The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-23
NAUGHTY NARRATIVE.
THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
OF THE TILTONS.

THEODORE'S TERRIBLE TALES
As ATTRIBUTED TO HIM BY HER-wHrI,I
| THIS WILLING WITNESS FoRGETs DATES sHI
REMEMBERS SOLACIOUs STATEMENTS sHI
SAYS THEODORE MADE To HER CoNCERSINo
HIS WIFE AND VISITORS, AND THE LITTLE
RED LoUNGE-A SAD AND sICKENING STORY
NEW YORK, March 2s.-The experience
OF the crowd yesterday that clamored foI
admission 10 the Brooklyn city court room tc
hear the continuation of the story of Bes
sic Turner in the great scandal case caused
great falling OF in the numbers in the cor
ridors. There did not seem to be more than
the four or five hundred who can be accommo-
dated with seats in the court room. and who
had the necessary admIttance tickets. Very
lew coQrted the disappointed experience Of
yesterday. As q consequence, it was possi-
bic to-day to reach the court room and pre-
serve ones clothing intact. Mrs. Tilton en-
tered, accompanied by Mrs. Field. Mrs.
Shearnan and Bessie Turner, aud took her
seat side by side with her mother.
MIS-. Morse: FIVE minutes after IL Theodore
Illton BUSTED into court, and was closely
followed by Mr.. Bsecher and his wife. Five
minu.ss after noon Caldwell led Miss Tur
ner tothe stand, and her cross-examiuation
was continued. She testified: Ibid not tell
ms. Morse OF Iilton's attempting my ruin.
! Snioh MIS-, 1Atoh tolu ner; can't .6mem-
oer bow knew the Office where
MIR. Richards was employed. / did not
tell Mrs. Putnam the story voluntarily. She
questioned me about IL soms seven
months after went there. The first time /
ever heard Theodore Tiltons stories against
his wife was the day we arrived from Mari
etta IN the parlor. recollect, too, the frs:
time he made the charges. The first time
Mrs. T1lton left the house was on account of
these stories; the second time it occurred
DAY or so after our return from Marietta.
had not, at that time, heard Of the troubles
with Bowen, but / could not swear TO this.
could not say il / was asked that question
before thu committee. Fullerton read that
question from the book containing wi,nesss
testimony, in which she was asked the uues-
tlon AID replied, YES" TIE witness com
tinued.l II said that then, it must have
been SO. l LETT Keyport on account
OF the dislike Of Silas Tilton for ma.
never was accused of telling fslsghooos
"hiie was there, and did not threaten to
MAKE EysELF SICK.
remember little Paul's death. I think it
was after his months sickness. do not re-
member if Mrs. Tilton went away after
Paul's death. I remember the occasion of
Filton's conversation with his wife in which
he said: "You have brought this girl on to
use against me-" These were bis exact
words. i could not say if told this TO the
committee. WITNESS was handed volume
containing her testimony before that body
and asked II on that occasion she used these
words, and the witness replied This is not
the expression L used on that occasion, but
L told the committee of il az it was in nv
mind then. may have used the word tes-
tify before the committee During Mrs
TIIton's illness in December, 1870, she was
attended by DR.. Stubbs. She was nursed by
Mrs. Mitchell, who left be:ore Mrs. Tilton
recovered. Mrs. Tilton did not leave her
bed for two weeks. The two letters the
counsel read yesterday in my trunk: in
looking over my letters j came across these
two. i was friendly with Tilton after he en-
tered my room in 1865. was not ahgry with
him for coming into my room on that occa-
sion. but was angry Waen he put his hand
on my neck. did not then think he had
any improper dtsign upon me. | oplv
thought so alter was in Marietta in 1870 and
mad some conversation with Mrs. Tilton
lett for Steubenviile in January or Feb
Iuary, 1871, and wrote the letter to TiltCn.
L don't think he answered il. L wrote him
one letter on May "a, from Marietta, and l
think o0ly one. Witness WAS asked ii she
wrote letter from Steubenville 10 TIlton.
him in regard to an offer of mar
riage she had received. Ex-Judgs Porter
selected TO this, on tke ground that the
letter its9lf should b9 placed in evidence
unless the testimony was given to show it
vas lost. Fullerton said he did not wish 10
the letter az il contained the name
OF third party. Judge Nelson ruled the
question out as being too broad, and calling
Tor the production OF the letter. Fullerton
then asked: Did you n rite to Tilton of your
offer of marriage.
NEVER WAS MARRIED
said the witness. The question was re-
peated and she said he wrote me first about
it and 1 answered the letter. Fullerton
asked: "Did you tell him of your offer of
marriage, or consult him?" This raised
another argument. The defense claiming 1t
and called for the letter. The question was
ruled out. The witness then testified, after
being handed the letter for examination,
that this was the one she wrote him. He
wrote TO her first, and this was the answer.
She also testified: II remember the tins
there was wornan's rights meeting at MRS
Tilton's. There were present Miss Anthony
ana Mrs. Stanton. 1 think they had a chair
man presiding, but do not remember that
any papers were read, or reports received
from committees. l thought Mrs. Tilton
had something to do with tnem. I remem-
Der several OF these meetings. being held,
and knew OF some Of them being
held in MIR. 1ilton's absence. II
think some OF Bsecher's people
came to these meetings, peThsps Mrs. Harriet
OoOSHCl oNO"os Dus SOuiN hOb say AON Cot-
tain. 1 was present on the occasion when
Tilton asked his wife TO stand away from
him, as he did not want any person u make
This was not said in very
LOUD tone. 1t was when they were standing
near the folding doors; when he said this
he put his bead near her ear. He hsd to
stoop, because she was not so tall. He said,
elizabeth, don't stand near me, for don't
want any comparisons made, as the contrast
is too great" / do not remember Ii / stated
on my direct examination that Mr.. Tilton
said stand to one side. did not tell this
story before the committee. L did net do so,
because did not think sof 1t then I first