The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-20
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The Beecher trial.
New YORK, January l9.-Now that
the ross-examination of Francis ID.
Moulton has begun, even greater inter
est. if possible, seems to be taken in the
second trial and from an early hour this
morning crowds beseiged the enterancc
TO the Brooklyn City Court room, but
only a few minutes were required In
which to pack the space allotted TO the
public once the doors were opened. The
counsel were all early in their places
Mr., Moulton and Tilton arrived together
and Mr.. Beecher and wife accompanied
by his wife: their son Frederick entered
precisely at II o'clock and rs court was
being formally opened. Mrs. Field, Mrs.
Tilt0n, Mrs. Shearman and Mrs. Ray
moni occupied their accustomed places.
When the jurors were called William H..
Davis was missing and nearly ten minu-
ties were wasted awaiting his arrival.
as soon as he took his seat
the cross examination of Moulton conf
menced.
The counsel for Tilton sought to show
that the witness had been sued for SANDER
nm account of remarks made i'll his state
ment 10 the committee, but the court
said it could not be brought in as evil
dence Mr.. Evarts argued that the wit
ness was an Interested party, as he was
IMPLICATED in all these suits and they
wanted TO show that witness was hostile
10 the defendant The court assumed
that witness had already shown they
we're hostile when he said their friendly
relations ceased A. a certain date, and
ruled all these Elements offered and
suits growing out of them not admisSa-
bic. The counsel then offered each sepa-
rately and they were in turn ruled out
and exception taken to each ruling.
Account Of Money Received from
Beecher and Tilton.
The witness gave in his testimony at
length, simply corroborating facts al
ready gwen to the public in his state
mcnt. After this eX.Judge Porter
holding UP paper, asked the witness
if that was a correct transcript Of the ac-
count of his firm with Theodore Tilton.
The witness stated that it was II correct
copy of the whole of the transactions of
Tilton with his firm. The total debts on
account were $l2,9Sl, the credit total be-
ing the same amount. The witness said
that this was correct statement SO far n
he knew. The account was offered ii
evidence by cx-Judge Porter. Tho
statement of monies received
from Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, and
paid out by witness, were offered and
read; it appears from 1871 to 1874 hc
had paid out to Mrs. Tilton for Theodore
Tilt0n, Rev. A. VI. Rcade and Rev. A
c. Baattv. sums ranging from SIS tc
81 900, which latter was given to Tilton
in 1873, total being S6,07S; witness said
these items were taken from an account
in the ledger; there were some sums
which | received from Beecher which ]
almost Immediately paid out; | think
this happened on two occasions, and OF
them | took no memorandum; l will
produce my ledger in Court tomorrow;
there never was ut any time AN account
between my firm and Beechcr, and only
appeared on the firms books when depos-
tied by me personally; on one OF
these times of which | took no memo
randum, think the amount was $500
and probably on another occasion II
might have been 500, as | think 1t was n
larger sum on the last occasion; the 5000
received from Beecher did not enter into
this account. On one occasion TlltOn
deposited $4,000 in checks with my firm.
| contributed l,500 to the Golden Age,
and subscribed $1,000. do not remem-
DER what time | paid this contribution,
but think it was the spring of 1871, and
that wear paid in cash and lent IlltCn
$1,000, which is not all repaid. Tilton
generally came TO the firm when he
wanted to draw money. On December
81, 1870. | saw Tilton, when he said he
was going to see Bowen and ask him for
his proofs of BeeCher's guilt; he
never consulted me either about his
relations with Bowen or about
his probable dismission. l don't remem-
Der if anything was proposed by me to be
donei the next interview that | remem-
Der with him was on December 30th
! There mover was any conversation be-
| tween us at either OF these interviews as
| to procuring II statement from Bowen; al
these interviews Tilton said he had nc
doubt that charges preferred by Bower
against Beecher were true; Tilton priol
to this had said that Beechor preached to
his mistreesses in Plymouth Church; thi
WAS IN the latter part of 1870; Tilton die
not give any of the names OF these mis-
tresses l did not believe this statement
nv wife at that time. attended the cnurcl
and she ceased to attend shortly aftcI
the facts of the case became known &c
her; her name is still on the rolls of th'
church; we had pew up to 1872, which
paid for; | never had been "a regular at
tendant of Plymouth Church; was there
last one evening to hear the report of the
Committee; | do not remember the last
time | attended divine worship there
Robinson, my wife's uncle attended
church.
At this point the Court adjourned for
to-day.
Bank Closed
CHICAGO, January l9.-The Cooke
county National Bank closed its doors
this morning and the notice posted on
the door informs the public that it is
owing to the non receipt ofpromised and
expected aid, and that the shareholders
have voted to go into voluntary liquida-
ton under the national currency act.
The depOsitors are assured that their
payment in full, is only aquestion Of time.
No statement of the liabilities or assets
can beiprocured.
Louisiana in the Union League Club.
New YORK. January ia meeting
of the Union League Club was held last