New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-13

in regard to the publication OF any paper No. Sir tho
best OF my knowledge and belief-recoecon and belief
| Mr. wIIKESON ENCOURAGES Mr.. TilTON
Q. Well see that you very confident in your
memory Is that letter yours handns witness letterl'
| A. january H. 1871"
@ Wait moment Read 10 yourself A. That bmy leu
| Ter, Sir.
| Mr. Beach, Introduce II In evidence.
Mr.. Evars-I.et Us look at it, lTaking the letterl
Dir. Beach-lIeading4
DEAR TrLroS You trouble come Jon with let
just mailed TO Jay Cooke advising him to secure POUR se
West upside down about our Northern Pacc.
f%fs u i Bowl p PGBsn p@ With n
Bde your time and will be good tme take my "o'
| for It,"
| Marked Exhibit ii4"l
@ In using term Don't publish what did you refer
to, A. referred that heard that he was going 70
| attack Henry Ward Beccher.
O. Yes; and you underscored the words Don't publish"
with reference to paro atackss Parol ahacks' No; writ
| ten attacks
O. Well what did you expect he going 10 publish A.
Charges against embodied the ISLANDERS tn bad
| heard circulating through the community.
O. And the 18th OF January 1871! Is thai tho
! date OF the letter.
O. Yes A. Yes Sir; wrote that letter
O know you did.
Mr. Eyarts-Ie
Mr. Bcach-Yes know he says ITO the witncssl And
did hear that he to publish those Charges
| against Mr.. Beecher, A. don't know.
O Whom did you hear them from' A. cannot tell that
O Quite certain you heard them A | must have heard
| them TO have written
| @ Oh, now you reasoning A. Yes, Sir, reason
O. your recollection A. You cannot draw on that now.
! because it will fail me
O. sha draw on it, A. You may draw all that there ~,
| you know, but can recOlect lLaughterl
q Well going try Have you recollection
that prior January H. 1871, had heard any rumor thai
Mr. Tion going to publish these charges against Mr.
Beecher; have you any recolecon A Yes Sir think
| must have heard that.
Oh that il rcasonng am asking you for your roollec'
| ton, A. Well Sir cannot recollect.
@ You don't recolec it, A. No, Sir; yet must have heard
that
O. we do you recoect Of having any interview the
subject Of these charges with Mr. luton, prior to Jan IT, 1917
| A. never did Sir
O. Quite sure you did, A. am certain Of that Sir;
at think Human memory is very imperfect
SIMPLY try be absolutely honest ar 50 through life Ny
memory may be defective; my integrity is not defective.
| Laughter
@ You are the firm Of Ford Co., publishers
| understand A. am amember Of it yes Sir
@ And how long you been' A. snce its organization;
! five years
@ Is that firm publishing The Life Of Christi A. Yes sh
q The first volume pubsIed' A. Yes Sir.
O. Is the second volume publshed' A. Not published Sir
Mr. Eyarts-Do you speak Of this date!
Mr. Beach-Oh no. Sir, the question did not refer to this
date ITO wtness You married the sister Of Mrs Stan
ton spoken OF in this inyestgaon A. Yea Sir
O. Mrs lady of refinement and position is hs
no' A. Yes Sir high position and refinement and great m
tc!lgence.
q. Very unusual intelligence for lady! Unusual nteii-
| gence for woman, Sir.
@ Did you say her that these scandals would knock
The Life of Christ higher than kite A. No, Sir.
O. Did you say her presence in words substance' A.
| did
@ What A. said in her presence that Sir
O. N A. 10 Do
| said,
q. No not just now unless you desire to do it, A. viii
tell you, il you wish to know, precisely what I said
O. No will listen it if you desire; do not ask for it,
A. Mrs Stanton and others OF her sisters in the
room; talking; Of them had introduced this sub
Jet.
q really don't to open that whole conversation, A.
| 1t won't be large Sir very short very short
@ Well, don't know but it may relate matters which
would be very interesting A. Well will make per-
fccy safe for you by telling you question that OF tho
sisters put to in that these charges and imputaons
against Henry Ward Becche should prove upon investigation
| to be true
Mr. Beach, don't take this as part of my examination
| Sir
Judge NelsonYon had better stop it theu.
M Eyarts-Stop it If you wish to-
Mr. Beach, perfectly willing receive explains
ton tine part of the Witness but not drawn out
inaon.
Mr. Eyarts-well but it comes in answer to the question
very likely the counsel obi gcd to take tit
the question whether he said that that in substance
and then the witness said II will tell you what did gay
you wish 1t is improper statement Of the witness
| all
Mr. Beach Oh there nothing improper the part Of
! the witness.
q Now, You had brief private conversation think tho
2l Of April with Mr. Tuton Nj MouOn and others having
left the VIII You please repeat that conversation Mr.
Wilkeon? A. said to M TltOn, the trouble be.
him and Mr. Bowen and Mr. Beechcr had been happily
concluded and arranged for that would like him
the rth Of the statements that heard that M Beeches had
committed adultery with his wife spoke Of that
had been made to me by particular lady whom named
q Well, want you give what you said about that
statement: A. TO the effect that
@ No; want yon begin and give narrative OF
you said to him upon that slbjecu a. That lady told
@ Give me the name and all, A. That Mrs Elizabeth
thought the OF be brought into this
controversy.
Mr. MOrris-They brought them In on the other side
Mr Eyarts TO Mr. Morris The ladies your side
be brought in but those side
The Wtness-I will bring them in only compuson.
don't think gentlemen ought bring the OF ladies'
Of reputable women into this
Mr. BcachWe have had several very reputable and dstin
gnshed ladies whose have been introduced in this
The Wtness-lTo Judge Nelsonl Have got to mention
the of this lady?
Judge Nclson-Not absolutely.
Mr. Beach-Not got asked him what he said In con-
nection with the names to Mr. Tilton.
MR.. TILTON DENOUNCES MISS ANTHONY
Judge Nelson To the witness. Go on and an
it. A. | told him that Mrs II. b. Stanton
had told that Mr.. 1ilton had told hsr that
Henry Ward Beecher had committed adultery with MS