Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-22
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
TlTON'S TRIAL.
More of Bessie Turner.
A TERRIFIC TORNADO.
SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED.
THE SPRING FLOODS.
Great Destruction Of Property.
TllTON'S TRIAL.
More of Bessie Turner.
A TERRIFIC TORNADO.
SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED.
THE SPRING FLOODS
DekOTEN'S DEFEAT.
TILTOY-BEECHE
Ressie Turner'S Testi mOuy Continued

NEW YORK, March 22.-Upon resumption
OF the Tilto1- Be echer trial to-day all the in
terested parties were on hand. Miss Bessie
Turner resumed the witness stand, and her
direct examination was continued by eN-
Judge Porter. Witness corrected her testi-
mony given on Friday, and stated that Til
the period when Ti'ion carried her To has
room was i'm 1859, wnen Mr.. Greeley was
there. The witness then continued: / first
visited Beecher December lith. lsT0; had
not be ore that told Beecher OF Tilton's visits
to my room, but this was the occasion Of my
visit then. Before going TO Steubenville /
did not communicate 20 any one the charges
made by Tilton against Bcecher; I received
several letters from Tilton. The witness wa
here handed number OF letters. which she
Identified as having been sent TO her by Mr..
Tilton.
TILToNs LETTERS TO BESSIE.
Porter then read one OF the letters dated
MI. Vernon, o., January S, 1874 from Tilton
10 the witness, Gliding her for not taking
better care of her health, as she would suffer
the consequences. The letter was signed
yours, as ever, Theodore Tilton. Another
letter was written from 81. Louis December
20, 1866, informing her Of his lecturing there
and when on his way home at night visiting
a ball room To see how the ladies We're
dressed. The third letter. dated BROOKLYN.
October I. 1870. informed witness that Mrs
TiltOn was going 10 visit Mrs. Putnam a
Marietta on the following Monday. Tho
house looked lonely, said the letter. since
your absence. This was also signed yours
as ever, Theodore.
rs FIRST VISIT TO BTssIE's BED ROOM.
Witness then resumed Mr.. and Mrs. Til
ton sent me 10 boarding school. TiltOa first
told me of his wife'S and his intention %
send me TO the boarding school. Mrs. Tilton
also spoke TO me about going away, but
nothing was ever said about my going away
in connection with stories against Nj.
Beecher. On Tilton's first visit to my room
he did not lie down. as am stated TO have
said, but was reclining over the bed when he
kissed me Good night" (Handed a letter
dated January 10, 1sIL) This letter is in my
handwriting, and was dictated TO me by
Tilton. i think Mrs. TiltOn was then at
home. He was talking about Mrs. Morse
and told him she had endeavoreI TO hire me
to go To Mr.. Beecher aud tell him Of this story.
which, however, refused TO do. Tilton then
asked me 10 copy this off and put my name
to il, which did.
Mr.. Porter then READ the letter written to
Mrs. Tilton dated January 10, 1871, which in
TO me her that Mrs. Morse had endeavored
30 procure her to circulate injurious stories
about her husband. Another letter, dated
January IL, was read stating that the story
Of Tilton carving her from her bed was a
wicked lie. Witness then continued: wrote
this secoDd note at the urgent solicitation of
Tilton. did tell some five persons that Mr..
Tilton had ATTEMPTED 10 violate my person
Tilton was aw2re that i told this matter.
did not tell this story as fully to thoS
persons as told il he.e.