The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-07

her on the heights, / think, I met her on
Hicks street and walked about block
on another occasion, my impression is,
that l was going down Clinton street and
met her at Montague and | walked
down as far as her house with her, did
not 90 in,
Q. Now, in connection with the Sun
day School in the fall Of 1871 doyou re-
member any meeting between you and
herr A. | do not reccOllect any,
Q, At the same Sunday schOOlI A. |
do not recall any, but II Is very possible.
Q. Was II hercustom TO attend Sabbath
schOolS A, No sir, except on rare occa-
siOns.
Q. On any such occasion do you recOl.
leCt anything passing between you and
herr A. Idon't recollect anything, there
may have been but don't recOlleCt,
q, Now at your Friday evening meet
ings do you remember any occasion in
which there was any Interview between
yourself and Mrs. TiltonH A. l don't re-
member any interview, and yet | have an
impression that l did meet her there, but
it q only an impression.
@. You never had an interview In which
you spoke with one another. A, Nothing
more than simply agreeting.
Q, And the Sundays at your churchy
A. l don't recollect meeting her to speak
TO her, aud yet tmay have been, II was
the habit Of our church both at the FRI
day night meeting and Sabbath morning
meeting for all persons having little er.
rands with me or little greetings TO stop.
! sometimes stopped half M hour in meet
ing. From tenSRy to forty persons as the
case might be,
Q. In the meetings Of that kind be.
tween yourself and parishoners did you
recall any meeting between yourself and
Mrs. Tilton7 A. did not.
@. Was Mrs. Tilton ever at your house
at this period Of December, l87V2 A.
Not to my knowledge l never saw her
there.
Beach-Does that word "never" apply
to all timer A. No; l understood
Eyarts-To limit to o time
Notwithstanding letter 10 Beecher)
just look at that letter and say II you re-
ceived it2 A. | don't remember receiv-
ing II; presume did though; II Is Mrs.
TiltOn's handwriting,
Evarts-This letter was produced by
MoultOn and was handed to him by
BeeCheF,
Q. Well; was that letter preceded by
any communication OH your part; look at
the letter and say II that letter was pre-
ceded by any communication OH your
part. A. Not that know Of; have no
recollection whatever In regard to the
matter.
Q. Do you remember giving II to Moul.
ton2 A, | do not recOllect giving It to
him.
Q. DOyou remember any habit or sug-
gestiOn to you for giving letters; A. |
remember habit but no suggestion.
Q. No suggestion, but there was that
habit OH your part2 A. There was the
habit on my part.
Q. OF carrying 10 Moulton the letters
you receivedp A. Whatever con-
Sidered proper; did not carry him
everything, but carried him whatcver !
thought in honor / had q right TO carry
that would throw light on the situation
Of which he was the man In charge.
Q. Yes, well II these letters were car
ried to him or given to him, II this letter
wis given to him II was In that way? A.
II was given to him In that way II gave
II, probably ! did.
%. Now, sir, please read that letter
through as wish 10 ask you some qncs-
tions. Do you remember receiving that
letter2 A. | do.
Q. Well, sir, do you remember what
you did with tnat2 A. | gave that to
MOulton.
q. Was this u letter to you from Mrs
Titon dated May Sd, 1917 A. Yes sir.
Q. Was that preceded by any COM
mnnication by you to her2 A. | do not
recollect Of any sir. Do YOU mean any
thing 10 which ii was responsive or any
communication.
Judge Neilson-AnyLling leading to II.
Mr.. EvartS-Anything leading to II
A. That Ia what 1 understood your qnes.
tiOn to be.
Mr.. Evarts (reading);
BROOKLYN, May 3, 1871. .,
lMr. Bsecher-My future either for life
or death would be happier could but feel
that you forgave while you forgot me In
all the sad complications Of the past year.
Ny endeavor was to entirely keep from
you all suffering; to bear myself alone,
leaving you forever ignorant Of It. My
weapons were love, large untiring gen.
erDSlty and nnat.hilinp. That [ had failed