New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-09


O. And he yielded, A. lie said nothing about it.
MR. TILTON'S INSTNUATI0NS AGAINST MIR. BEECH
Frs MORALITY.
O. Now, Sir, you have stated that in the interview
with Mr. Beecher on the Both OF December you had narrated to
him. as communicated you by your wife, certain converse
tons between your wife and him. A. Yes. Sir.
O. And You gave part Of what you stated to him. that
this communication had you in July 1907 A. Yes,
Sir
O. Now Sir between July 1870 and the Both day OF Deem
ber 1870 you spoken any to anybody concerning
any relations between Mr. Beechor and your wife a. Yes
| Sir.
O. Have YOU named your direct examination all the per-
sons to whom you had said anything in that interval concerning
any relations between your wife and Mr. Beecheri A think
named gave Oliver Johnson and Mrs bradshaw ana
Mr. Mouon TRUTH spoke to certain other persons
to whom did not tell all the story; Mr. Bowen was one OF
| those.
O. do not know what you said, but you told him the
entire truhyou said that you spoke him. Now did you
speak to any other pariess A. Members OF the family!
O. Members of your own family. A. suppose may call
my mothernlaw member of my family spoke to Mr.
| Richards and to his wife about it,
0. You did yourself! A. l think did.
| Q. To al these people' A. Yes, Sir.
O. You have your direct examination spoken Of these
last named people having been spoken to by persons
| A. BY Mrs. Morse; YES Sir.
O But do you say that you spoke to them YOURSELF
A. They had been spoken 10 Dy Mrs Morse
to them; did tell the story originally to them.
O Now in the same you had in general terms Of
mpuation upon Mr. Beecher in respect OF morality used
severe anguage-had you noti A. believe that had once
or twice spoken roughly Of him. don't remember that did,
but brought to afterwards coming from me-
and think quite likely that used Them refer, now, to
remark had ad that Mr. Beecher preached to his mis-
esses don't remember having made it, but presume that
| did.
@ The language that understand you to have spoken about
in your direct examination, which imputed to you,
that you had said he preached before forty Of his mistresses
A. do not undertake be Sir TO the number
O. That may be- but the words which imputed to
as having been said were forty of his msresses" A.
nut to me that had sad that he had preached to his msse
| 1t might be seven " or I" several"
O. You Mistaken it put to you, by resne from
letter that you had said had preached ?ory Of bs mis-
tresses A. Yes stated thu, was afterwards. in
the charges brought by Mr. West stated that said that
hsa preached to seyen several" Of his mistresses
O. don't mean those charges by Mr. West am speaking
OF long time afterwards that 1867 and that was two
wears afterwards Now understand you to that you
naber that you expressed the number Of msresses!
| A. Yes, Sir. log
O. But that you did express that Sentiment during this inter
yiewt A. Understand correctly do not remember having
made such remark but 1t attributed to me- and think
all the probabilities that made such remark but do not
| remember whom made 1t TO.
O. But it was attributed you at point Of time very
the transaction on that occasion' A. On what Occasoni
O. The occasion your making this charge this letter that
was before YOU in which the inquiry put to you whether
you had said that in the month Of January 1871 it
not! A. No, Sir that in the month OF November, 1870
O. No A. Yes, Sir beg pardon.
O. You do not know what talking about A do know
| exactly, Sir.
O. No you do not know what am talking about A do
| Sir, exactly.
O. No; there YVES certain meeting in 1871 A. Yes Sir
O. And at meeting Mr. Beeche and Mr. Moulton and you
were together and letter containing such charge pre-
sented you know whether You had said sol A. That is
correct so far as It goes.
O. That was in January! A. Yes Sir; had received the
| letter In the previous November.
O. don't know anything about that do about It,
and do inquire about IT, 1t enough that in January the
question put YOU whether you had in the preceding
months between July and that date made that mpuaton
Then the matter fresh in mind 1t not in Janu
ay lsH when Mr. BcecLer and Mr. Mouton, and yourself
were present. A. IL was
O. Whether not you had accused Mr. Beeeher OF preaching
forty his msresses not during the preceding Summer
A. Yes Sir made that probably had spoken very
roughly that i had not spared him.
@ And you believe you did cay that A will not say
used such expression think the probabilities all are
during the Summer made OF that expression or it,
equivalent without any definite accuracy the number
@ To whom bid you make Of that expression. A.
think quite likely to Mn Morse to Mr. Richards; don't
know 10 whom; said before, don't remember having
made remark but Is 1t brought home In OF
my wes during the Summer the chances are that
said IT. that Is what mean.
O. Now beyond these general statements 10 Mr. Beeches
prejudice during that period OF time, and these statements
Whatever they that you had made the persons you
named had you said anything to any else' A. Well SIR
would not like to that question perhaps had
because from July 1870 to the end OF that year. not
under any restraining influences Mr. Mouton and spoke
my mind very freely sometimes.
O. Aud for aught yoa know You mentioned mis- thing ut
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