The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-08

bat that 1t took on the form OF
letter, or that It was letter that |
knew OF its contents; 1 had no more knowledge
of and no more TO do with than have OF things
whether al any of the interviews spoken about,
the middle period of January or any time ther. ere
yourself, did anything OF this kind occur on the
subject OF
Did Moulton tell you that Tilton thought
Bessie was dangerous person TO
have about, that she knew OF
ali the facts as between Beecher ard Mrs. Tilton?
f, A. No, sir. Shall give the knowledge of Bes-
sic? Q. No, not at this moment. a little further
on? A. No, sir; nothing OF the sort. Q. Did
anything of that kind occurs a. Nothing of
that kind that Is, 1 am speaking with reference
TO her removal at the period in January: During
] " ere spoken Of; but understood your : uestion
with references to. her necessary enoval
NV relations with Mrs. Iilton.
There was no such knowledge IN any way
this kind 10 you: - thought She was better out
/ of the way than here?" Did you reply. II
answered in any such way. O. Was 1t repre-
sented TO you, az any such interview, that Mrs
was for her to be out West at school9 A. No,
| sir; ] knew nothing about her going out
W-st to school. q Did she tell you that Triton
could not afford TO pay her expenses, and did
you say 81 VIII pay the expenses or do any
thing necessary to keep this story down OF any
| thing of that kind?" A. Nothing of the sort.
| There was no consultation with me of any sort
description with respect 10 the disposition of
| Bessie Turner. The first knowledge OF
her whereabouts YVES when 1 was
called on to pay her nTSt ~ instatmeSr. ,hst sor
an interview has been spoken OF by both
| MoultOn aud Tilton, Rt which letter OF Mrs. |
Morse was Brought uhder consideration a:
| from Mrs. Morse whica gave 10 Mrs. Moult0n. /
| lie was handed the letter by. .Evarts.) Iremem-
he read il and lost It. We had conversation |
about 1t. re read il in my presence. i asked |
him how II ought TO he treated, and lie answered |
that he thought ii ought to be treated kindly. |
| He said that Mrs, Morse was crazy and hated |
1heodoTe T.i..on; that rhe magni1ed stories
1 were not true, and she loved her daughter. IL
treated as an hallucination of Mrs. Morse ana
the charges regarding Tilloa were TO be denied,
as they were not true. l wrote letter in an
swer TO Mrs. Morse in Moultoa's presence,
| tShown a Ietter) This is the sketch drew Gp
and showed him and which he approved, aud |
went home. O. At this interview was there
| anything ssid about one passage which imputes
TO Tilton charge OF having slated that you
preached to
FORTY or YOUR AfsTREssEs?
] Was there anything in that letter of Mrs
Morse's charging that Tllton so stated' A. Is
that charge made IN that letter? Beach shook
his head. Beccher to Mr.. Beach: So thought.
@. believe there Is nothing in that letter, Mr..
Beecher, upon that subject? A. That letter con-
tains simply charge OF repeating the story OF
his domestic difficulties. Was there any
conversation at either of those inter
views of the 10th of January. in whi ch
her letter? Was anything said whether Ifiton
told more or les 81 yS0r & eTiin@l rSIa
nothing i'm the letter and nothing in the conver-
Sation. Beach, move 10 have the fore part
excluded. q. At that interview or in that letter
was anything said TO you about Tilton's having
numbeT OF your Criminal relationship with
. Mrs. 1iltOn? A. There was no such conversa-
tion about criminal relations with Mrs. Tilton.
%. Was there at any time in any of these con-
versatiens from the beginning TO the period we
!, any mention mad in your hearing by Mouiton
or Tilton, that there was any criminal relations,
or had besn, between you and MIS-. Tilton? ~, a.
No mention and no implication q. was
, | there any word cf crime in regard TO your con-
: DUCT used oy eisher OF tnese gehueHen
or any one else in your presence? A.. No
: none. No such term. O. Now. did ANYTHING
of this kind occur ut this interview, or either OF
e them, at the end OF January :Did Mr.. Ti,ton
say 10 you: . then said that affer MIS-. Tilion
made her confession in July, Is o that had
: shortly after that informed oliver Johnson and
Mrs. Martha Bradshaw; hat during the summer
! 1 had informed no other pc son, but t5ld him
I possibly l2 did know of that fast" Was there
! any conversation of that KIND that had any
> thing to do with any criminal relations
Mr.. Evarts-Now, were the names OF oliver
, Johnson aud Of Mrs. Martha Bradshaw, per-
r sons To whom any thing had Deen communica-
ted. introduced AT these conversations. or either
a of them, In January? a. think not. sir. II
: names came In later, but do not recall their
5 of those conversations was there Anything said
E sbout Tiiton having said or reported that you
humber of mistresses in your church? :?
January; 9: when did any eopyeTsation oc-
a where about during the first three weeks OF Jan
. uary. went to Moulion's with statement that
Tiion had made that IT. sate%ent; lhat 1t had had
: This was al er things were In train for harmon
u ious adjustment he denied II tin in behalf of Til Til
3 quently he explained 10 me that he had seer
: Tiiton, and that
e TILToN HAD RECTIFIED THE STATEMENT
=. which he had made, that the question wa
Of likely TO do injury. Q. Wss ther
anything said at these conver- ation
or either of them, in regarC
1 in ormation given by Tilton concerning the re
L. ations between you and Mrs. Tilton 10 he
1t mother, Mrs. Morse. Were you informed q
Of either OF these conversations by Mr.. Tilton tina
a Mrs. Tilton had informed her mother Mrs
!, | Morse? y. I do not recollect IL. q. Was any
W thing said about Joseph Richards. Mrs. Tilton-
al o'o'her, having come to him Tilton, aud ass
IL eF's visits 10 his house, and whether he was qo;
J. sure hat they were altogether OF a astori
y, of that character? A. No, sir; no, sil
et O. Was there anything said TO you by Tllton O
in mai ts way Sz she @s sSyi6
among her relatives that Theodore mado sucl
and such charges against Eliza be h, and thai he
Ia method of denouncing Tilton for making sue
a chaEz=s was a veTy.fatal way Ct propogating tn
u, changes themselves? a. don't RENE nber an
L such conversation. 1 think it is impos' 'ibl
Lr for slch a statement 10 be remembered had
!. | been made. but think that the substance tina
no seem 10 g-ther from That question came int
" the conversation between cs. Various ant
IL divers were the uversations in respect to tn
animosity that MEs Morse had against him
and there may have fallen out incidentally or
o. thing or another bearing on IL but 1t was sea
IN tered up and down IN the lion in su h
I'M way thai IL escaped say mind, 50 lean not def
2. nitely state. q. Whatever may or may no
is have Deec Eaid in regard TO any propagation o
Id statement of any sfOry, IL said 4
you by either Moulton Tilton tina
NJ ary such Story was q StCry ofcrimix al relation
z. between yoR and Mrs. Tifon? a. Never. Mr.