Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-18

giving her testimony Mr.. Jeffreys, the juror
who had been taking sick the day before, sent
word TO the Judge that he was again unweil,
and the court adjourned to the 18th.
The Pennsylvania Republican State Con.
vention is to be held at Lancaster on the 18th
Of May. The Democracy win hold their State
Convention on the 9Th of September, In Erie.
1t Is reported that persons arriving In New
York city on the 9Th for the purpose OF serv-
papers on Congressman-elects Schumacher,
eIating TO the Pacific Mall subsidy, found
that he had just sailed for Europe, where his
family now are.
Hon. James Buffinton, member OF Congress
from the First Massachusetts District, died
on the morning Of the 9Th, about one hour al
ter reaching his home at Fall River on his re-
turn from the national capital He was fifty
eight years old.
The Beecher trial was resumed on the Sth,
the sick Juror being In attendance. Mrs. Put
nam concluded her testimony and was fol-
lowed by Anna Augusta Moore, who at one
time boarded with Mr.. Richards, at the time
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton were members OF the
same household. Her evidence was similar
to that Of Mrs. Putnam's and mainly referred
to Mr.. Tilton's shortcomings as husband and
church. member. Miss Oakley was next
called to the stand, but Mr. Jeffreys again
complained of feeling nnwell, and the court
adjourned.
A German saloon-keeper named julius
Wilcke was found murdered in his saloon, in
Chicago, about nine o'clock on the morning
n an In nj
fensive person, somewhat misery In his hab.
It's, and it is thought the atrocious crime was
committed about seven o'clock In the morn
ing, the object being to secure money sup
posed to be In his possession.
Samuel r. Belcher, member OF Ply
mouth Church, testified In the Beecher
suit on the 9th, and said that Mr.. Tilton had
read TO him at the time Of the Bowen diff
Guilty papers alleging improper proposals on
the part OF Mr.. Beecher TO Mrs. Tilton, which
Mr.. TH4on emphatically asserted she had re-
PEELED. Mr.. Tilton told witness he had In
formed Mr.. Beecher Of Mrs. Tilton's charge
of improper proposals and that he (Beecher)
had said 1t was false and the woman must be
crazy. The witness stated further that Mr..
Tilton said his wife had retracted the retrac-
ton she had given to Mr.. Beecher, and that
he (Beecher) had confessed and apologized.
Other witnesses were examined relative to
Mr.. Tilton's Winsted exploits, whose evil
dence was confrmatory OF that given by for
mer witnesses for the defense.
The vote polled In New Hampshire at the
State election on the 9th Is said to have been
the largest ever polled In the State. The
news on the morning of the 18th indicated
that there had been no choice for Governor
by the people, and that the Republicans
would have a majority In the Legislature,
thus insuring the election by that body OF
Cheney, the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor. Jones Dem.)i is elected to Congress- In
the Third District; Bell (Dem) In the Second,
and Blair (Rep) in the Third.
st. Clair McKelway, OF the Brooklyn Eagle,
Oliver johnson, OF the Christian Union, and
Isabella 8. Oakley were witnesses In the
Beecher suit on the 10th. The defense sought
by their evidence to corroborate the charges
against the plaintiff of immortality, irreligion
and neglect of family. Mr. McKelway testi-
fed that Mr.. Tilton had once told him his
story In the form Of an allegory, in which
the charge against Mr.. Beecher was that OF
imprOper advanCee