Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-04
TILrON.BEECHH
Mere Tessimeny for the r..c....

Beecher trial closed yesterday Mrs. ovinston
continued her testimony as ,oljows.
The next morning Mrs. T lion .an,o ox,er ~,
my house; Tilton follow ei shortIv af,er. 7
invited him TO breaklas' :. II askei hin, why
he published this let GER and caused an the
trouble; he asked me. v,hat.he shonI5 40 AMI
j replied, do as g 81 directs yov.'' he then
went 10 the hreaF fast table and took N sea-
beside his wife; Afterwards he went IN stairs
20 me ,ne pariol' and we followed; he said he
mlsnV 70 - yeak to Elizabeth in our pres
enceGchat shere seemed tn be "a misunder-
stanuihg between him and his wife: Til,on
sio s oi her conduct before the committee,
ara 50 ID that for what she had done Beecher
OughI TO kiss the hem Of her garment; he said
ne would be the Samson that should destroy
and pun down the pillars of the temple; Mrs.
Iliton had then left and gone up stairs; he
said he desired to see her, and wnen she came
down he said there was a misunderstanding
between them, and he asked me to be Kind
10 her and left; Mrs. Tilton then for the first
time told me she had left her husband for
good never solicited her TO come and live
win me, nor did any OF my family. / left
1 tne city Tor the summer on the first Monday
/ IN August, and Mrs. Tiltou accompanied me.
A great number of reporters visited me- i
could not say how many; they were great
went 20 Ridgefield, Coma, where we STAYED
j two weeks. Florence Tilton went through a
mistake, to Ridgefield, and returned To New
York city, where she received a telegram
| her.
MRS. 0vINGroN WAS CROSS EXAMINED
oy Mr.. Fullerton. She said: Up 10 about
| three weeks ago Florence Tiiton visited nv
| house. was told she was requested not to
visit my house. was told she requested to
! be allowed To attend her mother at this trial.
/ think the request was made at my house
| on Sunday. Mrs. TiltOn told me SO II
was on the following Monday after my first
| interview with Tilton, that / had the long
| interview He expressed "a wish to see INV
| husband, as he was just man: he said his
| defence was urged upon him. think he
was glad that she should go out with me
| and divert her mind. He did not mention
| the Bacon letter at that interview: il was on
the 9th of July when took her for "a second
| drive, and then took Mrs. Tilton to her home;
| 1 went To Beecher'S house on that day To see
| him, when he was not there; / called at Mr.
| j. Towards house, but he was not there;
| told the servant at Beecher's house / was
| anxious to see him. but did not know at that
| time that the committee was called: at the
| time called on Beecher left message that
| II was able to call at q o'clock that evening
| i would do so; / called 10 see him shortly
| after that hour; found him at home, and
| nstd an interview with him; j met General
| Tracy there: L knew he was to see Beecher
| but did not know at what hour: I knew be
| cause he called at my house that afternoon:
ms was his first call at my house:
| tnls was after my first call at Beecher'S
| house; | learned from Mr. Shearman by
| note, that Beecher would see me; this note /
| think, was destroyed; did not see shear
| man AT Beechers house; / did not expect to
| see Cien Tracy at Beecher'S house: 1 told
Beecher that Mrs. Tilton desired 10 see some
OF the church brethren. and asked him ir he
| D.
| Mrs TIlton had anything truthful to saw IN
| regard to The matter he would be glad that
she should say it. ] told Beecher that after
| the publication of the Bacon letter Mrs Tu-
| ton went TO her brother. Mr. Richards and
proposed to publish n card about it, and ne
advised her against il. / also SAID to him
mat had asked her if she had weighed the
matter in hermind of consulting with church
brethren, aud she replied that she had; She
had prayed to God, and would see them if il
caused her a separation and the loss of every
child she had. Mr.. Beecher asked General
Tracy If the committee met that night, and
| II they could be got together. He replied
tnat they could. When General Tracy came
10 the house he did not inquire for Mrs TIL
ton. nor did / convey any message from him
20 her When we went down TO tea Tracy
lett 10 call the committee, with whom he re-
| turned. L do not know if Tracy made any
excuse for coming down there. He stave.l
There about three minutes. Almost as soon
as she entered the parlor she made her state
ment, but was not sworn. There were pres
ent Messrs. StOrrs, Cleveland, Winslow.
