New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-20
jectf A. No word OF sfropiton. no rchtks; ont The
was an sdmonition Of Scripture
THE CLANDEsTINg LETTERS

Now Mr. Be.,lher, who that other person oataid6
| who was 10 he cASredf A. suppose it was me-, Sir
! O. You suppose Il was you7 A. Yes, Sir.
O. Cant you go beyond sasIoston In an,Weving tbss
| ou|xt,oni A. Well IL you ask ne whether re1olieos
| that meant that To Dssn--
o No r AK you thIs-I ask yeuvbo tiist persos out
side was that this lady 10 cheer and oonsoef A
| Well, presume IL was me, Cir
| O. Don't YOU know that "a was yOgi A. cannot ~
that do not feel inclined Z, - in - strong langusss
| a. that but that Is my Prescnt--
O Wen do you think there could b. anybody outssfs
whom yOu wished TO have chssret ~ Wrs Ibt"nf A
Oh there were plenty of them bui DO nYt suppose that
l thinking Of anybody but IDJ5"b ~ ts1. pns5",
O. YOn are not willing 10 say positively maj yon Wsre
thinking 81 your-elfi 4 No Sir; do not like % bot
then give sou all the advantage OF the ouPP'aD"1'
| which l. substantial enough. , -.
q. Wen. how did you understand ~ II we're yonl nss
Mn. TltOn was 20 choir ami sustain yoaf a ~ ven
doing IN her own household - ..,...
! q. In no other wGyi 4. IN 10 other way; housing
o. Well e. ~ 20 ON and SEE II you expected soytbiss
IeadIng 4 III Il would be Of comfprt yen snA
then send M letter Of tr1f inHsfDs-s the "utSo@
Of your inner me- II wound Do 7@is'
O. Did YOU expect to ~ oho,red snd sustained outside
by those itls OF irue uwaFdness Nj - the ie' ms
| al true iDyya rdnr -. but
Nj. Fullerton-Tnat Is an .n'~e'
Mr. Fullerton Yes; rita
| The Witncss-It f. not IN answer
| Mr Fullerton--Yc-, il IL ar answer
| Mr. FYarts-It Ia not MS answer
| Mr. Fullerion-It - hts answer.
Judge Nci,on-Tie witness oypl'ln 9, h. f,sirs1
The Wifncss-Ihe Letter % when nat VIZ ." -
Mr.. Failerton-No: don't van; fhe letter -.
Tine Ufurs.-But That j. ~ answer; son cfnnot hsvs
the Of that letter unless you have ibit :" "Hsa
! it j. an answer - .. ,v ,,o.
Mr. FullerOn-I propose 70 have IN hn-"crto ny Tse+
''' adsc Yeil,on-Hohs answered your question: ana a.
| sus, sion IS that he may wish ~ c1piah-"LloH |Vs
| viii recognize n proper rnppoSr, iii, ,i, 60
Mr. IuertOn-if is Is proper Eill reosniIe " nI,
that full answer; il IL l. not full answer 10 eSa
MT E~,rl.-The witness "a stopped in the midst o. an
answer Whicl he hl- q r-lt 10 make. '1nh>f INNING
enough in theanswcr 10 satisfy am, has no H5n' 70 SVP
Mr Fnil,rton~I dos not follow that it {, wrong 20
stop the witness IN bis answer, If It 10 an improper
Judge Neii-on-No in The formal sense the qnesiioo ..
answered; hui yet II The witness ipr M Own ptoo'Y .
and benefit, think, cApination - proper lie nAs Hs'
Rif Fnlcrton-An eyplanation OF that
Judge Neilson-Or any gualincation. a.. .,.,r.,
certainly; he going sir, 70 do something be-
side that which Io9iscted To- :, .,, - a.. aer,x.
Jude Nelson don't kno" what would De 'he emo"
Mr.. Evarts-lou are assuming that he was going to do
Mr Fullerton assume IT, because It appeared in the
answer as fsr a. ii hal gone.
Mr Eyaris-My proposition il that the witness has
right question and not De cshuOi's I'D '"as
answer unles. he Is giving illegal evidence. o,,,
Mr. Tulerton-Wcil. that Is my proposition exactly
Sir Fulerion-Ycs SIR and inasInuch as he was sV''S
g rT Tg 10 O by stopping him
Blr. Fullerton i have q right to assume Ii
~ FHfalInNiou- and have that question ana
I1iie Nei.on 10 the DO you feel that you
wish to make any explanation III regard 10 tue las' ah
The witnes.-,I that wished to say, Sir was that I.
