The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-08
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
of Main and 18th SITS.
THE LOEDER-PR|CE CASE,
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
Called as a Witness.
Plymouth Church Defiant.
Beecher's Salary Raised to
100000.
Mrs. Beecher Despises News
paper Reporters.

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paper Reporters.
New YORK, July = AT the further
examination to-day of Joseph Loeder,
charged with perjury and conspiracy,
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was called as
u witness at the request of the District
Attorney. He looked over the atiidavits
of Loeder and were asked if any of the
statements were true. Mr.. Beecher re-
piled, "There Is nothing that is true
there alleged. He was then asked to read
the attidavits made by Price. He test-
fled there was not one word of truth in
the allegation respecting him in the al
fidavit On cross-cxamlnation BecCher
testified he was unguarded i'll his inter-
course; it WAS his custom to salute
his friends with kiss; he had
sometimes kissed Mrs. Tilton;
when he had been away for some time
he kissed Titon's family all round. His
visits to Mrs. TiIton's sometimes lasted
five minutes and sometimes an hour. He
thought il very likely that there was
sofa IN Mrs Tilton's parlor, and that he
might have SNt upon it with her.
District Attorney Britton said that he
here proposed to rest the case OF the
people.
General Pryor had been present, but
he was told that h> testimony WAS
not required lie took great
pleasure in saying that there
was not shadow oi reflection upon
General Pryor in this case, as counsel or
otherwise; that the gentleman was abso-
lately incapable of any improper con-
ncction with an affair of this kind, and
moreover he had found in his investiga-
tions of this case, that General Pryor
was brought into it purely by an acci-
dent and under circumstances which
would deceive almost any one.
Justice Riley expressed his grutilica-
tion with these remarks
Loedcr's counsel said Price was man
who had been guilty Of perjury, and he
was the one whom the prosecution pro-
posed to use as witness.
The Dist let Attorney denied this, say
ing he wished Price to be held with
Loeder. He did not propose to use the
testimony OF an acknowledged perjurcr
against another
The usual questions were asked the
prisoners, Price acknowledging that he
was guilty and Loedcr pleading not
guilty.
Justice Riley then committed Loeder
ard Price to await the action Of the
Grand Jury.
Mrs. TiIton 10 Testify.
Mrs. Tilton will give evidence to-mor-
row.
Another affidavit from Mr.. Price has
been published giving the alleged details
OF the method OF getting up the Locder
accusation against Beecher. Price says
Loeder instructed him what to say, land
that lawyer Morris paid him, at various
times, small sums of money to spend in
liquors, cigars, etc. Pr.ce again de-
clares that the affidavit signed by him
in Morris office is false in every prrticu-
lar; he never was in Tilton's house and
never to his knowedge SAW Mrs. Tilton.
1t is asserted by the Brooklyn Argus
that Moulton will endeavor to secure the
indictment of BeeChcr by the Grand
Jury now in session and will summon the !
following witnesses: Mrs Stanton, Miss |
Anthony, Mrs Bradshaw, NJ and Mrs |
Moulton, Theodore Tilton, Mr. and Mrs
Richards, Henry c, Bowen, Mrs. Tilton
and others.
New YORK, July "A largely at
tended meeting of Plymouth Society,
which is composed of pew holders of Ply
mouth Church, was held in the lecture
room of the church this evening, with
Mr.. j. B. lIutchison in the chair. The
char stated that the meeting had been
called for the purpose Of considering the
question Of increasing Mr.. Beecher's
salary.
Mr.. w. Sage then offered a resolution
that the salary of the pastor for the
ensuing year be fixed at one hundred
thousand dollars instead of twenty thous-
and dollars which it has hitherto been.
This was seconded By Mr. Pope, after
which X. w. Raymond made II lengthy
address in which he censured the action
OF the press very strongly. The report
ers he characterized rs perfect nuisance
and said they had all suffered by being in
tcrviewed by members of the press. He
related an anecdote of reporter
who had endeayored to interview Mrs.
Beechcr. That lady; he said after, being
harrasscd for some time by questions Of
her inquisitor, asked him if he had a
mother? The reporter replied that he
had. and Mrs. Beccher asked him if she
was not ashamed 10 have HIM engaged in
such disreputable business. The young
man, SAID the speaker, did not reply TO
this dnestion but took up
his hat and left the
house. The interview was not reported.
Mr.. 5. B. White then delivered brief
and pertinent address III favor of the
passace of tie resolution. He said that
while the Investigating Committee were
sitting, Plymouth Church had made no
effort to influence them IN any way, and
so il had been all through the trial.
They had made no move whatever TO-
wards influencing the jury or anybody
else in Mr.. Bcechers behalf. Their
time had not come until tonight and
"now,' said the speaker, 1--WE will show
to the world that Plymouth church can
spend millions in defence of her pastors
innocence, but not one dollar for black
mail or bribery"
The resolution was then put TO vote
and passed unanimously, there being not
one dissenting voice.
The were about four-ffths OF the
of the church present
ut the meeting, which wa very enthu- !
siastic one. 1t is generally understood
among the congregation that this enor-
nous salary is only for this year, and is
mainly intended to help defray the ex-