The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-08

10 - yvorlr Of Cancellation, and added very 4
strongly hat dt1n waS under t mat amp Course
OF nina that was the course OF Seli-oe ense OI
aggressive in any way, would s.Leng.nTn .a
would help him lMouitonl TO max, maze
Moulton that night about your having pro-
cured from Mrs Triton what you know 70 be /
mis- night. was there any talk about your rela-
tions or intercourse with Mrs. TIIton? A. NO,
sir g was asa s2y1hibn ing o d az t Ton or
Tflion for YOU? A. Not that recollect, sir: q. |
Did you at that interview say anything "ooN'
being
ON THE BRINK OF MORAL NIAGARA?
Al hope not. @. Well, as a matter OF
fact? A. 1 did not. @. No figure like that,
or that could be con ounded with THAR
A. think not; do not remember any; II was
a usiness interview turning on the nature OF
that paper; there was pending the interview
talt. aborf Tilton's condition, and that was the
yarSsiion- 20. Did you, in connection with
me Statement about a moral Niagara, say
anything about y1uT nay bi 10 TO sa RUwer 10
a. No sir. nefhing that had that significaiion
In chasing the conversation, there was some
thing said by him of his power TO serve Doth OF
u.s. as be thought he would be amenaole TO good
as that / might have said should be glad OF his
services. @, Did you, at this interview. with
intercourse with Mrs. TiIton as a natural ex-
preston of your love for her. as II such worGs
were used a, NO; iD,noSsibie o. Did YOU
saw YOU felt Justified in IL on account OF the love
you had for her and the love when you knew rev,
She had for you? \, No, sir; no such thing; tne
topic did not come into the conversation. U,
Did you at the close Of that s OF al
ended? A, No, sir. Q, Now, Mr.. Beecher,
did did, you say on this occasion, Of Mrs
love for her you had fallen. II you had
| fallen at all? A, No. Q, That the expression,
ural i'm your opinion; do YOU remember that as
| the language which you had used? n, DID saw
that? O. Did you say tha.Y A. NO, sir ;, y, D aSi
that If you had fallen at all you mad Iallen IN
that way, through No love SIR but %. n HGt
t RsScbgsR wa aust anything Of this kind said to
you by Moulton: "Mr. Beecher, don't see how
dersta,'d il: YOU have had criminal connection
with Mrs. T., and you goodwin and you get THIS
paper don see Wb n1" you Your SuiU QUESTION? O.
Whether he said that to you? y, NO, sir; no.
sir. vigorously.
| MR. MOULToN IS NOT FOOL;
he is a very sagacious man. Eeach-One mo.
ment. Witness-Ididn't mean that; meant II
as form of negative. Fulerton-He has nc
right 10 make any such observation. Evarts-Q
Did Moulton use either branch of this observa
ton that have read to you: 'You have had
criminal connection with Mrs. T." A, No, sir
q. Now, that night was there, by Mr. Moul-
ton, any accusation, 1mputation, or insinna
/, ton that YOU had sexual Intercourse with Mrs
Tilton. Beach object to that question a.
leading and as calling for judgment instead
think have a right to put it
JUICE JulnS Nailson~I think you could improve i
BY ADDING FEW WORDS.
Say, If so, what was said. Eyarts-I so, wha
was said? Judge Neilson-I think he may an
) swer that. Beach, object and except to its ad
mission The witness-A, There was no sucl
: insinuation or imputation, impli
! cation, and nothing said by him o
( by me en- that superstition, nor on That subject
r q, At this time, MIR. Beecher, before you Separa
ted was anything saiT about any In1Sfe
ing That l should see him the next day. q
How did that rise by your o request or by h
E / only know that expected him. Q, Nov
!. the next day wss Sunday? \
January. How and where did an interview be
tween yourself and MOulton occur? a. Ate
o dinner; about three O'Clock in the afternoon c
a the first of January, Moulton came to my house
, We repaired together to the study. Ate
l. salutation Moulton introduced the subjec
. upon Tilion and his feelings. He said that
had been an eminenty wise thing In me L
comply 9th the request, and that Tilton haC
t received it very kindly, or words to that effec
o q, Now, will you proceed with the interview a
y far as you call IL TO mind? a, Yes, sir although
It can't give it exactly in the order, will give
in such order as can remember 1t, that is in III
order In which IL assists my memory. L th1nl
n Moulton made some alluson after finishing tn
It Immediate subject of the result Of my returnin
!. the retraction: think he proceeded t
IS speak about Tilton, and about his exasperate'
o feelings, not apoogetically, but, nevertheless
Re courteous in explanation of his having in
sisted s Sn my bs sn1a the
n trouble that had come on him (Titon) by tn
= treachery of Bowen, or by his misconduct, an
n said that il was not in human nature for ma
!? 10 lose at once his position and reputation. an
L his livelihood and not labor under great excite
nvad Nnnfaa III
is he should extend that 10 me.
he had reason TO think, as
gave rise to the conversation in regard to m
le whole relation from the 18th, when the lettC
}. was brought to o.. me by Bowen; to Moulto
of the trouble, aud that, as far as in me la,
s. thought was my duty
- thing that could to repair the mischief 1 LA
&c time for reflection. He then went TO say thi
Is Bowen had dismissed 1ilton on false accus;
Of tions, or something to that effect; that the
. were lies, and that he could prove TO be lii
He askei noe, Thin what Bowen told me in II
10 interview OF the 18th. gave him descIiptio
SI 6a6 and was f hep ha1 e
= given IL here. but TO the same general purpor
~ | said that Bowen had brought that letter, an
3 said that he brought ii casually as q kindnes
u Tilton at his request. Then MOulton said, usin
= very strong language and expletives. that Bowe
~ had proved treacherous; that Bowen was OF
~ cupied with Tilton in the making of that lette
y and that he had promised If 1ilton would sen
. ~ 10 me Lnat ne would Dack him up l
- the charges, and he spoke with emphasis upo
- that matter. L think that he then asked m
- what Bowen had charged to me were Tilton
:, ohenses. said that Bowen had represen ted
= me That
Il TILToN's OPINIONS
rs were becoming SO loose that he found
u was injuring likely to injure tn
p Independent, and that he had found
d necessary to dispossess him of his ed
q torial position and put him in subC
,e dinate position; that UP to that time he ha
N never heard whisper, that is Bowen never hat
L against the moral character of Tilton, but u
e sooner was 1t known that he had r.
E. dnced T1lton than there came in press
v ing upon him stories from one and froI
1T another. He said he could hardly cross til
!. ferry but somebody came TO him and congra
lie ulated him upon having put Tilton out of Lhs
rs position, and telling him some reason in tn
ID form of a charge against Tilton why he shoul
l. have done IT. told him he also said that, q
is the result OF that first step, charges had bee