The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-03
THE BEECHER TRIAL.
Several Prominent Specta-
tors.
A Large Crowd Attendant.
The Defendant Continues

holding tickets were permitted to ap
proach the City Court room. Thes
were placed IN long lines and allowed t.
file into the court room until all the seat
were occupied, when the dools were clos
ell. The number of women was largel,
in excess of the previous days. Shortl,
after Mr.. Beechers entrance he aScende(
the stand, and Mr.. Evarts introduced
John Bigelow, late United States Minis
erto France, to Judge Nelson whoinviteC
him to u seat on the bench, where wa
already seated, the Assistant Attorney
General of the United States. Tn,
speaker of the House OF Representative.
of Virginia was honored with seat nea
Judge Nelson. At 10 minutes past IL
the examination of Beccher was resumed
he first made Il correction of yesterday
testimony, by saying he was intimate
with the families of DR.. StorrS and DR.
Conant, who were not of his congrega
tion.
| remember Miss Bessie Turner com
ing to me in December, 10 and said sht
was told to tell me tC go down and SCI
Mrs. Tilton at her mothers rs she haC
left her husbands house never to return
on account of i'll treatment; tina
he had sought her company
in her bed. | remember
PaulS death; | think il was in August
1868; | went and saw Mrs. Tilton; don
recollect making any gift of flowers dur
ING the summer; ! used to bring littl,
baskets of flowers from my farm and dis
tribute them right and left; don't re
member any scene when Mrs. Tiltou sa
on my lap; don't remember that sh
ever addressed me as "My Father o
Dear Father" don't remember an inter
view with Mrs Tilton when Mrs. Rich
ards was present; ut my visits t,
Mrs. TiltunS our conversations were oI
different subjects, of books, literature anC
Above all OF Theodore TiItOn.
Sensation Mrs. Tilton's manner .
speaking of her husband wa. kind anC
eulogistic, and when she disclosed the re
ligious differences between them wa
surprised; she consulted me with rcgarC
to her duty to her husband. and asked my
advice; Mrs. Titon was actively engag
cd in benevolent work, and was away!
talking of her husband; her feelings fol
me were as her pastor and friend; had 1
lifelong affection Of respect and esteem
for her, but no affection in any other con
nrction; | have no recollection of being
in town on the l7th of December, but
may have been; spent great portion
of my time in Peekskill on both the l0tl
and 18th of October; may have been
present in New York on Saturday. No
thing occurred on either the 10th or It'll
between Mrs. Tilton and me that ha.
impressed itself on my mind. Up to Dec
1870. there had never been any undue IA
mi!iarity between Us. | never directly
or indirectly made improper proposals
To her; never had connubial inter
course or connection during that time
with Mrs. Tilton.
This drew Applause
from the audience, which was promptly
suppressed. The witness was handed u
letter sent 20 him by Tilton through Bow
ell. dated December 26th, 1870. He sale
remember the letter; read it and sale
this is sheer insanity; this man Is crazy
Mr.. Bowen said he had not read it.
handed il TO him. Bowen said that h,
and Tilton had some differences between
them and that he had dismissed Tlltor
from the editorshlp of the h
dependent on account of business reasons
When he had dismissed him. that storie!
were told him about Tilton; one was il
regard to woman at Winsted anC
another in the northwest; l told him
was not surprised, and told him wha
Bessie Turner told me; Bowen grew
more and more friendly, and an account
of this attack he said | ought to 90 ou
of tow. and he would stand by me Il.
my friend; Moulton called on me anC
said Illton was at his house and desired
an interview; ! went with him to tn,
house and | asked Moulton what TIlton
wanted, said would see; Mr.. Tiltor
met me in II most stately manner anC
asked me to take chair; he drew small
paper from his pocket and sitting dowr
said; l have summoned YOU on mattcrt
Of Importance and he asked me if hac
received his letter from Bowen calling fol
my resignation and leaving Brooklyn
| said | did, and he said he wanted tC
recall il, and wished me to think it hac
never been written; he then spoke of hi
troubles with Bowen, and charged m,
with being concerned in them and act
in against him.
Very Serious Charges.
lie said had in iurcd him in bushes!
prospects, also insinuated myself in hi
household and disgraced him; that hac
conspireG with her and her mother for {
separation; that | had taught her to lie
and that under my influence she had be
come deceitful and untrustworthy; thai
had made ovcrtures to her of an i'm.
proper character; | made some reply; hC
read to me what purported to be letter
from his wife, stating that Mr.. Beechel
had asked her to be wife to him with
all that that implied; that he had burn ed
the original and would burn this copy
he said | want you to go down and see
my wife at her house; this stag
gered me; l said to him, this is q
dream; he said go down, it is but
a few blocks oil; Moulton went with me
to Tiltons; | went up stairs and knocked
and the door was opened; no person wa.
there during the interview; Mrs. Tilton
was supported up in bed, with her hand;
folded. her eyes closed; she was as one
dead; l sat down in n chair by her bed
side and said
IsMr. Beach objected to the ccnversa,
ton. but Judge Nelson decided to take
it. Mr. Beach said he did not think the
conversation would form any part of the
evidence.
Witness continued-I told her Tilton'
charges, and asked her if she said So
she said: MY friend, l could not help
it" said, you know these things are