Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

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TIE fiHsr ANihh'ih" VIZ.
AouLroNs HOUSE
The interview with Iliton, on Tue pIiuay
evening, when Moulton brought MI peech-
er to his house to meet Hilton, anu w.eh
Tilton first made known the charge of i'm
proper advances, being taken up, Mr.. Full
lerton asked
OIL want you to state, now, Mr.. Beech
er, all that you said from the time that you
entered that room on the night of the 3Oth
until you left it to 90 to the house of MIR:
Tilton? Al did "this is a dream |
do not believe Elizabeth would say such an
untruth of me-; think that Is about every
thing l said.
Q.-Well, during that conversation, Mr.
Tilton charged you with making improper
advances to his wife, did he not? A-Ihat
was the substance of the charge.
Q-Give us the language, ii you reeollect
it, in which he made the charge? A.-Ihe
language-I cannot state it correctly, but it
was substantially this that had solicited
her to be a wife to me to all the intents and
purposes indicated by that relation.
Q.-Yes. And that charge, in that con-
versation, you did not deny, then? A
Not in any other way than a. | have
said.
Q.-That was the only method in which
you denied the charge preferred by him, that
you had made improper advances Alt
was, Sir.
Q.-You felt Indignant at that charge, did
YOU not? Al felt indignant at all the
approaches to it, but | was stunned with the
charge itself and its concomltants.
Dwell, he charged you at the same
time with having won the affections Of his
wife, did he not? Ale did.
Q.-W hat feeling did that create? A
\ feeling that lie was violently jealous
man.
Q.-ls that the only feeling A.-les,
sir and regret and sorrow.
Q,-Well, Mr.. Beecher, did You not think
it strange that during that long interview
he did not make known some object that he
had in view in seeking it . Al do not
know that did.
Q.-And you did not ask Tor any ex-
PLANTATION , Al asked lin for no expla-
nation.
Q-You heard these charges that be made
against you Al did.
Q-Made these replies that you have
given US? Al did.
Q.-And then went away Then
went down to see Elizabeth.
Q.-les. Why didn't Won ask him for
some of the evidences that you had won his
wife's affections and created dlseord IN the
family Al was not allowed TO talk, if
you will reeollect, sir. When once or twice
| moved it was imperi0usly waived 81
lence.
Q.-Now, before leaving the house that
night after this interview did YOU Relieve in
the truth of any one Of those charges? \.
i did not in-except so iar-I did not be
lieye in any of them was thrown into q
state Of great establishment rather than
belief.
Q.-You did not believe any Of them
Was the charge that vou had made impror-
er advances to his wife. or solicited her To
be a wife, with all thar term implies, as
YOU saw YOU understood the charge to he
that night, true % false At was
ialSe-
Odd You that night THINK tha' lheo-
dore believed 1t To- be true or iai,e Al
thought 1t quite likeiy that ne be"e'ei IL
to be true, but was very much perplezeI
and uncertain
Q--lou thought then 1t lfonaoie that
his wlie had made to him That charge against
You, did You Al hardly thought u prop
able.
O-Then how did Won think or ~lpup-c
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tuat nc 1hVu5ll IL va t4"V "A A''is va
the very question did not believe that be
thought it 50 in fall, except a. 4 jealous
man would, until he told me TO verify 1t by
going down to see her then | thought be
would not dare to do that unless there was
some truth in tin what he stated IN re-
spect to his wife.
Q.-Weu, now state whether o. not You
did leave that room that night in the belief
that Theodore Iilton believed in the truth OF
the charges made : Al lett the room IN n
divided and perplexei state OF mind, If his
wife had made those charges, could not
doubt that he believed them It he stated
that She had made those charges when she
had not, then | should not believe them
MIS- ruro~'s pzrp,rrtov
The interview following This. with Mrs
Til,on NJ which Mr.. Beeeber Obtained her
retraction. was next fully incurred into
Mr. Beeeher repeatipr without material
chance his account Of il. Mr.. Beeeher
HAVING sworn positively that he did not die
tate any mart If Nrs T1ton's retraction.
NJ Fni1drton road Mr. Til-on-s n,,e IN
Monitor. in which She saws
NV letter which YOU have, and the one gave
Mr.; BeSeher at his distation last evening, ought |
pen N Sn Tg tssm 'A'' ''' u s anu
Q.-Now, after reading that letter, ask
YOU whether it refreshes YOUR recollection on !
the subject whether YOU did dictate the let |
ter to Mrs. Tilton? A.-Itdoes not refresh /
nv recollection at all. know that did |
not dictate il.
Odd YOU make any observation to Mr.. |