The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-13
The TiltOn.Beecher Tiial.
HENRY WARD BEEouER's TEsTIMoNEY con-
TINuED.


HENRY WARD BEEouERs TEsTIMoNEY con-
TINuED.
New York, April 10.
Mr.. Beach was in court this morning,
and Beecher resumed the witness stand.
He testified
AT times | visited Moulton's residence,
some times every day, and at other times
not ortener than once week, a month or
two months from 1871 there were COM
paratively few visits after May until au-
tumn in this period there was little done
about the difficulty, but there was very
busy time after the publication of the
Woodruff scandal recall two conversa-
tons with Mrs. MOulton about Mrs. Wood
hull at one of these she referred to the
enthusiasm which her husband and Titon
had for Mrs. Woodruff at another con-
versatlon they asked me what thought of
Mrs. Woodruff, and l replied that my
knowledge of her was only derived from
what had heard from others she said
she did not fancy the woman, but Frank
thought very highly of her, and she con-
formed to his desire in having her at the
house there never was a word with her
about her receiving Mrs. Woodruff on my
account | never said to her it was duty
she owed Frank to cooperate with him in
trying to keep the story quiet never
told Moulton that Thought his wife should
acl with him in his endeavor to suppress
the stories, never so talked with Mrs.
Moulton never told Moulton | did l
had talked with Mrs. Mouton about at
tending church, and in 1870 l remember
her speaking with some anxiety as to Sc
curing seat, and in 1872 and 1878 she
spoke to me about having two seats re-
ferred her to Mr.. West, and also talked
with her she was kind enough to compli-
nent me on the improvement in my preach
ing, from what she had hearc others say
and had heard herself | reeollect she
came on two occasions TO church, and |
saw her waiting at the pulpit steps |
recollect on two other occasions when |
called to see Moulton, Mrs. Moulton said
to me "Why dont't you call some times to
see me, or pay IA social visit, instead
of business visits to Frank" had con-
versation with her about this difficulty,
and had also conversed with her about
Mrs. Tilton | wanted some person TO Wis.,
it Mrs. Tilton and cheer her, and thought
Mrs. Moulton was the very person. after
visiting Mrs. Tilton Mrs. Moulton would
tell me how she was getting along she
said she did not blame Elizabeth, but on
one or two occasions she blamed Tilton !;
think in regard to his home relations !;
she spoke of the state of things IN the fam
lily, and said she would not wonder if
there was trouble in the family, and that
Mrs Tilton would go home to her mother;
asked her to tell me if there was any way
in which Mrs. Tilton could be dclicately
helped; we had a conversation about the
story that had alienated Mrs. Tilton's af-
fections from her husband, which said !
had never done | said that If had done
so it was unintentional ON my part, and
was sorry for it :; Mrs. Moulton said very
little in reply to me upon this point; felt
that my presnce and intercourse in the
family had brought this mischief on them,
for which / felt was to blame during
all my interview with Mrs. Moulton at
that house she was incapable of accusing
me of adultery or any crime towards Mrs.
Tilton; we never converscd together Oh
that subject or in that manner; she never
did so by allusion or implication, and she
never spoke of it being said by any person
else; l never spoke to her of any CONVEX
saton with her besng my last; never
said that if Tilton published the
letter Of apology it was useless for
me to try to live it down ] never said that
had no hope from Theodore, or said that
he was false man never thought so,
| felt so or said so she never said for me to
| go to my churbh and confess my crime,
and they would forgive me ! did not say
could not implicate the woman who had
given me her love she never said that If
confessed to the church / would be for.
given did not say that il confessed my
church would not have me, aud it would
be better for me to go out of life ; this
was an improbable story she never told
me ! could still write and hold my con-
nection with papers never said | had a
powder in my desk up stairs, and 1t would
put me out of my troubles the only pow
der know of was gunpowder, which was
kept up stairs this whole story is prepos-
ferrous and false never said to her in
conversation that would come on the day
following and give her some gifts for friends
with messages for them, and one for Eliza
beth this is pure, absolute fiction never
told her | suffered the fortunes of the
damned, having to appear in my church
with cheerful face in this connection oil
relations imputed in this conversation,
say this in view of the manner in which
Titon was constantly bringing up the diff
Guilty, and said it should end or |,
would wear me out this latter was in 9
conversation on May 3!st, at their house
Mrs Moulton did not tell me that Mrs. Til
ton had expressed sympathy for her Mrs
Moulton) in that she had lost faith in
Beecher and had left the church
and that she Mrs. Tilton) had imploret
her to 60 back, that Mr.. Beecher was MOI
guilty, that she herself was the guilty
person; | do not think she could have