The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-13
THE BEECHER TRIAL.
Large Crowd at the Re-
sumption.
Mr.. Beecher Still Testifles
He Puts in a General Denial

early, and as Mr.. Beach passed him on
his way to his place to Court room, in
quired very particularly about his health.
After few moments consultation with
his counsel Mr. Beecher mounted the
witness stand and continued the testl-
mOny:
After the publication Of the Woodruff
scandal, / recall two conversations with
Mrs. Moulton about Mrs. Woodhull; she
asked me what thought Of Mrs. Wood
hull; | replied my knowledge was only
derived from others; there never was
word with her about receiving
Mrs. Woodruff on my account;
never told Moulton that l thought his
wife should act With him in the endcavor
to suppress the stories; | remember on
two occasions that Mrs. Moulton said to
me, "Why don't you call sometimes to
see me- or pay social visits instead of
business visits to FrankT' / had con-
vcrsations with her about Mrs. TiltOni |
wanted some one to visit Mis-. Tilton
and cheer her, and thought Mrs. Moul-
ton was the very person; after visiting
Mrs. Tilton Mrs. Moulton would tell me
how she was getting along; she said she
would not wonder if there was a separa-
ton in the family; | asked her if there
was any way in which Mrs. Tilton could
be helped; | told Mrs. Moulton that |
felt that my presence in the family had
brought this mischief on them, for which
IFeIt Was to Blame.
During my interviews with Mrs. Moul-
ton she was incapable OF accusing me with
adultery or CT any crime towards Mrs.
Tilton; l never said that if Tilton pub
lished letter of apology it was useless
| for Inc to try TO live it down; never
SAID that / mad no hope from Theodore,
or that he was false man; she never said
for me to go to my church and confess
my crime and they would forgive me;
did not say that if | confessed my
church would not hear me and it would
be better for me to 60 out of ltei never
said that had powder i'll my desk
which would help me out of my trouble;
never told her had suffered the tor
lures of the damed, IN having to appear
In my church with cheerful face; Mrs.
MOulton didn't tell mo that
Mrs. Tilton expressed sympathy
for her Mrs. Moulton;) in that she had
lost faith in Beecher, and had left the
church in October 1878; Mrs. Moulton
did not tell me that Mrs. Tiiton said she
would sacrifice her hus band rather than
myself, and for the sake ofthe church and
her family, she would deny it, never said
it was cruel of Mrs Tilton TO confess, and
in fact We never had any such converse.
tion, nor did say l had repented of my
sin and felt it was forgiven; she did not
say to me that she did not know how !
could stand in the pulpit and preach to
young men against the crime Of adulteryi
1t was in regard to the charge of alien
ating Mrs. Tilton's affections from her
husband, that said she was good wo-
man and that Mrs. Mouton should trust
her; on the 18th of July, 1874 ! had
short conversation with her. l had no
conversation with her in July, 1874, IN
which she said Frank was angry no con-
versation took place between us in
which she said ought to have confessed
long ago, and had now added four years
of perjury and lying to the original
crime; / never said would die rather
than confess; no conversation took place
in which l said l was the guilty party
and Mrs. Tilton innocent; in the inter-
view with Mr. Robinson | did say that
l had spent sleepless nights brooding
over troubles in the family; Mrs. Moul-
ton never said | should tell the truth rs
it would come out; never said | could
not confess as my work would then
be finished that my family would
be ruined and my people never would
forgive me; we never had a conversation
in which she said it would be cowardly
for me TO take my life; didn't see her
on the I'd of June; on the 31st of May |
saw both Mr. and Mrs. Moulton; / never
said saw no way out Of it; that my life
of usefulness was ended; | never said
IGot No Comfort from Her,
or that she seemed to me like second
dav of Judgment; did not say that Mrs.
Tiiton had sinned through her affection
for me; | never said to Mrs. Mouton that
was averse to any person coming to
Mrs. Titon's family; she never impl-
Gated or suggested my having intimate
relations with Mrs. Tilton; the topic
never was referred to in any of our con-
vcrsations.
The court now took recess.
MIR. Beechcr Rises TO Explain.
Once during his testimony to-day,
Beccher broke out in his blunt way to
the effect that Mrs. Moulton could not
have used expressions attributed to her
and then probably remembering that
she had sworn to them in court, he added
after long pause, of her own accord.
This was lost on Evarts for a moment
but being reminded of it by one of his
associates, he called attention to 1t and
tried to introduce Bcecher's explanation,
of his words, but Mr. Beach objected, and
threatened TO have 1t struck
out, and Mr.. Fullerton, saiu
the meaning was clear enough, ana
1t was improper, so Evarts deslsted.
The context shows that Beecher meant
to imply that he had sworn in accordance
with some other persons wishes.
Some surprise was expressed at the
orders to the officers, given by Judge
Nelson at the close of the morning sS
sion. to see that the jury were not spoken
TO while entering anu iOa'' =
inquiry of the Judge, it was learned that
Mr.. Morris had complained that some Gt
the Plymouth members had been need
lcssly polite in saluting the Jurols.
After Recess.
Q-Mr. Beecher, there was an inter-
view between YOU on the 5lst OF May,
1878. and with reference to an interview
on that day with Moulton in the pres
ence of Tilton, or with Tilton. was
Tilton present at any such interview
was there in any conversation between
YOU and Mrs. Moulton. or with one IN
the presence of the other, any conversa-
ton regarding your affairs, or their ~,
fairs of what was to be done or should
be done, in which the word "crime was
used, by either ofthose gentlemen IN re-
gard to you, or the subject which was
talked about? A-NO, sir.
Q-Now, Mr.. Beecher, in all TINS
uatter between Won and Illton ana