Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-04-03

! him what you have heard me say, anu
/ he believes you; you are his friend;"
WWelI,u he says, sit vii! be great
deal better if you just put your
/ name to this in some way,
/ to let him know that 1t Is
/ true,n and so on the edge Of the paper,
and as remote as | could from the text,
| l signed my name to the statement that
/ AZ committed this to MouitOn in conf
denee;D at that stage / think he gath
/ cred the papers up, made some remark
| of gratification and went down stairs;
/ it was about the time OF gas lighting
| when he went out, and that ended the
/ interview.
Mr. Evarts, to plaintiffs counsel
| Give me the exhibit, which was pro-
! duced.
Q-Mr. Beecher, during that inter
view was this memorandum read by
you or read by you referring to exhib-
/ it? A.-Neither.
Q-Was any part Of it read to you or
read by you? A.-No part of it was;
the last thing that was done
Q,-Sav if that is the writing which
you nut upon the; sheet?-indieating
Al Eiink that is, sir.
Q-Now, this memorandum Of MOul-
toms, when did you next see it? Am
court, here.
Q-At this trial? A-Yes, sir.
Q-Aud when did you next see what
purported to be any copy Of it, either in
print. or in writing, or partial copy?
| Al think, perhaps, in the Bacon let
! ter; in the summer OF 1874.
Q--But the paper itself, or full
copy Of it, the paper you have
| answered distinctly; when first did you
/ ,R nf
paper-the paper you say you never
saw till this trial? A.-No, sir.
Q-When did you first see or know
| of the full text of this paper? A.-NOt
| until the summer of 1874.
Q-Not till the publications of last
| summer? A-NO, sir.
| Q.-As part Of some OF the proceed
| iDps of last summer? Yes, sir.
| Q.-During the conversation OF this
| day did Moulton lay before you the con-
/ ditiOn, misfortune and disaster in which
Tilton and his affairs were placed. A
| Yes, sir.
| Q-Give as near as you can what he
then depicted to you. Ale spoke OF
| Tilton as being man of great ability
! and great reputation, standing among
the highest the land; that he suddenly,
| by the i'll will or misconduct Of Bowen,
| had been precipitated from the proudest
| position that a literary man could
aspire to; that not only had
reputation, or rather not only had his
| means and influence gone with his repu-
| tation, but that suddenly, with large
| family on his hands, or expensive fanni-
| ly, or some word to that effect, his
| means were cut off and he had no pros
! pect in life except to rebuild, that all the
/ o1o I,A1 1satN
| shat up to him; he then said that the
/ man had no home to which he could fall
| back; th9t there was discOrd there and
/ alienation, and that he had not only lost
| his public position but his domestic po-
| sitiOn was also stormed; he described
the condition of his family and OF the
| little children piteously.
Q.-During the interview, was there
anything said by MOulton as to your
blaming more than you ought any
| thing Of that kind? A.-YPs, sir; on
several occasions he thought l was put
| ting it strongly; that the affair was not
so severe, as L laid it on myself, and he
! thought the family relationship might,
with care, be repaired.
Odd he, while you were stating to
| him that you understood the fault or
misfortune was from your connection
with his family affairs, say that it was
different or other than what you stated? I?
A.-No, sir; it was not cOndemnatory
Interview, but was sympathetic and
friendly as an interview between ytu
and me; there was nothing in his tone +,
nothing III Ais manner, nor in his Ian
guage or charges that savOred OF that.
Mr.. Evarts-How did he express him.
self as regerds any object, or the result
IleN nc lntN inn
to bring to pass such q reconciliation
between Tilton and myself-such a bet
ter understanding each of the other as
should avail for the peace of that fami-
ly, and the restoration of TiltOn to pros
perity and to his good name.
Odd MoultOn attempt or offer any
explanation of Miss Bessie Turner's
story? A.-Yes, though not at as much
length as he did at subsequent inter-
view that vas held.
Q.-What? Al was trying to pre-
sent fuller form in my mind; he said
it was harmless, being misunderstood
by child; she was mere child, and
she didn't understand; he didn't think
if she had been left to herself she ever
would have put any such Interpretation
on it.
Q Did he name any one else as hav-
ing ipfiamed it? Ale did.
Dwell, who did he say? A.-Mrs.
Morse.
Odd you say anything in this in.
terview with Moulton about your feel
ing or thinking that you ought to write
to Mr.. Bowen? Al did.
Q,-What was that? Al told him
the result of the conversation that
passed between him and me on the
street, and that had been told by me tC
Bowen, and on his assurance of the
falseness of them l said that | felt
was bound to call them back, at any
rate would not stand on any state.
ments that / had made, and that
would do it Immediately; l wrote early
the next morning. Beecher here iden.
titled COPY of the letter which he SEN
Mr.. Evarts when MoultOn went of
with this memorandum which he haC
made.
HQ.-Was anything said by him abOu
his borrowing or returning it? A.-Yes
sir.
, Q.-What was that? Ale said h'
, treated it as q mere memorandum, to bt
read, and said that after he used it b,
would either return it or burn it.
| Q-Was it taken from you after tina
statement by him? A.-Yes, sir.
| Q-I mean, taken from the house
Ale had it in his possession all thu
t time, and made that remark concerning
/ it before he left.
T Q-Before he left, and the use of it
9 | with whom, and to what end was i
/ stated to be? Alt was to remov
from TiIton's mind the impression tina
| was indifferent to his welfare and tina
s 1 was inimical to him; it was not to b
used otherwise or with anybody else?
= Mr.. Beach-One moment, Mr.. Beech
. er, I must insist that you state wha
4 was said, or the substance Of it.
Mr.. Evarts-Thst's right; use wha
: was spoken OF by him or you. All
g said he wished to make memorandum
e from which he could represent my feel
ings as he then perceived them to Til
u ton, for which purpose he wished me +
!. write, and declined; he then suggest
4 ed that he would take memorandum
[ Of points which he would explain t
!, him.
!. Q.-During this interview, Mr.. Beech
O er, was the word crime used either b
yourself or by Moulton in regard to an
t conduct of yours? A.-No, sir.
n Q.-And was there anything said 9
d that conversation either by Moulton G
!: you in regard to any reparaiion 20
9 were ready to make, than as you hav
il stated for the wrong or misfortune s
: YOU expressed? A.-NOtbing that n
;. member: you ask me whether there Ws