The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-02
THE TRIAL RESUMED.
Usual Large Attendance
Mr.. Evarts Continues.

Qay continued MS huuTeSs lot tue ueltH'c
in the Titon- Beecher suit before Il crowd
ed house He said he had endeavored TO
lay before the jury the situation OF the
parties AS set forth in their character and
relations, which would enable the jury to
Judge of their movements. He would
call their attention to the fact that IN
December, 1870, Beecher referred Bowen
to Beecher's wife, and then was the aspect
attempted 10 be introduced into the case
that there was an attempt on the part OF
Beccher to preclude all knowledge of his
relations with Mrs. Tilton from his wife.
But parties on the other side never sought
for any papers in proof of this accusa
/ ton, and when Bowen was referred to
| Mr.. Beechcr, he was told that Mrs.
Beechcr had letters of her husbands, re-
ceived from Mrs. Tilton, while his wife
was in Marietta, SO that the jury could
| have no doubt but that all Beechers cor
respondence was in the hands of his wife.
Counsel referred to the meeting between
Beecher and Tilton on the Both Decem-
Der, 1870 and said the evidence entirely
reluted the theory of the plaintiff, and
showed that the testimony was
false. To his own knowledge
Tilton, in his direct examination, denied
that there was any separation between
him and his wife until the final abandon.
ment of her home by Mrs. Tilton. In
the light of the evidence what became of
this view of the plaintiff and of the faith
of the jury in the foundation Of the cause
thus laid in falschood? The evidence
was very plain as given by Beecher, sup
ported by Bessie Turner and Mr.. Bell.
According to Beccher there came, like a
cruelty on the part Of the wife and ofin-
fidelity on the part of the husband. This
revelation came from Bessie Turner and
when he was spoken to he referred them
to his wife. There was conclusive evil
dcncc III which Deacon Bell took part.
Then came the slip from Beccher to his
wife, when he was busy and
could not attend to the matter In II
conversation between Bowen and Beech
er, this whole transaction was disclosed
to Bowen, and he was referred to Mrs.
Becchcr rs having the most knowledge
Of facts bearing on the subject. When
he went there, Bcechcr took counsel with
Bell, one of his Pensioners, about the
matter, and asked advice. BccCher stated
to him that Mrs. Tilton had left her hus.
bands house, and that
TiItOn's LicentiOuSncss
had been very low and his conduct was
marked with great cruelty; that Mrs.
Tilton had sent to consult him and Mr.
Bccchcr had been brought into the con-
terence. New, said counsel, the jury had
the touching testimony of Bessie Turner
with regard to that witc's
midnight flight from the house
and Bessle'S following the next morning
and taking the children with her. The
jury had proof of Tilton's cruelty
Beechers note TO his wife read that he
was inclined 10 think Mrs. Bccchcr was
right, and that Il separation was best
Counsel referred to the testimony of
Storrs IN reference to Tilton's calling on
him on the I'd of January, 1871, when he
asked Storrs to go around and see Moul-
ton IN regard to the stories. When Til
ton was called to the stand in rcbuttaI.
he did not contradict StorrS' story, and
did not this leave the jury to believe that
Tilton had attempted TO mislcad their
Judgment. The next movement. said
the speaker, resulted in the troubles
of Tilton, and they were founded on
Bcechers attention. When Tilton was
deposcd US editor by Mr.. Bowen and
received contracts and instead,
Mr.. johnson hinted TO TiltOn that
Bowen had heard stories and he had
better see him. Mr.. Bowen did not want
to see him. According to Bowcns own
words the stories about Tilton came to
HIM in clouds. Counsel would ask Til
ton if, after his interview with Bowen,
he did not 90 10 his house and announce
himself as being ruined. He hada house
and furniture and the sum of $4,000 with
Woodruff " Robinson, and he had apiece
of land in Prospect Park. This man,
said the speaker, swore he was man OF
property to impose upon your credullty.
All the money he had in 1874, outside of
what he picked up in lecturing tours,
was $1,000, $1,000 he got from Bowen,
the money for Bessie Turner's schooling
WHICH he obtained from Beecher, and
the $1,000 he got from Beecher. AT the
end of 1871, said Evarts,
TiIton Was Crushed.
so far as pecunrary matters were con-
cerned
Shortly after Bowen took the paper to
Beecher which was TO drive him out OF
Brooklyn, he (Bowen) shook his fist in
Tilton's face and said that if he ever ac-
knowledged that he (Bowcn) had any
thing to do with this letter he would
cashier him from the independent
MIR. Evarts referred to statements IN
the "trlte story in regard to the cnmlty
of Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Beecher. The
latter was pronounced by Tilton As his
most relentless enemy; she never re-
ccived any of his confidence. Mr.. Storrs
was the witness who was the friend OF
Mr.. Tllton, and the latter said if he had
happened to meet him he should have
made him his contidant instead of
Mouton. If this was SO, what pity 1t
was he failed to find friend who pos
seSsed the intelligence and integrity OF
Storrs. Now the latter testified on the
second of January, that Mr.. Titon told
him
His Ground of Complaint Against
Beecher
was that Bcccher, Mrs. Beecher and Mrs.
Morse had been telling stories against
him to Bowen. The testimony proved
completely that these were the causes of
Tilton's hatred toward Bccchor. When
Tilton was recalled he did not utter one
word of denial of this entirely new mat
ter introduced by Storrs. Tilton set up
the theory that until his removal they
had not been reported to Bowen and that
Bcechcr had not been instrumental in his