, 1875-01-21

| Mr.. leach obtnctcd. Judge Aeilepu remarked
that 1t would bn bctto- 70 go on with tho croEs-
examination, mud 0on. Tracy tltcn took bfoul-
| ten In hand.
Tho wif,,esa testified; never saw tfie Bacon
letter referred 70 az tho latter Of contriton. Do
not remember Y had any interview with I'lton
rriof to tho 26th Of December. 1870. Do not re-
nIeu,6or wien 1ilton published his valcdictory
In the IntlcPfadcnt, but when 1t was pubItAhotl
rentl y. Think read It oil Tic first day IL waH
ita,ed: lad been informed that Dowen l,ad
made two contracts will. Tilton. enc in the In-
dependent and tho other In Tho UHiou. Think
VAS told this Gil thu 25th day Of December. Ia
tho afternoon, Of TINT day wont to Titon's
nossp 9. HIM. 9 not nn s,d th saw hin .ne
there. DO not remember ii waited on Tilton
there. ! had an interview Oh that OCCASION,
lasting m hour. There was something said
about - All i'tervso" which no Ind with Bow
WAS brought about by Oliver johnson, OH nc
count of Htories about Triton. I1o did not ray
TINT 1o offered to ton Bowen in a war against
DeecIer. saw Tlton next between that time
| aud the 30th Of December. On tho 2Gth Tilton
aai1 lo
HAD WRITTEN A LETTER TO nFEcIiEH,
asking him to explain these charges. at an In
torview after tho ono OH the 2Gtl learned tlAt
with Bcecher, shortly after, told llim Of tho
charges preferred by 1,owen to Tilton against
him. 1 said to him that thought Bowen was
treacheEous to both. Am cortain l never ex-
Of the stories. Do not think | said anything ~
TO their truth or falsehood. Dcecher replied he
| thonght Bowen WAS trcaclserons. On tho oc-
caslon Of this interview l}eccher and went to
the second story. 10 not think I latcled or
locked tie door. We then won't to TiltoM's
1louAo.
Tho witness Uas asked whether Tsiltou had
told him the storoA that were told to Ttnn by
Bowen. Ex-1udge Fullerton objectcl, aud t4o
Court ovnrruied tho objection.
Witness answered that Tilton had told him
Homo Of the stories. lfo told mo Bowen said
that he (I!lton} had gone to Winstcd, Conn,
was all Tilton told NE about the Winsted mat
ter. Tilton did not toll me how bis conduct was
improper. or tile name Of tho la1y. Mo said
Bowen stated this was on lccturng tour. lie
did not tell me any other story. Think this was
anterior to Dec, 80. DO not remember when
and where ho told mo this. IIo did not tell me
his contrnctB with 1}owen wero threatened unless
ho could exp1ain this story. When told Beech
CT that Bowcn was a trcacl1crous man, l mennt
TO convey to him TINT Dowen'n stories told to
Iheodore Illton wcre not 10 he believed. When
I left my house on the 30tl Of December, TO Wig
It Beeclicr, l WAS b friend of Tilton; was not
friend. Whnn Dcccher came ont with mo
pHoFFEHED HIM MI FnIEsDeHtr.
did this without Tilton's consent or knowledge.
Raw I'ilton again on the morning Of the 81Bt at
his house. DO not remember who went with me.
Baw Mrs. Titon there iu her room. Think she
was IN bed. Do not know whether she wan i'll or
not. l think Blo was sick. Do not remember
WHO Was with tno on that occasion IN the room.
Did not rccoflect whothcr saw Tilton there.
On that day visited Beecher nftcr T. lie was
not at home when called. lie came in shortly
afterwa1d. Had att interview with him in a room
~ tno eeconu story; ! begun tic conversation
view. Told him lie had obtained Theodore's per-
mission to have an tntersioS with his vito when
o obtained tho letter OF relraclion aud Baid hla
c11ss ' ,a was 9shonofaplc Io!d him ho came for
ton would be the only defense for bis family IN
case o. hls httack. lie said: With Rroat eorzow,
I,l no had Loved Ehzabeth Illton very much, and
tt,.rougn t,g tnas 4ose iof Aar had ta!lent and not
throw himself OIL my friendship. al hs nas on
the Drink OF moral Niagara.
,>,l dr; tracy asked how it happeuod that on both
apoo s cs o t0 M
pfeHs1on .oTntds MIs. Iiton,' and then cor
feS1Ga t.nn himself by saying "sSxual expression."
Mnness REPLIED thas II that was tue case he
aau ~ msIoy a,, ,asopped M a.. wora. r. ,,:-
t1o testimony on thts point In thr direct c1-
a;hatlon wah lncorrect, NJ tic notes OF the off.
c'al reporter would chow.
mr. EFarts sau It was ~ol! Understood that tho
notes Of tho oliicial htenographer would he &C.
Copied as superioF authority 70 reports Of any
newspaper. Ihe answer OF witness on tho d.
ts, tecs examination coala Do eaHlly determined by
tnfae IT, noaesi nansi ro.o,s ,., ,.,on .,..
sno efoss-e19m!naslon 1iin a. 4I was continued.
,,r .,o,,,tat, TUE he hEthnn1lon AT LETTER. ~
ssk,nr H. naeI'ar sac tna !e!tss OF airs: ItIton
dI1nctei r. ~ n",a W. @ Ivy tetsac.ton Naa
Int sn,,nnaa ~ = ~. ts so ~ KY tno en'elope,
III II ,sss "Is 'otn on ana neasfoyed;
motifs SAID VAS lott in Its otlico, and he sent
il99uTseongor 9Tet Iof u.
1,a Mishess 9 conttnued: read tho letter of Mrs.
~ a. o.Icetne the return OF tho
eYnt"n.t1' @ h'tet nTa 1T ieao tue letter OF