Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-11
TILTON Under FIRE.
CrGss-EXaminatiOn as TO His Own
AclS and MOlixeS

After our telegraphic report OF the Tnton-
Bee cher tr ial closed yesterday, Theodore
TiltOn continued his testimony as follows:
went to Mrs. Woodhull'S Office when oC-
casion required, but with no great re yularity;
i always went when ] was seut for. and
sometimes spontaneously; | went TO her
house perhaps ten or a dozen tunes: / only
passed
ONE NIGHT UNDER HER ROOF.
in September; | do no, remomher where |
spent the time from the ,.d 10 the 5th OF July.
ls1l. and cannot say il any portion o. il was
spent at the house of Mrs. WoOfhu'l; did
not spend either OF those nights at her house.
though am unable to say that was not a
herreSidence on these days. | cannot remem-
ber anything noteworthy occurring on either
OF those days. never passed three days in
her company, though | cannot say if pa sSed
position OF any of these days IN her house: |
do not remember if Mrs. Tilton was i'm the
country during those days, but could tell
was at Schoharie. | had been accused bv
Beeehers friends OF forging some OF the let
ters and documents. and adopted the form
of rae a1T3cS i'm the publication so as 10 let
the public judge of the matter.
AFTER MRS. TILToN'S RETURN
from the West on the LIST of December. lS,0.
she came TO my house. and then went To her
mothers. She remained about a week. when
sent for her one time from the Office of the
Brooklyn luiOn, and she came TO me. She
had our infant child with her when she left
the house. don't remember Sending for the
child during her absence. The child was
brought To my house, however, but who
DTouSllt II tiltre 1 90 not KNOW. nor 40 / Know
that the chRd was taken in her absence. She
then returned Ia my house, but don't know
whether she considered il her home. Uetter
shown TO witneSS.) | Judge this TO bp the let
ter sent to the house The letter was read
by Evarts, as follows: Ellen. wrap the
baby up carefully. and bring him TO INV
house Immediately. Theodore Tilton. G:ij
p. m The witness resumed The Ellen 10
whom the letter is addressed is Miss Ellen
liennisS, my houSekeeper. do not remcm-
Der II | was at home when the child was
firYFn oh a
1859, and was then nearly eighteen months
Old.
SOLOMON
Witness, in answer TO a question. said: |
studied photography AZ boy, but have not
followed ii prOfeS siOnallV.
Mr.. EVartS insisted on knowing Il witness
was an expert photographer, and the follow
ing cOilOquy enSucI:
Mr.. EyarfS. / ask you, sir, if you are an
expert phonograper?'
Witness. solomon says: Let another
praise thee. and not thine OWn lips" Laugh
teri
Mr.. Evarts What on earth has solomon
got 10 do with your c.,Se? Increased laugh
teri
The court here administered a rebule to the
audience, and witness resumed: / have not
destroyed any of the papers relating to the
subject. Bessie Turnerwas absent from my
house IN le6s or 1869, at al Institution, and i'm
1869 she was away with Mrs. Tilton in the
west. do not remember any charge being
made against me in an interview between
present, about what occurred at NorthpOrt.
Minnesota. Twas there iecturina about six
or seven years ago, and / never remember
any charges being made about my conduct
while there. | remember when Baecher met
me at the .'ouse of MoultOn, when he (Moul-
tom was sick, Beecher saluted me with =
kiss on the forehead. After any period of eS-
arrangement Beecher and | occasionally
SALCTED ONE ANOTHER WITH \ KISS.
and 1t was a noticeable event when il hap
pened,
SIR. EvartS read the letter written to Mrs.
Tiiton by B2echer. telling her that he was
glad that Theodore had seen the dangerous
pit which was opened before them. Beecher
CSpress-I his sorrow in the letter for the
great wrong done him,
Before the ist Of January, ISL, returned
from the west. where / had been on a lectur-
ing tour. during which heard stories which
| thought required me 10 put forth state
ment: Mrs. TiltOn accompanied me on a pOr-
tion of that tour; heard one story out there
that was a drunkard had become divorced,
and others of a like nature, and on my return
i thought OF publishing the Bowen letter;
first began the preparation of this letter in
March. lHI2 / conferred with Oliver Johnson
ard MOultOn about the publishing of this let
ter; when the article was put in type do not
remember showing il TO any person other
than those concerned.