The Republican journal., 1875-04-01
The TiIton-Eeecher Case. Charge OF
the Colored Troops.

NEW \ ORE, March D. Mrs. Hilton and her |
friend, were absent from the Court to-day as
was also the defendant, but Mrs. b. was present
and sat between her two sons. All the counsel
were early On hand.
Francis d. Mouton occupied a seat beside
Nh. Norris. Beechcr's counsel called James b.
W Qouel: coiortd man, who testified in an
WCfio MI. ENarts. | live at 4 Classon Avenue
mI was born III Virginia, i'll August 1915. |
Ny ~ sldNe ana became free at the termination
ol lhe war. l came north in 1869, but have
peeh SCUM at various times. | know Tilton
4ld also Beecher by sight; | belonged to the
blpuSl church III this place for nlne years;
When | came north ! had saved some money
and thought | should get ten cents on the dol
Lar fol IT. procured situation then with MIR.
=. NJ Beach Hi New Jersey, | was with Mrs.
W oodhull when the scandal was published and
1 WAS arrested at the post-oftice for mailing
some OF the papers; my employment ended
after my arrest / was first employed as a
waiter ut their house, No. 10 East 3Sth street,
but was afterwards employed in the down town
office wrapping up and mailing the papers. |
distributed The life of Mrs Woodruff for Tilton
around TO the newsdealers. | was introduced
10 Hilton by Mrs. Woodruff in her down town
Office. Mrs. " oodhull said he had done good
zeal Tor the people OF the South and was then
Editor OF the Brooklyn Union. He asked me
II had been slave and how l was getting
along; this was in the wear 1871.
me HE OF ctoria W oodhull was published
III september, 1871. ! do not remember the
month the StelnWay Hall meeting was held, but
ID was IN the same wear. / remember "A con-
Aersatlon about tree love between MesdameS
W oodhul and Clatfin and Mr.. Tilton in their
Once. MIS-. W oodhull asked me if | was a free
lover, and said did not know what free love
was. She asked if l knew Henry Ward Beech
r. and | said did. She asked if | ever heard
linn preach and told her had. She then said
lac was one OF the greatest men that ever lived
and that he was free lover. She then spoke
TO Mr.. Iiton aud he asked me if | knew what
ifce love meant and explained to me its mean
iaG llod her the scriptures said, what God
hath Joined together let no person put asunder"
Mf. lllton WAS very often at the doWn-toWn
once during the summer ana very frequently
look lunch there that year. After | went to
The Office did not live at the Thirty-eiebtb street
house, but boarded in Brooklyn. | saw Mr..
iiton at the Ihrty-eighth street house some
Times rs late rs l. and O'Clock. lie was some
times in Mrs. WoodhulFs room and other times
IN Miss Claims, generally writing. Either one
OF the ladic, Or Col. Blood would be with him.
They had refreshments served up i'll those
rooms 10 them. They went from Thirty eighth
street 10 IMcnty-thlrd street, where | some
times Went. l saw Mr.. Tilton there. The
house was kept by a sister Of Mrs. Weodhull.
Ihcy then removed to Irving place, where the
house was kept 10y Mrs. Mills. Mr.. 1iton visit
ed here also.
Before my arrest had been sick for two OF
Three weeks and was just out for two OF three
DAYS. ] was seriously i'll after the confinement
political campaign Of 1872. | was present OIL
one occasion III Mrs. " 0odlulrs when Mr.. Til
Ton was there, and the conversation turned OF
thc publication of the Woodruff scandal Mr.
illon said She ought to publish this, as he coulC
mol so 1t. They would crush him, he said
FlEnouth church WAS Il rich body and Wc.:lt
IfiN To have II stopped. Col. Blood WAS un
willing 10 do ii for tear he would get into trou
bic. 1T WAS stated by MI. Tilton that Plymouth
church would pay 100000 to have it stopped
Alter Il IllDtU MIR Triton and Col RinOI
talking about II, but | could not hear what was
SAID. Col, Blood Went away the next DAY aftel
another interview. / saw Mr.. Tilton at the
breakfast table early one morning at the 3StE
street House, and supposed he was there al
night At the interview next day Col. BlooC
>Hd he would have nothing to do with the pub
llcallon and then he Went away. | was il
Ludlow street Jail detained as witness for i
days. At the time OF this conversation tn
proofs We're ali set up ready to be used. ] wa
familiar with proofs and printed slips then.
Iau printed sips III my hands at the time o
TINS conversation, but did moi know they wer
connected with this scandal. | did not read th
Woodruff or Challis articles but heard people
talk about them. L saw Mr. 1ilton and Mrs
W oOdhull sitting together often with their arm
around each other, but thought this was per
iectly natural. This conversation was abou
four or five weeks before the publication.
RICHARD ADAM GRAIs TESTIMONY.
The cross-eXamination Of the witness did no
change the statements made on the direct eX
animation, and when he left the stand a coloret
man, Richard Adam GRAY was called. He ties
Tined: / reside III the city of Washington
where l have lived all my life / was a clerk il
Inc Board OF Public Works in 1872 and 1873
was III New DIRK i'll 1870. | left New York il
ISL the oath OF December. ] was requested t.
come from Washington to New York by Mis-,
claim, and was employed by them to pu
wrappers on the papers and direct them.
know Theodore Tilton saw him in the office
II Ia, ,,s,, tad