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The TiltOn.Beecher Tiial.
NEW YORK. March 1g

Judge Fullerton was present ut the liz
ton Beecber trial to-day, after an absence
of several days. The first witness called
was Reuben W. Ropes. had an inter-
view with Moulton in 1873, and asked him
If there was any truth in the Woodruff
story of him gong to Beecher with pistol
and demanding certain papers. He replied
1t is damned internal lie. | then asked
him If there was any truth IN the Woodruff
story, and he said they are pack of infer
nal lies. This witness was not cross.ex-
amined. Abner II. Davis was next called,
and testified | am acquainted with Moul-
ton, and conversed with him about the
scandal in November 1873 / asked him
for Gods sake to tell me what this report
meant he replied there was not word of
truth in 1t his manner was reserved, indig-
nant and sarcastic This witness was also
allowed TO go without being crossexam-
ined As the next witness was called, Mr..
Beach said 1t was not necessary TO call 80
many witnesses, as Moulton did not deny
having used these expressions, and he
thought this course was improper Chas.
II. Caldwell next testified Moulton had
told him these stories were pack Of lies.
THOMAS II. COOK,
formerly attache of the New York SIN
was called. HIS testimony was in direct
contradiction of Tilton on the subject of
relationship between the latter and
Woodruff lie testified to having become
acquainted with Woodruff in the pursuit
of his professional avocations. 1t was
made his duty by the editors Of the sun to
Investigate scandalous stories ailoat in re-
gard to Mr.. Beecher in the church, for
information he was frequently thrown in
contact with Woodruff at her residence
and ut her office. On several of these oc-
casons he had met Tilton at either place
and it was no unusual occurrence that
witness, Mr.. Tilton and Mrs. Woodruff
took lunch together at the latters Office;
several interviews were detailed by the
witness az having been held by him with
Mrs. Woodruff, at which Tilton was
present; Mrs. Woodruff endeavored to
prevail upon witness to write up the
Beecher scandal for the sun; but this he
declined to do on the unsupported state
ments of third parties; to this Woodruff
replied that Theodore had all the docu-
ments he had told her the whele story
and he would tell it TO him. failing to eff
feet her point as to the Sun, Mrs. Wood
hull sought to hire the story written up
by the witness for Woodruff and Clanin's
Weekly. Mr.. Cook concluded his testi-
mony by stating that Mr.. Tilton had pro-
posed to him TO become n Joint atiache
of the Golden Age and Weekly, his salary
to he borne equally by the two papers.
Cross. examined by Fullerton | could
not swear that met Tilton at Woodhull's
sent from New York in 1871 the CONVEX
sation after the Stenway Hall meeting was
in Mrs. Woodhulls Office inlBroad street /;
l am not aware that Tilton LETT the city the
day after the Stenway Hall meeting, but
will swear that he was present at that in
terview do not know that he is a journal
list, but think he is a man of ability did
not understand that he was writer think
Mrs. Woodruff is woman Of ability, but
not a woman of education | never saw
her write an article in my life | never APP
piled to Mr.. Tilton for employment on the
Golden Age he was the original proposer
of it when went to Mrs. Woodhull's |
never took any person with me that ! re-
member took my own child there once ;
1t was about nine or ten years old then |
remained about an hour and do not remem-
Der if took any person there ; saw Mrs.
Woodruff two weeks ago last Thursday in
Detroit she sent for me went to heI
room and had all interview with her this
was after Mr.. Sherman had written to me-
and only saw her that evening ; am moi
sure that Mr.. Sherman wrote more thar
once to me have received letters from
Mr.. Hill since | was here before had AZ
interview with him and Tracy while | wa:
here before did not know that Mrs
| Woodruff was at Detroit until she sent mt
Il note.
| JOHN GALLAGHER
called, testified know Theodore Tilton
and have known him ever since | was il
the livery stable business l was employ
ed by Tilton to take him to Coney IslanC
in the latter part of the summer of 1871
there was lady with him Tilton tool
his carriage from his own house the lady
was then with him; on arriving at Cone,
Island they left the carriage to go ant
battle they went little ways from M
and came back, and Tilton said they wer
going to battle and both gave me their golt
watches could not see them battle the,
were away about an hour, but | did no
look to see If there were any appearance
of their having bathed they took bacl
house, which he entered, the lady remain
ing in the carriage on their way TO Cone.
Island Tilton had roll of papers, coul
not say how many When Tilton rcturne
from his house drove them to Remse
street between Hicks and the river abou
dusk, Tilton told me might go home an
return about O'Clock. They went int
the house, and came back at that hou
with close carriage and took them t
New York. | think 13Sth street. Tito
| GOT ont and went into thc house with th