The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-24

that West would be able to throw light on the
subject. He recollects Tiltou's letter in Au-
Gust, declining to go before the committee and
Saying he would bring this action. That was
before the witness went to the White Noun
tains Beecner made some suggestions to
witness about the card drawn up by Shearman
The object OF the card was to vndlcate Tilton
from the imputatons OF Dr. Bacon.
On redirect examination By Shearman the
witness said his state of health is very poor.
He has been confined six months TO his home.
Wien examined at his house he was lying
down SICK He had a severe pain for the great
er part of the day and once he tainted. AS 1ar
as he knows Beecher had nothing to do with
nnhhshino the tripartite, but on the contrary
n,ade an effort to prevent it, The custom OF
examining committees is not to disclose what
comes before them, even 10 members OF the
church When the examining committee DIS
nosed of the West charges, they made no state
ment that would throw light on the nature OF
che charges by West, and witness was not then
a member of the committee. When he became
a member the records OF the committee for
1879 were never put i'll his hands When tes-
titv,no in his sick room his health was not
smch a. to enable him to clearly understand all
The ouestjous put. The names OF the invesll-
eating committee were mentioned by witness
and Snearman and Tracy and Others at an in
teryiew one day, and the next day Beecher sug-
gested nearly the same men. Inc reason was
that they were men VINO "ouio oooui W any
member of the church.
O-At the consultation between Beecher,
Tracy and Shearmau and you. what suggestion
was made about selecting committee outside
the church?
Mr. Evarts said the other side drew out this
matter of the making of the committee with
the view of showing this committee or Jury
was hacked and it was right to give history
of the matter.
nrioipallV To select VIM. M,
Evarts, Geo w. Curtis and William Cullen
BRYANT to investigate and dispose OF the mat
ter, and that his counsel advised him that ne
would have no protection from such commit
tee from innumerable libel suits, but that the
law would hold statements before regular
church committee to be privileged.
,Jud9e-You may ask that.
Witness-Mr Beecher proposed those names
and Shearman advised him that the committee
ought to be formed from the Plymouth church
society and legal reasons were given. For d
| long time after Evarts had no relation WIN
| Beecher as counsel.
Witness had no information that West had
any knowledge of facts to communicate. ana
| Vests charges were against Iiiton Io'
| Beecher. When Moultou telegraphed he de-
| sired to come before the committee 1t was aitef
| their labors were closed and all efforts 10 get
| documents from Moulton had failed BESIDES
| there had been all from church to send on
| the report and it was actually delivered al the
| Friday night prayer meeting OF the zoth. w neh
| he received the letter from Mrs. Ovlngton Gu
| curing about the committee be had no ldea
| Mrs Triton was to leave her home next DAY.
CroSs-examined.
| The legal advice was about the publication OF
| testimony, but did not relate to the announce
| ment that such committee had been formed
| Witness recollects he was asked yesterday 10
| give all the men suggested by Beecher, anu ne
| did not then mention VIM. G. Bryantpr Mr..
| Curtis. When examined at his house he was
| living on a sofa in full dress. The appointment
Of an investigating committee was not as pug.
| lished until July l1th. They heard the testi'
mony July 9th.
By Shearman.
One eason was because the committee bad
not been notified by the examining committee
and White had not returned and accepted MS
| appointment.
| This closed the examination of Cleveland and
| he Immediately retired from the court room
| looking quite sickly and exhausted
| The defence Immediately called Mr.. +. u.
| Moulton for further crOsS-eXamlnatl0n by MT
| Evarts.
! Witness said he knew Samuel Dwight Par
| fridge. He recollects no conversation WIFI
| Partridge Immediately after the life of WOOD
| hull was published, in which Tlton's reasons
for writing it were G wen by him.
| O-Do YOU recolect telling Partridge Tilton, S
reason was to put himself at the head of the
| Spiritualists of the country, who were more
| numerous than the Congregationalists?
| MIR. Beach objected and argument followed
| but the Judge allowed the question.
| Wltuess-The question IS unsolved. In re-
| gard to the first part OF the question, sad nc
| such thing. With regard to the second have
| an iudislinct recollection that spoke about
| Sprituaists 10 Partridge and mentioned to him
| that had heard from some quarter that the
| Spiritualsts outnumbered the Congregational
| lists | don't know how the matter was intro.
| duced | recolect nothing about the Lite OF
| Woodruff in that conversation. We were
| talking of Beecher and Tiltnn and Woodruff.
| will swear distinctly that if ever had a con,
versatiou with Partridge about the Lite OF
| Woodruff did not tell him Tilton told me his
object was to put himself at the head OF the
| Spiritualists.
O-Whether you invented the reason or not,
] did you tell Partridge that?
Al did not, sir.
Moulton then asked-Is that all sir, and the
| counsel nodded in the aft rmative.
Sanuel Dwight Partridge was recalled by
| defence and asked by Evarts the question ruled
| out the other day: What did Moulton say 10
| YOU as to Tilton's motives in writing the lie
| of Woodhull?'
| Mr.. Beach objected for various reasons, chief
| lv that Moulton had stated that Tilton had as
| signed 40 such motive. m,
| DIN that conversation and in stating I'll
! toms reasons for writing the Life of Woodruff
| did he tell you Tlton's object was to put him.
self at the heap of Spiritualists, and that they
Wolo nIUIo 11unlcIoue tiian Gne Congfegatlonal-
lists?
Ale didn't use that phraseology but he
| said it in substance.
On cross-examination he said he could not
tell the year he heard the remark, but it was
| after the publication. He was pressed to ans
wer whether be could say it was in 1872 or not
| but would not give direct answer.
Adjourned till Monday.