The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-07
The TiltOn.Beecher Trial.
iNRY WARD BEEoHER's TEsTIMoNEY con-
TINTED.

AAhah'
HENRY WARD BEEoHER's TEsTIMoNEY con-
TTNUED.
New York, April 6.
In spite of Judge Nelson's suggestion
Monday to ladies not Immediately connec-
ted with the suit to refrain from attending
the trial for at least few days, the Brook
lyn city court room this morning contained
quite a large number of female spectators.
The floor and galleries were packed with
an audience fully as large as on previous
days, and many ticket holders were turned
away for the want of accommodation.
Mrs. Beecher, with her daughter, Mrs.
Scoville, came in few minutes before the
hour aud were followed after a short space
by the defendant himself The plaintiff
and his counsel were all late for the first
time in in the course of the trial. While
waiting for plaintiffs counsel Mr.. Beecher
took his place in the witness chair and
glanced over his memorandum OF notes
containing dates and occurrences. Before
court was opened Judge Nelson admon-
ished the people in the gallery that unless
there was perfect order the doors of the
gallery would be closed in future, and that
unless the people on the floor would keep
more quiet, the number of chairs would be
lessened and a smaller number of persons
admitted. Among the audience was Rev.
DIR. Henry NJ. Dexter, who took a promi-
nent part in the deliberations Of the Con-
gregational council on this matter last
spring. Judge Nelson advised Mr.. Morris
to take out an order of reference in the
case of the examination of Henry M.
Cleveland, as he Judge Neison) was not
really well enough to attend to it. But, at
the request of the counsel, Judge Nelson
promised to attend to it this evening.
Beecher then testified:
When Mrs. Tilton raised the question of
separation from her husband, and besides
telling her to ask Mrs. Beecher for advice,
| applied to George A. Bell to take part in
the matter; he was member of the
church, and at one time deacon | made
the suggestion to him and stated facts; l
asked him what had better be done; ]
thought it would be in the duties of dea-
concsses in the church, and that was the
end of it he said, in substance, that it
was case which should not be meddled
with, and should be let alone among the
earnest counsellings with Moulton and
myself was one with regard to how stand
ing ground could be got TOR Tilton and his
family settled he said Titons house was
mortgaged for $1,000, and he suggested
that the mortgage be raised and the house
settled on Mrs. Tilton l said when this
was going to be done to let me be counted in;
| remember the first schooling bill of Bessie
Turner; think it was in the summer of
1871; Moulton said he was paying out a
great many bills for Tilton, and here was
one ought to assist in paying, or some
thing like that; this bill was in connection
with some statement or account, and
paid this BILL Mrs. Morse had made some
allusion to Bessie Turner's absence,
whether for visit or not; | did not know
she was at school until l saw this bill;
did not suggest sending Ler to school;
Moulton frequently applied to me for
money for these expenditures; never kept
an account or memorandum of these
moneys, but let him have them when
| could during these payments moth
ing was said about Tilton's going to
Europe; Moulton's applications to me were
sometimes by writing, sometimes in
person in the interview of the second
week of February at Tiltons house, / can
not say did not express regret, and | will
not say did not cry, as made no record
on my memory of my tears the last thing
done was to kiss each other all around and
| did not burst into tears for that. At this
there was volley of laughter from the au
dience, and the witness was instructed moi
to utter expressions of amplitude that were
not necessary In giving his testimony. Wit
ness then continued | remember an inter
view with Mrs. Tilton in the fall of 1871
Witness was asked what took place at thii
interview, but counsel on the other side
objected to this interview being given II
evidence, this, they contended, was veal
after the charges were made, and the evi
dence could be manufactured. Evarts argued
at some length for the admission of thi
testimony, as it was the only interview
that occurred between the parties after thu
interview of December, and after thu
strife between the parties published
Judge Nelson suggested that defendant
could state what occurred without giving
conversations. Beach argued against this
taking the ground that Tilton was absen
from the interview, and, therefore, 1t wa
not admissible. He would ask, Did thu
| court hold fhot tho dacl arattana of Mira