The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-18

~~'A~AS IL DAooniyh nrduSoiiSut ViSioS AoA
some time.
Mr.. Evarts-Now, Mr.. Tilton, in reference to the
explanation or your correspondence when the
question was put 10 YOU AZ TO your early re-
which you had received IN youth produced a
resonance reverDeration. an echo In your mind,
wnlcn Mouid account Tor the expression con-
talned 10 your let ers or "sel.-abasement" or OF
gloom: Doyou remember that A. remember
z. Had you not also as part OF this religious edu-
cation neen taught srate OF morals which gave
rise rise 10 these serious declarations OF yours A. l
g: Mr. rllton, you said in one OF those letters
saSc you nsS got over those feelings as to the
one time rather have cut or your right hand than
wife letter on the Sabbath day A. SAID those
joined Ply mouth church, and there very differ
ent form o. religious doctrines was taught me.
answers which were not sought.
q DO you still retain these religious views
these views 10 the present day: the words
quoted, resonance" 'reveroeration," express
have never been able 10 throw them on Yer" en.ey
:, wnat enect on your feelings and expressions,
De produced by early teaching II your conduct had
not changed on this subject oil religionY A. do
not Know, sir. that my conduct Is changed. but
thought III early lie that every man was sinner,
and abandoned that view under the teachings OF
Plymouth cnurcn when became MEMBER OF that
me, aud felt that had been beaten with a rod
and crushed 10 earth; every one OF those letters
duct which think God requires OF me.
,rS =, w w. was ~ .nat you received the check
by Mr.. Bowen TO me was April T. 1872; 1t mad notD-
ing Whatever to do with the tripartite agreement;
the cheek shown me Is the one refer 10; It was
Bowen would not nave owed me the monev n he
had had lusthaole Cause or my dismissal;
saw MI Bowen but once IN relation 10 the stories
against me; held the interview with MIN In my
own house because Ollver Johnson came and
O. When did the Commune OF France come TO an
endY a. All that. SIR, Is matter OF history winch
down IN blood a good while ago; 1t had come to
an end long before the time oil the Rossel pro.
cesslon IN New YORK, IN which TOOK part; but It's
principles VIII live as long as the principles OF
Thomas Jefferson.
q With regard to the lady who was with you in
teen or seventeen years; don't think she was
nineteen; she was fair sized glrl. not very
O. You have stated that when you called at Mrs.
W0odhuiPs house you saw ner husband. Was not
Ine person 70 wsoa you crsler cSooel
Y. You spoke about closet In your house. Do
you Know now many picture; or Others nsrs were
Snow o. nooody's picture being found there ex.
O. How many pictures OF others did you hnd In
the bureau drawers IN your house A. There
Q. After your wife lett the house did you SEND
Q. We're they sent from your house TO herr A.
Q. Don't YOU know altogether of between sew.
envy aud eighty pictures OF persons other than
sions A. No, Sir. do not; had q collection OF
my own OF about one hundred and fifty pictures Of
di.tingnisned persons; they are stlll ss my house,
q. bid sne not have several pictures OF Rev. Dr.
Dr. storrs ana onrs No. Siseiey lever U sew
them.
.. Did you ever give ner any PICTURES OF Mr..
remember; ABOUT ten years ago Mr.. Beecher
gave me large picture OF himself, winch hung
on the wall; don't remember giving one OF Mr..
Beecher to my wife.
q You had a number OF Mr.. Beecher's pictures
yourself, rom winch you gave to other pers0nsY
A. never mad nlmDer OF his pictures, and
never gave them to others, that remember.
g There Is . little picture mere which has been
picture belongeds A. never saw 1t Till 1t was
SHOWN to me mere IN court.
your CHILDREN, VINO picked 1t up on the streetsf
closet were put in there9 A. Know nothing at
all about IT, only tnat found tnem tnere
q was there anything IA tnat closet IN the way
before A. remember fnding two books which
he gave ner-a copy OF "Lie Thougnts'' and
the collection found IN closet; the books occu.
pied shell ABOUT three leet wide; written on the
Beecher."
q. WAT sort Of books were they OF which you
speak A. Well. they were octave books gener.
ally; suppose you know what those areY
Mr.. Eyares (smilng) On, yes sir; know all
q. We're you not aware tnat MIR. Beecher gave
presents 60 others OF his parishi0ners at times
gave presents to his parlsnIoners; he very seldom
visited any oil them; ne was courteous to his
pensioners at any time
Mr.. Evarts-l move tnat answer be stricken out
some slight sensation was occasioned at this
point, and Judge Nelson SAID tomorrow he
would get MS eye on some gentleman, and when
O disturbance occurred, and he found that gentle
man the offender, lie would nave him marched out
0y an 0ticer. 1t is an insult and an abuse. the
Court ordered tnat the answer OF witness be
O. Did you not know that all these gifts were
placed In That closet Tor sale keeping at the time
your VIE was prepared to receive bOaruers
That they were about rae rooms OF the house until
the arrangements necessary Tor the accOmmoda-
ton or bOarders caused her to place them IN the
clOsetS A. knew nothing about them till
q. Was not The time OF taking the boarders
about the time OIL the publication OF the Woodruff
@. Now, do you not remember receiving the key
OF this closet from your vile A: No, sir; had
not seen my vile since July; don't know that the
sending to me for the key at the time.
z. Were you about toe house at the time OF your
flowers being there; we always had flowers in the
house; sometimes sne got them and sometimes
GOT taem; know OF flowers being there alter
the birth OF my last child; It'd not know OF Cap
tain Duncan bringing them there-rhis Is the
first time l heard that; nave no recollection
called after my wife's confinement; I don't recall
the circumstance that several trends called TO see
ing there know Catherine Carey, the witness
yesterday; was nurse there, and that she was In
the room with my vile; never heard OF AR:
Beecner'S having been In the room Till sne testified
10 the Iactyesterday.
Z. Do you remember being In your house when
the Equal Rights Committee met there, and that
Mr., Beecner was presents A. The Equal Rights
Committee met at my house about forty times;
they met by Mrs. Tiiton's invitation, once week
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