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against Tilton Most OF the committee were
in favor of investigating these CHARGES.
Capt. Duncan was one of them, ana pr.
White was another of them. lhe conciu-
sion Of this affair of West charges was IN
Oct. 70. West told me he did NOT go 70
see Tilton about these charges a. Ic omgu.
to have done, as church member. Ihere
were also some of the witnesses whom ne
did not go to see This was one oil the rea-
sons why | regarded the charges irregular
Nv presented. DON'T know that he had not
talked to Mrs. Bradshaw, Andrew Brad
shaw or Rev. Mr. Taylor aboat the second
specification in the charges. Always urged
that Hilton should be dropped from the
rolls of the church "a he said he was not
a member of it. Adjourned.
TIE rRIAL-BEssIE TURNER TEsriTi2s-
New YORK. March 10. - Bessie Turner
was called and examined by Mr.. Porter
She went intimately into the ianiIy ecoh-
omy of the Tiltons. She became II mem
Der of the family in 1861 was '"ei'e
Years old at that time was IN all respec's
member of the family like any one oil the
children. taking the place OF an elier
daughter, and in no sense was she ser
want, but was treated like an adopted
daughter. Miss Turner testified to Mrs:
devotion to her children and husband.
Early in the witness experience she oD-
served that Tilton was equally kin1 ana
gentle. Later, however,
Triton BECAME MOODY AND HORosE-
On one occasion he said that - their hay
ing no hot dinner on a Sunday was all
owing 10 his wife's id orthodoxy On
another occasion he told the children ne
hoped they would never initiate their
mothers grammar, and this while Mrs
Tilton was present. On another occasion
that of woman's rights meeting, Miss
Turner was standing near Mrs. Illton
within the folding doors, and Hilton SAID
to his wife " Elizabeth, don't stand near
me, tonight, the contrast Is too great.
Mrs Tilton meekly Obeyed as she always
did when she was ordered by her husband.
Another habit of Tilton's was 10 hang pic
lures in his night clothes. lie would
change the pictures fom where they were
hung to Other places. He would also,
when restless, walk around the house in
his night clothes, his wife following him
with pillow. both of them looking for
SOFT BED FOR THEODORE
to lie on lie would try every bad in sue
cession in the honse OF a night. In this
way he bad forced the witnc-s on two &C
casions to leave her bed in the night - &c
coinnoda:e his desire for ''.1.t spot
| Continuing her testimony witness cited
/ numerous occasions when according ~ her
testimony Ti!ton had caused Ais wife great
| grief by locking himself in rac,a with her.
/ Mrs. TIlton, and
scoLDISG AND SWEARING ALTERNATELY
! for two or three hours. Ga u occasion
/ had She ever known Mrs Tilt0n 70 display
temper. Her manner invariably being
meek and c0nciliating Tiltou storned and
his wife coaxed and entrca.ed, always
promising 10 do the best she cJald in the
future Mr. Reechcr frequent called, but
| witness never saw anything improper in
| his demean0r lie called and went up 70
the sitting room and ch2ttoi wiki Mrs
Tilton and played with the chill iren; 50 did
Mr.. Oyington, Mr.. Greeley AMI others
The latter were treated in the -lme manner
BY Mrs 1ilton that Mr.. Beecher Was There
were pictures of himself and some books in
the house presented by Mr.. Bec,hG On
one particular occasion M Itoa visited
NY room, in o.. ! had net ad- bocn in
bed long when he came in and sid be came
to kiss me Tor the night. lie placed his
hand oyer my hair and forehead and then
put it down on my neck.
1u,sE LITTLE TANiLiARirrfs 90 TIE Er,r
SOCIETY.
| took il away and he sd WY Bessie
You are very modest. People in best classes
ul society ID not object % .hc,e liti., iamil
iaritie- | told him did not e.-e what
they did IN the best cia--c- 90! society |
would not permit It, lie then talked oi
marriage and said tia; shprl! reruit him
to cares and love me and ~ harm would
cume to me. Tn another occasion IN is
went t, bed and was frightened by seeing
g man in NY room. jumped cp and asked
who was there AID be sad. hush IL is only
he. Mr. 1iiton. then found be hal carried
ne into hi, room. | asked WHY Ac lad done
this and he SAID lie lex lonely told him
| would hot permit such liberties to be
taken with ae. and then cr- lp AID left
the rJJ-u-
BESSIE Gals INDIGNANT AN1 leaves
The mex; morning AZ lrcaki.,, VI Tiitou
did not say any thins about it. 1lt iler he
went away took the b.al io- hcyport
where stayed for some tiac Nc- Iilton
WIS then away from house ? returned
when found Mrs Iiltln was in town
| di1 not AZ that time tel Mrs.
