Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-03

these times. de Was now crOss-eXam-
ined about Beecher's notion that Tilton
was privately circulating stories against
him, about IA letter written by witness
to Beecher trying to allay his troubles;
about "a friendly dirner of Beecher,
Tilton and Moulton; about a letter of
MOulton To Beecher, which was read,
and said Beecher could stand If all the
facts were published; about certain me-
gotiations connected with Beecher's
letter of resignation; about Tilton's
draft of the card of January I'd, aud its
preparation.
Recess.
At o'clock the REORGANIZATION
was resumed, and
THE LETTER OF MRS. TILToN
Was introduced, testifying with all
her woman's soul that she was inno-
cent of the alleged crime, that she had
been true wife and wished to die in
her husbands love, and that her early
affection still burned with its maiden
flame, not disappearing of his way of
dealing with the scandal. The read
ing of this pathetic letter drew tears
to many eyes, and Tilton seemed al
most overcome by it. He was next
oss-eXamined about the pictures Of
Beecher and Tilton in his house, about
the method of composition of two let.
tiers between Tilton and Moulton,
about the composition OF his state
ments to the Church Committee, about
a proposed report written for that COM
mittee by Tilton last August, and some
curious facts were given regarding the
way these documents were drawn up.
The proposed report in TiltOn's CHI
Biography was read, and proved to be
the protest in favor of Mrs. Tilton's
innocence. He next testified regard
ing his advice to Tilton TO return TO
his wife when he had left her, after
she had given evidence to the church
committee, and regarding the burning
of Beecher's sO-called letter of contri-
ton. He was next cross-questioned
about any recent expressions on his
part of
VIOLENT HOSTILITY TO BEECHER.
About his threats of violence against
Beecher, about his threats to make a
publication assaulting Miss Proctor,
whose name he introduced, If Mr..
Storrs signed the church report. Here
there was an argument between coun-
sci as to the use of Miss Proctor's
omitted hereafter.
The DISCRIMINATION went on
about alleged threats against Beecher
and others, about what Beecher said of
the charges against him on the night
of December So 1870, and about Beech
er then saying to Tilton, This is all
a dream.n He was next cross-ques-
toned about the alleged assertions of
Beecher's innocence he had made at
different times to a large number of
persons, whose names were introduced
in succession, and among whom many
members of the Produce Exchange
were included. After a few other
questions, the Court adjourned for the
day, but the cross-eXamination was
not yet concluded.
Counsel during the last hour had at
tempted to show that witness had for
long time
ASSERTED BEECHER's INNOCENCE
To all parties, and at another time had
told everybody that Beecher was a
" liar,n "sneak," "libertine,n &c,
with many Oaths.
AT the recess MOulton went over to
Tracy, addressed him Tor few mo-
ments, and when Court adjourned he
had some conversation with Evarts.
Moulton, as is usual with him, often
spoke sharply, and, at times this af-
ternoon, with great bitterness.
The Earl of Rosenberg, who is a
handsome young man, had a seat be-
side the Judge to>day.
MOuItOn's Cross Examination COncIu.
ded.
Special Telegram to the Cincinnati Commercial.
BROOKLYN, January 26.-At last
Mr. Moulton's six days cross is termi-
mated, and the redirect was this after
noon taken up. The witness looked
in his usual condition when he took
his place, and Tracy began by asking
him to hand over any of Beecher' 4
letters in his possession not yet used as
testimony. Witness was then asked
TO identify a letter which Beecher had
once shown him, and which, when
read, proved to be from
BEECHER's NEPHEW, PERKINS,
The author OF "Scrape," aud the
working editor of the A. Z. Boston
Magazine. The letter-writer informed
his uncle Beecherl in February, 1871
that Tilton was justifying his own fe-
male intrigues by alleging that BeecheI
hdl Dttl utlttbtu III SlullldI duulltl-
les; gave his opinion that Tilton had
thus dived into infamy, and was will
| ing that Tilton should know that Per-
kins made such a charge against. him
The witness MOulton] was hereup-
on r'ss-eXamlned about Beecher's
slowing him this letter; about the an
swer to it which was prepared by wit
ness and TiltOn, and about Beecher's
actual answers TO it, in which he spoke
of the story as a miserable lie, as q
| SANDER, which would fall dead az
| Julius Caesar if the papers did not stil
il up, and said that reconciliation
had taken place between himself
| Beecherl and Tilton. The proposed
answer to the Perkins letter, made M
| by Tilton and MOulton for Beecher tC
send, referred 10 the poisonous stories
afloat, and said that both Beecher anC
| Tilton We're the victims Of the same
SANDER.
| Tracy had just asked witness ques
/ ton and received an answer about THU
matter, when business was interrupted
| by an episode.
! He lett his chair and walked rapidly
I to the door, which he passed through
when Fullerton addressed the Court