The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-25
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usual recess
Alter recess Bessie Turner resumed the
staud and MF, Fullerton announced that
he was through.
The redirect was then begun by MT
Porter, The witness replied, was teach
ing school at Beaver, This was all Mr.,
Porter had to ask.
To Mr.. Fullerton tho witness said she
had to leave there because OF the notoriety
she had obtained IN connection win the
scandal. Here Bessie was allowed TO leave
the stand.
The defense then called Geo. L. Perkins
He testified; live At Norwich, Connect:
icut; l have known Beecher for good
many years; | saw him about the first Of
june, 1878, In . train on the Boston and
Albany Railroad tho train left New York
at eight o'clock, and arrived at Boston at
about i've IN the afternoon; Mrs Beocher
was with him, seated In the train think
II was on the 4th oil June saw beecher
In he cars ! made note oil my expenses
while on that trip, and so am enabled TO
rpcollect this circumstance,
Cross.examined-i tirst saw Beecher at
worcester on the lralni ne got on 9t W0r-
cester; my attention was not called 10 this
circumstance until l read the opening In
this Casei ! got on Of the junction on my
way to Boston. This witness was then
allowed 70 go.
Mr.. Hill called George 3. Sedgewick,
and he testified 10 EVarIs am o law
yer at No.7 Pine street; | was q clerk in
tho District Attorney y Office in 1860 and
1870, and was an assistant In tho U, ).
Attorneys Office In 1873; ! was y the
office at the time OF tho woodruff and
Clatlin casei knew them before, that; |
saw the procession In honor ot KossOl
on December II, 1871; knew Tilton by
sight Ut that time; saw Ttlton, Miss ClaI'
lin and Mrs, Woodhull then; he was
marching between them, ! think, ana car.
Fied a bannerj tho ladies, think, carried
the tassels.
CrosS-examlned-I am not mistaken In
the identity OF these women or Ttltohi a.
my recollection now serves me, will
positively swear saw him here.
Redirect exanination-l made no
memorandum, but recOllect only no far as
my memory serves me.
Re.cross examination-My memory Is
30 accurate that can swear to " they
walked behind the catatalque, and ! re-
member seeing a cOlored mau with themt
to the best Of my recollection he carried
a flag. This finished Sedgewlck's tostl'
Inony.
Mr.. Eyarts called Cecil Campbell u HIg-
gins. HeSaid: nm q New York law
yer; | saw the procession for the Com
mune in New York; ! know Mrs Wood.
hull, Miss Clatl In and Tilton; lVaw oil OF
them In carriage In the procession.
CrOSs.examinatiOn-lam positive lsaw
these three persons together In the car.
riage, and swear to II without qualities
tiOn; Tilton and another person were alt
ting together on the front seats and the
other parties bellind; think II was an
open carriage.
Redirect cxamination-When l saw
them the procession was breaking up.
This concluded Mr.. Higgins testimony
and the next witness called by General
Tracy was John SOuthwick.. lie said
| reside In New York and am q part
rier Of Jackson SChllts; have known
Franklin Woodruff about sixteen years
and Tilton about twenty years. IN the
early part Ot 1871 he appealed to me to
help him In the Golden Age enterprise;
Woodruff was with him when he came In
and Woodruifsnid John, wish you 70
help Tilton, and loan him 81 ,6OC;" said
that / would loan the money II
Mr.. Schultz would; Tilton made
out o plan for carrying on the paper
At the second Interview Schultz said he
would loan the money II | would, and
Woodruff said we would lend him double
the amount I VIC knew how Tilton had
been treated by Beccher. Tilton asked
me II Clailin would help. | said | did
not think hc would. Tilton said that II
BeeclIef would advise Clallin, lie would
assist the paper. Clallin had a talk with
Beecher, and he advised Clall lin not 70
put any money In the Golden Age This
conversation occurred before the Golden
Age was Issued. The first number came
out March !, 1871. Schultz and sub.
scribcd 81 800 each. met Tilton after
the publication OF the Woodruff blOgra.
ply, and spoke TO him about y. lie said
he had known Mrs. Woodruff for long
time, and that she was tine, woman.
lie stated further that he glOried ir
having written her liie, he said, and
asked me what Schultz and woodruff
knew about hert | remember the publica.
tlOn Of the Woodiull scandal; met
TiltOn after II and he said he could not
deny II, II was u wheel within wheel; |
asked him II there was any truth IN tile
story that Beecher committed adultery
with his vile, and he said there was not
word Of truth In II; he also denied that
Moulton had put q pistol to Beecher's
head; | saw TiltOn on the first oil JANUARY,
1873; he was speaking Of Beecher's speech
at the New England Society, and 'rilton
came In and stated that he undefstood
that my partner had called lin a black.
MAILER lie said that Beecher would write
ShultS letter and he would fetract this
expressions; | said thought not for Schultz
Il a