The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-24
BEECHER TRIAL

accommodated with seats,
The cross-examinatiOn OF Mr.. Glove
land was cOntinued-He was shown q
paper and said: | gave this power Of
attorney To Mr.. Shearman since Thursday
Of last week; before going to Boston the
second statement was in preparation by
MoullOn; this paper was the subject Of a
discussion between BeeChor and myself;
before left the White Mountains |
heard that this report was an assault ON
Becchcr; BeechCr said he would have
nothing to do with any accommoda-
ton or settlement until hOulton and
'Tilton withdrew absolutely all they
had said against his moral character,
In case Redpath's explanation was satiS-
factory | was to take back an answer to
Bcecher at the White Mountains; went
to Boston rs u matter Of courtesy to Red
path, Coy. Clatlin and other gentlemen
who telegraphed; had nothing tod do with
the charge Of blackmail against Moulton;
this power Of attorney was handed to me
before I started for Boston, and | didn't
examine II until was on the way there;
didn't sign any paper at Boston,
Mr.. Morris read n dispatch from Red:
path to IeeCher asking him II he could
receive dispatch in Latin, and Mr.. Pryor
read adispaich in Latin, afterward trans
lating 1t into English. II was from Red.
path, asking Beecher to cOmein the name
OF the Father Immediately and avert the
terrible calamity and that he had
through three years Of silence procured
an opportunity which he held only for q
day, and asking that he should not DO
frustrated with hesitation.
Mr.. Morris read dispatch from Beech
er to Redpath, in English, containing the
information that Cleveland would meet
him at the depot that he had been given
u letter Of authority on bis behalf, and
that he (BeeCher) could not leave until
Monday.
Witness continued-BeeCher told me
about that telegram on September 3d, and
| left next morning; didn't tell Ford l
could ruin the Christian Union or that |
knew tho secret Of BeeCher's relations
with Mr.. Tilton; | know that some Of
Beecher's draft Of the committees report
was drawn up by Winslow; tho witnesses
examined were not sworn.
Mr.. Beach here asked ShGarman for
the minutes Of the testimony taken by the
Stenographer, and the latter said that he
would see about II.
Witness was handed the book Of the
proceedings Of tho Investigating COM
mittee. lie was pointed to u part which
he was asked II he remembered. lie
turned round to the Court and said :
Your honor In my present state cant
analyZe the report Of the Committee word
by word, and | ask the consideration Of
the Court, The question was repeated
and he said he didn't remember. have
u recollection about hearing Of the paper
shown to DR.. StorrS In 1870, saying that
TiltOns wife had informed him that
Bcecher had solicited Mrs, Tilton to be u
wife to him with all that name implied;
two or three days before the committee
made n report, MOultOns partners re.
ccived a dispatch saying that he was
willing to 60 before tho committee; the
reports had not then passed from the com.
mittee; | voted on 1t; don't know II any
other member Ofth committee was pres
ent then; sRid to l'iltOn In my store TINT
II he wanted to make n direct issue he
should write to the church and not go to
such persons as DR.. Bacon, and that this
would be more manly way Of dealing
with the matter; TiltOn did send letter
to the church on May 4th, 1874, when II
was discussed by the committee, but no
action taken Oh II.
The court here took the usual recess,
and Morris stated that In half an hour
more he would finish with the witness.
After lhe recess Mr.. Cleveland resumed
tho stand aud testified IA follows: In the
Fall Of 1874 the West charges were
brought to my mind Ind no knowledge
Of them until that year when | read Of
them in TiltOn's statement; this Is the first
knew Of the character Of them, but
knew Of them in general way when they
were preferred; J understood they were
charges against Tllton In u specific way;
| was present yhcn they were disposed Of
and heard the report Of the committee
read; In the discussion learned they
were charges against Bowen and Tilton Of
slandering their pastor; | understood the
charges 10 consist in slandering their pas
tors moral character u.s. to his relations
with women; do not know II West was
called before the Examining Committee,
but he was not called before the Investi.
eating Committee; | do not know why lie
was not called, or why did not suggest
his name IA The author Of these charges;
the letter from Tilton Of August 81, de.
Clining to appear again before The
committee was sent before went
10 the White Mountains; | remenl-
Der Mr.. Shearman's card In The
INDEPENDENT which was prepared by Sher.
man and TiltOn 10 clear the latter from
any charge Of aspersions cast on him by
the Bacon letLSr. This finished the cross.
examination.
Redirect examination--Mr. Beecher
never authorized the publication Of the
triparLite covenant; he made an effort 10
prevent II; / simply heard in 1873 that
| West had preferred charges 1 was not a
member Of the Examining Committee
then, but am now; this Committee never
made known any matters before them 10
any members Of the Church; at meeting
Of The Church In October, 1873, nothing
was said Ia the report about these charges;
when TiltOn spoke ther, do not remem.
ber that he mentioned Vests name; when
| 1 became member Of this Committee its
papers we're not placed in my hands nor
we're Vests charges talked about In my
hearing In the examination In my sick
room my stale Of health was not so good
that could remember what was asked
the; on June 90, I did not mention the
names suggested by Mr.. DeeCheF MS
members Of the Investigating Com.
mittee to Shearman or Gen. Tracy;
these names would have occurred 10
every member Of Plymouth, who would
be called on TO suggest names for such a
purpose; lleecler then submitted TO these
gentlemen called In, The names Of Wm. N.
Evarls, George William Curtis and VIII
liam Cullen bryant to act as a committee
in this matter; Mr.. Evarts had then no
relation to Bcecher as counsel or other.
wise that | know Of; White was not pres
eht until the 10th Of July; when Tilton
was before the committee I received legal
advice to the effect that II the Investigal-
ing Committee went on with their la6ots
without having the ratification Of the Ex.