The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-08
What Beeeher Says.

BROOKLYN, April S.-Mr. Beecher's
| testimony continued after the close ol
our report as follows:
There was an interview at Moulton's
house, at which the Golden Age slip was
introduced. Moulton took the article
and threw it carelessly over, and said,
"Read that, and tell me what you think
about it," and l took the article apdread
it through, and l was SO astounded at
the idea of putting sucL an article before
me that l said, "Good heavens! what do
you mean, Frank?' He wanted to know
what would be the effect of it's pubica.
ton. "Well," said L, 1.-THE effect will be
| inevitable, tor the publication will defeat
every thing we have been trying to do.
The publication Of this article is dis
| closure of the matter, and the whole
thing becomes public" "Do you think
so ?" said he. 81 know So" Well, there
was very little conversation on the SUBJ
ject between us, but that was about the
substance We didn't argue it at all.
HI propounded it to me to see. That is
about the whole that passed between us.
@. Now, Mr.. Beecher, will ask
whether at that time, or at any other
| time, when the Bowen letter in it's text
or its contents was mentioned as the
subject, if you ever admitted, with or
without qualification, any of the charges
therein contained? A.. l never did.
With reference to Tilton's connection
with Mrs. Woodruff, L deny any respon-
sibility as to its origin, and say before
God am not responsible for it at all.
@. Now, MIR. Beechsr, in reference to
an occurrence in the end of October, or
the beginning OF November, 1S72-the
publication in the Woodruff II Clatiin
paper, of what has been known as the
ttN W. tn ha
pearance Of the paper, had you learned,
in any way or form, that there was to
appear any such publication? A. L had.
@. What was your first knowledge OF
lit? A. My tirst-I can't give it, except
that l had vague impression, and from
what source derived l can't say. that
the first knowledge was visitation at
my home OF a tall, thin, lank old gentle
man, about sixty years OF age, who came
to tell me there was an awful thing going
to be published.
@. Now, where did you first see or read
the article itself? A. 1 never have yet;
am select in my reading.
@. Now, when did any matter of con-
ference come up subsequently to that?
A.. Perhaps l ought TO make a correction
by saying, Mr.. Evarts, that after this
trial had been begun, and was instruct
ed by counsel to read everything about
it, undertook to read it one aay, and
got along little ways in it, but l have
forgotten it, and never resumed il.
The document called the "True Story''
was read to me at Moulton's.
@. Now state what took place there
A. Moulton told me that Tilton would
come around and read statement that
he had prepared. l had heard nothing OF
it, except that he was preparing some
thing. l asked Moulton what it was.
He said that he didn't know; he hadn't
read it himself; but that Tilton was 60
ing to read it to him and to me that night.
So went there to hear it, and Tilton-
shall give you the interview?
@. Yes, just state it. A. Tilton began,
silIing ON the sofa, to fix his papers, and
opened the matter to me by saying that
there was one single sentence, that if
could stand, he thought l should be able
to stand the whole documents; and then
he commenced reading. He did not read
the sentence, he began reading what was
called aiterward the "true story" and
read on until he came to that passage in
which was charged with asking Mrs.
Tilton to be vile to me, with all that is
implied in that term, and he looked up
and said: "That is the sentence that ii
you can stand, the rest OF the document
Wout uuFG yOu. Ludue UO Teplys i
was lying on the bed, think. He went
on reading, getting madder and mad
der, and when he had finished l got up
and began to walk around the room
and SAID nothing; but finally, think,
he or Moulton asked me what had to
say. [Murmurs of applause among the
audiehce.l "Mr. Tilton, it is not tor me
to say what you shall or shall not pub
lish; but want you to understand that
ii you publish that statement, and that
sentence in IL, will not stand it nor
agree to it, and it is the end; will not
nave any such statement as that come
OUT and not meet it peremptorily." At
that he gathered himself up, llon-like,
his face flushed, and he began to storm
very loud on the subject, and Moulton
took him i'll hand instantly, and drew
back out Of it, and the lion and the tiger
had the fight by themselves. 1t was a
good, lively discussion; and in respect
10 the structure of the whole document,
ana in respect to the insertion OF that
part, part OF the time Mouiton was in
Jne ascendancy, and part OF the time
thought that TIltoa had the best of it;
and 1t went on so tor very considera-
bic period, ana ended enthusiastically 20
all three OF Us. am persuaded that
was the spbstapce OK thst tntersiew.