The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-11
BEECHER TRIAL.

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continued his testimony. The reason
called on Tilton was that | wanted some
information about the story; after | got
the papers from Harmon ! took them
and read portions Of them ! wanted tc
another gentleman, who took them down
in short hand.
Cross.examined by Mr.. Fullerton
Beccher conferred with Kinsella, owner
Of the palet, in my presence; l}ceCher and
then went to Moulton and conferred
with him; Beecher, MoultOn and then
went ont, crossed on the Fulton ferrybOat
and think the others went over in the
Wall street ferry, was waiting for some,
thing to turn up [laughterl, but nothing
did turn ont Of this. Tho charges Ol
Bowen against Beechcr were first pub.
lishcd in the Brooklyn Sunday Press and
afterwards copied into the Eagle, but
through no net Of mine.
o. johnson was the next witness lie
testified reside in New York, have been
q journalist forty years; formerly knew
Theodore TiltOn; know Henry G, Bowen
and also Henry Ward Beecher; when
| was in the independently TiltOn was
edilOr.in-Chief and ! was managing cd
itOr Of the paper; Bowen was proprietor;
IN November, 1872, ] had an interview
with BeCCher, the result Of which was my
engagement In the Christian Union as ed
itOr; | had conversation with Bowen
and then went to Tilton and told him
Bowen wished to see him, and that Bowen
had shown me letter from u lady,
charging him with an assault upon her
chastity, aud alsO n letter from WinstGd,
charging him with imprOprieties at n
hotel there, and that bowen said these
were not all the charges against Tilton;
Tilton said the charges were false, and
told nc the name Of the lady who wrote
the letter; ii was the same name Us Bowen
told me; TiltOn said he had been in bed
with this lady; had q conversation with
rillOn IN the Golden Age Office In SeptGm-
Der, 1871, about his acquaintance with
the Woodruff woman, and rebuked him
for publishing her life; lie said he re.
garded this work as one Of the best Of his
productions; lie assigned no motive ex.
Cept his appreciation Of her.
Witness was asked il he, when In the
Christian Union, received Any Instructions
from Beecher as to how he should treat
the Golden Age This was objected 10 rs
incompetent by plaintilr 5 counsel, and an
argument enslled, but 1t was ruled ont by
the court.
Witness continucd / AM managing cd.
iiOr Of the Christian Union. CrOss.ex.
amined by Fullerton | have resided in
New York for twenty-five years; ] call
myself Christian, and IN some respects
may advocate the sentiments Of the Uni
versaliSts; believe that all human beings
will l,c saved; | never wrote articles for
the ChriSiidn Union advocating UnivGr.
snlist doctrines; ! expressed my opinions
to liecrher, and he retained me aftGr.
wards IN his service; am not member
Of plymouth Church, but attend there frr-
Qncnlly; | have often taken communion
there; began to 60 there in 1853 and at.
tended regularly until 1859; when ! began
to take communion there | wns editor Of
the Anti-SdrTy Standard IN New York; /
do not rccOlleCt the first time ! took com.
munion there; | went on thD' Independent
in the spring Of 1888, and was there until
1870, when went on the Christian Union.
After the recess IohnsOns crOss.cxnmi.
nation was proceeded with as follows: !
| will answer the question II am Spir-
itnAlist in the way a friend nf mine did
when | asked him. lie said, II am II
spiriiualist, but not d--d fOUl" ] be-
licvc can receive communications from
dear friends In the other world, and have
had messages from them hut not very
frequently; cannot say II wrote any
articles M spiritnalism at any time; |
am now connected with Rev. FrOthing.
hams Church IN New York; am not an
officer 0f his Church now, but was former
ly n trustee; Mrs. TiltOn never charged
me with leading her husband into inf.
delity drew up my contract with the
Christian Union, and 'f'iltOn did not pro.
pose the draft Of It; TiltOn and MoultOn
did not fix my SALARY on that paper; Til.
ton drew up q contract which lie gave me;
! may have looked over Il and inrOrpOra-
ted few ideas ont Of II into mine; | do
not know that Triton had mn agency IN
my obtaining place on the Chriaidn
Union.
Redirect lixaminOtion-l had u con-
versntiOn with Titun after his presiding
at the Steinway Hall meeting; We were
lunching together; demonstrated very
strongly with him for presiding al the
meeting with such woman.
Mr.. Tracy then called Iselella y. Oak.
ley, who tcEtiIicd-i reside In Brooklyn
and nhI engaged In teaching; ! have
known Mr.. and Mrs 'filtOn since tlloy
were married; think about a year bc.
fore; wnS M inmate Of the same house;
! think Florence was about eighteen
months old thont | afterwards spent
summer with them at KcypOrl, ut Corn.
wall, and nj various timra, for n week or
two perhaps, nt their house In Livingston
street; visited them frequently during
the frat year they lived there; after 1897
| discontinued my visits, except once
week or n fortnight, when Mr.. TiltOh was
absent; | heard liltOn once rebukC his
children and say he hoped they would
not speak such bad f,hgish ns their
mother did; after 1866 | nntcui n change
In the visitors nj the house, and met nrO.
pie there wlnm did not care to meet;
met Miss Anthony, Mrs. Elizabeth Caiy
Stanton aud Mr. Andrews there; nlsO
heard 'l'iltOn Rny that he IN longer held
views on the marriage relation ns he fOr.
mcrly did; Miss Anthony, Mrs. Stanton,
Mrs. Tilnn and tho children were pres.
rnt when he said this; II appeared To
gtirvc Mrs. 'riltOn aud brought tears To
her eyes; think Mrs. Triton got IN
from The table mud left the room but !
AM not sure; ! also noticed n gradual
change In tflton's religious views between
1860 md 1870, a change which cUnsid-
cred tO In nnn.OrlllHlnS, and heard him
say that he hnh no longer tho accepted
view " the utOnCmcnt
Cro@cSaminch by Mr.. i'ullcrtun-
After 1907 | visited the linisc about unrr
u week NJ once fortnight; In the fall NJ
1877 first knew Of the scandal; alter The
WOOdlull publication | tOUk MI interest
In II, but was not excited over II; wrote
Il letter To Florence 1'iIioh, telling licf |
thought shelFOuld 10 a witness In tho
rusr; hCAttl thia from a conversation
which oCcntfetl between Mrs Morse aud
Mlas Moore; think II IL possible have
talked with Mrs. OvingtOh OH the subject;
| think | spoke to Mrs. 'Tillon about II;
! was not directed To communicate with