The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-09

Q-Now, during the forenoon of that
Monday, the I'd OF June, were you at
Moulton's house? Al was not.
Q On your return Monday night,
when Tom Morrill,, one Of your parish
toners, l suppose, were you at Moulton IS
house? A-No sir.
Q-And did you see Mr.. or Mrs.
Moulton on that Monday or on that Mon.
day night of that week? A-Neither OF
them; neither of them.
Q-Now, how soon after your return,
which was on the 18th of June, as you
have stated-how soon after that did you
ha We an interview with Moulton? A
| don't recall,
Q-How soon with Mrs. Moulton? a
i don't recall
Q-Now, that merning before Kin
sella came and you were engaged with
him, did you make any cali or go out OF
Jour house? A-NO, sir.
Q-Do you remember the time of send
ing the telegram? A-Ies sir,
Q-Who was the messenger that took
it? Ny wife.
Q-Whilc she was away We're you in
the house? Al was and had my pre-
paration to make for my absence, my
contemplated absence. | was to have Il
little kind Of vacation and looked for
ward TO it with great pleasure
Q-What length of time does it take
you or do you allow usually in your
movements to go from your house to the
Office of the Christian Union In New
York. About three quarters Of an
hour, varying; | could get there if | was
as young as | was twenty years ago IN
twenty minutes.
Q-But rs II matter of fact? A-As
dignity of age comes on L take longer.
| take now, on an average, three-quar-
Lcrs OF an hour
Q-Now, on tho fourth of June follow
Ing the evening of the marriage, by
what train or how did you go? A-The
eight o'clock train in the morning;
leaving my house at six o'clock.
Q-Where and with whom were you
residing during the whole period of your
absence! A-Goy. VIM. Clafin, at
NewtonviIle, miles off Boston.
Q.-And what public occupation had
you during your absence? Al went
specially to deliver y lecture before the
Society of Religious Inquiry ut Ho-
nora College. 1t was at the request Of
the students that went, and then in or
der that could preach for them in the
evening, | had made All arrangement
with Rev. Mr.. Murray, of the Parker
street church, in which | preached to
the college in the evening.
Q.-On Monday following A.-No
sir, Sunday afternoon.
Q.-The same night? A The same
day.
Q-Now, on the lst of June Sunday
yuu left letter there, with note to
Mrs. Mouton, a you have stated? A
Yes.
Odd you have an interview with
Mrs. Moulton OH that day, and on Satur-
day May 3lSt, another interview with
her, other than that which you have
stated? A-Only Il private interview |
had with her in the morning.
Q-At what time, and under what cir
cumstanccs? Alt was while waiting
Tor Moulton to come in. He was out
for some reason when first went there.
Dwell, at what hour of tine day? A
About 5 o'clock in the morning.
q And did MCulton come in? A
He did.
Q-How long were you there at the
house with Mrs. Moulton, or Moulton, or
both? A-Well, with both together, |
think perhaps an hour; left about 10
o'clock.
Q-What part of this hour was spent
in Mouton's company? Al should
think perhaps fifteen or twenty minutes.
Q-And how did that interview occur
and 90 on at their house? Al don't
remember the consecutive interview; it
Wa, AN interview in which did pretty
much all of the talking; ! spent my time
in denouncing Tilton very largely.
Q-Whut was the subject of the inter
view between Mouton and yourself?
A-Moulton and myself? The subject of
the interview was the preparation, |
mean for the coming card, which under
stood Tilton was preparing and which |
told him would be n iinality, if it was to
be such as he intended it would be and
then came discussion, well as he often
did he rebuked me for Encouragement,
but | never gave him any. He had
managed TiltoR on many and many an
occasion before. He had.it i in his pow.
or to do it again and he should do it.
| want to say it was at that Interview but
it is no matter.
Q-W ell? Al don't recolect it as
bearing on that interview.
Q-Now, what part had Mrs. Moulton
in any conversation or interview that
morning? A-Only that which pro-
ceeded while | was waiting for MIR.
Mouton.
R-What occurred at that time? A
There was nothing very significant any
more than / was more than usually an.
CRY rather than sorry. | walked up and
down the room, and said
Tais State orThings was intolerable.
| was not going to stand it any longer
that it was Il living death, and man
might AS well die at once, for Tllton had
let the matter be controlled by his words
instead of keeping it quiet. He would
let it leak out when he felt in disturbed
mood, and then it would come to the
ears of my friends, and | would go and
see Mouton. who would smooth me
down and the affair would rest for time,
and then come out again, and had
stood it about as long as | intended to,
The card shown witness. THIS proposed
card of Tlton's | don't remember ever
to have seen; it was never shown to me
nor made the subject OF conversation;
| never saw the extract contained IN II
from apology" until it was published
in Bacons letter on the second OF June.
The following letter was here shown
to witness.
The Judgment Day Letter.
TUESDAY MoRSISG, June lst, 1879.
M Dear Frank:
The whole earth Is tranquil and the
heaven is serene, as BELTS one who has
about finished his worldly life. | could
do nothing on Saturday, my head was so
confused. but a good sleep has made 1t
g.. 1aL L..