The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-06
The TiltOn.Beecher Tiial.

New YoKK, April 5.
When the Brooklyn city court room
opened this morning every available inch of
space was occupied. The number of ladies
in attendance was greatly increased. Judge
Nelson was prompt in his attendance. and
and beside him on the bench were David
Dudley Field, John Reynolds and John E.
Parsons, New York lawyer. Judge
Nelson admonishcd the audience against
any outbreak of applause, and while he was
doing this Mr.. Beecher resumed his place
on the witness stand.
Being handed paper the witness said
that in an interview with Moulton in his
(Beechers) study, when this paper was
drawn, he believed Moultons stories with
regard to Tilton's innocence were true, and
that lie was glad to believe it. Witness
was asked if that paper was his, and he
answered that in no sense of the word was
it his composition, and that neither did he
dictate it, The foregoing question was OBJ
jected to by Mr.. Fullerton, but Judge
Nelson decided on taking the
answer. Witness then continued,
his attention being called to the
clause 81 ask through you, Theodore
Tilton's forgiveness" etc. l did not ex-
press those words or their equivalent that
night did say that. in view of state
mcnts 1 lad made, felt that had
wrongcd him, and had humbled myself be-
fore God, and was willing to humble my
self before Theodore Tilton in that con-
yersation l repealed the idea that was
acting consciously; the words 81 wish that
were dead, ETC., are not my phraseology,
and l did not express my feeling of sor-
row | was not in logical mood, and am
afraid | mixed my metaphors. | did not
use the phrase, 81 will dio before any one
but myself shall be inculpated"; / did ex-
press myself strongly that l would sooner
die than haye caused such trouble this
was strong feeling of remorse az the mis-
chief which seemed to have been commit
ted by me; very likely l expressed the
phrase about ''poor child lying there with
closed hands," in substance, but not in that
form l saw her who had been dear
child and friend of mine lying there
like one dead very likely used
the words, "She is guiltless and bears the
OF af anntbar,N I hal lot; IN -,
her household for many years, and if l 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 heart of her husband to forgive me-"
is not my dctaton. may have said that
| had done Elizabeth incalculable wrong,
| but that she had forgiven me and l was
| awaiting her husbands torgiyness. Moul-
| ton tried to impress on me that Tilton was
| impressed with the belief that / was an
| enemy to him, and if he could only hear
my sentiments he would change that opin-
| ion. Evart's showed witness the letter of
| June 1st, 1878, written by him to Moulton,
| in which he referred to the letter through
| Moulton, and asked Beecher what
| letter he referred to? Witness said, at
refers to this letter of mine that / hold
| in my hand" Witness continued In my
interview with Tilton on the Both of De-
cember, do not recollect making any ref
erence to "Dante's Inferno" during that
interview he did not accuse me of adultery
with his wife, nor intimate to me that his
wife had accused me of adultery TO him ;
there was no such question, topic or allu-
sion made in any manner whatever about
it there was nothing but a memorandum
read about improper solicitations there
was no allusion to arguments in which
I'd of January, 1871, according to custom
my house was open on that day to receive
calls from 10 o'clock until 7 / cannot re
call such a day, but only remember thu
customs of these days according to my
knowledge and belief received about S0t
callers on that day / have only the mos
shadowy impression that Tilton called oil
me there could have been no confidence
of any kind there was none did no
go up stairs or into my study with MoultoI
on that day, nor was there any converse
ton with Moulton about the propriety of |
sale of the pews in Plymouth church; tina
belonged to the trustees the sale usually
takes place on the first Tuesday after tn
first Sunday of January there was nj
conversation with him about the lette
Ttlton was writing, or about TO write, t.
Bowen on the Sd of January, or there
; abouts, there was an interview with Moul
ton and myself at Moutons house. in hi
chamber he was in bed, l think, iron
sickness, though he was sometimes in be-
from late hours i never saw him too II
) to receive calls while l was there Tiltol
came in had not had intercourse witt
him since the Both of December we ha'
no ealutatlon between us MOulton begal