The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-23

cello, and l must have been mistaken
when Itold tho committee SChoharie; thi,
was in 1869; was mistaken in saying be
fore the committee that on the first OCca
sion, when was carried into his room,
woke in his arms; / was also mistaken
when | said that the two events occurred
near together; l said to them thought
Mrs. Tilton was at Schoharie on one oi
these occasions; / was in Steubenville from
1871 until returned to Brooklyn in 1874
| only knew OF my going before the com
mittee about ten minutes before It occur
red; talked with General Tracy before
went there; on the second night after
arrived in the city went before the com.
mitteC; my father left me OF Hallilays,
and he took me up to Mrs, Ovington's; Il
was tho morning ! went up there, and
that evening | appeared before tho com.
nlittee; saw Mrs. Tilton there, and dur
ing my stay the object Of my appearing
before the committee was mentioned; | do
not think II was mentioned until General
Tracy called; did not talk Of the occur
rences at Ovington's and Halliday's until
Tracy called; the committee met at 8, and
Tracy called between Z and 5 o'clock; |
am surO | did not talk with him two
hours; do not remember who went with
me before the committee; I talked over
the subject with great many parties at-
terward, with Mrs, TiltOn, Sherman aud
others; | found afterwards OH looking
over tho evidence given by mo on that OC-
casion that had made some mistakes in
my testimony | was stopping at Purdys
when | made this discovery; Mrs, Morse
was also there, but did not talk over
the matter with her or as to the testimony
given by me- when made the discovery
Il was after the reelection cast over the
testimony inmy own mind when the mis-
takes were discovered by me; thore was u
book Of testimony given me by Mr.,
shearman, but never looked att; / dis.
covered some Of my discrepancies
through talking with Mrs. Mitchell who
was at Mrs. lIillsi DR., Carey, Mr., Hill
md Mrs. Mitchell were present then, but
| had discovered my mistakes before that
time; they were not subject Of cOnversa-
tlon then; while talking with Mrs. Mitch.
ell several little things were called to my
mind which | had not ruCollectel before;
| do not think | told before the Commit
tee about TiltOn stroking my hair and
forehead nor about his putting his hand
On my neck
Mr.. Fullerton read the remainder OF
that testimony which the witness said was
not told 10 tile Committee Us II was for.
gotten at the time.
Witness continued. had not thought
anything about this conversation len
minutes before ] went before tho COM
miltee. never forgot this conversation,
but recollected II was in 1870 when |
was In Marietta. When | was dosorib-
Ing II to Mrs. Tilton 1t all came up to me
IN detail, and was fresh In my recOllec.
ton. This was IN the fall Of that year.
| remembered something about It, but
not In all its details, on Tie 4th Of No.
vember, 1870, and told some persons
abOut Il. When went before the com.
mittee went with tho intention Of telling
all knew, and II I had remembered Il ]
would have told It as now tell Il before
the Jury. I told the story to Mr.. Joseph
Richards, Miss Oakley, Mrs. Bradshaw
and Judge Morse. | think Il was IN
December, 1870, ! told these parties. We.
returned to Marietta On the 10th Of No.
ycmber, and think IL was in December,
and not November, that told tho story,
| told the story for Mrs. Tilton's sake, on
she was blamed for being bad to llef llus.
band, and | wished to correct this i'm
preston.