The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-04-15

ties In Mr.. rlton's family, and the result Of
which was that he (witness) conceded with
the views of Mrs. Beccher that separation
between Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton would be the
wisest course for them topursue.
Several riots were reported in different
mining localities in Peansylvania on the List,
and in some instances the disturbances had
resulted in the loss 81 life. Gov. Hartranft
was taking active measures to put q stop to
the outbreaks. ------~--
In his testimony on the ID Mr.. Beecher en-
phatically denied any and all charges ofeither
criminal conduct or intent on his part In his
relations with Mrs. Tilton at any time. He
reiterated his statements made before the
Church Investigating Committee. He fatty
contradictcd the evidence Of Messrs. Tilton
and Moulton with regard to the confessions Of
criminal conduct they alleged he had made.
He asserted that the letter of contrition
which he signed was written by Mr.. Moulton
when he (witness) was laboring under
great excitement caused by his feeling that
perhaps he might have been unintentionally
led into doing Mr.. Tilton an injustice by
listening and subscribing to the reports in
circulation against him (Tilton) at the time
of his difficulties with Mr.. Bowen. He further
said that Mr.. Moulton suggested to
HIM (witness) that Mrs. Tilton had al
lowed her affections to be alienated from
her husband and to center upon witness;
and it was this assertion on the part Of Mr..
Moulton, together with the fact that Mr.. M.
emphatically pronounced false many of the
scandalous reports afoat against Mr.. Tilton's
moral character, that led him (witness)
to express himself in q contrite manner
having unintentionally added to Mr.. TIL
toms sorrow at that time. Witness denied
reading or having read to him on that occa-
sion the memorandum of his remarks made
by Mr.. Moulton, and which he signed at Mr..
MS request as being the better way of show
ing to Mr.. Tilton that he (witness) enter
tanned no unfriendly feelings or feelings of
enmity toward him.
Owing to the illness of Henry NJ. Cleveland,
formerly manager of the Christian Union, it
was necessary that his testimony in the
Beecher trial should be taken at his residence,
and his evidence was begun on the I'd. 1t is
reported that he testified that Mr.. Beecher
was in the Office Of the Union on the I'd of
June, 1879, between eleven and twelve o'clock
of that day. That is the date on which Mrs.
Moulton, in her testimony, alleges Mr..
Beecher was at her house for three or four
hours, and talked of suicide, and when she
advised him to confess to Plymouth Church
Petitions from mothers, including hundreds
of prominent ladies, have been presented to
the Governor and Council of Massachusetts,
asking that the sentence of Pomeroy, the boy.
fiend, be executed, as a safeguard to children
Mr.. Beecher's direct examination was con.
tinued on the 5th. He reiterated his emphatic
denial of being the author of the letter OF
contrition, or of its expressions as reported
by Mr.. Moulton. He also denied the several
asseverations of both Messrs. Tilton and
Moulton that he had ever confessed even 9
minor offense in connection with Mrs. Tilton
In regard to the celebrated interview sworn
to by Mr.. Tilton as having occurred between
the witness and Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton, at which
the paternity of one of Mr.. Tilton's children
was in question, Mr.. Beecher denied that any
such interview ever occurred, and pronounced
hood"
The State election in Connecticut occurred
on the 5th. The returns up to the morning O
the 9th indicated that Chas. R Ingersoll( Dem.
| is re- elected Governor by about 1000 majority
The Congressman elected are: First Dis
trict, Geo. M. Landers, DEM; Second
James Phelps, DEM; Third, H. II. Stark
weather, Rep; Fourth, VIM. H. Barnum
Dem. State Legislature Democratic. P. T
Barnum has been elected Mayor of Bridge
port.