The Indiana State sentinel., 1875-03-09

1869 and 1870. / remember Mr.. Tilton's
lecturing there in December met him at
the station and took him to the Beardsley
House. He was accompanied by a lady
about q or 2S years OF age. Laughter from
the counsel for the prosecution,i in which the
audience joined.l i called on Tilton in the
evening and knocked on his door twice.
IDere was no reply. / Knocked q third
time and then was going away when a lady
opened the door, the same lady who
accompanied him. She said that MIR.
Tilton was lying down. I saw him
lying on the back side of the bed, and the
clothes were turned down. He had nothing
on but his shirt, pants and stockings. The
lady's hair WAS dishevelled. Mr.. Tilton
said that the lady had been reading him
asleep. There was no assurance OF the
school girl in this person. She was a full
grown woman. Being cross-examined the
witness said: went to the room door and
knocked; 1 did not try the door. When
knocked the sesond time l heard no
noise. When took a step away heard a
rustic, or movement 10 the room. When
heard the noise / stopped, and the door
opened and the lady showed herself
mentioned to her that Mr.. Tilton wanted
me to show him the church where he was
to lecture. The LADY said he had lain down
to rest. This was in the winter, in Decsm-
Der. When she said this. L raid 1 would
minute and 1 will go with you.' The bed
was behind the door, and when Tilton said
this the door was thrown wide open There
was no effort at concealment after the door
was opened, nor do l know that the lady
was edeavoring TO conceal ANYTHING. She
said she had been reading Tilton asleep.
The book she was reading was, / think,
Nilton's Paradise Lost. Mr. Tilton lee
tured before the association that night.
introduced him to several parties after the
lecture. among them to my family. l was
first notified To appear here on Thursday
last at the request of Mr.. Hill. This con-
cluded the witnesses testimony.
MRS. ovINGroN WAS NEXT CALLED.
After being sworn she gave her name as
Maria N. Ovington, and testified as follows:
am the wife of Edward J. Ovington. 1
have known the parties to this action since
1866. Ihave known Mrs. Tilton for the same
length of time. was not intimate with the
Tilton family until the fall OF 1867. During
my husbands illness Mrs. Tilton visited fire.
quently at my house. His sickness con-
tinued until the summer of 1865. We then
resided at No. 95 Livingston street.
remember the publication of the Woodruff
scandal in November, 1872 and after it Mrs
I1lton told me and offered her my SYM
pathy. Mrs. Tilton was a very religious and
af1ectionate woman, and as L believed at the
time, well beloved wife. / thought she
was perfect model of Christianity. This was
in 1865. / know Mrs. T1lton was then
engaged in benevolent purposes. She made
it point to give all the time, L think, she
could to benefitting the poor. On the 26th
OF June, 1874, my husband brought homo
the Bacon letter and showed it to me. My
husband took me TO Mr.. Tilton's house, L
think, shortly after. / went into
the parlor. Mrs. Tilton came down stairs.
She looked pale and white Her health
appeared to be very feeble. No person was
present but Mrs. TiltOn and myself had a
conversation with Mrs. Tilton. which / re-
peated afterwards to Mr.. Tilton
EvaTts here said that it was o'clock, but
Judge Nelson directed Mr..Hill to proceed
with the examination, and inquired if he
could finish with the witness this afternoon.
Hill replied, mot for half an hour at least,
The court then adjourned.