheek book for the dates of any Of
these advances. nor do | know that it in
dieates the time and purpose for which they
were given. Shown a check | remember
giving this to MOultOn. Before | gave it
good deal to pay. Prior to this MOultOn
spoke of mortgage on TiltOn's house, and
stated that Iilton said If 1t were raised he
would settle it upon his wife. | SAID 10
NOultOn that whenever TIltOn's friends
were doing anything in this way 10 count
me in. There was no hint a TO ny duty or
obligation ii the matter, and did not re
gard it as blsckmailing. Sometimes MOul-
ton asked me by note and at other times
personally. Handed letter | think
this money mentioned here was Tor
BESSIE TURNER'S ExPENsES.
At different times gave him money in eur
reney when the time would come around for
another bill. | do not remember the dates
of any OF these payments. Sometimes these
bills ran over and two were paid in one. Al
the time of the talk about the mortgage |
do not remember if Anything was said about
payments for Bessie Turner's expenses.
MoultOn always made the suggestion in
delicate manner that | was to cooperate
with him. | never kept any account OF
the amounts paid for Bessies schooling.
Mention told me about tue mortgage in
conversation about Mrs. Tilton and the
Nj. BEEcHER NOT PRESSED To ADVANCE
MONEY.
There was not the slightest pressure
brought to bear on me in the matter When
he mentioned the mortgage | said II will
stand in my place and do my part" MOul-
ton said it would be the right thing for
iIton's friends to do. but be did not sug-
gest that should take part in it. | think
only spoke once to him on the subject of
the mortgage, up to the time that this
50 900 was paid. Moulton never suggest
ed anything more TO me about taking M
the mortgage. There were several converse
tons between MOulton and me about the
condition of the Golden Age Moulton
sud this paper was indispensable to TiltOn.
and | understood from him that Tilton's
friends had consultation about putting the
paper on its feet
THE NAN OF LETTERS
Ga an evening visit to Moultons house
he introduced the matter again and drew n |
letter out OF his pocket from which he
read extracts. The writer stated there was
sent cash check for 81 900 and two time
!raits had also been sent. MOulton laid the
.~o time drafts on the table, but he said he ;
would not use them. | understood that the
ash DRAFT had been applied. Moulton then
lronsht his hand down on the table and {
aid this Is what | call true friendship /
here appeared to me nothing in this OBJ I
ervatiOn, nor did | think it was given a. a I
INT to me, although | took it as one.
NE INTENT OF Mr.. BREcHERs CONTRIBUTION. c
The contribution gave next day was vol ,
intarIlY. | did not understand that the !
payment had anything to do with the set \
cement between Tlton and myself Ifary- ,
hing OF the kind had been said it never
would have been paid. paid the money :
rom motives of kindness A few days after
his interview raised 1.-THE money, or took !
ieps to raise It. | think met Moulton on 4
he street when | gave him the So 900. |
nd not know when | paid this money that =
was Matchmaking. Before this had paid !,
ioulton 81 900 but paid none after it.
PAID THIS MONEY cHEERFuLLr o
'ithout thinking had been taken advan- d
age OF This. you will understand, applies |
0 MOulton. | have no means of getting at t