The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-04-17
Mr.. Beecher then at length relates the

/ others to suppress the publication.
That he had been called on by a stranger
who informed him of the intended pub
l1catlon, with the purpose, rs Beecher
and Aoulton inferred, of levying black
mail. beecher then had an interview
WIN Hilton on the subject at which Til
ton was very much excited and de
nounced the matter and declared that
he would, whenever he could, DENY it
as INFAMOUS and attrocious. He took
beecher by both hands and authorized
ana enlolned him IN his, Tilton's name,
70 oeny 1t as an Infamous falsehood
i Mr. beecher was IN favor of public
denial to be signed by Tilton and Moul-
ton, but the latter favored silence, and
silence was agreed to-
". NOW, sir, at either of these inter
views, when Tilton was present, did
Inis occur as stated by Tilton: Mr..
inton SAID the reason why he felt that
the pest policy would be to say nothing
on the subject In public, was this: that
II any denial was made it would only
provoke the Woodhulls to reproduce the
story In some other form; to reiterate it:
that denial would not quiet it: that
they evidently meant mischief, aud that
they would repeat it in one form or
another If it was denied, so that it would
have to be denied twice and perhaps
three times and many times.
Z. DO you remember anytbing
of tuat kind occurring? A. No sir.
remember something akin, but different
I y. How DO you understand the mat
ter! A. l only said this as recall it,
that we had got to make up our minds
not ON single fact, but on a system;
/ that If we went into the newspapers to
deny newspaper reports, we would have
to continue, for having begun such a
thing as that, we would have to follow
1t up, and it should be taken into con-
slderation in forming our policy, not
simply of this one, but of any.
q. Now, sir, do you remember ex-
pressing an opinion at one of those
conferences, at meeting q little later
than you said, that you had changed
your mind in regard to the policy of
having nothing said in public and tn
you said you thought Tilton ought to
publish card. Do you remember that
stage of the matter? A.. [ always said
from the first, that if anything was
done, 1t WAS not for me to do it alone,
that 1T was particularly necessary that
Tilton should publish it, in defense of
his family.
The remainder of the testimony taken
up to the adjournment, was wholly in
regard to the Woodruff scandal and the,
proposed publication of a denial by Mr..
Beecher.
On Thursday Beecher's examination
continued. Further details were given
OF efforts to suppress the publication of
the &C true story"
| Evarts read Moulton's testimony with.
regard to the conversation he stated
| he had with witness about employ
ing Gen. Tracy as counsel Beecher
SAID Nothing of that kind occurred.
1t is all imaginary" Witness said Mr..
Moulton never said to me that he told
Gen. Tracy that l was guilty of adul-
terry with Elizabeth r. Tilton. and he
(Tracy) said if this was true it must be
kept quiet. At all points it is absolute
| ly false, said the witness. There is not
word of truth in it. 1t is false from
beginning to end. He never said any,
thing to me about it, except what have
stated. He never told me he told Til
ton OF having informed Gen. Tracy OF
it. This is entirely false. [ never told
Moulton. l was glad that Tilton had
assented to this course, and that per
hapS good would come out of it.
Witness also denied Moulton's state
| ment that Oliver johnson was placed
IN charge of the Christian Union in or
der to properly handle the scandal in
that paper. Witness acquaintance
with Mrs. Moulton is then detailed, in
Guiding accounts of his visits to her in
presence of her husband and in his alb
sence
Q. Now, in what degree Of cordial re
ceptlon and conversation, and on what
footing of cordially did your acquaint-
ance with Mrs. Moulton come to be, in
the course of this? A. Well, / was re.
celved, L might say, as if 1 was a connec-
ton or relation of the household. While
| was shown usually into the parlor, af-
ter time went right up into her cham
Der, which was the second story front
room, most of the time, and she re
ceived me in the absence of her hus-
band with that strict propriety which
you might expect of lady. After
year or two, after ayear, perhaps, / can
not be sure of the time, she not untre-
quently kissed me, when I met her, in
presence of her husband never but
once, except in his presence; and she
used to say very kind and cordial things
of me to him.
q. In your presence? A. In my
presence, yes. | will not say that she
made pet of me, because she was not
exactly person that had pets, but /
will say that she treated me with that
familiarity with which cousin or sister
would have treated cousin or brother
that had not lifelong acquaintance
ship. Our whole intercourse was such
as to raise in me the greatest respect
and esteem for her. [ never knew her
to do an unladylike thing.
A letter from witness to Mrs Moulton
was introduced, which Beecher explained
by saying: My whole intercourse with
Mrs. Moulton inspired In me a sense of
affectionate respect and gratitude, be-
cause she was very sympathetic, with
out being sentimental, and / had the
impression that she was not a senti-
mentalist, and did not quite like it.
@. Her sentiment? A. No, sir,
suspect that my moods IF outpOuring
oftentimes offended her, and she often
times made one of those lncisive re-
marks which woman knows how SO
well, and, as it is said, lets the wind out
of the bladder. Laughter. l remem-
Der her saying more than once some
thing like this: | was saying that it
did not seem to me that could live, or
/ did not want to live: "Oh - said
she, "You and Frank and Theodore
are all going to die. First Tilton is 60
ino tn die and then Frank comes home