New-York tribune., 1875-03-10

HOW MR.. BEICHER TREATED THE CONFlDENCE'
q Mr. Belcher to whom did you tell this story
first A. don't remember.
@ Well how soon after this interview with Mr. Tton did
you tell tf A. know that have ever told before IN
full az have told II here.
Well whether It was in full in part to whom did you
communicate It frat, A. Well have communicable COM
muncatcd the fact Mr. Tons general denial Of the adul'
tey OF his WIFE, the sexual intercourse between Mr. Beecher
and Mrs Ton have communicated that to number OF d-
feren persons
O. little louder? A. To number OF different persons.
O. Now my question is to whom you first communicated ~
A. can't tell you that, Sir don't remember
O. Tows A. can't tel You; don't remember
O. you Mr. Beecher about it have never seen
Mr.. Beecher about 1t.
O. You didn't 60 to Mr. Bcecher and tell him! A. never
did go to Mr. Beecher, at any time, about it,
@ Were you officer Of the church at that time' A.
O. What Office did you hold A. At that timer
O. Yes Sir A. l wasn't an officer at that time excuse
O. How soon after did You become an ofcer' A. became
an officer in the following month-Dccember
O. At what time in December' A AT the annual meeting
cannot give you the date.
O. About what time was III A. should judge the latter
part Of December
@ Between the holidaysi A. cannot remember, Sir.
| O. Have you held Office sncef A. l have
u.
| Sir.
O During all the excitement OF this scandal and OF the
Investigation YOU have held office In the church, A. Yes,
Sir.
O. A deacon A. Yes, Sir
O. A deacon Of the church A. Yes, Sir.
O. And that is Of the principal Offices isn't A. YES
Sir.
O. Now will YOU 90 back again to the question already put:
Can you tell whom you communicated this story nrst
that you have related hero today A. don't think nave
communicated this story TO anybody until to-day.
O. Until todayf A. No. Sir.
O. Kept it locked up in your own mind A. Not fuily
O. Now when did you first attempt narrative OF what
occurred there A. have attempted any narrative
We'll do Won mean 10 say you have kept this as
secret within your beast' A. No, Sir mean 10 ray
that have talked about in different parts and sections WIN
different people, as have met them never nave
TO tell continuous OF direct story in this case at ALL that
remember
O. You haven't talked hen with any counsel upon the other
side about itl A. Oh, / have
O. And communicated the story' A. Well parts OF it.
O Did you communicate substantially the whole OF it, A.
Well probably, substantially the whole Of it.
O. Then why did you tell that you never had communi-
Gated to any A. Because haven't communicated to
anyone.
O. Well that passes my comprehension you have communi'
Gated TO the COUNSEL and you have not communicated 1t to
any one A. Well does not pass my comprehension ldoubt
very much whether person could repeat the story twice exactly
alike
O. "Subsanaly,"I sad. Have you repeated this story
substantially to any that conversation with Theodore
Tlton! A. have.
O. When A. The frst-the first that ever stated this
story substantially lave stated it here to Mr. M the
attorney in this case
@. When' A. About-I can't tell
O. About how long ago! A. About week ago, think.
Q. How? A. About week ago, think
O. Not more than week ago? A. don't think 1t is more
than week ago.
O. Now that is the first person. then to whom substan-
TALLY related what Mr. Tton told you the night Of the inter
view is itf A. The whole story have told paris OF this
great many different people.
@ Well when did you tell the 1r part Of that you did
tellf A. told within few days afterward, think
@ Towhom? A. Well, canno-I cannot CALL cannot re-
member.
@ wc when did you tell any other part Of it, A. have
told j, ,at different times.
O. And whoml A.. To different people that have met,
that-to different people that have met.
O. told the whole Of in A. don't think have
told The whole Of it until have told it here.
c. Can you tell whom you have told the story. any
part it. any time excepting Mr. Hill week ago. A. Yes
Sir; think told it TO Deacon Hawkins; part it,
O. And when did you tell him A. do not remember.
O. What part o. it did you tell him A. told him that Mr.
Tion told me there nothing in it, and tod his wife
had not guilty Of adultery and that there wastold him
;lat part Of it, and had Mr. TIon Of that
fact
O. That is what you told him A. Yes; remember that