The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-17

watches and l drove them TO llltOn
house which he entered, the lady remain
in the carriage. On their way TO Coney
Island, ,,Titon had roll of papers, l
could not say how many. When
Tilton returned from his house, |
drove them to Remsen street,
between Hicks street and the river
about dark; Tilton told me | might go
home and return at II o'clock they
went into the house, and | came back at
that hour with close carriage and took
them to New York, | think to 3Sth
street; Tilton got out and went into the
house with the lady; | think Tilton got
into the carriage and | drove him home.
The witness was here handed photo
graph of Mrs. Woodruff, and said ne
thought this was the same lady who was
with Tilton on this occasion.
The prosecution waived cross-exam-
inatiOn of this witness.
Testimony of Beecher's Assistant.
Mr.. Shearman then called Samuel p.
Halliday, who testified rs follows: l re-
side at No. 80 Hicks street, Brooklyn; |
am clergyman, and am, at present,
Beechers assistant; have assisted him
about five years; my first office in the
church was member Of the Examining
Committee, and subsequently one of the
deacons; | was also clerk fChc church,
I was introduced to Beecher sixteen or
seventeen years ago; my acquaintance
with Tilton is very limited; L never
knew him to speak to him until about
five years ago; | think l met him first to
speak to him at II Sunday School party
given by Captain Duncan; | was about
five wears connected with the Five
Points House of Industry, but before
that | was connected with the Home for
the Friendless; remember the publication
Of the WooIhull scandal in 1872; ! first
saw copy OF it on the Both of October
| saw Beecher on that day before | saw
this publication or heard of it, Beccher
spoke to mo about this scandal and |
called a meeting of a few Of the members
of the church that evening, among them
Messrs. Bell, White, Hill, Hawkins, and
others; am acquainted with Mrs. Moul-
ton, wife of Francis ID. Moulton, but not
intimately; I think | met her in the
spring Of 1872; it was simple
lstoral calling; attention was directed
to Bcecher partially by Mrs. Moulton,
while we were talking about the affairs
of the church; ! had a subsequent inter-
view with her on Wednesday morning
29th or Both of October, 1872, the last
Wednesday, think in the month; it was
on the morning after the meeting Of the
church members; Mrs. MOulton received
me at the door; spoke to her on the
subject of the Woodruff scandal; |
think | asked her what it meant or why
her name was connected with it; think
she said she did not know her name was
used in connection with the story; she
said Beccher was her pastor and she be-
ieved in him; | saw Mrs. Moul-
ton several times subsequent
to this period at Plymouth church; |
think | saw her SIX times; she stood at
the side of the platform, and on each
occasion, after service, she shook hands
with Beacher and myself.
Some questions were then put to the
witness with regard to the action of Ply
HlOulH SuuItI bll bIit IiIaNbVA VI bAlio
scandal, which were objected to by the
prosecution, and caused series of argu-
mcnts between the counsel, in one Of
which Beach asked why the other side
attempted to introduce the actions of
these undcrlngs of the Church.
"Underlings?" repeated Evarts.
"Yes," said Dir. Beach, "the under
lings, repeat, using the word not as an
offensive term, for it ia rather a compii-
ment to be an underling to the greatest
man on the face Of the earth" Laugh
ter mingled with applause.
Judge Nelson ruled that the defend
ants counsel might bring into court in
the morning the church records showing
the contemplated action of the church
members, but that the evidence OF it
could not be introduced by conversations.
Court adjourned.