The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-08
III 1ELEG KAPR.
me Beecher-7ilfO,s Trial.


BROOKLYN. Feb. S-All parties inter
ested i'll the Beecher-Tiiton trial appear
ed ut the usual hour, looking refreshed
after two days recess. The usual as
semblage was present, with the eycep.
ton of Mrs. Beecher. Upon the opening
of Court Tilton resumed the witness
stand.
,Evarts' address to the Court states
that the defense mad furnished all the
letters requested, except one which he
would read from the printed copy. He
read in slow, measured tones the letter
from Tilton to his wifes dated Oshkosh
Wisconsin, Feb. II, 1867.
The writer addresses Mrs. TiltOn "M y
, Dear Orthodox Wife," The letter rather
flippantly speaks OF the birth and ma
tiYity of Christ, and wonders how he
would act il he was married man.
Another dated Akron, o., January s.
1869, in which Tilton speaks OF his ex'
travagant habits, and says his spend
thrift tendency has swallowed up all his
lecture receipts, and tells his vile to
dress the childred in calico for one yeal
TO get him out of misery.
Mrs. Tilton's reply, dated Brooklyn,
Jan. 81, consoles him, takes the blame Oh
herself, and promises to do better in fu.
ture. In "a letter dated Dec. I'd, 1869,
himself as deserving the applause OF
public men and as one prematureiy fa.
nous. ...
In a letter dated August 2Sth, 1860, Til
ton speaks of himself as most wrelched
being, and says he has met women dur.
ing the summer whom he loved in Ger.
tain way, but must keep her Mrs. H..
ton) informed about some OF his though hts
and conduct.
Eyarts then questioned Tilton regard
ing the publication of the letters. 'rillon
stated the New York Herald editor an.
piled for The. letters for publication, but
witness refused them.
Witness was asked what his relations
were with oliver Johnson. He said that
he VAS associated with him on the Inde.
pendent; did not know him now, MOI
would he recognize him.
BROOKLYN, Feb. 8.-TiltOn further tcs.
titled his earnings in his lecture tours
for four years average eight to nine
thousand dollars u season. When wit.
ness entered into service in the Inde.
pendent office he made a contract with
Bowen by which he was allowed to con.
tinue his lectures.
His salaryas editor of the Independent
about equaied his receipts from leclur-
ing. Witness became managing editor
OF the Union in May l, 1870, and left De.
cember following. His salary on that
paper was 500 per week. Regarding his
other proper y, Tilton said, he valued
his house Oh Livingston street at $25, 900;
his Tribune stock $4,000, this he had
given TO- his father. s
Has property at Lewelyn Park :i$l0, 00O
he placed in trust with Woodruff u Rob
insOn to dispose of. He had also three
hundred acres of land in Ohio, unless il
had been sold for taxes. Evarts then
came down to the remarkable interview
with Bowen and witness at the Union of.
flee, on the night of December I'D, 1870.
Witness stated~he was told by Mr.. john
son that stories were being circulated
against him.
He thought the stories originated with
Bowen, and he called to ascertain the
facts. The stories told were in regard to
his immortality and general conditions
with v omen. ,...
In answer to Evarts. witness said he
had heard story about his connection
with woman in Winsiead, ct. 1t was
silly story and sIander.
He had also heard of story of his
elopement TO Europe with lady. Wit
ness said man in public life can not
keep down the tongue OF slander. Ev-
arts looking smiling at him, rejeined: :.I
agree with YOU" The Court then took a
recess. r'