The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-17
THE SCANDAL TRIAL.
Nelson OUTLINING His Charge to
the IuFy-HenFy O. Bowen In-
terVieWed---A Document thai
Was Not Produced in the Trial.

Nelson Outhning His Charge 4
the IuFy-HenFy o. Bowen In
tarVieWed---A Document thn
Was Not Produced In the Trial
New YoRE, May 15.-Judge Nelson
outlining his charge TO tho jury in tn
Tilton- -Beecher scandal case. His Hon
or's ideas Of what the Judges charg
should be are somewhat different from t6
practice which has obtained with some o
the Judges in the State. Judge NeilSol
is opposed, as general rule, to any com
ments by the Judge upon tho testimon,
as presented. He believes in cOnfninl
his charge to an outline OF the case as pre-
sented, points Of law involved and point
In evidence that are entitled 10 particu
lar consideration. .fGG
The charge will probably occupy from
q day to n day and hall.
1t Is stated that alter verdict Is rem
dered, whatever it may be, counsel iol
TiltOn and MOultOn will press the Grim
inal indictments found against them BY
the grand jury last fall 10 some sort o.
an issue,
A reporter Of the Brooklyn Eagle had
an interview with Henry q. Bowen, in
which occurs the following:
Reporter-I would like 10 ask you one
question with regard to the paper called
tho "submissiOn," which was drawn on
the night Of the arbitration, How do you
explain the fact that on the cross-exami-
nation Of the arbitrRtors the plaintiff q
counsel did not ask them IL they had seen
such q paper
Mr.. Bowen-Because they did not know
Of its existence. On the night Of the ar
bitration friend came to me-l'll tell
you who II was; II was Storrs-and he
said to me: "BOWen, they are laying a
trap for you down lhere." / said; Mn
what wayT He answered: "Why they
are going to bring in Tilton's charges Of
seduction against Beecher, and all other
difficulties between them; and are to
make them q part Of your settlement.
They want to have them settled OF the
same time" answered that they would
not draw me into that trap II / had my
senses about me. So | went there, and
the Submission was drawn up, which
stipulated that the business difficulties
between Tilton and myself were only to
DO considered. II was laid on the table,
and after the arbitration was over, l put
II, with the two cancled contracts into my
pocket, and locked them up In my safe
and forgot all about having the "submis.
sion" Tilton forgot Il, Moulton forgot
II, and their counsel didn't know anything
about II. Tilton's lawyers came TO me
seven or eight times to try To get me 10
make some statement of what l would
testify to, but said | would not say one
word until | was under oath and on the
witness stand. Then when got there
Fullerton stood up and, trembl line. nut 70
me the question TO produce all papers in
my possession relating TO the case, and !
did so, and when they saw the submis-
sion, Tilton, Moulton, and Tilton's law
yers were delighted, while Beecher's side
was thunderstruek. Now, Ihavn't spoken
one word 10 Tilton since that arbitration,
and the members Of the committee testify
they don't remember Of such a paper.
Well, there Is the writing Of It In Moul.
tons big scrawling style, with Tilton's
signature and mine; three good and sub.
stantial living witnesses 10 the truth Of
my statement. What more Is wanted ?"