The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-15
New Revelations.

following statement to New York Herald
reporter:
When Mrs. Moulton was giving her tes
timony was Que morning reading the nc.
count of her testimony when came to the
paragraph 10 which she referred to Beech.
or telling her that he had a powder or poi.
son at home on his library table, which be
was prepared to take at any time. 1t came
across my mind like flash that had sold
some poison to Mr.. Deecher in the year
1871. 1spoke to Rev. Mr.. Beers, Pres
byterian Clergyman, who was on visit to
my family. So impressed was l with the
fact that called my sou and told him 10
bring my ledger.
Mr. Beers was, like myself, somewhat
excited, and he expressed great horror at
the thought even that it could be possible
for man like Henry Ward Beecher to
contemplate putting himself out of exist
ence. To my great grief and sorrow, |
found the following entry:
MAY Is, 1S7l-oSE OUNCE OF pRUss1o ACID,
Fifty GENTS.
Mr.. Beers and myself talked the matter
over for some time, and he tried to per-
suade me not to speak of the fact to any
one, and gave him promise finally not
to say word about the sale of the poison
to Mr. Beecher while the trial was going
on, being convinced that it was my duty to
keep silent unless called upon by the pro-
per person.
l remember Mr.. Beecher coming into
my store on the day mentioned and chat
ting with me, as was often his habit, when
the conversation was turned by Mr.. Beech.
er to the subject of poisons. He question
ed me about the several kinds, and asked
about their component parts, their general
effect, etc. After talking with HIM on
these points for some little time he made
the inquiry as to what the effect of arsenic
would be on the human system, what dose
it would require to destroy life, what the
symptoms would be after it was taken into
the stomach, and what appearance the
body would present after death. | ex.
planned all these points to him, and he then
asked me if did not think arsenic would
be the best thing for man to take if he
wanted to put an end to his life. To this
replied that thought not. Prussc acid
would be, in my opinion, the quietest and
surest thing to take. We still kept on
talking on poison, and he again asked me
what the symptoms would be after a man
had taken dose of prussic acid. He also
asked me what sort of an appearance the
face would present Immediately before
and after death, and whether there would
be any indications observable by which
l could tell that a poison had been taken,
and that the death had not been brought
abont by natural causes. lie likewise asked
me if there would be any odor or smell OBJ.
servable that would lead to the conclusion
that there had been anything wrong. I
explained all these points pretty thorough
| ly to him, and in the course of so doing !
told him the quantity that would kill q
| person.
Finally, just before he was leaving the
store, he asked me to give him some prus
sic acid, which | did. / gave him a one
ounce bottle which had not been opened
1t had label on which was printed shy
drocyanic acid" with directions how tC
preserve the strength of the acid, etc to
gether with the name of the chemist b,
whom it was made.
IN FLAGRANTE DELICTU.
The following statement was obtained
from man who was engaged in laying
carpets in the house of Theodore Tilton il
the month of October, 1869 The name Of
this man, although known to the Herald
is withheld for reasons that can be wei
understood. He is we'll known in tn,
community, and is a man of family ant
means. In the fall of 1869, in the month
of October, but the precise day | canno
recollect, | was engaged by man named
Price to assist him in laying carpets in tn,
house of Theodore Tilton in Livingston
street. We were there doing this worl
during two days, commencing each day a
about ten o'clock and leaving off some
where in the neighborhood of three in thu
afternoon. On the second day, along il
the afternoon, | remember hearing TIN
front door bell ring. Price and mysel
were then finishing work on the hall stairs
Mrs. Tilton answered the door herself
and let in an elderly-looking man
whom subsequently learned wa
and know to be Henry Ward Beecher
AS soon as the door was closed MI
Beecher seized hold of Mrs. Tilton an
claspel his arms around her waist, drew
her to him and kissed her and she returne
it. In fact, Beecher raised her off her fee
during the operation and pressed her bod
so close to his own that it made an idclibl
impression on my mind at the time TIL
whole act was one that gave me the idea
which can never be eifaced, that the rela
tons between the two were of such int
and woman who were either matrimonial
ly or criminally related. The two, after thl
first salute, walked into the front parlol
on the left hand side of the hall as 20
enter from the street. Mr.. Beecher ha
his arm still around Mrs. Tiltons wais
and spoke to her and she to him in tn
most aifectionate manner, so far as ] coul
judge from their actions. He was bendn
= down to talk to her, with his face all smilei
when she looked up into his countenanc'
appearing more than pleased with the a
tentions Mr. Beecher was paying and sh
receiving. asked Price if he knew VIII
the man was and he said "Ics, that
Beecher, the preacher remarked
"They are pretty loving couple
guess. Did you see how he LITE
hor nm anJ prnespd her 10 him