The New York herald., 1875-01-19


reverse and his counsel noting the first
exception. Moulton looked dissatisfied. Pryor
appeared 10 be rad. With good deal
OF shrewdness and pertinacity on Fuerton's par,
and show OF blood wrath on Beach's, the
plaintiff nevertheless, got the material part OF
the statement before tne jury. Mr.. Tracy smiled,
however Is the Judge suceessively ruled out ms
excerpts. out Mr. Evarts. greatly dissusted rose
up at last and said In effect tnat this WAS sharp
practice. The rapid passages OF sarcasm. partly
angry. partly triumphant which ensued started
the gallery. and laughter rolled round the Court.
The Judge said mildly that the evidence had not
begun well this morning, and they laughed again.
but more timldly. Monltons testimony after this
was so rapid as to appear like seli-managenent
OF the case. With so glib a witness and shrewd
cross-ex xaminer ike Fullerton. the counsel for
the defence had TO be very alert to keep out any
testimony whatsoever. The jury was very much
interested. flr
BEEcRER CONCURs.
Moulton-The Bacon letter had been published d
In June; Mr. Beecher mad conversation win me
about It; saId TO Mr.. Beecher nave said rom
tue first that this Bacon letter offered basis Tor
reconciliation, on the ground OF the introduction
OF the word OtIence and the reason i nave io-
lowed the line i have in this statement Is tnar |
wanted to carry that view into the committee and
wanted 10 go no lurtner than that, and tnen he
said, II concur In the prOpriety OF that state
meHt;" after nearing my reasons TOR It ne said,
"I concur ia the proprety OF that statement"
and SAID, "Mr. Beecher, you consider 1t honor
able "and ne said, YES do;n tnat was tne con con,
regard to the publication OF the correspond
ence between Mr. Beecher and the committee; !;
Oh July 8 we had conversation, when he SAID ne
should have tLr naming OF the commttee; Lsaw
Mr.. Beecher at his house with regard To the re-
tween July 18th aud 20th | saw him several times;
he read TO me froma paper what Ire was going TO
state in regard to Theodore Tllton; che substance
oflt was that he tooS upon himself great blame
Tor his conduct toward Theodore Tilton aud ms
amiy ana exoneraea iheonore iai.1n from All
himself; and said to hlln. "Mr. Beecher, think
tnat mag De able 10 induce Theodore rlton no!
10 write the statement that he is writing If
express 10 him luliy the ground mat You take IN
regard TO. him. because l can't see tnat you
absolutely TO the committee the crime winch
you have committed against nm and his
nm ;0s ana OF WV r 70 nave os roa
he SAID, IL hope YOU viii succeed in doing that,
II Theodore publishes the iact OF my relations with
me, and ne wept IN expressing to me at that time
his sorrow for the crime lie had committed; l. sir,
Of MS conlritler,' and T Went to Theodore Tliion
ana told him that Thought he should not wrlte
the document which he was preparing II he In
tended III that document to state, as he said ne
had In the Ar0aS newspaper, the fact--Ehat ne
ought not TO do It; no reference was MADE
told him that Theodore seemed to be
ANA as lin oeore M nm Wok himself
form. 4 Could. Of the presehtation and sad TO
n m 'Mr. Beecher, isn't there any member"--
SAID TO hun, ''Ar. Beeener, can't We get
an adjogrnmeut7 cam. We se' an aaonrn;
Time is worth more rnan anything else in this
business 10 TIItOn - and he said he would
sfy TO gea postponsment Q, sne meeung wmcn
would write TO Mr.. sage, TO procure posIpone.
meut; ana then asked nim II aay Thing new had
him and he said "No;" ana / roiu MN. "atr.
Beecher. | can't recommend you TO make any re-
port to that Investigating committee, until Il can
get theodore rilton to con,mt himself TO what
you shah says" he was lying on his bed at the
time, and he rose and went TO mis- bureau and
took piece OF paper and wrote form OF pro-
ceedlng, Something ike this: 'Mr. Beecher navlng
made a sta tenient. and all being Satisfactory"
Mr.. Evar:s tinterrupttng)-The paper. ".
Mr. Fullerton-I viii satisfy you. sr.
