The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-09

1 reasoning. The meaning Of the letter
: and its expressions cannot be misconstru
r ed, and object to this mode OF explana
nation. ...
/ Judge NeilsOn--I think he is at liberty
: to explain as in case Of letters written BY
: TiltOn.
| Fullerton-That is a different question
. TiltOn was asked to explain his letters
when his mind was In state Of religious
transition. These questions have diff.
fcrent import.
The court overruled the objection and
, admitted the question.
q. Now, what situation and what de-
vices have you in mind in that clause Of
your letterv
The witness-The situation was that Of
man that had been bankrupted in every
! way and whom We were endeavOring to
recupeFate and restore; the devices were,
among others, $1,000; in April $3.50 and
S50Oat different times along through the
period, and various other things that
helped him; the trouble Of soothing the
prcjudices against him and Of preventing
men talking to his disadvantage, and ev.
erything else that would help him to be-
come man again-a man, mean, that
had overcome distrust and become ap-
parently again aman.
Judge NeilsOn-Well, the expression
Saved ourselves" Mr.. Beecher; the last
clause, what Of that2
The Witness-lt was q partnership, sir;
we were all in the same boat together; he
had reasons why he didn't want matters
to come out about his family and had
my reasons.
Mr., EvArts-Now, ask your attention
to this clause: ale had condoned his
wifes fault, he had enjoined upon me
with the utmost earnestness and solemni-
ty not to betray his wife nor leave his
children to blight" What fault Of his
wife and what fact had he enjoined upon
you not to betray his wife nor leave his
children TO blightY
Mr.. Bullerton-NOw, II your Honor
please, that Is asking for an interpreta.
lion Of Theodore Tilton's language, and
not his own, and therefore object to II.
Judge Ncilson-I think that question
IL Objectionable.
Judge Neilson-I think the counsel can
ask him what facts ho referred to in
writing this clause.
Mr., Evarts-That Is the point, Mr..
Beecher will answer, please. A. Iunder.
stood the matter to be simply that, rs |
then understood II, and aslIredly be.
lieVed II was, that his wife had trans.
ierred to me her aaeCtiOns that In COnse-
quenCe Of the transfer she was led to the
separation between herself and her hus.
band, and to almost the breaking up of
their household; that | regarded as her
fault no far az he was concerned, and he
had forgiven her.
Q. Now in the next clause. (Rcading.)
lie had enjOined me with the utmost ear
nestuess md solemniLy not to beiray his
wife or leave his children to blight? A,
That was u part Of the interview Of Feb.
ruary 1871, when We were in the study
together and when we had very cordial
interview In respect TO his own character,
II you will read sir.
Q. At his hOuReP A. AT his house;
when he cleared himself before me of all
impntatiOnS, charges Of intempcrance and
want Of care Of his household, aud what
not, and then alluded to the disagreement
that had come up and the misunderstanl-
ing that had passed between lis, and de-
sired In the most earnest manner that the
state OF things between him and liis wife
should not get out and should not be
known, and especially TINT nothing should
get out that had reference to the fact that
Mrs. TiltOn had left him all at and came
back again under the plea Of III usage.
Q. Now yOuSay In nAnOther clause lower
down | shall write for the public state
ment that will bear the light OF the judg.
mcnt day. Did that express the purpose
that you Ind at tho timer A. Most Ger.
tainly II did; had never kept any Of the
documents, nor any record, nor made any
explanations, and ] meant to do II.
q. Now toward the close Of the letter
you say, therefore there Is M uSe In
further trying; | have strong feeling
and II brings great peace with II; | am
spending my last Sunday and preaching
my last sermon" Now, sir, what fact or
feeling in regard to yourself or your
health or condition did you refer 10 in
that clause2 A. none whatever, except
that felt 80; feltSo not that time alone;
those Conversant with my ministry know
very,well what that H.
q. Now Mr.. BeeChcr In regard to the
temperament In respect 10 the depression
Of spirits, what Is the fact In regard to
your life2 A. ] have the very best and
highest. | pity anybOdythat has any worse
one than ! do at the other extreme, al.
though good spirits predominAIc, bul III.
ness or OverwOrk and exhaustion COntinn.
ed bring me down, sometimes into single
day and sometimes into consecutive
week Of most profound depression
O. Does II 60 10 the extent Of hypo.
chondria2 A. II did in my boyhOod; |
think rs have grown older and tougher
that II stops In that Of profound sadness
rather than in the more developed form
Of hypochondria, which my father had
and my ancestors.
q. Now, have you at amy time during
this course Of things had In mind any
purpose Of suicide2 A. No, air; no, air.
q. Have you ever expressed any such
purpose 10 any One2 A. No, sir.
O. In what sense, then, Of death have
yon used the expression Of being near the
end Of your life. A. In the sense Of
sentiment or feeling; not Of q purpose or
design.
Q. Now, Mr.. BeeUher, after the publ.
cation Of the agreement TO which We have
been alluding did anything Of this kind
occur at M0nlton's house on the part Of
Tilton saying to you: "Mr. lIeeclicr, the
publication Of this tripartito places ME
In a position Of man forgiven by you Of
some crime. Now you know that il not
trlei | cannot stand In any such position
as that; now ] want you to ret that right
or will publish this card, and MOulton
proceeds to say, and he had a card for
publication into which was incorporated |
a part Of the whole or the whole Of the
letter Of contfiLiOn Of January lat,
1870; IL Is miSptint, 1871. Now, |
sir, at any interview at Moulton's house
that you have spoken Of, or any other that
followed this publication or The lfipartite
agreement, did any such thing as that
occur between You and Tilton? 4. ILdid
not; never saw the card nor the thing he |
published; only heard Of II from others.
q. Well, this card which incorporated
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