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Moulton was often at the studio, and
they left it several times in company
lie found Mr.. Moulton an acute, cul-
tivated man. a connoisseur in art, lover
OF Shakespeare and the sort, and an agree
able companion lie formed high idea Of
him previous to that time. He knew Mrs
Moulton only as he knew a thousand men,
bers OF his congregation, recognizing them
to re such, but knowing nothing further of
them. lie did not know whether he knew
Mrs. Morse before Tilton's marriage. lie
had known Mrs. Tilton as Libbie Richards
Just as he knew others in a set of girls who
went to school with his daughter. That
was one OF those matters Of domestic econ
omy which be had spoken of as leaving to
his wife lie remembered the marriage of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton as a beautiful picture.
lie thought at the time that they were
one of the fairest couples he ever saw. Til
ton used to speak admiringly of his wife TO
him, saying that of all others he was the
fortunate diver who had brought up the
pearl. lie urged witness to visit him, say
ing there was little woman at the house
who loved him more than he knew. He
did not remember when be first began to
visit TiltOn's 5 house. but recollected that
when he returned from Europe in 1863 he
brought Mrs. Tiltona keepsake. lie must
therefore have known her well for some
time before. He brought home for his
friends lot of moss agates, knick nacks,
folly and wood carvings, as people usually
did who had been to Europe only once. His
gift to Mrs. TiltOn was Brazilian topaz
Mr.. Beecher continued
When the TIltOns removed to Livingston
street do not remember giving her any
pictures. ! had written Norwood and
IN the early chapters | was in despair, and
| went down to Mrs Tilton and read to her
the opening chapters, and she was particu-
larly delighted with part. of it, and espec-
tally delighted with the part in which trail
ing arbutus was brought in. When was
IN Boston | saw q picture of trailing ar
butus and gave it to her. 1t was hung on
the wall in the house and was about two
feet long and one broad. These presents
from Europe were not confined strictly to
my own family. Daring their residence in
Livingston street. until 1870, and when
/ going for my letters to the post office, |
would drop in there for half an hour while
reading them. My calls were always early,
I about ten o clock. after my studies of the
morning were over. In the years 81. 6s
and 90 ! may have called there several
| times IN the evening. My calls at other
houses we're made about five o'clock in the
| afternoon. In the year 70 1 remember
/ taking Mrs. IIlton Tor a drive had
then bJuga, pair Of iae bays and had no
/ time % take thcn to the f4rn. met Mrs.
| MJr-e aui she asked me To- take Libbie for
a ride. The second time | called for Mrs.
[ iIitOn. Ii.tJu came uut and spoke 10 me-
Mr.. TIltOn came OUT AMI IiliOn repruach-
cd her ior nor being ready and told her to
20 and get her things and put them on. In
/ August, 1870. was ia Peekshlil and re-
ceIvcd a letter from Mr-. Tilton saying she
was SICK and came to see her. Sac was up
stairs and looked sick and dlsc0nsoiate DO
not recall any particular conversation. but
she was very much oppressed. She conferred
with me, and ! prayed with and cheered her
and thea left. | called tho next day and
sen up my card. The girl brough; down
q scrap OF paper which sail il was best she
should not see me. bu; IN the future all
wouli be right. Prior to December of that
year | had no more conversations with Mrs
Elton. Alter had the lung fever during
the month OF October II was as much as |
could do to continue my services think
saw Mrs Hilton on the Both of December
VI that year by requeS, oi her mother Bes-
sic Turner came 10 my house aud learned
She was 1T her mothers. | never knew OF
any disposition OF her separating from her
husband. lh- was the first intimatlJn
had OF i;. ! visited Nl7s. IIlton, but do not
think | conferred with any person about
going ON this visit. | saw N-s. MIr~e and
Mrs. li.ton together. Mrs. Morse spoke
u me OF the great unhappiness Of TIlton' ;
family, and said Mrs.. Illton had left her
home. They asked me fer counsel aud ad-
vice. suggested they should confer with
my wife q woman was the only person
hitting 20 give advice. and sid ny wife
1fta lfrz 81 . ~ q 4.
very grateful - her It she did Next ddv
visited Ms liiton with my wife. Mrs.
