New-York tribune., 1875-05-12
Mr.. Beech-Page 47s.
Mr.. Morris-fRea6iingl.


gentlemen's names in connection with Mr.. Beecher
Is that trnei A. II is not true. Sir.
By Mr. Beach-Or any part Of iti 4 Not any syllable
OF it, Sir. Those three gentlemen very thoroughly
respected and honored friends OF mine.
Mr.. BeachWell, did you ask her up stairs and repeat
any conversation Of the character which she gavei A.
No. Sir did not either then at any other me at that
or any other place; never had such conversation with
her.
BY Mr.. MorrisIn this connection Mr.. Tton, will you
just describe that second floor your house. the second
story the situation OF the rooms
Mr.. Beach-There are two front rooms
A DESCRIPTION OF THE TILTON HOUSE.
BY Mr.. MOrris-The two front room 8, and
how they were connectedi A. My house is cottage built
very wde 20 feet wide, which much wider than ord
nary city houses There four windows tho front
and four windows In the The of the house
divided into two rooms separated by folding DOORS
windows 10 room. The rear of the house is divided
into two rooms separated by solid wall partition
very simple house
By Mr.. Fullerton-well, the hall A. And the hall be-
tween them.
BY Mr. F,illerton-Between WHAT A. Between the
front rooms and the back the side of the
hall Is bathroom, and tho opposite side of the hail.
fronting the bathroom. is dark cl0setdark but
the main divisions of the second story OF the house
these two front running tho whole front of the
house and the two running tho whole OF
the house.
Q. And the hall is a short hall between those two
divisions 2 A. Yes Sir.
@. With a bathroom on one side and dark on
the other side A. Yes, Sir.
@. And stairway going to the third story side
A. Yes, Sir.
@. And tho stairway coming up from the first floor on
the otheri A. Yes, Sir.
Q. Now which room was fitted up for Mr.. Greeley and
a han vxuha hax thar. A Mr.
pied the front rooms that is to say the whole front
OF the house the second story. the left hand room
fronting the being his bedroom and the right hand
room being his writing room.
Q. And which room did you occupyf A. occupied
the the of the house. directly opposite Mr.
Greeloy's rOOm-directly opposite his bedroom.
Mr.. Fulerton-Sleepingroomi A Sleeping-room.
Mr. Morris-On the left hand side of the house A. On
the right hand side Of the house you face the rear OF
the house.
Mr. Beach-suppose you faced the front Of 1t, then it
is the left hand side Z A. Yes Sir.
Mr.. Beach-The same description as you gave to Mr..
Greeley's bedroom A. Yea, sir.
Q. Where Bessie Turner'S roomi A. Bessie
Turner's was in KeypOrt at that time.
q. Where was the room she occupied at the time she
says you took her from the bed a. She says that she
occupied the next sleeping room 10 NINE Which would
have corresponded with the opposite Mr. Greeeys
sitting-room was in the room opposite Mr. GreeleyS
Mr.. Greeley's sitting-room.
O. That is the on the right hand side OF the
house. fronting the f1Onti A. Fronting the 'front.' yes
sir.
BY Mr. Morris-Now will you describe the foldingdoors
between the front st:EgrOOm and the front bedroom
A. They are ordinary doors, Sir that together-at
least they almost together; there is bend in the
floor which prevents their coming together at the top
@. The DOORS when they pulled together, stand
little apart at the tOp A. Yes, Sir ny house Is avery
old house.
O. ANY key TO the fodingdoorsi A. There never has
been key in those doors since occupied the house. they
have never been locked you can't lock them; don't
know but perhaps lochsmith might; they have never
been locked.
O. And are they IN the condition A have been
informed by members OF my family that there has never
been key in them.
O. And YOU have never seen onea A. No, Sir nor has
my
Q. And you say they don't shut A No. they don't
come together,
O. Are they IN the condition how
Mr.. Evarts-That observation about members OF DIS
family move to strike out
Judge Neilson-Yes.
BY Mr. Morris-Oh. certainly Arc they in the same
condition now, about the condition now, That they
were at that that Mr. Greeley was there in refer
ence to their coming together, closing A Well Sir,
I did not make any accurate observation at
that time 1 presume they are because
the house is very old one; 1t has never
been painted since 1866, and / have made ooser-
walton, since Miss Turner'S statement OF
+he lock The same coat OF paint is on
the door which it carr led when purchased the house
ten years ago. and the little bnI don't know the tech
pica name for ta part OF the lockthe tongue OF the
lock- s it or bolt which is In the margin OF the door,
has never been through the paint has never
been turned and my daughter and other members Of my
family say that it has never been -
Mr.. Evarts-Oh. 10.
Mr Beach-Never mind that
The Witness-I know in the night repeatedly III
order to have doors closed have taken my handKer
chief and wound it round the two KNOBS never Win
the