Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-10
BY TELEGR APH.
FOR THE INDEPEN DENT
THE BEECHER TRIAL
A Crowded Court Room

Nav YORK, April 5.-When the
Brooklyn city court room opened
this morning. every available space
was occupied. The number of ladies
in attendance was greatly increased.
| Judge Nelson admonished the audi
ence against any outbreaks of APP
/ plauSe, and while he was doing this
BEECHER RESUMED HIS PLACE ON
TIE STAND.
Being handed a paper, witness said
that at his interview with Moulton
in his (Beecher's) study, when this
paper was drawn, " / believed Moul-
tons story with regard to Tilton's
innocence was true, and | was glad
to believe it," Witness was asked if
that paper was his, and he answered
in no sense of the word was it his
composition, or did he dictate it. The
foregoing question was objected to
by Mr.. Fullerton, but Judge Nelson
decided on taking the answer. Wit
ness then continued His attention
being called to the clause, II ask,
through you, Theodore Tilton's for
giveneSs," &c.
MORE DENIALS.
| did express myself strongly that |
would sooner die than have caused
such trouble; this was strong feel
ing of remorSe at the mischief which
seemed to have been committed by
me. Very likely / expressed the
phrase about the poor child lying
there with closed hands, in sub
stance, but not in that form. / saw
her who had been a dear child and
friend of mine lying there like one
dead. Very likely | used the words
"She is guiltless, and bore the sins
of another" had been
INTIMATE IN THE HOUSEHOLD
for many years, and | had been the
cause of her distress took the blame
to myself, and did so until the year
1874. The words Her forgiveness /
have; l humbly pray God that He
may put it into the breast of her hus-
band tosforgive me, isnot my dieta-
ton.
Mr. Evarts showed witness letter
of June LIST, 1873, written by him to
Monitor, in which he referred to a
letter, and asked Beecher what let
| ter he referred to. Witness said: 1t
refers to this letter of mine that |
hold in my hand. Witness continued:
IN MY INTERVIEW WITH TILTON
on the 30th of December do not rec
ollect making anyreference to Dantes
inferno. During that interview he
| did not accuse me of adultery with
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wife had accused me of adultery to
! him. There was no such question,
topic or allusion made in any man
ner whatever about it. There was
nothing but the memorandum read of
improper solicitation. There was no
allusion to the argument by which
/ HAD TRIUNIPHED OVER HER
CHASTITY
on the ID of January, 1871, accord
ing to custom, my house was opened
on that day to receive calls from ten
O'Clock until seven; | cannot recall
such a day, but only remember the
customs of those days; according to
my knowledge and belief | received
about 800 callers on that day; | have
only the most shadowy impression
that Tilton called on me there could
have been no conference of any
kind; there was none | did not 90
up stairs or into my study with Moul-
! ton on that day nor was there any
conversation with Moulton about the
propriety of sale of pews in Plymouth
Church that belonged to the trustees;
the sale usually takes place on the
first Tuesday after the first Sunday
in the month of January; there was
no conversation with him about a
letter Tilton was writing or about to
write to Bowen on the Sd of Janu-
airy, or thereab0uts, there was an
INTERVIEW WITH MOULToN AND
MYSELEr,
at Moulton's house, in his chamber.
He was in bed, | think from sickness,
though he was sometimes in bed
from late hours. | never saw him
too i'll to receive callers. While was
there Tilton came in. had not had
any intercourse with him since the
30th of December. We had no salu-
tatiOn between us. MOulton began
by referring to the conversation pass
ing between him and me, and was
proceeding to tell Tilton something
| said to him, when | struck in. [
had been telling Moulton of Tilton,
and of his hard position and circum-
stances. 1t was not a prolonged con-
versation, but something of that
character. After Moulton told him
this | turned to Tilton and told him
HOW SORRY WAS
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