The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-06
Afternoon Dispatches
TILTON.BERCHER.

TlLTON-BEECHER.
NEW YoRK, February 5,-When the
Brooklyn City Court opened this morning
all parties involved in the TiltOn- Beecher
case were present. The court room was
crowded as ever, and Mr.. 'Tilton resumed
his place in the witness chair, lmme-
diately ON entering the room he was
shown u letter and said this is in the
handwriting Of Mr.. Ieecher; ] cannot re-
member the time it was sent; the letter
was read; il stated that the writer sent
Mr., Tilton an inkstand with the letter
which he hoped would be Of service to
him; another letter witness identified as
Mr., ISeechers;it was dated March l6S
1861, and addressed to AIr. Tilton, tender
ing love aud sympathy to him; third
letter in the same writing was also iden.
tilted, it was dated June $, 1867, alluding
to Mr.. TiltOn's religious opinions and
expressing confidence in his developments,
Witness then continued. When my wife
left home she took Onlymy love and good
will, and that she has still; the publiCa-
ton Of her and my correspondence was
not made either through or by my pro-
cnranCe; they were published by the
Chicago Tribune through the advice Of
my counsel, Judge Norris he made an
examination by the letters found in the
house; the letters were selected by Judge
Morris for publication; the representative
Of that paper did not see or sign the doc
lmenls during my early consultation with
Judge Morris; | put all cores
pondence into his hands, and he
recommended that they be published, and
good taste required that they be publish
cd in II paper outside OF the city, did
not communicate with my wife In regard
to the matter, The copies Of the letter
were taken by stenographers and report.
era, who copied them from the original
letter shown to witness, and his attention
was directed TO u certain paragraph,
This is All extract from one OF Mrs. I'll |
TONS letters.
Mr.. Fullerton objected 10 il being read.
When Mr.. Evarts had just begun the SEN
tcnce, "ro love is praiseworthy, but to |
abuse" he was interrupted by cries of
"StOpl stopW from the counsel on the
other side, which excited laughter from
the spectators,
The Court overrtlled the objection, and
Mr.. Evarts read tho extract. m
Witness continued /, There Ia mn ,lnie IN
the document in which thia extract Il
printed, but ii | saw the letter from which
Il il ,nEnn coulI toII tLn data ILink |
Il wns Fcbrunry sIh. isGg donotknow
whether the date which observe in tho
ar moi =
Another letter u,IblisLeL IN the CORE.
sponIence WINS read. dated IIebrnnry al. |
1880 and dwell on iLo influence nj
1--we. n, ,f ~
Tho witness WINS shown the uaper md
asked II flint wna II nnre oi his ORIGINAL
statement In his avn hand.wrilinv, liz
renlieI ihat Il was In tho hnn,i.wri1inv of
A1lpusin Maverick and wns ungS oi |
his own original statement
Mr., Eyorts rcnd n passage in the letter
which was dated February hi 1865. Tbe
passage began, "Fo love Il praiseworthy. |
INF tS abuse ia ain"
The witness coniinued-I Thought TINT
nv wife regarded adultery M n Nm, md
bcco,,r of Ihat / conicdikis extract from
bSr letter,
Another interval here ensuel whilc
tho counsel for inc defense searched for
captain letters amnnW tLcir documents
Finally Mr.. Shearman rcnI some letters
from Mrs, Tilton 10 her husband, written
in IsGs They nil EXPRESSED the Jeen
invc That Mo bore ipwnrls her Ina.
hand md ihev mentioned Tho names
If VERSIONS who Ind called 10 ses her nj
th6 house when bS wns AWAY fran home
C " Ln% hn nv m a." wonII f"oI %H"n
i" wnnI3 be win hcr main Thc witness
continued, after being Shown n letter, /
do mi remember when iii letter was
"" wriiior Lv Mrs william. sho wos sreroyer.
inc from ber confinement. cnn't diva youI
ihss ex"rt Inte If lhe LiriLs n nv cLil.
Jrcn M / have mi vol nv ,ncmorandum.
wbnn Santd IL know [ always anpiie3
/" Mra Tiiton: I went Into nv new ImISe