Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-10
TILTON-BEECRER.
Painful scenes DurinR the Reading Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton's Letters.

BROOKLYN, n. Y, FEB. -Iil- |
toms direct examination by Fullerton |
closed to-day at recess, having lasted |
/ two days aud u half Ii the extraordi !
nary character OF the revelations made
during the two previous days should
not be surpassed, neither could the in
| tensity of those iays he continuously
kept up, aud 50 the proceedings Of to-
days first session were decidedly dry
and dull. The afternoon, however,
brought a change, when the
LETTERS OP AFFECTION
| between Tilton aud his wife were read,
and when the crOss-examinatiou was
begun by Evarts The Beeeher party
and Mrs Tllton's party were present,
as usual, but Beecher and his wife
absented themselves during the read
ing Of the letters referred to.
At the opening Tilton's testimony
com prised an account of his relations
to the Congregational Church, of bis
action with reference to the Commit
tee OF Investigation appointed by
BseCher last summer, of his reasons
for writing he Bacon letter, aud of the
various proposed reports prepared by
himself and others for the Church
Committee. The counsel read Tilton's
etter to Beecher, declining 20 take a
European tour Tilton's letter offering
to appear before Beecher's Church for
trial. and Beecher's letter appointing
the Committee of Investigation.
BEECHER I'm A DRIPPING SWEAT"
Before the reading of these papers,
Tilton told how he and MoultOn had
met Beecher one night in the street,
and Beecher said that he was in Z
4 Hrip tAipr That hn had mat M Ia
the greatest speech of his life, and that
his church could whistle the Council
to the wind. Beecher was so agitated
that he had to stand against an iron
railing. Witness then, in reply TO
counsel told how his wife left his
house on the morning after her appear
ance before the Church Committee.
She did not leave against his will
never did anything against her but
she had will of her own. and acted
accordingly.
SHE WAS A SOVEREIGN ACTOR
III the business, but she left without
! his consent, to his great surprise aud
grirt. He did not undertake to re-
/ str.iu her. aud never app,icd coercion
! 10 her ia any Way. she had told him
/ that. when before the rsmmittee. she
Y
nal. spd blutted II all out.
! When the witness had been allowed
, I" le-ttt, 80 this puiur. Mr.. Evarts in
t-'p set an ohjecriou t. The last state
ruruI ',rd ;o tie continuance of such
eviienr-. Mr.. Beach got angry nj thl-,
a. o! Hu aryuiu"u' pnHued Mr. Beach
! ssyiug . waS tusI,i .-,iy unfair to clO-r
! the I - iuruI.N r.I,c-rIiiug ihr- incident
just he, hUt tie COMET sustained the
objection. grma rklrg chat il WIS the
Law which wA- hard nnh no. his action
In ruliug unt more at slch evidence
wa" Is BtssIE TURNER?
Fullerton u"w suddenly renewed
the Interest 10y sskiul, Who wa,
Bessie Turner Witue-, said she Was
a little girl, = waif. WIN came So his
house many wears ago. through his
wife, under the name of LiZzi- McDer-
mott; and Mr.. Libby. 81 the firm of
a. T. Stewart * Co. kuew something
about her.
Tllton denied having any improper
relations with her.
GENERAL TRACY wEPT.
Another departure was here given
to the testimony by question, which
was followed 10y an argument as TO the
circumstances under which witness
prepared his reports for the Church
, Com nittee, and by the rulings of the
Court witness was able Ia gel IN his
, version of the interview between FRA,
ey and himself on the subject. Al
this interview Tracy told witness that
! being anxious to suppress the scandal
: he had instructed Mrs. TiltOn what t.
G tell the Church Committee. and tba
o Mrs. Tilton had told it in such way
: accompanied with such eloquent allu
o siuns " her husband ant her pastor
!. thai the committee we've astOnished
: While making this narrative to wit
!. ness General Tracy wept. Laughter
q After recess We had u painful eXper-
fence iu listening to Fullerton
. rradIng "a batch Of those supeT-afftc
t. tipnate letters bet weeu TiltOn and hi
Il wife, which were published last sum.
% mer
d TWO SAD LISTENERS TO THE LETTERS
l. While they were being read Tiltol
!; sat solitary aud apparently unmove
J. ia the witness chair, aud the poor lii
Tie haplr-s woman who wrote then
a sat woeheguue short distance off wit
IL nownrsst eyr-, her face shaded by
re light vail
~ slf, AlieilOu omitted many pas
= age from the letters. the fr-t Of whic
Is to he read NH- this:
" AT YOUR DISK,
- M0NDAY, Jan. 7. 1872.
. MY PhECIoUs HUsBAND:-I fin
ne language very poor IN superiative
a when attempt Ia describe my soul
:, love. What "A uclieipus way yon hav
m of rebuking ana teaching inr--pr,
q tending slwdys that you drink / ar
nj the iovelIest aud best Of hrtie Wive
In My bump Of approbativenegs il =
A.. Thoroughly satisfied when you prai-
~ me, though 1t be true or not, [ an
~ content. 20 singing and light-hearie
n. about my work. Every diffiaulty
IA -traightened, aud life j. sweet. l vii
,e join you in your high resolution.
70 viii 90 with you hand in and, yt
q, sou know your strides will far out
n, reach mine. What "a blessing you al
n TO me. Don't 20 on railroad wher
4 you must eXpo-e yourself % any acci
. dent. You eau not afford 10 risk you
~ precious life thus. What "a ble-sin
n, 10 me you ARE in every way.
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