Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-05-06
Victoria Woodh.ull,s Distin.
guished Visitors.
N r.. stanton I1aplIcalcd IN Civ.
Ing Woodruff Notes.
Bessie Turner Flatly
Contradicted.
Tripartite Bowen at Last.
Beecher Trial.

Beecher Trial
New York, May-.5Astephcn p.
Andrews drew but small audience
to the scandal trial this morning.
The defendant was absent, Mrs.
Beecher was there. Mr.. Andrews
continued his testimony in substance
as follows: 1 became acquainted with
Tilton when he was Is years Of age,
and in ls49 with Henry Ward Beech
er. 4 was present at gathering in
Mrs. Woodhull's house and on;the oc.
casion referred to. My wife1was pres.
ent that evening. She was spiritu-
81 medium, a person who acted from.
Impressions. She sat beside Mt. TIL.
ton and described his character to him
from her perceptions Of it. No un-
due familiarity between them. Til
ton aud his son were among those
present. lbecame acqusinted with
Mrs. Woodhui in February, 1870.
She was then residing in the Hoffman
house, She became a resident Of
house in 3Sth street in the summer Of
1870. | was an inmate of her house
on two occasions; one time. ut the
opening Of the house for about three
months when mE wife was sick and
was absent for her health. After my
wife's des4h, May 9th, 1871, Ietook
up my residence there. There were
then in the house Mrs. Woodruff, Miss
Clafin, DR.. Woodruff, invalid husband
of Mrs. Woodruff, Col. Blood, Mrs,
Woodhull's father aud mother, and
servants. Witness was asked who
freauentetl the house during the peri
cd of his residence there.
Evarts objected to the question us
being improper on rebuttal.
Fullerton denied that the question
was made to cast asper:ions on that
house, end the court ruled that the
witness could answer the question and
he proceeded.
lie resumed, VIM. Orton, White
Law Reid, Benz. F. Butler, Gov. Geo.
w. Judler, rockingham and Orville
Grant, General Dent and others.
Among the ladies there were Miss
Stanton, Miss Davis, Miss Anthony,
Mrs. Hooker, Mrs. Phillips, Rose Nc.
kindly, Lille Bower Blake, Mrs..
Pomeroy, Mrs. Gage, Mrs. Kirk and
others. The time was generally pass
ed at these gatherings in discussion.
/ recollect Nj. Tilton being made ac.
quainfed with Mrs. Woodruff, and
saw linn before. afterward saw
Mr.. Tiit0n aud Mrs. Woodruff to.
gethcr, but never observed any undue
familiarities betw.e en- them. She some-
times called him Theodore.
Iii the spring Of ~, Woodhull's
paper was suppressed and was re-.
sumed when the scandal article was
published, November I'd. The sean.
dal article was composed by Mrs.
WtFoodhutt.1=was myself, in sense,
the s,,tlior Of the .rticle. I-eontiitai-
ted to the writing Of the article to
within 4 or S days Of its publication.
It was FIRST written in time to revise
it throughout, which | did at my
room. It came tony house in the
form Of . recital but the beginning
and ending Of the article. were my.
composition. / read the. proof Of
that article in my room. ! sent to
the Office for them. Mrs. Woodruff
and Col. Blood brought the manu-.
script. to me. Up to this time the
story Of tile scandal was whispered
zabont and ] heard Of Mrs. Woodhuli's
allusion TO the matter in her speech in
Boston. So Ear as my knowledge is
concerned Mr. Tilton knew nothing
sbout her participation in writing
this article, aud isWas surprise 20
him when it app cared. u TO the
time this article was published / did
not see any Of the documents referred
to in. it. Was At, Mrs. w oodhull's :
one evening, Tilton was there, but did
not hear subject Of scandal referred
TO. When the publication Of the
paper was respmed Mrs. Woodhull'a
Office was removed from 44Sto 48
Broad street. There was not to my
knowledKe 5oi1 bedstexdi in the
room IN which meetings were held.
When;I was there, ! only remembei
one occasion when Tilton stayed q
her house. He was preparing the
life Of Mrs. Woodruff. j heard oi
the scandal 10 the beginning Of ~ in
Ms. Woodhnll's paper, from Mrs