The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-18
The TiItOn.B ,echer Trial.
Triton STILL TEsTIFYINe.


was continued by Fullerton. The court
admonished the audience to preserve per-
feet orderhereafter, and neitherexpress any
appreciation or disapprobation at the pro-
ceedngs. All parties to the suit were IN
court before the trial opened. The witness
continued: | cannot fix the precise day of
the chance interview between Mrs. Tilton
and myself Bessie Turner was present,
and heard the whole story, but | think it
was after Mrs. Tilton's return from Mari.
eta. Mr.. Evarts objected to this answer,
on the ground that nothing about the mat
ter had been called forth by any question
to the witness in the REORGANIZATION.
Mr. Fullerton contendcd that it had been
brought out by the other side. Mr. Evarts
replied that i, was not elected by direct
question. but was volunteered by the wit
ness and to which counsel entered dis
caimer.
Mr. Beach argued that Eyarts had put
the question relative TO persons TO whom
witness had told the whole story. The
court decided that the question was in pro-
per order. Witness then resumed |
think it was on the afternoon OF the day
that Mrs. 1iton returned from Marietta,
Ohio, that this conversation took place.
Witness was asked what this whole story
was, but Evatts objected, and Judge Neil
son said he would rule it out Fullerton
argued at length against its being ruled out,
but the Judge adhered to his decision. Wit
ness then testified The suggestion of
Beechei's visit to Mrs Tilton after the
writing of the letter Of confession, came
from Beecher. An argument then ensued
between counsel as to the right of witness
TO explain the inconsistency which appear
ed between the latter answer and the ans
wer given in his examination. when
he said, You can go to the house and see
Elizabeth, as it is only few steps" Wit
ness was allowed to explain that he made
the latter remark after Beecher's PROPOSE
tion 10 visit Mrs. Triton. Witness con-
tinucd My wife told Mrs. Morse and she
was almost wild about it. Mr. Evarts OBJ
jected TO this answer, but the court ruled
tina, it might stand on record.
Tilton's testimony related chiefly in the
morning 10 the Catherine Gaunt letter,
which he says Mrs. Woodruff got from
some one other than himself, and to Ros-
sell, and the latter's connection with the
Paris Commune; also of his taking little
girl with him to Winsted. which he did at
his wifes request He next spoke of Golden
Age, and said that at the interview with
jackson S. ShutZ, he asked if Beechcr was
going to take part in the project, land said
| thought he was, but gave Shultz to I'M
ders,and / would be under no compliment
to Beecher when | made all my visits to
Mrs. Woodhull's her husband was always
present; my object in going through her
house was mt her request, as she
stated that persons had set a story afloat
with regard to the i'll repute of her
house, aud she wanted M to sec that it
was not so Mrs. Woodhull's demeanor on
the occasion of my visits to her was that
of lady, and her husband acted like a
perfect gentleman | refused to sign the
original tripartite agreement when | had
read it and became acquainted with Its
contcnts iememcmber Catherine Cary,
who was on the stand yesterday, and re-
cognized her as former servant of Mrs.
Tilton; | do not know whether she
| ,,.;, II,
or not. Mr.. Fullerton offered two letters
in evidence written by Mrs. Tilton from
Monticello to her husband in 1869, to fix
the date of her sojourn there. Mr.. Evarts
objected to the introduction of these letters
and the court ruled to admit one to show
the state of the household at that time.
This closed the redirect examination.
Mr.. Evarts then begun the re-cross ex.
animation and Tilton said never wrote
and delivered n lecture in a lecturing toui
in the West on "Divorce and marriage
delivered this lecture to the students In
Cornell university by request. and also be
fore seminary at Bloomington, Ind.
never told my hearers in that lecture tC
follow the laws of nature or denounced
the interference of the church never
said in that lecture that if had my way
would crush the church and state, or thai
it would be the duty of the state to regu
late prostitution every one of those let
tiers written by me showed how far Eel
below the standard of conduct fixed for ,
man by God the payment of the S70O(
had nothing to do with the sign
ing OF the tripartite agreement
! was paid two days before the signing o
that document Shown a check this il
the one | received, it is dated April 4th
Mr.. Evarts read the check and offered i
in evidence. The witness resumed Mr.
Bowen owed me $1,000, and paid it to mt
because he owed it, and for no other rea
son; the young lady who went to Winstet
with me was mere school girl abou
sixteen or seven years she was a frien(
and companion of my daughter Florence
she was fair-sized girl, neither large no
small when j visited Mrs. Woodruff he
husband was present, by her husband
mean Col. Blood in the closet where Mr.
Beecher's photographs were found Their
were no portraits of any other person;
never sent any portraits to my wife afte
she left that belonged to her; never saw
any photographs of Rev. DIR, Taylor, Rev
DIR. Storrs or Mr.. Greeley in he
possession; never gave these photo
graphs of Mr.. Beecher TO Mrs. Tilton
, / never had any considerable number o
, photographs of Beecher which distribute,
to other persons do not know how Ion,
the things were in the closet which