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e Odd you hold yourself aloof purpose
| ly? Al did did not allow myself t.
speak of it, nor allowed others to speak t.
: me for the most part.
| Q.-You did not learn whether the scan
dal was afoat in the church? Al mean
5 to maintain absolute silence, as had prom
Q ised to do.
Odd you regard the others as keep
| ing that compact? A.-The other side
Q.-Yes. Al did and did not.
| Q.-Then you did not?
r Mr.. Beecher-Oh, both.
Mr.. Fullerton-You did not; that is one
A.-Yes, but did, too
Q.-Why did not you take care, then, in
this new phase of that business. to consult
, some person other than the friend of Mr..
Tilton in regard to it? Al was satisfied
| with the consultation that had
Q.-You still had confidence in him? A.
-Unbounded.
Q.-Well, if you had been guilty of no
! improper advances, and regarded yourself as
amenable only to the charge of winning this
woman's affections, which was unconscious
ly done, why did not you make statement
to that effect, so as to satisfy the public in
| TtRiru u tuiS Al HIT Is Tue very
thing that Mr. Moulton insisted on ough;
not to be done-that it could not be touched
at all without opening and going into an in
vestigation, which he thought would be in
furious to- thought it would be injurious
to me, and he thought it would be to the
family.
HE WAS SATISFIED MOULTOS DID NOT BELIEVE
IN THE CHARGES.
Q.-And did not Mr. Moulton regard the
charges at the time as of a more serious
character, than improper solicitation A
No; do not think he did, Sir.
Odd you never speak to him of
charge more serious than improper advances?
A.-No, SiI | did not speak to him even
of that.
Q.-Well, what did you suppose that Mr.
Moulton believed in regard to the scandal
at that time A.-Well, | believed that
Mr.. Moulton thought that there had been
difficulty, and at different times thought
that he had different opinions in his head
about it, but | never asked him, and he
never told me-
Q-We,l, pray why did you not learn
from this man what his conclusions were in
regard to this difficulty which You supposed
he thought had occurred? Al learned it
enough for all purposes had in view.
Odd you not wish to vindicate yoar-
self in his opinion? Al had yindicated
myself | was in tie habit Of visiting his
family was his personal friend visited
his wife in his house and in her chamber.
and did not want any better yindication
| than that
Q.-Well, then, did You not want to vim
dicatc yourself from the charge OF improper
advances? Al did not believe he believed
any such thing as that.
Q.-lou simply inferred that from his
conduct A.-Yes, Sir, from his conduct
| believed he believed me to be innocent.
Q.-And in these whole interviews re
sulting in 50 many condolences YOU never
referred to the charge Of improper advances?
Al certainly never did
Q.-lou never tried to find out what he
thought about it? Al knew.
Q.-By inference? A-That i all the
way | could find out by word or by infer
ence, and by inference As well as by word.
Q.-Well, | am trying to find out ;? \ -
You are not succeeding very we'll
Mr.. CLEVELAND oS THE STAND
New YoRk. April GA portion of Mr.
| Cleyeland's testimony related to the mar
ner in which the tripartite covenant came
to be published, and to his having met Mr..
Beecher on June 2i. His evidence Is said
| to make the
ESTABLISHMENT or AN ALIBi
on that day complete, but it was dreary and
uninteresting. The cToss-examinatiOn de-
veloped numerous discrepancies between to-
day' and the testimony given in Cleveland's
bed chamber last week, bat witness excused
/ them by saying that last week he was sick
and unsettled In his mind. Later be testi-
| fed to the manner IN which the lnveSti-at-
ing committee was appointed and the plan
on which the investigation was conducted.
Mr.. cLEvELAND's TESTIMONY.
NEW YoRk. April 23-Mr. Norris clus.ly
questioned the witness as 10 what he was
to do at the conference in Boston. lie ex-
plained that Nj. Bsecher gave him verbal
instructions with letter. There was some
thing said Cd the subject of Mr. Beechsr's
Withdrawing the charge of blackmail
against Moulton before going 10 Boston,
but 1t was not 4 part OF his instructions
that he was not to withdraw the charge
Redpath knew that witness came 70 Boston
to meet General Butler and MoHlton. Red
path told him that both these gentlemen
] IL
a latin telegram froih Redpath to Bsechcr
1t was in consequence Of this despatch,
~itness SAID, that Mr.. Beechcr sent him
(Redpath) a telegram that witness was
going to Boston. and he went an hour AZ
Ter. That was the first notice he had. He
knew nothing of q telegram OF the day pre-
viOus. received at the " bite Mountains by
Mr. Beecler where witness was with him.
and which place he did not intend to leave
for some DAYS. Witness then SAID that the
affairs which brought him subsequently to
Boston may have been discussed the night
previous. Mr.. Morris quoted the despatch
sent to Redpath that witness was going 70
Boston with full Documentary power. and
asked if he did not know of that being sent
on Thursday night Mr. Cleveland an
swered that he might have seen 1t or heard
it read lie denied that he had ever said
to Mr.. Ford that he (witness) could run
tie Christian Union. lie did not say he
knew of any secret relations between Mr.
Beecher enC Mr.. Tllton, nor did he say
that he would dIvulge the secret Mr.
Morris then passed on TO the report OF the
Investigating Committee The witness re-
piled that the report was founded On the
testimony of witnesses. Mr. Morris hand
ed witness report OF the commit
tee and asked him if that phrase
which alluded to the letter from
Mr.. MOulton to Mrs. Tilton was contained
in Moulton's first long statement and no
! where else. Here the witness appealed t.
I court, and said he did not desire to take any
responsibility as to the report nor did he
wish to withhold any knowledge he had of
the case from the beginning, but IN his
present state of health it was impossible for
! him to analyze the testimony and harmonic
il with the evidence. The court offered To
adjourn if desirable but witness continued
He recollected something about the letter OF
Mrs Jilton which was shown to Mr. Storrs
involving Mr.. Beecher He could not say
whether that letter was considered by the
committee. Mr.. Morris asked If they had
considered MOu.ton's statement but the
question was objected to and witness finally
! answered that II was utterly impossible for
/ him to recollect. In reply TO a question he
said that be did not remember taking any
| Of MOulton's statements into consideration.
| lie q not know that M0ulton asked to BE-
examined through two kilograms to Sage.
| lie did not know that he was invited. Nor
ris then took up the letter of rlltOn to the
| church Offering to be examined, and the
witness replied that it dIsgusted the church
and no action was taken. The examining
committee discussed it. lie admitted that
! he promised Tilton that some action would
be taken if he made his charges within the
church and without going 10 DR.. Leonard
Bacon in New Haven
The remainder OF Mr.. Cleye.and's ;esti-
mony had reference to the West charges and
minor features OF the scandal on which he
succeeded in throwing no additional light.
As he stepped down Judge Fallerton and
Moulton entered the court room. causing
some little commotion among the specta-
tors.
AOuLTOS AGAIN ON TIE sTASD
| Mr.. Moulton then took his place in wit
ness stand for further cross examination aud
| said
| know Samuel W. Partridge. since 81,
/ but do not remember conversation about
Titon's reasons FOR writing the lie OF Vie
toria Woodruff.