The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-03

phrase was not inOrdinate at all, but
that he had from the love he bore
her and from general feeling
Of doubt or hesitation-t don't remember
exactly the term-that he had suffered II
to 20 on without meddling with II, but
that recently she had renewed to him not
only that statement, but had also given
him in writing the statement which he
had lust read, and that he had for shame
and Tor prides sake burned up the orig
inal one, and now he would tear up the
only copy that was in existence, so that
there should never DO q line or letter
against the reputation Of his wife, and
with that he took the fragments in his
hand and stepped to one side OF the room
and threw them down In that way Beech
or had torn the slip Of paper In his hand
as he spoke, and threw II violently on the
floor as hc uttered the last sentence), and
now, said he, turning toward me, | wish
you to verify these charges by going
down and seeing Elizabeth yourself; she
il waiting for you at my house; ! said
that last BLOW staggered mel said to him,
SMr, Tilton, this is a dream; she never
could have made in writing q statement
so untrue, he said IL is but few blocks
off 20 down there yourself, turned and
went out OF the room md walked down
stairs, meeting MOulton at the foot Of the
stairs, he said were you going 70 see Mrs.
Tilton, | nm, | said. | will go with
you, said he; think he had his OveroOat
already on; he went TO the door to let me
out and II was locked; he felt in his
pocket for the key but II wasn't there; he
turned and went back 10 the ClOthCstand
| In tho hall and took il from tho drawer
on the table or somewhere there, saying
with sort OF soto pOce We didn't want to
DO interrupted during this interview; he
unlocked the door and We were out and
q O. Go on With tho coL,versutionR A.
There was considerable laid, and ! said
that my objection to giving up that re-
traction was that should bc left without
any defense II | should be In any way
brought to account on such charge, and
he sRid, in substance, that he won Id stand
between mo and any such accusation, and
that he would burn them, or would keep
them, II wished.
O, II you wIshedP A. II | wished;
after some further parley i went To the
letter drawer and brought the letter OUT
ho llad been sweating and he took of bis
0vercoat, and NJ hO did so | saw the hilt
Of pistol; he took II out and laid II on
the bed; after he had the document he put
It in his pocket.
Q. Did you have an interview that
night OF any considerable durationP A..
Ihaye an impression that something that
night made Unnecessary for our interview
to bc short, but there was some further
conversation about riltOn orsome Of Ills
affairs, but very brief.
II. The tone and tenor Of this latter
conversation waa about TiltOn's affairs
and prospects? A. Yes; he spoke Of Til
ton ~ q wrOnged man; that he was his
friend, and that he meant to right HIM
that was the tone Of II and that was the
tenor Of II,
o. What was said, II anything, ~ to the
wrong and from whom The wrong had
come? A. Understood the wrong TO be
from Bowen at that time; Of course alter
the scene Of the evening before there was
not excluded from my mind my own par.
tiOlpatiOn In II.
q. This further letter (handing witness
oncJ. A. | do not recolleCt hearing or
seeing this; part Of II Is very much like
Tiltons letters; / am not sure but he
quoted something Of this, but remem-
Der no other letters from Mrs, 'TiltOn ex-
cept the letter have spoke Of.
q. Now this letter from Mrs. Tilton
that Moulton read was the letter to
MoultOn, | suppose you did not have II
In your hands. A. No sir.
o. Was II after this promise Of Molll.
ton that lie would either burn the two
papers, or II you chose keep the papers
10 prevent renewal Of the agitation. that
YOU gave him relation? A. II was.
O. When MOulton represented to you,
as lie did somewhat, that II was an i'm
proper and dishonorable thing for you Ia
lake advantage Of your position 10 get
This paper, what did you say to him oil
tlnt suDIeo' "u !" 'TI ,ig w. .a,,,o,,,i ~
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/ know that said generally that l
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