The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-05-13
OVER THE WIRES
The Latest From the Great
Scandal.
Theodore Triton Recalled 10 the
Stand.
Great Loss OF Life by a sinking
Ship.

VIVA s>rsS VI AisV ". IL ct4nfu5
Ship.
NV YORK, May BY the caving in OF
n sand bank in South Brooklyn, yesterday,
a gang Of laborers were buried. Two were
killed, and several seriously injured
New YORK, May 5.-Stephen Pearl
Andrews drew but small audience to the
scandal trial this morning. The defendant
was absent, but Mrs. Beecher was present.
Mr.. Andrews continued his testimony in
substance as follows,
became acquainted with Tilton when he
was fifteen years OF age, and in 1869 with
Beecher; was present at the gathering at
Mrs. Noodhull's on the occasion referred
To my wife was present that evening
she was spiritual medium, person who
acted from representation she sat beside
Tilton there were no undue familiarities
between them among those present We're
Deacn oFreeland and his son; | became
acquainted with Mrs Woodruff in $50: |
was an inmate OF her house on two occa-
sions, one time in the Spring for about three
months, and when Inv wife WIS sick and
| absent for health; after my wifes death,
May 9th, l took up my residence there;
there were in the house. Mrs. Woodruff,
Miss Clafiin, Dr. Woodruff, Col Blood, Mrs.
Woodhull's father and mother, and SER
| wants.
Witness was asked who frequented the
house during the period OF his residence
there, and he answered: VIM. orion, White
law Reid, Il. +. Butler, Gov. q. W. Julian,
o. L. rockingham, Albert Brisbane, Or
vile Grant, Gen. Dent and Others; among
the ladies were Mrs. Stanton, Mrs. Dawes,
Miss Anthony, Mrs. Hooker, Mrs. Phelps,
Rose MCKINLEY, Lille Blake, Mrs. Pome-
roy, Mrs. Gage and others. The time was
generally passed in discussion. | often saw
Iilton and Mrs. Woodruff together, but
never observed any familiarity between
them she sometimes called him Theodore
the scandal article was composed by Mrs.
Woodruff originally, bat | was, myself, in
n sense, the author of the article; | con-
tributed 10 the writing of it it came to my
house in the form Of recital, but the be-
ginning and the end Of the article were my
composition; Mrs. Woodruff and Colonel
Blood brought the manuscript to me so
far as nv knowledge is concerned, Tilton
knew nothing about the preparation OF the
article, and ii was 4 surprise TO him when
it appeared; | first heard OF the scan
dal in the beginning of May, 1871, in
Mrs. Woodhull's parlors, from Mrs. Stan
ton Mrs. Woodruff was told the facts OF
the scandal by Mrs. Stanton, in nv pres
ence, on the 3rd or 4th OF the month, a
week or ten days after Tilton was intro
duced to Mrs Woodruff
At the close OF Mr.. Andrews examina-
ton the court took recess.
ffar tho tho attendance =
" increa ed the impression prevailing that
Henry {. Bowen would be called. That
gentleman came into court with his SON
Frank Carpenter, the artist, and Frank
Moulton.
Henry c. Bowen was then called by Mr.
Fullerton, and testified | have lived in
Brooklyn for thirty wears, and am publish
er and proprietor OF OF the independent =
have been acquainted with Til;On about
eighteen or twenty wears | have known
Beecher twenty-eight or thirty years re.
member a note which took from TiltOn tC
Beecher, Monday, December 20, 1870;
delivered this note at Beecher's house
met Mr.. Beecher at Freeland's, by appoint
ment, and am positive delivered this note
then, at 4 or } o'clock in tine evening
did not tell Beecher was ignorant OF tn,
contents OF this note.
Witness was asked ii Beecher gave him
anv advice about the retention of liltOn OF
the "Independsnt,' which caused long ar
gument The Judge said the witness nigh
answer II.
Bowen said: Beecher did not say any
thing about discharging Tilton from tn,
''lndependent'; do not remember that any
. thing was said about his retention on III,
l..i, IL. a.,
ness a. editor or contributor to either pape
/. was said. presented the letter to Beechcr
/, he read it and put it in his pocket; aske,
r what reply, if any, there was, and he sale
, something like this: The man is crazy !.
lie asked my feeling toward him
and said | was not unfriendly; told hin
had cancelled the engagement with Til
ton, and he said lie could tell me somethin;
ought to know; he asked me to call a
p his house the next day and see Mrs. Beecl.
er; he said he had letters from Mrs. Tiltol
from Ohio, which he desired me 10 see, a
Z, they contained statements of damagin:
: character did know the contents of til,
0 note delivered that night, but Beecher di,
not ask me if | did he did not hand m
the letter, nor did | read it {; stated to hin
that Titon and | had some differences, ant
told him had cancelled hi
appointment as editor Of tn
independent; / do not remembe
that he spoke OF the charges OF Bessie Tur
d ner against Tilton; | received a lette
# from Beecher early in January, 1874, an
have it with me. Witness here produce,
a letter, and handed it to Fullerton. Tn
draft of this letter was stated to be alread,
in evidence. | remember the tripartit
: agreement, and the payment of the s. 900
= there was no connection between these tw'
n matters was always willing TO arbitrat
:, with Titon i do Tot know whether Beech
u er had any connection with the arbitration
Il the arbitrator sat at Moulton's house
e was present the whole time do rot re
A call that anything was said about Beecher'
- affairs there were written submissions q
the affairs between TiltOn and myself,
r have them with me, they are signed b
= Tilton and myself; Fullerton obtaine,
il them and offered them in evidence. tn
:. award was made the same evening
when | was present; there wa
5 nothing said about burning the papers be
j tween Beecher and Tilton. When the tripar
v tite agreement was executed in 1872,
was waited on by ii. Il. Claflin with i,
who asked ME to read it and sign it
s told him | could not and should not do it
}. he urged me to sign it and | still refused
4 he asked me Il made some alterations i
it if would sign it /; he left it and mad
> some changes in the agreement, and, undo
o the circumstances, seized the paper.
e Mr.. Bowen was then asked what the con
e versatioH between Mr. Clafiin and him
v self was.
!, Mr.. Evarts objected, and an argument en-
Y sued which had not been closed whe
IS court adjourned.
v Robert Bonner has given 100000 t
g Rev. John Halls new church.
= The court room was as full this morning
n a at any time, almost,when Tilton, MOulto
| or Beecher was on the stand. At a quartz
h past eleven, Bowen took the stand, and hi
:, examination continued:
e saw Mr.. Beecher every Sunday prior +
l. the Goth Of December, 1870; Tilton an
v his affairs may have been the subject O
e conversation between us on the lst Of Jan
n uary, 1871, told Beecher Of my intentio
z to dismiss Tilton from my paper; | calle'
n at Beecher's house on the evening of tn
d day saw Beecher at Freeland's house, an
e saw Mn. Beecher | did not see Mr.. Beech
7. er; did not reply to Beecher's letter Q
It January I'D. Witness said there wer
d stories in circulation affecting Tilton'
d moral character He told me OF them, bu
d did not remember them: Beecher aske,
!, me if was his friend, and | told him