The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-24

that occasion L heard IlltOn's voice raised
in an angry manner; could not tell what
he said; / knocked at the door, and 1t
was opeRed Mrs Titon was sobbing and
crying; / remained there about fifteen
minutes; they had been there about three
or four hours; this was in the afternoon,
after lunch, about half-past one o'clock !
I when Mr.. Bates was there on another oc-
casion, Mrs. Tilton was locked up Mr..
Bates was there in the evening OF Sun
day; he came to supper and left about
I nine O'Clock; they went to the room after
he had gone; | followed them up stairs,
and they went into their room where
they stayed sometime; l was
up and down sta rs while they
were IN the room! they were III
there about three or four hours; | did not
90 to bed until they came out; dozens OF
times Tlton had locked her up; | am
sure it was three dozen times; when l
said over Il dozen times mean THAT 1t
WAS more than a dozen.
What She Means by "Overa Dozen"
The witness was questioned with re-
gard to her statement of "over a dozen
times" and whether she meant three
dozen times.
The counsel on the other side objected
and some legal quibblng was engaged
in. The question was finally allowed.
| said IN my mind that it was good
many times; | thought that saying
over dozen times would
be as good rs saying three or four dozen
times; have named three occasions
which remember very distinctly, but |
also remember other occasions; another
time Young lady was there; he locked
her mp in the afternoon three or four
hours; heard him talking to her in u
loud, angry tone of voice; | was in the
sitting room and remained there until
thcv came out; another occasion was
when she was sick in December, 1870,
when he came in and said he was ru-
ncd man he WAS locked up in the room
for three hours; when Mrs Mitchell was
in the room the day after this, ne was
locked up with her aisoi
do not think can particularize any
other occasion.
The witness was asked about the form
cr Iockings up.
The counsel on the other side objected,
ON the ground that the evidence given
in the crOSs-rXaminatiOn cOnld not be
REQUIRED to again, and lengthy argu-
mcnt cnSucd.
The question was finally allowed, and
witness snid--When the door OF the
room was opened to my knock, they
were inside; Mrs. Tilton closed the
door and Tilton remained by the bureau,
but did not speak to me; Mrs. Tilton kissed
me and said she would forgive
me for something wrong | had done that
day; | remember Mr.. Tilton saying ut
the breakfast table one morning that
Mrs. Titon was one of the most selfish
women that ever lived; this is the only
time ever remember him saying this;
when they were at the meal Mr.. Tilton
helped himself libcrally of plate and
passed il to Mrs. Tilton; she said, "Hclp
The children" and Florence remarked,
MAMA, YOU are very unscliish, and he
said she was one of the most selih wo-
men that ever lived; / saw Beecher at
the house several times; hc called rs u
great many other friends called let
hrm in on one occasion, think; | rccol-
lect ofhis having brought some flowers
think Mrs. Mitchell WAS there
then; do not remember the time when
he put the baby to sleep; | never recol-
lcrt of Mrs. Tilton going out with
Becchcr; this Ellen Dennis spoken of Is
dead; she died when | was ut school;
I hA
installed rs housc-kccper and mistress;
Mrs. Tilton was tired when she returned
from Marietta, but she was not Ill that
dav; Titon met her at the cars and kissed
her, and we all got in Il carriage and
come to Brooklyn; when we cam"
to Brooklyn, Ellen Dennis and
Susan B. Anthony were there; she went
away after breakfast Miss Dennis acted
very strange to Mrs. TIlton, but there
was no trouble at breakfast table; think
! stated to the committee that the trou-
blc occurred at the breakfast table, but
was miStakon; | found out my mistake
about .wo weeks ago, whcm | was at
Mrs Morsc's; was able to recall the
time of this difficulty by thinking 1t over
in my mind; Mrs. Tilton left the dinner
table crying, went into the parlor, where
she played Il plaintive air on the piano;
she remained in the parlor for sometime;
the first thing which occurred was; l
rushed into the room and said he should
not ill-treat Mrs. Tilton for my sake.
lie then Knocked Ne Down,
and apologizcd by saying | had tripped
and fallen; he then asked me if | had
charged him with attempting to ruin me,
/ and | said he knew it was the TRUTH Til
ton then said, pointing to lounge. Do
YOU see that red sofa? time and time and
again have seen Elizabeth and Henry
Ward Bcechcr having sexual intercourse
upon it, and also on a red chair which
he pointed out; he also said that Eliza
beth was in the habit of having
her legs fonddled by men; that
she thought he was as bad AZ
She was; he then took me up stairs and
told me the same story over again. lie
mentioned also Doctor DenhouSe, and
/ Ovlngtons names, as parties who had
had sexual intercourse with Mrs. Tilton;
he said little Paul was not his child, and
OF them all he only claimed his daughter
Florence; he also said about having told
granna (as he called Mrs. Morse this
story; She placed her hand on his head
when he was kneeling and said, "wh"t Il
maGnanimous man you are Th" words
used before the committee when tell
ing this story were, think, committing
adultery with these three gentlemen.
The book containing the testimony wa
given to the witness and she
stated that she had told tn"
committee of the charges against ;h"
three gentlemen.
The witness rcSumcd-When | was IN
a room with him he told me h" saw Mrs
Tiiton with Mr.. Bcecher. After long
pau-c am not sure that Tilton sad his
wife confessed this to him; have faint
recollection about the word confession,
but do not remember who used It; |
am not trying to avoid telling whether /
recollect or not; cannot remember
whether told the committee that Tlton
said Mrs. Tlton had confessed to him her