The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-15
BEECHER'S BENEFIT.
THE SAME OLD STORY.
Another Batch of Letters Taken Up,
Explained and Laid Aside.
WORDS. WORDS, WORDS.

EEESATlONS-IHE DOWN AND OOI
-ARGUMENTATIvE TESTIMONY.
NEW YORK, April THE usual large crowd
sought for admission to the Brooklyn city court
room to-day to listen to the continuation OF
Beecher's testimony in the great scandal case;
bat only the regulation number were allowed to
enter. Judge Nelson and all the counsel were
on hand early, and at IL o'clock Mr.. Beecher re-
Safraed his place the witness stand. The
counsel for the defendant consulted about Is
nInutss. @. Soon after the interview In
The ears yoq 1b %r letter Of February s. ISL
(hancing to witness printed copyJ BE-
fOre writing this letter had any thing
passed between you and Aoulton which induced
the writing? Yes, sir Q. How did that oc-
cur and what was IL? ~ ! went on SATURDAY
morning up to the Office 10 see Moulton. IL had
heeu a troublous time From week 10 week all
along these thingswere breaking out Il went 10 see
MIN an one OF these occasions I sat some little
time before he came in and when he came In he
did not sse me, perhaps purposely, ana went
about his business anu conuhuen , anu hePt IN, me
gave me a cold recognition and was passing out
fgot mp and went out immediately ana forced
myself upon him. / must say he was
very distant He seemed more nearly In
mood OF anger hr VII Win rvben me ent teH
into some conversation with him he was very
abrupt, and even worse. began to make some
me- 4 showed that was not fulfilling the under
standing and intent OF our cordial agreement,
and that my friends were doing me great deal
OF damage injudiciously. Moulton replied with
= tone that was cutting TO me. me substance
me that had ali I wanted, wealth and home
and a church and my friends. 1t was very well
for me to sleep and pay little regard to 11ltons
condition and feelings, that he was without sup
port, he was suffering poverty, that he was be-
ing injured by those who were nattering me-
and that he bore down with some severity upon
me in the matter. The conversation was pecu-
Iiarly, trying to me. was going to be absent
sae whole of the next week. had preached on
sunday, but on Monday morning was in
PRoFoUND REACTION.
Usually do not feel the effects of reaction ill
Monday night or Tuesday. If at all, but on Mon
day L was in a profound reaction, and felt that
could not go off and be gone week without
clearing myself in q court of honor for the ful-
fiIIment Of every obligation that II I'd ASSUMED.
determined that would give him such letter
as would make him feel to his innermosJ man
do for a friend in his trouble, and
urder that condition / wrote this letter, which
may be considered an exhibit of what had
done for the last year for Theodore Tilton, of my
feeling of willingness to co whatever might be
come necessary in the fulhlment OF every
obligation, and had made every pledge of
every thing that fidelity or friendship
oo9ld require Of man, was thoroughly
EvaTts-I will read the letter. Beecher-iou
can not understand it unless you understand
which were part OF il. EVarts-It is addrs sSed
TO IT. MoultOn. (Reads)
MONDAY, February, 1872.
MrDEAR FRIEND: leave own to-day and ex-
Haven, shall not be here till Friday. About two
weeks ago met t. in the cars going to Is. He
was kind. We talked much. AT the end he told
me TO 90 on with my work without the least
anxiety as far rs his feelings and actions were
home from New Haven, where am three days
an the week delivering course OF lectures 10
Ghe theological students. found note hom
was going to see or write me before
leaving for the West. @. To whom did you refer?
A EliZ beth. Q. Now, comes quotations
,offhe letter / Suppose? A. Yes sir. Read ng.l
~She kindly added, do not be cast down. Desi
i IN whom n we trGst win deliver us ali
safely / know you do and are willing
abundantly to help him, and also know your
warning, but also of consolation, but bell we'd
-OtGOd and her prayers for me were sooner heard
than mine for myself of her, but II seems That a
change has come to TiltOn since saw him IN the
cars; indeed, ever since he has ielt more IN
humiliation which environs his enterprise
He has groTt3gly fslt That l hsa mac
develop and believe that you have participated
in this feeling" The witness-Iimitations,
think it should be; limitations, instead Of
nominations Evsrls-This is in the evidence.
o. How had you learned or gained the impress
sion that MoultOn participated In that feelingT
q. That is what you refer to? A. Yes,
Should. TiIton is dearer to you
than can be. He is with
YOU all his travels lie open to your eye daily,
but see you but seldom and my leTsS0snaai Ie-
dangeTs and perplexities you can not see or inn
agine. If had not gone through
THIS GREAT YEAR OF SORROW
Iwould not have believed that any one could
pass through my experiences and be alive and
sane" IThe witness.l And sane. lReading.l
have been the center of three distinct circles
each one of which required clear mindeness and
peculiarly invertiveneSs, or originality ~
power, viz: First, the great church second, tht
newspaper; third, the book The nrst
could neither get out of nor slight; the sensi-
tiveness of so many of my people would nave
made any appearance Of ITouoie or any iI Ielsi
have excited when IL was important nat Iu
mOrs should die and everything be
g gTteted wb rne IT was important
Evarts-It seems to be very imperfect. Witnes;
There is an eliSiOn in the senteace. 1t would
have excited in quarters where all was impor
tant. Evarts (reading the newspaPerl-.I t dlo
directions and in so doing was continually in
spirited and exported by th os1 IN TIL ~
i intsEes or chriso long delayed had IocizeC
up the capital OF the nrm ana W., wa
likely to sink them. Finished IL must be- Wa
Internal history of il win never be written
TInring all this time you literally were all my
STAY and comfort. should have fallen en- tn
%ay but for the courage which you Inspired ant
the hOps which you breatheC: Ny Nacittl0n va
DTo6fsble | came back hoping that the Ditter
1ess of death was past, but TiltOn's trouble
brought hack the cloud this fall and winieII
4 nave felt that you have not felt satisfied vii
me and that seemed both 10 you and TiltOl
contenting myself with cautious or slugglsl
T,oIfcv. coyefing TO save myself but not 10 trus
anFthing to Tflton." q. Had you heard an,
such indicstiOn on Moulton paTt9 A. rs
cnlminated in that interview. gave tnat 10
FERMENTATION to all the interviews from TIN
n lime q. During what period do you mean
A I mean from the period OF three or lou
months or more, ever since the last OF Stptein
Der at any rate. Evarts lresdingl - nav
again and again prObed my heart 10 see whethe
4 was truly liable 10 such feeling, ana the lS
spouse is 1nequivocal that l ana not No ma
cau ses the difficulties That environ me unles
- sfapdS where / do. To say that 1 hav
church on my hands is simpl
enough, bet % have the hundreds ana lnou
9nds of men pressing me. each one with his kee
suspicion or anxiety, or zeal, To see the tenuei
eies which, II not stopped, would break out !
dubious defense OF M. 10 stop tnem Nlthou
seeming to do so, to prevent any one from que
fioniDg me, 70 meet 49, &c