The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-20
Afternoon Dispatches
TILT0tS.BEECIMR

NEW YoRE, February l9.%P tie
BIpokly1 Court room this mofnlpg al
parties d the scandal suit were pieient,
Mrs. Francis d. Moultou, accompanied
by her father.in-law, Fox, Commissioner
Severn, D. NJ. Moulton and her uncle, ],
p, Robinson occupied the seats behind
the counsel Tor plaintiff. After the Court
opened Mrs. Moulton was called to the
stand, She testifed-I am the vile Of
Francis D, Moulton; reaide at 80 Remsep
street | have hsep il thet PlymQgth
Church as a commHnlcant since 1858; Mr..
Beecher visited my home At all hours Of
the day, sometimes as often as two or three
times a day to confer with Mr., MOulton
and sometimes with me; the first time he
spoke TO me think was in the spring Of
1871; in the spring OF 1871 / had my first
conversation with Mr., Beecher about .
dimpplty; be asked md Y had tla4d d
the great sorrow in his lie, and replied
that Frank had told me the story, and he
said he was glad that there was one
woman with whom he could talk on
the subject and who might give him SYM
patty; he asked me the condition OF Mr..
Tilton's mind and II he was angry or could
DO kept quiet, in June 1873 NJ. Beecher
INSTRUMENTATION With me "A which he
expthshbd hl4 fGaf that the letter Of bon
fession would DO published; he said that
Theodore was q man not to DO trusted; ]
advised him to go to his church for CON.
fort and rely upon his congregation; he
threatened to take his life, and said there
was no usa Of his living any longer; |
told hiuf that Frank would always BE- 4
rieudthhimEdni hslhaiafe waslalkays
friend Of EAtOp, brSaking out with the
whole story; he left near the lunch hour
I saw him tho following day; he was still
downcast, but more hopeful; he always
spoke 10 me Of Mrs. Tilton and his great
love for her; he asked me to have great
respect for her and speak kindly to her; |
had a conversation with Mrs. TiltOn In
whIFb Ehe4skS4 line a eSESyS IN =. Aln 4. Pnf
sp0nsible for the matter, but that she
Mrs. Tilton) was; said never would
20 back to the church, as had lost all
faith in him bad; ARothPI conversation
with her, III Which She Bald that II the
matter came out shC would sacrifice her
husband rather than Beecher and her
children; | told BeeCher that Mrs, Tllt91
WIS saying she conldSh0t live with! Mr.
Win ThS6d6ra, All make III ifome
happy for him. Mrs IllbntSltm me she
could not live yhh Tilton 5eea'!se he
was continually HdSEflng to the sin she
'' a i iGItaP '&SaiiARsfsl5 Mrs. Moul,
TOT, enclosing 9pet0 Ne, Moulton, dated
June /, 1879, was read by Mr., Fullerton
and placed in evidence,
witness. then continued Z When 4 told
Beecher that Mrs, Tilton said she was to
blame, he replied that tho sin was his
and not Elisabeths, ! was very much
opposed to Mrs. Woodhulrs coming to
the house, but oil parties said II was for
the best 10 keep the story quiet. i cat
not tell how often MRS. Woodruff came
TO tho house. My object in letting her
como to the house was because she knew
all the facts OF the case, did not know
anythingabopt her thep$ Al that ulle
I'D ,wasl areA ttriibE 10 lpuARh thehS
Knew about tic matter. went to Mrs
WOodhull's house on several occasions to
bring her over to my house with the same
purpose In view. Beecher came to our
house on the 18th OF July, some little
time after tho publication OF the Bacon
letter and | asked him what had made him
so angry with Frank, and no replied he
WINS not angry with him; Frank read to
him the statement he proposed 10 lay be-
fotelthe Investigating Commit iee, ppd he
said Il was q perfectly honorable one; |
said TO him he would have been better
of to have confessed the matter when II
occurred, but now lc added to the orig:
inaI 'sin Of four yeArA," 'perj6fy and
living ho said he was not afraid Of thci r
taking the case 10 the courts as he had
lived with his wife alterwatd and con.
doned the iofahso md thPt be was not
afraid OF any course the case would take
in the courts, and would fight u ont to
the end Becchcr on one occasion OK.
pressed regret kltlie AdEroS, hnd i4l3my
he had brought on !Tilton's household |
replied fiat the.Rohnn walk As .bmuch 70
blanc ip such case as the nap told
Beecher-Ishad told l.. u. Robinson tho
story, as no Ind expressed his doubts to
me a. to something being wrong with
Beechcr, that he had either misappropri-
ntpd fuhiS or done something elsq; when
I told BCeChcr Of RobinSon's suspicious
he said that was right.
Cross-examincd by Evarts-G was mar
ried in 1850 and have Q, boy 40 ytar4 pldi
| Tbeedhse aeHdhnted With MtA!s Woodhhll
eithcr;PSiprS stt.eTIAsrt4aS StIto gSC,. ;,
or Tillon's Introduction; / knew oil
her public reputation In a general way
the only reason ! Understood lpr her coni'
ing to my Mdse&h5 ID tSlG Our ND nat.
teTOf K ,eepipg The story; BlppresAsdi when
I vent With Tilt6h 10 her 7hofse, II was
because he wanted 10 see her; l went be.
cause Moult6nii Wa hek and Nahlea
went there wiillpEly ~ hJf or was com
PEELED to 20 by Moulton; Tllton spoke
10 Mrs. Woodruff, and I spoke TO her or
general topics; the next time | went Z
Mra.s WSpdhlllS Mas with MOpltoh'r
mother M btme Adh 10 o6f h0uSe, J d
Moultons request think l sent hei
back In a carriage; l think this VA
In the year | first met her; the mex
time visited Mrs. Woodhull l was
accompanied by my boy; went at thu
\ request Of MouIton and Tilton; | went Ii
carriage to her house; 1rGmcmber Mrs
Woodruff taking supper at my house OF
one occasion and Beeclior was therci
think she kissed mel first lePsned that
was to 10 a Witness III the case after tht
ilrst statement appeared; | learned |
from my husbaBdi meyer wrote OPT any
thing; I have given The conversations her,
as they ocdttFfad, on aIlI 6tcasiohSlI hav!
endeavorcl 10 give them, as they tool
, place and III, Gbt6e INSTANCES have giveI
, YOU EecehGHs oFn words; l Away
saluted BeeChtr III h friendly manner, bli
, on one OCCASION when he Spok
OF his great suffering and talked Of com
hitting suicide, with tears streaming
down Ills cheeks; I placed my hand oil
his shoulder and kissed him on the fore
, head; | didn't put my arms around him
|, but | said that II ever there was q goo,
, man III believed he, MAS lqneg ,haye n
faith II Beeclier now for the fcobtse h
/ has pursued during the last year towar
p,, husband, I fpn1nmtBf me Ffiun