The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-18
THE BEECHER TRIAL.
Mrs. Tilton's Nurse on the
Stand.

were many WenCH. Assistant pastor ha
liday resumed the stand: He had inter
views with Tiltou. Tilton said he ha
called by the advice Of Moulton, to con
trddict Woodhulls scandal, and said i
was without shadow of truth; he said
"my wife is pure as the light" He spok
of Beecher's offence no being quite veni,
in its character.
Mr. Evarts asked for "a suspension o
the examination of this witness to cal
Mrs. Lucy w. Mitchell. Permission
was given, and Mrs Mitchell testified
| am employedlas nurse; l attended Mrs
Titon first in December, 1870; she hac
sickness following her confinement, ant
the child was brought up by my hands
she was very atiectionste; there was nj
frequency of Beecher's calls at the house
nor did | notice any terms of intimacy
between them; l know of his sending 4
basket of flowers To Mrs Tilton; attend
ed Mrs. Tilton when she had the miscar
riage and she seemed to be troubled il
mind; she was very weak; Tilton wa!
very much agitatcd, and said he wa:
ruined, us he had been discharged fronl
the Union; Titon brought papers into
the sick room. The witness was asked il
she observed any effect of this conver.
sation on Mrs. Tilton, to which
Mr.. Beach objected, and an argument
ensued. Judge Nelson allowed the ques
ton, and the witness replied: She APP
peared excited, and l asked Mr.. TIlton
not to talk in the room; l saw Moulton
Mt the house in Tilton's company;
think these talks were affecting Mrs
Tilton's health and condition.
Mr.. Evarts then asked the witness
what effect was observed by her to be
caused on Mrs. Tilton, and it WAS object
cd to and ruled out, on the ground that
in form it was leading.
The witness continued; ! regarded
these conversations as untavorablC
to Mrs. Tilton's health;
recollect one night Beecher visited
Mrs. Tilton; it was on Friday night
Tilton left the house before Beecher;
visit; at both times of TiltonS return
home during the week, Mrs. Tilton hat
suffered from the loss of blood, and Wa:
very faint and weak.
Cross-cxamiked by Mr.. Fullerton
slept with Mrs. Tilton every night wher
she was ILL that was the time Tiltor
SAID he had left the i1Gop; don't know
what day of the month it WAS; | am sure
he said he had been discharged; | tolC
him the doctors told me to keep Mrs
Tilton quiet; Mrs. Tilton was in bed wher
Beecher was in the room; | went dowr
stairs after admitting Beecher, and die
not return until he had left.
The Court here took its usual recess.
After Recess
Miss Mitcholl's cross examination wa,
continued bv ex-Judge Fullerton. She
testified: The secretary in the other
room was shut as Il general rule, but
do not remember if l saw il open while
| was there in December, 1870, or par'
of January, 1871; did not see any per-
son writing while | was in the room; the
next dav | saw Moulton there; | do not
remember the day or hour, but il was ir
the day time; ] was present when he
was there the first time; he was part ot
the time in AN adjoining room and may
have been in Mrs. TiltOn's room, but OF
this am not sure; | remember one OF
his visits when he vas in Mrs. Tllton'
room; remember they talked
but what about, do not rrcollect; | dc
not remember what day it was Tiltor
read to his wife; | left the room volun'
tarily, without being requested, and went
through Il folding door into an adjoining
room. and he closed the door; | did not
hear his voice, but saw Il book in his
hand; DO not remember the name OF the
book; in his former visits TO her he re-
uucStcd me to leave the room; cannot re
member the time of night when TiltOr
returned after Beechcrs calls; when hC
came that night | had not gone to my
room. but was in Mrs. Tilton room;
told her Bcechcr wished to SEQ her wher
he called; don't now remember that
she made any reply; | have no way OF
fixing the time of Tllton'S return that
night was awakened by his whispering
to his wife, and told him that that would
never do; about half an hour after | left
the room occupied by Mrs. Tilton and
went into the study; Tilton came in there
about half AN hour afterwards; | do not
think any person suggested my return to
Mrs. Tilton room; heard the sound OF
conversation going on in Mrs. Tilton's
room, but could not distinguish the words
used; heard Mrs. Tiltons voice as
though used in cntrcaty; she was speak
ing in Il loud tone; thought it was angry
because it was loud; determined the
character of her voice from lis sound anC
loudness; Mrs TIlton was feeble ir
strength wien | went there
but improved, while | was there
little; she improved by
Saturday after | got there, but WAS no
able to sit up in chair in the room; il
she did do not remember; went away
On Monday, the second of January, anC
left her in her bed; have made friendly
calls since | was there at service; Tiitor
invariably treated Mrs. Tilton we'll in
nv presence So far as | observed; tn,
night Beecher called, Mrs. Tilton wa
very weak and low, and had been more
or less so during that day; do not re
member of any other person calling there
that week; when went down stairs anc
left them, dill not think of telling Mr.
Beecher what the doctor said about
keeping Mrs Tilton quiet. | do not re-
member what condition she was in after
Mr.. Beecher had gone away and l went
up to her room. | suppose | must have
had some anxiety during my absence oi
about an hour from the room, but cannot
recall what hor condition was when | re
turned. did not observe if she was cry
ing.
Redirect. cxamination-1 remember
sometimes during her confinement that
persons visited Mrs. Tilton in her slcE
room. remember Miss Alice
Cary was one of them. Mrs
BadShaw was another, also an
aunt Of Mrs. Tilton'S, whose name dc
not remember; | do not recollect that
anv gentleman called on her while in her
sick room; | did not see any person in
her room except Tilton, Beecher and
MoultOn.
Recross examination-On my return
70 the room, after Beechers visit, l now
recall that she was weak, but cannot
II ... ,l,- f,ot,rra of har con p1i,iDp