The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-23
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THE BEECHER TRIAL.
Bessie Turner Stirs Up the
Excitement.
Her Story is Resumed.
THE BEECHER TRIAL
Her Story is Resumed.
Largest Attendance Yet.

uer'S testimony on Friday last stirred up
thc idle. the curious and the trlyilous TO
such degree, that this morning the
greatest crowd vet besieged the doors of
the court room. There was the usual
complement of women, and the part of
the court room assigned for auditors was
packed. After the Court opened Bessie
Turner resumed the stand, and the oN-
animation WAS continued by eN-Judgc
Porter.
The witness frat corrected her te>ti-
n.ony given on Friday, and stated that
Tilton'S first visit to her room was in
1865 and the period when Tilton
carried her to hi> room was in
1869. The witness then continued:
When in Stcubcnvllc | received several
let s-s.irom Mr.. Tilton. The witness was
then handed number Of letters, which
,hr identified as having been sent To her
hv Til,on; Porter read one of the letters
from Tilton, Chiding her tor not taking
better care of her health the letter was
signed, yours a. ever, Theodore Ti.ton.
Another letter dated Brooklyn, October
1870 informed Bessie that the house
looked lonely since her absence. The
witness continued, Mr. and Mrs. Titon
sent me to the Brooklyn school. Mr.. Til
ton first told me OF his wite'> and his
intention to do 81 one Sunday evening;
. Mrs. Tilton spoke to me about going
away. but nothing was ever said about
my going in connection with the stories
AGAINST Mr. Bcechcr. Handed Il letter
dated January 10Th, 1871. This letter
i, in my hand writing and was dlrec ed
To- me By Tilton; think Mrs. TlIton was
then at home; he was talking about Mrs.
Morse ana told him she had endeayorcd
To hire me to 90 round to Beechcr and
tell him of this story, which | refused to
do: Tilton asked IN" to copy this of and
put nv name to it, which | did.
Judge Porter then read the letter writ
ten To Mrs. Tilton, dated January 10,
1871. which informed her that Mrs.
Morse had endeavorcd to procure her to
circulate injurious stories about her hus-
band. Another letter dated January L
was read, stating that the.story Of Tilton
carving her from her bed was wicked
ir
The witness said: | wrote this second
note at the urgent solicitation of Mrs.
Tnton; did tell some five persons that
Titon tried to violate my person.
The direct examination here closed and
she was surrendered to the counsel
for the prosecution. a hum and bus
tie passed through the court room a.
Judge Fullerton rose to begin
The Cross-ExaminatiOn
a. the first sound of tn" first question
was heard every body bent forward. every
eve was descended upon the witness.
The witness replied to the questions OF
Mr. Fullerton as follows:
went To live with him in July or Au-
gust. 1864; left them several times and
zine back again. 1t WAS N the
,pring the first time Ti!ton visit
ci my bedroom, and the second oc-
ca.ion was in the summer; | think Mrs.
/ Tilton was at Monticello the first time;
/ rhunded letter.; l Am not sure, but think
thi, is not my hand writing; | did write
"a letter from Tarrytown TO Mrs.
Tilton. After examining the letter. the
witness closed it. and said: Yes, this is
in INV writing.
Mr.. Fullerton read the letter addressed
10 T,ton. In il. the writer spoke Of the
pretty walks in the ncghborhood of the
church, and of not caring so much about
the preaching as about Beecher. The
letter was signed. Bessie Turner
Th" witness continued: After nv re-
turn from Mr.. Dows, in the summer of
1868 | went to Tilton's; Tilton came to
INV room; Mr.. Greeley Was at Tlton :.
and spent two or three weeks there that
summer; went t. Mrs. Pu.uams in
February. 1870, and remained there nine
or ten months. returning IN November
$50; | returned with Mrs. Tiltou
because thought She was not
in good health and should not be allow
ed t. travel alone; | had no trouble
with Mrs. Dows, or made any trouble IL
that family; was not taken 10 task ioi
talsehoods. Then Mr.. Fullerton asked
the witness if she had not stated in hci
examination that Mrs DowS had gone tC
California, when she, Cthe witness was
there a month? The counsel OH the
other side objected and an argument in.
sued. Mr.. Fullerton said he did this TO
ascertain if the witness had made mis-
take in her testimony or not. Judge
Nelson allowed the question and witness
I replied She did not 10 the best Of her
recollection. Fullerton then called
for the reading of the record, and il did
I not appear that the witness had SAID di-
/ directly about Il month"; the witness
had said that she went there in the begin
ming of May and had left there at the end
ul the month.
RWtueSs continued: Mrs. DowS paid
1r nv wages before left, finally; the
witness was asked if this was after Mrs
Dow, returned from California. and after
= long pause ,he said, Mrs. Dows paid
me some money before She went 10 Cal
norma or after she returned
We'll" said Mr.. Fullerton, I'VE will
give YOU until after recess to refresh Your
recollection. ,,
The time for recess having arrived the
Court rose.
Aftcrrecess the crowd in the court room
Was larger than in the morning session.
Moulton came in with Beach, and took Il
seat near the witness chair. Miss Turn
rr r"suped her place and her cross eNaml'
nation continued as follows:
am now positive that | was at Mrs
Ntorrs When she returned from Calitor-
MA my memory was refreshed during
recess. by Mrs. Tilton. | think went
TO Mrs. Duws. The working woman )
home Is at Waverly Place and Elizabeth
street. New York think the second
VISIT OF I!.ton to my room was in 1869,
and the first in 1868, in the summer. At
the latter time, my impression is. that
Mrs. Tilton was absent from home.
was sleeping alone in the second story,
front bed room. Mrs Tilton sometimes