The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-15

Moulton.
When Mrs. Tilton came she came into
the room, and | think Carpenter retired
modestly, and Mrs. Tilton sat down at a
little writing table at the side of the
room. and Tilto1 brought her paper in
his handwriting. ] did not read it, but
Mrs. Tilton turned and looked up at me
and said. ''My friend, ought | to write
this = said to her, elizabeth, if
that expresses your sentiments. | don't
know what is in it, but if it expresses
your views | don't know any reason why
you should not copy it, and with that
she sat down and copied the letter from
paper in Tilton's hand writing and
signed it in my presence. Then | asked
Tilton for his letter. The understanding
had been there was to be letter all
around, and he said he had not drawn up
anythirg-had not made up his mind. |
then said, putting my letter back in my
pocket, Il will wait for further develop
ments,' and that ended the interview
substantially. did not at that time read
Mrs. Tilton's letter.
TILTON CONTRADICTED AGAIN.
q. Now. at that interview at which
Mrs. Tiltor was present did you say any
thing Of this kind to Tilton?
"And Nh. Beecher said that if would never
turn back upon MIN he would join with Mrs.
Illton in making denial, but it will be idle
for me to deny this story, leaving you at liberty
at any time to publish my letterto you through
Moulton. But if you will give me your word
OF honor that you will not, under any circum-
stances, make denial OF no effect, will join
you LII such a card p
A. No, sir; nothing Of the sort.
@. Now, did you then and there write
card, at Moulton's table? A. brought
it down there to the house in nv poke.
written.
Mr.. Evarts. Now in this letter of yours,
to which / have just asked your atten-
ton the letter brought there by YOU
occurs this sentence: my acquaintance
with Mrs. Tilton had inspired me with
the highest esteem for her modesty, pro-
priety, and womanly graces." Mr.. Tilton,
speaking of that letter. says: MIR.
Beechel put in the phrase about Mrs. Til
ton, at my request, and was the author
Of that sentence" Is that true! A.
put that sentence in from my own heart,
and Mr.. Tilton had nothing more to do
with it than he had with the formation Of
the angels. 1t is absolutely my own.
@. And it was in the letter as you
brought it! A. Yes, sir.
Mr.. Beach You think now you did
write it there-that particular paper {!
A. think wrote paper in the house.
but not in the presence Of Tilton, no: un-
der any suggestion. recollect of sitting
ho do If kol hn
letter to him, while he took short notes
on his knee, sitting on the other side Of
the bed, and that | took it because |
would not suffer that letter to 60 into his
hands.
Evarts-Now, was there any converse
ton Of this kind, Mr.. Beecher, at this in
terview. in reference to your card or its
publication | read now from Tilton S
evidence:
'sMr. Beecher said to me in going away there
was only one danger in publishing his card,
which was that on some future occasion, If he
and should publish his letter to me through
Moulton, that his card would put him at dis
advantage before the public, because it would
convict him not only Of original crime, but OF
a subsequent lie to hide it,
A. No, sir; no, sir; there was not a
word Of that klnd-not word.
O. And as part of that conversation
did anything Of this kind occur on Til
ton part:
IL told Mr. Beecher that the only possibility
of his coming into collision with me, or my
coming into collision with him, would be in
consequence Of some injustice; thai | should
never lift my hand against him except in self
defense, and that it he should refrain from
striking should never do him harm ~
A. No, sir: nothing of the kind.
For continuation Of Beecher' evidence
to-day, see second edition of DISPATCH.