New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-13

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81 aSe; pS aas NO what
comes he will always be your friend III you would only
only way out for YOU am convinced of that you can
never such crime as this ana continue IN te pun
been guilty of crime and you have got TO the respcn
shility on yourself. and suffer tho penalty And ne
said: Wel gather much comfort from you; you
always TO mo like section OF the Day OF Judgment
Now Sir. did you have such an interview A. II
is the last figure that have should ever have, appropri
atod TO Mrs Mouton. who was much more TO me than
bank Of Spring flowers never had any such interview
with her. never heard from her any such statements
They are absolutely with the emotion Of her
| nature and her disposition.
| O. Did II over occurf A. 1t mover occurred.
| O. And shc proceeds:
And said "we feel great sympathy for you but
e-gorg into your pulpit and preaching Sunday aeI
sunday" said have never heard you preach sneo
knew the truth that felt that wasSandng Dy gu
open grave cannot express to you tho anguish anu oy
sorrow that it has cost me 10 know what have OF your
life believed in you since was girl, beicVeu ~"
were the only good man in this world Now IL Ias no
sroyod my faith in human nature don OG the cHch
and in you is gone ana am sure cahioe
You dawS TO TO the me oc G" and ooncng
t,ni %s SUMS
A. Most melancholy falsehoOd.
O. Nothing OF the kind 0ocurrcdt A. NO, oir no' OIL
| nothing
| O. Now, the lady proceeds
1t is very hard for Mr. Tilton tshe stating TINS 20
yGg to be abused b5 BY your unSdnc s his Vie
while he feels that you principally the cause Va m
trouble hard for HIM t very pare case aot into
your hands you con settle III by confession; III
viii stand G yfS a T% sy YOU lave committed
and which you have-which you say You nave sincerely
Won iee that you better able than ever before to
DO great good in this world You can only be allowed 10
Of this case being made known; that is all that you as
and if the facts 20 come out you want to go our Oh
life that cannot ve that you cannot endure IL an
longer; physically and mentally you are worn oat anu !,
only with great that you have been able to preach
Did abe give YOU a statement Of that characteri A.
| No, Sir; nor none Of It,
O. Now, Sir, in connection with any such converSauoh'
| or as part OF it, did this occur:
Mr. BeecheI then spoke to me Of corning some tine.
either the next Gay-tO bring me some melnentoes Wlc
he wished give to his Notwithstanding Ia MIS- m
tCnsked me always 10 ree s n pn had Woman
heart; that she had sinned through her affections.
Did anything OF that kind occuri A. No, Sir nothing
@. Now, Mrs. Moulton refers to call made aiter"alo
| by you in this form
He came 70 me soon after referred TO his depression
that day. but said that he felt more hopeful; that he
thought that his card in me Eoe was only Temporary
relief; he was living in fear ola constant fear ana
anxiety. not knowing at what time Mr. Iilton mSh'
| break ont with the truth.
Now after this 3st of May did you have any interview
with Mrs Moultcn after you returned TO New-iork OF
returned TO Brooklyn from the East, at any time in
| which that Occurredi A. No. Sir; not with the WORDS
that are put in it; often talked with Mrs Moulton on
the matter of the breaking ont through Mr. Triton OF
their domestic troubles, but never spoke OF 1t as con
fession or as a SIM crime as anything OF that
| kind.
O. Breaking out Of the TRUTH A. Nor the breaking out
| Of the truth.
THE MESSAGES SENT TO MRS. TILTON.
Q. Now, Mrs. MOultOn speaks of some mes
sages that you sent to Mrs. Tton and speaks in this way
| In regard to the general subject:
Well always told TO say TO her that she must re
fuse to talk with everybody OF ANYTHING bearing on t,s
| case; while she trying very hard 10 restore me
damage she had done by confession, she was all the
| time making IL worse.
Did YOU say anything Of that kind to Mrs Moulton
by way OF message to Mrs Titon. or otherwisei A.
think quite likely something like that communicating to
Mrs Tlton that she should avoid conversation on this
matter or allowing anyone TO TO her family and
converse with her had heard that several persons in
tuded themselves upon her, and the conversation arose
in consequence of that and | sent mcsSagcs by Mrs
Boulton when she going there, and we talked The
matter Ovcr-the improperly OF her doing IT, ana oiten
| told her to tell Elizabeth about it from me.
O. Not to talk about it, A. Not to talk about -nOt to
| allow people TO talk
O. Did YOU say anything OF the kind that, while she
was trying to the damage that she had done by
confession she all the time making it worsei A No,
| Sir
O. Now Mr. Beocher in all your intercourse with MIS-
Mouon did she at any time, in any conversation with
yOu either by words by any implication, impte OF
suggest tic crime of adultery Illicit sexual relations
between you and Mrs Tltoni A she never Cld nether
| by word nor by implication.
O. Was that fact stated or imputed or supposed-was
over topic of conversation suggestion from you 10
| her, from her to your a. 1t never was
Mr. Evarts-Perhaps. il your Honor please. can use
the five minutes between and o'clock as well ar
| ranging the next topic.
Judge Nelson ito Officer Rogers Mr.. Rogers, place
your men so that no person shall speak the uryas they
| pass out flo the audience.l Gentlemen. keep your
seats until the Jury retire ITO tho jurors Gentlemen,
| return at o'clock.
| The Court here took recess until 2 p. m.
WHEN CRIME" WAS FIRST CHARGED.
| The Court met at 2 p. H., pursuant 10 ad-
| jOunment.
MI Brechor was recalled and the direct examination
resumed
Mr. Eyarts-Therc was interview between you and
Mr. MoutOn on the 31st OF May, 1873 and with refer.
ence to any interview that day with Mr.. MouOn,
without the presence Of Mr. Tlton, with Mr. Titon, If
Mr. Triton present at any such interview, was there
in any conversation between you and Mr. Tlton and Mr.
Moulton with in the presence of the other any
conversation regarding your affairs and their affairs, or
what was to be done, shOuld be DONE in which the
word "crine" used by either Of those gentlemen In
regard to you, the subj which was talked about a.
No, Sir.
O. Now Mr.. Becchcr In all this matter between your
self and Mr Tlton and Mr. MOultoD going from De-
cember 1870, until the Summer OF last year, when was
the first notice or intimaton you of charge of crime
or Of the of the word crime" in any conduct that
you are charged WITH the part OF TltOn or Mouonf
A. 1t was conveyed TO mo through Mr.. Redpath, at