The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-09
LETTERS OF LOVE.

An INTERESTING DAY PROMESED-BUu IT Is
SPOILED By THE LAWYERS, WHO DEVOTE 1T
TO BEADING LOVE LETTERs--MosT OF WHICH
HAVE BEEN PUHLIsHED BEFORE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-When the Brooklyn
city court was opened this morning all the
parties involved in the TiAon- -Beeeher case
were present. The court room was as
crowded as oEer. Mr.. Tilton resumed lis
place in the witness chsir Immediately on
entering the room. He, was shown letter
and said: This is in the handwriting of Mr..
Beecher. can not remember the time it
was sent. The letter was read. 1t stated
that the winter sent Tillon an ink stand with
q letter which he hoped would be of service
to him. Another letter the witness identi-
fed aS Beecher's. 1t was dated
March l6, 1864, and addressed to Mr..
to hin. A third letter in the same
writing was also Identified. 1t was dated
January 3, 1867, alading to his (nlton's) re-
ligious opinions, and expressing confidence
in his development. The witness then con-
tiDued: When my wife left home she took
only my love and good will, ana that she
has still. Tho publication of her and my cor
respondence was not made either through or
by my procurance. They were published by
the Chicago Tribune through the advice of
my counsel Judge Morris. He made an ex-
animation of all the letters found in the
house. The letters were selected by Judge
Morris for publication. The representative
of that paper did not see the original
documents. During my early CONSUL
tatiun with Judge Morris L put all
the correspondence into his hands, and he
recommended that they be published, and
said that good taste required that they be
published in paper outside of the city. l
did not communicate with my wife on the
matter. The copies of the letters were taken
| by stenographic reporters, who copied them
Il Il lANe
| the witness, and his attention was directed
to a certain Paragraph. He said: This ex-
tract is from one of Mrs. Tilton's letters.
Mr.. Fullerton objected to its being read,
when Mr.. Evarts had just begun the sem
tence: ''To love is praiseworthy, but to
abuse"-and here be was brought up by
cries of "stop," "stop," from the counsel on
the other side, which excited the
LAUGHTER OF THE SPECTATORS.
The court overruled the objection and Mr..
Evartsg read the extracs. The witness con-
tinueds- There is no date 20 this document
in winch this extract is printed, but If saw
the letter from which it is taken, could
tell the date. 1 think it was February s,
1S6s. do not know whether the date which
! / observe in the corner of the extract is cor
rectly printed or not. Another letter pub
lished IN the correspondence was read, dated
~
of love. The witness was shown a paper
| and asked if that was page of
his original statement in his own
handwriting. He replied it was in
the handwriting of Augustus Maverick,
and was page OF his original statement.
Mr.. Evarts read passage in letter which
was dated February 3, 1868; the passage be-
gan: ATo love is praiseworthy, but to
abuse II is SIM The witness contin ued /:
thought that my wife then regarded adul-
terry as a sin, and because ct that copied
| this extract from her letter. Another inter-
val here ensued while the counsel for the
defense searched for certain letters among
their documents. Finally MIR. Shearman
read some letters from Mrs. Tilton
to her husband in 1868. They all
EXPIRE sed the deep love which she bore To-
ward her husband and mentioned the names
of persons who had called to see her at the
house, when he was away from home, de-
claring how happy she would feel when he
WOnld be with her again. The witness re-
suned after being shown the letter: 90
not remember when this letter was written,
or whether Mrs. TiiEOn was recovering from
her confinement. lean not give you the ex-
act date OF the birth of my children as / have
| got no memorandum. When / wanted
90 know L always applied TO Mrs. Tllton.
I went into my new home in August, 1866,
and this letter was written shortly after my
occupancy OF it. Shearman read letter
from Mrs. IiltoD 20 her husband, telling
him how much she Tejoiced IN his coming
home aud how glad the children would be.
1t referred to the crowded condition OF the
church ON the previous Sunday and the
EARNEST LABoRs or MIR. BEECHER.
Another letter dated February /, 1865, was
read. which also bore testimony to her JOY at
his return home and related visit from
Susan b. Anthony, and being much cheered
with her talk. A letter OF February 22,
1869, informed him of the death OF Mrs.
Monroe, who came over sympsthelically al
the time of Paul's death. A letter of Febru-
: sry 2, 1869, referred to the death OF her son
4 Paul, which occurred in the previous sum-
| mer OF lS6S The remainder of tha time, up
TO the recese, was spent by the defense IN
, searching for letters and reading extracts
! from them. About half an hour be-
fore the usual recess was taken Mr.
Moulton entered the court room with
a friend. .and they took behind the jury
The lawyers vera tardv in assembling after
the recess and it was fully twenty minutes
after the hour, when the proceedings were
) I again opened Tilton took bis place on the
stand and ten minutes We're consumed by
{ the defense in searching among their papers
: for letters required for Identification. Thess
were read by Sheasman.> Ore datedlSeptem
| Der 2S, 1866, recounted Mrs. 1ilton's love fol
D her husband, which was, the letter stated
r greater than ever, and declared that she was
] happy in his love. This was identified and
S placed in evidence. The witness stated thai
D the Annie referred 20 in the letter was biz
sister, Mrs. Lester. Another letter of Feb
9 ruary, 1865. stated thai on Sunday she wa'
j prevented from writing TO him by
o visit from MIR. and Mrs. 0vington
5 the letter declared she was always faithsu
: 20 him, had ever been and would be eve
o more. A number of letters from Tilton {,
Il his wife were also read and Elsced in eyi