Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-17

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In the examination on the 9th, in
the Beechpr trial, TIlton swore that he
tried to keep back the stories about
Beecher and his vile for the lalter's
sake. The following colloquy here oc-
Cured:
eetiou-Bu still all the motives
of going To Bcecher was -olicitudr "a
protect Mrs. Titon?
Auswer--Nes, Hir.
q. Aud yet, after that you do not
scruplp to tell ~ much IA you choose
of the confidential matters between
you, Mr.. Moulton aud Beecher? A.
| never had a confidence with Henry
Ward Beecher in my life.
q. VIII you answer my question Z
| understand you IL say that, notwith-
standing the whole motive of this In
terview of the 30th, and what follow
ed, it was to protect your wife and not
love to BeeCher; yet you did not scru.
pie Immediately after TO disclose as
much rs you pleased of what was GO
ing on? u. Yes, sir; did. | mean
to SAY ] was undec no obligation t.
keep the secret, except for the sake Oi
my wife, and not for the sake of Henry
Ward Beccher.
q. | have not asked you anything
about that; | want TO know whether
you did it? A. Yes, sir, did to those
| had previously spoken to about the
matter.
q. But did you tell il? A. Yes, sir;
that il, to those whom | had already
told of tue crime.
q. And you did not scruple to tell
what was going on? \. No, sir |
did not. | selected whom to tell il to-
q. You selected whom to tell it to
a. | selected whom / should speak to
about il.
Q. And you told them what you
saw fit? 4. Yes, and not what l did
not see fit.
q. Now, so far as you know, was il
not from your own tongue that there
came the first allegation of the trans
action then purposed and carried on
during that early season that finally
reached Mrs. Woodruff? A. No, sir
it was Mrs. Morse.
@. Now, sir, how did she find oul
what had passed confidentially be.
tween yourself, Beecher and Moulton'
A. Because told her, and she told al
the world. Laughter.
q. You knew that2 A. Yes, sir.
q. And she was one of the person,
you told? A. Yes, sir, Renewed
laughter.
Q. Ana you knew her infirmitS
when you told her? A. Yes, sir
More aud very loud laughing
NEW YoRK, Feb. l0.-Mr. Tlton wa
ngsin on the stand to-day. Dir Beeche
was not present. MIR. Evarts read the let
ter which WAS written by Mr.. Tilton Il
"A friend in Connecticut, explainingt the chsrg,
of stopping at the hotel in Winsted with
lady. lie said in explanation of this occur
renee that the lady was protego of hi
wiie's, who had attended lecture of hi
there. and was staying at the same hotel
but there being no fire in her room, and
stove in his, ste had TO come into his room
to share the heat, and sat BY the fire read
ing to him while he lay on the bed.
During the examination there was som,
reference by the Counsel to Tilton's capaci
ty as q phonog raphic reporter, when tn,
following colloquy took place;
Mr.. Eyarts-I ask you sir if you arc al
expert photographic.
WitnesS-Solomon says, " Let anothe
Laughter.
Mr. EvaTts-What on earth has Solomon
got to do with your case. Increased laugh
ter.
The court here administered rebuke (,
the audience, and the witness resumed hi
testimony, which referred to making note
of the testimony at the Plymouth Churel
investigation.
Witness also sGid to-day went to Mrs
! Woodhulls Office when occasion required
but with no great regularity. l Away
went when WAS sent for, and sometimes
went spontaneously. | went to her hous
perhaps ten or dozen times. | only passrt
one night under her roof in September
The precise day l don't remember. l d
not remember where Ispent my time iron
the Sd to the 9th Of July, 1871, and l cal
not say if any portion of it was spent a
the house of Mrs. Woodruff. did no
| spend either of those nights at her house
though | am unable to say that | wa
at her residence on these days
and / can not remember anything note
worthy occurring on either of these days
never passed three days in her company
though can not say if passed a porto
of any of these days in her house. Tito
further said, when Beecher met me at th
house of Muulton, when he (Noulton) wa
sick, Beecher saluted me with kiss on tn
forehead, after any period Of estrangemen'
Beecher and | occasionally ssluted one an
Other with kiss.
To day, for the frat time since 1880, a
ice bridge was formed to North River b
which four men crossed from the foot {
Fourteenth street to Hoboken. An immens
crowd of spectators witnessed the feat.
The Way Beecher Is Played Out.
Prom Joe Howar DIS Star
The defendant is in excellent health
and performs, without ceasing, tn
! tremendous round of hnIN imnnse