, 1875-01-19
NUMBER 160.


tho aan,n date told him Ind been invited II
appear befuro lfa COMMITTEE that night, snd bud
:. 'epaseh atatsment, which read to him, aud
80 Thought 1t WAS fair and honorable. IIe told
Tho saEne thing to my wife. told him had
read it to Yil,oa.
Ex-Judga Fullerton offered this stateu,snt In
evidence. to which Mr. Ernrts objcctod The
Court said IT tli! not seem c'oar to him why this
evidence wEs material.
Fullerton argued that tho statement showed
taett which we're conceded by Beec!,ey, md It
also showed that III to that timn atuutun was In
tho cH,tilaaco Of Beociler. After brief argu.
r;llel ult the statement. Fullerton took e1cep-
tlA. Tnllertun ikea stated that !lo wished 10
n.lcE 1'aE. of lhss statement In eyideace, and
offered t'nt portion regrctting thnt e taloniton1
wud hata t0 appear before tho Conmittne;
another smrton. setting fortA that sll partiod
Implicated Auoud cppear flrrt, and lie {Monlton)
wuu1d appear Mt last and toll tho truth. Thnae
extracts were alt ruled out BY the Court snd oz-
ce;, iosa taken.
Witn"tH cu,,tnrcd: Tho Bacon letter had then
been Ft,;,lised. mud TAB tho subject Of convor.
sAt!on s.etoss THIS st1tenson: WAS prepared.
gtd to i}earncff 1 l1nJ recommended tint this
I;1con letter lad oireroi d basis Of recunci1la-
tIon. bnfore go1nE Eofure the Committee, and
Afor reading my statement. be concurrcd in it.
first lcalned nbou. tbs tujnnttee being an
loointcd july o. from Hsecilor. aud he then said
ho would ha:o tie ralnssu. Of ti,e members OF
tho L.,n.ntt;ee, 1 saw lioechcr with regard ia
tue Esa'cn,ent hc Has to make befuro tho Colu.
lni-4o" about tulT Il. lie roaL to ule from pn-
ter what lio was guine TO Say &bp1lt I1eul1ra
1iiton, aud atatcd Ae took Graat blame to huaeIf
fur his Treatment Of Theodore Iiltuu mid hia
tansl:. end oyoacrated Til:on. ] said to him lla
cct1ld lu nbtltg moro than toll tho candid truth
OF tho matter. lilo said If Theodore would reveal
tau rtlntluns bet 4ecn him anu Mrs. Hilton it
would ruin him aud Kill 'liltou,
The witness t1on]lnn) subsequently rnperteL
to Afr. Deecler that Tition vas oIduTate, s1n At
nlH s,1ggcet1on Nlr. Bcechnr agreed that it wonld
th hHfl EI!I1t1 rnlEenk uF tia f'nsn.
1uittee. Tie witncasa advised lIul not to iuakd
I'll: Btatanent until lie could secure Tilton's cun.
sent to it, .Mr. Dsecllef then drew up 4 forn, u
hifll agreement.
.Ir. Fulo,ton then read PAPER which wss IN
Mr. Decr.lcz's Aada sl.,ng. 1t was 10 tho effect
tlAt tlie BlSnar. III view or Statements matla by
:lr. bercher, Withdrew li charsu in regard to
tho painful! uMeac difficulty which hfluul1 have
bcc,l privately settled loug ago. Tie wItncss
kail tuat this payer was to TO tAken to Tton fot
him to Eien, III slew Of Ietcher's cxolcrating him
from blaau,. Tilou refused TO sign 1t. The Wit
ness asked lIr. Gtcchcr il ie could not tell tho
wilo;o truth to Sage, or Eonle o.her member Of
ttu Committee. aud Xlr. Beechcr sail hu could
not TINT 1t would kItl il. The witness asLed
linn Vi what uso his trlentls wero then. 1 told
Mr. l;.ecl,cr tint would not ndyiEe him to make
lis statement belors Tlltun could be got TO coiu-
mt himself to what he {ileccherJ sjlo,lI LAY,
anil liz then propnHeh to Gct all Adjournment II
the Committee uuti this .'aa dono. Eceches
then prepared !. sta,omeat iprod'cna and rea1l
| III, to chow 1hroIofc ant / did.
rtt,o.tcd to Bccclaer thas when rillou was
tapsu tis ho refused tu uaIto EinseJi
otis tie victim or halllcBaton. UA tho 2ls.,
1ta ,,stautlsesl the clrl Ae iia prepared to tho
| Cpls.:n,.@ce Mr.. Ucccaer then prepared = esa.e-
rneut fur 1!le Committee. Mi. Titt,n prepared
s"u Eearrta ~: buJl'lrsio:'. ts prog reports
! for :c tua,l..lttae " mako. Iiltoau rpJft ul-
| legged tllat Dec@htr lli.1 conllIt:tad rtafn
o:irn,!e a:;ainst al1. ataA Alr Ii,eodoEo IiIton,
| Thsfe MGA lon@ tt..:e:IlHt AMT shGrt one.
