The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-01
BEECHER TILTON.
Evidence for the Defense.

Evidence for the Defense.
Bessie Turner'S cross-examination hav-
ing been concluded yesterday afternoon
and she having said on redirect examina-
ton that she had to leave Bearer. where
she WAS teaching school, because Of the
notoriety she had gained in connection
with this scandal. other witnesses were
then called.
George l.. Perkins, of Norwich, CT,
swore he saw Mr.. and Mrs. Beecher leave
the New York and Boston train at Wor-
cester. June 4th, 1873.
George S. Sedgwick, New York law
yer, swore he saw, December II, 1871,
Tilton marching in the Rosseau process
sion, between Mrs. Woodruff and
Miss Clafin. They walked behind the
catafalque, colored man with them.
Witness thought Tilton carried banner,
of which Woodruff and Claflin held the
tassels.
Cecil Campbell Higgins, another New
York lawyer. swore he saw Tilton, Mrs.
Woodruff, Miss Clafin and another per-
son riding in carriage in the Rosseau
procession, just about as it was breaking
up.
John G. Southwick sworc that early in
1871, on request of Franklin Woodruff,
he and his business partner each loaned
Tilton ST. 500 to help him in the Golden
Age enterprise; that Beecher advised
Claf1in not to put any money in it; that
Tilton gloried in having written Wood
hull's life and said he had
known her for long time
and that she was fine woman; and that
Tilton said there was not word Of truth
in the Woodruff version Of the scandal
and denied that Moulton put q pistol to
Beecher's head. Witness saw Beecher al
Moulton's house January /, 1873; Tiltor
came in and said he understood Schultz
had called him q black-mailer; he sale
Beccher would write Schultz letter ano
he would then retract the expression
and witness replied he thought not, FOL
Schultz would not call anyone hy that
name without proof of it. On Woodruff
advice, and his saying that Tilton had mo-
conducted the Golden Age as he ought t.
have done, but had written the life o
Mrs. Woodruff, supported Greeley ant
slandered gentleman in Brooklyn
. |
trust him again---Schultz and witnes
surrendered Tilton's notes and were re
leased from all obligations to his paper
, They had then paid $3.50 each on thei
subscriptions and this they gave to Tiltor
From the N. Y Tribune, 22d.]
) Unexpected Tactics Of tho Defense
; The testimony Of Miss Bessie Turnt
i, was great surprise to the plaintiff
counsel and to the public in more respect
than one. Naturally her positive mannt
, and astonishing disclosures made her tt
most sensational witness yet advanced X
the defense. Her command of languag
not less than her power of mimicry, su
prised all whe saw her onIthe stand. Isl
has been taking lessons III elocution, WI
u a remark INDUCED in by numbers of tt
audience ), and the suggestion that 81
had been trained by counsel was ev'
I mo rebroadly put. One Of Mr.. Bceche
n counsel, to whom this suggestion was r
peated, smiled when he heard it, and r
l. piled that "thc great difficulty had be,
to cypress the actress in her." t'She is
Il natural actress he added; and when
must destroy her value as witness
q any part Of her story was untrue, Il
J. counsel unhesitatingly expressed his co
:, fidence in her ability to stand any amou
o of the most skillfnl cross-examinati,
that could be brought to bear on he
r "And," he added. '.her replies to N
Fullerton will be as exact and positi
and as unhesitating as those to Mr.. Pe
a tel" The cross-cxamination by N
q Fullerton will undoubtedly begin tt
morning, before the recess.
But the one point in the testimony
. Miss Turner which most surprises t
m plaintiff counsel is the abandonment
the defense Of the theory Of the Plymou
Church Committee of last year that, pr
T. vious to Mr.. Tilton's appearance befo
4. that body in 1874, there had been
charge Of adultery; that, in fact. t
:. charge had at that time been sudden
raised from Improper solicitations
actual adultery. Miss Turner testi6
that Mr.. Tilton had repeatedly charg
5, the offense anterior to 1873. This,
lis course, indicates that the defense have
M intention to pursue the theory Of I
y Church Committee. 1t is believed tt
&c many Of the witnesses for the plaintiff
as rebuttal had been reserved in the anti
IN patton that this theory would be set
ne by the defense, and that it could be
&c, molished with greater effect. The f
r. that the defense makes no such pretcn
er Of course robs the plaintiff of any 81
OF opportunity.
n
n Rebuseing Bessie.
Is. from the n. Y Herald, 22d1