Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-05-07
THE NEW WORLD.

The direct examination of Mr.. Tracy
was begun the 2Sth. He said that in his consua-
tions with Messrs. Triton and Moulton the charge
against Mr.. Beeeher was improper proposals.
Mr.. Tilton denied that Mr.. Beecher had been
guilty of adultery. Mr.. Moulton had never told
witness that Mr. Beecher was guilty of the greater
crime; he had never said that, If the charge
was true it was a case in which lying was jusd-
fed. He had, however, advised general denial OF
the Woodruff statement, which Mr.. Illton SAID
he could not do, as it was partly true. Witness
had also advised the destruction of the documents
in Mr. Moulton's possession. The direct testi-
mony of Mr.. Tracy was finished on the 29th.
Mr. Beach conducted the cross examination.
His evidence was mainly contradictory of Messrs
Tilton and Moultons statement in relation to
witness connection with the parties before the
beginning of the present suit. AT the conclusion
of Mr. Tracy's testimony in the Beecher case on
the Both ult. defense rested. Mr.. Beach said the
prosecution would not object to Mrs. Tilton be
ing made witness. Mr.. Eyarts said the defense
had never intended to call her, because they knew
the law was against them. A discussion ensued
as to the policy of the law rendering wife an in
competent witness. Judge Nelson said there was
no question about the allowability of the defense
to offer the lady as witness. 1t would be avery
trying position for her. but on the whole he was
glad She was not TO De OHereu. MeSSIs' OtahlOy
and Maddox, being called in rebuttal, testi-
fed that Mr. Tilton was not with Mrs.
Woodruff in the Communist procession in 1871.
John Swinton testified that he walked arm and
arm with Mr. TiIton in the procession, and that
he did not see either Miss Clafiin Mrs. Wood
hull In the cross examination witness said he
was surprised to see plaintiff in the procession.
At the opening of the court in the Bcecher case
on the morning of the Sd Mrs. Tilton sent a
written communication to Judge Nelson which
she requested him to read aloud before the opening
of the proceedings The Judge read her note
and said the matter would be considered. 1t was
understood to refer to the question of Mrs. Tilton
being allowed to testify. Several witnesses tes-
titled that Mr.. Tilton was not in the
Communist procession with Mrs. Woodruff
Albert Morton, superintendent of the
Mission Sunday-school OF DIR. Storrs
church, testified that he was at Mrs. Oylngton's
on the day that Bessie Turner went before the
Church Committee, and that Bessie was in the
back parlor with Mr.. Tracy for over two hours.
Witness could hear them conversing together
but could not tell what they said. Witness took
Miss Turner to Mr. Storrs' house to testify. Mr..
Woodruff was recalled, and testified that he was
present at two interviews with Mr. Tracy, at
which witness told him that Mr.. Tilton's charge
against Mr. Beecher was for the greater crime
and that Mr. Beecher had advanced $500 for the
relief of Mr.. Tilton's family.
A Corpus Christi (Tex.) dispatch of
the aSh says tranquility had been restored along
the border. Capt McNeely was in the infected
district with force sufficient TO rid the locality
of outlaws.
J. Edwards Pierrepont, of New York,
was, on the 2Sth, appointed to and accepted the
position of Attorney-General.
A call was issued on the 9th for the
| meeting of the Iowa State Republican Conven-
ton at Des MONIES, June 30. Candidates for Gov
| ernor, Lieutenant Governor, Judge of the Su-
preme Court and superintendent of Public In
struction are to be nominated.
Gen. III. FL. Holman has been appoint.
ed experimenting architect OF the Chicago Gus
| tom m-House, rice Rankin, removed. Serious
defects have been discovered in the building
which the Chicago papers of the 27th say will
| necessitate commencing again at the foundation
The cost of the work already done has been. ac
| cording to the Times, about 81 100000
The city of Oshkosh, Wis, was visited
by terrible fire the 26th. The territory burned
| over was about mile and half in length by hal
| a mile in width. The principal business blocks
| and the finest residences were destroyed, includ
/ ing all the newspaper Offices, the Opera House
and the Courthouse, the banks, all the hotels
except one, the telegraph Office, several saw and
/ single mills and several million feet of lumber
| Three lives were lost and hundreds of families
were rendered homeless. The loss is variously
estimated at from $75O.O00 to $2,000,000.
1t Pap Hollow, a mining village neal
Wilkesbarre, Pa, on the 2sth. Constahle's posse