New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-15
THE WEST CHARGES.

What have been called crises and energen
Gle. ia t,i, s have from lime time aIi,ea and thcro
has been effort upon the part 81 ny learned
fri.uJ- to force upon Theodore Tton the responsibility
for those agita;iOHs have not been ah' 10 perceive
ile importance Of those subjects, except thai through
Ills effort Of counsel they attempt 10 impn,e To Mr. Til
ton and 10 ar Mout0n and 10 various other actors 10
this transaction conspiracy to Diaoknhi hr' boe"bef'
or IN como way elevate m flion upon the strength
of M Bcaohs rs generosity 'i ihStliiS o. apo" us
ruin The FIRST Of e,fts aitcT DecoGibor 80, 1870.
Was the publication tie woodruff card on tie I'D u
May ISL We'll certainly Mr.. Triton had nothing TO 10
i.i. That That Is not pgotoRdoi. That was bcic,c LIS
acquaintance with Mrs. Woodruff.
NJ Evarts-That T. not view OF T.,
Mr.. BcaoiI-Not your viewf
Mr.. Evarts-No.
,fr Morrlg--It IS the evidence.
Ar. Eylits-We spert Il considerable time in our srsi-
ment to tha Jury snowng Them that size knew him and
he 1new hof before that.
Mr. BeacWo, there Is no Evidence OF II In ;his esSa
Mir Eysrts-Mr. Andrews, your Witness swears 10 it,
Mr.. BoacI-Nir. Audry Ns dOos not swear 70 ii.
Air. 5hs arms lie does swear TO il.
hlr. Beaoh-Nha;2 before siay -. lS72i
Mr.. Eearts-Eefore My yes, three weeks before
l.r. I.eacA--W,H, | confess astoD.shel al that
dccIaration TO Mr Moris.I Viii you please look at
rha evidence on That roin1f ITO the Ur3l VIII er'
anime that question OF ovi,loc gcntanen, for am
very free t0 say
Mr.. Witnesses MAKE " several nails CAT
her. but your witness makes ii early enough
Mr.. Beacl--Weil, Dir. Andrews introduced NJ 1hton
Mrs. Woodruff and am cegtain-I may be mistaken,
hut feel certain that that subsequent 1" the ia
of May 1871. Well, Will about that, gentlemen,
we viii see ahoat that do not now recall that evil
denco Thu gentleman asserts Il with entire confidence;
perhaps he will he kind cnorh TO mention the witnesses
who show that there any aclnan' 2neo bcrwe"n Mr.
Tlton and Mas. Woodruff Two or thee mouths before
that
Mr. shearrnan- Pllmer, Mr.. woolley, and Mr..
Gray.
Mr. Beach--Not MT woodloy, certainly.
Nc. SlieaTInan-Yes.
Mr. Eclci-DOcs he autedate IL Z
Nh shcarman-febriaTy, 1871.
MI IoacL-Wcll, supposed, gentlemen, that when We
brought an inmate OF Mrs WOOdhulfs house connected
with her business enterprises Of respeciabS, VII" rs
tG,d t.at ho introduced Mr. Tiiton to Mrs. Woolhui.
and when We haze tho evidence OF Hr Triton and ~ Mr.
Noltou as to tho circumstance that induced the ac-
oainiance arising out OF this card ~ Nav ~ 1871 aud
tho positive oath of Mr. IIlton that bo did
not know Mrs. Woodruff prior 70 tnal-l
had supposed that that made that question
sufficiently clear and Il W0oiley-withoGt saying an
other word in gard to him II Mira P.lmerSit!oat
saying another word in gar! 10 hcrn yOur judssens
overcome this evidence why them may date She ac-
quatauce between them prior to the publication OF tas
card
shall speak OF Mr. Beechcr's connection with the pol
Icy which induced Mr. rilton and Mr. MoultoD 20 seek
that acquaintance by and by. Wei. certainly the "Tr-
rlrto Covenant" which followed next I'm the way OK
publication, was nJt tho act OF Mr.. Tilton.
There WIS, In tho commencement OF tho exam
ination Of Witnesses, Kind OF tendency toward IN
imvutaon that Mr. Titon responsible for that
but II very turned out that no had no connection
with It's publication Mr Beecher, by his card, settled
that question matter OF course, and, II not, II vas
pretty definitely determined by the testimony of Mr.
Wii,osnn That uui1lratOn that "Ilfpartite Cove
naut" whatever was published OF Il, was published ny
Mr.. WilkesOn. Then there was tins church diieuty'
this uneasy and unsettled feeling among the members Oh
Mr. Bccoh church, which commenced fostering ana
bubbng AMI rising constantly In the year 1871 ana con-
tinlod throughout the succeeding year. wish y0u TO
have something Of an idea OF that d1icul;y MI West,
wlo YOU remember, was deacon Of tie church from
1870 to 1873 testified IN regard to 1t:
want 10 call yoar attention to what occurred in The
Autumn - ST.: after the publication OF Slli - hnown
IA the Woodruff hOgrapl,y-if there was any arion
taken IN gard 10 tlat matter AMI So ~Da' was "
Mr. Eyais .nerorod, aud finally the question was put:
What occ,gfrl between you and Mr. Bceehcr, u any
be-, cner made request ~ the Examining COMMITTEES, ~
which then member, that he Sho I'd be drpolneo
Committee OF ono to confer With Ma. Hilton WIN 10
@ What action was taken in pursuance OF that 70
Bescler such Committee. . ..,,..
he was appointed, and Il 80, what were tAeyf
Q Was ,ps slss, sr spel2'lpg Committee stated :.
the time uf the appointment A. IL was; the Cohuiit
Ice with Dix. EitOn Wan Iriosence 10 Ns
severance OF his relations Win tho ch"i'h, IL "~
thought by the C0inmittos-
The witness->r Beechcr reported to the Comml!lse
that lie dad seen Mr.. rtOn that La Was IA Ney cry
teal position. am not repeAtng Mr.. B"cehers "'n IN
now. took no nemoishdum OF them az the time W.
simply giving from memory the substance VI the spv
IL there is anything incorrect with reference 70 IL "
boohs OF the Committee will show where my neiuu...s
fnls me. Mr.. Beecher reported that he had seen 81
Tuvu that Nr. TLsn lsi time IN very cfilc.
So