New-York tribune., 1875-02-09
THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE CONFESSION NO


QUESTIONED.
The Wness-As 7 understood you to say you asked me
whether Mr.. Beecher threw any doubt
Mr. Evarts-Ycs.
The Wness--as to whether Mrs. Tilton Lad made that
confessonf
Mr. Eyarts-An expression OF doubt uncertainty
prise to Mrs Tton having written any snch note' A. All
what think he expressed great deal Of surprise that she
should written that not any doubt Us to ats character or
contents and that he wanted permission to so again and
Mrs Titon, and said he nj yht 60.
O. an not asking you that; asking you whether he
used language carry that impression to OF doubt or un
certainty in mind surprise his mind, at Mira Ton
having written any such note A. No. Sir but great grief and
surprise.
O. At whats A. At having done itnot doubt, but sur
prise.
O. Great surprise at her having done ' A. There is differ
epce between casting doubt on the character Of
O. I am not asking you that trying to get facts. In
answer TO that expression that you describe as sur
prise did you say at is but squares to my house
Go and ask Mrs Ton for yourself whether or not she wrote
that etterf" A. Well may perhaps have used some such
expression as that don't remember but was not in refer
ence to any doubt
O. Well no matter you used the expression A But only
as to surprise
@ Now tl,creupon did he indicate purpose Of gong' A.
He went staggering down sairs
O. Did he indicate you purpose OF going to your house
A. No. Sir he didn't ray any hing the subject that re-
member
O Didn't Won know that lac going to your house then
presumed he would gO Idon remember that he said he
was going.
ask you II he didn't indicate to you so that you under
stood him. he going then and there to yoar house A.
don't that he Indicated in any way other than by asking
nc II he might 20 or my saying to him he might 60
O. You said that will suppose want to know whether
ben he made movement leave the and the house,
Won didn't understand he going to yonr house' A. An
did but did not frame any special indication he made lie and
NJ Mouton went together and understood they went to
ov bouse and afterwards learned that they did
And when Mr. Bcechor back that night you had no
fu,tber conversation with him' A. No. Sir.
q did YOU see him again? A. did not see him at all He
came into the parlor and he had conversation with Mr.
MoutOn that nght with me-
And that terminated the transaction tat nght between
won and Mr. Teecheri A. Yes, Sir.
a No,, Mr. Triton what was the condition OF Mrs Tlton's
bcsb from the oath OF December until the 18th OF January
foowineY She getting better every day from an Ill
ness. o,., -, -,
cemberf A. not sure that was tue uAle ou' quc likely
was somewhere about there.
q Her Illness whatever it was from miscarriage'
A. Yes, Sir.
And had She during that preceding Summer or Autumn
hod similar illness from miscarrasei A. What, SIT!
O Had she during the preceding Summer or Autumn had
a. ilross from niscarragei A. Not that now remember
q You don't remember thaii A. She never had but one.
That yearg A. don't think she had but one In her
Il
| life.
o OF course do not desire to inquirer A. have never
| heard OF any but one
Now who attended her physician during that time'
Nv recollection is Dr. Skies did, but won't be certain about
| that. .
O II not he who elsc' A. Well don't remembes anybody
| else.
o. DO YOU know what attended herr A. No don
| rccolect
O. Did you know the time that nurse did attend her
| A Well presume did, but don't remember now of .
nurse. A.
O. Now was she seriously sick during the week from the
9th of december to 31s Of Decemberf A. We'll sr on
the 9th Of December II that the date thought she wa
seriously .c but seriousness passed away she got W
| very shortly
O. But shortly after when-the 2h A. Yes sir' imean
n cav that she was on way recovery that was the serious
| date. she began to get better every day.
still was she confined her sick chamber ana 10 hef pee
during that month During the remainder OF the month
O Yes Sir A. think she was don't remember when she
first rot around the house. ..
n II yas AT least later the LIST Of January think
| 1t was. -, , ,hi.
a so that she was during this whole period, under 'h
t,es and confined her and her bed A She was
10 her room | think won't say about her bed ai u'
time. ,.,,. - ,o,
o. Substantially 10 her bod. was sue aoti Didn't f0a kao"