Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-22
THE SCANDAL SUIT.
losing Testimony of Mr.. Beeehey,


After our t'legraphic report OF the Tiltoa-
Beech.r trial closed yesterday, the re-,tirect
examination OF Mr. Beecher was continued
by Mr.. Evarts. The witness said: Mrs. tn
ton never denied having
AN UNDUE AFFECTION FOR ME-
tit6er orally or in writing, on the night of
December % 1870. did not read the inyes-
ticaiIng committees report, il was not
my haot To read the scandal papers / was
absent in the White Mountains when the re-
port was made. i was satisfied when heard
that had been acquitted and tina. the
church was happier. 1 never iattcrly reai
any lalers or articles That were published
about me. MOElton made suggestions 10 me
orally, and submitted TO me drAughts of
statements, after the Bacon letter was pub
Hshod TO mee these difficulties. Later than
this. and with reference to the situation after
the Bacon letter, MIR. MOClton wanted me -
write card, admitting a a oticuSe and apOl-
giving. ard said that TIlton would be salts
fed. After this there was nothing said unit
had determined on having the committee
ot ;nVcs tigatiOn. December, 1913. terminated
Mr. Cleveland = connection with me. lie
was in the paper warehouse OF IIuTlbert 4
Co, in lSIi. He also owned one share i'm the
Christian Union Publishing company. Be-
fore the committee was called 1 could not
say If talked with Mr.. Cleveland about the
payment of the - .Oe1. | should say now that
did rot talk with him about il. After the
period of ia the
INTERCOURSE BETwEEN Mrs. TILToN AND
MYSELF
was in the first place AZ little personal as DOS
sible, and in that intercourse / never maize
any aliusion To the past difficulties, bUi
chCCTet and encOuTa TG,t her and excited IN
her religious feelings, as the best method OF
cOuU teIactinC the state OF fairs in her house
understood when the 5000 was paid that IL
was needed to keep the Golden \ se aiioat and
carry il through.
To one of the jurors: When | made the
mortgage on my house think my wife Joined
me III the transaction. This was i'm "A tocoS,
conversation between my wife and myself
When the mortgage was To tlpi about my
wife asked for what il was wanted, and totI
hey that IL was ali right.
SAMUEL WHITE PARTRIDGE
took the stand ami ties ti;lai:- reside in New
Jersey. ana up To January last | was ia tn
employ OF Woodruff Robinson. / Wen.
1872 | was cashier there. Checks and moneys
for deposit passed through my hands. In the
year ls12 the check of Nj. Bowen for ~ ,ug1
was deposited in my hands, aHI also a sim
ofpapcr with il. IHanGet "a check This is
the check | speak of. | have never seen il
since uEtilEow. Handed Iaperl This is
the slip of paper that was with it, Tus
paper pa Sed oUt OF ms hands - Mr.. shear
man last Friday. The check was deposited.
and put 10Th papers ia the drawer when !
got them. The slip OF paper was in Tilt0a'S
friends for the enrichment ofold."l Iremcm-
Der the publication OF
MRS. WooDHULL's LIFE BY MR.. TILTON.
and speaking with Mr. Moulton about il.
MOultOn said To me something about L lions
object in writing the life of WoVdnull. TIE
witness was then asked what Mr. MOult0n
said.
To this Mr. Beach objected
Mr.. EyartS offered To prove by this witness
that MouItOn told him that Tilton W :Shet TO
put himself at the head OF the SpiTituaiis
as they were far more numerous than Ia"
Ten grc9atiCnaliSts. and thar for this purpose
ne had published the life OF Victoria Wort
hun, and the point in this testimony was
that Tilton assigns a reason which WINS as
ScVerated by MOultOn. Mr. f.. said he did
not call this witness to contradict Moulton
but To show Tiltons motives in writing the
publication. The counselS proposition was
10 show that the publication was not for
Beecher's interest, but for Tilton's ambition
10 put himself per Sdt,f.a a the head of the
| SplritualiStS of tho country. Mr.. T.. read a
portion OF Moulton'S direct testimony relat-
ing To tie publication Of the Wooihuil story
ana the efforts made to suppress il.
Mr., Beach replied ID Mr.. EvartS. AMI said
that the counsel on the other side argued as
II these two gentlemen were cOnSpiratOTS
when they were only coadjutors working To-
%eiher for common emu. Mr.. Beach also
quoted from Moulton : direct testimony. and
in regard 10 which the counsel said thpr.i UaC
no act 10 show that MOulton was concerned
IN This publication. IL expressly appeared
that Moult0n discoun;enaaccI and disap-
proved Of il.
Judge Nelson said tnat this witness couiI
only be used i'm contra -liciion of awning
Nouiton had sad. and he would be cOlfnet
10 ihiS.
Witness then said: / remember the my
ment OF S5."'o INFO The firm, but did not
know il was Mr.. Bcecher it came from I
Z carried the credit of the ~5.tsIp To Monitor
10y his directions. Moulton told me the next
charge 10 his name.
This was all the defence had t. ask Wit
ness, and he was allowed To 40 without Gro as
examination.
Mr.. Evarts said their next witness was Mr..
Cleveland, and as il was now near the hour
OF separation, he suggested that he should
J 81 be- called until tomorrow. This was con-
CURED IN, and the court then adjourned for
the GaV