New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-13
TIE WEST CHARGES.

O. Now, Mr. Bcecher, in regard to what have
been known the West charges. lro counsel Where
are those pnpersi paper produced by Mr. Morris and
handed TO Mr. Eyars III regard to these West charges
was the text or form OF them laid before You, or
communicated to yOuf Handing witness paperJ A.
No, Sir don't remember ever To have read them;
knew what they were; mean at the time-that is l
knew the ground they covered, without knowing much
about them particularly.
O. Now in the Spring, or early Summer, when the mat
ter was brought up what did you understand TIE
charges were confined t0i A. understood that they
were chargos brought against Mr. Tton for having Sian
dered Inc in reporting that preached to forty misresse
some other number
@. Yesi A. And that they only related to what were
called generally the Bowen ISLANDERS or charges
O. The Bowen ISLANDERS 7 A. Yes Sir.
O. Now IN the Fall In regard to any third clause or
item how much knowledge had you that subject A.
don't think had any the ground took was such that
could not very well have any knowledge about it.
MI Fulerton-Dont reason about It,
The Wness-I beg pardon.
Mr. Evarts-Now in regard to the third charge or Item
that involved any relations with Mira. Ton-imputation
AGAINST Mr. Tton of having made charges i'll respect to
Mrs Tit0n and yOursclf-was there any communication
10 you in writing otherwise OF any other charge in
that relation than the charge OF improper advances A
No, Sir.
O Now I call your attention Mr.. Beecher, to some
statements OF Mr. TltOns testimony Mr.. Tilton speaks
of an interview that he had with you, imagine some
where about October OF that year at eny rate 1t was in
| the Fall. After consutaOnl Now, Mr. Beecher.
in reference 10 these West charges and in that FALL that
| Autumn did you have any discussion or conversation
with Mr. Tilton which Mr. Tton's conversation with
MI West about these charges and about your guilt was
| talked of A. don't know
O Mr. Ton saws that he said to y0u in some such In
teryieys. "that during the Summer he mr. Westl had
changed his mind that subject and had come to the
conclusion that ar Beecher the guilty Han'-that Is
i must 90 back little further" Mr. West had visited
me during the Summer and had substantially indicated
TO me- though he didn't say in plain words that he Mr
West) had originally instituted these charges against me-
I'm June because thought really guilty OF SANDER
ing Mr. Beecher that during the Summer he lMr. Vest
had changed his mind that subject and had come to
the conclusion that MI Beeclcr the guilty man. but
that having brought his charges before the Church in
the regular way he desired that they should be called up
I'm the Autumn" and he urged him MR. TOnl to appear
before the Church the charges; that in an
swering them I would throw the blame where 1t be-
longcd and clear myself" DO you remember any inter
view with Tlton in that Autumn, ter those West
charges were brought upon the carpet in which any con-
versatiop of that kind occurred A. | do not; heard
rumors but they were rumOrs, cannot tell from whom
O. Well the question is whether you had any such con-
versation1 A. recOleet such conversation with Mr.
| Tilton
@ DO YOU remember Mr. Tuton's saying this [Read-
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told him. however that Mr. West was guarded in his
exprcs dion and would not say absolutely that lie be
ueved in Mr.. Beechers gut only that II MI Beecher
wa. guilty acting during the Summer as guilty
man would act and exactly as an innocent man would not
acti
A. remember such language. Sir