The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-01-26

| yOu throw myself upon yoGr IrlenoSn1E
and upon what really believe TO be your
desire to do the best for all partie>s." and, as
/ was leaving him. he said; as mes arly as
can recollect-afterwsrd the language made
| great impression upon me-that he felf that
| be was on the brink of a moral Niae ara,
with no power to save himself, and be
wanted me to save him, and that is the sub
stance of the interview as nearly as
Mr.. Morris-Wsnted you to save him?
A--Yes, sir; and he gave me back the re-
traction.
Q.-Now, will you explain to the court
and Jury how it happened that in repeating
Mr.. Beecher's remarks, you first said that he
said his expression toward Mrs. Tilton--
correcting yourself, you said
HIS SEXUAL EXPRESSION
toward Mrs. Tilton-will you tell us how it
happenedY Intercourse, mean; intercourse,
expression. Will you explain to the court
and jury how it was that you made the slip?
Al don't understand the slip. If you will
explain it, sir.
Q.-In repeating Mr.. Beecher's language
on this occasion, you first said that
Mr.. Shearman-He considered his expires.
sion, then he stopped aad said, his sexual
expression of his love for Elizabeth" Those
were the exact words.
Mr.. Tracy-Can you tell how that hap
pensd-why you repeated it in that way?
| A.-Here, in this
Mr.. Tracy-Yes, sir.
A.-WelI, dropped word; that's all
sir.
Q.-That is your answer; you dropped the
word?
| Al meant to say precisely what 1 did
say-his sexual expression-that his sexual
intercourse
Q.-Are you aware that you made exactly
the same mistake on your direct examina-
ton?
| A.-No.
Q-You are not aware of that fact?
A.-No, sir.
book produced and referred to by Mr..
Tracy.1
| Mr.. Morris.-Now, If that is to be read,
ask that il be read from the original steno-
graphic notes, because they are incorrectly
printed.
A DENIAL FROM SHREVEPORT.
MERIEL's YARN psNIED-A CARD PROM soMK
RESIDENTS OF SHREVEPORT.
| SHREVEPORT, Jan. 23-We, the under
signed brethren, residents of Shreveport, La.
have read with inexpressible astonishment
the statements made by Gen. Merrill and
others representing this community as in
condition of anarchy, and its people as
lawless and defiant, stating that in this
vicinity there are no less than two hundred
and fifty political criminals, that the blacks
are systematically maltreatod and
cheated oat of their earnings, and
that 1000 have been driven from
their homes in penury. We most
useless misrepresentation and absurdly
false. There Is no lawlessness here nor in
this vicinity that has come to our knowl-
edge. The only disorder that we have
known was made by this military slanderer
just before the election by sending
his soldiers raiding over the country, arrest
ing unresising citizens for imaginary
offenses who have not been held tor trial be-
cause there was no evidence of guilt. If ordi-
nary crimes are not vigorously punished by
our present judicial authority, It is through
no fault of the intellieent and virtuous part
of the community, who have had no voice
in their selection. If any tensntry have
been elected it has been to a small extent,
and mostly, if notaltOgetber, the vagabonds
and vicious. If there be any destitution
among the cOlored people it is
\ in no sense from want of remunerative
employment. The relation of the two races
is unusually friendly, arising, doubtless.
from the fact that at the recent election
many colored men voted, with the tax
payers, the conservative ticket. We think
the good order here quite remarkable.
when we reflect that the parish officials and
majority n as orderly an election as
was ever witnessed, have been for the Sec
ond time cheated of their success by
the present ruling dynasty. We will only
add that Che statements referred to are SO
outrageously false and groundless that they
could only have originated in crazy brain
and poorly concealed malice.
g. b. STEERS,
| Cotton buyer, New York.
r. l.. DENNIS.
Cotton buyer, Rhode Isladd.
/ j. HOWARD,
Cotton bsyer, Connecticut.
G. ". BURT,
1 Merchant, Iowa.
z. III. CROSBY,
New York.
ID. s. CHAPLEY,
| Planter, New York.
| A. E. WRIGHT,
Planter, Ohio.
FRANK LEWIS,
Boot and shoe dealer, Boston, Mass.