Morse was there. After a few general r.
marks MrS. II!tOn went up stairs with my
wife. and Ms, Morse stayed w.th me and
repeat the charges After halt an hour
Mrs IilJan came down and Mrs Morse
went up s.airs 10 Mrs. Beecher How i
IL. sad, Il have known You - long and
Sou never alluded to the trouble IN Your
b0U~t: aud Sle said she sought % conceal
IL 10 hopes It would pass away / gave her
slme counsel and prayed vIlA her. My wife
came down anu We gave her some words OF
advice and then leit. Mrs Beecher and
talked II over the.next day and after cOnSulta-
tion it was agreed that she should 20 down.
There was company At the house and |
could not speak To her without betraying
the matter and wrote on i lit;le scrap Of /
paper and gave It to her. This note was
my judgment to her a. 10 what was best 10
be i0ae. did not 70 with my wiie-l /
was detained by my company. gave this /
note u my wife a. my Conclusion and ad-
vice as - the rsh; and duty OF Mrs. lii /
ton
The note was read BY llr. Eyarts. stating
that he was Inclined 10 think that her con-
cIGSlOns were right and that separation /
and separate mlintenauc. would be the |
best Adjourned.
NEW YORK. April After the recess |
to-day Mr. EyaEts said he had subpGned |.
Mf. Isaac II. BAIly to attend, merely TO cor
rJnoraie some dates. His learned friends /
had been kind enough to accept Mr.. |
BAi.ey's roto reciting those dates, IN the /
same lIgEi as evidence. Mr.. Bailey SAID |
in the notc THAT he sailed Tor Europe on |
the 81 Of June, iN7I. in the steamship |
Oceanic. and thar the dinner gwen to him |
10 reference u that event was Jn the 1T /
of June
Mr.. Egarts corrected an ambiguity in a
newspaper report OF Mr. Redpath's cross
examination. lie said that be did 81 to
make sGrc tha; the record was correct The I
examination Of NJ Beecher WIS then re-
Sumed.
lie testified tina; be did ~; On the nj sht
of December 50, ask MJulton if he had seen
Eiztbeth's confession. Nothing WIS said |
between them that nigh, in regard TO the |
confession DID mot remember slying 1
This Will kill me. " but he might have said |
80. lie dII not tell Muuitou that riltuu /
hai gwen him permission t. see Elz ,be.h. |
Nothing was said tbat night in regard to /
sexual Intercourse between the witness and |
Mrs. Hilton such tiiag was not named. |
lie might have said that this matter came 4
upon him aS Il he was struck by lightning
although he thought he used that expre>-
sion On the lst of January lie did not IN |
that nigh, ask MJnltOn u be a friend to
him. lie next saw Tilton on the 81 of Jan |
uary. lie suw MnGlton on the 3lSt ur De- /
cember When Moulton came To his house .
in the evening they went into the bedroom
OF the witness. MDuitOn made same re
marks which he did not frmember and then /
showed the witness a letter from Elton. la /
tins letter filton said he hal found that the 4
witness bad obtained retraction from |
Mrs. IIlrpu. M,nlton then said that he /
thought tue witness had acted dishOnorably |
IN - d1ing. The witness then claimed the /
night tJ defend himself M1ulton said that /
hi course Wa Indi>creet and iuexpedieut "a
II tended 20 ,ncrea-s the trouble between
fritun and his VIE AMI heE Seen Tilton and |
Mr. Bcecher Ai,er some interchange of :
views on this poiat M,ulton drew from his /
pockct what purplrted to he letter from
Mr.. Hilton. The witness identified letter
shu"n - him Is the one which MOultOn |
read 10 him, 1t being the letter from Mrs. |
Iii5In u MJd!t,n, IN which she asked him
t. proeare the retractioa that both that and /
the Confession might be DESTROYED Mr.. |
Beecher said that he was perplexed at first /
because this letter implied that the cOnfes-
sion was still IN existence. while Tllton had
told him 1t IVES Destroyed. IL. told Moul-
ton that II he gave up the retraction he
would have nothing u defend himself with
it he WAS attacked. M1ulton said he would /
keep them. both that and the retractinn, or
testr1 them both. Finally ne gave MJul-
ton the retractiOn. Mpulton said be would |
guard both papers with his life. The latter
took of his oyercoat ami in doing - expos
cd she hh. OF pistol lie took the pistol
out. laying it upon the bureau, subsequent
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