The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-17
The TiltOn.B .echer Trial.

morning, 1t being known that Titon s
cross-examinaton would be finished to-day
and speculation was rife as to who should
next occupy the witness stand. All the
counsel were present when the court
opened Mrs. Beecher was present, and
also defendant, who came in little later.
Mrs. Tilton was accompanied as usual by
her lady friends Tilton resumed the
stand and continued During the early
part of the summer, when this story begun
to be noised abroad in the papers, the i'm
preston was going around that was a
drunken and brutal man, and in consul
tation with Judge Morris he advised the
publication of a statement by me. My OBJ
ject in showing the true story to a select
party was to obtain from them the judg-
ment which | thought the public would
give 1t. My object in Its preparation was
this Mrs. Woodhulrs publication was
proving disastrous TO my family, and ST.
lence could no longer be safely maintained,
and intended to put forth the true state
ment, in order that people who thought
there was some foundation for her story
might say "Well here we have a
true statement which explains every
thing The witness replied that he
showed the paper to Dr. Storrs, among
other parties. Fullerton asked him what
took place when it was shown to DR. Storrs,
to which Evarts objected, and a lengthy
argument ensued over this point Mr..
Fullerton commended that the question arose
out of what had been elected from witness
by the other side. Judge Nelson finally
decided to allow the question, and witness
continued As soon as | read the paper
to him there was sudden pause. Di.
Storrs said to me, clifton, before can
consult with you or give you any advice, ]
want TO ask you one question, if this nara.
tive is the whole truth - | told him II
was not the whole truth, only part of il
that am going to give TO the public, and
he advised me not to publish it, showed
this story TO perhaps twenty or twenty. five
persons, and Beecher was among them.
remember the conversation with Halliday,
in which denied the truth of the Wood
hull story, and indicated my wifc-though
said some words to Halliday about Beech
er which were Objectionable to Halliday.
NV object in speaking TO Halliday on the
matter was that he was the second power
in Plymouth church, and wanted to dis
abuse his mind of the idea that the Wood
hull stories were true.
Mr.. Tilton resumed his evidence. Mr.
Evarts objected to his telling what oc.
CURED before the investigating committee
but the court allowed him to go on ant
answer. He laid before that committee {
sworn statement of criminal intimacy be-
tween Mrs. Tilton and Mr.. Beccher, ant
the statement was offered in evidence
Evarts Directing and the court ruling tina
only specific points could be admitted, ant
these for the purpose OF 1ilton's counse
basing their objections on those points
and to its being ruled out alt ogether. Mr.
Beach then read portions of the statement
which were ruled out altogether.
Kate Cary was called for plaintiff ant
testified: | was in the service of Mr.
Tilton about six years ago when | wa.
there Mrs Tlton went to Monticello
went with her and returned to city will
her saw Mr.. Beecher go into Mrs. TiltonI
bedroom, shutting the door after him whei
he came in; ! was in the next room which
was separated by folding doors from it
this was before she went to Monticello
saw her in the back parlor after her return
sitting on Mr.. Bcccher's knee 1t was thcl
in the evening, but saw them distinctly
the folding doors were open; saw he
hand on his shoulder and he said ''hoy
do you feel Elizabeth and she said 6.
feel SO so." did not see anything else
this was about three weeks after her return
from Monticello.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Evarts
After leaving Mr. Tiltons went to liv
in drug store 10 Montrosc street liye,
there one month then went to New
York and boarded stayed there fou
weeks and came back to Brooklyn, wher
/ remained five months / then went t
Clinton street, near Second Place. thin
the name of the person was Durica l stay
ed there about two months as cook an
washwoman. She continued and gave
history of her whereabouts up to the pres
| ent time, being at present an inmate o
Bellevue hospital, where she has been TO
,, eleven weeks. She was four months i
the service of the Tiltons, and on one oc
, casion Mr.. Beecher called when Mrs. Til
ton was in bed she sent back word sh
was ready TO see him, and closed the fold
ing doors Mr.. Beecher then came up an,
went into her room; saw Mr.. Beeche
and Mrs. Tilton together down stairs abou
three weeks after her return from Mont
cello | was up stairs and so was Mrs. Til
ton when word of his arrival was brough
to her she went down, and | had to G
down for a drink of ice water; these room
below are separated by folding doors, an
went on that occasion to the sde-boar
in the dining room for my drink of water
they were sitting in large armchair in
corner facing the window the chat
was near the wall separating the dinin
room and the parlor saw Beecher in
chair and Mrs. Tlton on his knee l ga,
this without putting my head into the pal
lor, as both doors were open am MAJ
= ried woman, but my husband Is dead
after ! saw this went up to the nursery
Mrs. Tilton then had her hand on MI
: Beechers shoulder the door Of the dinin
room was open when l went in an
Is always open Mr.. Beccher paid Mr.
Tilton three or four visits before she wer
to the country and sent her baskets O
-. elegant flowers to keep around her bed
Mr.. Tilton saw these flowers and all tn