New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-23

THE FIRST INVASION OF MISS TURNER'S ROOM
@. On this occasion, when Mr.. Tilton came to
your room CO. you have related was that the hrst OF
the second time that he came A. Second time
@. The second timei A. Yes Sir.
O. And when did he come your room the first time A.
In 1862, Sir
O. What season Of the year, A. think was In warm
weather in the Spring or Summer
O. And where was Mrs Triton them A. could not say
where she was but don't think she was In the house
O. Well don't you remember she was absent where she
wa A. don't remember that she was absent certainly out
i can't say certainly that she was absent
O. Well do you think that she a. homer A. No, Sir
don't think she was at home.
O. How, A. could not say certainly that she at home.
O. Then you recollection have whether she was
at absent from home when he visited your room In
1868 A. Ny impression is that she was absent but could
not say positively however ct around at that time,
when Mr.. Tlton came to my ROOM
O. Now what you in, in 1863 when he came to
your roomi A. in the front story bedroom-second
story front connected by folding doors OIL
the sitting ROOM
@. Did any one sleep with you that nsh' A. No, Sir;
slept alone.
O. Where did the children seep' A. don't reoollec any
thing about the children at that time.
O. Can't you tell where the children were sleeping that ngh
A. don't recoect anything about the children that night,
Sir
O. Where did Mrs Tilton sleep that night If she were at
homer A. did not say she was home Sir
O. II she home, said A. IL she was home!
@ Yes A. could say because amt whether she
was home whether she away.
G. Where did she usually sleep at that tmein what part OF
the house A. Well sometimes she slept in the front part and
sometimes In the back part Of the house but recolec notng
about Mrs. Ton sleeping the children sleeping that night
could not say anyhingabou it. and recollection Is that
Mrs Tilton was home but could not say positively
Well this visit OF his your 'de great impression
upon you, didn't it A. Yea Sir; 1 thought good deal
| about it, .+-''' ~.
O. How, A. thought good deal about Il.
O. And you haven't forgotten it at all A. Oh no. Sir
O. Well wouldn't you thnk-dont you think you would be
apt remember where Mrs Ton slept and whether she was
at home and where children slept that night A. don't
recolect anything about Sir about the children or Mrs
Tton connection with that night except what said drs
that my impression is that she not at home.
@ Well won't you tell me now what occurred on that first
night in 1868 when he to your room A. Relate the
circumstances.
O Yes A. How he came TO my and what he said'
O Won't YOU you relate what occurred that first
night when he your whilst he was there A Yes
Sir shall relate the conversational
You could relate what occurred unless you did relate
the conversation. A. Well, Sir, no
Mr. Beach-We want our question general Without any
qualification covering all that occurred
Mr. FullertonI want all that place from the time he
entered until he left that room Yes Sir lying the
second front that Is OF the sitting conheceo
by folding doors and had been in bed very long before
Mr. Ton came in and the other side OF the bed and said
he had come to bid good night lie sroked my forehead
and my hair and said what nice soft hair had
nice and soft my flesh then offered to put his
then put hand my neck and took IL out and said he
why Bessie my dear you painfully modest those things
perfectly proper those crsses the best people In So
cey do those things" said could not help what the best
people in society did had my own ideas about what was
proper modest and did not make any difference to NE
what people did in the best classes Of society Then he went
on 10 state that ministers took thosesuch privileges with
younr ladies' and with married people, and asked me about
il wouldn't like be married asked him why-what put
that In his head and he said that very NICE affection
ate Young GIRL and he thought i ought to have
A good husband. | said that / supposed when the
right time came along the right man came along perhaps
would be married. but hadn't thought much abon it, didn't
think was the chief end and aim in edidnt think getting
married was the chief end and aim in life And then he spoke
OF a0nes: wanted know il didn't think people had Atm
tiles for each other and asked him what he meant by that aud
he said what was meant BY that was when man sa~ woman
that he would like ond and and loved her. that she
ought to be willing him fode and cares her. and that
vas what was afnnty-what was meant by affinity"
Well did he then leave. asked you to tell me all that
occurred, A. No. Sir he did not then and thon he asked
me il would allow him to love as he wanted TO- and
that no should and that physical expressions
of love were the kiss Then think some
thing was about strange little GIRL or something
and be then kissed me, think. and left me-
o Well did he say that You were strange little gr' A.
Yes Sir
O. You soy you think ne did A. He did.
Well what did he say upon that subjec' A. He said
that had very strange deas-I strange little girl
Now have you given the exact language made use OF BY
Mr. Tlton on that.nsht A. As near as can remember
Sir ,
O. Well DO you think emembcr pretty ately'
A. am pretty sure yes Sir
q How A. I think II remember very accurately that
those were the words that he used.
O. The very words A That those were the words that
be SAID.
O. You have used the very wodsthen tha' ne uereu'
think have yes Sir.
And YOU have remembered them 1858 to the present
timei A. Yes, Sir
O About seven years, six years and over, isn't t'
Mr. Evarts-Don't reason about 1t.
Mr. FuertonThere objection to reasoning take It,
Mr. RarYes there Is to reasoning with the witness oil
the time.
And have you givenour exact replies to hmf A. gave
INV exact replies when he said thatwhen he wanted to t his
hand in my neck and why objected It, had own ideas
about what proper and modest
And getting married-you have given your very IAN
ruage! A. Yes, Sir; the very language.
O The very words. A. Yes, Sir.
Well Miss Turner didn't that conversation shock you'
A. thought 1t very sioguar-very strange
How old we're you them A. Let us see went there in
s.-G,- perhaps-about seventeen guess was then
O. Well you we're old enough TO know that that proposition
WAS wrong weren't you, A. About his putting his hand in my
neck!
@ Yes A. Yes Sir certainly felt that it was wrong OF
would not have replied the way did
You thought that all his conversation wrong, didn't
YOU about afnites loving peopei A. Yes, Sir, did
O. Well didn't 1t shock you? A. | thought 1t was very
strange.
O. IL that all you say. that you only thought was
stranger say trutuly that was really shocked
but studied over II.
O. Well were you frightened' A. No, Sir don't think
was really frightened al that time.
O. whsts A. / don't think really frightened; but