sage. Clafiin, Tracy, my husband and my
sen. Ihere was shorthand writer present,
ana took notes OF the proceedings. think
Tor saw him writing. On July Tilton ex-
pressed himself delighted with what his wife
had told the committee. He appeared to he
pleased, although he said IL was fiction. He
said that
IF BEECHER WOULD LAY DOWN HIS ARMS
and bring in the report he had drawn up. he
would be satisfied. He read only one REPORT
which was not very long. He said his object
IN drawing up the report was TO submit il TO
The committee, and If the committee would
auopt IL he would cease from hostilities. /
said TO him did not believe the committee
would receive the report. He asked me TO
remember that the report was dated two
we weeks IN advance, and remember said he. il
is nct1On-all fiction throughout. He said il
would quiet the scandal if the committee
would receive this report and Beecher would
Keep qulet; de gave asa reason for the pub
llcatlOn OF Bacon's letter that the Congrega-
tlonal council had branded him as a knaye
and fool. / paid attention 10 the realing
OF inc report by Tilton, but do not think /
could swear To its language. Mr. Fullerton
read the report 10 witness and asked her in
she remembered that this was the Ianoua 70
used ID the beginning of the report read to
ner. The witness said she could not recollpct
III that was the wording of the report i'm tigat
portion OF ii. hut towards the latter end OF
the document the witness said think that
was The language used or something like it,
but she could not remember il well enough 10
swear To il. On the Friday following Mrs,
Illtons appearance before the committee.
went TO Long Island. We met Mr. and Mrs.
hotel there. / saw Mr.. Joseph Howard li'f
there; but did not speak TO him. The oHIv
friends Of Beecher we spoke 10 were Mr.. and
Mrs. StOrrs. In one Of my interviews with
Illton, when told him could rot stand by
Beecher II he were guilty. he said there were
plenty OF people in Plymouth church who
would stand by him guilty or innocent-some
from love and some from other motives
/ replied, " think not. Mr. Tilton." | think
Mrs Tllton came 20 me on the morning of
the 18th of July, in consequence of what I
told her on the day we drove To The mark
The children did not come with her ON that
DAY. think Ralph came on the following
day 10 Mrs. TiltOn, at my house. On the day
Mrs Illton came to my house, and in nv
interview with Mr.. Tiiion, when he asked
me what he should do. / replied. do MOI
know. Do what is right in the sight of Col
lie had threatened in Interview on the piazza
mat II the committee reported unfavorabIy
10 TAKE his case into court of Justice ON
the morning he came TO my house he said Inc
thought my conversation with regard In
what he had stated TO me had been misap-
pretended by Mrs. Tilton. / was not aware
then that Mrs. TiltOn had left her home for
good. do not remember that he said any-
thlng about his wife returning To her |
own home, as / did not know She /,
had left until after he had gone AWAY, |
when Tilton confided her to my charge and
asked me to take care OF her, I Thought in !
was temporary separation. Tilton then !
went away. and Mrs. Tilton remained with |
me. IL was after Mrs. TiltOn had left the |
room that he threatened TO pull down The /
pillars OF the temple. This was said in an |
swer 10 Mr.. Ovington, asking why he prose |
cuted Beecher. II was when Tilton had said |
That for what Elizabeth had done Reecher
should Kiss the hem of her garment Mrs Til |
ION LEFT the room. i went ND TO Ridgefieid /
shortly after this, where / passed by my |
maiden name of Lewis, and Mrs. Tilton was
known as Mrs. richards. This was done To /
avoid neWSOarpr We 81,