The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-06


2. WHAT dld YOU reply % matt y ny lep,5
was n IL VAS an absolute impOssibhl y; the CT
cunstances surrounding talt paper ahd the eel.
inns OF the persons ENGAGED In IL would not
admit such an association. ~. -,
q. D. ynu remember anyring o VISIT you
maze wnen Mr.. Monlton was seriously III ana
NEE ing VT. Tllron there and having some passage
between yourself and hlm! A. Weil remember
several; IL was not an unlrequent thing.
q. DO YOU remember being there at tnat time,
when Mr.. Mou ton was regarded by you as dan
o. Wnat time was thatS A. cannot say
whether IN January or February.
o. Before he went SouthY A. Yes, sir.
o. During thar illness do you now remember
meeting Mr.. Tlton during your visits TO Mr..
Moulron's nouse, when ne was 50 very sick, and
dld ANYTHING pass between you and hlmY A. do
not seem 60 recall anything more than that we
met there.
BkECHER AND Triton EXCHANGE THE KISS OF PEACE.
q Mr.. nlton mas spoken Off as an occasion on
which you kissed him on the forehead: do you re-
memoer anything ABOUT thatY A. on yes, sir ne Is
RIGHT WITHIN ABOUT FOUR INCHES;
he stopped, and l kissed him on the mouth.
(Laugnrer.) came IRON above wnere mad seen
Frank NJ Moulton.iwas suffering from rheum-
arism on the chest or heart, and ! was
apprehensve that II was one OF those attacks
in winch he might suddenly go or and felt deeD
sympathy Tor nm; when came down stars Mr..
luton was IN the parlor, and met pim ana spoke
OF nlm as q friend TO both oil US.
q. A friend OF yours ana liltonY A, Yes; that Is
what / sad OF his critical condition, and there
some otner words lntercnanged, do not
WARMTH OF THAT SYMPATHETIC MOMENT
we kissed each other
as this Theodore, Frank saved my life and
would Willingly give my life 10 save his ?" A. No,
sir; don't remember any precise language ike
that; recolect saying would almost give my
lie to save his.
this kInd-''Rrank Is very SICK; ne IS at the edge
OF the grave, ana. II he should die, what would
become OF your case and minep A. do not re-
call IL.
Q. understood you 70 say distinctly that the
letter oil Mr.. lLton TO Mr.. Bowen Was not shown
TO you or read to you at an interview at that
timer A. 1t was not.
2 There was no interview at that time Sat at
occurrence TOOK place? A. No. SIR, not within my
memory.
q. Dld any interview occur with Mr.. Tilton ana
Mr. Mouiion at tins period during January Ia
wnic1 any relation you had with that letter or
any connection which Mr.. rilton had IN your
afrllrs was The subject OF a conversation with
you IN "A. ] aid nos know that there was letter
hi the spring oi 1872; knew there were slips in
progress and documents forming wnicn were 10
BRING settlement with MIR. Bowen and state
ment but That II took on the form OF letter, or
that IL was letter mat had anything 20 DO
with, chat | anew OIL It's contents, mad no
more knowledge 0 10, and had no more TO do with
IL than nave with things transactlnS IN emma.
BEECHER DID NOT KNOW THAT BESSIE TURNER WAS
A DANGEROUS PERSON.
Q. DO You remember whether at any OF the IN
terviews spoken OF about the. middle period OF
January or any time therenD0ut, AT any interview
bet cen MI Moulton and oursel, mat anytnlng
OF TINS KIND occurred IN TIE suoJect OIL MISS Bessie
Turner. Did SIR. Moauon tell you tnat Hilton
thought that Bessie turner was dangerous per-
son 10 De aoolt; taat sne was what Iitol termed
a laLller ana tnag she knew oil all tue facts as
between Mrs. 1lton and MI. Beecnerf A. NO. sir (;
snail give the luH knowledge OF Bessie
Mr. Eyarts-No, not at tais moment; a little
further on Z A. NO, sir, nothing OF the Sort
O. Did Mr.. Moulton say To you that sue would
be oetter out Of the way than nere, and ala you
Tep an ,pK so Il T ~ any sacn wsy 4nu
q. was IL represented to you oy Mr.. Moulton
that M. Triton said, as Nj. inton told MN, tnat
the pest place Tor her 10 10 out West 10
scnooll A. NJ, slri knew nothing OF ner going
ont West 10 school
afford 10 pay her expenses and dld you say,
"Wel, Will pay the expenses or 40 any tnlng else
necessary TO keep TINS story down ~ A. No,
nothing: there was consultation with me or
any K,nd OF description wan respect To or con-
SrsnHg wee Of ner bsng out Vest sas
wnen was called upon 10 paJ ner nrst install
menL
MRS. MoRsE's LETTER.
