The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-11
NEW YORK.
THE SCANDAL.
Continuation of Tilton's Cross.exami-
nation.

Continuation of Tilton's CrOss.exami-
nation.
New YORK. Feb. 1O.-The ladies in the Til
tom Beecher suit dropped into the room this
morning in parties of two and three. Mr. III
ton accompanied Mr.. Beach and ex-Ju dge Full
lerton. Mrs. Tilton was seated between Mrs.
Field and another lady who is stranger
Tracy was present during the proceedings.
Mrs. Beecher accompanied by her son was seat
ed behind her husbands counsel. Tilton re-
sumed his place on the witness stand.
The letter of January, 1869, was shown the
witness by Mr.. Evarts who, on referring to his
memorandum book, stated that the date OF the
year was in error and it should be 1871. MI.
Evarts read the letter which was written by
Mr. Tilton to friend in Connecticut, explain
ing the charge of stopping at hotel in Win
ster Conn.,, with lady. He said in explana-
ton of this occurrence that the lady was pro-
tege of his wife who had attended lecture OF
his there and was staying at the same hotel,
but there being no fire in her room and stove
in his she had come into his room TO share the
heat and sat by the fire reading to him while
he lay on the bed.
The witness continued: This letter was writ
ten to Mr.. Hastings, do not remember who be
is It vas written in answer to an inquiry. L
never heard anything about the slips of Mrs.
Woodhulls publication of November being ex-
hibited in any of the Newspaper offices. went
to Mrs Woodhulrs Office when occasion re-
qured, but with no great regularity. went to
her house perhaps ten or dozen times only
passed one night under her roof in September.
The precise day 1 do not remember. Do not
remember where spent the time from the 3rd
to the 9Th of July, 1871, and cannot say if any
portion of it was spent at the house of Mrs.
Woodruff Do not remember being in compa-
nv of Mrs. Woodruff when she told lawyer
named Henry of Lowell of the story which she
published, but recollect being with her on an
occasion of meeting Gen. Butler. | heard her
speak of the publication in the presence of Mr..
Moulton, but never in that of any other per-
Son. (Shown paper.) There is an allusion in
this to the Cathedral Gaunt letter (paper was
a copy of the Woodruff and Clafiin weekly of
After Mrs. Tiltons return from the west on
the LIST of December, 1870, she came to my
house and then went to her mothers. l had
among my pers onal acquaintance at THAT time
Methodist Ep; scopal charcb. He has been at
my house perhaps hundred times, but can
not recall his being there at any particular date
Both before and after he became bishop he made
many visits to my house. On the morning of
Mrs. TiltOn's return she came to my house; she
went to see her mother afterwards and came
back TO my honse, when she told me of con
versation she had with her mother, who urged
her to 90 there and live. About a week or ten
days after she left and went to her mothers,
where she remained about week. L sent for
her one time from the Office of the Brooklyn
Union, and she came to me. She had an in
FAINT child with her when she left the house. L
do not remember sending for the child during
her absence. She then returned to my house,
but do not know whether she considered it
her home. "a letter was shown witness.) L
Judge this to be the letter sent to the house.
The letter was read by Mr.. Evarts, as follows:
"Ellen, wrap the baby up carefully and
bring him to my house Immediately.
6.i5 D. M THEODORE TILToN."
The witness resumed The Ellen to whom
the letter is addressed is Miss Ellen DENIM,
nv housekeeper 1 don't remember if l was
home when the child was brought there. The
child was born in June, 1869, and was then
nearly Is months old.
The witness was then read the questions
asked him and the answers given by him be-
fore the investigating committee OF Plymouth
church, and asked if he remembered them. He
replied that lie did not, but he recollected some
of the answers and others we're incorrectly
given in the volume of the testimony.
The following colloquy ensued:
Mr.. Evarts-I ask you, sir, if you are an ex-
pert photographer?
Witness-Solomon says, 'Let another praise
thee. and not thine own lips" Naughter.)
Mr.. Evarts-What on earth has Solomon got
to do with your casec (Renewed laughter.)
The court here administered rebuke to tie
audience, and the witness resumed:
made brief notes of the papers in Mr..
Moulton's possession. 1 made copy of Mr..
Beecher's letter of contrition of Jan. 1st, 1871.
/ also made a copy of the letter of February
from Mr. Beecher to Mrs. Tilton, and the letter
to Moulton on the 18th of February, which |
showed Mrs. Tilton. L made copies of part of
the letters of June LIST, 1873, and February 9th,
1872, or the ragged edge letter." both from
Mr.. Beecher. 1 am quite sure did not copy
all of these latter letters, but only took
couple of fragments out of them.
The court here took the usual recess.