Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-14
EILTON SS. REECEEER.
Examination Of Witnesses Begun.
Mrs.. TtitoR in Court.


hitiIt' ne tOiiItiiuei i!ldt me defendant had
confessed his guilt as clearly as ne could
without clothing the confession i'm vulgar
language. In closing. he appealed II the
jury 10 render an honest verdict an honest
condemnation OF the crime. and To brand .hr
seducer as ne deserved. As IN" counsel to1i,
his seat there was II slight ripple OF APP
plause.
THE FIRST WITNESS.
Mr. MaJerick. editor OF The Brooklyn
Argus. was the first witness, anl toStifi.l
briefly as 10 his long acquaintance with Til
ton, and To having been present at his mar
riagej
FRANCIS II. MOULToN ON THE STAND.
Mr.. MOultOn WAS next called. and relate
at considerable length his several interviews
with Beecher and with TiIton i'm relation t.
me offence charged against the former. a.
heretofore published. one OF those inter
views was thus described by the witnesS:--I
went TO defendants house on the 3Ist AM
said 10 him: DO you remember that | aSkaI
you last night II any one except myself ha
seen the letter TiltOn hal sent yoI through
Bowen, and you said YES? He answered |: /
have note from Mrs. TiltOn asking for tn.
return of her letter said: will read you
another letter in which Mrs. Tiltoa informs
her husband that she has given yOI a letter
of TetTactiOn. ] read il 10 him. and he said
he was surprised. / said: / think YOU have
been guilty OF a great meanncSs in going tn
the house with her husbands permission AMI
getting what You knew 10 be u lie. But thar
won't save You. hold Mrs. TiItons comics
sion; YOU return that recantatiOn. and will
burn both or preserve both. He said; In ease
ofmy death this will he the only defence NV
family will have. / said: You ought not To
take merely selfish counsel with yourself tlc
truth is the truth. He went 10 a closet took
Out the retractiOn and gave il TO me. / said
viii preserve this confession and pro: ect il
with my life. took ont my pistD ald said.
To this extent. He sail: east myself on
yOur friendship He also said hn considered
his sexual intercourse with Elizabeth was aS
natural aS his expression OF love for her. ami
that he felt justified in il on account OF tIn
love he bore her, ana the love which hn knew
She held for him. III" said a the cIOSo Of the
conversation: At this period OF my life. when
there sh9uid come honor aud rest. i find my
"A MORAL NIAGARA"
Win no power t. save mN>tlf. AMI | CT II
uEon you Ia save me; he sail this with -
great degree OI emotion in an excited couyrT-
Sation, took the letter OF rrtractiol to TIL
ton: ~ Vt saw Bccchcr OF January ISf bv
invitation, and had an interview with him in
ms study; told Beech"r that hal taken the
rctraction tO 1iitOn, and that ! had told Til
ton il would have been very foolish to carry
his threat of The morning into execution; !
told him TilCon hat told me lac had ma Ie no
his mind that he would undertake to protect
The reputation of his wife at all hazards:
B"echer sad he was willing tOmake all the re
paration III his power. and that he felt he had
done great wrong as TiltonS friend and his
W11e'S pastor, and he wcpt bitterly; ! said
why don't YOU tell Th"O lore that and B1acher
told me TO take a pen and ink and write to his
dictatiOn, and did write the letter Of Janu-
airy 1st, 1871, read the letter. and he rea and
signed 1T. The witness was here handed Z
letter, which he identifie as til" one written
on that occasion. The last portion was in
the handwriting of Mr. Beechcr wrote down
the lettcrc exactly as he dictated il to me: Mr.
Fullerton read the letter Of cOntrtiOn begin
ming Il humble myself before Theodore Til
ton as before my Cod the WOr Is Il have
trusted this in confidence To Mr.. MoultOn''
Nc., was what BeecAer added to the letter.
After this paper was signed left the house.
The last thing Beccher said TO M wd,, IA
wanted me 10
DO NY BEST FOR PEACE.
