The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-20
BEEClIER.TILTON TRIAL.
Cross Examination Of Francis d.
AIOultOn.

~ Alt1 NuuIt Euoul' put leH mtHHtc
were required to pack the space allOttel
to the public once the doors were opened
The counsel were all early in their place.
Mr.. MoultOn and Mr., TiltOn arrived to
gether, and Mr.. Beecher and wife, accom-
panied by their son Frederick, entere,
precisely at II o'clock and as tho cour
was being formally opened. Mrs. Field
Mrs. Tilton, Mrs, Shearman und Mrs
Raymond occupied their accustomed
places, When the jurors were called
VIM. II, Davis was missing and nearl,
ten minutes were wasted waiting his ar
rival. AZ soon as he took his seat tn,
cross examination OF MOultOn was con
linued by ex-Judgc Porter, Witness said
"Beecher was in the habit Of visiting III
twice day during our intimNcy,but IiltoI
was oftener In my house. TiltOn and | wen
frequently on fishing excursions together
aRd visited wateriRg.places. yisitet
NarragaDseH with him III the summer
Of 1SBs.G9, We did not go West to
gether, nor visit Washington together,
was in sympathy with Tilton In the wO
mans rights movement, aud visited New
port with Tilton to attend u meeting,
acted US counsel for rilton in his deal
ings with Mr., Bowen. The contract be-
tween TiltOn and Bowen was settled fOl
$1,000. From January, 1871, to May
1873, | received various sums from Beech
es, in all about $4,000 or $1,000, think
] have met Mrs. Beocher three or fouI
times; never visited her; my aGquaipt
ancG with her was slight. | have met
Mrs. Morse several times. We were moi
unfriendly in our relations. ! met Mrs
Hooker once in Richmond, in March,
1871. While | was acting as q mutual
friend Of these parties, Beecher some.
times acted on my advice and TiltOu
sometimes acted against It, did moi
hear Of the biography Of Victoria Wood
hull from 'rilton before Il appeared, and
| did not approve Of 1t.
Counsel read letter from Tilton
written to q complaining friend, and the
witness said 1t was deposited with me by
Tilton; | knew Mrs, Woodhull, met her
first In the spring Of 1871; | met her first
at her house In New York; the next meet.
ing was Ut Theodore l'ilt0n's house short.
~ after April, 1871; | could fix the time
OF meeting her by cards published in The
World; it was shortly after the card wp
published; before that interview ! never
saw her; at q second interview which took
place q day or two after the first had n
conversation with her IN Theodore 'l'ilton's
presence; saw her after that from time
to time, the last time in the spring Of 1872
think II was ut her house oil 10Th street,
when met her Theodore 1ilton was
with me; was usually alone in the even.
ing with her; ] never was IN tho same
house in which she was staying over
night, and ! never travelled with her that ]
reCOllGCt Of; some OF the interviews lasted
an hour and others two hours; have
made statements to her with regard to the
stories against lIeeGhcr and also with
regard to 'FiltOn; | never mentioned the
name Of any lady in connection with Til
ton to her; don't know what read OF her
published statement and do not remember
what part | omitted; got the general drift
Of II, however; never told her took II
pistol u BeeChers aud demanded Mrs.
ientI. romon,bor Mow I diG renI thai ,,"rt
NJ III. WooJLnIl,s stntcmcut with reInrj
" ,he nistol sccnc. Iseccher asked me- Il
! remembered that part Of the scene with
the pistol referred 10 In the statement; ]
told him did not, md he answered that
neither did he; | had no conversation
with iiltnn about IIreehpr presidinp mi
n lecture 10 be delivered by Mira Wood.
hulI, never told Mrs Tiiton her letter to
I,erchcr came NJ nv renuest. think I
was at TilIon,s On Two occasions when
Mrs. Woojhnll was there. never fonnd
'Til,ou nj her house when he did not come
with me- ani he rereralIy lcit me-. | dis.
onnroved Of Bacon's letter and was
NTainst Il being made Dnblic. advised
nSnimst TilIon's second statement. the
one venerally called thp sworn stntoment,
do n9t know how Mrs, Woodhnll got M
n;siol story. but do know that Inc alIair
never occurred. roportrd what occurred
NJ Ioorher's on ihat occasion to Tilton,
condemned Beeeher for 0btainp retraction
NJ Mrs. 'Tilton. do mot remember Of ever
Ndvisinp Beecher not 10 acc Tillon. nor 10
communicates with him through me. nd.
viScJ siienre on ti,e ,ari Of 1Ieecher IN
relation in Inc Woootlhnll nnLlicaiion,
AitLoupliI never rend mi Ind full knowl.
eIvo of its contents obtained from ,,eople
wGn Ind rpaI M only read all Tint nor.
ion treiudirial 10 ileeoller and relating
IN m yseif, none Of t6e changes In Inc cnrj
published by Beecher In llle RrOoklyn
Ea0is In 1874, were made by me, they were
mSIIc by KinSella. The editor, Counsel
reoI n lotier which siommj ihp stnrie,
agninst iScrrher os false / ID not know
wIv those changes were mntlp, In, thpy
ware the wnrk Of Kinselia. toId flcecLcr
I thouvht II VIVA n mistnke IN cnll the In.
ve"i;oeiing Commiitor. in accordance
vith ihe View of NV legni ad yi4r. Gen
tNt,ior I rpiusni In ipt III 1ierCLer hnvr
ihe conies Of letters md documents In nv
LHnJT den. Butler wns nv frieni and MI.
visSr, bnt Le was never i,niIi fee by me
oE Snv oi nv friends he never was conn.
scl foF IA Ngainst The Custom House, bnl
he was rol,hsel for jayne. Special agent Of
lie irreaSnry DenAftn,ent. when thiS eoh.
iroyprSv bc1nn we Ind n controversy viii,
ihe Government, but he was not instrli.
mental In arranging tbe matter. JAYNE
and [ never conieFre1 al,uut M, Beechet'S
affairs. Ne ronyersed about them; / have
nail trrs Ia cot,nsei WIN we're engaged by
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