Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-20
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
MR.. BEECHER'S MEMORY,
MR.. FULLERTON TESTING III
FIGHTING THE RED SKINS
A GENERAL WAR IMMINENT.
MURDER BY HALF BREEDS.
Mr.. BEECHER'S MEMORY.
MR.. FULLERTON TESTING
FIGHTING THE RED SKINS.
A GENERAL WAR IMMINENT.
MURDER BY HALF BREEDS.
THE TILTON SUIT.
Testing Mr.. Rcecher's MeWor,

NEW YORK. April 20.-rhe attendance to-
Gay was large as that OF yesterday. and
many ladies We're present Plaintiff and lie
ieioant were early in their places. Beecher
took his place Oh the witness stand. aud hfS
cross-eNaminatiou was continued. He tCSti-
fed:-After nights reflection. ! do nos re-
gard Tiiton as making The
CHARGE or IMPROPER PROPOSAL
against me, except IN a general way. He re-
peated these charges 10 me as male hy his
VIE. lie dld not charge me with tine offeuSe
before ne stated that his wife charged me.
Judge Fullerton read from the direct teSti-
mony OF the witness, stating that Tiitnu
charged him with having made improper
proposals To his wife.
Specifically, said the witness this i no.
true. regarded tie wool charge as Svnou-
ymous TO the term "declare," aud 10 was in
/ said
THE CHARGES WE'RE wITHnRAwv.
l referred 10 charges Tilton had told against
me: those Of Bowers. which he had ~
peated;N nor did intend 10 90 into The
ether. While Tilton narrated the matter 10
me he charged only in The manner in which
charges had been told him by his wife. Prior
10 meeting TlltOn in the ears. and the wri
ing of the ragged edge letter. there occurred
the letter of Ms. Triton before she laft for
The west. speaking of T'lton's harshneSS
Illton was dissatisfied, he had got himself
into difficulties by the Woodruff Dubiica-
ton and his connection with the Stcinwav
hall meeting, and he attributed his changed
fortunes to me ard NV influence He fho1Vbt
MOultOn then knew IN" charges against IN,
We're Others than those o; improper proposals
He never mentioned 10 me il ne did. Moul-
tom whole conduct was that of n man who
BELIEVED IN MY INNOCENCE
Of the charge al improper proposals W.
never had word together on the subject
nor did ask him for his opinion about them.
Fullerton read from a letter written by wit
less February 5th, lS13, in which the writer
spoke OF keen suspicion running through his
lie. The witness said this suspicion re-
in kKltf sl 4
re gard his moral conduct ana character
EXPECTED TO CIFAE MYSELF
by silence, and Thought my lit, ought IL
clear me. Thought l Shoul.. have to meet a
divided church and thar there was no better
method of investigating tne matter Jhau be
fore a Congl esational Church. and that there
would be a strong feeling against me in the
church. The point OF the Sacriic. was thar
l was using this church 10 save myself. !
meant by stepping down and ont" to
resign my paStorate. / thought my crime
then was in winning this woman'S affections
and destroying the household, and the man
That was at the head OF II. could not have
gone 10 other persons with the matter for il
would become public. There was
NOT ONE IN MY CONGREGATION I COILp
TRUST.
in the condition Of things II was in Novem-
Der or December, lNs2. | WAS called To hear
the true story read, after the Woodruff puD-
LEGATION. He stated. before he read il ID me-
that If l could stand one sentence / could
stand the whole OF il. The reason did not
deny IL when his charge was read TO me
was because that was not my way OF dealing
III any matters of such kind. had a con-
versatiOn with MoultOn when the letter OF
apology was threatened 10 be published.
said if that card appeared in the Brooklyn
EdJlo there would be- an end To all temporiZ-
ing IN The matter, and that al explanation
would follow my resignation. The letter had
passed out OF my hands then; did not remem-
her seeing il after read IL 10 MOultOn.
saw Mrs. Moulton AT her own house about
that time, and was in a great trepitatioa of
m al To her hot
TILToS WANTED TO BE HERO
before tine public. did not lie down On the
sofa: IL was NOS An uncommon thing for me
TO lie down on the sofa while waiting for
MOUlton, and ! would cover my feet with a
newspaper on something else, to prevent
them becoming cold. She saw this. and then
some covering. I heard but a part of Mrs
Moultons testimony. tut do not recullp.t
hearing her say that
SHE KISSED ME- OK ONE OCCASION
IL may have been that suggested the ask
ing ot this 10 my counsel, and my impress
sion IS that did suggest il. I never said To-
her that she seemed ID me like a section OF
the Jay OF judgment. | will swear that 1
used no expression that would or could be
construed in that way | will say that
never used that expression Oh my part, there
was nothing passed between her and me
about confession 10 the church nor stale
ment 10 be laid before il. neither was n
The subject OF conversation between US
remember when j was testifying
:. |
used the words mot of her own accord"
perhaps | should not have said this: hut what
| meant was that she was Influenced hv her
husband. Can't answer from my present re-
collection II ] was prepared 10 resign when
the y est charges were proposed to be pushed
against me. The West charges brought the
whole church into a state OF excitement:
they werc moved prst in the winter of lSII.
but were made Ia The winter OF 81 Tie
consequences of them, however. ran ol into
the spring oi 1873. The resignation referred
To in my statement was prepared IN Nav OF
',5, the one j proposed using il the West
charges were pushed. 10 not remember
writing il, but remember
SAYING THAT / WOULD RESIGN
Shown letter / recognize the handwrit-
ing OF this letter. This is a letter 10 Moulton
saying that | saw Bell in reference TO the
deaconS' meeting. | was afraid OF the wo-
mems talking, but did not know tha. Mrs
Bradshaw was 10 be a witness before the
church. i never became acquainted with the
third specification OF the West charges, AMI
never knew anything about il. That was an
after addition. ana after its framing never
saw or heard oil il. II made no effect or i'm
preston. ! say that a charge that Theodore
Tilton would make against me OF criminal
intimacy with his wife would have bo effect
On me,