Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-02
NE. BEECHER on THE STAND.
HIS TESTIMONY TO-DAY.
PRESIDENT GRANT IN NEW YORK.
TIE SCANDAL TRIAL.
Crowded Court Room to hear Beecher

NEW YORK. y PTil The corridors OF the
ETCOklyn city court room were file this
morning with parties holding tickets for the
trial and yet unable 70 obtain admittancc as
the limited numbc To fill the three hundred
seats in the room had already gained an en-
trance. The number of ladies' in the audi
ence was very greatly increased over that of
the previous day. Tn" Plymouth gathering
was also enlarged and consisted of many of
the chief members of the church. The plain
tin's lawyers were earliest in attendance,
and with them was General Pryor, who has
been absent tor the past few days. Shortly
after Mr.. Beecher's entrance he assembled the
witness stand. Mr.. ENartS introduced john
BigelOw, late L. 8. Minister 10 France 20
Judge Nelson, who gave him seat on the
general OF the United States. Mr.. A%ncv.
speaker Of the house of representatives of
Virginia. also occupied a seat near the ju lge.
BCecnCr continued his examination:
l REMEMBER MISS BESSIE TURNER
coming to me i'm December, $50; but re-
member only Orce, though she may have
called afferward. Ii was near the middle of
december: ] think | can only give the sub
stance OF what passed.; she called about the
middle of the forenoon and said she was told
to tell me to 90 down ard see Mrs. Tillol AZ
her mothers house, as she had left her has
bands house, never To return, ON account OF
il treatment; Size said think that she was
cOgnizaut of TiltOn'S violence, that he hal
struck her once or twice. and that he hal
sought her company in her bed and told her
that such expressions OF love were
As NATURAL. As KISSING AND CARESSTSG;
! have not heard from any other source oI
this relation between TiltOn and Miss Tar
UCT: joined the Harvard street church. in
Boston. IN lo2c, ana was there about Ittaan
years, aad from that time Onward | have
continued my connection with il in the same
denomination and maintained AZ active con
nCctiCn with my church aS a communicate;
| have always maintained a relation with
Congregational and Presbyterian churches, /
never gotany instruction. in religion, aS the
atmosphere inmy house vas full OF il, and a.
pure as crystal; / remember
PAUL'S DEATH:
think 1t was in August. l~is: was SGfsT-
ing from agIie and came dowu a2L saw VI.
amt Mrs. TiltOn at the time of Btlph's birth;
/ DO not recClleCt any particular visit or
making any gifts of flowers; during the SUN
mCT used TO bring little baskets of hOwcr
from my farm and distributed them right
and lefI; in the winter | us"i tn sometim >
buy them and distribute IL M, I 10 not re-
member any visit while Mrs. Carey was
there or any scene wnen
MRS. TILTOS SAT on MY ESFE OR LAP;
do not ever remember that She ever
addressed Tic a. my father or dear father;
She always called me Mr.. Beecher or my
friend or sir when She was addressing me;
remember an interview with Mrs. Tiltpn
when Mr.. Richards was present: have uo
recollection of making any visit at : in the
morning when Mr.. Bralicr was passing, bat
i may have, i cannot remember; Il lrin-
their residence at III Livingston street,
from 1866 to $50, my visits on average Were
from once in ten days II once in weeks; my
visits then were not Oitenef than Is
lines year. During these visits my man
ner wa much the same as in my own house:
they kept an open hOSpitable house and
allowed their friends the utmost freedom.
The children We're almost Away
IrcSnnt at these visits. They wer
10 irconSiderable part OF my visits
and sometimes they shared the visits
altogether. Onr conversations were Of dill
ierent kinds of books, Literature AMI above
all, of Theodore TiltOn. (San~atiOn.I Mrs.
TltonS manner OF speaking of her huS5a Il
was kind and eulo9istic, and VIII IN she di--
closed a religious difference between them
WIS SnrpTf