The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-06
The Loader and Price Conspiracy.

The Loader and Price Conspiracy.
IN. Y. Special June 29th) Chicago Tribune. ]
The interest in the jury in the Beech.
er case was lost sight Of to-day in the
great excitement over the arrest of Load.
or and Price for perjury in connection
with the charges Of improper acts be-
tween Beecher and Mrs. Tilton, alleged
to have been witnessed by them in 1869.
The crowd who wait the verdict was
transferred to the police court in which
Loader was to be arraigned for examina-
ton. Price having confessed his crime
and Fturned States evidence. 1t was
known too, although not published,
Loader had also confessed, and this ad-
ded greatly to the excitement. The facts
as developed show that the affidavit of
Loader was, at the best,
GROSS ExAGGERATIoN
of what he saw, and that Prices affida.
Wit in confirmation Of Loader was wholly
false. Loader was probably in the house
at the time stated, and saw Beecher en-
ter. Mr.. Tilton yesterday, before Load
er's arrest, stated that he had received
singular confirmation of the truth of
Leaders story from lady who had come
to HIM voluntarily, and had stated that
she had ordered the work done By Load
er, and had paid him $9 for it. On ex-
animation Of Leaders books the charge
was found entered. But Loader now ad-
mits that he saw nothing improper in
Mr.. Beechcr's conduct on the occasion.
When he entered the room for his work.
ing tools he found Mr.. Beecher
JUST RISING FROM HIS KNEES,
and Mrs. Tilton halfreclining, half-sit-
ting, on the sofa. Mr.. Beechcr had evil
IDENTIFY been praying with her, and was
in the act Of rising from his knees as
Loader entered. The"story as told in the
aftidavits, he says, was an exaggeration
by Mr.. Morris, who insisted on putting
them in his own language. He declares
he never told Mr.. Francis E. Dana, the
person who gave Mr.. Morris the informa-
ton, that he had seen anything improper,
and reiterated that the affidavit signed
by him had been exaggerated by Mr..
Morris. As he published card in reply
to Mrs. Tilton's affidavit, declaring that
his first story was true, this last insiDu-
alton against Morris is probably lie.
Price confesses
HIS ENTIRE IGNORANCE
of any such scene as he had previously
described, and swears he was induced by
Loader. under promise Of pay, to sign
the affidavit corroborating his story
Loader now says that John J. Price is
not the man who worked with him; that
the real man name was Neville Price,
and that he is dead. Both the prison.
ers are evidently a precious pair of per.
jurers.
Beecher's lawyers pretend to say that
they can implica:e Dana, Tilton and
Moulton in procuring the making of these
affidavits. Dana denies that he did more
than bring about an interview between
Loader and Morris, but, as Dana is the
son.in-law Of DR.. Buddinston, Beecher's
lawyers may attempt to indict him as
they threaten. Tilton was present at the
making of the affdavits, and is reported
to have said that he remembered that
carpets were laid in the year and month
named in the afidavits October, 1860.
Moulton, the lawyers say, promised a
friend of Price to take care Of him if he
got into any trouble.
The grand jury will certainly be asked
to indict, but it remains to be seen what
success will follow the application. Nor
ris appeared for Loader on the night he
was arrested, but to-day left him to the
care Of Mr.. Chaplin, who knew nothing of
the facts, and an adjournment was had
to enable them to look them up.
In private examination before JUS.
tice this morning, at which Morris was
present, Loader told a different story
from the one in his affidavit, and Morris
left the case, and now declares
LOADER DECEIVED HIM.
Loader will unquestionably be held to
await the action of the Grand Jury, and
bail will be refused.
When Loader was arrested, the officer
asked what he had seen Beecher and Mrs.
Tilton doing. Loader said: Gail that I
saw Beecher doing was this: That when
I looked through the crack of the folding
door in the parlor Beecher was down on
his knees beside the lounge and Mrs. Til
ton was lying on it. Beecher seemed to