The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-14
.BEECHER TRIAL

Bowen, one Of my congregation; MOulto
never told mo TiltOn was willing to max
Il statement before the Investigating Con
mittee which would exclude the charge
adultery; told Oliver johnson Ia
done something for Tilton, and was viii
ing to do more; had already advance
him $1,000. .-
Witness attention was called to car
published in the Brooklyn Union in 7;
He was asked how it came to be printe,
He said II was printed ut the suggeStiO
OF Cleveland on account Of the publicl
ton in the New York Sun OF visit {
Claftiin and Bowen to Woodruff in scare
Of documents; never asked MOulton
riltOn would produce any documents, no
did he say he wOuld not; never said I
TiltOn that the publication Of the tru
story would kill me; | said could nc
bear II; after the publication Of tn
lripartite agreement never said thu
II Tilton published his letter
would bc my death. I said II was
charge no clergyman could stand up un
der. MOulton did not tell me that Tito
was angry about 1t, and threatened t
shoot mo II II was published. Shown
letterl, think this is Mrs. WoOdhull
fourth letter tome.
Mr.. Evarts read the letter, dated Feb
ruary 7, 1872,
Witness said; have no recollection
Of any other letter Mrs. Woodruff sen
me. MOultOn never told me he had tFiel
to mislead Baxter and others IL rGgarC
To tho matter. lie never said to me tina
he had lied for me, or that in the state
ments he had made for me he had spOkel
falsely, never received or asked any
improper favOrs from Mrs 'riIlon from
December |, 1870, until now, and nevc
had any sexual intercourse with hC
during that period. Mr.. TiltOn neve
sIid to inc or in my presence that Their
had been criminal relations between Mrs
'riltOn and myself, | never said to TiltOl
that the blame lay only with myself, no
that was the guilty one aud shonIl
suffer. This concluded the direct ex
animation and the cfoss-examinatiOl
began by Mr.. Fullerton. VIZ
Witness said-I have no custom o
taking an oath ithupliited hand; In Jan
uary, 1871, Mrs. Beecher may have bcel
gone; iecollect that Mrs. MOultonspOk
to my wife and myself OF meeting Mr..
IIeeCher in Florida; think she relnrne,
IN May; y;during the two absences Of III,
wife Mrs. Perkins, my sister, kept house
IN 1865 / heard Of Theodore TtltOn BY
coming Loose III lis religious uOtiOn,
Judging from what | heard Of his teach
Ing on the public mind should no
have said that | thought him to be a saf
tCucher Of doctrinal matters; first hear
Of TiltOn's wife complaining Of hi
religious views in 1865 or 1866. Mr.
Fullerton read from the witesscs pub
lished statement In regard TO the stOru
Of applause called forth IN the view
expressed by TiltOn in tho Independent,
Witness cOhtinuCd--l remember thi
and II Is true IliSclaimed any connection
with the articles; | did not annalyS
IiltOn's teaching with regard to marriag
and divorce; | believed he enlarged III
causes Of divorce and made them so l0Os
rs to he mischicvOus; | believed he wa
unfit to conduct large p0por; ! took Mr.
TiltOn out on two occasions IN ride In
buggy; We went To tile Park; do not re
member taking her when one Of III
children accompanied uS, In 1853; | d
not remember taking her ont IN clos
carriage, or Of her entering ii or lCavin
II nj any other place than nj her Ow
house; | visited II photograph CALLER
with her: ] received Il note from her n
Pcckskill; ! have not got the note; sll
said in II that she was sick; ! went to se
her; | saw Mrs. TiltOn that day lying on
lounge in the second story room; hay
searched my house Or'lettGts frOm Mr.
TiltOn, but found none; On the second da
u scrap Of paper was sent LO me fr0l
Mrs. Iilton; did not kcCpit. ..
The court here took the usual recess.
Mr.. l'ullerton-I come now Mr.. lIcecl
or To your visit to Mrs. TiltOn In DCcen
her, 1870. BY whom were you reIueste
To make that visit2 A. by Mr.. Triton.
q. December, 1870. Was the first Wis
10 Mira Tilton IN 1870? A. Obi bc
your pardon, | didn't recall tho visit 70
had reference to, sir. | was requested I
come by Mrs. Morse through Bessie 'ru
ner.
q. Where did Bessie Turner fnd yOn
| A. At my house.
q. And what did Bessie Turner sa
when she calledOn YOU? A. She said ali
had called at Mrs. Morse's request-l u
not using her langtlage-who wished II,
IN come to her liOusC and ReC her; thu
Mrs. TiltOn was there and that she ha
left her husband.
| Q. Ia that all you reCOllect she said
| A. No; then expressed my astOniSliineI
| at such state Of affairs; she proceeded
say in very strong positive lAnguagc thu
she justified Mrs. Tilton in doing il.
| q. What did she snyY A. She sal
| Mrs. TiltUn had been 80 treated at HON
that she thought RhG ought TO have take
some such steps, and was justified in tai
ing them, was the substance Of the reprt
scntatiOn; that 't'iltOn had struck her, he
sic describing the positions.
Q. | want the wOrds2 A. | cant 81,
you the words.
q. The substance? A. / am giving 20
The substance.
Q. Well, you say describing, that Ia n,
giving the substance 4. Declaring tl,t
| Tilton In his passion had on one OccasiO
struck her; that he had done more; TIT
lie had made solicitations Of an impropt
character to her, md that he had on tw
occasions done II; said there might be
mistake; slie gave me some statements I
what the solicitations were.
q. State what that was? A. That |
had came to her bed and had told her ii
matter that he solicited; that II was n
harm; that II was Just rs much al EXPIRE
sion Of love and affection ~ kiss OF
Caress; that ia very nearly In her ow
language, but generally | do mol give III
language. ......
q. | want the whole Of the interview
| a. | don't al this moment rGcOllcCt MOI
than the substance.
Q. Well, she told you all she had see
herself, didn't she? A. She told me all
had seen him treating lila wife with gret
fudeness and cruelty.
q. Did she speak Of great nbnseH !
cant say that word; all ! can rGmGmbC
Of II was abuse.
1 O. Do you recollcct at the time yOn W,
shocked2 A. Of course, was shoket
yes, sir; supposed it was soi IL appeare
40. .....
o. Well, this was done by Bessie, .
you gave your account in what you callC
a downcast look2 a. Yes.
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