The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-20
THE SCANDAL.
Conclusion of MIR. HaIiiday's Cross
examination.

He testified After being handed copy OF
the West charges they We're presented 10 'hT
examining committee in completed 1orm' L
did not give them any advice in regard 10 Ine
charges l was directed not to serve copy OF
the charges The meeting at which these
charges were presented was in July, 1873. l
did not state at that meeting that it was not t6e
desire of Mr.. Beecher that the charges should
be presented. did not speak 10 Mrs. Brao-
shaw about her appearing as witness before
this committee, and Mrs Bradshaw spoke 10
me on the same subject.
The witness was asked what Mrs Bradshaw
had said on that occasion, but Mr. Evarts 3D.
l. jected, as it was conversation at when MT.
Beecher was not present, and the court ruled IL
out.
The witness then continued Il only told the
committee what Mrs. Bradshaw told me. L
think said to the committee that Mrs Brau
shaw would not appear before Them dld not
say that Mrs. Tilton shad been to see Mrs.
Bradshaw 1 think 1 stated to the committee
that Mrs Bradshaw had seen Mrs. Tilton, and
that she had said to me that she could not nor
would not appear before the committee. tod
| the committee this, because Mrs. BRADSHAW
| told me so The committee were discussing
| the discipline of Titon when L told them TINS.
| I think L told the committee that Mrs Brad
shaw told me that she would not add one pahg
| to those Elizabeth already suffered by appear,
| ing against Ter, and that Mrs. Tllton had SAID
| to her, "Mattie, how can you appear against
| me?' 1 made no reply whatever, and MIS-.
| Bradshaw said she would write to the commit
| tee and tell them that she would not appear as
| a witness.
had some correspondence with Mrs. Brad
shaw about this time.
At this point the cross examination diverged
| iuto enquiries regarding the history OF Mr..
Halliday before he entered the ministry, the
evident intention of Mr.. Fullerton being to
make the witness coDfess to having been in
financial difficulties with certain corporations
| and institutions with which he had been con-
| nected Mr.. Halliday, however, denied all
| such questions.
Bessie Turner.
| Elizabeth A. Turner was the next witness
| called to the stand. She testified in answer to
| Judge Porter. became an inmate OF III
/ toms house in April, 1864, and remained there
| ten years. They were then boarding with Mrs.
| Morse in Lexington street I never was there
| as servant in receipt of wages, L assisted
| Mrs. Tilton in the care OF the children and IN
household affairs l usually slept with the
| children 10 the next room to Mrs. Tilton, and
| was always treated as one of the family: Mr..
| Tilton always treated me very kindly. He was
in the habit of kissing the children and also
| kissed me- used to comb his hair. and ne
would take me on his lap as he did the chill
| dren. He would also read and converse with
| me. Mrs. Tilton was very loving towards her
| husband and children, and fond of her home.
She would pray over the children when tney
| were retiring to rest, and would give them re-
| ligious instructions on week days as well as
| Sundays. She was always gentle and KIND 10
her way of speaking to people, and es ecaly
| SO towards her husband. In the earlier days OF
| NV living there Mr.. TiltOn was very kind TO his
wife, but as time progressed there came
| change, which yisibly increased. Mr. IitOn
was always very variable in his moods He
| would be very restless in one OF those MOODS,
| and with his hands in his pockets would walk
about the house making every person very I'M
comfortable, On these occasions he was ex-
acting. When at the table his manner to his
wife was very uDkind, but hers to him was
always gentle. She would sit down beside HIM
| If he lay on the sofa and try to soothe him. On
| one occasion Mrs. Tilton refused to take any
| meat and he said it was all her mothers id
| orthodoxy On another occasion he reproved
| her at the table before the children and me
| about the horrible grammar she used "a
| some occasions he objected to certain articles
| being on the table, and other times reproved
| Mrs Tiltoa for not having them there.
The witness was asked if many such instances
occurred.
MI. Beach objected and the court ruled out
the question
| sion at a woman's rights meeting at Mrs. Ttl-
| toms, when Mrs. Tilton was standing by Mr.
| Tilton's side, he said, elizabeth, don't stand
| beside me for the comparison is too great and
| do not wish people to be making comparisons"
| Mr. Tilton had also a frequent habit of chang
| ing pictures on the walls attired iE his night
| clothes He weuld take the pictures down and
hang them up again. He was also in the habit
| of trying all the beds in the house before he
| could make up his mind to remain in one L
| remember one occasion L changed nay bed twice
| as he said he wanted to try the beds to see
which was softest. Mrs. Tlton followed him
around with pillow in her arms. MT. Tilton
was in the habit of wandering around the house
| in his night clothes.
