The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-04-16
Third Day OF Beeeher,. Testimony.

Adjourned till Monday.
Third Day OF Beeeher's Testimony.
APRIL 5.-Probably the largest audience yet
assembled since the opening OF the great trial
present this morning 10 listen % the coniinu-
alton Of the great preachers testimony.
- IN TRUST WITH n. ID. MOULTOS."
The testimony commenced with a further rela-
ton by Mr.. Beecher II the interview with Moul-
ton al which the so-called letter Of contrition'
O. Now, sir, Is the document which you hold
in your hand the document referred 10 In any
sense your compositions
MIR. Beecher. In no sense whatever is il any
composition OF mine.
q. Lett a copy or production Of any dic,atlon
Of yours a; In no proper sense Of the word
''dictation" did dictate IL.
Referring further 10 this document. and the
circumstances under which IL was produced.
the witness said - IL should be remem-
and ] didn't measure my words fin
ish all my sentences. and / am afraid l
mixed up my metaphors. There was no inten-
sity that was capable Of that did not feel some
times. IL was the laceratiOn of my own heart at
what II seenlel 10 me had done towards TheO-
dore. Sometimes II was the intense feelings l
had Of what my presence in the household had
done towards Elizabeth, sometimes twas indig-
nation that Elizabeth had done what she had to-
ward me. There WAS just that oscillation and
vibration which takes place in n highly excited
state of mind. II had expressed Indignation
was sorry for IL and the next mood went, per-
haps, 20 the other extreme in excusat0ry state
ments."
q. Did yOc express this clause: 81 will die
before any body but my self shall lie inculpated !"
IN these words or any equIya expression: A.
Well, no such phrase as that. have looked
through this and do not think see phrase i'm
IL that Is mine. and yet think see sources from
which good many OF them are drawn. did say
that IN a certain sense-f cannot recOect certain
~ and deinitely-but did express my self very
strongly that | had rather die than to have
, brought such trouble or TO have increased such
trouble, that 20 far as myself alone concern
| ed counted life very small II could make
lint
definite. II was strong expression Of surgng
feeling Of regret or renorse az the mischief that
seemed To have been committed by me.
WHO TELLS THE TRUTH-TILroS OR BEEcHERs
Referring 10 subsequent interviews and in de-
NAL of certain inculpat0ry evidence VI Tiltons.
the witness continued.
y. Did he lnitonl by any way Of recital OF
otherwise. say 70 you or Intimate 10 YOU that his
wife had ever accused you 70 him Of adultery
A. lie did not.
satlon, a question raised between you, ON his
part OF ON your part, whether you had committed
adultery Sith has WIFE A. There was no such
question, no such allusion. no such topic, by in
tmation or by expressed language, or IN any
manner whatsoever.
u Now, did You say Ito Tilfon) any such
thing IL have this request 70 make that II IL
be necessary for you TO make public recital II
this case that you would give me notice OF your
intention OF IL, 80 that may either 20 out Of the
world By suicide, or hide IRON the sight Of my
friends by voyage to some foreign lnndS" A.
No, cir made no such foolish statement as that
o. Did you say to TiIton this that the rela-
tionship which had existed between Yourself and
Elizabeth had not always bsen marked BY sexual
intimacy, a. No, sir, no, FIR. IL is odiously
false.
any such faint and crime, and that only during
the last year or little more than year and that
year shortened BY country vacation, had that
sexual intimacy existed. Dld you SAY any thing
Of thai knds a. II Is int0lerable 70 be asked
that question. but, before Almighty God. no such
question, even by any body, at any time, under
any circumstances, Was put 70 me OF any conver-
sation that might lead t0It.
q. or any such statement made BY your A.
Nor any such statement made by me.
NouLroS, BEEcREK AND BOWEN.
Referring 10 an interview betwe cen Moult0n and
Beecher, at which the subject Of BOwen's charges
against Beecher under discussion, MIR.
Beccher testified
had confessed adultery A. think he did say
50, but was hesitAtlng whether u was at that in
terview he said go, or M some one Of the other
u. We'll, what did you reply TO that A.
think laughed and denied IL. when I confess
adultery 20 Bowen am sure o. be impressed in
o. pa you say 10 him on that subject. wheth-
er i5owen had ever made such charge or imputa-
I ton a. YOU personally A. sand 10 him that .
Bowen never had any difficulty with me excepta
business difficulty AMI that he never, under any
circumstances, made a statement which implica-
tel my moral character.
I o. Now, was any thing said to youb MouIton
as % Bowen's motives or reason for making any
such charges against YOU A. don't collect
Z IN any pr,gise ivrm any thing OF the Kind with
Y Bowen. MouitDn asked me Observation-Disclosures
7 the stories that Bowen had told iiit0n, amt which
Ttou had repeated in some instances, whether
there was any truth IN them, AMI whether was
afraid OF Bowen on account Of these stories. L
told him no, defed him % DO hs worst t'eiore
the World. that these stories 1 was not afraid Of
IA the slightest degree.
Z q. Now, slr. n what terms dia Noulton ex-
press himself. after your conversation with biIn
Z on these t0pic~ m regard ~ Bowcn's conduct
/ toward you and toward fitnnf a. Well. cir.
he exhausted language IN the intensity Of his
condemnation OF lOwen's course lie thou gtt u
10 be dishonest cruel frcach.rvus, and ssery
4 way mean aud these words were not spoken
ofsen. bot iuininaied-that H., they had an adj
iective before them.
KISSING TIIrON.
20 During MoaltOns iiincss, now DO You re-
member meeting Tiilon as the house when Moul-
ton was sick and any thing passing l~twecn you
and him a. don't sccm to recall any thing
more than that met him.
IcoSITSurD on SIXTH PACE.