New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-21
MR. BEECHER GIVES MIR. TILTON FINAN
CIAL AID.


@. understand you to say that you did not
learn Of Bessie Turner's absence until tho letter of Mrs
Morse written to yOu in January 1871 A. believe
/ said so, Sir; that il my recollection.
O. Were you not made acquainted with the fact that
sho had been sent awayi A. No, Sir; was not.
O. Until you received that letter Of Mrs Morse did you
suppose that she was still in Mr. Tiltons famyf A.
don't suppose thought anything about 1t, SIR had no
reason To suppose but that she was.
O. Had you been Informed by herself. by any other
person. that know Of this charge that had been pre-
ferred against yOui A. was not.
O. Had you no intimation from any quarter that she
was A. Not "a shadow Of 1t.
O. When did you first pay out any money in connection
with Bessie Turnerl A. don't rec0ec Sir. L shall
have refer 10 a memorandum
O. Please refOr. A. Referring to mem0randuml
have 1t on my memorandum. Jan %, Sir.
O. And what amount did you advance at that timef A.
/ could not say
O. Did you keep no account OF iti A. None
O. And how did you make tho adyancof A. To Mr.
MoultOn.
O. by check, or othcrwisef A. Sometimes one way ana
somotimcs-
O. No; but that timei A. cannot say, Sir.
O. Did you keep a oheok-booki a. | do keep check
book.
O. Did you make entries on tho nargini A. do now,
but don't know whether did rs early as that.
Q. Haven't you examined TO see how you made that
first paymcnti A. did that is one way that exam
ined or rather requested my son TO examine.
q. Well, didn't you find stub which indicated the
amount that given and the date when it was given
A. doubt-or at any rate cannot speak certainly on
that requested him to examine all my return checks
running back to that year.
O. am not speaking OF return checks am speaking or
the stub Of the choclbook. A. Well, to that have
never personally examined it st all requested my old
est son. who has charge my financial matters, to make
examination.
O. Uaynt You seen check-bOok that you had ct that
timef A. No, Sir.
Q. And don't you know whether the stub indicates the
time and tho amount and the object for which the check
was given A. / do not, that recolloct, Sir.
O. L. that of the checks that you gave to Moulton
Handing witness chccl.I A. Yes, Sir
O. What occurred previous to the giving OF that check
which resulted ia your giving it A. Hc said to me IN
substance that the term bills OF Bessie Turner, who was
In the West due, and that it would be embarrassing
to Mr. Ton to have to meet them in his state OF affairs
that no had already advanced, himself great deal OF
money and ho thought it would he very kind thing for
ii would pay them told him that should do 10
with great pleasure That was the substance Of the rep
resentation.
O. Well did you ask at that time why be was educat-
ing Bessie Turnerf A. did not, Sir.
O. Did it occur To you 10 ask anything about the mat
ter No, Sir that Ii not my habit.
O. Had anything taken place between yOu and Mr..
MoutOn prior to that upon tho subject OF advancing
moneyi A. only recOllect one thing and that was that
prior to that he had spoken about the mortgage Mr..
Titon's house, and said he thought that ought TO be
raised and that no thought that Mr. Tilton would be
willing TO settle the house then upon his wife. told him
that whenever anything OF that kind undertaken by
the friends of Mr.. Tton wanted to be counted In,
would do my share
O. Well to what extent you willing to contribute
A. oh, 1t was not q matter that to thought
O. Well. to what extent do you think you would have
contributed il you had been called uponi A. cannot
what think would have done If had been brought u
to 10y mind four years before.
O. Is that all that occurred between you and Mr. Mou
upon the subject OF money prior 10 giving your check
dated June %, 1871 A. All that recollect, Sir
O. Well, you quite willing TO give that checki
Very willing, Sir, and another just like It.
q. No threat made at the timei A. Not the
slightest, Sir; 1t done kindly and with mucl
gentlemaniness rs over knew.
Q. There was suggestion that there any duty
resting upon youi A. None at ALL Sir.
O. You did II freeyi A. l did IL Office Of kind
ness that was the ground upon which he put IT,
O. And that is the ground upon which you gave it A
That is the ground upon which did 1t, Sir.
q. Well, you did not regard that blaokmail then
A. Oh, did not no. Sir.
q He told you distinctly what It was for understand
youi A. knew what II for. We did not go into AM
considerable conversation about It, Ii did not take three
minutes, the whole thing.
O. But had there been suggestion your part OF
general nature that you wanted TO contribute tn
wants or necessities OF 5lr ltoni A. think not excop
in them regard TO the FIRST that is, the mortgage Oh hl
house. There may have boen, but do not recall any
! thing.