New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-03

Mr. Moutor. or anything like IL, that you had loved
Elizabeth Tilton very much that through your love for
her, you had fallen at all, you bad IA enf A. NO. 5ir
O. That the expression, tho sexual expression OF that
lows yas just natural In opinionpu had thought
So as the language that you used to hers A. Did say
| that
| O. Yes, did you say thata A. No, Sir.
O. Did you then, either first time seconh time
say that II you had fallen at ALL you had faen insha
waythrougi love- and not through lusti A. NosF; 'no'
| Sir.
O Mr. Boecher, was anything Of this kind said 20 yea
by Moulton lreadisgI"Mr Beecher don't see h0wyou
Siavc erred as you have don't understand 1t. You
have had criminal connection with Mrs TUtOn, and you
go down and you ges this paper; don't how you
could have performed two such actsJ~ A. What Is
your question; whether 1 -
q whether he said that TO youf A. No, sr; OF course
he didn't; Br. Moulton not fOob Sir; he Is very
sagscious man
Mr Beach-one moment, Mr. Beecher, please
Tho wtness-weil, mersIy that form
negative.
Mr. FulIerton-we,. 1t is not necessary for yoA 10
to that fact in order to have IL understood To
Mr.. Eysrts.I He has right 70 make OF such
observation as that
Mr. Evarts-No; 80 say ITO the wtness.i DID hra
Moulton either branch OF this observation that T.
have put to you-"You have had. criminal connection
with MIRA Tltoni" A. No, Sir,
q. Now. on that night, Mr. Beecher, there by Mr.
you had had carnal intercourse with Mrs Tiltonf
Mr. Beach, object to that question az leading and A
calling for judgment instead OF tho conversation that
occurred.
Mr. EyartsI have right to exhaust the negative that
nothing was said the subject tending referrnge
the subject.
Mr. Beaeh-t Ia very easy to ask whether anything
more said but TO put into the question what the gen.
tcan has embodied in that question Is utterly inadmss
BILE, submit TO your Honor.
Mr. Evarts-It strikes not, II your Honor please so
have given the conversation, and they have given tho
conversation their part aud don't any room
for suggestion
Judge Neilson-That is understood.
Mr Eyarts-That this witness has not negatved every
form OF nputaon of his having had sexual intercourse
with Mrs. Titon.
Mr. Beach, suppose it competent for the gentleman
to ask, Sir, whether anything said upon given sub
ject, whether anything was said upon intro
duced subject than has been given by the witness but
beg your Honor to listen TO that question from the
ords of the stenographer, and how much II requires
of judgment and conclusion and construction the part
OF the witness. IL the gentleman merely intends or
wishes to negative any declaration upon any subject In
that interview by party 1t is very easy to do it, Sir
without any offensive question Of this character.
Mr. Eyarts-Read the question Mr.. stenOgrapher t&
The Tribune stenographer read the last question.
Mr. Beach, persist In my objection, Sir TO that ques
ton.
Mr.. Evarts-l tnk nave right 70 put tnat question,
Sir.
Judge Neilson-I think you could improve it by adding
a few words to it-"and If go what sadp
Mr.. Evarts-And If 80, what saidi
Judge NeiIson-I think he may answer that
Mr. Beach, object 10 the question, and except to Its
admission.
The witness-There was no such insnuation. impu-
tation nor implication; and there nothing said by
him or by me that suplOsitOn nor on that subject
[Appause.l