Hilton what had trausprci between
her husband and myself wen; t. Marietta
in the spring Of - and remained there on
= visit 10 Mr.. Putnam about eight or nine
months. ! returned on the 9.h % Dee. 20.
Mrs. Hilton came there, / think. IN October
AID rcma.nel month 0r - weeks re
tlrnet with Mrs. Hilton because she WAS
feeble and did not like trns. her alone.
Mr.. Illton met Us at tae depot with % car
rage AID we reached homo about or :
O'Clock. Mss Ellen Dennis was ~ the
breakfast table next morning. She appear
Cd 70 occupy the position vi housekceper
and mistress. Miss Anthony was there. At
| dinner Mrs Tilton took her sClt beside iIr
( 'iiliCn and burst out crying She went into
4 the next room and Miss Dennis said: well
this Is strange conduct in Elizabeth.
BESSIE GIVES rIToS PIECE OF HER MIND.
Ny Tilton said to me. Bessie don't YOU
/ think Elizabeth Is dtmcrtcl3' and | rc-
| piled, no, 10 not; but YOUR c1n1rc. Is
/ enough TO have driven he- INTO 2 laaalic
| asylum long ago. Dir Iiitcn followed her
into the other room. followed and stood
al the folding doors and saw him
SHAKING HIS cLENcuED HAND N HER FAcs.
lie said to her, you have brought this girl
back to testify against me | sterpod tor
ward and interiered in her behalf. and be
said 10 me, leave the house d-n You. "
said | would not. and be struck ne wiki
hi> is; and Knocked ne down.theu stepping
ups to me, he said IL bland manner,
"5essie, dear. you have tri2ped and bruised
yourself. lie said 10 me. pointing 20
sofa, that time and again he had seen NJ.
Beecher and Mrs. TilIon having sexual IN
tercourse, and Mrs. Tilton said how can You
tell such things to the child lie then took
me to another room and repeated the story
- me.
WHOLESALE CHARGES AGAINST NJ. G2LcH6a.
lie said he lid not claim anv of hi. .hil-
dren except Florence. lie also said that
Bcecher was in the habit Of preaching to
ten or dozen OF his mistresses every Sur
day, and he named two ladies OF the con
gregGtion. | told him dll no, believe
word of the story against Mr., rlton,
and he said | would live to see
the day | should believe it, l. was
nearly dark when he took me there.
Nhcn was coming 0ut Of the
room Mrs. Tilton WAS COMING on. of
her bed room and told her | wa almost
stunned. and also What Mr. Tiltcn had been
saving u mt. We both left the house the
next morning, and went to Mrs Mlrsa'S
Mr. Ilton came there that night. Mrs.
Hilton went down 10 see him. was On the
stars. lie had conversation with her.
taking very earnestly | saw Theodore I'll
ton in the act of getting up or his knees |
airs. Ii.tOa Went away with him Her |
mother demonstrated, and Mr. Trian aid !
good evening grandmother, and Mrs Morse
said
Ii GRANDMOTHER YCU. YoU INTERNAL !
scorNDREL I'LL PUBLISH YoU IRON DAN
TO BsERsHEBA
airs. Hilton and raturaei. ana Ar iilton |
advised his wife T. - to bed, wiich she did. |
Mr. Tilton told me the whole story about |
Mr.. Beeehor oSer again. ard told Mrs. |
TiltUn in her bed room. She then dressed |
and went 10 her mother that n rht and the |
children and foil Lived next morning. | /
remember the occasion of Tiltan sending
for the baby. Mr. Tilton was not in. lie |
sent the note with Nellie, the nurse girl.
Mr.. Iilton on that occasion cot the baby
In Dec Mrs. 1ilto-i went % New Bruins
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