The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-14
than once at that timer A. | can moi

you anything that Tliton had said to hi
wife? A. She may have done 80, but
do not remember further than have
stated the substance.
Q. Can you recall anything on thai
subjeCtl A, No.
Z, What did you do when you re-
eeiVed this messageY A. | told her thai
would come.
Z And did you gOH A. did.
Z. How soon after you received the
message? A. Within that day or the
next day.
Q. Where did you find her2 A,
found her at her mothers.
Q, What time did you arrive at her
mOthers2 A. don't know.
Q, Up to that time had the relations
between you and TiltOn been friendly ?
A. | can scarcely say; we had been init
mate; there was external friendliRess,
@. Well, 1t Is for you TO say whether
they had been friendly or not? A. Ex-
ternally there was friGndliness,
Q. Well, sir, M to the sincerity Of that
friendship; was it sincere on your part ?
4. On my part he had my best wishes, my
kindest wishes,
Q. You felt kindly towards him? A.
felt friendly to him in regard tO-yes, |
can say that,
q. When did you last sec him before
you visited her at Mrs. Morse'sP A, l
don't recall to have seen him TO speak to
him--well, over six months before that,
Q. Where did you last see him before ?
A. | passed him in the street, but | did
not stop.
Q. There had been no open rupture be.
tween your A. No.
q, NOexpreSsiOn Of i'll feelingH A. No.
q. No expression Of i'll feeling3 A. No
sir.
@. Now whom did you find at Mrs,
MOrses when you went there? A. Mrs.
Morse and Mrs. TiltOn.
q, Any one else2 A. No sir,
q. Did you sce Bessie Turner there ?
A. | think did; don't rcCOlleCt.
q, Were Mrs Morse and Mrs, Tilton
together when you saw them hrstY A. l
think they were, al any rate they were
soon together.
Q, That was u memorable interview
was ii Mr.. BeccherH a. Yes sir.
q. One that impressed itself On your
mind1 A. Certainly II was.
q. Then you will be able 10 give liz
the particulars Of what OcCurredY A.
rhut don't follow.
q. want to know all that occurred
from the time you entered until you left
the house? A. entered into some con.
yersatiOn, stated what had brought me,
and expressed some regret
q. just please state what you said
| A. can not state the language.
q. The substance Of in A. II was re-
gret that there had been any occasion for
calling me on such u Visit-that there
was n misunderstanding between TiltOn
and his wife. Mrs. Morse did most Of
the conversation, and she, inher practical,
inCiSive and earnest way, gave me the
same statement.
q. Now, what was the substance Of
the statcment2 A. | can not give the
statement.
Q. The substance? A. | am proceed
ing to give you the substance.
Mr. IieaCI-,The substance Of the state
nient il not the substance Of the cOnyGr-
sNtiOn.
Mr.. iullcrtOn-l want the substance of
what was spoken as near as YOU can give
It. A. The substance Of the stories was
that her daughter had lived II life Of great
unhappiness, subjected TO great cruelty
and to leprivuti0nE that her life with
TiltOn had became unbeHrable to her, aud
that she hal come to the conclusion 10
separate from him.
q. Did she not advise separation as
near IA yOll Can reCOlleCt2 A. She did
somewhat, but cant recollect that.
O. Can't you state any Of them. A. |
think
O. What did the cruelty consist ot2 A.
Can't say.
| @. Consist Of words or blows2 A. |
don't remember that she charged him with
having struck her.
q. Well, cant you recall what she said
as 10 tho nature Of the crlIeltyH How II
was innictcd2 A. The violence Of his
temper was one Of the elements; the fail.
ure 10 be u good providGr for her was an
other, and 1t ranged over
q. Oh, no; don't range Il over; tell us
Tho particulars, then we will range II for
ourselves. A. | should bU very glad to
recall II in all the parts.
z. but you recalled two incidents u
few moments ago, see II you cant
give the particulars nOwY A. | will EN-
deavOr to do 80 with your help don't
now recall anything else than what |
have stated,
q. Did she repeat any charges that
IillOn had made against herr A. |
don't recall anything Of the kind.
q. Did she not say that TiltOn I'M
putel her conduct as unbeCOming 10 II
wife IN some respects? A. That what.
q. Tlat he imputed to her and charged
her with conduct unbecoming II wife
A. don't reoOllect my such thing as
that. ....
q. Well, give ia the substance Of what
WIS said upon that subject? A. l have
given you, ia ! CNn now, the substance Of
IT. | might by suggestion or otherwise
perhaps, recall something else, but | can-
not recall anything else now. ,
q. Then she suffered from exhibitions
Of his bad treatment? A. From the et-
fccts Of II, Sir.
q. And from the effects Of his having
failed 10 provide for herl a. For hay
ing fai:ed 10 provide for her properly;
there was more but cannot recall that
now. Ala.