Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-31
THE BEECHER TRIAL.
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NEW YORK, March The Brooklyn city
court room was moderately filled with spec
tators this morning when the trial began
Mr.. TiltOn was present. but the defendant
was absent. Mrs. Tilton and her friends still
keep away from the trial
CHARLES w. STORR'S RESUMED
his place on the stand and his direct eXami-
hation was continued by Tracy as follows:
Atthe conversation with MOulton in Deem
Der last year he ~ used the word Liar
with regard to Beecher. and said he would
shoot him. Moulton expressed a willingness
In my presence TO commit violence against
Beecher. He did not use the word ''sneak."
but said he was liar. He also said he was
perjuTer and adultereT and he knew it. AT
one of my interviews with Triton he said
that his wife had told him Beecher made inn
proper proposals To her. Witness here cor
rected some verbal errors i'm the testimony
be gave yesterday, and the defence an
Hounced that they had got through with him.
CTOSs-eXamined by Beach: After the spring
of 1873 my feeling changed toward Tiltoh bat
do not remember meeting him in the sprinE
of that year and not recognizing him / dill
not see him from then until the meeting in
OVingtOn's house in July. 1874. The first in
terview OF which have spoken was at Til
ton $ house on LIST January. 1871. ] could not
swear that | can give it i'm exact words /
asked him If he had been discharged from
newspapers, and he said he had. then went
10 MOultOn's with Mr.. Tilton. Witness was
asked if ne could give the exact words OF
airy rQrtion OF that conversation. and he said
h6 could. He then continued: II asked Til
ton what was the trouble, and he replied that
MRS. BEECHER AND MRS MORSE HAD BEEN
TELLING STORIES
10 Bowen about him. ] first heard of arDi
tratiOn from TiltOn about the latter end of
March or LIST Of April. three or four weeks
before 1t was cOnSummated. That was in
an interview at my house. Next time think
] heard OF II was present when ii took place
i ala not know OF any written paper execute
between Bowen or TiltOn in refere ice TO ar
bltratlon. do not remember on that occa-
sion that there were any references to Mrs
Iilton and Beecher, and | do not know that
they were mentioned in the personal state
ment, nor were their names mentioned by
parties at The arbitrat ION with regard To Mr.
Be echers relations TO her. | unders tOOd that
all papers relating To the scandal likely to
create trouble were To be destroyed. The
award made by the arbitrafors was
We gave him what we thought we
would be justified by the contract
Both parties made addresses before the arbi-
traitors. Bowen did say something after the
arbitration about the incapacity of TiltOn
The chief point OF difference between TiIton
and Bowen was as TO what amount Tilton
was entitled TO as percentage on the profits
OF the Brooklyn Union. When / reached
MOulton'S house OH the evening of the arbi-
tration understood from Clafiin that Beech
er'S affairs were To DC brought into the case
i said / could not sit in judgment upon a
man who had not asked me. Cla1in said
that Beecher understood il, and that a paper
was to be drawn up between Beecher, Bowen
ana Iliton / then said ii that was 80 |
would remain.
TILTON MOVES AN AMENDMENT
told Tilton and MouItOn that / did not
think this was fair paper. Tilton drew up
paper containing amendments, which was
attached TO the original paper, and Mr.
claim took II TO Mr.. WilkesOn. This paper
was to he given To one person with the con
sent OF all parties concerned. There was
nsthing said about publishing the argument
then. Bowen took contracts with him. and
and II is my opinion that some form OF re-
ceiptS passed between Tilton and Bowen but
am not positive. There was 10 awari i'm
writing made. II was jus: after Tlton had
amended his portion of the agreement Cla lin
suggested the burning OF all the papers to
Tilton and MoultOn. These papers included
the Beecher apology and letter of January
Isl nom TIlt9n TO Bowen. In all OF these
conversations. when Tilton mentioned Mrs
Iiiton he always spoke of her in the highest
terms OF respect. Inever remember him dis
laraSing his wife. When he spoke OF Mr.
Bf ECHERS IMPROPER PROPOSALS
10 ms wife, he said She Indignantly repelled
them. IL was either in 1871 or 1872 that ,fiItOn
spoke oi prosecuting some Oae for slandering
ms wife. do not think that ought to give
names. A whispering consultation here took
place between Beach ami Tiiton, when the
former said he might leave ont names Wit
ness continued: Tilton told me that this per
son had reported TO the family of Mr. Curtis
that Mrs. Tllton was bad woman. and that
he saw the husband of this party and that
ne thought there was no remedy but apo e.
cutlon. In December. 1874, my brother and
myself saw Mouiton. when he said that Til
tom opposed that portion of his sworn state
meht which related 10 persons other than
those concerned directly in the coutroyar~-
'o''o' 'iiei '"il. "a DeechAr
"a LIAR, PFRJURER AND ADCLTERER."
but was not so excited rs in Il former CONVEX
satiOn. did not think Noulton would shoot
Mr.. Beecher when he said so; perhaps | did
rot feel there was any occasion for me TO
make a remark about IL. In the CONVERSE
ton i'm August. Mr.. MOuIton was excited
about the charge of matchmaking. When |
called he said lac was surprised that | would
call 10 see "A biackmailer. He then asked me
10 tell my brother not to sign the commi tees
report. as Mr.. Beecher mad confessed his
adultery 10 him. and he had papers to show
show IL He did not want my brother to sign
H. and II he did Moulton said he would make
another statement.