The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-21

ton but Of the purest kindpess and sym.
pathy; he did not regard the money OBJ
tained by Moulton in this way was black
mail; he paid no money after the 81, 900;
he reiOiced to be able to give the money,
Mr.. Fullerton read the third speCifCa-
tiOn Of the West charges, as follows:
Third-At an interview with Mr..
Andrew Bradshaw in Thompson's dining
room on Clinton street on or about the
Sd Of August, 1870, Theodore Tilton
stated that he had discovered. a criminal
intimacy existing between his wife and
BeeCher. Afterwards, in November, 1872,
referring to that conversation, TiltOn said
to Mr.. Bradshaw that he retraGted none Of
the accusations which he had formerly
made against Beecher.
@. Whendid you first become acquaint-
ed with that specification A. | never
did.
q. Have not you become acquainted
with it YETI A. No, siri it is quito
stranger tome,
Q, As yetY A. As yet, sir.
Q. Well, do you mean TO say you did
not read itH A, am not acquainted with
a man because | hear his name, nor with
paragraph because l have heard II read.
Q. Nor never were made acquainted
with that paragraph A. No sir, lneyer
knew anything about that paragraph,
q, Although charges wOFO made by o
member Of your church against yourself
and brought before a committee Of your
church, which did, Us you say, do good
deal OF conversation between yourself and
other members Of the church, yet YOU
never heard what that charge WASP A.
Ibid othear what that specification was.
@, Did you hear that charger A, No,
that was an after addition.
@. One mOment-Aiter II was added
my question covers the whole ground.
Did you not hear what that charge wasP
A. No sir, | did not hear n word Of II.
@. No one ever intimated that such
charge was In existenceH A, Not that |
recollect.
@. VIII you say they did not2 A, No
] will not say that, at that time II made
no impression on my mind.
@. A charge that Tilton had accused
you Of having sexual intercourse with
his
Mr.. Eyarts-No, no; not that,
Q, OF criminal intimacy with his wife
would make no impression OH ysur mind;
do you mean to say that? A. ] do, sir.
Q. Let me read Mr.. Bells statement;
"Mr. BeeGher said he had sent for me be-
cause he had heard the day before that
there was 10 he meeting Of the deacOns
in regard to the matter, and he was very
anxious that no meeting should take
place, and he wished me TO 60 and sce
Halliday and see that the meeting should
not take place" Do you recollect thNt2
A. No sir, | do not reCOlleCt.
Q. Do you recollcCt that no such con-
yersRtion took placoP A, | do not recall
II sir.
@. DO you mean to deny that that con-
versatiOn occurred between you and Mr..
Bell7 A. do not mean to deny or
affirm II; mean to say that have no
recollection Of II.
@. You paid the money without finding
fault with anybody A. Without find.
Ing the slightest fault.
Q. Or thinking that you had In any
way been taken advantage of A. / did
not dream Of It.
Q. Or imposed upon2 A. Or imposed
upon. When l say that Of course you
understand me to say that this applies to
to my thoughts about Moulton.
Q. Yes, certainly. Now 1 must ask
you again whether you have no means Of
getting at the exact sum which you con-
tributei2 A:- Nc, ,sir;I haye'nUr.
@. Well, did you think that Tilton had
any agency In getting this money at that
time, that Is any sum that you paid2 A.
Well, no agency that know Of; the
thought occurred TO me al times tliat he
knew Of II.
@. When MoultOn got the 5000 from
you didn't lie tell you he should not tell
Tilton where II came frOm2 A. ! do not
reColleCt about that.
@. wish you would tax your recOl-
lection upon that subject now Didn't he
say TO you that he should not inform Til
ton OF the source from which that sum
came2 A. Idon't recollect about that.
Q. Well, don't You think something
took place upon that subject2 A. All
that ! recall now Is that he should hus.
band that and feed II out to Tilton care.
fully and judiciOusly.
Q. Yes; and you believed he would do
so, didn't you2 A. / did, and / believed
him to be as good friend as need lie.
q. And he did not say anything about
concealing the source from which IL
came that you recollectH A. 1 do not re-
call that he did.
Q. Well, did you think that Theodore
Tilton, up 10 the time you paid the 81, 900,
was levying blackmail upon you In any
wayH A. | cannot say that | thoughtso.