The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-09
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The TiltOn-Beecher Tiial.
HENRY WARD BEEonRR's TESTIMONY.

| court room this morning, and the faces OF
many of the ladies were unfamiliar to the
eye of a regular attendant. Of Mrs. Til
tons companions Mrs. Field is the only one
who makes her appearance on the scene.
Beecher came in with his wife and sons,
and few minutes after entered the wit
ness chair. 1t was fully fifteen minutes
after the hour when the proceedings CON-
menced, Evarts consulting with his associ-
ate counsel and Beecher examining his re-
cord of dates, etc. Witness testified
In December, 1872, do not think there
was any interview between Tlton and my
self about Rev. DIR. Storrs nor do l re-
member conversation about his visit to
DR.. Storrs when Tlton was reading the
true story, and when he prefaced pas
sage by saying, "If you could stand that
you could stand it ALL" l did not say that
he might as well state the fact as put it in
that way in subsequent conversations
with Moulton in that season | said some
thing to him upon this subject said Til
ton was blockhead, or supposed / was, to
think | would stand that sentence this
was said as protest Moulton said some
thing about an interview with Tracy about
this matter we were talking something
about matters, and he broke out that his
lawyers had said so and so; | started with
surprise, and he said he did not intend to
carry the case any further without law
ycrs he said something about Tracy,
but there was no understanding be-
tween us that Tracy should be brought
into it, nor did propose his name in con-
nection with it; the understanding was that
no lawyers should be brought into our
councils. Mr.. Evaris read Moulton's
testimony with regard to the conversation
he had with witness about employing Gen.
| Tracy as counsel in the matter, but Beech
er said nothing of that kind occurred; it Is
all imaginary. Witness said Moulton
never said to me that he told Gen. Tracy
that ] was guilty of adultery with Eliza
beth r. Tilton, and that he Tracy said If
this was true it must be kept qniet at all
hazards it is absolutely false, said the wit
ness; there is not word of truth in it: 1t
is false from beginning to end; he never
said anything to me about it, except what
| have stated; he never told me that he told
Tilton of having informed Gen. Tracy of
it, this is entirely false; never told Moul-
ton that was glad that Tilton had assent
ed to this course, and that perhaps good
would come out of it; | have been ac-
quainted with Oliver johnson for about
twenty-five years. and have been aware
of his connection with the press even
since l have been in Brooklyn we had
that degree of relationship which existed
among anti-slavery men before the war
Mr., Beecher was asked in what way
johnson came to be employed as editor of
the Christian Union by him, but ex-Judge
Fullerton objected to this matter being
gone into. Judge Nelson ruled that Evarts
could only show the general fact of Mr..
johnson being so employed. Witness said !:
there was dissatisfaction with the editorial
management Of the Union by the publish
ers in consequence Of this Wilkinson
took part Johnson's name was urged up
on me by Wilkinson it ran along for
months at last, after johnson had been
sounded by Wilkinson, went to see him,
and he agreed TO go on the paper | told
this to Moulton, and he was much pleased;
he thought it would be good thing all
around. His appointment was not on &C
count of trouble in Tlton's family, but on
purely professional grounds did not
give him any instructions with regard to
his treatment of the Golden Agn l never
at any time said to Titon that
in my judgment it was better to
have some person on the Christian Union
who could handle the scandal | never
said could not trust any OF my editors
with it he never SAID to me he could
remedy the evil, nor did he suggest Oliver
johnson as fit and proper person to take
hold of it this is a stupid lie and false
hood | never took his counsel about The
employment of Oliver johnson in any
manner whatever remember giving tC
Moulton the sum of So, 900 in the month Of
May, 1870 preceding the fact of the pay
ment of this money, had conversed will
Moulton Moulton then inquired abou
my own affairs we chatted about how thu
paper was getting along, our receipts ant
the value of stock; something was sai(
about my lecturng | was lecturing abou
that time, and he spoke of it as a grea
source of revenue to me in that way
this memoranda was not made ct the tint
the note was received there was ouly on
such paper sent to me know it was no
given on the tenth of June, 1878, because
was preaching on or about that day in Parl
street church, in Boston left home OF
the first and returned ON the sixteenth tn
intermediate time spent in Boston l d
not know what time l received this paper
Evarts asked this question "Supposin
that Tilton had said it was sent on the lot
of June" but reference to the recor
showed that he did not so state. Subse
quent to the month of December, 1870.
came to be more acquainted with Mrs.
Moulton than l was before this aros
from my frequent visits to her husband an
her house l was there in 1878 and 1874
more or less frequently these visits wer
interrupted by my lecturing tours; she wa
companionable and ladylike, and learnin
from Moulton that she was aware of til
difficulties and troubles, | conversed wit
her about them | was received, migl
say, as if l was connection or relation
the household, that is to say, after bein
shown into the parlor | went up to hi
chamber, where she received me with strit
ladylike propriety never knew her I
do an unadylike thing in the latter pa
Of my acquaintance she kissed me in IL