Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-03
TlLrON VI. BEECHER.
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mate from ISL lss up 10 the crescent ti.,e csIlei
al his tc lin Il x 81 serious is Ss sea
to bring thus charge sgsin;t Mr.. Beeca-r; he said
VERY HARD on REEcHER.
sns sad ans se , va; mot going 70 Dc called c
would hgh, Il ont: he spoke Of the battle and
the next time saw him uet him At ms house; L
wife being present Mr. Ton opeSed by sns h my
Elizabeth made fine confession before the commit
80 before the Su and weave n he s sa
manner; M wife then spoke of Mrs Tilton's health
from her TtoD desired to know sh the eo
tents OF the letters; my wife told him what they
written in a and the other in Cheerful che s stra S
Tilton said Mr.; Beecher never loved a woman as be
herr He sud also Mrs. Tton had only Sns a, 70.
wme snonla 90 IN coming forward to testify TO lie
would tel the truth if she me commit the Nathan
cRoss-ExA MINED BY Mr. FULLERTON.
IN Triton has made her home AZ my house since
came there early in the morning, az half past she
nas oeeh mere ever since except when she Yves ON
Tilton coming 10 my house TO reside, and il was =
complete surprise TO Us when she came; cannot & N
the co s Mp Ton e nj the % Of
shearman called to sMrs Tilton after
! think about hfteen or sixteen TINES. Mr.
HI al.o called bn, not very frequently; they
very rarely alone Mr.. Beecher also called oucs ar
ny house, but was not present az his interview with
Mrs Titon; Me srs. Evsrts and Porter also think
called on Mrs Tioni two Of Mrs Titons children,
Aliee and Haroid, went 70 Washington, Conn, in
youngest one, Ralph has been with Us with his mo.
te Where me : wa Nss moi a. our nor
fortnight TO see her mother ut house, but has not
member her calling when Mrs. Tiiton was away on a
visit and my refusing to tell her where her mother
father; she brought message once asking where her
mother was, and returned answer that 1t would be
quested to be allowed to keep quiet and have a little
rest for while; did not, within three days after
tee take her out draVins do no, pg remember GSlas
What occurred on the 9Th or 10th of July; /
| my house my wife took her out driving; I was not
with them, nor do know how long they were away
coming to stay at my house before il took place NV
wife, believe, asked her 70 come TO our house and
| invitation; think heard this spoken Of day or
tS,9 previous g Mrs Til.on,s coming there; /
thought i possible that she might come and stay two
or three days before she came to stay; know Teresa
Burke, but have no knowledge as 10 where she i
me on SATURDAY; 1 am going alone; Mrs TtIton.
presume, will remain with Mrs. Oyington; no
Mrs Iitons support, but I have had conversations
with Plymouth church members about it.
IlLToN AND 'THE SCHOOL GIRL; AT wINsrEp
Ruins L. Holmes sworn. He testified: I re
ls was prc fqd a% Of ,Ss Sdn Of
Christian ssociation in 1859 20; remember Tton
and took him TO the Beardsley HOUSE: he was accom-
panied b. a lady about twenty seven or twen;V
prosecution. in which the audience ioine called
on Hilton in tn" evening and knocked at his door
and then was going away when the LADY opened the
9,ormthe same lady who accompanied him; she said
Mr.; Tilton was lying down; saw him lying on the
back side ofthe bed ard the clothes turned down he
had nothing on but his shirt. pants, and stockings
the lady hair was diSheyele; Mr.. Tilton said the
lady had been reading him to Sleep there was no APP
peSrance OF a school girl in this person; she was
Cross xamned:-I went to the room door and
Knocked; did not try the door; when Knocked the
second time heard no noise; when took a step
away | heard rustic or movement in the room;
when | heard the noise stopped, and the door
where he was to lecture the lady said he had laid
when she said this, said would call again, and
Triton SAID, Wait minute and III go with you
this, the door was thrown wide open; there was no
effort at concealment after the door opened nor
thing; she said she hal been reading Titon asiean.
ie GsGk she was reading was think, Millions
ISOLATION that night; introduced him TO several
parties after the lecture among others my family
MRS. ovINeToS WAS CALLED
- After being sworn, she gave her name as Maria n
Ovington, and testified To Mr. Hill: am the vile If
seOn ncs @ aase the 70
fhe same length OF time was not intimate with the
if nesss Eli y e SSns my h1
house remember the pnhlica,iOn Of the woodruff
III oaai III S9NemDer ISL aud after IL Mrs. 1ilton
was very religious and affecionate woman and a.
believed at the time well beloved wife; 9 Thought
she was perfect model of Christianity this was in
lS61; know Mrs. Tilton was then engaged i'm beney-
client purposes; she made il point to give all the
time think she could to beneftting the poor;
think on tho 18th of June. 1873 my husband bronrht
home the Bacon letter and showed il TO me- INV has
band took me to Mr.. Tilton's house. think shortly
alter Carroll upened the door, AMI went into the
parlOr; Mrs. Tilton came down stairs: she look ed
pale and white her health appeared to De very feeble
no person was present but Mrs Titon and myself: /
mad a conversation with Mrs. Tilton, which 1 re-
peaied afterwards to Mr.. Triton.
The court then adjourned
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