The Republican journal., 1875-04-08

been making charges, and he has sent me
to you to verify some of them. He has
charged me with alternating your affections,
corrupting your simplicity and truthful
ness, and with soliciting improprieties. 1t
is hard thing for a man to say to wo-
man whom he reveres. (Here the wit
ness face became purple, his eyes filled
with tears, and his voice trembled)
He charges me with improper advances
to you, and that you confessed it. She
said: Il couldn't help it. You know
these things are not true. | was wearled
with his opportunities, and he gave me to
understand that if confessed undue atfec-
ton for you it would help him in his bust
! ness" | said, but this is a charge OF
| improper advances, and you know It not
to be true" She said, "What can | do -
| said you can take it back. You can take
back that written charge.
SIGNING THE RETRACTIoN.
She said, Give me paper, and | went to
the secretary and got paper and pen, aHd
she hesitated. | did not understand her
| hesitation, but she consented to give a
written retraction provided | would not
use it against her husband. She then
wrote the first part of the retraction dated
December, 1873. Witness here read the
retracton so often published in which she
says she was persuaded-almost forced
to make the charges against her friend,
Beecher, and she now withdrew them. ]
After she wrote the first part she read II
to herself; then | got her more ink and
she added the next paragraph saying MT
Beecher never made any improper adj
vances but always treated her as a chris
tan and a gentleman l did not suggest
or dictate either paragraph. When She
spoke OF the objection that it would make
difficulties between her and her husband,
| said | would make no difficulty with it
| but wanted it as Il defence if some such
rumor got into the church and to mischief
makers; that | only wanted it in such
| eXigencv | also said no woman could
make such a charge without injury to hel
and her children; that it would iniuTe
them if it should be brought out. She
stated something more Of the reasons
| given her by her husband which produced
that confusion. do not recall them but
have given the substance.
TIE WALK HOME.
1t seemed to me as if the interview was
ten hours,-i was probably half an hour
do not remember whether | got it in IN
envelope. | only remember putting it in
my pocket There was some other little
talk-some, am afraid, of undue severity
to her, which was sorry for when going
| remember saying | hoped my visit woulc
not be the means of throwing her back Oh
her sickness took leave and went away
| came back to Moulton's parlor and tounc
him there. | did not see Titon He asked
me, OF | informed him, that | had seen
Mrs Tilton, and | rose to 60 home. Tie
| said he would see me home. | did not
ask him. There was no conversation OF
the way, about the letter of Tilton to me
through Bowen, and Bowen's conduct tc
Titon He did all the talking and | ans
wered in monosyllables. | have no mode
exactly of fixing the time when ! reached
home. Here the court took a recess unit
, p. m.
FURTHER ABOUT THE WALK AND TALK
WITH MOULTON.
After recess Mr.. Eyarts said that they
had subpnned Isaac H. Bailey to give the
dates referred TO in SchultZ's testimony
and that friends had taken his note; that
he sailed for Europe June 3, 1871, and the
dinner given him was on the Thursday
before. Mr.. Beecher then testified: On
this night, December 80, Moulton did not
ask if | had Elizabeth's confession, anG
| not word about it passed between US.
don't remember using such an expression
as this will kill me-" but may have done
it. | did not tell Moulton that Tilton haC
given me permission to 90 to Elizabeth
for confirmation OF the story Nothing
was said between Moulton and me about
| sexual intercourse between myself and
Mrs. Tilton, OF any confession OF it. | did
not speak that night, or anyone to me, OF
| sexual intercourse between herself and
me. Imay have said, ''This comes on me
as if struck by lightning" but my impress
sion is that is the. phrase ! used on the Isl
night to be friend to me. Moulton sal
all this time with his hand to his left fore
head, intently gazing up at Beecher.
MOULTON AFTER THE RETRACTION.
next saw Moulton about p. NJ, Jan
uary Sd, at my house. He came to my
room and shut the door, made some intro
| ductory remarks and drew a letter from
his pocket in which Tilton stated that he
found on going home last night had taken
advantage of my interview to get a re-
traction from Mrs Titon Moulton asked
me if that was So | said, Yes" He
said that was dishonorable. | claimed the
right of sef-detence. He said that was
| indiscreet did not make peace but the
other way, and ought to give up the re-
traction. There We're some little inter
changes of talk backward and forward
and then he drew from his pocket a letter
of Mrs. Tilton's (letter handed to witness)
| hadn't this letter in my hand, but think
this is the one read to me. | am sure it
| is. Witness read the letter. It.was from
Mrs. Tilton to Moulton asking to have the
| confession and retractiOn returned to her
and burned.
| THE PISTOL SCENE.
| reflected Tilton told me the letter OF
accusation was destroyed and this note
implied its existence. | said to him that
| if l gave up the retraction | would be de-
| tenseless against accusation. He said that
he would stand by me, and he would burn
both in my presence or guard them with
his life. After some little parley | went
to a drawer and took out the retraction
and gave it to him. He took off his over
coat, and | saw the hilt of pistol which
he took out and put on the table and sub
| sequently returned to his pocket. Moul-
ton said Iilton was a wronged man, but
| he was his friend and he meant to do
| right by him. | understood he referred
chiefly to Bowen, but after what | had
seen the night before | didn't exclude my
own participation in the injury.
MOULTON AS A GENTLEMAN
| The witness said that MOultOn'S manner