The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-10
Carieature of Ben. Butler,



New YORK, January 9.-Thc suit of
Theodore Tllton against Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, was resumed this forenoon
promptly at II o'clock, all the parties
concerned being present. The cross-cN-
animation of the plaintiff was continued.
He said-I bought the Llcwellyn Park
lots and paid for them by advertising in
the Independent; | can not remember
how long my contract was; when ] gave
Moulton my witcS letter on the Both Of
December, it was not to be used unless
for the purpose of fetching Beecrer
should he refuse to grant the interview
the object of the interview WAS to protect
Elizabeth from any publicity, growing
out of the controversy between Bowen
and Bcecher; wa, not afraid that
Bcechcr would give publicity to their re-
lations: ] received two notes from Bowen
one from hIm us publisher of the Hsde-
Deadent, and the other as President of the
BROOKLYN Union Association, notifying
me of his engagements being annuIled; |
went down to see Mouton about
these letters; Moulton was
not there, and rs | sat
down to write an answer to Bowen Moul-
ton came in and we had an Interview,
which continued until We went out INTO
the street. When ! first saw Moulton !
did not invite him out Of DOORS | do not
think ! walked the streets for many
hours that night. ! began
to, prepare the letter of january
lst to Mr.. Bowen on the preceding night
and it was finished the next day; there
was nothing in that letter about Beechers
relations to Mrs. Tilton or myself; all
that was designcdly left out; Mr. Robin
son advised me to say nothing about it,
and following his advice took out of the
letter certain fiery phrases; | showed the
letter to Mr.. Ford Sunday morning when
was writing; the letter was not in a
complctc state, but the essence of it was
the same as it is now; he did not advise
me to strike out any portion OF it; | did
not know that Mr.. Ford stood in the
relation of trustee to one of the ladies
referred; in my letter to Mr.. Bowen
there was no word of disparagcment to
nv wife in the original draft Of this let
ter. and ! never for one moment thought
of introducing her in it; one of the first
davs in January ] handed this Bowen
paper to Moulton AS soon as copy was
made of it; when ! gave this letter to
Moulton ! did not express my desire
to have Il settlement with Mr..
Bowen; before this | gave Moul-
ton note and told him | wanted
my affairs with Bowen settled as soon rs
possible; | asked him at this time to be
one of the arbtrators to settle; | do not
remember then of having chosen other
arbitrators; he desired me to commit the
whole case to his care, and ! gave him
power in consequence of this request;
handed letter this is in Moulton
handwriting, and is II copy Of the power
Of Attorney which ! gave to MouItoni
put three papers in Moultons hands
on the first of January viz:
NY letter of authorization to
him, my contract with the independent,
and my contract with the Brooklyn
Union; | do not remember the date of
Moultons first interview with Bowen,
but it was about the lst Of january
Moulton reported 20 me that Bowen
wanted no arbitration; | was in favor OF
arbitration, but Moulton prohibited 1t;
the actual arbitration was held on the
10th Of April, -, | think; ! don't re-
member speaking to Bowen from the
time | left him in the office of the Union
in 20, until some time in II; Mrs. Tllton
was informed of my interviews with
Bowen on the Goth OF December, but she
only knew of them in the light ot busl-
ness relations; Mrs. Tilton knew that II
Bowen aud | drove Bccchcr out OF
his pulpit, that all the world would
know the cause; it WAS on account OF
Mrs. Tiltons anxiety and solicitations
that / mad an interview with Bcccher;
Moulton went to Florida after his serious
illncss-its elimination being about tn"
first of January. and his recovery was
very slow; he carried on his business,
however, on his sick bed, like General
in his tent; the designs of Mouton and
his labors were for the purpose of keep
Ing the matter of the scandal secret.
FnneraI OF Senator Buckingham.
NORWICH, Conn, February 9Th"
funeral of Senator Buckingham to-day
was the occasion of an immense out
pouring of the people of Lebanon, the
town Of his birth. The cities Of Hart
ford, New Haven and New London, the
State government and the Senate OF tn"
United States were represented by large
official and private delegations, and the
city was full to ovcrhcwlng with peo-
pie from the surrounding towns.
Among the visitors were Senators
Hamlin, Sherman, Fenton, Wash
ournc and Stevenson. Congressman
Hawley, Postrnaster.G .GencralJewell, Gov
Ingersoll and staff. cx-Goyernor HawIry,
the President of Yale College, and the
Sergcnnt-at.Arms of the United StatcN
Senate. The services took place at Broad
way church, and were very impressive.
Business was entirely suspended IN the
city during the evening, and the inhabi-
tantS all united, by their presence ut the
services, and by public expressions oi
sorrow, to show their respect for III"
memory of the deceased
The Boston Pilot state, that the Pope
has raised the dioccses OF Boston, Pni!a-
deluhia, Milwaukee and Saratoga, to the
dignity of arch dioceses, and their res