, 1875-03-24

NCEF low CCIf&Cu lnG c%Ftt'oHNN
or yesterday. As conso luencc. 1t was ponbible
to-day to roucl. tho courtroom, md rresorvo
unos oo.hiue intact. Mira. Tilton dntorcd, nc
cnml,auict by Mira. Field, Mrs. s'lesrnau, aud
1Ic.nio Turner. nl,A took her seat by tho si.lo Ut
muthor-il,.1aw Morse.
rtvo minutes nftcr III o'elock, Theodore 'f!lton
ln,stcd into tho court, aud wAB closoly followed
by Mr. 1,eocllcr null lila wife.
BESSIE rnorEEps.
riyo n,inutcs Afterwards, arr. Caldwell tod Miss
r,,,ror IN ,,,o ,,,p1 .rh i,or crosa.oxnm,uation
waa eoht'nisea. eho tes'1'loa asa hot 1el ATE.
lIotae OF Tiltona Attempting my run. I think
Mrs. Tilton told l1or. cannot ron,ctnbor how
knew tho ofloo Mr., njchar.ta vas omploycd in.
..,,.. u,a "os ,.',.", s'' . ~ SAy !.
tas''s. slo qnca'ionoa inc about II somc
scson months after went thcro. Tho 1rst
timo ever heard Theodore Tilton's s.o,tos
ssaIn'. Ii. Vito 70 MAS tho day we ssr'sS! .,
iloal 4aas'c''at III s''o Pa'io1' teco"ccs sao
llF1t tltno he hade ltlo charses' 1ho nfbt tame
Mrs. Tilton left tho houso waa On account Of
thoso ntnr;os. Tim spcom1 tin,o occurrod n fny
ur tro aftar our ret,,ru Trom N1ar,ottn. Ind
~, -. IT,. .,.,. - IT,, t.,,.,1a IN. H.
mol Ut 'aas ','o. he"tu VI tno 'touols WIN ~.
Howohi bt't co''l' not swear 70 1hls. conla
not say II 1 was asked that quQsslon bcsoro tho
Com,,tt.oo.
Sir. Fullerton road Tint uucstion from tho
.',s! W. 'oeI '""s '.sa J.. .,,. s"1
o'oN eoA''..h ..o "lsoao '", ~ INV :,
sue Was aaked that question, anu fop,Iea res.
Tho witnoss continued: II / said 1t, thon 1t
must bo "a. loft Koyport on account of tho
ixt,1,o NJ s;1,u r;1tns for mn xx,a nore- mr..
a,,.n5 ~ to,t,,,. t..o,,aoIa ,,,.l,a rnn ,,,,-a
s"s'" "a 'o''''s ''eoAooe1' ""''o "''a "''1''
DID NOT THREATEN TO MAKE MYSELF e1oE.
l rcMenlber llttlo rnul'e death. th!uk 1t was
after months sickness, / do not remember IL
Mrs. Tiltou went away after rauls death, l
flnntt rfnna yisik to mr. rom, in ISIA Nah aftor
paui'a death. 1 remember Ito occasion Of
Iihal,'s Conversation with his vito iu which, hp
said, q You hnyc brought this Hirl on to uBn
oya,l,st mo-" These wero lls exact wofds. 1
could not Bay II / told tits to tho Committee.
Witnesa " won hantoi a volume contaiui,,g h,r
Testimony before that body, md asked Il gu
l,csa re,,licl: TI1a fg not the exprossion used
M thnt ocranipn, but [ told tho Commit
tco uf 1t aB It was oil INV n1fnll;
then 1 ,nnY have used tic word Justify
betnre tho Committed During afra. Til
toms i!uohs in December, 1870. nho was attended
Gy Dr.. Stubs. Sic WIS rn.pod by Mry, aIitchoIf
whn left boforo alre. Triton recovered. Mrs.
two ie,ters counsel read Yesterday wore II, NV
trunk. In looking oyor tny letters cAn,e acrosH
these two. 4 was frlo,,t!J With Iilton attor llo
opkeEcd my room In 1eG3 WIS not angry With
i.iln for coming into my room on that occa-
Bion bus wns angry whom ho put llls hart1 on my
neck. did no. then think l,o had any improper
design upon lslc. l only thought ao after was
in areta II 1871 aud h. Ind y, sone so%.s'a n
January Or Tot,rnars, 1871. anh
WHOLE LITTER TO 7rt1oS.
l do not think ho answered it. l wruto him ono
latter, 1 thn'h. oil May 24. from a1arietIa, and
think Oniy ono.
Wluess was asked II Hho wrote lottur from
Skuutenyillc to utltpn consulting him with re-
gard to M oifer Of lnasraao pllo l,aI received.
Ex-Judgo Fortor objected to ths, OIL tito gruuni
flat LID lctsor itHoff should bo placed III owl
ttcrco, unless testimony WAS given tn show IL
mas lost. Fullerton nait that 10 did not wish to
Introduce .llo letter. Us 1t contained tho nan,o OF
n third psrty. Judge NeiEnon ruled tho question
ont M being too brs'nd, md calling for tho pro-
'.Dld you writo to riton OF your offer Of mar
ringe?"
II NEVER wAB MARRIED."
ta't1 wltncsu. Il,o question! was ropcRted. and
swcrsd tho lutsor. Fullerton asked, ;" did you
toll him Of your ofror OF marriage, or consult
himi"
This ra!.ol nuothcr argument, tho defsnrc
claiming tint It cnled for tlu loitor. Tho quoH-
tloil Was ruled out.
Tho witness then testified (aftee bclug handol
q letter for exauInation} that .his waa .ho ono
a!la wrote him. uo wrote to hcr frat, aud thls
sho also testified: remonber tho tlmo thoro
was wpmat1'B rigls meeting Mt Mrs. Tiltou'p,
Thnto were present Miss Anthony md
llrn. Stanton. I think they had n Chair
man ptcsdIug but do not remember
that my papers wera read or reports received
from oo,nmttoos, | thought Mrs. Tlton Ind
something IL do with the1p. romemuor several
OF tbese meetings being held, mud know Of Bomo
Of them being hold IN Mrs. Tllkou's absonoe. I
think
souE OF TIE DEEc,tEu pEorLs GAME TO ruEeE
4EErlsos-
urrtaps Mrs. Harriot Ueccher Btowo, butt I
could not SAY tor cortain / was n1oaont on the
occasion whpn Ttlton aBkcl his wtfo ito Btatd
awny IRON him, Oh ho did not want any peraon to
mako comparisons, TAla was uot sali III a very
luud tone, It was when thoy we're standing near
tho fola,nc~doors when he said this, Iio nut
his hcad near lor car. tle had to utoop
BECAUSE eho VAS not 30 tall, no saSi.
HElixnbetl, don't stand uoar tnc, I don't
want any comparisons mndc. The
contrass is TOO groat." / do not remember II I
stated on INV direct examination that 1fr, Tilton
auId, staul to ono sltlo." did not tell this
stork bofose tho Commjttnp, I did not do no
bccauso did not think Of i. shcn. I first ioll
t.in story to Mr. bi.oarnian aud Nir. Porter, but