New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-15
THE INTERVIEW IN MRS. TILTONs SICK
ROOM


hand room front, as you go up and turn toward the
street.
O. As understand you, you then Informed her Of the
charges which her husband had made against youf A.
That was the result OF our interview.
q. Had Mrs Tilten retired for the night A.
do not know, Sir; she in bed.
q. Welt A. Your question implies the act OF going 10
bed.
Q. Yes, sir. A. know nothing about that
q. Was she dressed in the ordinary Of lady
who had retired for the night A. She was dressed in
white whether 1t the dressing gown OF a sckroom
or nghtgown do not recollect that that occurred to
my mind
z. What time in the evening was It A. should say
not far from o'clock in that neighborhood
z. She was ILL., she not : A. She i'll yes.
= Well, didn't you suppose that she had retired for
the night A. supposed that she in bed FOR the
night my impression that she had been in bed all
day, being Ill.
@ In your direct examination you emphasized the fact
that "she was dressed in pure white her face was as
white as the bedi" A. / did.
Q. We're you surprised to find her dressed in pure
white under those circumstances A. No, Sir, not
surprised.
O. What did you first say her, Mr.. Beeeher after
irving in the rooml A. don't know that can say
what did, except to ask her good evening.
q. And what was her replyl A. Nothing.
q. What next did You sayl A. will not be positive
to the order Of the opening remarks but in general said
that had just from an interview with her husband
and that he had been making many serious charges
against me. think introduced it in that way.
O State all that you said before she made any answeri
A. can't
Q. AL that you recollccti A. can't divide it in that
way. think that il until had begun to say to
her, He charges with impropcr-with having with
drawn your affections from him., or something to that
effect think it only then that she began 70 show
responsiveness
q. And how did she show responsiveness A. BY the
falling down her cheek, and by little motion of her
hands
@. Did she make no other motioni A Not that ire
call, Sir.
q. Didn't she bow her head in acquiescence TO some
thing that you said A Later she did
Q. Well, Mr. Beecher, want you to give US the whole
OF that interview, as you now recollecti it.
Mr.. Fullerton here paused, and asked TO have better
ventilation in the room.
q. Now, Mr. Beccher, will you give MS the interview
between yourself and Mrs Tton it occurred on that
occasonf 4. will give it n you in substance
/ can recoect; when went in, and after salua-
ton down by her side and said to her: Elizabeth,
have just from an interview with your husband,
and he has been making very serious charges against
me-" do not remember distinctly whether / al
luded in detail to business charges, but said He has
charged with having Withdrawn affections from
him. and with inducing great distress and dscOrd IN his
family" or words to that effect, and he's this so ~
she made response to il; said to her in substance
Elizabeth he says that have told him that had won
your affections from him. and that you had transferred
your wifely affection me- and at that think it was
Though will be certain about that matter the tears
down her cheek, and she made still no response
went on and said to her Elizabeth, MI TiltOn says
that you declared TO him that have made improper
advances toward yOu;" and she very much agi-
tated said /: Elizabeth have you ever said that to
your husbandr and she bowed her head. and then IL
thatI N her
had for she a sick woman and said to her, Eliza
beth, what could have tempted you to do such thng Us
thati Wherein have acted wrongly toward your
sad-I expOsulated with her the subject and said TO
her. You know that is not true that have Intention
ally drawn you away from him, or that have ever
made-been guilty OF improperly, Intentionally" she
then began slowly speak, at about that time; sue
was feeble, and her conversation was somewhat hest
atng piled her still-she seemed reluctant and grief
full and still dwe upon those charges, and my aston
shment her making such charges, and" How could
you have done such thingF she in slow, and in a
sad voice. said Il could not help IT. Twas tired out with
his PERSISTENCE he pursued me, and importuned me-;
and then think she alluded to an interview OF the sum
mer before about which / was nOt-I yet had not any
clear or distinct idea but think ii was in connection
with that interview that she said that he had
told her that If she would confess TO him her
strong and undue affection for me, it would
be for him confess his alien loves and that they
should standing together again for reformed and bet
ter life go happily than they had or words to
that effect which, according 10 my recollection referred
to the interview OF July which he said that he had had
with her piled her in respect TO tha-tha Is in respect
TO the conduct that she had pursued toward me-
and she said Well. what can do I" don't know but
that was response TO saying OF mine that she
ought retrac and to do me Justice know that that
occurred somewhere the conversation but cannot say
in that order but at any rate, the question came up,
what can dor and said, You ought TO make a
written retraetiOn you have made written charges
She made reply respect TO that that 1t would be an
injury if should have such paper toward her husband
and my general reply that intended it not for an
offensive document all that wanted it for my
justncation that If matters should ever by rumOr or
otherwise, the knowledge OF fricnda Of the
church, I ought to have something which should be u
clearance OF me from her. words to that effect Che
said II would ii TO the injury OF her husband.
she would be willing give me such statement, and
told her should not, certainly that that was not my
object, but simply self-defense.