New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-20
rur CnARGE nr AprLTEHY.

o. Can You tell me whether the charge was
nsJa prior 10 Feb %, 1s7Il \. Nou * m for the
Interpretation Of that letter.
Mr. FIlcrtOn-I not a,Ain you for any ntcrprcta-
ton 40 al.
Tha Wirnp,--Tt Is an Interpretation yo1 AK OF me.
Mr. Flllerton-I. Is not Task yod whether prior 10
February - ISL M Tltou had not made The charge
against You having had improper relations with his
wicel \. IL never made such charge against M.
Nr FuIrfton-Well We will settle that question now.
Wow l,t I4r read your direct examination Won
read an, whole ~ 10 mat hadtnat n consequence 81
conduct, his family had wen ui.h been destroyed;
that / had suffered my wife and his motherln-iaW
TO cousuue ier iEc p. Iarlu'n OF the ltm'! Iil
lld corrupted LuzsDet teaching her to lie 10 deceive
him aad hide under far appearances her friendship 10
no; and i!ai lad mace hor 10 D,-hat Ial-',iaI ne
had married her ~ the simplest auf purest women
ice ever knew and that under my influence .Ae mad
becom' d,ccitut ad untldst worthy ne sd tIii tht
had tied me knot IA te sanctuary ot God ny winch they
were to be bound To- 5nsi IN an M. laramie io,e nli
also reached out my hand TO unite ina Knot anu 10 'ae
them from the other he then went on 10 say thdt
not only had done t but that had made overture
! 10 her oil an improper character
Mr.. Eyarts-E BEAD tnc rest OF that
TIE Wncss-Wil You read the Whole NJ A. please Iii
IL. TllertOn IreadnsI And again e. pressed some
surprise probably, by my attitude don't rccoicct that
tIlked-but ne drew from h- pocket strip OF paper
anouf th3 lTodi ng paper ABOUT I'VE inches Dy one
and half-Ike at, and read TO me what purorted 10
had solicited her 10 become his wife, to all the ntents
and purposes which sisnihed Dy that term or sub
O. Now, didn't he charge Won with improper advances
\. strictly speaking he did NOT. ..-,-,
O. We'll, dOu't want anything hut 81 ic - gPcaking
wont You 20 strictly SPEAK. and d-Te rnc question
Dut 10 you Didn't he charge yuU VITA having improper
relations with hs wifcf ~ ! do not consider that he
did. s,ricy and literally speaking
o. Did You give the evidence that have inst read in
vodr direct eXamindliuni y. l presume did; have
| not read II since.
O. Is true az read itl A. presume it is true in he
scusc in which meant IT,
O. Didn't you understand yourself saving IN the evil
dCLce that he made the charge first and then fortified {
10y producing the certificate OF lis WiIe A. II used
the word charge -
q. Did you understand yourself saying that A.
Please repeat the question.
q Didn't yOu understand yourself in your direct eX-
animation SAYING " Mr. TtOn made the charge OF IN
proper 10 his wife, and then produced ce-
OF his wife in subsantiatiOn Of the charge g. a
| didn't intend 10 be so understood, sir.
q. You did not very well let II stand there. Let me
read 81 you and whether you ever SAID this Al any
other time:
He then declared that had injured him in his family
relations had joined with his mOthcrn-law in producing
discOrd in his house had advised separation; had
love me more than any living being had corrupted her
nature and taught her Ia be- Hisincerc. ing, ana
hypocrtcal and ended by charging that had made
/ wicked proposals 70 her =
A. Very likely said 80, Sir
O. Now In saying that did son refer t0 te same inter
view between you and Mr. TLtOn ON The JUN OF Dccen-
DeT, 1901 \. ] did, sir.
q. Then go back 10 the letter. Well viii put this
question yOu DO YOU now 10 say that Mr IltOn
did not the night Of the 3Oth OF December, 1870
charge you with having made wicked proposals TO his
wifei A. mean 10 stale
q. Do You TO state that that didn't take place
A. mean 10 state that he charged according to my
! ,cut--
q, No no; now, Mr.. Beecher, II you please; don't
nj ~ hat OF SIN