O. In the latter pare o. January OF tuat year an
interview has been spoken OF oY both Moulton
ana rllton az wnlcn letter 81 Mrs. Morse was
letter OF tnat KIM received " you ana handed
by you to Mr., Moulton A. ! DO.
Letter handed u Wltness-Q. DO you remember
that letter A Yes
o. In receiving tnat letter what did you do with
Ut A. cared IL to Mr.. Moulton.
q. DID you nave a conversation with him on the
subject OF that letter. A. did.
q. Dlo ne reau that letter III your presence, oe-
fore anJ CONVERSATION was nad On IT. A. lie did.
q, what tuen was SAID about It; did you asa hlm
for any aovlce-did he give lou any A dla; !
asked MN now tae letter RAJ better be treated,
ana ne said tnat II should De treated mildly and
kindly.
MorseS A. he SAID AIRS. Morse was hall crazy;
ruaL sne Imagined great many Things, ana that
sue hated Theodore; mat was ia tne naDll Of
tehinp stories or magnIfylng lncluenls So that
uuey uiu not repres-nt the truth; tlal she Was
unr-stralaed, except ~ uef love fyr her daughter
d. Wa anything satI about her cfediDllity or
her Charges ~ the ie,ter, Or ner Dehei ia any "
tneu2 A. DON'T tninK there was teen a sseeihc
DENIAL bu. IL was assumed that these were " tie
treated -LnaL tEe wuoe l-lter was 10 re treated
as an nalluclnAuon OF Mrs. Morse; t1e Charges
were oeuleu IN dr. a. they respected Mr..
1liton taxing ABOUT audtrs.
YES, sur sii'
that letter A. did. SIR.
Letter nan Iel . w,tAess.l o Was that writ
ten IN sioul On's pr sence or SHOWN 70 nlmg A.
sus ,ect Is was written 10 nls presence; u 10 not
q. AZ IL your writingf A. Yes SIR; suspect II IL
q sKetcn wnIcn .ew up VI tue letter, waicn ne
approved o.; tAen took . home; 1 never write
on ruled paper.
.. At lnls interview or any otner Interview at
wnIcd tnls letter vas me suoyeet u conversation
know whether y was TIE same interview or
subsequent one.
one passage Ia That letter wnIcn imputes 20 Mr.
Iiton tnat YOU
Was there anything IN tnat let Ter OF Mrs. Morse
charging tnat Mr. nlton naa stated rhatf A. Weli
sir, i tnat Charge made IA tnat letter.
Mr.. EVaTts-l Oeleye nos
q. WIS there aay conve sation at either OF these
interviews Vi tue lOtu III January II there were,
were these suDJ cts me mater OF conversation
Mrs. Morse aad nsr letter. IN wnlcn ~ was stated
by ner That MI. luton nad EOld more or less per-
sons (tSeiye persOnsl u yOnr criminal relations
vita Mrs. l1ltouY a. No. there nothing or
that the letter anu nOtning In tue cDnversation
U. Was there any .nlng sdu ABOUT your having
tod Mr.. IAtOn " any namOer OF persons OF your
criminal relationship vita Mrs. iitonl A. TEere
was no sucn conversation.
U AT any time ~ in any OF those Conversations
from the be-inning on 10 tue end . January,
1871, was any menit0n made IN your presence ~
Mr. MOultUn or Mt. Hilton tnae there was any
criminal reation ever mad been any criminal
relation between you aud Mrs. IllJonS A. No no;
no I'm pncati IN " that Klnd.
o. was tue word "erImeu used Ia your presence
In regard 10 you by eltuer those gentlemen or
IN the presence u am Que eise9 A. No, no.
U Did Mr. lllton say 70 you mat your criminal
relations with Mrs. IlltOn nad Deen told BY him 70
Mr.. On9er Johnson and other personsS A. Notn-
Ing OF tie KIND.
Ints was OBJECTED TO- Mr.. Beach starlng that the
question called or me conclusion Of the witness
without asking wnat was said.
A r.. EydrtS SAID called statement