, i,', , for me o xl.In those terms unless Wa
allowed 10 s,y What had in my mind in writing those
JUDI Nei.on-wcl that Is sufficient explanation
WHY THE LETTERS WERE KEPT SECRET.
Mr.. Fullerton-Well, that i, not the evil thas
was trying % ward or by any means Why did youS say
that it would be safe for her 10 d,iti n Because she
had asked ne not to letters Of hers viii n related
70 her inward aud private feeling, be seen by Mr. Mch-
ton.
O she had requested t'atl \. She had requested thai
IN thr letter to which this i an answer
O. Well don't ak You that dont propose to bring
in any other letters there other reason Why you
thought it would safei A. Is would be safe also be-
cause much away that her l-tcr- were laploto
be-to fan into other hands TO whom confidential con-
mnuic4tions of hs kind. delicate should not fan,
aud it was both that her letter wOnd De safe 50 far -
that concerned and that Is contents should be safe so
far "a they were 10 I've made known to Mr.. MouOn
q Was there any unde1 landing, then pci%reh yca
Mouoni \. she understood that had gwen them
O. How did she understand 1t? A. Because Mr.. MOu
ton bad talked with her about them. 1890 q, go ,.,
e. How do you know that A because uhoersIooa
O. Nj Moniton told Won, then. that he had delivered.
A. That he had spoken with Elizabeth about letters thsi
An T" WHAT aid he tel you ahont TT A. Idont re-
member Sir, except the fact that lie had spoken about
O. Clnt You give the substance of what he sadi
o. You ONLY recoect the fact that he said something
upon that subectl A. That is all that rccolcc Sir
O. Well 1 VIII read on:
s'se
O. Wen did that make It any safer! A 4 great deal
- Vour wife WAS avav was she notl A. She was.
a. And that would not have been - safe would ~
A. 1t would have been safe. perfectly safe for her, but
She gone and my sister not there the letters
were liable therefore, I've mi-led lost or might L
into hands that ought not 70 have them -, ,,,.o,,
WHO oppned letters In the absence or yOurseu
and Your wiiei <. / opened them.
o. In the absence OF yourself and yOnr wet ~ ON;
think they were not opened SIR; they Wcfg taken y tne
servants and, ought always 10 be, pat where tAeJ
@ Well vonr servants had 10 authority TO open let
tersi A. No. sir; but they hal habit OF misphens
@ IIoGi 4 They had habit OF mlsplaclng good
q Do you recoicct where your wife was at this tmei
q. Well a. Oh! January; presume she was 10
q And which Of your sisters therei \. Mrs. Per
Q. Now. was there auv correspondence between you
and Mrs TOn after this letter that have just called
your TOT A. received letter from her after
| that / do not recollcct that Nrote her again.
! Q. did not understand ycnr answer 4. say re-
ceiyed letter from her but do not rreolleet at the
| present moment OF writing any other my-ei ~
q. call your attention now lo"ENmDt No. 49, A.
! O. Do yon rccolleet OF writing ihat lcter' A. Yes,
Q. 1t January, 1872, believe it Isl A The 10th Of
o. NiI ak Won here Mr. Beecher how you sent these
! letters 10 Mrs. 1utoni \. mot r,colyct. sir.
.. Have recollection ul~u The sulgcCp A. NOT
| the slightest.
o Can't Won ten me whether You snt them by mail
by private conveyance \ cannot; recoltct sending
Nj Muultontht 7ih at February letter; that l.,
put thar into H. hands, bat do not cOl,ct in gard
/ L. tn others.
o. Well were Won the habit OF scudng her Letters ~
| MALT \ VI, wrote 80 lew That q habit could hardly
] d. pltd...'rd about H.
q. Auu .tafe m thi, letter:
| - shall hr ia NrW-lii,tp next week IN begin my
course e.. e.tulcs the tbesosI, ,d--c, on Preach
/ ing"
How did hlpp,n that YOU communicated that fact 10
/ Ms Tihou! \ / Thought size would Ice interested 10