The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-15

when she sat up do not know who did
she indicated where the note paper was in
her secretary. Handed letter. This is
in her handwriting, but not written in her
ordinary way she generally writes with
bold, free hand | was not aware that the
attendant physician had ceased to visit her
that day because she was convalesccnt /
dictated none of that letter except in
general way; do not think read passages
of it as they were written, nor did read ii
before the supplementary portion Of it was
written / will swear positively did not
dictate any part of that letter, (handed eX-
hibit No. y this was shown to me by Mr..
Moulton on the evening of The 3lst of De
cember. Mr. Fullerton read the letter,
which was to Moulton to Mrs. Tilton, ask
ing him to obtain both the letters of con-
fession and The letter Of retracion for her,
as they ought both to be destroyed. Wit
ness then continued | do not remember
that promised to show this letter of re-
traction to Tilton, nor did show it to him
that night or the next day was willing
to put the rctraction letter in my pocket
and leave the husband to find it out when
he got the confession she told me that
she had been weared with opportunities,
but | did not know what to think of these
charges had no desire then to vindcate
myself against these charges TO Tilton
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day, nor did | seek one; | am
not positive | said to her, that the
retraction should be in writing, as the
charges were in writing before writing
this letter she admitted the charges were
not true up to the time of charges in Moul-
tons house | was never aware of any I'M
due affection from Mrs Tiiton towards
me =; Tilton was the only person that re-
call who made this charge, and Mrs. Til
ton denied it orally and in writing to me.
Witness was here asked if he believed then
that Mrs. Tilton had an undue affection for
him, and he replied | was in a state of
perpleXity and not Of belief. Fullerton
pressed this question two or three times,
but received only this answer, with the adj
dition ] fluctuated between belief and I'M
belief. Witness then said At times
thought she had told her husband these
charges, and again was under the convic-
tion that she had uot / thought she was a
pure and exalted woman, and truth
full in every way when | got the re-
traction letter went to Moultons and then
went home had come TO no final decision
as to what my opinion of these charges
was. and why they were made by Tilton;
l can only answer yes or no, when | am
asked if her statement that she had been
imporluncd to make these charges, did not
convince me that the charges were false;
did not know that Moultonwas made aware
Of these charges; so far as Aloulton's
knowledge about it was concerned, it was
as if he never had been created; did not
promise Mrs Tilton when got the letter
that | would not show it to her husband;
she did not explain in what way the paper
could be used against her husband she
said something about, but | did not enter
into any prolonged discussion on the sub
| ject; ] do not remember what it was;
told her it was for my own self-dcfencc, 10
to be used in case any contingency should
arise in the church that require it.
After the recess, Gen. Prior, of counsel
for the plaintiff, and Gen. Tracy, of the
defense, were present. a few minutes after
two o'clock Mr.. Beecher resumed his place
in the witness chair. Witness testified AT
ter got this retraction from Mrs. Titon
showed it to no person before gave it to
Mr. Moulton, nor did show it to any per
son. Fullerton read a portion of the d.
rect testimony in regard to this interview
in which Moulton took off his ovcrcoat and
exposed pistol which he took out and
Land on the bureau. Witness said this is The
interview as | POW remember it | saw the
pistol when he took it out and laid it on the
bureau, but before that | saw the hilt of i
when he laid his overcoat on the bed ant
talked to me positively five minutes. | die
not think it extraordinary that he SHOULD
take off his overcoat and pull out his pistol
lie made no threats thought he took it gu
for intimidation and | think so now; | die
not regard the presentation of the pistol il
any hostile light by his manner; when
made my published statement did no
mean to infer that he made any threat
against me; l do not remember then that
intended such an Inference might be draw
from it; | intended in mentioning Tho
pistol scene in my statement to present TIT
spectacle as | saw it, this was on Saturda,
night, and there was some arrangement
that | should see Mouton the next day:
do not recall what object was t
be accomplished by meeting the mex
day; | think he was TO call il
the afternoon this was on Friday
1t was not in connection with any religion
exercise he came but for friendly confer
ence it may have been that Moulton wa
to report to me how Tilton received tn,
letter of retraction, but do not recollect
the interview took place at three o'clock il
the afternoon of Sunday, the 1st of Janu
airy, in the third-story back room afte
usual courtesies, Moulton said, the wisdom
of his suggestion of the night before ha(
been shown by the manner in which Tiltol
received the letters of retraction the con
versation turned on Tilton's position ant
the way he was suffering all around o
his relations to Bowen, and also of my re
lations to Bowen | told him of my con
versation with Bowen on the Goth inst.
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