The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-07
.BEECHER TRIAL.
Judge NcIIson's Advice Unheeded
by the Ladies'.


day morning and this morning l refuset
admission to great number OF ladic
with regret, Think in some Ofthc week
to come there may be Rn opportunity, bu
just at present think the ladies who art
here and for one day have seen the plaCC
might as we'll be content" The ladies dil
not heed it, for this morning the usua
number arrived before the Court wa
opened. The Judge admonishel tn
people in the gallery unless there wa
perfect order the doors Of the CALLER,
would be closed in the future. Judgl
Nelson advised Mr.. Morris to take ou
the order Of reference in the matter Of thI
examination OF Henry Cleveland, as he
Judge Nelson, was not really we'll enOugl
to attend, but promised to attend thli
evening,
Mr.. BeechCr then tcstifed-When Mrs
TiitOn raised the question Of separation
besides telling her TO ask Mrs, Beecher fOI
advice | applied to Geo. A. Bell to take
part; stated the facts to him and asked
what had better be done; he said II was O
case which should not be meddled with
MOulton said Tilton's house was mort
gagged for $1,000 and suggested that the
mortgage DO raised and the house settled
on Mrs. TiltOn; lsaid when this was going
TO be done to let ME be counted IN.
Q. Now do you remember how money
came up between you and MoultOn in re-
gard to any bills or any payments on ac'
count Of Bessie Turner educatiOnP A.
| do remember her first one.
Q. Well, about when was that or how
In reference to any bill that was present.
cd. A. My impression IL that Il
was some time In the summer Of 1871;
will not bc certain about that | cant
refresh my memory probably, but he said
to me one day that he was paying q great
deal Of money out for Tilt0n, and that
here was a bill he thought would be well
for inc ito pay, that he thought II would
be great help to TilIOn or assistance to
him, or something to that effect; there
was no fOrmality or arrangement, he pre-.
scented 1t to me and | said certainly |
will do that or anything that you think
will help the family II you will let Inc
know, will he glad to do II.
@. What was said in connection with
that? A. II wIls in connection with some
statement or account In which there was
II definite sum, remember, and whether
| saw the account or not; know did
not see the account, but whether | saw
the paper | do not know
Q, Now, before this introduction Of the
matter 10 you In this form Of contribu.
tiOn, had you known or heard anythingO Ol
lleSsic Interchangeable. A. Moth.
lug whatever; | had, | should perhaps
say, heard Mrs. Morse make some allu.
sion to II, either orally or by letter; |
think IL was in her letter, Of her being
absent, but did not know where she was
or whether il was u visit for good or for
how long; | knew nothing about her being
ut school until this matter came up.
Q. Did you take part in providing the
arrangements for her departure or luCa.
tion, wherever II WASP a. Nome what
ever.
Q. Regarding payments in future orl
account VI Miss Turner to bcapplicd this
way, how did the matter come on ~ you
reCOllect It? A. There was no arrange.
ment made about II; from time 10 time. al
interview, MOulion would say, send nc,
or wish you would give me so much
some times he wrote and some times hC
said II, and when IL was In the dry sea.
sOn, that was when | was not leclIlting
| did not always give II promptly some
times pnid two sums together when il
was IN tho winter season and | was lcCtur.
Ing atall, | almost always sent my check
or something TO that end Immediately; i
male no inquiry about II and don't know
anything about II except understood
that II would be n relief to Tilton not Ia
be obliged to make this provision.
@. Now where did you receive or have
rendered to you any account Of these ex'
penditnres2 A don't remember any.
Thing.
@. Did you keep any account Of the
aggregate Of these amOuntsH A. don't
think ! ever kept any account or memo.
randum on the earth Of any money | ever
had; certainly did not make any .excCp.
tiOn In this case.
Q. During the early period IN cOnnCC'
tion with the talks about moCey, either
about this mortgage or otherwise, was
anything said between MoultOn aud your.
SeIf about 'TtltOn going to Europe2 A.
Oh, nothing; recolleCL 10 have heard
the subject spoken Of, the dropping Ol
accidental words In conversation; how Ia
put some money in his pocket, how Ia
open n future, what TO do.
q. What did MOult0n say, II anything
OH that subject2 A. Well, directly, can
not repeat, except that / have rGcOllCc.
tiOn that that subject came up, but II
made no impression on my mind at 4
later period; do not rccOllect what he
said.
q. There il Il little further item Of tcs.
timOny In connection with that visit Ia
TiltOn's house which was lust inquifing
about, you will remember you wrote i
letter where there was said'tO have been q
discussion about the child2 A. The In.
teryiew Of some early part Of February,
The frat two weeks OF February, yes ! re.
member.
Q. Only one further observation us Ia
Tiliuns testimony. I call your attention
10 some Of the evidence that has been
given as to whether anything further took
place. (lSvarts read.) ,.
Q. In part Of this interview to which
you have made reference tell what else
occnrred al such interviw? A. Some re.
marks we're made which ] can't recall.
and he expressed griet and misery, aud
burst into tears, that Ia the actual end Of
that Interview. .,.
q. Now on tile occasion Of your visit
at the house In February was there any
occasion during the interview with him
or with him and his wife In Which you
expressed grief or misery or burst into
tears? A. can't say that didn't Cx-
press regret, because In the earlier part
of the Interview we passed over The
Bowen difficulty, and will not say that
| didn't cry; llmale no record Of my tears
In memory, sir, and / don't think my
memory on the whole was very hopeful
one, and very reasSurihg one,
q. Atthe close OF the interview was
there any such action? A. DO you
mean lheinterview III the first part OF in
the second.
q. The interview Just before you left
the house, the close d the interview A..
Why, sif, the last thing that was done
WA to kiss each other, all three around,
and ! didn't burst into tears for that.
(Iaughter.)