The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-17
TILTON.BEEOHER.

bIcut HChllutil tIlul Upclltu' EAA hhS SuAA.
sci were present when the court opened
also Mrs, Beecher and defendant came II
u little later. Mrs. TiltOn was accom-
panied by her lady friends.
Mr., TiltOn resumed the stand and con
tinued: During the early part OF thu
summer, when this story began to b
noised abroad in the papers, the impress
sion was going around that was {
drunken and brutal man, and OH consul
tation withJudge Morris, he advised thC
publication Of a statement by me- Nj
object in showing 1.-THE True Story" to /
select party wasIlo obtain from them thu
Judgment which thought the publ,
would give it, My object in It's prepara
ton was this: Mrs. WoOdhull's publica
ton was proving disastrous to my family
and silence could no longer be safely
maintained; and intended to put forth /
statement In order that thpte people WIT
thought there was some foundation fol
her story might say, Well, here We have
the true statement, which explains every
thing. '
Witness said he showed this paper e
DIR. SlOrrs among others, Mr., Fullerton
asked what took place when II was ShOwT
to DR., Storrs, TO which EVartS objected
and u long argument ensued,
Fullerton COnlended that this questioI
arose out Of what had been ELECTED from
the witness by the other side.
| Judge Nelson finally decided to ALLOW
the question, and the witnesA continued
As soon MS read the paper to him there
was u sudden pause; DR.. Storrs said Il
mo; "Mr. TiltOn, before, can consult
witlyo Or give yop any advice lYanl
to ask y6n one qhestlon-h thiS narrative
the whole truth| | told him il was mol
the whole truth, but only part Of It thai
| was going to give to tho public, and he
advised me mob to publish II; showed
this story to perhaps twenty or thirty
PERSONS, and Heecher was among those Il
whom It was exhibited; remember q
conversation with Mr.. Halliday In which
he denied tho truth Of the WOodhull
story and vindicatGd my wife, lsaid some
words to Halliday about l}eGCher which
were Objectionable to Halliday my bjeCt
in speaEingOn the sub cCt was thai he was
the second power in Plymouth church
and wanted to disabuse his mind Of the
idea that the Woodruff stories worC true
In tho BeGChGr trial tho witness wa'
asked ~ to what took place before the
Investigating Committee after tho rela'
ton OF his wifc's confession.
Mr., Evarts objected, and another long
argument took place. "I1.
The Court ruled that the answer might
bo given. .-s.. .-... ~. ~,
The witness replied ! mado the state.
mGnt Of my charges against Beeeher and
his criminal connections with Mrs. Til
ton. | had stated to that committee IN
writing tho confession made to me by
Mrs. I'lltOn, 1870, and by BeGcher in d..
ccmbcr and January following, ] had
laid before them u sworn statement oil
tho criminal intimacy between Henry
Ward Beecher and Mrs, Tilton, fromithC
fall Of 1868 to tho spring Of 1870. This
said the wllncsS,is a copy Of y paper
produced before them. .I., ID.
Mr.. Evarts Obj ected to this sworn state
mcnt being put In evidence.
Mr.. Fullerton contcnded that this pa
per wassw0rn to by the witness before the
committee, and that therefore II was adj
missuble under the rules Of evidence
Mr., Eyarts argued that the paper wa'
composed Of an accusation against hi'
('rillon's) wife, and therefore could moi
be given In evidence. H q .
Judge Nelson said that the wife wal
not on trial then, nor wns She here, ant
therefore tlls VIA not u billOf accusation
against her.
Mr.. Beach said that they were Onl!
seeking to throw light upon part Of III,
examination before the, committed Of in
vestigation, d part OF (which hid beei'eX
tractCd by the other side. II only por
ton Of his testimony was extracted, h
would be liable to COMPLETION for .inconsis
tenry, and he would be done great inils
ticc. IIe submitted that unlert tho rulin
Of the Court Of Appeals the whole testi
mOny of TiltOn's examination could b
given. May not lie explain III Was h
to be shown to the iuryas having allowe
his wife to commit adultery, and not pre-
sent il? ThisdoCumCnt Is all explanation
Of TiltOn'a statement where lie sal
that his wife had always insisteC
to him that she had not violated he
marriage VOWS and this was the doctI
ment which explained his views oil tn
matter. When he stated this 10 the Com
mittcc Evarts replied that his friend har
wandered greatly from tue subject q th
natter Id argllnGnt,f and ihe qnesuoi
was II he Trillon) made lunlilyin
i'stalcmcnt Of his views Of what lis wifi
meant when she sud- this, and for that pur
pose the other side introduced this pape
which they offered In evidence, the 'othe
side did not intend to sliow II the%ii
qualified her statement when she made
to him. The paper, counsel argned
could bO no evidence Of itself o. II wa
only his (rilton's) accusation againSt hi
wife. Evarla cited some cases III supper
Of his position. Judge NELSON held lhN
the paper could not be read or any POT
ton Of H. butlt the 0edpsel desired The
might odef specific p6iA@ Yin II for In
purpose Of basipg tleir, objections to II
ruling ont. Recess. !. N' '''' '.',"''
This AFTERNOON FUlIeTlOH ross W Tcu
the paragraphs from 1'iltOhG letter. b
fore lie commenced EyattS rose 10 Ill
feet and interposed IN objection. TiItol
who had been sitting among his cOunso
here took his seat oil tho witness stand.
Mr., Beach argued the Court had pei
mitled tho reading Of the Woodlull SOal
, dial and Tie biography, section by secttU
To the Jury, though II was ruled olit as o.
idencc, and that, therefore, tho reading {
this paper should lie permitted though
was ruled out an evidence, - .!-G
Mr., EydriA sifbntitel, llaIt sthtrel "
: no rule Of evidence allowing the rOalir
Of this statement after II had been rule
. 0tlt from the testimony
n The argument was continued al SON
\ length, hit Judge Nelson said he had Ill
citcd to rule II oft.
Mr.. beach taking all eSceptlon)
4 Beach commended thAt lie only offered po
0 lions Of the statement to lie read aud Use
. to make Oiler Of proof
Judge Nelson decided that offer tOul
liz given and EvNrtS excepted.
: Mr.. Beach then read the following pc
ton Of the statement offered which Il
. tburt ruled out: That about nit
: years ago Henry Ward Beechl
! began, aud thereafter continued
:. friendship with Mrs. Elizabeth Tiltoh Il
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