The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-04-17

Moulton shook the paper In Bowen's
face, the words and action affected the
people in the court room, but rap OF
the gavel by the judge reminded them
that they could not. manifest their APP
probation by applause.
A recess was then taken.
After the recess the examination of
Beecher was resumed as follows:
Regarding the sending of Bessie Tur-
ner away to school, witness says there
was no conversation with him in regard
to disposing of the girl; that he never
offered to pay her expenses at school;
that the first knowledge he had of her
having been sent away was when he was
called upon to pay the first installment
of her schooling. Then follows:
Q. Was at any time In any of those
conversations, from the beginning on
to the period of which we have now
reached. say the end of January, 1871,
any mention made in your hearing by
Moulton or Tilton, that there was crimi-
nal intercourse between you and Mrs.
Tilton? A Nomention and no implica-
ton, 8
@. Was the word crime, in regard to
your conduct, used by these gentlemen
or else In your presence? A. No such
term.
@. Now did anything of this kind oc-
cur at this interview or at either of
these interviews at the end of January;
did Mr.. Tilton say to you, 81 then said
that after Mrs. Tilton had made her con
fession to me in July, 1870, that / had
shortly after that informed Oliver John
son and Mrs Martha Bradshaw, that
during the summer I had informed no
other person, but I told him possibly
twelve persons did know of that fact. !"
Was there any conversation of that kind
that had anything to do with any Grim
inal relations between you and Mrs.
Tilton? A. No, nothing.
O. Was there anything said to you
by Tilton of this nature; that Mrs.
Morse was propagating statement in
this way, namely, that she was saying
among her family and relatives that
Theodore made such and such charges
against Elizabeth and that her method
of denouncing Tilton for making such
charges was very fatal way of propa-
eating the charges themselves? A. 1
shall have to hear that again. I did
not exactly get the hang of the ques-
ton.
Q. The question is, whether in this
conversation Tilton said this to you !?
A. All these things?
@. Anything of this kind; whether he
told you that Mrs. Morse was propagat-
ing the story in this way, namely, that
she was saying among her family and
relatives, that Theodore made such and
such charges against Elizabeth, and that
her method of denouncing him, that is
Tilton, for making such chargest was
very fatal way of propagating the
charges themselves that, is that Mrs.
Morse's Remuneration of him for making
these charges against his wife, was a
mode of giving publicity to
the charges themselves? A. I
don't remember any such converse
ton. | think it is impossible for such
statement to be remembered had it ever
been made, but [ don't think that the
substance that [ seem to gather from
that question, come into conversation.
There were conversations in respect to
the animosity that Mrs. Morse had
against him, and there may have fallen
out incidentally one thing or another
bearing on it, but it was scattered up
and down in the conversation, in such a
way that it has escaped my mind; SO I
annot give it with definiteness.
G.. But whatever may or may not
have been said, in regard to any propa-
cation or statement of any story, was it
said to you by either Moulton or Tilton,
story of criminal relation between you
and Mrs. Tilton A Never. TiIton
nor MOulton never stated to me that
Mrs. Morse was circulating that | had
criminal intercourse with her daughter.
q. Nor any thing of that kind No
any thing of the kind
The witness was then examined at
great length in regard to his interviews
with Mrs. Tilton at various times. He
totally denied the truth of the greater
part of Moulton and Tilton's testimony.
Court then adjourned
On Tuesday, Mr.. Beecher testified
that he paid Bessie Turner'S school
bills in order to assist Tilton. The
"nesthiding" letter was then produced,
and witness said he did not remember
using the word with Mrs. Tilton; that
he understood it to mean the hiding of
trouble in household. The following
letter from Elizabeth to Beecher was
then produced
WEDNESDAY Dear Friend: Does your
heart bound toward all as it used !: SO does
mine l am myself again. l did not dare to
tell you till ] was sure, but the bird has sung
III my heart these four weeks. and he has COW
ed with me never again to leave Spring
has come. Because / thought it would gladden.
you to know this, and not TO trouble or EN-
barrass you in any way. l now write of the
cause | should like to share with you my joy,
but can wait for thee beyond. when dear Frank
says may once again go to the old Plymouth.
will then thank the Dear Father.
The witness was asked what the letter
referred to: A. There had been forE er
efforts made by Moulton, Tilton and
myself to bring more wholesome state
of feeling in the household About
four weeks had elapsed when I received
this letter announcing the change that
had taken place When he returned
from the South / took him in nv libra
ry and talked about this letter. indicat-
ing the happy state of things existing as
the result of his final clearingup effort.
@. Did you make any answer to this
letter? A. I don't remember that [
did.
@ This last clause of the letter, have
you it before you2 A. Yes.
@. When Frank says II can once
again go to Plymouth, l will thank thee
dear Father" what did you know or
understand about anything between
Frank and herself A. / did not know
anything about it. 1t was their own
business. [ don'trecollect thatit came
to me at all.
Another letter was then produced as
follows: