Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-29
The Scandal Trial.


After our Geographic report Of the TiltOA-
Beechor trial closed yesterday,
IIES. OVINGToN WAS CALLED
by the PLAINTIFFS side. She said in answer IN
Fullerton: On July 10, 1874, 1 left Mrs. Til
ton about O'Clock in the evening at IA
Livingston street. Tilton was before the
committee that evening at DIR. Storrs'. She
did not then know that Tilton was before the
committee. Mr. Cleveland, at my request
tod me that evening that TiltOn was before
Inc committee. When he called l asked If
Hilton was before them that evening. and he
SAID he thought he was. do not think now
that asked him, but sent him a note ask
ing this question. received an immediate
answer To this note. When / received this
reply | communicated with Mrs Tiltol and
The following morning she came TO my house
think. sent a note to Mrs. Tilton about .
O'Clock in the evening. and received Cleye-
lands note about O'Clock.
Mr.. Fullerton read the note TO Mr.. Cleve-
land, asking if TiltOn was before the com
mittee, and, if SO. when: and he also read
Mr.. ClevCland's reply that she need not send
or Mrs. It. The letter from Mrs. TiIton was
also read, saying, ''Do not fear for me; will
in the Lord"
Witness said: wrote this letter because
l had promised TO inform Mrs. TiltOn when
her husband would be before the committed
MIR. TRACY THEN RESUMED THE STAND,
and testified: During the discussion between
1ilton and me as TO how this scandal should
be met, the question of what would be lying
and what would not be lying was discussed.
AT this interview said nothing about Moul-
ton $ going TO Europe. Moulton never told
me Mr.. Beecher was guilty of sexual inter
course at that interview on Sunday, nor did
] say to him that if it were true it was a case
IN which lying was justifable. Nothing
about sexual intercourse or lying about il
II 1t was true was talked about between
MOulton and myself at any time. | said at
that interview that this was case that
onsht To be summarily treated. j said this
story was essentially false, but to take ALI
The points separately, to specify them and
deny them, would not be lying; that would
take responsibility of that form OF denial. !
said than if this scandal was published i'm the
form proposed at that interview it would de
strOy him, his wife, and Mr.. Beecher. Nothing
was said at that interview Of TiltOn'S having
cOndOned his wife's ofeuSe, and for that ne
would never forgive him.
MI Tracy had two interviews with MouT-
ton last summer but the court would no,
allow him 10 tell anything about what was
said al either Of them.
TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATIoN IN OsH-
terrible fire ragged all yesterday afternoon
at Oshkosh Wis. All the newspaper offices,
banks, telegraph offices, the Harding opera
house, post office. the UniVersalist Church
AL the hotels In the town with the exception
OF one, and nearly every one of the business
houses OF the city Is gone. A dispatch saws:
III Is utterly impossible 10 estimate loss.
Two men have been killed by falling walls
The city is in the widest state of frenzy
The burnt district is mile square The fire
broke out IN Morgan & Bros. saw mill, burn
ibs tIi1t uOLSl Olntr saw C'lU Snl0gle
mills on Sawdust avenue and millions of
lumber. hundred houses, all the printing
offices, Harding's opera house and Beckwith
Adams, hotel. The burnt district is one
and "a half miles long and half mile wide
Three lives are reported to be lost. ard hun
dreds OF persons are homeless. Nearly all
the business houses are burned, Including
all the banks. The city Is in the hands of a
mob, and extra police are on duty"
In 1859 nearly every building in the city,
except some of the suburban residences, was
swept away by a confiagratiOn. That con-
Migration was charged TO the account of
some girls of doubtful reputation. who had
been roughly handled by the citizens. We
are not informed as to what was the melting
cause of this last calamity. Oshkosh is Sit
uated on Fox river at its entrance into Lake
Winnebago and is the capitol of Winnebago
county. 1t carries on an extensive lumber
trade besides being thriving manufacture
ing and trading place.