Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-10

Bowen, and also of the mhappiness
which was in his home. | said |
would do all in my power to hell
him. Moulton said this was an apol-
ogy which any gentleman could &C.
cept. He said Theodore you
ought to accept this apology, when
he expresses regret for the past and q
promise to help in the future Til.
ton then accepted the apology; we
shook hands, and Tilton withdrew. /
do not think there was any talk OF
the charges made by Mrs. Tilton on
| this occasion. After Tilton left, i
do not recall much of what passed
between Moulton and myself. There
was no such thing said by Moulton
when Tilton came i'll as "he has done
all that a man could do, except to
makes public statement of the facts, =
or anything to that effect. There
was not a word said to me by Tilton
about how could he be expected to
forgive man who had ruined his
wife and family. The attributing
this language to me is
A FICTION.
| did not say | would bow my head
and go out of public life, or ask
whether it would be better to sell the
Plymouth church. | made no state
ment with regard to suicide or going
ON voyage. There was nothing at
that interview said about Tilton de-
string to give publicity to the matter.
There was nothing said about inform
ing my wife, or that she would be-
come my enemy or that to refrain
from telling her would be an addi-
tional favor. | said on that occasion
my feeling was not for myself, but for
Elizabeth, and that my age and expe-
rience ought to have led me avoid
this.
Reeclaer's Testimony to-day
BROOKLYN, April Upon reas-
sembling of the Court in Beecher
trial, Judge Nelson, as ON yesterday,
admonished the audience against
any demonstration or applause,
threatening in event of a non-com-
pliance with his order to clear the
Court room. Mr.. Beecher immedi-
ately resumed the witness stand and
began his testimony by referring to
the interview with Deacon Geo. A.
Bell regarding the scandal. Witness
said he related the facts in the case
to Bell, who dissuaded witness from
any investigation, eXcitedly declaring
it was a case for silence. Witness
was next referred to the interview
with Moulton in the fall of 1871, re-
garding money matters. Moulton
spoke to witness of Tilton's financial
depression and mortgages on Tilton S
house, and witness to show his in
terest in the matter of building up
TiltOn's household, told Moulton to
count him in. The mortgage was
4or 81 800, and witness offerered to
assist Tilton. Regarding Moulton
and TiltOn' S statement, that Beecher
arranged for Bessie Turner'S school
ing, Beecher denied it emphatically.
He was never consulted regarding
sending her West, and never made
a memorandum of the expense of
anything in his life,
Defendants Testimony Com
tinucd.
NEW YORK, April Upon re-
sumption of the Tilton- Beecher trial
to-day the defendant resumed his
place on the stand. Witness then
testified:
THE INTERVIEW WITH MRS. WOOD
HULL.
about presiding at the Steinway Hall
meeting, was on the day on the even
ing of which the meeting took place.
| said she met me with some formal
tiles, and said she was engaged in an
unpopular cause, and desired the
help of progressive men; that she
was to lecture at a public meeting
that night, and she wished me to
preside. | said | seldom presided at
public meetings. She said something
like being
ENGAGED IN A FORLORN HOPE,
and thought | sympathized with her.
She charged me with cowardice, and
we then separated. | told Moulton
| would not and could not ally my
self with this woman. My denial to
Mrs. Woodruff was absolute, and
she knew it was absolute. / did not
tell Moultonor Tilton. | did not see
how could do it, but if | changed
my mind l might preside. was III
the chamber at Moulton's when Mrs.
Woodruff came there to dinner. Mrs.
Moulton was there, also Moulton.
When Mrs. Woodruff came in
THEY BOTH KISSED HER:
| received letter from Mrs. Wood
| hull i'm reference to going to meet
ing of woman suffragists at Wash
ington in either the winter 1871 or ~;
| answered the Washington letter,
but did not write an answer to the
Steinway Hall meeting, but saw her
shortly after that; sometime in the
| fall of 1871 | became acouainted with