Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-19
THE BEEGHER TRIAL
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Our telegraphic report OF the Tilton- Beechcr
trial closed yesterday with Mr.. Moulton's
statement OF what occurred between himself
ard Mr.. Beecher the night prior TO his going
before the Beechcr investigating COMMITTEES
Ia give his testimony.
Witness continued The Bacon letter had
then been published. and was the subject of
conversation before this statement was pub
lf~hed. I said 10 Mr.. Beecher 1 had recon-
mended that this Bacon letter hal offered a
basis Of reconciliation before the committee
ana af;er reading my statement he had con-
CURED I'm it. ] first learned about the com
mfttce being appointed on July 5th from
Beecher. and ne then said he would have The
sympathy of the members of the committee:
after this saw Beecher with regard To the
statement he was Ia make before the com
mittee; this was about July 18th he read 10
me from paper what he was going 10 say
about Theodore Tilton, and stated that he
took great blame 10 himself for his treat
meni of Theodore Tiltou and his family. and
eXOnerated IilGon; / said 10 him he could
do nothing more than tell the COMMITTEES
the truth OF the matter, He said that ii
Theodore would present the relations between
him and Mrs. Tilton 10 would ruin and kill her.
| saw Tilton, and told HIM il would not be
right for him 10 appear before the committee
and lay this charge against Beecher of these
relations; / told Bcccher | would not advise
him To make has statement before Tilton
could be got TO commit himself TO what ne
tBeechef) should say. and he then proposed
Ia get an adjournment OF the committees until
this was done; Beecher then prepared a state
ment. produced and read,l generating Til
ton. which Beecher asked me 10 show 10
Theodore, which / did; L reported to Mr..
Beechcr that when Tilton was shown this he
refused 10 make himself ont the victim of
hallucination; on the 2lst Tiiton presented
the card he had prepared In the committee:
BeecheT then prepared his statement for the
committee; Tilton prepared these reports for
submission as proposed reports for the com
mittee to make; Tilton's reports alleged that
Beecher had committed n great offence
against Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Tilton. There
was long statement and a short one
THE 5000 WHICH TILToN GOT FROM
BEFCHER.
Counsel produced the short one and read 10
Between the 18th and 10Th OF July, 1874, after
the publication Of Tilton's card, | told
Beecher that this would never have been
published had Beecher not made the state
ments he did and caused Tilton's wife 10 de-
Sert her home. The Golden Age newspaper
was started in New York in March. 1871. The
first conversation about the Golden Age
had with Beecher was shortly before it was
started. He hoped it would be successful
and would like to assist i'm its establishment
which Theodore declined. The next conver-
sation was in 1853, when told him the paper
was dragging, and Theodore was downhearted
about ii, and Beecher said he would like 10
help the paper. ] told him did not see how
il could be possible; but he still continued
these offers. Beecher said he thought could
take some money and give il to Theodore as
my own, but / told him could not do IL hon
orably. He offered To make a mortgage on
his house for 5000, and give il to me 10 dole
out 10 Theodore. Finally, on May 8, 1873. /
took $1,000 in bills from Beecher and gave il
IN small sums TO lllton, who did not know
where the money came from. On July 80.
Tracy wanted me 10 tell Tilton that the IS 600
came from Beecher, 10 stop him from pub
fishing his statement, which refused 10 do
MORE LETTERS
Counsel for prosecution introduced letter
of Mrs. Tiltons with reference to the state
ment made To Beecher that If he could stand
one portion of the story i'm relation 10 Mrs
TiltOn becoming q wife TO him, with all thai
that word implied, he could stand it all
Witness was handed a letter, which le said
was from Beecher. Counsel explained that
il was one OF the letters which were mislaid
and ii had moi come in i'm proper order. The
letter was read by counsel. IL was written
TO MOulton in March, 1872, telling him that
he (Beecher) was under a cloud, and referring
to MOulton's friendship for him.
Mr.. Fullerton said that this closed the di-
rect examination. and unless something was
overlooked they did not propose TO ask any
further questions.
The witness was questioned as TO the CON
nectlOn which occurred between him and
Beecher in the fall as To the West charges.
The defence objected to this. and another lon =
wrangle eDsued. The question was ruled in
order by the court. and the witness stated
that he never heard but one set Of charges
against Beecher. The witness was
CRoSS-ENANINED BY Mr.. PRYOR,
and stated that he was a member of the firm
of Woodruff * Robinson, but ceased TO be a
member on the 18th of January. s'In this af-
fair said witness, Il was the friend OF
Beecher, and remember on the 10th of July,
1874, of receiving letter from Beeeher, fpfo-
duced and read, asking that copies OF his
letters be sent to him This refused. because
was going out OF town; and, besides, did
not think such course would be honorable:
witness related the fact of his getting the let
ter from Beecher asking for copies OF the lat
ter's letters in his possession and his refusing
them, on the ground that he would not give
the documents TO one party 10 aid him
against the other, and would hold the papers
until both parties consented 10 their being
given up.
Witness resumed-At the time / wrote this
letter / was a friend of both parties; Mr.
Beecher never wronged me. but he asked me
to lie for him, which did; when returned
this answer 10 Beecher meant that as had
furnished no copies to Tilton / would not let
him have any OF them.
After further croSS-eXaminatiOn a. TO his
acquaintanceship with Tilton and Beecher
the court adjourned.