The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-13
tBEECHER TRIAL

asked Tor abhOrt delay as hewas expec
ing some papers about which he wished |
ask TiltOn some questions, and didn't d,
sire TO put another witness on the stan
till he was disposed Of. .I. III.
Seated on the bench with Judge NeilsO
vas Robert Mckenzie, Of Dundee, Scoj
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In the interval Of waiting the arriyd
Of the papers the time was spent by III
lawyers in consultation undermining III
testimony Of the different Witnesses, an
by the audience in conversations. Ol
Shearman escorted Mrs. Woodruff int
Court about half past ! |, and after takinI
his place said that Mrs, Woodhull had re
fused to produce certain lettersOf Tilton'
unless under instruction from the Court
Ex-Judge Fullerton said he hoped tn
Court would so instruct her. ..
Judge Nelson said hc could not Civ
the witness any Instructions, G.y lNi
Evarts said that the subpoena demand
cd the production Of the papers In Court
but Fullerton argued that Mrs, WOOdhui
was summoned here as q witness and MOI
as u mere expressman, and the cOunse
here read the subpoena commanding Mrs
WoOdhull to appear At Court IN person.
Judge Nelson again said lGegull Civ
h0 directi0rs q j gSANi VIZ j
Eyarts quoted from The legal authofi
ties in support Of the ground taken by
him, but the Court said that the witness
would bo satisfied according to the terms
Of the subpoena to come into Court and
bring the papers with her,
Fullerton argued that according tOthG
clause Of the subpoena Mrs. WOOdhulI
was not compelled to deliver these papers
to the counsel on the other side... 80,
Judge Nelson said. Yon haSe 10 Ii;
terest in It, Mr.. Fullerton.
To which the latter replied: But Il
Mr., Evarts places her on the stand as d
witness | will have an interest It.
After some further iluOtaliona fEom
legal authorities the Judge said that THE
papers might be given up II the witness
had no personal objections,
Mr.. SheaFmNn then called Mrs. Wood.
hull and had q brief CONVERSATION with
her, after which she addressed tho Court,
and stated that the letters were in no way
disCretlitRble 10 her or 10 the party WHO
wrote them, and that she had been in
prison several times for publishing this
scandal, and while there her offices had
been ransacked and papers taken, some
Of which were in the hands OF the dc.
Tense and Others with the prosecution.
With this explanation she said she was
content to deliver up the papers, which
she did, and they were examined by
counsel. While the lawyers wcre oxam. !.
lining Tho correspondence Mrs. Woodruff
sat right in front Of Mrs. Beecher.
Mr.. Evarts said they would not cross.
examine Hlton for 0 short timeyet.
Judge Fullerton argued that Tilton
should be called now.
Judge, Nelson then decided that when
the other side called TiltOn they should
also have Mrs. WOOdhnll in attendance
John N. Lough was recalled and lesli.
fled rs follows: | have measured The dis
lanCe between Schandler's restaurant and
DelmOnicOs and found the distance to be
"a feet. 4
+. D. MOulion was recalled and tesli.
fed In my interview with Beecher on
the 3Oth Of December, 1870, Ineyer said
TO Beecher that lie should take q gener-
Ous view and act for the interest Of all
concerned; in The interview January IA,
1871, | did not say TO Teechcr that Eliza
beth loved his little finger better than
'TiltOns whole body; never said 10
Becclier that after using the letter
would burn II; don't remember having
stopped lIeeChcr in his ,lictation 10 ask
him II had taken II down correctly; ]
never said 10 Bccther IN January III
what n grand thing II would be II Tilton
and he could Join forces IN the ChriSiidn
Union on the Sd Of February, ~, did
not say TO Beecher that he had wealth
and friends at his back aud Titon was be.
Ing born down and lad no friends; |
did not treat him with GOODNESS or scve-
rity; ! don't think in fact, ever had
any such interview that BeeCher described
! was III at my house at that time; 1 did
not ask BeeCher to appoint m arbitration
committee for the settlement Of all diff
culties; ] didn't suggest to Beecher on the
night Of June !, 1873, that Kinsella should
be sent for; at the interview May 81, 1873,
BeeCher did not denOunCe TiltOn; never
poposcd the writing Of II card suggested
by BcCcher for TiltOn TO present to the
investigating committee; never said to
Tracy, in speaking Of the letter Of con.
tition, that II was mere notes or Il mem.
Ornnda Of the conversation | had with
Beeclier. Tracy and / had no converse
tiOn on the subject OF improper acts, ex-
cept 40 far as the letter OF retraOtion
attended TO the subject; never asked
Tracy what could be done for Tiltoni
there was nothing said at the time oi
arbitration about burning the Documents
] wdS present all the time when Claai
expressed n desire that Bowen shOul
sign draft Of the tripartite agreement.
Court here took . recess. n