The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-15

, give the retraGtiOn up2 A. Yes sir.
Q. Now, when you gave it up did you
regard her as having made this charge
against you under coercion or had
you come to the conclusion that she had
made il voluntarily. A. There was case
again Of my divided Judgment
Q. Then / ask you this question: In
your divided judgment why did you not
ascertain something In regard to the
good faith OF Mrs. Tilton-learn whether
she had acted under coercion or duress-
before you gratiied that wish to give up
your only defense ut the request Of u
woman who made that charger / ask
you why you didn't do SOP A, | don't
know.
Q. That il satisfactory; MoultOn was
to stand between you and harm2 A.
Yes, sir. ..g.. ....
Q, What harm did you believe he
might ward Off A. The harm Of being
charged by an indignant husband with
offering improper advances to his wife,
with her written charge at his back.
Q. You thought 1t would be Just as
well to give the retraction for him TO
keep II az 10 keep II yourselfH A. ]
thought he would keep 1t with the
charge, and that he, "a q gentleman Of
honor, pledged to me land ! supposed
him TO be o gentleman OF honor, high
hOnor); and considered 1t Just as safe in
his hands as in mine; he swore that they
should stand together, the one with the
other.
Q. That was done before you gave It to
him, believer A. That was done be-
fore gave IL to him, sir.
Q. And you gave II to him while you
thought this charge might be renewed 7
A. Ibid.
@. You anticipated, then, as | UNDER
stand you, you anticipated that TlltOn
might renew this charge against you,
when YOU gave this rotraction to MOultonY
A. l don't think II took that distinctive
form; thought trouble might come from
the circulation Of such charge, but |
didn't think Il would cause trouble In any
other channel.
Let me read to you; did you say this:
"Moulton, from the anger and fury Of
Tilton, | apprehend this charge was made
by him." as made by him II should be,
"nnd supported by the accusation Of his
wife, both at once, was publicly pressed
against me, and II II was, ] had nothing
but my simple word Of denial 10 inter-
pose againstlt. DOyOu remember that
A. i don't.
Q. Look aud see; did you not say that,
in accounting for tho condition in which
you were on the 3lst Of December, 1870,
and the lat Of January, 1872 A. Very
likely, but don't rccollect now, only as
| refresh my memory,
Q. Well, rcfresh2 A. presume that
Is true, sir.
q. II Is true, then, that, anticipating
that your enemy might renew the attack,
you gave up the shield Of your deienceH
A. The account purporta to be on account
Of my feelings the next day.
Q. On The 1st Of january A. The
next day, sir.
Q. We'll, 10 | understand it2 A. ]
thought you were speaking OF the Slst.
@. Well, ] ask you again, Mr.. BeeCher,
whether, regarding It as probable, will
say, on your part, that the charge might
be renewed, YOU consented to give up your
defence? A. | consented TO change my
mode Of defence, and to have that dOcll-
ment kept by faithful friend, OH his
honor, to be used, II ever itshOuld he nee.
cssary, so that should have the dOCu-
mcnt and friend also. .H.
q. And you choose the intimate and
personal friend Of Tilton, one with whom
you had n very slight acquaintance,
to be the custodian Of that paperY
A. | chose a gentleman, q member Of one
Of the best firms In New York, whom |
had seen on several occasions and be.
licycd to be n very well educated literary
man rs well rs business man, whose vile
was member Of my Church and one
whom regarded to be a good man aud
an honorable one.
Q. Did you not suppose then he knew
the nature Of the charge made against
you2 A. l didn't have any thought
about II.
@. Didn't you consider II important TO
know at that time whether MOulton un-
derstood the charger A. Whether !
thought II important or not didn't come
into the subject.
Q. Moult0n was not member Of your
Church.? A. lie was not. D .i
Q. Why didn't you select some other
person, a member Of your Church, 10 be
The custodian Of that paperH A. ! didn't
select any person.
Q. Why didn't you deposit II In the
hands Of some third person with whom
you were more acquainted? A. lie was
The first person who presented himself 10
mo and seemed 10 be the most fitting Of
any person whom could have selected.
q. Now had you at that time come to
the conclusion as 10 how much Moulton
knew rs 10 The nature OF the charge
which Tilton preferred against you2 4.
/ didn't know how much he knew; the
other correspondence which he brought
showed he must have had some knowledge
Of Il, but didn't ask him to what degree
his knowledge or history Of II was.
Q. Did yoh not rest under the impress
Sion that MoultOn believed the charge
that Tilton had made against your A. |
don't recall that matter.
@. Well, you say MoulLon was very
worthy and respectable gentleman and a
member OF one Of the largest firms in
Bfooklyn2 A. Yes. 'N
Q. Did you think II Of some conSe-
qtlencc that you should vindicate your
self in his mind II he was acquainted with
The gross charges against you2 A. | did
not.
Q. Why didn't YOU ask him? Why
didn't YOU any, Nj. MoultOn, what do
you know about this business, and what
do you believe about II In regard 10 my
self2 A. didn't do II: what the special
reasons for that conduct were ] can not
recall.
o. Well, YOU were anxious u secure
and enjoy hiS good opinionY A. | had
the same anxiety about securing his good
opinion as have toward you: prefer
your good opinion 10 your bad one; but
In this matter he presented himself to
me.
| I. understand that.
Evatts-That question Ia for reasons In
witness mind why he didn't do a certain
thing. They atetfyihg 10 get at the oIt
Grafton Of his mind and when he tries 10
give them the operation Of his mind or
what was in his mind they say that Ia not
an answer 10 the question.
Fullefton--t have got his answer
Evarts--Not all of
Fullerton-Yes, all Of II.