Mr. Beach objected to this last answer, but
the cout allowed 1t to remain ID, ana the USUAL
recess was taFe1.
After recess Bessie Turner's examination
was resumed. She testified at length to Mr.;
| Titon's treatment of his wife, said she had
| heard him scold her before the children aud
before strangers, and that he once told the
| children that their mother was the most selfish
| woman that ever lived. She said Mr.. Beech
er's manner was always gentlemanly when he
| called and she never saw anything improper
between HIM and Mrs. Tilton. Witness then
detailed two occasions on which Tilton visited
| her room after she had gone to bed On the
| first he was somewhat familiar and entered In
| to discussion of his marriage theory OF affin-
| tiles The second occasion was the one she de-
| tailed to the committee, When sue was carried
| sleeping to Tiltons bed room.
When Mrs Tilton and returned from Man
| eta Tilton met us at the depot with carriage,
| and we reached home about or O'Clock.
Miss Ellen Dennis was at the breakfast table
the next morning. She appeared to occupy the
position of housekeeper, and Mrs Anthony
was there. AT dinner Mrs. T. took her seat
beside Mr.. T., and burst out crying She went
into the next room, and Miss Dennis said,
''Wel this is strange conduct in Elizabeth.
Tiltop said to me, "Bessie don't you think
Elizabeth is demented?' and 1 replied, mo,
do not but your conduct is enough 10 have
driven her into lunatic asylum long ago."
Titon followed Der into the other loom
followed, and stood at the folding doors and
saw him shaking his clenched hand in her face.
He said, 'You have brought this girl back to
testify against me-" ! stepped forward and
| interered in her behalf, and he sad to me,
| "Leave the house, d--n you" I said that l
would not, and he struck me with his clenched
| fist and knocked me down. Then, stepping up
| to me, he said in bland manner, bessie,
| dear, you have trpped and hurt YOURSELF, and
| he said to me that time and again he had seen
| Mr.. Beecher and Mrs. Titon commit adultery.
| Mrs. Tilton said, "How can you tell such
| such things to the child" He then took me to
the other room and repeated the story to me:
| He said he did not claim any Of the children
except Florence. He also said that Mr.. Beech
| er was in the habit of preaching to, ten or
| dozen of his mstresses every Sunday, and he
named two ladies of the congregation. 1 told
| him did not believe word OF the story
| against Mrs Tilton, and he said would live to
| see the day should believe It, 1t was nearly
dark when he took me there. When l was
coming out of the room Mrs T. was coming
out of her bedroom, and told her was almost
stunned and also what Tilton had been saying
to me. Mrs. Il. and l then went into the sit
ting room. We both left the house. the next
called thot evening, and Mrs. T. went down to
see him. l was on the stairs He had oCn-
versation with her, talking very earnestly. l
saw Theodore Tilton in the act of getting up
off his knees. Mrs Tilton went away with
him. Her mother demonstrated, and Tilton
said, "Good evening, grandmother" and Mrs.
Morse said, "Pl grandmother you, you Internal
scoundrel; PllIpublsh you from Dan to Beer
she ba."
Mrs. 7. and returned. and Mr.. T. advised
his wife TO go to bed, which she did. Mr.. T.
told me the whole story about Beecher over
again, and told Mrs. T. in her bedroom. Sac
the dressed and went to her mothers that
night and the children and myself followed
the next morning.
remember the occasion of Mr.. T. sending
for the baby. Mrs. T. was net in. He sent
the note with Nellie, the nurse girl. Tilton on
that occasion got the baby. In December Mrs.
Z. went to New Brunswick, and on her return
came to Mrs. Morse that same evening. 1
went to Mrs NOISE with her. She went to
Tilton's house that night, and SO did l. Tilton
and had a conversation that night l told
him Mrs. r. was. very sick while at Mrs.
Morse's, and asked him to be kind to her, and
told him the doctor had been alarmed, at Mari
eta, on account of her weeping fits. TiltOn
said she was always weeping. 1t was habit
of hers; that she was weeping for her sins with
Beecher. 1 left him in the room and went ont.
He was in the habit of changing his study
from room to room, and he did so twice in one