The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-01
BEECHER TRIAL.

| made short statement DeIOTe the com
mittee (shown a paper); presume thii
is the statement presented on the even
ing Of August l0ih,
Witness said the conversation was con
filential, and he did not desire to make
il known unless the lady should de
sire 1t. sN gas slygl sH.,g
Witness continued-I did not advise
her to burn her husbands statement; thai
It would cause his ruin; the short state
ment was read by Beach; had few in
terviews with Mrs, MOultoR prior to this
but in none Of these never said to her tC
kick Tilton out Of the house and burn
the documents, Us he would bring heI
family into trouble; | had an inter
view with Bessie Turner and had con.
versatiOn with her; ! was not connected
with this scandal or with the church
proceedings, but was with the lnves.
ligating Committee; during some por.
ti0ns Of this scandal | have been the
active friend Of Mr. Beecher; don't
recolleci writing articles lor the papers be-
fore the Bacon letter made Its appearance
since the Bacon letter LpHbl blished two in
tervieWS ofS mine in the papers; the first
interview l had with BeeGheF was . week
after the interview with MonltOn in No
vember, 1879. Il think | suggested that
the papers ought to be destroyed and Til
ton objected 10 II. lmade the remark at
one Of the interviews with TiltOn that II
tho True Story was published II would
ruin him, his wife and BeeGher, | labor
cd to have the documents extinguishcd
and the scandal killed 50 itshOuld never
come 10 life again; atterthe Investigating
committee was appointed 1 did not labor
to have the papers destroyed, though ]
labOred to suppress tho documents; the
manner In which laborGd to destroy the
papers was by means Of conversations
with MOultpn or Tiltoh. Iremember an
occasion in which i considered tho sub
jeCt Of getting an injunction to prevent
the papers being destroyed itwas after
TiltOn's sworn statement was published
there was no talk between Mrs. MOnltOn
and myself on the'1Oth of August about
burning the papers, but there was some
talk about burning them Rt an earlier
period; nothing was said about their
destruction in the future; BeeCher was
not o party ITO the interview between
Butler and myself On the llth Of August;
was not acting for him; | wis counsel
for Woodruff \ Robinson in govern
ment cAAe which did not come tO1ltiga-
tion. ..
Mr., EvarLS here announced tliat ,tllC
defense rested, N !
Mr.. Beach rose and said il was due tn
state that they made no objections to
the other side producing Mrs. TiltOn on
this suit, and would waive oil objections
and interpOso no barrier to II, although she
was an incompetent witness under the
statute they consented Oh their part that
the other side could Use Mrs. TiltOn Us Il
witness II they desired to do 80. r
Mr.. EyartS said II had never been u SC.
riOus question with them whether Mrs
'riltOn might be witness, a. they knew
the law was against 1t. Now II Mrs, Til
ton could at any time have been admitted
there was a grave question TO be consid'
cred, and that II his client needed any
further evidence il would be his duty IL
adduCe such evidence us had not beer
brought to a point at which they were
led to consider its force.
Mr.. Bench said that IN his view Of the
policies Of the law, the counsel was mis-
taken In the intent Of the law ~ to the
propriety Of allowing u wife 10 defend
herself. II was not the policy Of the law
to forbid that adverse position, but he
only mentioned this matter first so TINT
II the counsel desired to produce thi'
lady they were at liberty to do 80.
Mr.. Evarts sdid he didn't believe the
consent Of the counsel In opposition Il
the law made the wife o competent wit
ness. NAA Eftr NJ
Judge Nelson said there was no queS'
ton about the ullowability OF the Other
side 10 offer this lady as . witness. II
would be,a very trying position for her
and,on the whole he was glad the lady
was not offered AsawitHcss. w
The Court here took the usual recess
After the recess Charles o. Stanley AM
q. w. Maddox were called in, rebuttal
They testihed that Tilton was not Will
Mrs. Woodruff In tile ROssel procession
John swlnton was next called. HeteS
tilted: / reside In New York, and an
connected with Theodore TiltOn, ant
knew him slightly in 1871; / also knew
Mrs. Woodruff and Miss Clahin bysight
/ remember the Rossel procession, ant
was In It in company with Tilton; ",
walked arm-in-arm together; ! joined tn
procession ut Eighth street; 1ilton wa
with an old gentlcmon whom he intro
duced 10 me rs Gregaty; did not sct
Mrs. WoOdhuli or Miss Clanin durinl
tlie prOceAsioig Tilton 6aSwiIh inc d6finI
the entire line Of the march, and we werI
walking arm.ih.arm the whole time
4 when lbe procession ended | went; viii
Tiltofi as iaf "A The corner Of Fourteenth
street and Union Square, where We parted
/ did not then sec Mrs. Woodhull or Mis-
Cinhin, ,adr'iH Hec H-.I
Ctbss- examined / did not suppose
when went to the procession that 1'iltOl
would be at III was surprised to see hin
there. .'....l
Mr. Beach at this point said that II |
would be convenient 10 the other gentle
men some OF the members OF the jnr,
would like an early adjournment,
Adjourned Until Monday morning.