Mr.. Evarts--SatlSiy the law
% Mr.. PuertOn-ft is easier TO do that than TO sat-
ar. alouiton contlnued-Tne staLmeut OF Mr..
Bcecner being read, II sirfKIng nvOrab!y, then
word WAS to be sent subs stantally thus 70 the
con- tee. III frft.fI .ret NtlH"fN
Tue paper was then handed TO Mr.. Evarts, at his
request. and was afterwards read by Judge Fuler-
ton a5 foglows:- t-t..'' aft'. sNa''i '-'-
have been three years acting under conviction that
had been ~rsntec but was nnder The imPutai,on Sf
IN reversed this, and has done
sdle ye & m Ms hS1a as s further s
ments which ,e 70 be my Gaiy to maks tor my SwS
never ought have mace pubic. finally and
ab.y. s. 1-es i,7a ,.t~.l.l - gss.H
Mir. Moulton resuped-I said to Mr.. Beecher SIS
there NOT any member IN tGat committee beside
Nr. Tracy 20 whom you could tell tine truth, or to
wnom MI. Tracy can tell 1t. in order that tney
might guide tue acton OF the committee properly
WITH reference TO the TACT Itself? Couldn't you
tell mr.. Sager' ana he safd, mo, It would XIII
him; - lie sad 1t almost Killed him when ne told
hIn that he had been guilty or an orence-when
he made the explanation that he did TO HIM Of
one lr1eId in that committee TO whom you, can
tell the truth. What is the use OF Jour friends ~
Tlat Is tae substance; tnar n tne SUBSTANCE OF
what occurred. aa fa. ''
~,e AFRAID OF KILLING SAGE
When Mouiton testified that he had asked Mr..
Beecher If there was man on the commit
tee OF the church to whom be could
safely tell the truth, there was little
laughter, followed oy sensation When Mr..
Beecher, according to the witness, replied, ''That
II he should tell Henry W. Sage lC would XIII him"
tSa0e), she Plymouth audience grew seriously
attentive and Tracy wore his occasional fierce
look. Plaintin's counsel looked very well satis-
fed. Mr.. Beach seemed to be asort OF ringkeepeS,
armed with ciuo TO keep Mr.. Evarts from get
ting between Fullerton and Moulton. Judge Nor.
ris got around IN the rear Of Fullerton and re-
psatediy hissed question IN to his car. e
'.suow II TO THEODORE efrE9
he asked me to snow the paper 10 Theodore,
and dad sDowr; ! told Mr. EeeCEeI aiterwafd
tnat 1teodore refused 20 consent 10 MAKE himself
Mr.. Tliton published this card On tue 20 no, he
did not puUiIsh It then; he presented 1t To the
com mittee on the 20th AIR. TiltOn prepared pro-
posed report that submitted 10 Mr.. Deecner and
/ told hun that 1 thought ! could induce Mr.. Ill
ton TO withhold the statenent that ne was pre-
paring for the committee; submitted paper TO
him tnat Tton had prepared and expressed bis
Willingness TO ABIDE by; tnis report was 70 be
made before these proposed statements; Mr..
Beecher. sald TO me, "WilI Theodore stand 0y
that ?" said. ''Ihat Is what he would nave 0ope
! none he VIII still be wiling TO do it," we were
then talking ofthe report ! showed TO linn OF Theo.
dOre TntOn's: Tue statement ! now hold -
the one; 1t was then arranged they were 10 go
beiore ne committee and make their statements
ol offence; 10 not refer TO the statement UT Mr..
Beecher Just read; that report when have just
handed TO youswas report prepared by Theodore
Tlton before saw Mr.. Beecner Theodore. and
said to Mr. Bcecher, II will show to you the iet
ter wnch Theodore nas prepared On tais subject.
and II IL haunt been for the correspondence and
the deseruon OF Mr.. Triton py his wlie he would
not have been Ia the angry mood that he Is IN TO.
day, insisting upon the publication OF the Iacts.D
That was be !ore 1iton's statement mad been given
20 the committee; showed Mr.. Beecher the pro-
posed report OF hr. titon (; SAID ~ Mr.. Beccher
tnat after Mrs. T.lton had made ner state.
ment to the committee Mr. TltJn' was
very much incensed, and that Mr.. Tracy,
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