Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-04-03

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nom her, IL would be impossible with
such q woman; | never had any .crimi-
nal intercourse or connection with Mrs.
Tilton. This drew forth an applause
from the audience, which was promptly
by the officers under direc-
ton OF the court l Witness was handed
a letter sent to him by Tilton through
Bower, dated December 26, 1870; he
said: "I remember receiving such let
Ter; Mr.. Bowen brought me the letter,
il and read it, and said this is sheer in
sanity; this man is crazy Bowen said
he had not read It, and handed il to
him to read; made some express
sion OF surprise that Tflton should
have written such a letter to
me; Bowen sSid he and TiltOn
had some difference between them,
and he proceeded to talk about Tilton;
he said he had dismissed Tilton from the
editorship Of the IndeDendeat TO that Of
contributor on account OF business res-
sons, as Tilton's views did not agEee
had dismissed him, stories were told
him about TiltOn; one IN regard to
woman at Winsted; another in the
was dDOuk . WOh4Hh AZ
the Office to whom be had made i'm
proper advances; | told him l was not
surprised, and told him what Bessie
Turner told me, and also said there was
another woman with whom rumor con-
nected him; asked him to see my wife,
and talk with her about it; he expressed
some repugnsnce at first, but atterward
went into the parlor and spoke to her;
n l. haA 1nTnhf q In yuh n thor
he could retain him on the Brooklyn
Union, and that he could not retain him
i'm any position on the Independent;
Bowen grew more and more friendly on
account Of this attack; he said ought
to go out of tom, and he would stand
by me as aSlend; this was near five
o'clock in Intervening OF December 26th;
| will not say Bowen came from Ill
toms, but he said Tilton had requested
him to give me this letter; between the
twenty-sixth and thirtieth Of De-
cember / never had an interview or
heard from Bowen, Tilton, or Mrs.
Tiltou: about seven o'clock on the
evening Of the twenty-sixth Moulton
called on me and said that TiltOn was
at his house and desired an interview
Immediately; l said it was my prayer
meeting night; he said to get some one
to take my place and 90 with him;
did so; when l reached the corner OF
Clinton and Montague streets l asked
him what Tilton wanted; he said L
would see when / went there; there
was some conversation about Tilton's
leaving the Independent, but can't re-
member what; Boulton and / entered
the house and he locked the door; he
said Tilton was in the upper front parlor
waiting for me; / asked him to go up;
he said that had better 60 alone; Til
ton met me there, and in most stately
manner asked me to take a seat, which
| did; he drew q small paper out OF his
pocket, and, sitting down, said: VI
have summoned you to this inter-
view on matters of importance;" he
asked me IL l had received letter from
Bowen calling for my resignation aud
leaving Brooklyn; l said did, and he
said he wanted to recall it, and wished
me to think it had never been written;
he said it was a grand thing to write
this letter, but grander to take 1t back
he then spoke OF his troubles with Bow
en-. and charged me with being con-
cerned in them and acting against him;
he said that had not only injured him
in his business prospects, but had also
insinusted myself into his household
and displaced him; that l had caused
hfa wife to transfer her affections from
him TO me; that l had conspired with
her and her mother for separation; that
had taught her to lie, and that under
my influence she had become deceitful
and untrustworthy; that 1, who had tied
the nuptial knot, had reached out my
hand to unloose it; that / had made
overtures to her of an improper charac-
ter; / made some reply; he reached TO
me what looked to be q letter from his
wife, stating that Beecher had asked
her 10 be a wife to him, with all that
that implied; that he had burned
the original and would burn this copy;
that there would be 90 line against the
reputation Of his wife; he said: "I want
you to go down and see my wife at her
house;n this staggered me and said +:
''This is but a dream; you could never
make these charges against your vile,
and he said: "Go down, it is but few
blocks off, Mr.. MoultOn went with me
to Mrs. Tilton; l never invited him to
90 there; when went to Tilton's do
not remember who opened the door;
they told me to 60 up stairs; went and
knocked and the door was opened by
Mrs, Tilton; no person was there during
our interview; it was upstairs In the
double rooms connected by folding
doors; Mrs. Tilton was supported reclln-
ing In bed with her hands folded and
her eyes closed; she did not sccost me )
she was as one dead, and sat down In
q chair by her bedside and said:
Mr.. Beach objected to the cOnvsrsa-
ton, but the Judge decided to take it.
Mr.. Beach said he did not think the
conversation would form any part oi
the evidence.
Witness continued: 1 said, Eliza
beth, / have just seen your husband,
and had long interview with him. ne
has sent me to you to verify what he
said; he has charged me with alternating
your affections from him, and with
teaching you untruthfulness and deceit
he has charged me with making improp'
er advances to you; / asked her did she
say so; she said, "my friend, could not
help :" l said you knew these things
were not SO; sbe said she "could moi
help IT." she said something about II
she confessed that her affections had
| been alienated from him, he might be In
| duced TO restore his alienated affections
| she asked me what should she do; 1saiC
1 she could retTact these charges II
/ writing; she said she would do 1t If 1
was not to be used against her husband
| brought her writing materials, and sh'
raised herself up in bed, and wrote the
first part Of the letter Of retractiOn.
Mr.. .Evarts showed the letter to wit
ness, and asked him what portion wa
! written; he asked aud received permits
sion to read it, which he did, and theI
continued.
l did not suggest these words to her
and she then wrote the additional par
of the letter saying that l never had be
haved Improperly to her; when sh
spoke of the injury to her husband,
told her that harm might come to me Il
the church, and / wanted the letter 10
nv defense; / said she was not Coin
me an injury alone, but would lDlur
herself and her children in case matter
were ever brought out; she stated goo
deal more, but can't recall it; this IN
terview lasted, it seemed to me, te
hours, but it really lasted think abou
half an hour; put the retractiOn in m
pocket: / spoke to Mrs. TIlton wit
some severity during the interview an
was sorry afterwaTd that / did so;
then left the house, but sav
nobody going out, and went
Moultop's and saw him there, and b
asked me il saw Mrs. Tilton; l thin
/ informed him that had seen her, an
/ said was going home; he suggeste
going with me, and attended me 10 M
house; there was some conversation b
tween US on the way; think abOV
Bowen's letter and Bowen's trestmeI
/ - U1iItons ba did all tho talking and