New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-09
WHAT TlLTON EXPECTED OF THE JOINT DEMAND
OF BEECHER.

WHAT TlLTON EXPECTED OF THE JOINT DEMAND
OF BEECHER
O And you had no curiousity about the delivery
OF the note or s reception did have great deal Of
curiosity about it.
@ Why didn't you ask Bowen aboait' A. We'll, because
Mr. Bowen to be asked questions Of them lie
went out Of the Office sammng the door behind hu Twas
not the seek him out afterwards The only persons that
knew anything about the matter Mr. Beechcr aud Mr.
Bowen. could not see either OF them.
O. Well Mr. Bowen was there. A. Mr.. Bowen left.
O. Now when you sent-when you wrote this demand on
Mr. Beecher and Mr. Bowen delivered 20 Mr. Bowen
to communicate your joint act you have stated A.
Yes, Sir.
What was your object in sending it, what result did you
expect from sending it, A. My object to strike hun right
to the heart Sir.
O. Now what result did you expect from thus striking him
right to heart A. That he would be pricked and wounded
he has been.
O. And nothing more, A. Nothing more.
O. You did not expect that he would be driven from the
pulpit or from Brooklynf A. Yes, Sir; did.
O. You did A. Yes Sir; and he will, too. Sensatonl
@ Then you did expect A. certainly did. Sir
O. That from the delivery Of that to him he would
be driven from his pulpit and from Brooklynf A. Mr. Bowen
said that he could drive him out OF his pulpit In twelve hou
/ believed what Mr. Bowen said.
O. And you thought this would do 1t A. Yes, Sir l
thought that Mr. Bowen would do IT,
O. Well this method would do it! A. didn't think that
my little letter alone would do it.
Jndge Nelson-IIe " this method"
The witness-This method Mr. Bowen said that he would
drive him out OF his pulpit in twelve hours.
@. And you believed him A. believed him; yes. Sir
O. And you together sent your joint act this letter A.
Yes, Sir; we did.
O. And you expected that result from A Yes Sir did
O. Now Mr. Tton, how did go to your house tina
day after this interview with Mr. Bowen the 9th 28th
whatever wasf A. You mean on the day that sent the let
ter demanding Mr. Beecher's retirement
No. the day OF your last interview with Mr. Bowen'
A. 1 do not remember.
O. Your usual time, far as you remember was III A.
cannot say that
@ What was your time OF going home from your Office
under ordinary circumstances! A. Usually went home and
took lunch at O'Clock.
O. And returned to business A. Yes, Sir.
O. Now when you returned to your house that day were
Won excited you exhibit excitement in your house,
leave out all to any interview intercourse
with your wife A. l cannot remember that, Sir
O. You do remember being excited A. No, Sir; 1t
would be quite likely
O. In consequence OF this interview with Mr. Bowen A.
don remember being my house. do not bring up the cir
cnmstance.
O. You don't remember being in your house at ally A. No.
Sir.
Did you your house that day your rst visit to 1t
after this interview with Mr. Bowen say to the nurse and
others there oher than your we that you were ruined
A. No. Sir did not
O. Nothing OF that KIND ! A. NO, was not ruined
O. did ask you whether you were ruined asked you
whether you told and other persons than yonr wife
whom leave Of the inquiry that you were ruined a.
Well. answer 70. no: s Z : "a
O. We'll 80 let sand' A. Yes Sir was not in the habit
OF talking OF my business affairs to the Iaughter
O. Twas not arguing about it, only you to answer my
questions.
judge Neson-Pease only to the questions. wish
the gentlemen would be quiet in Court.
The wtness-I do not remember who the What
was the nurses NAME Mr. Eyarts!
Mr. Eyarts-My dear Sir, when am the witnsss stand
will answer all know Laughter
Mr. Beach-That will take very long answer.
Mr. Eyarts-Do you think so' ITO the witne,s De kind
enough just to answer my questions.
Judge Nelson-0nly answer the questions.
The witnessMr Evarts sets the example Of stating
everything be knows.
Mr. Eyars-Oh Do you remember being in any excite
men or having any impression that the result OF this attack
upon Mr. Beecher gong to be disastrous to you! A. Not
at ALL Sir. How could it have been disastrous'
O. do not with you only ask whether you had
that impression A. had not.
@ Do you remember that occasion OF coming to your
house on day after this interview with Mr. Bowen that
you got your aledctoy In The independent and paced up
and down. and exhibiting great excitement and Immediately
work preparing papers connected with this subee A.
No Sir, have such recollection.
@ You ecoect nothing the klnd' A. Nothing OF the sort,
Sir.
O. DID you a!oFp Mr. Moulton Of this angry interview with
Bowen, A. think did Sir
O. And did you then plan any step, In connection withlMr
Beecher, thereuponf A. No, Sir
O. None whateyeri A. Not that recolect
O. Now Mr. Tlton you knew Of The Christian Union, Mr..
newspaper The time Of its establishment did you
noti A. When was it establishedi
O. Well that is exactly what was going to you. Laugh
ter understand that established in the beginning Of
the year s7O-January 1876 in other words that had been
I'm existence through the year. the month Of December
OF which we talking about' A. could not have
answered that question: but take your statement for IT,
O. Do you recall enough Of the situation TO know that Mr.
BeeChers newspaper The CdD Cnion had been established
before this OF December 10 which your connection With
The Ldspedent termlnatedi A. That had or had noi
O. That il had' A. Ny impression is Mr. Beecher writ
Inc editorial articles either In The Church Union Chrda
rjios for number Of months previous that but viii
be positive.
o. Do you that YOU being the editor OF The Hdepen
dent all through that year Of 1870 did not know whether Mr.
Beecers paper The Christian Union in existence during
that time' A. The Chrian linton The Church Union he
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