The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-23


doors closed. 1 recollect enc night Mr..
Beecber visiting Mrs. Tilton. 1t was on a Fri
day night, the night of prayer meeting, and
outside snow storm was raging. 1ilton lett
the house before Bsecher's visit, and re-
turned alter it. / was in bed asleep when
he returned, and his loud talking TO his
wife awakened me, aud / told him this
would never do, and i spoke to him of my
fear that his wife would take cold think
this was about midnight. Tilton remained
in his wife's sick room about an hour. While
was in the study, heard Mrs. TilIon's
voice in
TONES OF ENTREATY;
he came into the study, got paper and re-
turned to bis own room. When l returned
1 found Mrs. Tilton very nervous and
agitated, and shortly after went to bed. i
heard Tilton when he was pacing the floor
on the occasion when Tilton said he was
ruined. Bessie Turner as in and appeared
TO be affected at the statement; she showed
her feeling by sinking and falling down on
the sofa in partial faint. Think she was
weeping after she received the information
During this week Mrs. Tilton continued
10 suffer from renewed loss of blood. | left
on Monday morning, January 2, from
second period of my service with Mrs
TiltOn. At both times of Mr.. Tilton's return
to the house during this week. Mrs Tilton
had suffered from loss of blood, and was
/
| Fullerton: went there, on the fl rst occasion,
on the 18th of December, 1867 and left the
| 1st of April. 1865 l returned on the second
visit in the June following. Paul was born
on the 10th of December, 1867. In June,
| 1852 was there on visit of two weeks.
The next time was in the family was on
the 9th of December, 1870. in the capacity OF
| nurse. Mrs. Tilton had then been i'll for a
week before 1 came. / did not know
myself that she was i'll, but was informed of
it. She was in bed, Ill and week,
| / slept with Mrs. Tilton every night when
she was i'll, without exception. made no
memorandum of the occasion when Tilton
came to the house in the middle of the day.
could not tell how remember that that
was the time he said he had left the Union
and was ruined. Have no recollection OF
what day of the month it was. 1t was be-
fore left on the I'd of January, but 1 think
it was one week previous. / went there on
Saturday, and it was on following week.
am sure he said
HE HAD BEEN DISCHARGED
from the Brooklyn Union, ard did not use
the name of any other paper. told him the
doctors told me to keep Mrs. Tilton quiet.
1 think Tilton visited his wife's room at
least once day, but can't remember the
second occasion on which admonished Elm
1t v as Oh the 30th of December that Beecher
visited Der. remember LDat Visit because
it was prayer meeting night. 1 opened the
door for Beecher when heard the bell ring
and asked himjin. No person accompanied
him, nor did see any person on the stairs
L walked in Mrs. Titon's room with him,
and left him there, closing the door. went
me to do so. Mrs. Til;on was in bed
in reclining position. 1 suppose
[ was down stairs about an hour. Before
returned ne went ont and then l went up
stairs. did not think anything about re-
turning up stairs while he was there. It was
my habit to leave and go down stairs when
any person came in. L did not go down
starirs or leave the room when Moulton
called; nor WIS requested to remain. When
heard the door close l knew Beecher had
gone did not notice on my return to the
room that there were any writing materials
in it. There was secretary in the other
room containing writing materials, but you
, had TO pass between folding doors from Mrs.
!, Tilton's room TO reach them.
The court here took the usual recess.
After recess Mrs. Mitchell's cross-examina
! ton was continued by Ex-Judge Fullerton.
. She testified: The secretary in the other
room was shut as general rule, but DO
not remember If L saw it open, while / was
. there in December, 1870, or January, 1871.
did not see any person write there while
! was in the room. The next day saw
Moulton there. do not remember the day
or the hour, but it was in the
daytime. I was present when be
e was there the first time. He was
a part OF the time in an adjoining room, and
may have been in Mrs. Tilton's room, but
of this am not sure. l remember one OF
s his visits be was
g IN MRS. TILToN's
j room remember they talked. but what
about do not reco lect. 1 can not tell
! what day it was that Tilton read to his wife
5 left the room voluntarily, without being
requested, and went through the folding
! doors into an adjoining room, and Mrs. Til
ton closed the doors. i did not
f hear his voice, but saw a book
3 in his hand. but do not
remember the name of it. In his former
visits TO her he read to her, and he requested
me TO leave the room then. 1 can not fix the
3 time of the night when he returneGs after
: Beecher's CALL When he came that night /
had not got TO my own room, but was in
] Mrs Iilton's room. / told Mrs. Tilton NJ r.
2 Bsecher wished to see her when he called,
< and do not remember that she made any
reply: 1 have no way of fixing the Tins
: Of Tilton's return. That night / was
! awakened by his whispering to his wife, and
= told him this weuld never do. About half
5 an hour after i left the room occupied by
Mrs. Tilton and went into the study. Tilton
/, Gaze in there after about halt an hour. / do
not LDlDk any poISOu suBSesIou my Iebui -
7 to Mrs. TilJon's room. / heard
I the sound of conversation going
, on in Mrs. Tilton's room, but coald
4 not distinguish the words used / heard
/: Mrs. Tilton's voice as though used in en-
treaty; she was speaking in loud tone;
thought it was angry be- cause it was loud
determined the character of her voice from
g the loudness. Mrs. Tilton WAS feeble in
: strength when l went there, bu
e improved while I was there little
9 She improved by the Saturday after
got there, but not able TO sit up in her room
III she did L do not know it. / went away
on Monday, the 22d of January, and left he
;. in bed. L have made friendly calls since
: was there, at times. Tilton invariably
/ treated her well, in my presence, as far as
}. observed. The night Beecher called she wa
v very weak and low, and had been more o.
= less so during that day. do not remembe