Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10
THE cRosa-ExAMINkrrnN.


inquiries about the history of the last |
separation, or any previous separation |
between witness and wife; then asked
him about the circumstances Of his
marriage, and next addressed him a
series OF questions intended TO draw
out his opinion Of Mrs. Tilton. Let
me run together his answers concerns
ing her: M# #N
"She has more than common brain;n
had good education, and was always
fond Of books, art, music, and the as
ISOLATION of cultivated people; she
never valued men for their rank or
fame, but always took the highest in
teresi in the helpless and the suffer-
ing :" "a very lovely woman, sir"
exclaimed the witness. She often
helped him in the affairs of life. She
v Is a very grand hearted woman, and
did good 10 whomsoever she touched.
She was domestic in habit, and good
wife. We knew each others thoughts;
had perfect confidence in her; were
both church members, and enjoyed the
harmony Of religious and personal life.
Witness was not her equal in charita-
bic labor very few people were. Her
whole heart was in her duty; she was
sympathetic and affectionate in her
nature to a very rich degree. believe
| that to-day she Ia a good woman. l
have never blamed her. The blame
! belongs not to her, but To her detract-
ors. She always appreciated all that
is included in the purity and dignity.
of woman. She was perfect lady In
delicacy, and was distressed at the
thought of improperly.
The witness, " hen asked by Evarts
] I,..- yEtr 4, 4, a
never discussed the subject with her.
was "a great sticklern for female chas-
/ ti,y, he replied that she had been so
after her downfall. When the ques-
ton was repeated 10y the counsel, the
witness was unable to answer directly,
and then Evarts quoted from Tilton's
published statement the words, "She
has always been stickler' for the
honor of her sex" The witness was
next asked about his religious opinions.
he had not suffered a change of them,
but had enjoyed 1t. He abandoned
his old theological ideas through the
influence of Plymouth Church, and
he next changed To sort of Unitari-
snism. | don't reject the divinity of
Christ, but his deity. He Is not Je-
hovab, but he Is divine in a very sweet
sense. The religious views of witness
had grown away from those of his
wife, who was unhappy on this ac-
count, and at times wrestled with her
self and with me and with God, that
my views might harmouize with hers
She herself had abandoned her belief
IN hell while belonging to Plymouth
Church. The views of witness about
clergymen had changed, though he
had not hated them, and would not
now overcloud the fair fame of all cler-
Eymen for the sin of one.
The clergy, like all professional men,
were c0wardly; but there were noble
exceptions, aud Beecher himself was
once IA shining example in the anti
slavery cause.
The witness explained the growth
OF his antagOnism to the ecclesiastical
organization when he vas an extreme
AOolitiunist, and found the worst enc
my in the Christian Church which
tho RV~. Albert DarncS deOlarDd to be
the bulwark Of slavery. When any
, great reform Is started the last help il
gets is from the Church.
Witness was then asked about his
various differences with Beecher on
+ religious and political questions, and
at this point the court adjourned.
During his crOss-examinatioD about
his religious views Tilton kept Evartl
! very busy with unexpected remarks
and produced great interest, amuse'
ment and laughter in Court by hi:
clever and dscriminative answer
Through to-day's crOss-examinatiOT
Tilton bore himself much better thar
some people had expected, and his coun
sci, who had previously been nervous
about the result of il, soon became 9th
> erwise.
+, TiItOn's Opinion of Beecher-TiI'oBr
/ Pert Answers Annoy Eyarts.
The proceedings in the Beecher tria
=. on Thursday were unimportant. w
!. extract the following from special re
: port:
j. The cross-eXamination Of witness bl
= Evarts was now resumed for the hOu
:, that remained He was asked 10 tel
= about his personal relations will
Beecher from 1856 up to the time "
his trouble. lie went over all thi
ground. Wnen the acquaintance
= which had been very intimate, Wa
II first frmed, Beecher seemed TO hin
ID like a
:, BIG BOY, GAY, HAPPY AND BOUSCING
n | thought Beecher was the mos
a charming man | ever saw my man q
all men. / loved him next after m
- father. 1t is common to have TN
n idols of youth overthrown. The flu
gold of my idol gradually became din
and found other men his peer pr gu
pori0r / ranked Sumner heyOn
MIN, Intellectually, MORALLY aud ever
10 other way. Also Horace Greeley. +"
es found that there had been great me
; before Agamemnon,h said Tiltnr
re " Not that dethroned Beecher," ad
- ded Tilton, "but he came 10 occupy
n les- place in my heart than he ha
- held during my youthful affections
80 Witness said he must not be under
-e stood a. now di-paraging Brecher's IN
u tellectusl power, for Beerher's strengt
% must be respected. Witness never ha
Is an actual break with Beecher brfor
II this trouble, though be had criricise
1 hun on certain occasions. They II
ri manned personal friends TIL 1870.
/ At first witness was in the habit q
re visiting Beecher's house, but Mr..