Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-02
NEW YORK


from Harrisburg says a disgrsceful scene
occurred in the, Pennsylvania House O
Representatives last night, growing ou'
Of a motion to refer the petition of citi
zens Of Lancaster City co~ntesting the
seat of D. P. Rosenmiller Republican
as a member of the Legislature to th'
Judiciary Committee. Mr.. Wolfe IRE
publicaR) came in conflict with the
Speaker, who finally ordered Wolfe
under arrest, when the Republican
members rushed to the defense of theil
colleague and wrested him from the
hands Of the Sergeant-at-Arms. In the
midst Of the commotion the Speaker
adjourned the House. During the melet
pistols we're drawn.
The second day of the fifth week Of
the Beecher- Tiltoh trial opened this
morning with as crowded a court room
as ever. Mrs. Tilton and her female
friends were early in attendance. After
the formal opening of court, Mr.. Tilton
took the witness chair and resumed his
evidence. he said. THE next interview
with Beecher occurred shortly after, l
think, the second week in February, at
my house, at my request, given to Mr..
Moulton. | told him when he came that
/ wanted to know if he could tell me
with reference to the little boy Ralph,
and he said that the date fixed by Mrs.
Tilton was the correct one. Mr.. Beecher
asked me the date. l told him Elizabeth
had told me that the date at which thcir
criminal intimacy had begun was the
10th of October, 1868, and he said he
had no remembrance of it, but he
thought she was right. Some express
sions Of grief and misery fell from him,
and that was the end OF the interview.
He then went to Mr.. Moultou's house.
This interview lasted ten or fifteen min
ntes. Irecollectthe time republication OF
Mrs. Woodhull's card. / had an inter
view at Moulton's house with Beecher at
the time of hat publication. told him
that she came to me at the Golden Age
Office, and put a card in my hand, which
she wished me to read. ABORTION stated
that a public teacher in n city vas
living with the wife of another public
teacher in the same city. She said
she referred to the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher and my wife. She related other
particulars which were gathered in her
card Of November I'd, 1872. Her other
story vas that l discovered her intimacy
and had used personal violence to herr
had taken the wedding ring off her
and ground it in the earth with my heel.
| told Beecher that Moulton and | went
to Mrs. Woodhulls house about the mat
ter and had an interview with her.
Mr.. Moulton told me after, when coming
away, that'he thought this woman was
not in her right mind, and it was from
that time that Meulton, Beecher and
myself we're in consultation to stop the
circulation of this womans stories. Mr.,
Baecher was greatly sgitated and Monl'
ton told him there was no cause for
alarm as they could easily keep her quiet.
Ee advised that kindness be used with
her and thereby place her under some
obligation Il us. Beecher conlncided in
this view, and we agreed to become per-
sonally acquainted with her and to treat
her as gentlemen should treat a lady.
We also resolved to make her acquainted
With Mrs. Tilton and Mrs. Moulton, but
Beeeher said that Mrs. Beecher would
not become acquainted with her. he said
be hoDed the ladies would exercise a
good influence over Mrs. Woodruff. In
pursuance Of that arrangement | pub
lished an article in the Golden Age
about the enfranehisement Of women,
in which / alluded to Mrs. Woodruff,
| drew up Al article claiming the right
of women to vote On the ground that
they we're citizens Of the United States.
and had it published in the form Of 2
tract and addressed to Chas. Sumner.
This was one favor l did for her. She
then 5ro4ght me a sketch of herself
writtAn by her husband, which she
.sked me IN reV1ss.