The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-04-17
nature to restore the bright and partic-

nature to restore the bright and partic-
ular object of her life.
q. Now. in the latter part of that
letter there is word underscored $40
send me letter of true inwardness. :"
was there any conventional meaning to
that word, as between you and Mrs.
TIlton? A. There was very special
meaning to it on my part, bnt no con-
ventlonal or understood meaning be-
tween us. | did not write to encourage
her In the slightest degree. Witness
meant that she should write to him about
her religious experience to the exclusion
of every other.
q. AS distinguished from her exter-
nal circumstances A. Yes, sir.
@. Now there is another phrase here,
true inwardness--the outcome of youc
inner life. 1t would be safe, for / am
now at home with my sister and it is
permitted to you !" (being UNDERSIGNED. J
permitted to yous" A. The permits
sion was simply reference to the fact
that, by our post agreements, and by
the understanding of al the parties
there need not be any hindrance 10 our
social relations.
The following was included jn Mr..
Beecher's evidence of Tuesday, but
omitted in the report:
Q. Now, sir, | will read to you a
passage in Mr.. Tilton's testimony of an
Interview IN February: Mr.. Beecher
came to my house one morning about
the first or second week,-yes, certainly
the second week in February, 1871; he
had come in pursuance of request
which l had sent to him through Moul-
ton. Mr.. Beecher came in the morning,
while | was at breakfast. / rose from
the table and met him in the parlor, and
told him to go up stairs into my study.
He Immediately went up and l followed
him. L closed the door behind me,
and, after he took his seat L said to
him: have called you hither, sir, in
order that you may remove, if you can,
shadow from the future life of the lit
tie boy Ralph. His mother has assigned
me date at which your criminal
intimacy with her began. This little
boy was born few months after
that, if the date which his mother has
given is correct, it will save a dishonor
attached to his rame l want you to
tell me, as before God, whether or not
that date is right. I want, if possible,
to shield him, but [ want more than
that to know the truth, tell me the
TRUTH and he chat is YOU told him
on his word of honor as before God that
the date which Mrs. Tilton had assign
ed was the correct date. At that mo-
ment Mrs. Tilton herself, who had fol-
lowed me upstairs, came into the room
and when [ stated to her the point of
conversation she burst into tears and
asseverated, as she had once or twice
done before (but that was struck out,
as she had once or twice done before)
asseverated. That date she had given
was correct" Now, Mr.. Beecher, did
any such interview in which the spu-
robustness of the boy, or adultery of the
wife, was mentioned ever occur? A.
Can You not divide that question md let
me be asked whether father asked the
seducer of his wife.
Mr.. Beach. One moment, If your
Honor pleases. I must object to this.
Mr.. Evarts question, Mr..
Bcecher, is simply for your answer,
whether any such interview, any such
conversation, any such topic of CONVEX
sation, Was ever raised between you and
Tilton. A. Never before me and Tilton
alone or III presence of his wife. Never
any such conversation, or anything out
of which such q conversation could be
made or imagined to take place. 1t is a
monstrOus and an absolute falsehood.
Mr.. Evarts Mr.. Beecher, subse-
quently, by few questions, further
statement was made by Tilton to which
/ now ask your attention: "Mr. Beech
er asked me the date Elizabeth had
named. / told him Elizabeth had
named as the date at which their
criminal intimacy began Oct, 10, 1868.
He replied that he had no faculty for
dates, and had made no record, but he
believed in his soul that she had told
me the truth. Did you say anything
of that kind? A. No, sir; nothing of
that kind
g. Were you asked any such ques-
ton? A. No, sir. | never was asked
any such question. a
On Wednesday Mr. Beecher's testi-
mony related almost wholly to the
Woodruff woman. He related the cir
cumstances of his interview with her at
Moulton's, when she tried to persuade
him to pres de AT the Steinway Hall lee
ture, and that he peremptorily refused
to do so. The witness also explained
certain letters TO Moulton, in which he
depicts his (Beeeher's) state of mind at
that time. Evarts then asked: Now,
Mr.. Beecher, how much knowledge,
preliminary, did you have of the arbl-
tration, the tripartite covenant, or the
settlement with Tilton9 A. Very little,
sir
g. Will you narrate to us what you
had to do with it, with any of it's pre-
hminaries? A. Well, | had something
to do with it. Moulton had talked with
me about whether there could not be an
arbitration and quiet settlement of all
our difficulties, including the debt owed
Tilton by Bowen, and the burying of all
difficulties out of sight. He wanted to
know if it would not be good thing to
ask some of my influential friends In
the church to assist in the matter A
consulting committee as / understood. I
said thought it would be very good if
Well, said l, Mr. James Freeland is a
friend OF Tilton, and Clahip is friend
of Bowen, and | should trust them both
so far as L was concerned. [ suppose [
had no doubt they were, and that is the
first dawn L think of the matter on my
mind. Afterwards when the matter took
some more tangible form ! then learned
more about it.
@. From Moulton2 4. From Moul-
ton. learned there had been some
preliminary meeting and that they
meant to draw up articles which should
include us all in that final settlement. |
knew nomore than / recollect till l was