New-York tribune., 1875-03-10

Mr. BeschNo mo- not tho question putto you what
1t purported.
mo part OF the printed matter that, think was the first
that was read That printed matter had rofercnoe-
Mr. Beach-No.
The witncss-wc win you DO good enough to state how
shall state iti
Mr. Fullerton-If were under oath and in your place.
would try.
The wltness-1 trying but the gentleman says "No
stops and shakes his head and wants me to state In his
words suppose.
you state what was read to you that night there will be
difficulty A. have stated that part Of the printed matter
read to that night have stated that direct ex
animation and have stated that part Of the printed matter con-
sisted OF what understood to be the Woodstock letter
@ 1t is not what you understood. What did he ready
don't want to know what you understood He read po
ton OF the printed matter referring to letter which he was
stated to have received from Mr. Bowen from Woodstock, de-
failing charges against Mr.. BeeCher.
O. Well, A. He read that portion the best OF my recol
lection; he read also letter from Mrs Tton to himself
Mr. Beach-Now, will you be good enough to re-
peat all that you remember that he read OF that
paper A. All that / remember Is this !:
During your absence Mr. tBeecher proposed to me 70
become wife to him. with all that that implies" that Is
all that recoect Of that letter recolect thinking 1t
strange that the
Mr Beach-Never mind.
Mr. Fullerton-Nevcr mind what you thought Dd you
see the letter, A. saw the paper.
O. Did YOU have 1t In your house A. No. Sir; had no
paper in my hand.
O. You did not read 1t, A. did not read it
O. Do you recolect the date Of 1t A. do not know that
there any date .
O. Do you know how It addressed a. NO, Sir don
remember that there any date.
O. You don't remember anything about tf A. don't re-
member anything about it, except that Mr. Tton read to me-
@ Go on and what else he read' A. lie read TO me
letter OF Mrs Ifon copy OF the letter Of Mrs Tlton
given to Mr. Beecher retracting that charge.
O. What was thati Repeat III A. cannot repeat for
don't know
O. Well do the best you can, A. Well, can do nothing,
except my recollection that retracon OF the charge
O. Can you not repeat that well the other A. can
not
@. Why not A. cannot tell you why.
you give any part Of that letterany OF the language
used A. cannot.
Q. Not word OF It! A. cannot.
@ Not single word of iti A. Not single word OF IT. not
do not recall it.
O. Can you account the fact that you able to give
what you part Of the language of the other and fail
entirely give any word OF ths A. suppose can account
for it, because can remember that, and don't this.
O. All that is it. Well, will 60 step farther Can you
for remembering and not remembering the other
A. Yes Sir; Isuppose could account for that
O. Well try would account for that because the other
was specific charge improper proposals the part OF Mr.
Beecher and the other retracton and recoected the
charge and simply recoect the fact that 1t retracted
and that is all.
O. Without recollecng the terms Of the retracton' A
Without recollecting the terms
O. One made more OF impression than the other upon
your mndf A. One made OF impression on my mind
that Is the only way can account for recolectngit
O. there letter read to you that night from Mrs Itoh
to Mr. Moutoni A. No, Sir; not that rccolcct.
@. Let read; see II you rccollect itf lReading1
''MR MoULroNy Dear B,iead; For my husbands sake
that am innocent Of the crime OF impure conduct alleged
against me-"
A. Idont recollect
@ Nothing of that knd' A. No, Sic.
O. Do you recocct letter OF Mr. Beecher being read that
night to Mr. Moultonf [Reading:l
Il promptly comply with your suggestion OF giving
pc denial Of stories which connect my name ciiminay
with Mrs. Tton."
A. No. Sir; don't recolect it.
O. Now Mr. Bccher did you understand from Mr.. Tlton
that this whole article that he had there to be published!
A. No Sir; no, Sir; did not
O. Did you understand the manuscript that he read TO
was to be pubshed' A. No. Sir did not The only matter
understood TO be published the printed matter in case
under certain circumstances.
O. Yes did you have that printed matter in your hand A.
Didn't have any papers in my hand. Sir.
O. You have stated something that took place at the time
that you Iarted with Mr. Tlton where did you part with
him A. the time that this conversation took place it
in the back paror, in the same room.
O. No; but where did you part with him A. left him at
his house
O. Where did you part with him. in the house or out upon
the sidewalk A. Well think Mr. Tton went with TO
the door think the family had all retired although
don't know positively.
O. Where did this take place at parting' A This
scene that have relatcdi
Q. Yes. A. Took place in the parlor; in the back
O. When he said that his wife pure angel in
Heayeni A. Yes, Sir in the back parlor.
MR.. TnTONS WORDS VINDICATORY OF HIS WIFE
O. And what question did you put to him that
had commted-had had sexual intercourse with Mrs Tton
O. Yes A. He says: "No my vile is pure angel
in Heaven"
@ Well, did you put that question to him more than
that evening! A. think not, Sir
O. And that at the close OF the conversation! A. That
was at the close OF the conversation
@ Were you prompted to put that question by what had
taken place between you and Mr. Tton that evening? A.
Nothing more than general fact that went there MIR
that is all.
@ Yes well. he hadn't charged Mr.. Deecher with adultery
that night did he? A. No. he did not
O. He did nothadn he spoken highly Of his wife that night
before this parting scene, A. don't know that he had any
reference don't remember reference to his wife specially
O. No reference his wife specially that whole evening" a.
No Sir think.
@ Didn't he say In plain terms that she not guilty Of
adultery that evening" A. Mo- he didn't In plain terms
he said: "My wife is pure angel in Heaven"
O. No before that during the evening" A. No, Sir