The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-25

wrote another letter for Mrs Tilton;
| wrote II copy Of it prepared by Tllton;
she handed me copy Of ii and it was in
/ her hand Writing; ,handcd the letter.
/ this is not my handwriting.
| The letter was dated JANUARY II, 1871,
stating that the story that Tilton had Cur
ricd her IN his arm. to his bed screaming,
was wicked le It w, signed Bessie
/ Turner.
Then the witness CuntinunA-This is
the first time ever SAW this story in this
/ form; he never carried me t. his bed
screaming; he had attempted to violate
my person.
The witness was asked OF what occa-
sion and this question gave rise to long
argument.
Witness continued could not think
could truthfully say that Tilton had
attempted to violate my person; when |
wrote this letter thought he had made
the attempt; ! signed thi, paper because
loved Mrs Tilton, ana my signature
would get Titon out OF all his troubles
with Bowen.
1t being half past one o'clock the Court
TOOK lt> usual recess.
After Recess
Bessie Turner resumed the stand, and
Mr.. Fullerton announced that he Was
through.
The redirect examination wa,
then begun by Mr.. Porter.
The witness replied: was teaching
school at Beaver. This was all Mr.. Por-
ter had to ask.
To Mr.. Fullerton the witness said she
had to leave there because OF the notore-
ty she had obtained in connection with
the scandal.
Here Bessie was allowed to leave the
stand
The defence then called
George l.. Perkins.
He testified: | live at Norwich, Con-
nccticut; | have known Beccher for a
number of years; saw him about the lst OF
June, 1873, in train on the Boston and
Albany railroad; the train left New
York ut o'clock and reached Boston at
about in the afternoon; Mrs. Bccchcr
was with him seated in the train; think
it WAS on the 4th of June | saw Becchcr
] L
pcnses while on that trip, and so am
enabled to recall this circumstance.
CrosS-eXamined: first saw Bcccher ut
Worcester on the train; he got oil at w or
ccSter; my attention was not called To
thi, circumstance until ! read the
opening in this case; got on at the
| junction on my way 10 Boston. This
witness was then allowed to 90.
Mr. Hill called
George =. Scdwick
and he testified to Mr.. Evart, rs follows;
| am u lawyer, No. :, Pine street; ] was
clerk in the district attorney office i'll so
and 20 aud was an assistant in the United
State, Attorneys office III 1873; | was
in his office at time of the Woodruff and
Clahin case; ! knew them before that; |
saw procession in honor OF Rosscl on
December Il, 1871; | knew 1ilton by
sight at that time; | saw Tilton, Mis-
Clatiin and Mrs. Woodruff then. He
wus marching between them, ! think car
ricd II banner; the ladies, think carried
the tu,>cls.
-examined-I am not mistaken in
the idcnity of these women or TiIton as
my recollection now serves me; ! will
positively swear that | saw them there.
Redirect examination-I read no
memorandum but recollect only only SO
far a. my memory serves me.
Re-cross Examination-My memory
is 50 accurate that can
swear to it. They walked behind
the catafalque, and remember seeing
colured man with them. To the best of
my recollection he carried II flag.
This finished SeGgewicks testimony,
and EvartS called
Cecil Campbell Hisg rs.
He said: | am New York lawyer; |
saw the procession for the commune in
New York; knew Mrs. Woodruff, Miss
Clafin and Tilton; ! saw all u! them in
carriage in the procession.
Cross s-cXamincd-l am positive | saw
these three parties together in the car
riagc and swear to it without quaiiiica- .
tion; Tilton and another person were sit /
ting on the front seats and the other par
ties behind; think 1t was an open car .
riagc.
Redirect examinaton-Wh | saw
them the procession was breaking up. .
This concluded Mr.. Higgins testimony /.
and the next witness called by Genera! /
Tracy WAS
John &. Souihwick.
IIc ,ald: reside in Che city OF |
New York and am partner .
of Jackson :. Schultz; | knew franklin /
Woodruff about Ii year, and TiIton ,
about 20 years; in the early part
of 1871 he applied to me
to help him in the Gol"ra Ags ell
tcrprisc; Woodruff WA, with him when
he came in and Woodruff said, John |
wish you to help Tilton and loan him
81 300 | said that | would loan the
money if Schultz would; Tilton made
out the plan for carrying on the paper
At the second interview Shultz said ne
would loan the money if | would, ahd
Woodruff said We would lend him
! double the amount if We knew low
! Tilton had been treated by Bowen. III
ton asked me if Claiin would help !
said | did not think he would. Tlton
! said if Beecher would advise ClatIn ne
would assist the paper. Claim had
/ talk with Beccher, and he advised Claim
/ not to put any money IN the "0'"" hH''
! This conversation occurred b"Ior" the
G,ldsn ig> was issued. The first NUM-
/ Der was issued on March lSt, 1871.
/ Schultz and | subscribed $500 each. |
met Tilton after the publication OF the
Woodruff biography, and spoke t" him
about it. He said that he had known
| Mrs. Woodruff for Il long time, and that
| she was Il tinc woman He Glorird III
/ having written her life; and asked me
what Schultz and Woodruff or myself
/ knew about her; remember the pub
lication Of the Woodruff scandal; | met
/ Tilton afterwards, he ,rid he could not
/ deny it, that it was
4 Wheel within wheel.
/ ! asked him ii there was word oi tFuth
! in the story that Beecher had comm.ttcd
adultery with his wife and he said there
was not word OF truth in it; he also
denied that Moulton hadput pistol 10
Beechers head; | saw Tnton on Jahn-
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