The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-03
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY IETELLIGENoER
.BEECHER TRIAL.

BEECHER TRIAL.
NEW YoRx, April 2,-The corridor
Of the Brooklyn Court House wer,
crowded this morning, but only thOs'
holding tickets were permitted to up
proaCh tho City Court room. These wer'
placed in long lines, and allowed to tilI
In Court until all the seats were occupied
when tho doors were closed, The number
OF women was largely in excess Of thep
yious day. Shortly after Mr.. Beecheri
entrance he ascendCd to the stand.
Mr.. Evarts introduced John Bigelow
late U. S. Minister 10 France TO Judg'
Nelson, who invited him to o scat on the
bench, where was already seated the AS
sociate Attorney-Genoral Of the United
States, The Speaker OF the House o.
Representatives OF Virginia was hOnOred
with seat near Judge Nelson.
AZ 10 minutes past II the examination
OF BecCher was resumed. lie first made
u correction Of Yesterdays testimony by
saying he was intimate with the families
Of DR.. Storrs and DIR, Conant, who were
not Of his congregation,
remember Miss Bessie Turner coming
to me in December, 1870, and saying she
was told to tell me to go down and sec
Mrs. Tilton at her mothers, ~ she had
left her husbands house never 10 return
on account OF Ill treatment that he had
struck her (Bcssie) once or twice, and
that hc had sought her company In her
bed. remember Pauls deathi | think
II was IN August, 1868. went and saw
Mrs. TiltOn; don't reCOlleCt making any
gift Of flowers. During the summer
used to bring little baskCts Of llower'
from my farm, and | distributed then
right and left.
Question. Now, something has beer
sail in evidence OF II visit you made tC
that household when tho wet nurse o
that newborn child was there, Mrs
Carey; do you remember any visit thai
yon made at that timer Answer. ! dc
not.
@, Did any scene occur between you
and Mrs. Tilion In which she sat on yOul
knee or your lapp A. No, sir.
@. Did Mrs. Titon on any such visit
at that period address you M "deaI
fathcr"2 A. No, sir.
Q. Or "fatller dear? A. No, dom
recollect; but have answered II.
@. In what form OF address did Mrs
Tilion on those visits aCcOst your A
"Mr. I,Cccler" or "my friend"
@. Was there any other form Of al
dress between you on her partH A. No
that recolleCl; only "sir" or "Mr
Beecler" ordinarily, and In discussing o
talking she would frequently turn anI
say "Well, my friend" and 80 on will
the conversation.
@. Doyou remember an occasion Of aI
interview between yourself and Mrs
lilton at which her brother, Mr.. JORepl
Richards, intGrvened In any wayP A
Do you mean hindered us2
q. NU-came upon you IN my wa.
that you noticed or rememberedY A
No, sir: / don't remember any time whe
lie was present at any visit Of mine there
@. Now, sir, II has been said that yoI
have been seen OH the Stoop Of tic hOns
In Livingston street, between and
, o'clock IN the morning, by Mr.. Brn1ieI
passing by in the street: have you an
recollection Oi such an Occurrence2 4
D No, sir, | have no recollection OF 4 visit
, made when Mr.. lirAzier was passing b!
ho looked Mt me, and have no doubt Il
saw me.
o. There was nothing in It to taste
! itself on your mind2 a. II might has
been, but nothing that can remember.
4 @. During the period that the TilLOi
resided In The house No. liza Liyingsto
9 street, and up 10 the year 1870, with viii
+ degree Of frequency are you able to stat
n that you made any visits, either from Ii
= yilatIOn or ordinary calls at the house
A, Do understand you TO limit YOU
inquiry from 1867 to 1870?
G y. j think from 1865; they went inI
e the house in the fall Of 1906, and durir
4 their residence At ia Livingston stre
down to the autumn Of lS70-until 70
+ went into the country In the summer
o 1870? A. | should say, speaking Of n
II eragcs, that | saw them from once In tt
4 days to once in three weeks.
q. That WA The average during tli
: time? A. II / was In town my visi
Q were not more than thirteen times a yen
q according To the beat computation that
q can make Of them, aud that leAves Ol
y my summer vacations, leCturingS, and
u on.
L "a. Now, during those visits what W
= the manner Of them, and what were q
:, subjects uf conversation III general?
" There are two questions in one.
u o. We'll, take the two, and answ
II them both. A. / must ask you to expla
|. what YOU meun by the manner.
!. @, mean lhc manner Of you and MI
y Tilton during the visits, and what we
10 The topics Of Conversations a. We'll, Il
,r manner was very mitch such as Is II
II manner In my own house and with II
i, own family; Il was very simple, witllO
:" thc slightest iurmalily; they kept OPP
70 house, and left all their friends to I
VI utmost personal freedom; there was pr
I priety with a. little cOMvcniiOnality as
- ever saw III any family, and therefore
felt perfectly free to 80 IN and Oitt as
" chose.
Ig q. How was II with regard to the ch
dren and their participation III yo
visits? A. They we're almost alwa
present; At any rate | felt as II l had Ii
The visit II they we're not present.
o. We're your visits In part devoted
il,em7 A. No inrohsillerable part Oi Il
q, visits, and sometimes altogether
ie q. Now IA to the subjects Of converl
" lioh? A. As various as the interests
Q. the Church and the phases Of bethel g
~ perience anil the niOvementso Of lhc tlnl
ly IN which we all engagedi nf books, Of |
r eralute, aud, above all, Of Theodore i
u ion. Laugltcr.l
"a O. Now, was the subject regarding i
husbands religious opinions on any ID
licular point or IL general n matter
conversation between Mrs. Tiltoh al
o youSseli2 a. II was To my surpri
Il Mrs. TillOn--
., Nj. lleacll-Onc nlomentj sir We o
Il iect to II.
10 NJ. Eyatts-t do not care Tor the d
a tails Of the conversation; do not care
y reproduce iteS
/, Judge NeilsOn-You cah state the all
D ject.
:. explanation OF my word surprise, tll
IL Mrs, Tilton's habitnal manner oi spea
~ tas, If kee hualtanl VIVA Sn eulORiAtiC,