Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-21
BEECHER'S CROsS.EXAMINATTON.
The Charges Of BlaekmAil.

After our telegraphie report OF the Tilton-
Beeeher trial closed yesterday, the cross-ex-
animation OF Mr.. Beechef was continued.
GEN. BUTLER AS MOSES.
Witness said: Ii was in June. 1874. that
first heard Of Gen. Butler coming into the
case. / heard il from II. A. Bowen, who
called at my house and said he had an inter
view with Gen. Butler, in which he said |
was in bad fix, but was too good a mao 10
go in that way; that he thought he eonld pun
me out, no matter what the state of facts
might be; that he would be in town in a few
days, when L might call and see him. did
not say TO Bowen that Butler would be the
Moses who should lead me through the will
derness, or that he was a great man: did not
send any person TO Boston TO consult Gen,
Butter, but some person went; il was the re-
sultatlon. and approved of IL. The person
VINO went there communicated the result o.
his interview with me. III was Gen. Tracy
VINO went. never communicated with Gen.
Butler on the matter.
THE FIRST WALK HAD WITH MRS. TILroN
was in the summer of 1871, when met her I'm
the street accidentally. On another occasion
L met Ter in Montague street, and walked
with her TO her house; L think ii was in the
afternoon. i 30 not know how many blocks
walked with Der. / left her at the door. !
talked with her, but not about the scandal.
nor did ask her If the charge OF winning her
affections was true; took il for granted that
it was. and yet L walked with her through
the public streets. i remember going with
her In a carriage TO Greenwood Ia bury little
Paul, but was never at picture gallery with
her. nor ever visited Saroni's in company
Mrs. Tilton in New York in the autumn of
1871, nor was in an oyster saloon or restan-
rant in that city with her. In the walks we
had there was no talk between us of her bav-
ing gwen her affections TO Iae, but ! knew
that She had at that time.
MADE ADVANCES TO MR.. uoCLTON.
sometimes In checks. lShown a checkl /
remember giving this 10 Mr. Mou,ion. Be-
fore gave IL Mr.. MoultOn said Mr.. Tilton
was embarrassed and had good deal 10
pay. Prior to this Mr.. Moulton spoke of the
TIirnrl'S ct rhas
Triton said that if IL was raised ne wouIi
settle the house upon bis wife. | said to
MoultOn that whenever Tilton's friends were
9olhg anything in this way to count me in.
There was 10 hint as TO my duty or obiiga-
ton in the matter, and did not regard il as
matchmaking. There were several converse
lions between MOultOn and me about the
condition OF the Golden Age. NIouIfon said
this paper was Indispensable to Tilton. and
i understood from him that Tilton's friends
rad c0nsuita ton about putting the paper
on us feet. On an evening visit 10 Mr.. MoUl-
ton house he introduces the matter again,
ana drew letter out of his pocket from
which he read extracts. The writer stated
there was sent cash check for S2.O0o, and
Two time drafts had also been sent Moul-
ton laid the two time drafts on the table but
he said he would not use them I under
stood that the cash draft had been applied
Moulton then bought his hand down on the
table and said that is what cali
TRUE FRIENDSHIP.
lHefe appeared To me nothing in this DhSpr-
Walton, nor did think il was given as hint
to me, although took il as one. The c0ntri-
button ! gave next day was voluntary; / did
not understand the payment had ANYTHING
10 DO with the settlement between Tilton and
my self; if anything of the kind had been sa III
~ never would have been paid; paid the
money from motives of friendship a few
days after this Interview raised the money
or took steps 10 raise il. / think / met Mr.
Moulton on the street when gave him the
$1,000. 1 did not think when / paid this
money that IL was blackmailing Before this
l had paid Moulton S2,00D, but paid none
after it. j paid this money cheerfully. with
ont thinking had been taken advantage Of
This, you VIII understand, applies TO Moul-
ton. have 10 means OF getting at the exact
amounts of the sums paid When Moulton
got the 5000 he was To husband it, and feed
II out To Mr.. TiltOn judiciOusly and carefully.
bad no reason TO think that
THEODORE TILToN WAS BLACKNAILING
ME.
1 90 not remember the fact of the money
being given Ia MOulton was TO be kept Sc
cret. i had a transient impression after |
PAID the 5000 for Tilton, and at the time
That made statement, that Tilton was OBJ
tanning money from me and was levying
oiacklnall. The dissatisfaction spoken of in
my statement occurred about August. 1874
when the s2e00 was paid, and the thought
lifted through my mind that il was black
mail. The 5000 did not SAVIOR of blackmail
when paid il. Moulton told me il would
save the Golden Age free from difficulties,
anu spoke abOut the efforts of Tiiton's
friends in that direction. / do not think the
thought of blackmaii came after the com
iilttet investigation In lSti. III was some
DINER person who mentioned the word black
mail TO me- IL was, think, Mr.. Shearman
or General Tracy. / defended Moulton but
III was beaten into me by good. sound admo-
milton, and was told was green have
no thou ght now about whether Mouiton in
tended to levy blackmai when he cot The
S',ooo nom me- l am afraid he did. When
l am brought 10 the point The thoughts come
TO me that 1t was matchmaking. Mouliou
appealed 10 my generosity and kindness and
therefore II was species of moral black
mailing. My lawyers talked To me a good
deal about and fought this idea into INV
head. They minated il To me "a good deal
worse Than MOultOn did. II he used nv gen
erOus feelings in obtaining the money for
MI. TlltOn think he did levy blackmaiI on
ne. After the interview told him that /
would Iov this money. He did not mention
the sum. / might have paid s. 900 OF $500
l think delivered = sermon on one occasion
on the nobility OF confession,
MI L fullerton read extracts from his ser
mon, IN which the witness advocated co
iesslon III some eases as a wise matter and
IN other cases where injury would result
from silence.
witness said; do not remember deliver
ing this sermon, but regarded that as sound
doclrine. The date of this sermon, see. IL
October /. lcGS,