The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-12
THE SCANDAL.
Continuation of TiIton,s Cross.cxami
milton.

Continuation of Tilt0n's Cross.exami-
nation.
New YORK, Feb Notwithstanding the
drigzling weather this morning, the Brooklyn
city court room was as well filled as ever. The
defendant and his wife were absent when order
was called but came in few minutes after.
Mr. Tilton mounted the witness stand and his
cross-examnation continued as followsi
have no copy of the Tripartite agreement
{Handed a pamphlet) do not know whether
this is copy of the original draft of the agree
ment, though 1t purports to be. l could not
swear that this is The exact phraseOlogy of the
original draft. l think that the Tripartite COW
enant as put into my hands for signature was
in the hands of Samuel Wilkeson, and have
an impression that the draft was written by
him too. l think the original draft was read to
me in Mr.. Monton's study in the presence of
Mr. Claf3n Mr.. Wilkeson, Mr. Moulton and
myself My recollection is that Mr.. Clafiin ask
ed me day or two after that il Mr. Bowen
withdrew his charges in writing against Mr..
Beecher that would not spread them any
more. 1 said if Mr. Bowen signed the agree
ment l would sign it twenty times over. l ex-
pressed my belief then that Mr.. Bowen would
not sign the covenant. picked up pen and
made a motion with my baud as of signing the
paper, and then stated that if Mr.. Bowen would
attach his name to it ] would sign it as often as
they desired.
The witness went on to explain that on
more extended examination of the agreement
as it WAS not in the terms he desired he refused
to attach his name TO it unless it was modified
in some degree. l do not remember reading all
the document, but read the paragraph relat-
ing to Mr.. Bowen when uttered this excla-
nation.
The witness continued-What prevented nv
signing it then was because Mr.. Bowen's name
was not attached to the clause prepared for
him. l exposed my willingness to sign it, but
did not signify my intention. do not remem
Der any person saying, Don't sign it first as
Mr.. Bowen may not sign it, Mr.. Moulton
may have said it, but do not remember if he
did. My impression is that Mr., Moulton said
he Thought Mr. Bowen would not sign it, and
Mr.. Clafiin clinching his hands said, "Mr.
Bower has got to sign it." l do not know who
took away the paper from Mr.. Moulton. saw
the paper again when was expected to sign,
but do not remember the day or the hour, but
l think | saw it in Mr.. Wilkeson's Office, in
VIDA was then the the Northern Pacific rail-
road office, and 1t then lay between us, but do
not remember it 1 called for it, L have no
draft OF the proposed change in my possession,
but Mr.. Wilkeson has; it was left IN his pos
session. do not think L composed the
paragraph, but took portion from that of Mr..
Wilkeson's and it reads as inserted it. | do
not remember that signed it at this interview
but remember the parties were not together
when they signed. l think, however, that
Bowen signed it first. l did second and Mr..
Beecher last, signing over my name. This pa
per was not executed in duplicate, but only one
copy was signed. Mr.. Wikeson had several
copies prepared for publication: This signed
copy was given to Mr.. Horace B. Clafin.
The witness oontnued-I put in type the
Bowen letter with comments about the end of
March, 1872 l discussed it with Oliver john
son before it was put in type. l showed the
slips at this time to Mr.. Moulton, Mr.. Beecher
and my counsel, but do not remember showing
t to any other person. My impressioni is that 70
other person saw it until after the Woodruff
publication in November, 1872. l showed this
letter to Mr.. Beecher l think some time ia De-
cember Three slips L think were printed of
this article one of these went to Mr.. Wikin-
son and was put into tripartite agreement one
l think incomplete was picked up by the prin-
ter and one remains now in our possession with
Mr.. Johnson's amendments. The agreement
threatened to he published in the Eagle at one
time, and went down to the Office to have it
suppressed. / know Mr.. McDermott. He
used to be on the Sunday Press 1 am certain
that Mr.. McDermott did not tell me of this be-
fore it was published He called to see me in
Golden Age afterwards and said he was the
man that published it and ordered him out of
the Office. [ heard that Mr.. Beecher showed
the tripartite agreement to Mr.. Beecher which
was the reason of the publication in the Eagle.
L never passed but one night at Mrs. Wood
hulFs house, but generally left there at IL at
night. l never stayed there until the small
hours of the morning. | went through the
all the rooms were bare except the room she
occupied with her husband. This was shortly
after my acquaintance with her, On the lower
floor only the parler was furnished She told
me her house had been called house of i'll re-
pute and she took me through it. to show me it
was bare, empty house. This was one of the
circumstances that led me to believe she was
traduced woman. l never heard that it was
refurnished during the period of my acquan-
lance with her. [ don't remember that any
LOFT ap,ai MT " ham from Mr.
MOulton after the Bacon publication. [ went
to him before myaswornfstatement was proffer-
ed and asked him to see some OF the papers in
his possession. [ never copied or received cop
les of any of these documents which were in
Moulton'S possession for he was very angry
when l asked him and refused me-
The court here took the customary recess.
After recess Mr.. Evarts continued Tilton's
cross-examination. Witness had few papers
in his hand which he handed to Evarts and
said, this is the first draft of the True Story
and is all that have been able to find. Ev-
arts then read portions of the True Story and
asked the witness if he remembered the parts
read. The reply was generally that he did not
remember the phraseology u was so long ago,
but he was of the opinion that the substance
was same as read by council.
Mr.. Fullerton objected, but Judge Nelson
allowed Mr.. Evarts to proceed.
At certain point in this reading, the wit
ness, wheeling around in his chair faced the
crowd and requested Judge Nelson to instruct
him what answers he should make to questions
if he had written so and SO a couple of years
ago. His memory of what he had written 50
long ago was not very clear. and he did not
wish to unwlttingly swear false oath. Wit
ness was at his own request allowed to say if
what was read to him was like or similar in
any degree to what he had written IN his state
ment at that time, and Evarts resumed quota
tions, to nearly all of which he got answers
that witness did not remember any such
phaseology or that it was something like that.
Witness said did not remember telling JacK
son Schultz that Beecher was responsible for
the quarrel with Bowen or that the whole of
Plymouth church were hypocrites, and that if
he wished he could blow their roof off. Re-
member that Oliver johnson made the latter
statement He (Tlton) told Schultz that his
wife was as pure as the driven snow and as an
angel. If he told Mr.. Southwth that Mrs.
Woodruff was as pure as an angel he was
chatting.
The court here adjourned for the day, Mr..
Evarts announcing that he would close the
crosS-eXamnation to morrow morning.