Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-11

TILTON 20. RFECHER.
The Wfnsted A9atr-W esSahull-Spir.
1taAltSa-fFee Love, &c.
After our telegraphic report of the Tilton-
Beecher trial closed yesterday, Oliver John
ston continued his testimony as follows:
Iiiton said to me, Bowen had heard some
thing about
THE AFFAIR AT wrSsrEp. CONN,
charging him with improprieties at the hotel
there, and that Bowen said these were not all
the charges against Tilton he had heard.
Tlton said these charges were false, and
told me the name OF the lady who wrote the
letter. II was the same name as Bowen told
me: Tiiton said, in regard to this lady that
ne had been In bed with her. Tilton told me
that the Winsted story was susceptible OF
change; that Miss Loyeioy had accompanied
him to Winsted by the particular desire OF
MS VIE when he was going on a iecturing
tour. He said that, to avoid being detained
by fog ON the river when starting I'm the
morning for Connecticut, they went to New
YORK the night before and took lodgings at
the 81. Denis hotel i had a conversation
with Tilton I'm the Golden Age office in Sep
TENDER, ISL, about his acquaintancetwlth
THE Woodruff WOMAN.
L talked sharply with him for being ac-
guainted with her and publishing her life
he sald he regarded this work as one of the
best OF his productions, aud said he would
not permit me to say any thing against her
as she; was one of the best and purest OF
women that ever lived. He assigned no
motive except his appreciation of her, and
took pride in his work. Tilton asked me TO
purchase some shares of Tribune stock for his
lather so that they might stand in his name.
manner.
Witness was eross-examined by Fullerton
al length in regard TO his religious opinions.
lie SAID; Il was connected with the Congre-
gational church in Montpelier, but was not
communicated from il; after / had with
drawn from the church in Middleburg, Yer
mont, they went through the farce of excom-
muDicating me; i viii answer the question
IF AM SPIRITUALIsT,
IN the way friend of mine did when asked
not q id fool" believe can receive com
munications from dear friends in the other
world and have had messages from them,
but not very frequently. i cannot say if /
wrote any articles on spiritualtsm at any
time that remember; / am connected with
MT FT0thinghams church in New York; /
formerly a trustee; Mrs Tilton never charged
me with leading her husband into infidelity
or having any influence with him In that way.
ANOTHER FEMALE WITNESS.
Mr.. Tracy next called Isabella @. Oakley,
who testified Il reside i'm Brooklyn, and am
engaged in teaching; i have known Mr.. and
Mrs. TiltOn since they were married. / think
about a year before; was an inmate of the
same house as they were, but cannot say
when; 1 think Florence was abou: Is months
old then; they We're then living at IS Living
ston street, with Mrs. Richards; afterwards
spent the summer with them at Keyport, at
Cornwall, and at various times, for week
or TWO, perhaps, at their house at ia Living
SION street; L visited them frequently there
during the first year they lived there; after
1861 discontinued my visits except once a
week or fortnight, when Mr.. Tilton was alb
sent; heard Mr.. Tilton once rebuke his chill
dren, and say he hoped they would not speak
such bad English as their mother did; after
the year 1866 i noticed change in the WIS.,
itors at the house, and met people there
whom i did not care to meet; / met Miss
Anthony, Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton aud
stephen Pearl Andrews there; I also heard
Mr. Tilton say that he no longer had such
VIEWS ON THE MARRIAGE RELATION
as he formerly did; Miss Anthony, Mrs.
stanton, Mrs. Tilton and the children were
present when he said this. 1t appeared 10
eyes. think Mrs. TiltOn got up from the
table and left the room, but am not sure /
also noticed gradual change in Tilton's re-
ligious views between 1860 and 1870, and /
heard him say that he had no longer the &C
cepted view of the atonement
Cross-examined by Mr.. Fullerton:-After
once fortnight. In the fall of 1872 first
knew OF the scandal, after the Woodruff
publication. i took an interest in il, but
was not excited over it. wrote a letter 10
Florence filtOn, telling her / thought that
she would be witness in the case. heard
this in a conversation which occurred be-
tween Mrs. Morse and Miss Moore. 1 think
IL is possible have talked with Mrs. Over
ton on the subject. i think spoke to Mrs
TiltOn about IL. i was not directed to COM
municate with Florence Tilton on the sub
Iecti l sent the letter by post to her, after
had no fear, when i wrote
THE LETTER TO FLORENCE
ihat her testimony would hurt her mother
ledge had apprehensions for reasons of my
own. The witness, after being further pressed
i0r an answer as TO her motive for writing
the letter, replied: 81 was afraid that il she
was called on the other side, she might say
something" The witness continued: The
object had in writing this letter was to pre-
vent her being witness on either side.
could not say il 1 feared that Florence was
to be called as witness for the defendant.
The witness was handed the letter in ques-
zion, which she identified and continued.
did not show this letter to any person before
sending 1t, nor had any conversation with
any person about il: Mr.. Fullerton then read
the letter, which began by sympathiZing
with Florence in the trials of her school life
and expressed friendship for her on account
OF her mother. Her soul is bound up more
than ever (said the letter. i'm her children
than If she were widow. You should stand
by your mother now with loyalty in her ex-
tremity. Let no one compromise you to act
against your mother. cannot say anything
about your father, for abhor bis conduct"
The letter was signed Isabella $. Oakley.
The witness then resumed: After writing the
Letter told MS dilto nan about II do not re-
Tilton's house: l Junk L saw her first be-
tween the years 1866 aoc 1867; believe she
was woman suffragist, and 4 was opposed
10 ali that party: was not present at Mrs.
Tilton's house when the meetings of these
people took place at her house; / do not know
that she was dragged into this movement;
attach no particular meaning to the word
dragged" which used, do not know that
Mrs. Tilton first caused Mr.. TiltOn TO enter
into this movement; saw Mrs. Stanton in
1866; she was part a woman suffragist; can
not tell where saw stephen Pearl Andrews.
and cannot recollect If saw him there. Thu
witness here Corrected herself, and said: /
nave general impression of having seen
nam there once, but cannot remember al
what time; do not know if Miss Anthony
Mrs. stanton or stephen Pearl Andrews
visited Mr.. Tilton prior TO 1866.
THE NEW YORK CHURCH DIsAsTER-Ttco
ie1oficts Of CensoTe-The jury in the st. An