Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-30
TILTON-BEECHF
More Of Yesterdays Testimony.

More Of Yeste fday's Testimony.
After our telegraphic report of the Tilton-
James Turner was examined as a witness for
The defense.
AN ALIBI.
He testified As follows: i reside at Peeks-
Kill, and am in Mr. Beecher's employ taking
care Of his farm. On Monday, July 2. 1873
Mr.. Beecher was at his farm. He arrived
there at 3:is p. m. on the train leaving i2d
street depot at q Mrs. Beecher was with
him. They stayed there until next after
noon. i sent to the train for him, being adj
vlsed OF his coming by telegram. He left for
New York on the following day. He came
there again on the 18th Of June.
Cross examined: 1t was on Monday, 26th
of May. that Mr.. Beecher came there before
that. The farm is twenty minutes drive from
the station. and drove there for Mr. Beecher
and his wife. Mr. Beecher sometimes comes
in the morning, and other times in the even
ing to the farm He left for New York on
the following day, Tuesday.
Joseph Turner, the son of the former wit
ress, cOrrObOrated his fathers statements.
Two telegraph operators We're examined
To prove that Mr. Beecher on the "a of June,
1913, sent message to his servant at Peeks-
kill, asking him to meet him at the depot
upon the arrival of the train on the evening
of that day.
Ben. Kitridge testified that on the 2d of
June, 1873. he saw Mr.. Beecher in Peekskill
and heard him cough distinctly.
MENBFR OF PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
STEPHEN V. White. testified:-Am a member
OF Plymouth church; was member of the
investigating committee; was present when
Mr.. TiltOn testified July 16; he said his case
depended on written documents under Mr..
Beecher's own signature he also said if the
charges against Mr.. Beecher were criminal
the document shown to HIM would not sup
port the charge, when Mr.. TiltOn said 10 US,
'Gentlemen, you think there is no case. but
there is and that Mr.. Beecher said to him if
ever he intended 10 put forward these papers
TO let him know that he might leave the
country; there was no suggestion of any con-
fessiOns having been made at that time; Til
ton said that his letter TO DIR. Bacon had been
called for by the attitude of Plymouth church
TO Mr.. Beecher, and if all were published it
would tend to show Mr.. Beecher was the
creature Of his own magnanimity aud nos
vice versa; he said he had taken pains in the
Bacon letter not TO characterize the charge.
he also said. gentlemen, you don't want il,
neither do /, and he did not want any further
investigation, and deprecated il as unwiSe
and uncalled for; he said, gentlemen. you do
not want them, referring to the documents,
and after reading the letter he said he would
think about il; he presented no letters with
his sworn statement; l was present at the
conversation between
MR.. TRACY AND Mr.. TILTON;
| asked Mr.. TiltOn before this if he had not
told Mr.. Blanchford, of Illinois, that he did
not like Henry Ward Beecher; that he was
bad man, and preached to some of his mis-
tresses every Sunday. He did not deny il,
but said he did not ask him TO publish it in
his paper. He said afterwards that he did
not want to End out the whole facts of the
with being guilty of unprOfessional conduct.
and Mr.. Tracy said il was false; that the
charge he (TiltOn) made against Mr.. Beecher
was improper proposals, and that when he
changed his ground he Tracy did not CON
slider the contract binding. Mr.. TiltOn said
he would see about this. This occurred at ca
Monroe Place, in the back room. There was
a further interview between the parties in
the front paTlOr. TiltOn came in, threw his
arms around Mr. Tracy, and said, / think,
Il take back what said;' and he saiu some
in Brooklyn. 1 was present when he brought
the letters, and he took them away with him.
Mr. Tilton read one written by Mrs. TiltOn
about the enormity OF her offence or sin. 1t
was finally agreed that Mr.. Winslow should
examine those letters.
HORACE d. CLAFLIN TESTIFIED.
] have known Henry Ward Beecher ever
since he came here, and am member of his
congregation. j have known Henry &. Bow
en- about So years. j have known Tilton
about half the time have known Beacher.
tons house, when the arbitration was talked
over between Mr.. Bowen and Mr.. Tilton.
There were present Mr. WilkeSOn, Mr.. Moul-
ton, Mr.. Tiltoa and myself. Mr.. WilkeSon
had a press proof of the Golden Age with
him. portion of which was incorporated in
the tripartite agreement WilkeSon hal "A
draft of the tripartite agreement, which was
read and talked over that night. / had not
then seen Mr.. Bowen. The conversation was
about the publication of the statement Mr..
Tilton threatened in the Golden Age. unless
l.
on the Brooklyn Union and Independent.
Mr. TiltOn said there was due him seven.
eight or nine thousand dollars. TiltOn said
he would publish the article in the next pa
per, unless he had a settlement. The money
was his due and he would have il. | told him
there was no use for such a publication; IL
could do him no good, and that Mr.. Bowen
would pay him. / promised to intercede for
him with Bowen, and told him that an ar
bitration had been talked over into which
Mr.. Bowen was willing to enter. i said that
I nrrOhr OF fshn of no,
llShed. as 1t was great scandal.
TlLTON SAID HE WOULD PUBLISH 1T
Notwithstanding. This interview broke up
about ten o'clock. 1 saw Mr.. Bowen a day
we were to meet again on Tuesday night. /
j think saw Mr.. Bowen the iIeXt day when
1 went there. l had the press proof and
showed ii to him. / interceded for Mr.. Til
ton, and we met again on Tuesday night, the
same parties being present. The paper Mr..
WILKINSON had of the agreement was read
over and discussed. Mr.. Tilton said it was
satisfactory to him, and he wanted to sign
ii, but / withheld him until Mr.. Bowen
should sign il. We talked about two hours
over it, and said thought Bowen would con-
sent to the arbitration. Mr. Tilton differed
with me about that. When took the paper
to Mr. Bowen l was to tell him he ought to
sign ii like a christian man. 1 said TO MOul-
ton and Tilton that thought the publication
would inJure Mr.: Bowen and his papers.
saw Mr.. Bowen that night, and returned to
MOulton's. 1 said Bowen did not object TO
sign the paper, and wanted to read it, and
think II over. Isaid TO them thought Bowen
would sign the paper. Either Wilkeson or
Tflton said ] made great mistake in not
having il signed, and that should not have
left II with him. Mr.. Chas Storrs was pro-
posed a: one Of the arbitrators. Mr.. James
rfSeiand was also TO be One. The Tune of
the meeting of the arbitratorS was ar
ranged upon that night. 1t was to be in
MoultOn'S study.
Al this point The court adjourned.