J next saw Beecher al his house, on January
q. by invitation 9I Beeche., l told Beecber
'i.,;. ION was for keeping tia story hiddeI.
rs he was still anxious to protect his family.
Beecher said on January 1st that Mrs. Tiit0l
had sent for him TO the house in July. 1870.
AID told him that their relations were wrong.
and he said il that was they would cease
and NE prayed 70 GiQd 70 give them strength
% dlScOnt.ltIe their sexual intercourse. On
January 18th Bcecher called to see me: Mr..
TiltOn was there and they met in my pres
enCc; this meeting was accidental. TIlton
spoke with a want of cOrdiality. ! said 10
TiltOn. Don't you think that your cOnduct
here is wrong; you have no business 70 trea
III my house Mr.. Beecher with Such diScour-
teSv: he has done all in his power and can't
do any more, and you should treat him at
least civilly." Baechtr said, Theodore,
hope you will see that the expression OF con
triton i'll my letter viii be lasting" TiltOn
told BeeCher that he simply intended 10 pro-
tect his family. Tilton turned 10 me and
said, How could you expect me to treat this
man civ lily" ] saw BeechcT very frequently
after this al my house. Once, before 1Gth
January. read Beccher letter sent by tt
ton To Bowen.
The witness was here handed the letter in
question. which he identified. The letter was
read in full, as alrea ly published. Witness
went on 10 say that Beccher then said the
statement that he hal confessed the alulta-
ricS 10 Bowen was untrue: he told Baechcr ho
wanted to settle all matters peaceably. and
that in his opinion Bowen hal acted treacil-
erously 10 TiltOn aud TO him. tBeecher.J and
that Tilt0n wanted to publish that letter, az
he thought all about his family had be.n
struck out. BcCchcr said he thought il ne
ccSSaTy to tell witness the truth about The
relations between him and Bowen. referred
10 III the letter: he said he knew what Bowen
referred 10 IN fhiS passage.
The passage was here rCa absat BneclI.r
having taken
LADY IN HIS ARMS
and thrown her violently on a sofa.
Mr.. Evarts objected To The proiierej cXpia-
nation unless the witness was allowed To
state everything without suppression.
The gallery appIauded and the court threat
ened that there would be fewer in court to
morrow.
Mr.. Beach said he omitted the name Of the
lady out OF considerations of prOpriety. II
was competent To bring out merely thar
Beechcr had given an explanation about Il
given fact, without calling out the expana
Mr. Evarts.-We will test the truth or false
hood OF your testimony by facts.
IL was agreed To omit about the eXplana-
The Judge.-Place il on the minutes that ii
was at my Intervention that the evidence
about a third person WAS ruled out.
Mr.--.-We except 10 that direction OF the
court.
Witness resumed.-Beecher said he thought
the publication OF that letter would result in
mischief. / said | would undertake 10 have
it suppressed, ana get Bowen to pay the mo-
ney due on contracts. In subsequent inter
view with Beecher in my house
BESSIE TURNER
was alluded to; he told me Bessie said some
thing to him about Mr. and Mrs. TiltOn; I
said Tilton said to Inc that he considered
Bessie dangerous person, tattler and that
she knew about Mr.. Beecher and Mrs. Tiltoa,
and i said she ought to be out OF the way,
and the best place was out west at school.
but Tilton could not afford To pay; he said Il
Will pay" and that he thought it was goOd
plan to send her TO school; she was subSe-
Quently sent to school to Ohio; Mr.. Beecher
paid me, and gave the checks generally to
Mrs. Tilton; they were generally checks to
the order of the principal of the school; thi
went on two or three years.
The court then adjourned.
Mrs. TfltOn I'm Court.
The n. Y. Herald of yesterday, in its re
port OF Tuesdays proceedings, says
The Tilton- Beecher trial took on more Sc?
sation yesterday. Mrs. Tilton was broug;l
into the court room by Edward OvingtOn he
host, accOmpa MED by Mrs. Ovington and he
father, Judge Nj orse. The two ladies were i'm
the very centre of the court room. and espe-
a.at I.A.an