New-York tribune., 1875-03-09
STEPHEN PEARL ANDREWS CALL AT THE
TILTONS'.


TILTONS.
O. come now to that meeting at Mr. Tilton's
house when Stephen Pearl Andrews there What time did
he there, A. He between aud eight
o'clock think; am not certain
Q What time did he eayef A. But know
q What time did he leave madam A. lie ddn' leave
til after the clock struck H. for remember that distinctly
@ OF you do you wouldn't say A But don't
remember distinctly just the time he came.
@ Who came with hlm2 A. Awoman.
@ Anybody ese' A. No, Sir.
O. Surei A. | am
Q Didn't Deacon Freeland come with him. A. didn't see
Deacon Frecand when he in with him; he may have
come with him.
O. You don't know but what he did with hm' A.
didn't them when they let in the from. door 1t may
bo possible that he came with them.
q Didn't Deacon Free!anIs come with him A. No.
Sir
O. Wasn't he there that night Q. his son to
my knowledge
O. Well Deacon Frecland was there that ngh' A. Yes
Sir Frcelnd there don't think he was there al
the time.
@ Was Stephen Pearl Andrews there in the parlor when you
came down? A. That can't tell.
O. Wasn't Mr. Andrews and Mr. Freeand in the parlor to-
gcthcr when you came down? A. can't tell you.
O You don't but what they wcre DO your A. don't
know bnt what they were l can't tel ccrtan.
G. That enough this woman, as yol sy' her. was she
there when you came down A. Yes, Sir; they were all
@ Was she there when yoa cane down. A. don't know
don't whether lrs and whether they came In
while was sitting there
@ You can't tel' A. No, Sir; know there
O. VIII you all Of the people that were present In the
parlor. A. Stephen Pearl Andrews woman whose name
don't remember Mrs Morse Mr. Free.@ad Theodore Tton
| and myself.
O. You have named all have you a. 1t may be that Miss
| Oakley was there, but don't know certain.
@ You can't tell the subject Of the conversation that
of tho inn / can ron
was phcrc spiritual influences AMI things OF that Sort but
the talk can't repeat for beyond altogether, or
beneath NE, somehow.
O. Or above you, A. said beyond me or beneath Inc,
some way.
isms A. They didn't the word "spirituai-
ism" They talked about spheres and amospheres'
and then great many things don't know what they talked
about they talked steadily and jas; talked right along
O. Who did, A. Stephen Pearl Andrews hour after hour,
can't remember solitary sentence the creature said not
O. Did he do all the talkng' A. He talked all the time and
when others talked they had to ak right along with him.
Nobody else said much.
O. Wasn't you mistaken-wasnt 1t Mrs. Andrews! A NO.
Sir; it wasn't, it was Mr.
O. Any reply made anything he said A don't remen
Der.
O. Did you talk any that night A. did not
O. Not a word ! A. No. Sir; don't remember speaking
hardly all that evening Mr. Tlton himself hardly spoke
O. IIows A. Mr. Tion hardly spoke he sat very stlIi
O. Very quiet did he? \. Yes, Sir
DO you know whether he invited those people there that
night or not Of your own knowledge? A. don't know.
q You don't know? a. No, Sir.
O Do you whether not they ntruders In that
house that night! A. There appearance-nothe the slight
est Of their being inuders
O. ask you you know Of your own knowledge whether
they were nruders or not! A. Now, tell you what do
| really know in my hearty
O. ask you what you know OF your own knowledge A.
know they were not nuders; heard anybody complain
OF it.
O You found out in spiritual way supposeI A
coud not tell you; Nr Tlton very cordial and
ve,y kind and pleasant to he and seemed very much pleased
with their being there.
O. Mrs Tilton not unpleasant was she, to themi A.
Let me tell you how she was; may II
O. Was she unpleasant! A. You judge yourself whom
tell you how she was
O. Well tell how che was A. She sat down between the
doors and at there like dumb child and looked up right at
them all the time perfect amazement and there hardly
smile on her face she would look from 10 another
lust a. she didn't know what kind Of creatures they
@. Yesf A. Yes
O. Did you do the same, A. did, suppose, but fet d
| ferent from what she felt; l felt angry
@ You felt angry, A. Yes, Sir.
O. Were you angry Andrews talked all the while and
didn't give you chanceI A. angry because he stood
there aud talked that kind Of and suppose we had
sense enough to think 1t was reasonable.