The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-06

uef lllt, lOE hHb Whn uuNoEAuk VI tne guy
OF life and death, and l spoke as on
would speak from the intensity Of m,
distress.
Q. During this conversation were Their
any suggestions made by Moulton in re
gard to your feeling for othen and no
being exclusively conceTnd about you
condition2 A. He reasoned on the nigh
before the 3lst that the ground where
refused in self defence to give up the re
traction, he thought, was selfish, and tina
its consideration would be mean, and hI
may likely at some point Of the cOnyeF
sation have dealt with me in the samI
way on Sunday afternoon, but l do mo-
now recall distinctly any passage OF tha
kind, but think It Is very likely.
Q. Did you use these words or theil
equivalent contained In the next clause
OF the memorandum: She il guiltless
sinned against, and bearing the trans
gressions OF another? A. Very likely
very likely, but / had lived In their house
a life Of intimate friendship for many
years, and II | had alienated her affection
In such degree and manner as that II
brought discord and such distress as even
had paralized her moral sense, or rather
her reason, II / had been the occasion Of
that mischief, said TO myself how can
l stand and see this trouble
Beach-That Is a matter Of reasoning
ono moment, Mr.. Beecher.
BeeCher-Well, / want reason.
Q. The blame OF that you took your
self2 A. l took the blame to myself, and
/ continued to take II TO myself till the
year 1874,
@. This further clause; are these your
words, or the expression Of what you
stated in substance, "Her forgiveness l
have; Ihumbly pray to God he may put
II into the heart Of her husband to for
give me"H A, No, siri that must go with
oil the rest; It's not Of my parentagci the
drift Of the conversation on my part was
such as to lay the foundation for q kind
interview between US; TiltOn was graft
fed when l had shown what my real feel
Ing was, and II lead to conversations in
respect to feelings all round.
O. Between you and MOulton on that
occasionH A. Yes, sir, on that occasion,
and II was In connection with Elizabeth
Tilton that said, In many instances and
repeated forms, that / felt that | had done
her no wrong, but that had no doubt
whatever OF her forgiveness; but Il was
linton whose kindness and reconciliation
| very much doubted; his next friend,
MOulton was talking to me, and assuring
me that the difficulty with Tilton was that
he had II firmly fixed In hiS mind that |
was his mortal enemy, and he himself
was satisfied that II he could see how |
did feel, and as he believed felt, that II
would work very different state Of feel
Ing In TiltOn.
O. That Is II Tilton could sec as lie
(AiOulton) saw II. A. Yes, sir.
Mr.. Eyarts called for the exhibit,
@. ! call your attention, Mr.. Beecher,
TO q phrase In yOnr letter Of June ], 1873,
which Is Exhibit No. 20; the phrase Is,
"The agreement was made made after my
letter through you was written" which is
In the letter to Moulton on the LIST day Of
June, 1874; It Ia this single phrase; "after
my letter through you was written" |
call your attention to; in that expression
dieter through you" were you referring
to the memoranda OH this occasion Of the
Sunday on which the memorandum was
madeH A. Isuppose l had, reference to
this same memorandum, which | had just
had In my hands.
@. Had you seen II on Sunday In any
form2 A. / never saw II till saw Il
then, l did not hear Of II, as l now recol.
lect; II never came mp IN conversation
as far as recollect; | think the frat time
| heard Of It again was from Tracy, in
December, 1879; think II was, Ut any
rate, after had been called on by MOul.
ton; lie spoke Of the letter that | had
written; afterwards Clahin asked me about
the letter | had written; afterwards my
brother Edward came to me and spoke
about the letter, but the document had
almost gone out Of my mind; ! had never
seen or heard II, sir, but ! heard II used.
@. I will recur now for moment, Mr..
Beecher, to your interview with TilLon on
the Both Of December, before the close OF
the case; did you In that interview use any
expression or make any reference Of any
kind on the subject Of Dante's "lniernoT
Az / recollect now, 1t did not agree
Mr.. Beach, object to the witness pro.
Ceeding to an argument.
Mr.. Evartg-Well, did you say II on
that occaSion2 A. lshould say | did not.
@. During the whole Of the interview
between TiltOn and yourself that you
have given your narrative Of, did Tilton
accuse you Of the crime Of adultery with
his wife2 "A. Most certainly le did not.
@. Did lie by way Of recital or other
wise say to you or intimate 10 you that
his wife had ever accused you 10 him Of
adultery A. He did not
Q. Was there at any time during that
conversation raised between you on his
part or your part the question whether
you had committed adultery with his
wife2 A. There was no such question;
no such allusion; no such topic by intima.
tion or by expressed language, or In any
manner whatsoever.
@. Was there any statement by him Of
either verbal or written accusations or Of
impntatiOns against you by his wife ex-
cent The niemor oranduni read to you Of In.
proper soliCitations2 A. Nothing but
that.
O. Was there during that conversation
any reference to recital or suggestion or
arguments by which you had overcome
her virtue and tranpled over her cllasti.
ty7 A. No, sir nothing.
q. come now 10 the 2l Of January.
How was that day observed? A. Ac.
cotding to the custom Of years past In my
congregation; as in others my house was
open 10 receive calls that day from 10 un.
III Z O'clock.
Q. Now have you any recollection Of an
interview with MOulL0n on that day. A.
Only the most shadowy impression that
he called tipon me as a caller.
Q. But a. 10 the conference or interi
view with him, what recollection have
YOU on that subject2 A. There was no
conference or interview; there could not
have been any conference Of any niagni.
tlide; there vas none.
@. Did yOtlEO into yuuf up stairs from
out Of your patlotS into your study with
Moulton on tina! day. A. No, sir ! did
not
q. Was there on that day any ConYCr.
satfOn between you In which you asked
Moulton II he thought IL would he safe 10
have the sale Of Plymouth pews 10 go On2
A M air. nothing Oi the kind: II would