The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-11
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trial proceedings opened.
Mr.. Mckelvey continued his testimony
The reason ! called on TiltOn was that
| wanted some information about the
story; got the paper from Harmon; |
read portions of them to another gentle
man who took them down in short hand
Cross-examined by Mr.. Fullerton
Beecher conferred with Mr. Kinsella, the
owner of the paper, in my presence;
Bccchcr and | then went TO MoultOn and
conferred with him; Beecher, Moulton
and then went out and crossed on the
Fulton ferry boat; | think the other,
went over in the Wall street ferry; l was
waiting for something to turn up. Laugh
ter. But nothing did turn out Of this;
the charges Cf Bowen against Beecher
were first published in the Brooklyn
Sunday Press and afterwards copied into
the Eagle, but through no act of mine.
oliver johnson.
was the next witress, he testified as fol-
lows: reside in New York; have been
II journalist 40 years formerly knew
Theodore Tilton; know Henry G.
Bowen; know Henry Ward Beecher;
when | was in the independent Tilton
was editcr-in-chief and ! was managing
editor of the paper, Bowen was proprlc-
tor In November, 1872, | had an inter
view with Beechcr, the result of which
was my engagement in the Christian
Union as editor | had conversations with
Bowen, and then went TO Tilton and told
him Bowen wished to see him, and that
Bowen had shown me letter from n
lady charging him with assault upon her
chastity and also letter from Winstead
charging him with improprictics at n
hotel there; and that Bowen said that
these were not all the charges
against Tilton; Tlton said the charges
were false and told me the name of the
lady who wrote the letter; il WAS the
same name is Bowen told me; Tilton
sald he had been in bed with this lady;
had conversation with Tilton III the
Goidm igc office in September 1871,
about his acquaintance with the Wood
hull woman. and rrbul,ed him for pub
li.hing her life; he said hc regarded that
work aS one of his best productions; he
assigned no motive except his apprccia-
tion for her.
The witness was asked if he, when in
the Christian Union, received any in
structions from Beecher as to how he
should treat the Golden Age. This was
objected to as incompetent by the plain
titi-S counsel, and an argument ensued,
but it WAS ruled out by the court.
Witness continucd-I am the manag.
4. s I, hx
Cross-examined by Mr.. Fullerton
have resided in New York % wears; ]
call myself II Christian, and in some res.
poets may advocate the sentiments of
Uniyersalists; | believe that all human be-
ings will be saved; | never wrote articles
for the Christian Union advocating Uni
versaist doctrines; Beecher examines
the articles for the paper, and ] write to
the contractors of that paper; | express
ed my opinions to Beecher, and he re-
tained me afterward in his service; ! am
not member of Plymouth church, but
attend frequently; | have often taken
communion there; began to 90 there IN
1858, and attended regularly until
1859; when began to take communion
there | was editor of the Anti-StGrcry
Standard in New York; | do not recol-
lret the first time took communion
there: | went on the independent in 1865
and was there until 1870; | then went
on the Christian Union
After recess Mr.. Johnson's cross ex-
animation was proceeded with, as follows:
| will answer the question if | am a
spritualist in the way II friend of mine
did when | asked him, he SAID: Il am II
spirtualist but not Il id fool; l be-
licve | can receive communications from
dear friends in the other world, and have
had messages from them, but not very
frequently; l cannot say if wrote any
articles on spritualism at any tlmei
am now connected with Mr.. Frothing-
hams church in New York; / am not au
officer of his church now, but was, formerly
n trustee; Mrs. Tilton never charged me
with leading her husband into iniidelity;
| drew up my contract with the Chris
tim TnjoD and Titon did not propose
the draft of it; Tilton and Moulton did
not fix my salary on that paper; Tilton
drew up contract which he gave me; ]
may have looked over it and incorpor-
ated a few ideas out of it into mine; | do
not know that Tilton had an agency in
my obtaining place on the Christian
Union
Redirect cxamnation-I had con-
vcrsation with Ti!ton after his presiding
at the SteInway Hall meeting; we We're
lunching together; demonstrated very
strongly with him for presiding at the
meeting with such woman.
Mr.. Tracy next called
Isa bella =. oakley.
who testified: | reside in Brook vn and
am engaged in teaching; have known
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton since they were
married; think about A year before; |
was an inmate of the same house; |
think Florence was about eighteen
months old then; afterward spent
II summer with them Mt Key
port. at Cornwall and at Va
rious times, and for week or
two, perhaps at their house on Living
ston street; | visited them frequently
during the first year they lived there;
after 1867 discontinued my visits, cX-
CPll once u WIEN, W u I'4 N-ii-h W. WIN
Tilton was absent; heard Tilton once
rcbukc his children, and say he hoped
they would not speak such bad English
as their mother did, after lS6G ! noticed
II change in the visitors at the house, and
met people there whom | did not care 10
meet; met Miss Anthony, Mrs. Eliza.
beth Cadr Stanton and stephen Pearl
Andrews there; also heard Tilton say
that he 10 longer held such views on
marriage relation as he formerly
did; Miss Anthony, Mrs. Stanton,
Mrs. Tilton and the children were pres
ent when he said this; it appeared TO
rrieve Mrs. Tilton and brought tears to
her eyes; l think Mrs. Tilton got up
from the table and left the room, but |
am not sure; | also noticed Il gradual
chan ce in Tilton religious views between
1860 and 1870, change which | con-
sidered to be non orthodox, and ! heard
him saw that he had no longer the ac-
oo,,,a1 view of the atOnement.