, 1875-02-20

Q.-And ut What hours Of tho day? A.-At nfl
hours,-boforo hlr. hfoulton nAa np In tho morn
ing, aftos la hsd retired Rt night. before hiH
Frtlay+ntght prayor-lnoosing, after his Sunday
syeninE service, after hts morning aorvico, on
Sunday, und 1t all hours Of the diy. hava
known hin, 10 come to tho houas as 1ato ~ II
o'clock at night.
Q.-Wlth whom did he oonfer7 A-yTith Mr.
hIoulton.
Q.-Waa that 80 In all cases. or did be some
tines confer with you2 A.-Somctimcs with
mt,
Q.-Wton did you hare your 1ist oonvorsa~
with 1lr 11oochor In regard to any difficulty that
]lo spoko of Al don't romombcr whether It
was bofo.o or after MY return from tue South,
but 1t wan In tho spring Of 1871. think.
Q.-What wna 1t llo said to you when his
troubles woro tho subject of conversation? A.
1Io waa waiting III tho pnrlor for hfr. Moul!on.
aud, ~ went into tho room llc took my hand
aud aaids "Do you know anYthsng about kh!a
g1oa& eozrow Of my lifo?" aaid " Yes" /" auti hn
aald: "Trank las told you the fact. has ho?"
said "YcB." lie satd. Il am very glad las. /
nm very glad tl,cro is ono woman In this world
10 wllom can 70 TO talk Ut NY lronh1oa without
rceer7o. As tcar ~ can remember that waH all
Of tito conversation al that tiino.
Q.-Do you recollcct having any further CON-
voruation with lin ? A.-YcH eir; Ao would
oftou npcnt to mo about it.
Q.-Wliat would l,o aay2 Alto would eslt
mo If 1tr. lIoulton was still hopeful TINT this
Hsory might bo kapt quiot; also tho condition Of
Mr. htoaIton's 1nlnti toward him.-if lo was
friondly, or annoyed. or ttritatctl, ,---genornlr
aolno questions of that kind. Tho noxt cuuycr-
satlon TINT Gun recall will, Mr.. IIcocher
Q,-Stato, II yon plcaAe, rllcn 1t waa. and
yerpation ss, whci, romo,nbor Of any length WIS
in ~.
Q.-What did you eay to Mr.. Hcecl,es, or what
did ho Joy to yoia 1.-~Nr. Bcccl.ur said to mo
that If Mr. Triton ruliehc. tue Iettcr OF apol-
l6ngcr 10 live '.this dowu." lin camo IN Gu Mon
day morning. Mr. Stoton was et,ll ir thu house,
aud. nftcr y conversation with lin, few mo-
mcnts, DO said, -! would scn Tour WHO"
Q.-Wi,om did l,o ndtlfesa? A.-hfr Moul-
ton; aud, utter phort CONFORMATION, Itr afoul-
ton went to his business atld 1lr. Icec,er lad
down on tho touuga, AMI he uatd: "Ilis iy
probably my lnst conversation with you. feel
that, II Mr. Triton publiehos my letter Of arol-
ogy, II 10 useless for mo 10 try aJy longer to live
tLis down. l,ayo mover folt tint Ind mucl, tu
hopo for from Theodore. lie In falt1llcss. mud
aecms to loss sight of tho fact TINT, II Tits ottor
is published. le stziAoa his wife oyou moro than
me.n / said: "Mr, Boecl,cr. 1 do NOT
think that is tho way to look at 1t.
think you slloutd 70 towt, to your church and
coufoss Tout crime. They Wilt forgive Won il:
and 10 said: ''No, ca1,itot do ti,at--I cannot
90 tiat. For the Hake Of tho woman who gayo
mo hor iovc--for the eako OF nv cI,tltlren--for
tho aako Of my cllnrch-for tho sako Of my In
f]uopco--I shall not cunfceH, will dfo before
Mill cou1oss It." / Haitl: "You slloull 20 down
and CONFESS it, md am srro tloy viii forgive
It," lie nsid; "No, tAat / caunot do: tLo4
would dospiso mo 1 conl not 20 blol 10 MI
hotne, nrtl my ch1rc1, would mt forgive ma
work would 10 Gono 1t would 10 batter tint /
aho,ld gu ont of lfo." l uaid !; t.You could
writo for yo,lr rapor, and you could M mn tt,
your farm" 1Io sa3 y No ths7 rn,iIb mt
read ANYTHING l shoull vrito. and tl,ore yould
bo nnsbiug loit for me. I i,nye Ioyo.ved 10 tako
nv life. 1 l,ayo propnred q rowler wf,c1, hnre
nt lomo Of, nv library taLlo. which shall talo.
and sink quietly o,tt Of iifo." 1 said; "Why
should YOU do TINT 70 and lo said Il feel an II
Ind no hone, and il putIeI,cd auv card In tho
Euqic il would only 10 q temporary relief, Mr.
Tton il likely 10 drag ,,p tllu case, and e!Iali
probably mover 500 lin OF neo you again. 1
said .ialr, MouIton viii still star by You, md.
no matter what comes. viii alwnys be- your
friend but am CONVINCED tliat tho o1;Iy wsy ont
Of thtu trouble is to tell thp truth" IIo Bafd l,o
would como to nco nc tl,o day following, aa ile
leave, md ti,oro VIVA gouothtnr In wnntni Ia
convey to Etizabcth TIauchter.1 Il was a
long intnsyie;y, Mr. t}oechcr was yorr mich OK
cited. and told me, with tcnrp running Iow,, jH
faco thnt ho wnB ycry 1n,,ch oIctteJ. and snid ho
tint was Tia nniy no,ann 1,n cm'i, coni.a h. a''a
0,-Nlat took placo when YOU noxt saw lin
Alto told mo ho was vosy .ausa depressed On
I'll. nLrourn'u Love roit 1:11zAnrru.
o,-Ud ho oyor sneak to you In roEaTd to Mrs.
Tliton A.-Yes, nir, " ''&'''
n.-St.to 17.,a; he aa,t1 10 vou In rnpnr, In ,,cr
at auy limo A,-iie a1ways gpoko to nm mi of
liz 1--we for hos, and he wn,ited mo to rosnrct
an'l have regard for her. liz Tantcd ms to 20
nul SEQ hor' and to try md comfort i,or and con.
solo l.or in ler eorroa:. lie said that i. bstpg
sucl, circl,matanceg. ""'' 1Ao01
Q.-Dil you over carry INV n,esa.ros from
him to her =? A.-Ycs' .ir' ' ""'e'oS 'AoA'
'''''' y1cs VERA.
6.-stuto what ti,oso mas r,nsssons vars H.
rcncotcI tn sfr' 1lorchor "onsor. "tie,. 49,
had with Mrs. IIiton. She aaid eho fc,t vsrv
sorry for hi,n-eycn moro symnnttsv for lin
thnt for I,ors.if s,,i i,I III XII, T., III IL
lGochcr because was nuahla snv lnn"cr - r. a..
toyl church. sEo ngked nc I'd "a co hact ~ ~, ~
church. gaj1 liissbat INV car a. ~, os;s ~
ma tn RI bnrk ia o,,mrc,tn III, nn
fron iin nnr Enow;nc what etHo ~ I't.t,i nhn,,t a