The Portland daily press., 1875-04-21
THE SCANDAL.
MIR. BEEC-lEK'S ELEVENTH
DAY.


BROOKLYN, April 20.-Mr. Beecher re-
sum.d the stand in the Brooklyn City Court
this morning, and his cross-examination was
continued, as follows:
The witness was asked whether, after a
nights reflection, he was able to regard I'll
ton as having charged him on the 30th OF
December with improper advances. lie was
not able so to do. He regarded Tilton as
mentioning that his wife had made such state
ments, and then read it, and if he had to give
the narrative over again would give 1t IN the
same form, but it was not true in strict
sense that Tilton himself made the charge.
Counsel read the witnesses direct testimony
ON this point, and asked him if it was true,
| in the ordinary Specification of words.
The witness only regarded the word
charge in that narrative in the sense OF
| declare"
Witnesses attention was again called to Els
letter to his nephew, Perkins, saying Tilton
had withdrawn the charges he had repeated
| against him. He said this referred to
Bowen's charges repeated by Tilton, and
there was no intention to go into Mrs. Til
toms charges.
Counsel here read from Beecher's direct
testimony, Moreover, from Tilton's anger
and fury l feared the charge, as made by
him and supported by written declaration of
| his wife, was at once to be presented against
| me-" and he was asked what did he mean by
| "charge' there.
The witness said he there used the word
! "charge" in the general sense of say, or de-
| clare, or make known, but not in the speclhc
| sense of which counsel now speaks. Prior
| to writing the ragged edge letter and to meet
| ing Tilton on the cars, witness was informed
by Moulton that Tilton was complaining that
Beecher was allowing his friends to speak
| Ha oop1d foil how for the
scandal had permeated the church, for wit
ness hept back purposely, and was the last
man to hear ABOUT it. Although witness only
| considered he was amenable to the charge of
| unconsciously winning the affections of Mrs.
| Tilton, he did not satisfy the public and
clear himself by making the whole
affair known because Moulton was always
opposed to that as certain to lead to comph-
cations. He did not ask Moulton what his
| opinion of the charge was, and the whole
conduct of Tilton lead him to believe Tilton
| did not entertain the charge of improper
| advances.
| 1872, describing the grinding care he labored
under, and the fears he entertained of keen
suspicious, was read and he was asked what
tnat meant. He answered, suspicion of his
moral conduct and character. He expect
ed, to clear himself by silence though
innocent. His life would clear
him-neither speaking lie nor
speaking the truth respecting those things.
"If my sacrifice would save him CIilton) I
am willing to step down and out" meant he
was willing to be destroyed if that saved
Tilton's family. The suspicious referred to
Bowen's stories. He did not think he had
other matter in his mind. Sacrifice me-
meant to bring the whole matter before
| ~, oh rbt ba how %
destruction as no congregation were more
unit to investigate, and there would be a
confagration that would destroy that great
church but if it would clear Tilton he was
willing to save himself by stepping down and
out. He meant to resign his passionate pro-
visionally. He believed by unconsciously
winning Mrs. Tilton's affections he destroyed
her family and the man at the head of it, and
he looked at it in full. eff you distrust me
1 have no friend to go to-" meant he could go
to no one else without bringing the whole
matter out and he could not trust single
member of the churchin the condition of
| things.
1t was about December, 1872, he was
called upon to hear Tilton's "true story" read.
This was after the publication of the Wood
hull scandal. Tilton said before reading it.,
There is one sentence, and if you can stand
| that YOU can stand the whole of it, and so
the witness thought himself when he heard
| it.
The sentence was here read by counsel,
| accusing Beecher of having asked Mrs. Til
| ton to be wife to him, with all that it i'm
piled.
Question-Now. Mr.. Beecher, is that cor
| rect statement of what was read.
Answef-It is correct.
| Q.-Now, Mr.. Beecher, when that accusa-
| =. x,ybxy I,tf md
up and deny that charger
| AIR. Fullerton, that is not my manner
of dealing with men and things.
Fullerton-So perceive here, and we will
| pass on.
The witness was asked to produce the card
| for publication which he drew with the sane
ton of Kinsella, and he said he could not
| produce it. He hadn't it when he made his
| long statement to the committee.
The counsel read from the statement,
"Moulton copied it, and the original have
found in my house."
| Probably he then had it. He cannot re-
member when he found it. He has not
looked for it very lately.
Saturday, when he called on Mrs. Moulton,
he was in Indignation, and denounced Tilton's
treachery and rottenness in pretending
to keep the thing secret while
wishing somebody to bring it
out so that he would appear to
be the sufferer. Witness did not then lie on
the sofa or anything else, but he was down on
Moulton, however. 1t was not an uncommon
thing for him to lie down on the sofa while
waiting for Moulton. AS he never lie
down without having his feet covered, since
| he had the hay fever, Mrs. Moulton used to
| throw something over him. He distinctly re-
members he was not lying on the sofa during
M @f
| does not recollect hearing Mrs. Moulton's
| testimony that she kissed him. He has the
| impression that he suggested the question to
| his counsel, and whispered it or wrote it on
| slip of paper, and therefore he must have
heard it. He never told Mrs. Moulton she
was like section of the day of judg-
ment, or any kindred phrase. He
will swear that he used no phrase
that would justify such a saying.
According to his best recollection
he did not say anything akin to it, and be-
yond that he won't go. There was never con-
versation, directly or indirectly, between him
and Mrs. Moulton about statement or con-
fession to the church. The witness remem-
bers saying on his direct testimony that Mrs.
Moulton never made certain statement "of
her own accord" Perhaps he had said what
he ought not to have said. He meant that she
was influenced by Moulton
New YORK, April 2O.-When he drew up
his card of resignation it was on account of
the proposed publication of the "True story"
He never proposed to resign on account of
the West charges; at least he does not think
so. When he testified that when he wrote
letter threatening to resign, he was speaking
of the difficulty which was brought about by
the West charges. The West charges were
not perfected till October, 1873. The letter
of resignation here referred to was written in
May 1873. He does not recollect writing
that letter. When the West charges were
pressed, he did not learn what they were, and
didn't want to learn very carefully.
The witness recognizes exhibit Al as in his
hand writing. 1t was letter to Moulton
saying he saw Bell in reference to the dea-
cons meeting. He did not tell Bell to go
there and break up the charge, By "There is
no danger now except from the women,
Morse, Bradshaw and Fairchild,' he meant
talking about him and the difficulty that had
arisen.
Counsel read the third specification in the
West charges, to the effect that Tilton told
Mrs. Bradshaw he had discovered Beecher
had criminal intimacy with his wife. The
witness never became acquainted with that
paragraph. He has heard counsel read it,
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