The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-24
Another True Story.

and determined as though this act
had not been passed.
Another True story.
The New York Times of the 14th
had the following: The world at
large would never know about an in
tensely dramatic and funny situation
which came under the personal obser-
vation of a reporter of the Times dur.
ing the progress of the ..Beecher trial
on Friday. The reporter happened to
be seated directly behind Mr.. and
Mrs Beechez, while Mr.. Wilkeson
was narrsting in very dramatic man,
told him (Wilkeson) the particulars
saw Mr.. Lincoln, and get son of Mr..
Bcecher transferred from Brooklyn
regiment into the Fourth Artillery of
the regular army.
What did Mr.. Tilton say?" asked
Mr.. Evarts.
Why" said Mr.. Wilkeson, ''Tilton
said that in the FIRST year Of the war
Harry Beecher had fallen into deep
trouble by some misconduct which he
would not characterize, but which he
subsequently did characterize-had
fallen into deep trouble in a Brooklyn
regiment in which he was an officer,
and that it became necessary to trans
fer him from the volunteer service in
to the regular army to save him from
ruin, and that the father had come to
him in tears, and had told him the
trouble in which his son was, and his
own grief and anxiety, and the sorrow
and anxiety of the whole family about
the boy. And said lie, Il want you
to go on to Washington Immediately
and get him into the regular army
And he gave me S5O,' says Tiltoa,
and without waiting for change of
clothing, I crossed the ferry and took
the first train for Washington. On
my way over said he, L read In a
newspaper that there was to be a
meeting of the Governors of several OF
the loyal States and some leading
members of Congress and some gene--
ais at the house of the Secretary OF
War the next morning to have a con-
ference about the condition of the
country, and the idea occurred to me
that [ would go to that meeting, and
that before left that meeting L would
get that commission for Beecher' 5 son.
| got to Washington early In the
morning. he said, washed myself up.
and brushed my hair, and went over
to Simon Cameron housewife, by
the bye, ! had never seen, and didn't
know-and it wasn't difficult. as
strangers were entering the house for
the purposes of that reunion, that
conference, for me to get in. A SER
want let me in without obstruction.
He went in and asked. which was the
Secretary of War, and Mr.. Cameron
was pointed out to him. lie went up
and introduced himself to Mr.. Cam
eron as connected with the Independ-
ent newspaper, think he said, and
Mr. Cameron was polite to him and
invited him to the break fast which
had been appointed. And he said he
went and took his place at the break
fast-table with the Governors of the
States and the leading members of
Congress. and some generals of the
army, and he participated in the con-
versation, took bis share. bore his
part, and then devoted himself direct
ly to winning Mr.. Cameron, and that
he got out of himself everything there
was-the best Of Judgment, everything
there was, the best of anecdotes, t4e
wittiest things that he could think of,
he said, and he fascinated the Secre-
tary of War; he won him, he thought,
completely, so that when breakfast
was over, and the party broke up. it
was simple thing for him to take him
to one side, and state to him Mr..
Beecher's extreme need, the salvation
of his son from some disgrace in
Brooklyn regiment, the necessity of
his being Immediately transferred into
the regular army; and he said, l asked
him to give NE that forenoon a COM
mission for Harry in the regular SER
vice. He told me he would do every
thing for me whatsoever, and asked
me to take his arm and go with him
up to the War Department lie said:
i took his arm and went up to the
War Department. and he got CON-
mission for his son in the regular ar
my, and | took the next train and
delivered it into Mr.. Beechey's hands.
He drew me to his bosom with both
arms, kissed me on both checks, and
said that as long as lived, if I want
ed anything out of him B should get
it for that supreme service of his life
that had rendered him.
That's good joke" laughed Mr..
Beecher. as Wilkeson went on mar
rating Tilton's exploit that's too
good y
But wait till you hear the rest"
whispered Mrs. Beecher, while her
face radiated with smiles as sholooked
sympathetically up into Mr.. Halliday s
face
We'll, Mr.. Wilkeson, what then ?'
continued Mr.. Evarts.
We'll" said Mr. Wilkeson, Il"
II object, put in Mr. Beach.
That's too bad to spoil the Joke
there" whispered Mr.. Beecher to Mr..
Porter, "Wilkeson must tell it ALL"
But. to the discontinue of the
Beeeher party, the sequel was not
given, though the whole courtroom
was on tip toe to hear it.
THE REST OF THE JOKE.
"What is the rest of the joke, Mr..
Beecher p the reporter aske,i.
why, you ask Sam Wilkeson; he'll
tell you, replied the great preacher;
''it's too good to be lost"
So, after the court adjourned. the