Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-14
Important Evidence Discovered
Beecher Buys Prussic Acid.
Seen in an "EquivocaI Position"
T R0ST AT THE NORTH.
SILK SMUGGLING CHARGES.
THE TELION-BEECH CASE.
Newly Discovered Exitieuce -Reecher
EuNs an ounce of Prus~ic Acid aud
il Seen i'm an E4uivOcai Position
with Elizabegh

NEW YORK. June 1.-The RerdlI hints a
possible re-opening of the Tilton- BeeCaer
case for the purpose of admitting some new
" discovered evidence on the plaintiffs side.
II says chemist and druggist who formerly
Kept drug store in BrOOGyn, but who is
now i'm WhiteStone. Long Island. admitted
yesterday that on May 10. ISL he sold Mr..
Beechcr one ounce of pruSSic acid. The Her
,4d quotes the druggist as saying: Il remem-
her Beecher comm into my store on the dav
mentioned and after we had talked on gen
eral topics the conversation was turned by
Reecher 10 the subject OF poisOnS He queS-
toned me about the several kinds and asked
about their component parts, their general
effect. &c. After talking with him on these
points for some little time he made inquiry
as 10 what the effect of arsenic. would be on
the human system; what dose il would re-
qulTe TO destroy life; what symptoms
would be after il was taken into
the stomach; and what the appearance
OF the body would present after death.
leNplained ali these points TO him. and he
then asked me if did not think that arsenic
would be the best thing for a man 10 take IL
he wanted to make an end of his life. To this
replied that ! thought not. PTuSSic acid
would Toe in my opinion the quietest and the
SureSt thing TO take. We Still kent on talk
ing on pOiSOnS. aud ne again asked me what
the symptoms would be after a man had
taken uoSe OF pruSSic acid. He also asked
me what sort of appearance the face would
present Immediately before and after death,
and whether there would he any Indications
observable by which people could detect that
poison had been taken, and that the death
had not been brought about by natural
causes. He likewise asked me II there wDull
be any Odor or smell observable that would
lead 10 the conclusion that there hal been
anything wrong. i explained these points
pretty thoroughly 10 him, and in the course
of so doing l told him the quantity that
would XIII a person. The conversation at the
time made but little impression on my m nd
for thought he was merely asking me the
questions he did out of curiosity. nally,
just before he was leaving the store he asked
Inc to give him some pruSsic acid, which
Gid, not thinking that he had an intention Of
making an improper use of II. In fact,
no such thought had ever entered my head.
The HOold further says that man who was
engaged in laying carpets IN Tilton's house
in October, leGG. but who is now in business
in Brooklyn, has stated that one day he
saw BeeCheT enter TiltOn's house. \ soon
as the door was closed Beecher seized Mrs.
TiltOn, who had opened il, and claSpct his
arms around her waist. He drew her 10 him
and kissed her. and she returned il. In fact.
Beecher raised her OF her feet suring the
operation, and pressed her b"iy 50 close TO
his own that il made an indelible i'm
preston on his mind at tire time. They
then entered the parlor. \ man namel
Price. who was with tho other wOrkmen
above mentioned, shortly afterwards looked
through the keyhOle and said he saw Beecher
and Mrs. Tiltnn i'm an cquivOcal position
The man, the Rer0ld says, said Il had left
my hat and some OF my tools on the mantel-
piece OF the room where Beecher was, and /
said 10 Price. Il have good mind TO 90 in
there suddenly and get my things that left
there He dared me To 10 IL. and said /
would not go in. With that I went across
the hallway, opened the door and walked
10 the mantel and took my tools. Toe
door opens inward. and behind il there
WAS lounge. As ! walked across the room
when went in, saw no one; hut just as
got 10 the mantel | heard rustic. ! tUrnel
round To walk out. when / saw Mr.. Beecher
as II were, just rising from the floor. with
one hand on the end OF the lounge. aud NOV
ing away from Mrs. TiltOn. who was sitting
or reclining on II, with her skirts very much
di sorGerCd. The men. the H,gdd also SAYS.
have met and Ia iked a bout these matters be
fore. as they wanted TO keep out of the trial.
and the above was only obtained by the per
SiStency of their interyieweTS.