Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-18
SHOCKING CRUELTY IN MAINE.
HE BEIsHER WAR.
More Of Iflt.u-s LAR W.rt.

NV NpEF. February I--On assembling
Il he court this morning an ths parties 20
The ~Jit were Tn. sent. Tliton. tn answer IN
Shcnr ruan. r"p,i,sl. Tie knew Katie No
nouald. she ~a> an old :. .rNaut lu his house
lie dircciod her to send two or three trunks
81 h'r things To Mr. r.lton after she Tn.
NitrC>S recognized p'lpfosrrlrh >lpWn aim
by Mr. SHCarna0 nf Rev nr Sfp-rS RaN.
10y. TaNlor. rr. Joshua IelNttt. az tb' In lc-
Icud'Ut. now deaf. an HprtcH GrH'iey.
Witness co"ld NOT say DO IA had Llvan these
photographs - hls wife Wifnn~~ also rec
nGilz"t ~" portraits 30 Jggg' Npprr ant
To Mr. Erach.-T1i~ i photn.~s,,n Of Mr..
h',oLcr whca hc was "a youngrr ula than ha
To hr Tuuyrtan These r,r--.f,s NJ Dr.
St"rrS ! did uuf urd ia t'ln closet thar 4
klow 81 They ar" fresh and clear. and may
have been h"ug.,t tn Fulton street y.'>t .rlay
t"r al know tpli Katie Ncnpatit that
when MfS- Illtnr wanted ANYTHING ia the
house that she could have a hy >,ri ling Gb~
y She packed The trunks that Wrr' seat ~
Mr.. TiltOr.
To Mr. Shoaman.-i made clrr.aI search
through thC hnUs' after Mr. Tii'an left hut
do rot r,u1"iuh'r finding these photographs
there. found a plaster east 81 my dead
childs face iu The box iu the closet She sent
FOR ". ana NOT only sent her thsf. "a; a,s1
an The litt.c SpENruoiTs that were attached.
New Witness.
Hilton then resumed hiS seat and Fullerton
called Geo. \. Erlt. who testified. live IN
This city. have been a member Of Plymouth
Church sIHcn lN,l. I was at Mr.. Holidays
view: This 50 called scandal was the subject
al conversation a, tina; interview, W. an
talked about H.
This interview continued for over tour
hours. 1t began by Tilton urging me IN re-
main in the Tar'pr. Mr. Halliday ipinei ian
The request. and remained Nj Tltol be-
gan by stating his reasons inr calling on Mr..
Halliday. tie said that hr had called there
at the request nj Moul;on. who had b,rn told
that action would be taken 10y PlVmoutlt
church on The scandal. and that Mr. Moulton
itfH ..T
mouth church Should not hold Their m ,rtinc.
tie thCn won't on to tcli of hi~ trDahl - with
Mr.. Howcn and o. Independent I urged
him 10 make a der Ial 80 these stories against
his Wifi ami his pastor. lle replied that he
could Bot make This denial. ipr d. thought
There war something I'm this story under
lying truth which
NIGHT MAKE 1T WORSE FOR BFFCUEE.
asked h IA What proof there was pf this. lie
said proof exists in writing above the sigma
tnle al Berchcr lie told a. that letters Ners
IN MOUltou'S possession. and that IL we went
i'm our official cal aCity 10 MOulton W. might
Soe The letters The last two hours of the in
t"Tvicw were spent in driving Mr. Tilton, To
Jet H. see thcS" LETTERS Mr.. Tilton went at
length into his acquaintance with Mrs.
Woodruff. which hc said was for tie purpose
OF repic>SlnG thiS scandal which she threat
cned 10 publish. ] had an interview before
this with Becchcr early i'm the NOR ing. when
he said that hc lad sent for me on hearing
that a meeting of the deacOaS was about
10 take place that night. and he was anN-
ious That the meeting should not take
place aS he was going 10 Boston and dcsir@t
that u De POSTPONED, ne asked me Ia see Mr..
Halliday and lave il put over, and il was im
accordance with his wish that went 20 Hal
ltday'S house On The occasion m"t TiltOn: 4
mink Mr. naN EinS was one of the Deacons
AT that lime, Halliday was Deacon er O1iciU.
when Tilton leit Mr.. Hawkins I told him
lHalllday) why came there; Mr. Halliday
said Beccber was mistaken, and that tho
ncacOES would not meet: / still retain my
membership i'm Plymouth Church, and was
frequently a member of the examining COM
miItce and a IcacOn. Fullerton said this was
all. and tie deience might go on.
EV%TtS moved that ali the testimony
OF tniS witness should he stricken out,
with tie exception Of that portion relating
10 thc iEterN lew with Tilton. The motion
was denied 3nd exception taken.
WITNESS A. CROSS Examined By SHEAR
MAN.
ard replied. ! was well acqua inted with tile
sentiment of Plymouth Church at this time.
l thIuk the rUmOr about the dcacOus' meet
ing arose from erroneous ideas Of "A ,nVcrSa-
lion among the committee on the previous
Friday cycri z. IL was the opinion generally
oi Plymouth people, after the publication OF
the NoOdhl !. scandal. that no notice should
be taken al ~ 10y Bcrcher or tie church IL
was the prevailing feeling that M or Mrs.
11iton would contradict these >toric>; but
when they did not do 80. this feeling changed
tl.at the church and Berchcr should deny tho
stories. None of n at that time n al the r,'-
mOtc~t shadow of a thought that Nv. Ee cher
was guilty. I think the whole scandal was
the stain ON the chuTc and not Mr.. Tiiton's