The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-08

SeeSneI, 90 they re.o- - any matter Of priyafe
a. They do. q. What were tbos-g \. Ths
no'us vl tne ieiieT. Ar. Beach-,le nrorer snd
hich This case arose aud i6en - i - s's 20, ot
toa. .iiucilcn 10 he drawn d. ne corlrs ana
ineguiy. Let Them draw their o,-u r5-f,i,,s i-,S
II tse IS no special re alton eft c. connected
WIN zee Writing OF this letter, and = IS then
len ,S ne pf9Slnee or the court and jury as
Hfh ne siguincance 20 .ha, fact. Judge Neiison
y = ~ SIi ai,ow The Question. Read by the steao
sTapheE- what were those matters9 a there
eoh and myself 10 bring about q more yyhole-
some state Of feeling in the household. hsont
oeived this letter annd9Sc,r1 nissc %nsn ,bs re
mat hsd taken place. When NouItoo ratDr,ad
,aInIS ,ayn sne south took him TO my library and
9s salteo aoous this letter. indicating the haDpT
si.e OF things existing as the result OF his fiIsI
snsvrer 70 9P enorts: Did you make any
dld; u. This last clause OF the Ieifer- bavs
you you IL before you? A. Yes. Q. When FRANK
AGAIN GO TO OLD PLYMOUTH
will thank thee. Dsar Father What did va.
know or understand about anything between
FRANK and yourself? A. did not k-ow snv-
thing about 1t. Itwas their own business. ,sont
reeollect that it came to me at an. O. Except
from this letter? A. Yes. saw there wsssonoo.
s,nIhS IN u. don't koow what IL VAS O. Did
, Mo1itoe speak 70 you OF that clause OF the let
tett a. don't recoi,e ,ect. Beach (to EVaffsl
Is that the same memorandum EVarts-It Is
an ne1 memorandum OF dates II IS the same i
- 1HTA
likewise the printed copy OF documents An let-
, egIs aast have made suggestions upon. There
W uie printed copies OF ihe letters. Beach-Weu
sir, as suspected, This il something NOR thar,
are mere iba snbisni memoTS ndGm OF dates. There
70 Suggest the subject matter spoken OF under
tne particular heads, and think Il Is incGmpa-
tent, Evarts-How can it be incom petent<
Beach-Bceause it is not competent for Witness
70 reduce his testimony 10 writing, elIheT in
Wnoie or In part Evarts-This IS the paper
spoken OF at the outset and ofered TO yosi. and
EoEch-NO. I al
not, but when 1 began 10 think
there was something in It of
gard to it, The CourI-it may be too full for
memorandum. Beach-Can he use it II il be TOO
rdease look at No thirteen, which is letter OF
yours yours at this passage, 81 am Low at
TIE period at which Mrs. Perkic was at
y91r Ssnse. honi, kesePer e, Pc in y%gr EIse's alb
written during that period? A. Yes. sir.
o. Was ii in 1872 or 1873 that the letter was writ
ten? A. lsl2. @ Mr.. Peach suggests ;i.et it
No answer. q. las this letter which I have
here any relation 10 that letter Of Mrs TitOn's
IL is not then "a snswer 70 voSr Iefters gSne:
is not. Evarts read the letter os follows: ..ihe
blessings OF God rest upon you. May every
be q siar and a sun in my dwelling. Your note
broke like sprirg upon winter ana gave ne an
inward rebound toward life. No one can ever
know none but God, through what
a DREARY WILDERNESS
have wandered. There was Mt. Sinai, ihers
was the barren sand, there was the alienation
OF hope and despair that marked the pilgrim
mage Of old. If only it might lead to the
promised landi Or, Like Moses, shall L
die on the border? Your hope and courage are
like Medicine. Should God inspire you 20 re-
store and rebuild at home, and while doing It. TO
cheer and sustain, outside of il, another who
soTe,y needs hep ,g in heart and spirit. it win
are able to live and in another world the
emancipated soul may utter thanks II it would
be OF comfort TO you now and then TO send
me letter OF true inwardness, the outcome OF
your inner life 1t would be safe, for am now az
home here wi h my sister. and it is permit ed to
me, for your heart experiences a:e often like
bread from heaven to the hungry. God
has enriched your moral nature. May not
others nartake?" Q. What relation between
did that letter relate? Objected to. The court
Iakeit. Exceptions Were taken. A To that
disturbed condition which Moulton and Tilton
and attempted to restore 10 order and harmony
again, that want of confidence between hus-
| band and wife which thought had been the
sideraby to restore and encourage, as her pastor
as well as friend. and 10 use evsry endeavOr in
bright and particular object of her life.
Evarts-Now, In the latter part OF that letter,
| send me letter of true inwardne=s." Was there
a1y special or conventional meaning OF that
was very special meaning in It on my part,
but no conventional or undel stood meaning be-
tween as. l did not want 10 encours ge her in the
| Evarts-We won't take it in that wav. What
special meaning did you hRve2 A. That she
ences TO fhe exclusion OF every other subject
Q. AS disiing Iished from her internal crcum-
Sbrnse here re- 1 " M9S hee s Saothsr
come of your inner life Il would be SAFE,
sister and 1T is perm tied 10 you," the permit
tai TO you" being underscored. A. The permis
our past argument, and by the understanding Of
| all parties there need not be any hindI an ICE
OUR SOCIAL RELATIONS.
@. This was the subject Of the interview
you have given in February? A. That was in
| February, 1871, and this was in February, ls72
@. Now, on the subject OF being safe. In what
sense OF safety did you that expressiong A.
Well, sir, when women is invited TO pour out.
her innermost thoughts on religious subjects she
has right TO the knowledge that il shall not bs
That / would not take to MouitSn. Thers
| were several that i never did take to him.
Beach-TniS is MT within the line OF inquiry.
| Evarts-Well, as TO his last observation. In
that sense OF privacy was the word safe usedr
a. Certainly. Q. Can you now remember, Mr.
| Bcecher, whether or not this letter was written
sub,equent to an interview which has been
spoken of in Tilton's testimony, an
in the cars at Springfield? A.
| Well. 1 could nat doa't think that could
SaT In 1I Jan1sry s S1Sa a don't Know ha
could identity il in any such way. q. Well,
you remember that you had an interview with
him or the carsz A. Distinctly
| O. And the date OF that has been nxeo, I think,
by Tilton, or by letter? A. But there IS no
| date to this, and - Q. No date to that, but
this is while your sister was in your house? A.
Yes, sir @ Now, can you, or not, recall whether
| or not the letter was written in thai
| winter OF 1872, subsequent TO your
| interview with Tilton in the carsf
@. DO you know how early in the winter of
l072 your wife left your house? A. No, s.r,
can not recall il. Q. Did she leave as early IA
the beginning OF January TO go Souih9 A. L
could not say, sir. Ii varied in different years
and | have not looked up the point
at all. could very easily ascer-
tain IL YOU thought ii was Important
Eyarts-Plesse look al that letter. DO you re-
member writing this Letter? A. Yes. Ihave q
general recollection OF It, @ will read II. /