The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-27
TILTON- BEECHER.
Resumption Of the Trial
Several Witnesses Examined
Vickie and Theodore-EX-
perience Of a Spiritualist.

/ NEW YORK, April 26.-The B9echer
/ trial was resumed to-day in the presence
| of slightly increased number of specta.
/ tors and the cross-examination Of Mr..
Partridge was continued by Mr.. Beach.
| He testified: The cheek for $1,000
signed by Henry G. Bowen and Wood
ruti d Robinson were endOrsers, but 1t
was not endorsed when handed to me;
don't recollect that the ycl-
low paper ard check were
annexed, when they came to me; cant
tell whether separated themi received
the check on the 4th of April, '73, but
could not tell whether deposited it she
same day without referring to my book;
the yellow paper l had in my pocket, to
the best of my recollection, about two
wears; cannot tell how long it remained
in the back part of the drawer, possibly
longer than week; when | took the
paper from the drawer, folded it up and
| put it in my pocket book.
Witness was here shownthe pocket.
book, but couldn't tell how many times he
folded the paper to place it in the pocket
book. Finally under persistent inquiries
of counsel he admitted it was folded.
The witness continued: ! have no
recollection of showing this to any per-
| son until after the statements were made
last summer; | showed it to my wife
and children, to gentleman named
| Clark in Northampton, and to Albert
Woodruff, formerly n member of the
| firm; about ten days or fortnight ago
/ when this check was handed to me, all |
| knew of the difficulty between Titon and
/ Bowen was that Tilton had some papers
I which he threatened to publish if Bowen
| did not settle with him; this ! was told
| by other persons; however, did not tell
/ any member of the firm that | had u
paper in my possession; had right to
! infer, however, that when this paper
come in my possession l had right to
take care of it, and l did so at that
time; | looked at it in the light Of
of curiosity; the word "Spoils" in the pa
! per attracted my attention and thought
| 1t referred to the check; | told Jeremiah
| Robinson tha. such paper existed, but
! did not show 1t TO him; ] conversed with
my family since | was on the stand; also
with DR.. Bacon; in regard to it spoke
/ to Mr.. Hill of the counsel once and also
| 10 Shearman, before | came on the stand;
/ | only rccollect that Mr. Moulton spoke
/ to me once rs to Spiritualsts being more
numerous than Congregatonalsts;
/ don't think Franklin Woodruff was
| present at the conversation, in the Office,
when | said thought Tilton had done II
foolish thing in writing the Woodhull
( biography.
SpIrituaiism vs.. COngregationalism.
| | said also that didn't think spiritual
lists, as body, were numerous enough to
( Justify Tilton in seeking to obtain the
| leadership; Mrs. Moulton said the spirit
ualists were more numerous than the
! Congrcgationalists the first time | re-
| prated this conversation was since
the statement appeared last summer;
| | think | repeated it 20 Mr. Clark %
northampton, and to Albert Woodruff;
| ! repeated it to Captain Noyes before
told the counsel here To Mr.. Evarts.
! | was educated for the law at Amherst
! College; Woodruff retired in 1856 and 10 Il
relation Of Franklin Woodruff; before this
| conversation with Moulton talked with
/ Woodruff about the comparative num-
! bers of Spiritualists and Congregation
/ alists in the country.
| Mr. Evarts was gong on to prove by
/ the witness what conversation was be-
/ tween him and Woodruff, but Mr.. Beach
| objected and it was ruled out.
A plymouth Man Faints.
| The defence then called Edward j.
| Wright. and as he took the stand Il mem
Der of the Plymouth group fell in a faint.
! A physician present, at the request "I
Judge Nelson, took charge OF the gen
! tleman.
Mr.. Evarts then read letter from Mr..
| Triton to Mr.. Dows, dated September Is,
| 1871. asking him and his wife to read his
| (Tilton's) life of Mrs Woodruff, and let
him know what they thought of 1t. This
letter was placed in evidence.
Mr.. Wright, who Is cashier in A. /.
/ Stewards store, then testified to over
/ hearing conversation in railroad car
in November 1872, between Theodore
/ Tilton and another gentleman, when
the former said, referring to the Wood
hull publication, that he didn't care
about the publication for himself but
cared only for his wife who was in deli
/ cate health. On cross examination witness
! said he didn't know how the defense be-
came acquainted with this information.
Elizabeth l.. Palmer, the next witness,
testified that she was II landscape pam
ter and had obtained a divorce from her
! former husband Herbert Daniel Hart
/ she became acquainted with Mrs. W ood-
! hull. in Nav. 1870, through the labor re-
| form movement; | occupied position IN
! her office in the spring of 1871, when
became acquainted with Tilton; | called
al Tilton's office with Mrs. Woodruff,
! and he came over to Mrs. Noodhuiis :
| office; there was conversation about the
/ Goidcn Age and the paper conducted by
. Mrs. Woodruff, being run IN the interest
of the Spiritualist movement the ro'a'"
/ Ace it was said, was to he a radca! pa
per, and Tilton asked me to be agent for
it, but declined during the spring ana
summer of 1871, | often saw IlIton
at Mrs. Woodhul's office, taking
lunch; saw him after at the house ana
knew he was in Mrs. WoodhuIIs bed
room about four times, because some per
son said so; there were writing materials
kept lnerei SAW nun S't''~ "' "
on one occasion; saw him on his way
there once with Mrs. Woodruff, ana was
about leaving the house, and bidding
good bye; his manner was always alice
tionatc towards her; they called each
other "Vickie' and Theodore.
More kissing.
l saw them kissing each other once;
often saw them sit with their arms
around each other, and often talked about
becoming the heads of the SPlrltuGi.Sts
of this country; Mrs. Woodruff read the
card of May -, 1871, tome, and once be-
fore this heard conversation between
Mrs Woodruff and Tilton about a scan
dal against Beecher, and Iilton said MS
wife was pure as snow, TO which MIS-.
/ NNondbuIl reDlied that il was not In the