Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-27
THE SCANDAL TRIAL.
NOuItOn Not Dome vfth yaf


After our telegraphic report of the Tuton-
Beccher trial In Brooklyn closed yesterday,
Moulton continued: / think have proluce1
an the letters OF Beecher In my possession;
some OF them destroyed, I suppose inteu-
uonally; i cannot tell anything about the
time OF their destruction. but think ID was
said 10 Mr. Givan that Beecher and had cot
lnto controversy, and that Beecner hdl
either 10 destroy me
OR WOULD DESTROY BFFCHER
This concluded the cro~S-eNamfnation OF
witness. and cN-Judge Fullerton began his
redirect examination. The witness resumed:
! cannot remember any particular letter or
envelope relating 10 the controversy de-
StrON ell by me.
After recess Moulton's redirect examina-
tlon was continued by eX-Judge Fullerton.
A letter was handed 10 witness, which he
identified, and said he received the letter at
the hands of Mr.. TiltOn. written 20 him bv
Mrs. Iilton; my hostility was commencet
ments, and his saying, that
HE WOULD RUIN ME-.
The witness was asked what Mr.. TiItOn said
on receiving Mr.. Beechers letterof August Z,
lsI4, which gave rise TO a long discussion
among counsel, but was finally allowed by
the court. Witness replied: Tilton on that
occasion said you know have not hal access
TO your repository of material. The attention
OF witness was also called TO the letter Of Au-
gust .. Mr.. Evarts said that this letter he
understood was not i'm evidence, and was
shown TO witness only 10 refresh his memory,
and any evidence relating to a. he would OBJ
lect 10. The letter was the one written by
Bcecher calling on MOultOn TO produce ths
papers before the committee, witness replied
on receipt of this letter: Il procured TiltOn'S
consent and went before the committee WITH
told them ] would produce the papers tho
next day before them; went before the COM
mlttee after that, and took the papers incor-
porated I'm TiltOn,s statements before them.
Witness was asked by counsel why he dit
not take the other papers with him. and this
was objected 20 by Mr.. Evarts, but allowed
10y the court.
Witness replied: on the Sunday preceding
the Monday on which had promised 20 taka
the papers before the committee. Gen. Tracy
WENT WITH NE TO SEE GIN. BUTLER
al the Fifth-aVenue hotel. with regard 20 tha
suppression OF the statement; we had a con-
NerSation together; in consequence OF what
occurred then / RETAINED from taking the
papers; Tracy was acting for Beecher. This
latter sentence was ordered TO be stricken out
by the coUrtl We had a conference next
morning, the statement referred To was the
@ nrSt long one prepared and published; Mr.
Iilton or Mrs. TiltOn did not know that any
money came directly or Indirectly from Mr..
BeecheT; never told them SO. never became
acquainted with Mrs. Woodruff until after
the publication OF her card i'm the World: Shs
was invited TO my house i'm order that might
use my influence with her TO suppress these
stories against Mr. Beecher, my wife object
ing 10 her being brought there;
WHEN MR. TILTON INTRODUCED MRS.
wOODHULL
10 The audience IN Steinway han on the eve
the lady on rs arm, and said, as nearly a.
recollect it:-"LadieS @nd gentlemen: IL -
quite unusual for me To be III town during
lhe lecture season, AMI 1 Unexpectedly iibd
myself here tonight. j find that several rep
resentatiVe men have been asked 20 iHLgO-
duce the lady who will address you 10 this
audience. Some have refused on the grOunB
that they knew nothing of her character. and
others on the ground that they are in doubt
as 10 her views. As TO the first. / think L
know ~, and Will therefore take the reSpOn-
Of linz -.
ond point, do not know what her views are,
and have never heard her express them.
She may be a fanatic or fool, bUt wOulI
rather be either or both than lack the cOur-
age 10 ask from an American audience for z
woman the right OF freedom of speech"
ANOTHER WOMAN.
The witness continued ON the occasion Of
my interview with Charles StorrS. / tOlt
him after had telegraphed from Lowell IN
the committee that would go before them Tn
testify that Mr.. Beecher had told me he had
committed adultery with another wOmaA
besides Mrs. Tilton; / said that my cross
examination before the committee would do
away WIN publShlng statements. The Wit
ness was shown four notes which ne identi-
fed as the notes given the subscribers 10 the
Golden Age by Mr.. Tilton. and also the lettes.
accompanying them. They were offered in
evidence by eX-Judge Fullerton. The letter
was addressed to Mr.. Tilton, and informed
him that the subscribers herewith returned
him the notes and wished success 10 his
paper i'm the future. The witness said the
Woodruff publication appeared i'm the paper
before these notes were given back. Ad-
journed.
Mr. Moulton, it is stated, will take the
stand again tomorrow.
THE TROUBLES IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY,
6. C.-Judge II. j. Mackey, republican, who
was sent by Governor Chamberlain 10 inves-
tigate the recent troubles in Edgefeld coun-
ty, has made his report, In which be Laws
blame chiefly upon the gross abuses in tha
county government He declares that no
people have been sub
lected 10 a like inf1ietion since the SaxOY
the colored militia have been In the habit of
calling out their men whenever a PERSONAL
quarrel arose between white and colored men
and this in spite of the fact that the state
gives the governor alone power
TO call out the militia. He recommends fba
immediate disbandment and disarrnino or
The militia. IL is said Governor Chambers
ain VIII act upon this recommendation.
<Bonanza Jenkins is the name of the last
baby born in Nevada.
@Conclusion Of Colfax's lecture ON Lin
reached the topmost round OF
he ladder offsme, he stepped into the skies.
81 Rev. Thomas u. Dudley was consecratef
Bishop OF the Diocese of Kentucky to-day at
-hrlst Church, Baltimore.
@A Dublin telegram says that Rev. DIR.
Satrick Leahy, Roman Catholic Bishop OF
cashel, is dead.
~Marcus Denison, an old, well-knowu
IND esteemed merchant, and a wealthy clti-
zen OF Baltimore, died yesterday Of fpne0mo-
ala, after a brief illness.
SWilliam N. States, the husband OF the
ate Madame Agatha States, the well known
vocalist, was found dead in bed In san
hotel last week.