, 1875-02-10

manner, but 1t IL NOS = crots-oxaminAtton that
authorizes srontaneous statements,
Jn1go Ncllnon-You ua only to snswnr tho

| question.
| Q.-~Sow, these interviews had been during
that interval before 3faY, 1871, more or lesa OF
! confidential conferences A.--Yes, s1r.
| Q.-They had been confidential communfca~
tious2 A.--Yes, sir; I can't answer whether
1sceclier had considered shom confidential or
| Moulton had, but had spoken to Romo OF my
friends. Bit, understand. that whatever com.
| nunicatcd, l never spoke to Mrs. Tilton's TO-
| traction; but 1 rAs never anxious to spare Mr.
| DeecAcr.
Q.-Aithoush they all aided to disclosures
about your wifo7 A.-No sir tho only protec-
tion which put orer Dceciler wa1 Just 30 far ~
1t was necessary to protect Mrs. IiIton and If it
lad not been necessary to project s1rs. Tilton.
would have allo.cd Dsecbcr to 60 10 lis destruc-
tion four years ago.
Q.-wo undotstand your disposition, Mr. I'll.
ton. It is pretty difficult to understand, but,
etill. al tho motive Of going to 1,cecher was soc-
ituae 10 protect Hrs. Iilton A--Yet, sir.
| Q.-And yet, after that, you do not 1cruplc to
tell ~ much Us you choose OF tho confidential
| matters between you, Moulson, and Baecher
/ Al uover Ind a confidence With Uoury Ward
Deocler III my life.
| The last reply was given IN tone Of scornfuI
hatn, ard rang through tho courtroom. 1t
caught Beecher staring up At tho coiug. Flo
! dropped his eyes, his face swellod for minute,
and Il sudden throb Of Ills arteries filled his
| forehead md checka with Llood TI,orc WAS d
dramatic mur,nus. and tho business proceeded
| OIL understand vou to ray that, notwitla-
| standing the wtoto motive Of tIsia interview Of
| tho 3osh and what followed ii was to protect
yaur wife, End not love to Dir. Bceches, yet you
did not acrupls Immediately afterward sod,aclose
| as much ~ you pleased OF what waB going on
1 A5r III Il r
keep anything secret except for the sake Of my
wife, aud not for the sake Of Bescher. r.
| OIL have not asked you anything about that
I want to know whethor sou did it. A.-Yea sir
I did, to those had previously spoken to about
| tbs matter.
| Q.-Now, 80 far ~ you know mas not II from
your transactions that there over came the frat
| allegation Of the transactions then purpoBed and
| carried on during that early season that finally
| reached Mrs.5 .5Woodhull7 A.--Eo, sl1, 1t WAS
Mrs. Moree.
Q.-How did abe 1nd out what had passed
couidentially between yournelf Deechcr, aud
bIouton7 A.--Bocause told her, and ahe told
all tho world. [Laughter,]
Q.-fou know that ? A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-And sho waB ono Of the persuss you told
A.-yes, Bir. [lseuewcl laneher.]
| Q.-Aud you kuou her intirnlity Wien you told
her? A.-yes, sir.
Livery man in court who laborei under .
| nlother-in-law. aud every man IN court who con-
| tenplatcd tlat fearful possibility, opened hts
| mouth md shouted with laughter. Mrs. Tilton
| herself smiled 1T her husbands tribute to her
nother's garrality, and oven Beecber looked as
If lie would like to laugh. but dared not in prea-
once OF h's wife Tho Judge, however, throw
cold water on the mesriment With threat to
adjourn court, upon which Evatts resumed the
crUas.examinRtlul.
Q;-,Was any part CT your shudder, when you
rend this card Of MrH. Woodruff. occasioued by
your feAr that your. own imprudencc might hare
contributed to her kno~ledgo 7 a. II don't un-
defstand how to divide tho shnddering !; It was
hnhsm OF agonized feeling On my part. What ita
| component carts were do not remember. It
| VAS great surprise.
Q..-lou did then hnFe it on your mind that
ron had told Mrs. MorHo, and knew hcr inarm-
lty? Al instantly imagined Whenco tho
| htorles came:
Afior another recurrence to tho snb}ect Of TIL
toms contract with I}owen and how Eowon came
| to owe T,lton $1,000 the cross-o1au,nation went
into details ss to tue management Of the Cnion.
| AIs. woouituLL.
The audience pficked up It's collective OARS
when Tho WoodhMls naMo vas ouco moro
brought to tho surface by Evarts. with ominona
emphasis. I,' Ho difi"terred hat.unsarory person
! Q.-When you went over to SEQ MrB, Wood
hull. in May. 1871, her person was not stranger
to you? al had seen her onco and boon i'll
trotluced to her,
Q.-When was that, aud under what ~circum-
| Stances? A.-Ono day. can't 1ecolIect the
dase--a gentleman calioi Mt my office md u
tho courre OF somo conversation. asked mo it
Lad over Econ Mrs Woodruff, tho Broad street
| broker. I said No, neycr had. lilo told mo
I sle Naa very remarkable woman. I walked
down town With him and was introduced to he.
| lad an iutes view, suppose four or five min.
| ntes long. That was the first time l saw her.
Very shortly after thRt canle this card, when Hho
ssut for mo.
! Q.-ion saw hcr alone in her ohlco7 A.
| 1 saw her husband thero ar,d one or two other
| persons. l dout remember ali the pc.sonu
there. It was kind OF levee.
Q.--Whon did you last zee Mrs. Woodruff?
AIN April, 187o, shortly before tue Cincinnati
Convention TINT nominated Alr. Greeley.
Q.-And 1hnt interrupted or broke OF your
intercourse With hor at that time ? Any nt-
article. n pfoof-a!ip OF which waa Bllown 10 ne,
IN which Mrs. Woodruff proposed to villify aud