The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-22
.BEECHER TRIAL.

New York, April 2l.-The TiltOu
Beecher trial was resumed to-day befOr
a packed house and the cross.examina
tion was continued.
/ saw Victoria Woodruff in June, 1871
at Mrs. Tilton's. I next saw her on tn
10Th Of October, Shown letter.l
think this was the letter received from
her.
Mr.. Fullerton read the letter dated No
vember 10, 1871, in which she desired Il
have an interview with him, and askinl
justice from those who had right to Civ
II to her.
Witness said: IwOuld have to writ
an answer and l took this letter to Moul
ton, he said he would manage II for ME.
next saw Mrs. Woodruff at Moulton's
The interview lasted half an hour.
think Mrs. Woodruff took acarriage anl
went from the house.
Another letter was lihpded witness, ant
he said this, think, Is a communication
/ received from Mrs. Woodruff.
Mr.. Fullerton read letter dated Dec
l2, 1871, In which Mrs. Woodruff asker
him to preside atthe steinway Hall meet
ing,
Witness said wrote an answer to thii
letter.
Mr., Fullerton also read q letter from
witness to Moulton enclosing the letter o.
Mrs. Woodruff, dated Jan. Is, ~.
Witness testified consulted Moultor
about the Christian Union and wanted hin
to take some stock; Moulton advised mt
to 90 to the meeting; don't recollect thai
he said II would be an opportunity for mt
to exert my influence over this woman;
told Mrs. MoultOn and her husband and
Tilton i thought good deal OF Mrs
Woodruff, and that she might be q
rough diamond, but that my first expe
riences Of her were not very favorable
I told Mrs. Woodruff II was not my
habit to preside at public meetings, and
| saw no reason to change my mind In
respect to her, The question Mrs. Moul'
ton asked me was what | thought ol
Mrs. Woodruff, and that Frank wanted
her In the house; and said didn't have
any thoughts about her, and II Frank
wanted her In the house that her coming
there could not have any influence on
her (Mrs. Moulton). Shown a letter1.
Mr.. Fullerton read the letter, dated
Brooklyn, January !, 1872, written to
Mrs, Woodruff, informing her Of the re'
Ceiptof her letter Of December 80, 1871,
and telling her he was unable to 60 to
Washington on account Of lecture en-.
gagements.
Witness said this letter was was writ.
ten after the Steinway Hall meeting.
have never made the statement in that
period that ! had entered II hundred
times In which Inever expected to leave
II alive.
Fullerton read from the witnesses
statement Of last summer, which he said
he often OK peCted never to leave the pulpit
alive. The statement also referred to the
last time he saw Mrs. Tilton, having been
told he could never again sec her alive.
Witness-T have for long time MOTTO
cd violent symptoms which misinLer-
preted and which are delusiye at tines
l wrote this statement; didn't put forth
these symptoms az the reason for the let
ter Of February 8, 1871, to Mrs. Tilton,
and whatit expressed to her In not being
living; many Of my physicians convinced
me that my symptoms were not from
cerebral over.action; | don't apprehend
now that shall die Of apopleIy; when
/ wrote the letter had strong
premonition that my end was drawing
near; I did not expect | wonld be trans
lated like Elijah, but Henry Ward Beech
or would be-
Mr.. Eyarts here interrupted and said
this was not the witness application for
insurance on his lie, but was that Of
some other person.
Mr.. Fullerton said he was aware Of
this and would read n part Of II In cvi.
dence.
Mr.. Eyarts contended that the question
with regard to Beecher's symptoms was
not collateral, and the introduction OF In.
Surance paper was extra judicial.
Judge Nelson said that the counsel
could use this paper for the purpose oi
directing witness TO what he remembered
Fullerton read the questions and an.
swers contained In The insurance paper
The paper was signed by II. w. BeeChcr
and j. b. Ford & Co.
Fullerton announced, at 1890. that this
closed tho croSs.examination Of Beecher,
Eyarts said that Inc redirect examina.
ton would take but short time, and that
the next witness would he Cleveland.
Redirect cxamination-I had no inter.
eat IN this insurance: there were times
when | had Impressions that INV liie waV
coming 10 an end from sympton,s during
the winter Of 1870 and 1871: there wNs nd
sister OF mine keepinp house for mic.
Eyaris then read lie whole Of tl,e note
Ileecher sent by Ma wife 10 Mrs. Triton,
advising her about A separation from her
husband.
Witness sail Mira Tilton denied bav.
inc an undue affection for him,
Fullerton objected 10 thi9 method of
questioning the witness, and brief mr..
Tument ensued,
Iv;,ao.. ,o.,;e,d, T .o,o;,,od t.,,, tso
oon ietsnsa '. S"s f. eVe,'eu ,,,' Sh.oa. @ iu ~
iS,Isr, hV Ssts ia H. ,bs s"yvSnaS 2 su, On I ,hs
Lnck mart NJ The tAble. n the letters
were about lectures Or business 1 handed
Them over 10 nv wife, The only active
part I took In church affairs was In tle
matters between sister churches and my