New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-15

Q. Didn't you have reason to believe, as you then
locked upon III A might have had reason 10 oeho'e'
but didn't believe.
O. You didn't argue in your own mind that Tneoooio
Ton had probably told Mr. Moulton In regard 10 IL" a.
No. Sir. did not
Mr. Moulton believed you were an immoral man. ana you
proceeded 10 vndicate yourself by showing him Eliza
beths rctractionf A. No, Sir.
O. You were willing then, II Mr.. Moulton did beneve
that you had been guilty OF this gross charge that ne
should remain in that belief so far as you were con-
cerned were youi A. SO far as Mr.. Moul'on was coh'
corued In his reatians It, he as II he had never
been created neither troubled mys~i 10 tnA ""s "'
thought of 1t or what he knew Oft
O. You didn't care what he thought OF tf A. That Is
another question. , =.
a Answer another question: A. II I had supposed ne
had known It, should have been anxious 10 nave
learned something about his thoughts but neither khe"
what he knew nor suspected wha' he Ane"' vi '"o"e
about his knowing 1t.
o. II YOU thought OF his knowing 1t, you would have
showed him the retrsconi A. cannot say That Is a
hypothetical case, and might have done one thing OF
another.
O. What do you think you would have done If you
thought he knew Of it, A. cannot say AS ieei now
might have done thing as felt then might nave
dome another.
Mr.. Funerton-That ia what think.
Tho witness-I am sure Of that. llaughter.l
Judge Nefsou-Oficer Rogers, you will have to ace to
this audience somewhat This Is very unusual JUST a'
present
Mr.. Fullerton You not promise Mrs Tilton when
YOU obtained that retracton you would not show 1t
20 her husband. A. did not.
O. What was the exact form OF the promise that you
did make when you obtained i'll A. cannot give you
the exact FORM
@. Give us the substance Of the forni A. Inc SUD
stance OF the response to her objection To CIV
os hat nd
used against her husband. and said Il shall not use IL
10 the injury OF your husband got 1t entirely FOR my
own sel.efensc In at any future time this matter
OF these charges should up and 1t should be III
CURED into by my church.
O. Did she explain that that paper might he used to
The injury OF her husband A. No. Sir, she did not gono
it, something about it that did not under
stand, and did not inquire about
q. Why didn't you ask her why that paper could ne
used 10 the injury OF her husbands A. Because didn
think it meet under the circumstances 10 20 into pro
longed inves CATION with that woman in her present
state Of feebeness.
O. Did you have, at the time in your own mind, any
way in which that paper could he used TO the nury OF
her husbandi A. do not Iecollect that had
O. And you told her. as 1 understand you, that you
wanted it for your own seli-defensei A. In contin
gcncy.
O. What contingency A. Should it ever become a
matter OF rumor and inquiry among my people
O Did You anticipate that 1t might become rumor
A. 1 didn't know what might happen.
O. Or "a subject Of inquiry among your pe0plef A.
did not; hoped it might not, hut il it should
O. But you to be used for that purpose II the con
tingency should ever happeni A. Yes, Sir.
O. And for no other purposei A. For other purpose
O. And you thought 1t would be necessary to have II
for tina. purposea A. l thought ii certainly would
O. show you now Exhibit No. 6, known as the " MID
night Letter. and ask yOu when you first became ac
quanted with the existence Of that lettert A. cannot
tell you, Sir.
q. Have you recollection upon the su9ectf A. l
have none, Sir, of seeing the letter.
Mr. Fullerton-I didn't ask you that, Mr.. Beecher.
The w,tness--I beg your pardon. What was the ques
toni
@. My question is, when you first became acquainted
that such document in existencel A. Well, Sir
that "a document in existence knew on the next
night that IL this document did not know until
had seen IL. cOuldnOt know unless had seen 1t.
q How did you learn OF its existence the next night
that is, the night of the 3lst a. cannot say that
knew of the existence of this document knew from Mr.
MouItOn of the existence OF document OF substantially
like contents