Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-13
AA1S AshAS ~ LII ~ L a n
THE BEECHER TRIAL.
BON EN- B1Ck AGAIN.
The STRIKING MINERS.
An IMPORTANT ARREST.
Ell ROPE UNEASY.
TEMPORARY FABRICATION.
The STRIKING MINERS.
An IMPORTANT ARREST.
EUROPE USEASN.
TEMPORARY PACIFICkTION.
THE TILTON-BEECHER TRIAL.
Io-tinl.s Proceedings


NEW YORK, May I3.-Mr. Beecher was
present In court today with his wife and a
large number Of female friends The specta-
tors in Tie court rOOm were not So numerous
az on previous days ~ the trial. and nearly
every person who had ticket was admitted
To The room. When the court was opened
Mr.. TlitOn called attention to
AN EDITORIAL IN THE TRIBUNE
of this a. M, which characterized the pro-
cecdingS in the trial Yesterday as being full
Oh Sholce expressions of legal blac kgusrtism.
Judge Nelson said he appreciated VIVA.
counsel said, and regretted that such a thing
should occur. IL was AN offence which ca Ied
Tor an apology. He never, i'm the course OF
ms large experience saw trial proceed with
So mnch courtesy exhibited between counsel
AID their witnesses.
CALVIN J. BILLS
was then called aud testified that ne resided
IN BrcoElyn. lie said. J have been an editor
in Buffalo and i'm New \ ork. In New York
was engaged on the &UlbGfi in 1S1s. In thai
year ! saw the publication OF what was
called the Woodruff scandal about election
time. II was published in the Woodruff a
Clatin Weekly. ] read IL through at thar
time. The witness was shown the article in
the paper. AMI said ~ was the same one a he
read in November. TSP. The witness was
asked ii he had seen the proOf-SheetS Of this
article before IL was published. To this NJ.
Fullerton objected, aad an argument enSued.
Mr. EvaTtS commended that the matter mai
previously been touched gpou by the other
side The cour, ruled mat the answer would
Toe taken, but Nj Beach demurTei to this
and reopened the argument. stating that he
lad shown through Mr.. a gdrewS that the
article was prepared by him a short Time be
fore IL was put IN type. Tie commended thar
admitting this evidence would re open the
issues in the case. The court said that the
question could he answered yes or no: bur
Mr.. Eyarts said tina; IL had caused so much
discussion he would Withdraw the question.
and the witness was allowed 10 leave the
stand.
HENRY c. BOWEN WAS RECALLED
for further crosS-examinatiOu. and testified
/ rf-s flr al a. . IA
Mr.. Eggleston on the 26th of December.
$50. l recOilect the tripartite agreement
transaction on April 81, going away with
Mr.. StOrrs. Mr.. Clafiin was no, with us. but
l did not say anything about desiring the re
turn of the Woodstock letter. Nh. StgTTS
brought me the Woodstock letter. He did
not say TO me that il would not be given TO
me unless certain article was Published in
the Independent
CrosS-exaimned by Judge Fullerion:-I DO
not remember when left Mr.. Freeland,s
house on the 18th of December, 1870. / left
there before SIX O'Clock and arrived there
about four or five o'clock. ] did not hear Of
the Woodstock letter until two days after
the signing of the tTipaTtlte agreement One
of the arbitrators, Mr. Charles StOrTs, came
10 my office and said: / have good news for
you. 1 am going To get the Woodstock let
ter. ! said ] would be glad 10 get il. H.
either gave IL TO me then or Went out and
got il, and then gave il To me. II was an
unconditional surrender Of this letter.
EDWARD EGG LESION WAS RECALLED.
and testified / am now a clergyman and
pastor of church. In December. 1870. l b al
business relations with Henry &. Bowen. /
was literary editor OF the Letepc''te1t then.
On the 26th of december. $50. was twice Il
Mr.. Bowers house. | think / went there by
appointment. ! went third time on that
day, but Mr.. Bowen was engaged. On one
he was putting on his boots. / think. Mr.
Bowen said ne had n letter from Mr.. Tiltoa
10 Mr.. Beecher, tapping his pocket. / think
1 called at Mr.. Bowens Afterwards; ne was
out. and ! waited on him. ] remember Mr.
Bowen =. RppPnpr fHf Tod
Mr.. Tilton was the meaneSt man i'm
the world, and that Mrs. Tilton was a
saint going 10 heaven. He also said. I think
that Mr.. Beccher had told him horrible things
Of Mr. Tilton. He also said that an adopted
daughter OF Mr.. Tiltons had told him that he
lIllton) had carried her in his arms from her
bed.
Cross by Mr. Fullcrton:-I
ceased to be employed by Bowen in July
ISL. never had any personal difficulties
with Mr.. Bowen, nor do / think we had any
misunderstanding. Wemay have had dif-
feTenceS ofopinlOD. / received my salary up
To the time left Mr.. Bowen; did not com
plain that took away some literary work
which belonged to him. Mr.. Ward. one of
the editors OF the paper called on me for the
story j had written, bnt l would not
gve il TO him because IL was mine
i wrote part OF the story while l was on the
IHdepe9lde.,f. O-e of my terms OF refusal was
that sold the story Immediately after LEFT
Mr.. Bowen's employ. | do not know that
this raised any feeling between Mr.. Bowen
and myself. ] intended 10 publish this story
in the JI,depeHdT1t as work for my salary
The witness was shown letter dated July3
ISL. which he identified as in his writing
Fullerton read pc. tiOn of the letter. which
states that he Mr.. Egglestonl was preparing
a story for the kHd.pcrd,lt The Rev. DR..
Ward called on me ABOUT :te story contin-
ued witness, and claimed that ne had
right 10 the story. l had then sold the story
for SiO0. i am pastor of the Christian En-
deavor church, on Lee avenue. This church
belongs to no particular denomination, but
Is running on its own hook" To Mr.. SHEAR
man: Il received no special pay from Mr.
Bowen for this story The witness here Ieft
the stand.