Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-08
KILOGRAMS TO THE STAR,
THE SCANDAL TRIAL.
Mrs. Putnam Sill on the Stand.
Il Jan! at Beecher's CaurcI.
CHURCH AND STATE IN EUROPE,
The Pope, Austria and Prussia.
SETTLEMENT WITH SPAIN.
The Virginias Affair COndOned.
CHURCH AND STATE IN EUROPE
The Pope, Austria and Prussia.
SETTLEMENT WITH SPAIN.
The Virginias Affair COndOned.
TIETGN-REECHER TRIAL.
Proceedings Fo-day.


NEW YORK. March s.-The BROOKLYN city
courtroom was not so crowded this morning
as on previous days of the trial. This was in
accordance with the instruct innS given by
Judge Nelson, who wished to prevent over
crowding. In all the windows of the court
nolselesS VeniilatorS had been placed, which
KEPT the atmosphere perfectly cool and pure.
Bessie Turner made her first appearance in
The court this morning. accompanied by Mrs.
Dunkley, and took her seat lin the row uSu-
ally occupied by Mrs. Tilton and her friends
AS she was not known her presence caused
but little stir. Jefireys, the sick Juror took
his seat with the others, but looks still pale
and weak. The defendant and his wife. and
Col. Beecher, sat with the Plymouth gather
ing, while Tilton was seated amongst his
counsel Mrs. Tilton still keeps away from
the proceedings.
MRS. PUTNAM
resumed her place on the stand, and her di-
rect examination was continued by Mr.
Sheafman as fOllOws-I was a member of
DR. Storrs' church until after ! went to the
west. l never was regular attendant OF
Plymouth church. / have had very little
acquaintance with the defendant in this case
l have seen him in TiltOn's house two or
three times The first time Beecher called
TiltOn took him TO the study. and went mp
there and was introduced to him. He
1rO!icked with the children, and then went
away The next time L saw him was when
Mrs. TiltOn and he were going to see some
sick person; think il was Mrs. Ovington
His first visit. think, was in the morning
and my impression is that the Others were
during The morning also. l saw photographs
OF Bcecher
IN TILToN's HOUSE.
and lie (TiltOn) showed them 10 me with
those of other eminent men. TiltOn gave me
one: i think they were all in small boxes on
a table. have seen books in Tilton's libra
~ with Beecher's autograph i'm them, and
one of these he said he would give to ME il
desired ii. Counsel then returned to the
scene at Southport, of Tilton'S moOdiness.
The witness said: ] remember the letter sent
by Mrs. Tilton through me to Tilton; the
substance of il was that she could not bear
such conduct from him.
TILT0N'S FITS.
Tllton was explaining his conduct; he said
these fits were irresistible and beyond his
control, and that they made every person
about him unhappy. He said this was one
OF the penalties genius had TO endure, and
that as soon as he would get home and settle
down these moods would depart from him.
He said that if he could address an audience
this mood would depart from him. He did
address an audience shortly after, and this
mood went off him. Tilton told me that he
would rather be editor of the New York H.
dependent than hold any other position. This
was when We were in Washington; he said
this also once i'm his own house i'm Livingston
street. Mrs. Tilton said at one time that il
wonld break Theodore's heart to leave his
position on the Ifldelle1eIeHt. Tilton asked my
adVice one time about
SENDING BESSIE TURNER TO SCHOOL AT
NYACK
as she was girl of rare qualities and they
might be improved; that her perceptions of
musicHl qualities Were very rare and intui-
tive, and that Mrs. TiltOn kept her too much
confined looking after the children. / saw
Tilton reading TO her while in Southport in
the summer of 1866. In the fall of 1866
TiltOn told me that he had almost
given up going TO church, and only
went there to hear the music. / asked him
fit was on account of Beecher he had given
up church going. and he said No" that he
liked Beecher, as he was great moral
teacher and had frare qualities. But he
thought l,eechers qualities were over esti-
mated People were ii, Ell of old Calvanistic
doctrines and wanted sOmetaing fresh. He
said magnaniminity was one ofhis greatest
chara cteristics