New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-20
ALLEGED ADMISSIONS OF Mr.. BEECHER
AND MRS. TlLr0N.

ALLEGED ADMISSIONS OF Mr.. BEECHER
AND MRS. TlLT0H
As was expected the day before, Mrs. Frances d.
Mention was the first witness called yesterday, out
Unexpectedly she was the only witness OF the day.
The lady gave her name as Emma C. houlton' ana
said that she had been connected with flymou'h
Church since 1885, She had known MT beecne' per
.opally since 1871, and during four years nc nao
called at her honse frequently at all houIs Oh 'he
day and sometimes late OF night Mrs mou''oh
test;monv related mainly to interviews between
borsslf and Mr. Beeeher aud between herself and
Nrs 1Ilton The first one OF Importance that she
recalled was in 1871, when, as the witness described
the Incidents Mr. Beecher came into her paror and
took her band. saying, DO you know anything OF
this great sorrow of my life 7" She replied that she
did. and very brief conversation followed The
next interview of importance that the witness
related took Place on June 2, 1873. and was three
or four hours in duration. Mrs. Moulton gave
her account of the details of this interview without
hesitation and without being once assisted OF inter
,npted by the counsel. The substance Of it was
that Mrs Moulton informed Mr.. Beecher that Mr.
Iton had threatened to publish the socaled letter
Of apology. whereupon Mr.. Beecher said that II Mr.
Tilton did that. it would be useless for him INF
Beecher) longer to live the thing down Mrs. MOui-
ton advised the Plymouth pastor TO confess, pu'
he said that he could lot he would die first. Then,
according to Mrs. MoultOn. Mr.. Bcecher SAID
have resolved to take my life. have prepared
powder which have at home on my hDrary-taple
which shall take and sink quietly out of life"
The witness testified that at another time she
aid IN Mr. Reecher Il do Mt how you can
stand in your pulpit aud preach to young men
AGAINST the sin of adultery when you are implicated
in II YOURSELF To this Mr.. Beecherrepled: nav
ing suffered what have, aud passed through me
experience / have. ] feel more ut Tor IL
than ever before" Mrs. Moulton's next I'M
portant interview with Mr.. Beecher was
on July 49, 1874, after the call for the flymoutn
Investigating Committee, when, according 10 the
witness, MI Baecher denied having called the CON-
mittee. She states that she told Mr.. Beecher that
Mr. Tilton proposed To take his case into court,
whereupon the preacher told her that Mr.. Tilton
lad no case to take into court; he had c0ndOned
his wifes ofiense, and lived five years with her.
Mr.. Beechcr said according to Mrs. MoultOn, &" Let
them do their worst, they can't convict me-"
The witness also related conversations with Mrs.
Tilton, of which the latter said that if she were
called before the church, she would sacrifice her
husband aud deny everything. She excused MIR.
Beecher and assumed the blame herself, while Mr.
Beecher insisted that il was all his fault
1t was nearly noon when Mr.. Evars began his
REORGANIZATION. The main portion of the testi-
mony elected by him repetition of the inter
views already given. every detail being entered into
with extreme minuteness Among other things
called out were the facts that the counsel for the
plaintiff take their meals at the house OF MIR.
MOultOn and that the witness has known SINCE last
July that her testimony would he wanted in
this case Among other questions Mr.. Evarts
asked whether Mrs. MOultOn ever told
MI Beccher that Mr. tilton treacherous aud
hated him tMr, Beecher. She did not recall those
words, but thought she might have said that Mr.
Tlton hated NJ Bcecher. She admitted that she
told Mr. Tiltoh that if he turned upon her husband
b. shldd never enter her house again. Mrs. Wood
bulls visits at Mr. Moultou's house wcre made
tcmc for examination upon both sides; Mrs,
Moulton testifyng that she allowed Mrs. Woodruff
20 come to the hOnse TO keep her still, while Mr..
Evarts endeavored 10 show that there was friend
ship towards Mrs Woodruff and sympathy with her
views. The cross-exaninatIon was not ended at the
hour of Adjournment, and Ms MoultOI will take
the citness-Chair On Tuesday morning