Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-03-23
Proceedings i'm the senate.

The Senate galleries were crowded
long before the hour of meeting to-
day, and when the Senate was called
to order there was not even Standing
room i'm them, while on the floor of
the Senate were many members of the
House and others entitled to the priv
ilege. After the reading of the journal
Boutwell, offered a resolution for a final
adjournment on the blank day Of
March, at blank o'clock. and gave no.
tice that he would call it up as soon as
the pending resolution "a disposed Of.
At 10 minu'es past II O'clock, John
son, of Tenn, took the floor and be-
gan a speech on the resolution for the
admission of Pinchback.
The Beccher Trial BESSIE Turner's
Testimony.
NEW YORK. March %.
Bessie Turner's testimony, on Fri
day, in the Beecher trial. stirred mp
the idle, curious and prurient to snch
a degree that this morning the greatest
crowd yet hesieged the doors OF the
Brooklyn City courtroom, clamoring
for abundance. There wan the usual
complement Of women The place in
the courtroom assigned for the audi
ence was packed, and the part reserved,
since the sickness of Il juror, WAS in
truded upon. Bessie Turner's direct
examination was resumed 10y ex-Judye
Porter. Witness first corrected her
testimony of Friday by stating that
Tilton's first visit to her was in
1868, and when he carries her to his
room was in 1869. Witness then con
tinued. She first visited Beecher De-
cernter 14th, 1870, when she told him
of Tilton's visit to her room. Before
going to Steubenville, she did not tell
any one of the charges made by Til
ton against Beecher. Witness was
here shown and identified several let
tiers from Tilton to her, all signed
Yours rs ever, Theodore Tilton." One
was written to her while she was in
Ohio, and says: sTlie house looks
lonely since yonr Absence Witness.
then contin,el: "'Mr. and Mrs. Tilion
sent me to "a boarding. school. Tilt"n
first told me OF his wife and of his in
ten ion to send meto "A boarding school
one Sunday afternoon in his study.
Mrs. TiltOn also spoke to me about
going away; but nothing was ever said
about my going away in connection
with the stories AGAINST Beeclier. On
Tilton's first visit to my room, he did
not lie down, ASH am stated to have
said, hut was reclining over the bed.
when he kissed me good night" Wit
ness was handed a letter dated Janu-
AIRY 18th, 1871, and she said: This let
ter is in my handwriting, and was die
tated to me by Tilt0n. | think Mrs.
Tilton was then at home. He was
talking about Mrs. Morse and told
him she had ~eudeavored to have me
go round to Beecher and tell him of
This story, which | refused to do. Til
ton then asked me to copy this off and
put my name to it, which | did"
Porter then read the letter written to
Mrs. Tilion. dated January 10th, 1871,
which informed her that Mrs. Morse
had ~endeavored to procure her to c;rcu-
late injurious stories about her husband.
Another letter. dated January 18th,
was read, stating that the story of Til
ton CARRYING her from her bed was a
wicked lie. Witness t,.en continued:
II wrote the second note at the urg-
ent solicitation of Mrs. Tilton. | did
ell some five persons that Tilton
had attempted to violate nv person.
Tilton was aware that | told this mat
ter. ! did not tell This story to these
persons as fully as | told it here"
The direct exainina ion here closed
and she was surrendered to the coun
sci for prosecution. The hum and
buzz that passed through the court
room AS Judge Porter took his seat
were promptly hushed. as Judge Full
ierton rose to begin the cross-exam
nation. AS the first sound of the first
question was heard, everybody was
bent forward; every eve was directed
upon the witness aud every a stood
erect, that not a word or tone of the
answer or expression of c"ountenance
should be lost. Witness testified that
she first went to- live with Tiiion in the
summer of 1864, and lived there of
and on for ten years, leaving and re-
turning several times. The first time
she went to Springfield, Mass, where
she lived with Mrs. Winning; had no
trouble there; don't know where she
went when she left there; won't either
to the Elizabesh-stree Home or tn
.Tit,n's 1T it was to the HOme,ssdon't
remember how long she stayed nor
what year it was; was in the Home
two or three times, but don't ren,em-
Der where / went after leaving il; was
only at the Home after | went to Til
toms. Once after leaving the Home,
went to live with David Bows, Oh,
Twenty second street; went with them
to T%arrytown early in the Spring and
remained until Fall, when ! went ia
Tito as. The first time Tilton came la
her bedside was in the Spring of 1868;
the second time in the Summer III
1889. Witness was here handed a let
tel which she first said was not in her