! tCou',.ei produced tpe rAurt oe. AMI ,raa ltj
Hot'"eea the 18th and lh Of lEl !. !ai!. after
| tl4sa HoalI never Ghyo h4eh lsi',aisMd
! nad l;eecuer Eot nlaae tho ht..cIlcnt
he did, una esussa 1Ma ~.in N
desert her ho:ns: IAo t;p:'I.:. -tJe ~si hla:.at
saslun about the tipiA+. Age hat wi.'l Nj.
I EorcI.tr was shortly btfese il Vas ss,,-.. to
hoped II would to bllcctaefu], and would lao II
aa=1at Yiitun in ito establishment. w.i:A Ihto.
| tors Gctt!uoI. Tic next Cun;Csrltlun YAs III
/ 1913, wlcn told him tl4u paper aAs dragging.
t atl1 Tleqluro WA dowI!-hcarted tiss:. 1t. aud
Mr. Bctcuc2 naid 4o H;.'uld h!io 10 lscly tho lu.
per. told lin DID nus bca AoW tins could
10 uos.ib!c, hut Ao btLt cDsiilllue1 thtba Gtturs
Dec.ller tald Ae tLuu;iIi. l oou.j taia
tu,1ls money aud siro it IL uInco1oIo aa my own ;
bat told A,n could not do it lonolabIy. 1la
otIur'.d to naGo i mortgage on h:a A7sGe for
iora. Fiaaliy, ou Maya 1873. tuuk $500 ir,
Bills from Beecher, md gave 1t III slnau suius to
| Til:ou, Who did npt know where tho monor
c.,sue from. July 70 Tracy w".4>cd nlo to tolt
Lim lroul pub.isjnng lna stats'u"a, :.
WHICH / refused to do, aud Tracy Aa't Il
| would cause me trouble. and i replied.
Let it 10 So" Tho letter from We-t,
requesting; the calling Of tho meesiug Of tEe
Council ut plymouth Church 70 ta'ie action ~,
tho chares 1,rtfeFrc ut,u:I1Gt Eeocher BY 1ilttp
md BJ.et,, was read by coansel uul placed in
eypleueo; hut, hefuto that wss identdcd b.:
! n!taess aB being gwen to him w Uaechcf.
counsel sIs9 produced this original OF q card pub
linucd it, thu E,iJ't, from Huechsr, and it Waa
1laeed in eyidenco.
Opjccion was raised to it by Eysrts. but it
was admitted by tue Court. :,
Iuu card deuies tic truth OF tho woodruff
statuluents, aud stamps t4cA ~ false.
| RECESS. .
The usual rccebs was hero tasei, and on 70
sulnluY counse fur the prosecllt19i' introduced
1 LITTER Ok NILS TILT ~
with reference tn the statement Il. t. to Uecchef
that il no rpul stand OIL tito 1ortl" ii tue story
iu relation to Mrs. Iiituu ber9ull-;Ss wife 70
him, with I'LL wn'ch that would ampis' TO conld
stand 1t all.
air. Fullerton w1thtsro" the letter oi ita intro"
duct;ou being objcciea 10 ty af. Esarts.
Witnpss vas handed letter, which he said
| vas trulu DeecbcrH counsel. lla explained That
i. was QUO ot !ho ietters which were mie.
nruper o:ler. Tho letter vas reAd y,
COUNSEL, 1t WIZ written tu h1oulton 10 March,
ISL aud telling Inn 1s (Deechur} wus Under a
cIuud, aud referring to Aloulsou's friendship for
hla.
III. Erarts withdrew hts objection TO tho
former letter, Which was rend. 1t was dated Dec.
III, 1872, aud waa offered iu evidence,
W'jtneso continued: Commencing with December,
1871 and ending with the laboss ol lhe 1nycsti~
eating Coynmistee, beecher slelted nly houae
Very often. III tho beginning Of 1871,
ilo was there once. ati'l sometimes
twice, day. That continued during tho
following year. lie often camo boforo, |
was ont of beA and called III 1ne late At uislt.
lie did not frequently visit nle Ut my place ,of
bt1sluesB. After tlu 18th of July, 1634, lie did
III, FulIettoi, Huli that this closed the dircot
/ examination. anI. uuiess something was ay0r!onk-
Cd, they diu uvt psoiosa to ask ANY further aueA-
| tiUna.
Ho,no time waa spout by counsel arguing about
tho correction whiel; wtncds teeired to nuke IN
relation to tho West lottets, tllat they wer0 not
ali wgittou auoIt u1,s time, which MAS decided in
favor u counsel for tho Prosecution, aud ac.
cos,iiuyiy plaead I'll the record.
Nuut.sa wus questioned as to tho converaar
tion which occurred between him and Deecher Ia