The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-16

no TlSDl 10 TepIcScuL IhtOiI,
but do not rccollcct it;
| do not remember at the interview
that Tlton refused to be reconciled with
the newspaper enterprise, nor do ! re-
member that he refused to be on any
newspaper with which Bcechcr was con.
nccted; thei interview, with Carpenter,
when Mr.. Orton and Mr.. Clews were
present, was between the 10th Of Deccm-
bcr, 1872 and the lst Of January, 1873;
after this, | had an interview with Tiiton
about the charges vf blacknail; at al
most all these interviews the subject mat
ter of the charges Of Bowen. against
Brcchcr were discussed; they were talk
ID owe" once at my house, after Wood
ruff had gono away; ] do not remember
it, they were talked over at the Union
League Club. when Watson and Butler
were present; ut the dinner given to Mr..
Bailey. Mr.. Clcws was present; do not
rycui.cct whether Mr.. Perrcpont was
there, but Mr.. Orton was; when the dis
ru,sion was getting bitter | endcavorcd
To moderate il.
This finished the cro-s-cXamination,
and the witness was shown B"wcn'S check
Tor 5000 which he stated he could not
identify.
Redirect cXamination-l never told
Tilton at any interview that the news
paper enterprise was Il good one; the fact
that had called Tiltona bIackmal!er, had
circulated through the club and created Il
great deal of discussion; the conversation
about the newspaper enterprise was only
q short time before the stopping of the
Goi.ien ige
Re-cro,, Examiua;ion--Thc apology !
made for calling Tilton blackmailcr !
suppose was circulated in the club.
Charles -. Judson
was the next witness called and testified
! reside in New York and have done
50 20 or - wears; | have known Bccchcr
- or % wears and Titou about 10 years
| am merchant and conduct business
on Worth street; had conversation
with Tilton at Dclmoni"o's about the
end of 1860. where we dincd together;
We had a conversation about Bcccher and
the member, Of Plymouth Church; ut
that interview, only remember Il dis
cus,ion about Becchrr and | said that
Beccher had escaped all charges 50 far as
women were concerned in all the time he
had been there; Tilton SAID he had
lost all faith in man; did not under
stand what this meant, and asked him
Tor an explanation.
Mr.. Beach here arose and objected to
thi, line of the examination rs not per-
tinrnt and material to the issue, and not
Il part "i the trial.
Mr.. Evart, SAID that they would offer
something hereafter that would deyeior
the matcriality Of this line Of the cXami'
nation.
Judge Nelson decided on allowing
the conversation The witness then con
tinurd:-
To all my inquiries he still replied,
IHayc Lost All Faun in Man;
Tiiton called on me two or three days
after that, and asked me if | had seen
Becchcr: ! said that had and had told
him the conversation We had lew days
ago and Tilton asked why; | replied toput
him on his guard. and that would have
done the same thing by him, and he said
he ALWAYS considered me friend, and
left. This concluded the witness tcSti-
timonv and Beach moved to strike it out
JUDGE Nelson said he would let it stand
~ ne thought it wa- about rs harmless ~
lamp post. ,Luughtcr.l
Eyart> here arose and took exception
to the remark Of the Court. and stated
that before they were through they would
show the matcriality of this evidence.
Archibald Black, Il resident Of Brook
lvn. and merchant in New York, wa:
then called and related conversation
with Muuton Mt the Exchange in
which the latter had said the
best course for Bcecacr to pursue under
the charge, would be to keep silent and
that if his life was not Il sufficient answer
To these charges. he CMouIton) did not
know what was. The witness said: Moul
ton told me that ii the story was untrue
to publish it was diabolical; he intimated
to me that / might use any information
he had given me among friends in the
Church of the Pilgrims; at another
interview he told me that al
the charges against Beechel
had originated with one individual, who
had signed retraction of them; at tn,
third interview at the Exchange, he
asked me if il was true that Beccher
name had been scrapcd off and notIc,
read in the Church Of the Pilgrims, and
| told him it was not true, also told
him that thi, story was spreading, and
that h" and his friends were using nc
'""'IT y" '','M ,',i,i -, "'u "na hn would ,eI,
IL" N"' ,''t',''u ",II' .H -" n,,", % :, and
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"'r..I r,.o til L",n,an ina, renrLnr
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lirI. na.,,a,i,m ~ I,." a.Lnd b;n, :,
b.. mount ,ba, Lo b,J o,w,ys hccr ,',r, ,,pr'
rnsn and hn r.nIied "Yr. Il,
Cros.-rxamircd bv General Pryor
remember an excursion | took down
the river on the Eth of October, 1871
with Bccchor. Tilton and Moulton; | OBJ
served tHal be''h'T M"> "iN'">c0
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