The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-07

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erence to their personal relations.
Witness-I do not remember what time oi
day this visit was suggested to me, not Wy
me.
Question-What occasion was that when
was suggested to you?
Mr.. Beach objected to this as coming I'M
der the ruling, and another long discussion
followed. Finally the form of the quesuoh
was changed
Question-What occurred between you and
Mrs. Tilton at this interview, as separated
from any conversation.
Answer-I went into the parlor, sat down
and listened, marked a passage in the Blple'
bowed and went home.
Q.-What passages. -,
A-The 18th chapter of Corinthians, 4th
and 18th verses. did not read it. .
Evarts-I propose to have it read as part OF
the evidence.
Beach-That is for scenic effect; that does
not make it evidence.
Judge-I think we wont read it now.
Evarts handed up the Bible, marked, and
the stenographer put his mark upon 1t.
Judge-It will do no harm to read 1t as
part of your evidence.
Evarts-I think l shall do so.
Witness-That closed the interview, with
only ordinary courtesies. 1 don't recall any
other visit to that house. l don't recall but
two occasions other than those have related,
on which met Mrs. Tilton since December,
1870. met her at Moulton's in 1872, ana
last summer met h1r. In 1874 remember
to have met her twice on the street. l don't
recollect other meetings, and could not
tell what month we accosted one
snothe and conversed in the street.
I walked for about Ia block with
her. l met her on the Heights, and walked
back block with her. On another occasion
1 met her in Montague street and walked as
far as her house, but did not go in. Very
possibly met her in Sunday school last sum-
mer 1t is not my custom to attend the Sab
bath school except on rare festive occasions.
1 do not recall seeing her there. l have an
impression l saw and greeted her at Friday
prayer and to speak to her in church on Sun
day; yet it is my habit there before and after
service to exchange little greetings. So
many as forty persons sometimes come up.
I have never seen her at my house since De-
cember 1870.
A letter was handed to the witness.
do not remember receiving it. presume
I did, though that letter of Mrs. Tilton's was
not preceded by any communications on MY
part 1 have no recollection whatever Of
ANYTHING of the kind. recollect habit on
nv part of carrying letters to Moulton. l
| did not give him anything but whatever
considered proper, as m "a ''o 49, W
gestion to give him letters, but it was habit
on my part.
Another letter was handed up.
remember reviewing that letter from Mrs.
Tilton to me, dated May 3d. 1871, and hand
ing it to Moulton, do not remember any
communication,
Evarts-l Will now reao this .e.Iet ,o.z
BROOKLYN; May o. 1919.
MY 1utnIe here' ior me VI ueaen, "ouiu w
happier II knew that you Jorgoce wnile you
forget me. In all the SAD colipiiGl'iohs VI
the hrst year, my endeaVor was 10 Keep rom
you all sufferlng' ana TO pear myseH aioMe
keeping you forever ignorant OF IT, MY
weapons were love, large ana qntlrlng geheI-
oslty, and "est-hadan9. lhat 1alleo entlfeiy
we both know, but now ask 1or 1ors lveness'
Questlon-Ihs compound woro "nes1-hld- =
ing'-ls that word OF any use by you Oh
whlch you are cosnizant! :.
Answer-No, sir. IL is not my woro' III
any sense or@way.
o.-Had 1T been WORD USED by you anu
Mrs. lllton before thls ietter, r.
A-Net IN any way that remember. IL
was certainty not a common "ofo.
Q.-What did you understand by that
word when you received that letter! .
Al understood that IL slgnlhed "hloihS
troubles IN her household.
The court here TOOK recess.
At O'Clock Mr. beecher resumed MS a.
rect testimony ana memorandum oeihS
handed up. ne SAID: :.
At tirst thought TINS was not my writing
1t looks hke my "r,ung When l "rete very
poorly. IL mas no oate. Inc oate ol march
8, 1871, is the the month following the letters
spoken of yesterday.
Eyarts read the letter Just handed to wit
ness IT onens.
an, Dear Friend -Does vonr heart hound
- - Joo.s G. iooS nine From
W ait 40 iiiiio ooe: ~ 49, -. ,,
GEAR FRANK. L receiVeo Inc oPeii iet'ei' o
Wltness-No letter that 1 kno" OF nao
passed to Mrs. Tilton after that letter OF mine
of February 7th, sent through her husband,
and this is the first one received from her
o;nce then There ia no exnression of covert
nooon;no in r. that recoonize
Ouest;on-Wbat did Won understand its
aa;,,r - hos
in1 aa w 1.ao a;gororoa
MI oeaeh oo!eo'eu. ~ inaue , ~ ~ T.
whaI consI uotion "i'lee' "o"A" eA'e "
was for the jury to determine It's meaning
from its language and circumstances.
The Judge said it might be received with
accompanying acts to explain it,
Roach insisted that the witnesses interpre-
+o+;o, xuo ms n I'm cSih1p 10 MI pht oive il n
s"'.o1. ""S ...:.a 80. ;.to,,ae5
meaning the writer never lntehoao. -,
Mr.. Evarts repned tnat the letter would pe
no evidence at all but for Beecher's reception
of it. 1t contains nothing but English Ian
euage and appears verv innocent one. The
defandant was surely entitled to saw whether
.s-sAs - - bot,,,oo,, tho i've, ord
~ was oAS W " ieoA .oN'."t -:
whether tnere was covert meaning.
Beach said the important question was
what were Mrs Ilitons sentiments anu Issi-
In9s as represented 10 tne ietter; MOI whaC MI.
Beecher Thought. Ine witness mlgnG give as
evidence any expression OF olssene OF approoa-
ton, but 1t was not Tor nim as witness u give
an Interpretation 10 the ietter: MS uhuer-
standing OF the letter was not admlssioie.
Fuiierton-Ihus Iar we nave oVeriooheu tnat
there is an answer by the witness 10 Urls letter,
and though there Is no aate TO the answer IN
ternal evidence sno VS. tnat Inc one Is answer te
the other and MS answer WIN snow now ne ap-
preciated the letter anu What 1ts meaning
was.
Eyarts-If am entitled to get at the meaD-
ing of the letter am entitled to get it explicit
ly ask him whether it conveyed to him any
covert or special meaning arising out Of their
previous relations.
Aps-It conveyed no covert meaning.
O-What did you understand by the con-
structon of the letter?
Jndoe-There is some question of construc.