Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-09
The RAGGED EDGE TRIAL.
More Testimony About KISSING. a,

time visited Tilton's Livingston-stre
mousse after they were settled L saw Bcccher's
called it's face was turned to the wall Tilton
| said this was Elizaheth's doing, and that
Beecher had been traitor TO the republican
cause; I remember making visit 10 Tilton
on Sunday In November, 1896 He was en-
| gagged I'm hanging pictures, at which ex-
pressed my surprise. aud told HIM had been
To church. He said that he thought was
| one of those good women who never went 10
church. When told him went TO hear DR.
| Storrs, he said, Is What, you go TO listen 20
THAT GLITTERING ICEBERG -
The conversation was renewed at the dinner
table, and resented his manner of speaking
| of my pastor. He said he did not mean To
| speak unexpectedly OF DR. Storrs. He said
ne would never go TO church 10 hear the goS-
| pei but he would go to hear good music or n
lecture. He said Elizabeth took all the care
OF the children, and should bring them up as
she chose, but he hoped that they would not
suffer from religious STRINGS as he tTilton)
had done. Bessie Turner came 10 me at Ma
rietta in 1870, and stayed there until Mrs
Tilton came. Cross-examined by Fullerton:
L sometimes saw Tilton greet his friends
while at the house, and may have had chit
chat with him on the subject On one occa-
sic Tilton and his wife were
DISCUSSING THE SUBJECT OF KISSING,
and he said he would be sorry il any one
should attribute such great importance 10 a
KISS. Mrs. Tilton was a woman of great de-
votedness, and exhibited great love to her
husband. She endeavored 10 hide her hus-
bands faults, and she frequently told false
for the falsehoods she told. When Bessie
Turner visited me at Marietta she was about
seventeen years of age. She came TO me i'm
february, 1870. She visited me again shortly
after, and remained about eight weeks before
she went TO school at Steubenville. Since /
came to this city have been staying at 3I5
Green avenue, where / have resided about
eight weeks. / came at Mr.. Shearman's
summons. Bessie Turner is not stopping at
the same house, but is living with Mrs
Morse; / called on Mrs. Morse, and Bessie
Turner was there; my sister was with me; /
did not talk with Bessie about what l should
testify when called on the stand. / first
heaTu OF this scandal at the time of the
Woodruff publication; before this | heard
rumors of a difficulty. / first heard of IL
from Mrs. Tilton, in October. 1870. / felt at
The time that this was a great outrage |
never felt angry with DIR. Storrs for the part
he had taken in il. thought the course ne
took in calling the Congregational Council
ter, which she identified 10 be in her own
writing, the words expressing herself
ANGRY WITH THE TWO CHURCHES.
ullertOn then proposed to read the letter
which was objected to by Eyarts
Judge Nelson asked why the counsel pro-
posed to use the letter; and he replied, as
contradiction to the witness.
The court allowed the letter to be read. IL
was addressed 10 Mrs. Tilton, and opened by
returning thanks for the last number of the
Golden Age, and then passed on 70 speak of
her excitement on learning of the difficulty,
declaring she felt sorry for Beecher and angry
with the two churches-Dr. BIS and DIR. SIS.
Inc lettef was dated Apr1l q, 1911
In answer to the court, the witness replied
that her anger was against the two churches
for the part they had taken against Beeeher
Mrs. Putnam then left the witness stand,
counsel on both sides being through with her
Mr.. Shearman then called as
THE NEXT WITNESS,
Anna Augusta Moore, who took her seat and
testified TO Mr.. Tracy: l reside in Brooklyn,
and know Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton; have known
them about sixteen years; they were then
boarding with Mrs. Richards, Mrs. 'Tilton's
Mrs. Richards, and we were members of the
same family; Mr.. and Mrs Tilton's relations
as husband and wife were the-i very happy;
they went to reside on State street in 1860 or
1861; was with them there; they then went
TO Livingston street; and resided there a few
months, afterwards removing to North Ok
ually in the household; they took the house
in Oxford street for three years, ani resided
there during that time; think / observed
change of Evangelical ideas in Mr.. Tilton
when he lived in State street, after knew
him three years; after he removed to oxford
street he said he did not believe one word of
the atonement; Mrs. Tilton heard this an
said, ''O On. you don't mean that" and he said
Indeed do" the change caused great SUI
fering 10 Mrs. Titon; think he discontinued
family worship when residing in State stree
but IL was continued by his wife. who con-
Quoted il and said grace at the table; he was
never regular in his attendance at church,
and this was the cause of discussion between
him and myself; II was his habit. so far as /
know, TO work on Sundays; on one occasion
l rem ember his speaking of rolling billiard
balls in billiard room; told him did not
think ii right, as he was then engaged as a
teacher in the Plymouth church Sunday
scfOol; he passed the matter Off IN a Joking
way, and the conversation dropped; when
they went into their present house | visited
them very frequently, but ne was not often
there; his conduct to his wife was always
very changeable; he said in Livingston street
that man and woman should not live to-
gether minute after they had
CEASED TO TAKE PIE ASURE IN EACH
OTHEE.
In 1890 he brought stephen Andrews to
the house, and afterwards people of
that kind; the woman who was with
Andrews fixed his hair, ''peeked" up in his
eyes, rubbed her hand over his face and told
him what a lovely sphere he had; Mrs.
Morse, Mr.. Freeland, Mrs. TiltOn ann myself
were present on theOcca sion; Think il was the
ecOnd winter / knew them; L demonstrated
with TiltOn about this company, but he
laughed, and would not treat the subject
seriously; Mrs. Tilton objected to these
what Tilton's religious ideas were after his
change of views, nor did ever hear him deny
the divinity of Christ Mrs. Tilton was too
Seli-aeepfeciatlngi she gave All the evidence
could give. He sometimes used to treat her
with caress, and tell her how lovely and
beautiful she was; and at other times he
would quarrel with her and stay out until
midnight. My close acquaintance with the
family was down to 1865 but | often saw
them after that at their house The only
fault had with Ell izabeth was
SHE MADE FOOL OF HER HUSBAND
with her idolatry and devotion to him.
Cross-eXamined by Judge Fullerton: Mrs.
Tilton never expressed regret for herself at
being married 10 him, but only regret for
him; never heard him refuse To order a load
Of coal when his wife was sick, but he went
cut one time without saying whether he
would order it or not; he did not say he went
TO the wrong place; he refused to take Mrs.
Tilton TO various places of amusement and
on one occasion to take her To a lecture. The
witness said she was not able to specify any
of these occasions; she went to one lecture, L
think, with Wendell Phillips; he would not
accompany us there; on being pressed for the
reason that Tilton would not go, Mrs. TiIton
said, II do not think he was at home, but he
was around there, some place."
The witness put the court room in a roar of
laughter by describing how Tilton brushed
up against his wife OH her way home from
the lecture, nearly knocking her down. Mr.
Fullerton then questioned her about the
INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN PEARL AN
DREwS.
She testified: 1t was about u o'clock when
they left; do not know whether they were
there when / arrived or not; they talked
about spheres and atmospheres, and a great
many things beyond me; they talked steadily
for two or three hOus; never talked on that
occasion, and Mrs. Tilton spoke very little
they were not treated as intruders, but Mrs
Tilton sat and looked at them as If they were
creatures about whom she knew nothing;
did not know then that Stephen Pearl An