New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-15
SOME SUPPRESSED TESTIMONY.
THE wINsTED EPISODE.

During the examination of Oliver johnson on
Thursday last that witness testified that Mr. Illton
had informed him that the night before deliver
ing the lecture at Winsted. Connecticut, he (Mr.
Tiltonl had left his home accompanied by Miss
Loveoy, and to avoid possible detention by fog or
ice had slept in New-York at the ST. Denis Hotek
The lecture at Winsted was delivered on the eve
nlng of December 2s 1862 and consequently the oc-
cason referred to by Mr. johnson must have been on
December %. Mr.. johnson was not questioned fur
tber upon this point, the defense evidently having
other witnesses to give additional testimony the
subject.
Mr. Tilton's attention having been thus drawn to
the subject, he called at the st. Denis Hotel on Sat
urday and refreshed his memory By an examination
of the register on the date in question. TRIBUNE
reporter also made an examination and found MIR.
Johnson's statement confirmed. The register under
the date of Dec. % bore in Mr.. Tltons handwriting
the following entries Theodore TiltOn, Brooklyn,
" y and Miss S. NJ Lovejoy, Princeton. ILL., Mr..
Tilton was assigned TO room A and Miss Lovejoy to
room &C. which, on examination. were found to be
on different sides of dark narrow hail. and, instead
of being directly opposite some distance apart.
Mr. Tilton made memoranda to this effect, expressed
himself satisfied with the record and left the hotel
Further examination of the register shows that
MI Tton and Miss LOvejoy had been at the hotel on
a former OCCASION Dec. 6, 1869, accompanied by Mrs
TIltOn The entries under this date are as follows:
q" Theodore TiltOn and wife, Brooklyn" and Miss
Sophia Lovcjoy. Illinois" Mr.. TiltOn and his wife
occupied room No. So and Miss LOvejoy was some
distance removed in room No. 80 &c. the proprietor
cannot now determine which, as both numbers APP
pear on the book. Nr. TiltOn was asked 10y person
who knew of this form of registration why the
plaintiffs lawyers had not brought out the fact that
Mrs Titon accompanied Mr.. Tilton the occasion
rofar m nd he lady. lOyplOV
was thus relieved from undue suspicion, but Mr.
Tiltou made no answer 1t is understood that the
defense will endeavor to show that Mrs. Tilton did
not accompany her husband on this occasion.
THE WASHINGTON EXPLOIT
Samuel WilkesOn who was on the stand for the
defense on Friday last related in his testimony the
story which Mr. Tilton had told him of the service
done Mr. Beecher in the matter Of the transfer Of
young Beecher from th volunteer to the regular
force in the United States Army. Mr.. TiltOn had
referred to this matter III his direct examination
Mr. WilkesOn gave Mr. Tilton's version of the
service done in great detail representing the plain
tiff as declaring that h. Lad gone unbidden b. the
Secretary OF War, introduced himself, by his
vocational powers ingratiated himself into the good
opinion Of the Secretary and had asked and Tece we'd
the commission for young Beecher personal favor.
| Mr.. Wilkeson about to state IN answer 10
question 40 70 the facts the case that he had him
self rendered this vny service, and that Mr. Tilton
knew but had forgotten the fact but Judge Nelson
| ruled out the evidence mmateria Mr. Wilke-
son. on being Questioned ont of court gave the con-
clusOn of the story. and added one more to the
moous letters of Mr. Beecher submit ted in this
| traerdinary case. Mr.. WilkesOn explained that he
as he TmBUEE's Washington correspondent. was
al that time in frequent intercourse with Ar. Cam
eron then Secretary of War aud, hearing Of young
Beecfer's desire to be transferred had himself OBJ
tanned the appointment Mr. Tilton in detailing his
own action in the matter had told precisely what
Mr. WilkeSOn had done. hr. Wilkeson had listened
to Mr.. Tiltcps account of the service done Mr..
Beecher ani had responded by showing Mr Tlton a
copy of the following letter. greatly to Hr. TiltOns
chagriD
BROOKLYN, Dec. 2. 1851
HAArRL WuKHsCrr. eS9-DeGr SIR: Mr.. luton in
forms me OF the service which have done by
curing my Harrys transfer into the regular army
through your influence at the Var Department am
sure that nothing could have been done without you,
aud Mr.. Tton Is Of the OF niOn II you know how
srops fathers feelings. yos VIII then even know