The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-23
BY TELEGRAPH,
The Tilton.B ,echer Trial.

foot of space being occupied. The corri-
dors outside the court were packed with
men.and women, who clamored at the doors
of the room for admittance. Mrs. Tllton
and Mrs. Field were early in attendance, and
were accompanied by Bessie Turner. Mr.
Beecher and his wife came in little late
and took their usual places. After the
court was opened, Miss Bessie Turner re-
sumed the witness stand, and her direct ex-
animation was was continued by ex.Judge
Porter. The witness corrected her testi-
mony given on Friday, and stated that
when Mr.. Tilton first visited her room was
in 1853, and the period when Mr.. Titon
carried her TO his room was in 1869, when
DIR. Greeley was there; the witness then
continued, | first visited Mr.. Beecher on
December IA, 1870; had not before that
told Mr.. Beecher of Mr.. Tllton's visits to
my room, but this was the occasion of my
visits there before going to Steubenville
l did not communicate to any ono the
charges made by Mr. Titon against Mr..
Beecher | received several letters from
MIR. 1Ilton. The witness was here handed
number of letters which she identified as
having been sent to her by Mr.. Tilton.
MIR. Porter then read one of the letters,
dated Mount Vernon, Ohio, Jan. 5, 1874,
from Tilton to the witness, scoldng her for
not taking better care of her health, as she
would suffer the consequences. The letter
was signed, "Yours, as ever, Theodore Til
ton Another letter was written tom st.
Louis on December 90, 1866, informing
her OF his lecturing there, and when on
his way home at night visiting a ball room
to see how ladies were dressed. A third
letter, dated Brooklyn, October A, 1870,
informed the witness that Mrs. Titon was
going to visit Mrs. Putnam at Marietta on
the following Monday. "The house looked
lonely" SAID the letter, "since your alb
sence." This letter was also signed, "Yours
ever, Theodore Tilton."
The witness then resumed: Mr.. and Mrs.
Iilton sent me to boarding school Tilton
first told me of his wifes and his intention
to send me to boarding school one Sunday
afternoon, in his study Mrs. Tilton also
spoke to me about going away, but nothing
was ever said about my going away in
connection with the stories against Beech
er; on Tilton's first visit to my room he did
not lie down, as am stated TO haye said,
but was reclining on the bed when he
kissed me goodnight. Handed a letter
dated January 10th, 1871. This letteris in
my hand writing, and was dictated to me
by Tilton; think Mrs. Tilton was then at
home; 1t was in the second story back
bedroom /; he was perfectly well at the
time he was talking about Mrs. Morse
and told him that she had endeavored to
have me go round to Beecher's snG tell
him of this story, which, however, re-
fused to do; Tilton then asked me to copy
this off and put her name to 1t, which she
did. Porter then read a letter written to
Mrs, Titon, dated January 10th, 1871,
which informed her that Mrs. Morse had
cndeavored TO procure her to circulate in
furious stories about her husband. Another
letter dated January l2th, was read, stating
that The story of Tiltons carrying her
from her bed was wicked lie Witness
then continued wrote this second note
at the urgent solicitation of Mrs. Tilton :;
| did tell some five persons that 1ilton at
tempted to violate my person Mr. Titon
was averse that | told this matter did
not tell this story as freely to these persons
as told it here
Cross. examined by ex Judge Fullerton
Witness replied went to live with Mr..
and Mrs. Tilton in July OF August, 1864 /;
was there off and on for ten years
left there several times and came back
again the first time | left there | went to
Springfield, Mass. | went in the winter
and returned in the spring ! resided there
at Mrs. Winnings, learning to preserve nat
ural flowers | do not remember the year
Invent there, nor had any trouble there !;
Mrs. Vining had complaints against me- do
not know where | went when | left Mrs
Winnings | went either to the Elizabeth
street home or Mrs. Tilton's If went to
the homo do not remember how long
remained there, or what year it was in
was at the Elizabeth street home two or
three times, but do not remember where
| went to after leaving it for the first time;
| was not at the home before ! went to
| Tilton's, but only while was at Tilton's ;
| went on one occasion after leaving the
| home to live with David DORIS in Twenty
moved TO Tarrytown went there early
in the spring and left there in the fall /;
after leaving there | came to Mrs. Tilton's,
| think Mrs Tilton was at home, and her
mother was there when | returned l do
not remember If Mrs. Tilton was at home
during that summer have a slight recol-
lection of meeting Mrs. Tilton at home /;
there is nothing by which could fix the
time at which went to the house I;
| | was with them week when
they lived in Twenty-third street ;
1t was in the spring the first time of Til
tons visit to my bed room, in 1868, and
the second occasion was in 1869 it was in
summer think Mrs. Tilton was in Mon
ticello the first time. Handed a letter. }
| am not sure but think this is not my
handwriting ! did write n letter from
Tarrytown to Mrs. Tilton; do not recog-
nize this letter. After examining letter
closely witness said Eyes, this is my
writing" Mr.. Fullerton then read letter
addressed to Mrs. Tilton, dated May cath,
1863. In it the writer spoke of pretty
walks in the neighborhood, of having at
tended church on Sunday, but not caring
so much about the preaching as of Beech
| cr'5. The writer asked for picture of Mrs