Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-30
TFLfOy-BEECHER.
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NEw YORK. April so-The attendance of
spectators at the trial this morning was q
Lille Increased over that OF the previous
Gays. The defendant was absent. hnt was
represented by his son and wife Tilton AND
hS ulton sat I'm their usual places.
GIN. TRACY RESUMED THE STAND,
~ d his cioSs-eNamination was CONTINUED.
Tie tes tined. had conversation with Mrs
Moultou on the night her husband made ire
short statement before the committee. I
learned Thai night that the short statement
had been proposed instead Of a long one, and
that Mrs houlton was instrumental in pre-
pSrngit lShown paper IpresuYne that
this rs the statement t.r,,se,.tet IA was ou
the %ehing OF August 10Th. The witness
tention waS called To the
CONVERSATION WITH MRS Nort rox
on The ioth az August and wines. s.fa A.,
understood that conversation wa confieo-
tisl and he aha not desire Ia make it known
unless The iatN should desire %. He said
however. that IL was not a conVerSation In
which he (witncSs) was acting a. counsel f,r
the lady. Witness continued. nad a con-
verSation with Mrs. MoGlton, but DID not
ten her sine hal save1 the old man. nor a A.
wise her Ia burn her husbands long state
mcnt, telling nor that IL 10 was published N
would cause her husbands ruin financially
anu socially.
THE sHoRT STATEMENT oF MoUEroN's
to the lnNeStlEU ting commit ~ " a. real ny
Beach. Witness laid l was present A. the
ting ~ the committee when this stale
ment was presented by Mouifon. I haia
short interview with MIN az M Storr
house before H. pr,sSeutea this Statement
lie told me he would not present the lOng
statement, but hal shorter one a. subsfi-
tute. think he communicated It's Snb-
stance Ia me. NJ MuuSoa was present az
that interview. HAD a few mtrrN Jews wffh
Mis- Moulton prior o. thiS, but IA one OF THESE,
interviews SAID 10 her
TO KICK TTLTON OFT or rHE HOUSE
and burn the documents. rs Ia would hrir.
her family into Trouble aud disgrace. 4 saw
MIR Richards when he was before The cam
mittec; ibid not ask him Ina an Interview
before he went before the committeH n his
sister admitted having cOmmittei a lultery
He said he would communicate 10 M moth
ing of what he knew IN regard 10 the matter.
had
AN INTERVIEW WITH BEsSTE TURNER
at Mrs. Owing tOu'S, before she wcat before
The committee. met her for the first time
that afternoon. ] hal a conversation with
her that evening in the paTlor. I think I
know n gentleman named A. r. Martin. out
did not see him during that interview. /
10 not think the conversation lasted more
than an hour. but / would swear 10 did NOT
last two hours. After the conversation with
Woodruff last summer about money paw
ments, he repToached me for having told
MoultOn. ] 10 not remember that I was
present when Moulton was summoned be
fore the committee. or advising him not 10
go before that body. I think that
THE PAPERS SENT nv MR.. BUTLER
were returned, AS 1 directed one Ofmy young
men Ia do so | received no letter from hun
asking Tor their return. l was not connected
in this scandal with church proceedings. but
was with the deliberations Of the tnvestiga-
ting committee. During some port of tntS
Ntditdl 1 nave NcCli an active friend OF
Beecher more 10 since the publ icatIon OF the
Bacon letter. | do not recOilcct writing
articles for papers before the Bacon letter
made its appearance. 10 not recall haV-
ing given information 10 any prominent
journals about the matter before The Bacon
letter. Since The Bacon letter I ptbliSlt,I
two interviews OF mine in papers. but have
not prepared articles for publication ia
NCrable 20 Beechcr. 1 have not die
tated or published an article on any
subject since l,7I. but during this time have
"a t.ansN hon
on TIE Suti Get "a to tie phases of It and they
have asked my views on IL. The first inter
view had with BeecheT was the week after
my interview with MOulton in November
1872. 1 never had "A conversation with the
editor OF a leading paper i'm this city
after the Bacon letter, TO write favOrably or
publish favOrably about Mr.. Beecher. / be-
licve talked with one i'm regard to the course
his paper should pursue in the matter. A.
/ the close OF the Sunday interview with Moul-
/ ton think suggested that papers ought 20
/ be destroyed, and Tilton objected 10 IL.
! said at ,one OF the interviews with TiltOn
! that ifthe true story was pa blished IL would
! ruin him. his wife, and Mr.. Beecher. When
! / said this thought that IL this scandal was
! published, and the matter caused an investi-
! CATION il would be the ruin OF all parties.
/ supposed that this charge would ruin IL Til
/ ton was supported by hiS wife. even though
! he was able TO assert his Innocence. I la
bored TO have the documents eAiinguished
I anu the scandal killed.