Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-05-12
YANKToN DAKOTA TERRITORY, WEDNESDAY, MORNING. MAY u

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that time l was somewhere between
the Ohio river and the Mississippi.
Witness was asked to FIX the precise
locality where he was six weeks be.
fore The first Of May-thes date fixed
Eby Mrs. Palmer for this conversation.
Mr.. Eyarts objected and a longtlis-
cussion followed.
Witness then continued. I did not
ride with Mrs. Woodruff in the Ros.
sean. procession after it broke up, nor
was | in q carriage that day. went
away with john Riverton. Did not
SEQ Mrs. Woodhuli. that day. AT the
interview in Moulton's study, in the
early part Of November, 1879, when
Woodruff and Tracy were present,
had not written the true story nor any
part Of it. II was n6Iswritten in De.
cember. rccollect by my going .to
DR.. Storr's about it at that TING.
never uncovered manuscript, nor
Tbegx6 e read It at that interview.
never heard the letter. Of contrition
spoken Of BY Mouiton at that inter.
view except rs memoranda. M
Evarts objectealto this last state;
ment Of witness on the ground that
according TO Mr.. Tracy's statement
Tilton was not present while this
memoranda or letter 81. .contrition was
spoken Of.
A Along discussion ensued between
counsel on the subject, and the testi-
mony Of Tracy Was hunted up and
read.
The court finally admitted the an.
swerof witness. The witness then
testified: Moulton did not say it was
. memoranda or note of conversations ID
he had had with. Beecher, nor any.
thing to that effect.
Witness was then asked il Mr..
Tracy said il he (Tilton made the
charge Of adultery against Beecl,er,
he (lracy) would not feel his oath
binding on him. and would be relieved
from his word to witness.
This was objected TO by Evarts,
who asked for time to look after Gen.
Traey' testimony, in the mean time
hour of recess had arrived and the
court took the usual recess.
AFTER RECESS.
Tilton denied that Tracy ever re.
marked to him that if he (T,lton)
preferred the charge >sof adultery
against Raecher. or stated differently
from what he had told him, he would
not regard himself to be under obi.
cations.
s A paper was read. The first SEN
tence esof Tilton,s document referring
toSBsccher's asking Mrs. Elion tosbe
q wife to him with all that the name
implied.
Tiaton said, that was incorporated
10 the statement read before the
committee. Tilton said he never had
the conversation with Bessie Turner
which, she testified he had with her
up STAIRS, in which he (T,l,on) referr-
ed TO the red Lounges
Nj. Evarts read from Bessie Turn
eF's testimony where sheSattlded to
having the conversation.
Tilton said be never had any con-
versation with Bessie in regard TO
criminal connection between Beecl,ef
and Mrs. Mlton, or any subiect r. :
lsting % them. Tilton denied having
struck Bessie Turner.or having treat.
ed her with unkindness. Tilton de-
MED the conversation which Bessie
said took place. Never said to her
a Elisabeth is SO used 70 being fondled
that she judges others are. Also
never told her that he had seen
Beecher and Mrs. Tilton hsRing sexr.
Il. intercourse On the red lounge. Miss
,T1rnerEasd Middleton left before Nj.
Greeley came. Il was Monday. Mrs.
Eddy arrived Tuesdyy. Bessie Tur-
ncr. was not in the house one moment
during Greeley visit.
l1lton concludetilhis testimony. He
denied having !, 1hgRested any writing
for Miss Turner, and never had "a
overlook her letters; nor did Isayal
had been in/ n/bed with woman and
she had renained up. Beecher never
sat on mS knee after May I nor spoke
OF. his doing 20. After tban,I didn't
hear shything about burning papers,
nothing that was between me and
Bessie was in any. sense referred 10.
Witness was asked il he could q.
count for the fact that tho tripastite
covenant was signed April 2. He
answered that the FIRST drift Of tie
covenant was made 81. Vilkensou
April I'd, and changes init were madt
by me aud Bowen. and then Il VA
handed back TO g1ilkenffoi. to have
engrossed, and fcae slsys slterwarl,
he made 4 copy q II dsting i differ
emily. 81 ss: So s.
st7s SyxSsxas.