The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-15

! Ter frame OF mlnu anu De
cause 1 thought 1t would END
the difficulty and do away with the
charges; l supposed Moulton was t
stand between US; 1 considered Mouto1
AMnn Of Honor
and that the paper would be as safe in hi:
! hands us in mine; he swore that these pa
pers should be kept together, and | trust
ed him; | did not know what his knowl
edge of the case was.
Mr.. Fullerton asked why the witness
did not ask, and the witness was pro-
ceeding to dilate on the matter, but was
stopped by Fullerton, who said this was
e1traneous to the question.
Mr.. Evarts objected and said that
when the counsel asked question he
should take an answer.
Mr.. Fullerton said he would take as
much as he wished. The matter was
then dropped and recess taken.
Mrs. TiItOn's Letter.
The following is the letter alluded to:
DECEMBER Both, 1870, MIDNIGHT.
Ny Dear Husband:
desire to leave with you before going
to sleep statement that Henry Ward
Beecher called upon me this evening
and asked me if [ would defend him
against any accusation in council OF
ministers.
Odd you ask her any such question
as that? A-No sir.
Fulerton-I will read on
replied solemnly that / would, in
case the accuser was any other person
than my husband.
Odd she SO reply to you? A-No
sir.
Mr.. Fullerton-I will read further:
Henry Ward Beccher dictated the letter
which l copied as my own, to be used by
him rs against any other accuser except
my husband. Did you promise that you
would only use that against any accuser
other than her husband? A-No; |
didn't promise to use it rs against any
thing but an inquiry among nay own
friends in church.
Mr.. Fullerton, reading: This letter
was designed by him to vindicate him
self against all other persons only your
self
Q--Was that addressed by her to you
in that conversation? Al think not.
Fullerton reading-I WAS ready to. give
him this letter because he said, with pain
that my letter in your hands, addressed
to him. dated December 29th, had struck
him dead and ended his usefulness.
Odd you say that to her? Al
did not.
Fullerton reading-You andI are both
pledged to avert publicity. God grant Il
speedy end of all further anxiety.
AtieCtionately,
ELIZABETH.
Q-I ask again whether that letter was
read to you that night, or its contents
made known to you? Al can't say
it was, but | can't affirm more than that
degree.
After Recess.
Q-Mr. Beecher, after you got this re-
traction from Mrs. Titon did you show
it to any one before you delivered it up
to Moulton2 Al did not.
Odd you have II talk with any
person upon the subject Of the charge,
and what had subsequently, occurred in
reference to it before the visit of Moulton
on the night of the DIST? Al did rot.
Q-I call your attention now to al in
cident that occurred ut the interview
when this retractiOn was given up, and |
read from your direct examination, With
view to asking you further upon the
subject: "Aiter some little parlcy
went to the drawer whore the
letter was and brought it out and handed
it to him, he had been sweating and had
his overceat on, and at this point perhaps
a | came back to read the letter
he took of his overcoat and in doing so
| saw the hilt of pistol in his pocket
which he took out and laid on the bureau,
without word as | remember and put
his overcoat on tho food of the bed
Q-Is that a correct representation OF
that part of the interview? Al will
not affirm it to be absolutely true; that
is my present recollection, although !
am not positive.
Ole was in profuse persPiration,
was he not? Al cannot say thal he
seemed to be very warm.
Odd you think he removed his
overcoat on account of his condition rs
to heat? Al don't know whether |
did or not.
Q-Well, what do you think now? \
We'll presume he did.
Odd he lay it on the foot OF the
bed? A-Yes, sir.
Odd YOU think it at all eXtraOrdi-
nary for HIM to remove pistol from
his pocket after taking his Ovcrcoat off?
A-No, sir; cant say that | did.
Odd he make no threat? A-No
threat.
Q-Nor did he make any gesture that
he was gong to use it in hostile man
ner? A-No, sir.
Q-Nor did you think that he used it
for the purpose of intimidation or cau-
tion2 A-No, sir.
Q-What do you think about 1t now!
That he meant to intimidste you? A
| presume he did not.
Q-You did not regard, then, thepre-
sentation of that pistol to your view IN
any hostile light on his part1 A-N"
sir
Q-1 on rcCOIIecI HeTcI"IoIc VA ''''N
A statement in regard to that part OF the
interview. Mr.. Beecher? Al recclIect
of making Il statement before the COM
mittee.
Q-See if this recalls to your reco lee
tion what that statement was. Read
ing.l 'He made no verbal threat, bH ne
opened his overcoat and with some en-
phatic remark showed pistol, when ne
afterwards took out and laid on me
bureau, and l gave the paper to nun.
Do YOU recollect making that statement
Al do not recollect that did, but l
presume that | did. -, =.
Q-When YOU did make it dldn you
intend to have it inferred that the pistol
was used for some purpose OF lntlmiia-
tion? Al intended to infer by mat
conversation at that time that precise
idea.
Q-That is not an answer to my CUES
tion, Mr.. Beecher. lam calling Tor YOUR
recollection on this question. Dich
you intend, when you made that state
ment have just read to you, to have 1t
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