The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-03
Second Day Of the Fifth Week OF the
Beecher-TiItOn Case.

Beecher-I1itOht vase.
New YORK, February 2.-The trial
opened with rs crowded court room as
ever. Mrs. Tilton and her female friends
were early in attendance.
After the formal opening Of court, Mr..
Tilton took the witness chair and re-
sumed his evidence He said The next
interview with Mr.. Beecher occurred
shortly after; think the second week in
February, at my house, at my request,
given Mr.. Mouton; I'told him when he
came wanted to know II he
could tell me with reference to the
little boy Ralph, and he said that the
date fixed BY Mrs. Tilton wa, II correct
one; Mr., Beechcr asked me the date, and
| told him Elizabeth had told me that
the date at which the crimina! intimacy
had began WAS the 10th of October, 1868,
and he said he had no remembrance OF
it, but he thought she was right; the
same expression of grief and misery fell
from him, and that was the end OF the IN
terview; hc went to Mr.. MoultOn house;
this interview lated ten or fifteen min
utes: | recolect the time Of the publlca-
ton of Mrs. Woodhulls card {;
| had an interview ut MoultOn )
house Ewith Beccher at the time of
that publication and told him that she
came to me at the GoLieB Age office and
put the card into my hand which she
wished me to read; one portion stated
that II public teacher in our city was lv-
ing with the wife of another public teach
er in the same city; she said she referred
to Rev. Henry Ward Beechcr and my
wife; she related other particulars which
were gathered in her card of Nov. I'd,
1872; her other story was that | discov-
cred her intimacy and had used personal
violence to her had taken our
wedding ring off her finger and
ground il in the earth with my heel; that
Beecher. Moulton and | went 10 Mrs.
Woodhull's house about the matter, and
had an interview with her; she had re-
fcrred only slightly to the scandal, and
! Mr.. Moulton admCni>hcd her that she
shold not speak i'll of Mr.. Beecher. Mr..
Moulton told me, when coming away, he
thought this woman was not in her right
min6. and it was from that time Moul-
ton, Beccher and myself were in con-
sultation to stop the circulation of this
wonan's stories. Bccchcr was greatly
sgitatcd, AMI Moulton told him there was
no cause for "ularm, rs they could
easily keep her quiet; he advised kind
ness To be used with her and 10 put her
under some obligation to Us; Bcccher CO.
! incided in this view and we agreed 10
become personally acquainted with her
and treat her as gentlemen should treat
lady; we resolved TO make her ac-
ouainted with Mrs. Tilton and Mrs.
Moulton, but Mr.. Bccchcr said Mrs.
Becchcr would not become acquainted
with her; Bcrcher said he hoped the
| ladies would exercise good influence
over Mrs. WoodEull; in pursuance Of
that arrangement ! published an article
/ in the Gphien Ags about the cntranchi-c-
mcnt Of women, in which | alluded 10
/ Mrs. Woodhull; | drew up an article
! claiming the right for women to vote on
the ground of their being citizens of the
United States, and had it published in
the form of tract and addressed I"
| Charles sumner; this WAS one favor did
her; she then brought me a. biography
ofher>elt, which she asked me to revise;
did 50 and completed the manuscript
after which / published it, Six or seven
weeks after this Moulton told me he
/ had the letter written to Mr.. Brccher by
Mrs. Woodruff, with reference to pr"-id-
/ ino at the Stcinwav Hall meeting. Beech
/ had been asked toprr>idc nj her meeting;
Bccchcr was present; told him | had
presided at a meeting of hers in Cooper
/ Institute whom she lccturcd on Finance "
| Mr.. Brcchrr said h" would not lik" to
preside, but if he changed his mind he
would let me know; and | went I" the
/ Hall, which was crowded, and introduced
| her with few words; | left town Il few
DAYS after on my lecturing tour, and
with Muulton made friendly call upon
her; it was on account Of the Publica-
ton Other pamphlet-"Tit forTat' that
| relinquishcd Mrs. Woodruff; and |
say here that