New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-16
THE BEEOHER TRJ AL.

TESTIMONY OF CHARLES G. JUDs0N-Mh ~ooh-
IONS COMBINATIONS WITH ARCHIBALD DAA-
TER-DRpOsrnoN OF J. HAYNES phAhS'
The trial of the suit against MI beocne' was 10
sumed before. Judge Nelson YESTERDAY. ies''nonS
was given for the defense by John W. Harinah'
Jackson s. Schultz Charles G. Judson. and Archi-
hayd Rax+er The deposition OF j. Haynes Drake
who 10 abroad. was also read in evidence. Mr. Full
0erton was not able to be present yesterday out MS
health was much improved, and his associates thinH
that he will be in court to-day. There were only
three or four ladies in the courtroom In the morn
mg Mrs. Tllton was not present during either SEES
non In the afternoon, for the first time since the
early days of the trial. there was not single lady
In the courtroom. Mr.. Beecher was also absent
during the afternoon
MR. TII,TON'S TALKS WITH Mr.. HARTMAN.
The great trial entered upon its eleventh week
Yesterday. The number Of spectators IN the court
room was fully as large as it was last week, ana
crowds swarmed in the corridors In spite OF hf'
Evartss prophecy that the tnal would not prove so
popular a piece as the "Shaughraun ana would
cease to draw Mr.. Evarts and Mr.. Porte were
half an hour late in coming into court, but the
proceedings were begun in their absence
John w. Hartman called as the first witness
and examined by Mr.. Hill. His testimony related
in the main to statements made to him from time to
time by Mr. Tilton regarding his relations with MI
Bowen and Mr. Beecher. Mr.. TiltOn had told the
witness that he had received notice TO give no his
position as editor of The BrOOkly" Union, and that
Mr. Bowen had deserted him and joined Mr. Beecher
against HIM. In a conversation IN 1917 Mr. Ilipoh
had told him that he wanted to collect the $1,000
which Mr.. Bowen owed him, but an old
matter would be revived were he 70 do so. The
witness asked what that old matter was, and MI
Tllton then told him that Mr.. Bowen had slandered
one of the best of men. He added that Mr. Bowen
had written letter from Woodstock charging Mr..
Beecher with adultery. Mr. TIlton also said that
Mr.. Bowen declared that Mr.. Beccher ought not to
preach and that if he (Mr. Tilton) would write an
omen letter to him telling him to resign, he (Mr.
Bowen) would deliver it, Mr. Tton did write
such letter, but Mr.. Bowen sealed 1t
up and gave il to Mr.. Beecher as the
work of Mr.. Titon alone and then joined
Mr. Beecher Among other communications which
Mr. TilOn made to the witness was one to the effect
that Mrs. Tlton had confessed to her husband that
Mr. Beecher had made improper proposals to her.
and that when he had charged Mr.. Beecher with
having used such language to Mrs. Hilton, he had
been overwhelmed with shame, had wept, and said
Theodore Theodore, how could do this thing
You are my children married you" Mr. Beecher
had apologized Soon after the Woodruff publication
the witness asked Mr.. TiltOn his reason for not
DENYING the scandal, and Mr.. Tlton had replied
Suppose l can't deny IT"
On cross-examiuation Mr.. Hartman testified that
,ir Titon had always spoken in the highest terms
of his wife, and had never charged her with any
fault The witness explained the way III winch MI.
McKelwav got possession of the Ms of the True
Story" Mr. McKelway called upon him and told
him that they had employed eminent counsel to sft
the matter and sec whether the story would hold
water, and the witness then gave the papers to Mr.
McKelway without a written order from DIR. TiltOn
MI Harnan further testified that he had offered Mr.
Tlton $1,000 for the True Story :" he did not mean
necessarily to publish it. but wished to do what he
pleased with it; but Mr. TitOn had refused the offer
He afterward told Mr.. Tilton that the whole world
wanted to know about that scandal, and 100000
copies Of the True Story could be sold at % cents
copy"
MR.. SCHULTZ CHARGES BLACKMAIL.
Cen Tracy next called and examined Jackson s.
Schultz His testimony was also in tie main
recital Of conversations with Mr. TitOn. The first
NUT that the witness had had that Mr.. Tilton was
not on friendly terms with Mr. Beecher was derived
from statement of Mr.. Tilton that if Mr. Beecher
were asked to subscribe to Tbs Golden Age he would
do So and that he would contrbuealsO to that paper
IL he were permitted Ia one of Mr.. Schultzs
versations with Mr.. TiltOn he had reprOached him
FOX the publication Of the Life Of Victoria Wood
hull" and Mr. TtOn had justified his course on the
ground that he always stood by the weak and down
trodden. At a dinner party he had heard Mr. Tilton
sneak very warmly in praise of Mrs Woodruff Mr..
Iilton came TO him on occasion In 1919,
and told him that Francis B. Carpenter had H.
formed him that Mr. Schultz had said that he MIR.
Tilton) a blackmailer. The witness then re-
peated that part of the conversation which he had
Tad with Francis b. Carpenter, but which he could
Inly give in evidence he had told 1t to Mr.. Ttcn.
The substance of it was that Mr. Car
renter came to him with a plan for start
log new paper of which Mr.. Beecher was to be
the editor-in-chief and Mr.. Tilton foreign
spondent and Mr. Carpenter and Mr. johnson were
to be engaged in the business department part
of the plan that the scandals were TO be cup
pressed 1t the ground that Mir. HIton was
irving 10 make of certain scandalOus stories 10
secure for himself position that the witness had
called HIM q blackmailer. Mr.. Schultz also told
of an interview between Mr.. NltoD, Mr.
Moulton and himself during which the charge of
blackmail was discussed. The merchant caused
good deal of amusement by his attempts to give in
evidence only as much of his previous conversation
with Mr. Carpenter as he had stated to them. Dur
ing this part of the testimony Francis ID. Moultou
who had entered the courtroom few minutes after
II o'clock sat at the table occupied by the plaintiff
and his counsel within few feet OF the witness upon
whom he fastened his eyes, stretching bis head
forward. Mr.. Schultz leaned forward in his chair
and emphasized his testimony by striking his hands
together
Mr.. Beachs crossexaminatiOn of Mr.. Schnltz was
very brief. The witness admitted that he bad con-
,versed during the recess with his partner and Mr.
Tracy in relation to his testimony.
CLOSING EVENTS OF THE DAY
\ hr. Shearman then called Charles G. Judson and
. sguestioned him in reference 70 a conversation
: between Mr.. TtOn aud himself in 1866 in which