New-York tribune., 1875-02-17

O Did Mrs Beecher 90 downi A. Mr. 7ion went down.
q. beg your pardon; Mr.. Tlton went DOWN. A. ies
Sir
q And then you had occasion 70 90 DOWN. A "anea "
60 down befOre that, but could not
@ What your going down that you hah'
A. wanted drink OF ioewa
q. And you had been delayedI A. Yes,sSr
@ BY your duties with the child someting' A was
nursing the baby a, the time.
O Now. you went down. How these rooms
arranged dovnsiairs Are they communicating by loig
doom A Yes Sir the dining has folding aoofs'
goes to the back parlor.
O. Ii the house three deep, only two' Thee
back paors and dining room, and small room Oh
the side going in.
@ There is front ROOM suppose, along the ha' A Yes
Sir little small room like a receiving room
q. A reception room A. Yes. Sir.
q, And then there is parlorf A. Yes Sir
q, Into which yoa so, suppose A Yes sir.
@ From the hall al the endf A Yes Sir
@ Then is the dining another roomi A. Yes, sir
goes from the back paro the folding doors into the
parors to cut of the back paror from the dining room
O. Then imagine from your description that the back
paror dining together go the whole width Oh e
bouse A. Yes Sir.
@ That is So isti A. Yes Sir.
O And the hail. therefore, not through the house
A. The hall is very small hall
@, And does not run through the house A Anu uoes ~
through the house; no, Sir
@ Now which the largest room the dining room or the
back parlo-' A The back parlor.
O. And are the foldngdoors usually open A Yes, Sir
O. Between those two rooms A. Yes, Sir.
O. Did you 20 to your drink Of water 70 the sideboard
A. Yes Sir
O. Then the ddebOard was in - A. The ice-pchef war
on the dining room table by the window.
O. And there is where you went A Yes Sir.
@ And got your drink Of waterf A. Yes, Sir
O. This time you about three weeks after you came
back from Monticelol A. From Mouuce!oi think II Ii
about that.
O. That would be about the month OF August would no'
A. / don't know, Sir; twas about three weeks
O. Or the end Of August or such time Yon cannot
fix the timer A. No, Sir cannot
O. How soon after your from Monticello have yon
stated this was A. We didn't stsy han three or iour
weeks in Monticello
O. After YOU got back how this visit Of Mr. Beecher
in which you said you hin A. About three "eeAs'
Sir
@ About three weeks A Yes Sir.
O. And thai was the first time you had seen him after the re-
turn : A. Yes. SIR.
@ From Monticello was il? A. Yes Sir.
O Now you were familiar suppose with these parlors ana
the furniture inhem, you noti A Yes SIR WI" oi''h
in the parors
O What chair A. 1t was large chair, with soit
bottom
O And where was it seatedl A. In The corner.
o. Where was it placed A In the corner.
O. In the roomi A. Facing the wlndows-by the Window
O Which corner! A. Tlis Indicating, and there
was a window Just as you turnin from the dining room
@ Was It a chair that usually there A That con
know.
O Now how many windows are there in the back parlor
A. Two windows.
O. And one in the dining room' A. Yes, Sir
Q Which Of hee windows this chair near A. II was
nearer 10 the dining room window the window
at all Il the coming out from the dining ROOM
0 II yes not near the window A Il not near the win
-arlnr aud fna a i'm
room door there there and the chair was in That
O. thought you 7ad something about window a The
window was on the other side The chair not near The
window; it was facing the window you understand
O II faced the Window A. Yes Sir, in that corner
@ Which window did the nearest the dining room
or the one farhes from III The one nearest the dining
room.
How near was that dining window TO the wall Of the
dining r,om between dining room A. There
much space between
O II wa very close it not A. Yes, Sir.
O Then this chair that you speak Of was near the wall,
between the dining and back parlor A Yes Sir
g How close 10 the it A. Az close as 1t could 60
q As close as could be- a Yes s.r
O. To that wall? A. Yes Sir.
O. The wall that separated the dining room and the pa'or'
A. And the pailor
@ Close TO it? A. Yes Sir.
O Now where did you stand In the dining when you
A. was getting the glass the ice pitcher
when heard whispering and looked in and Mr.
Beecher sitting down and Mrs Ton sitting on his knee
O. Yes that you have stated A. That il what was doing,
getting the water, standing by 'he table
O. Now did you ths without al effort TO see tf A l
saw it,
@ Did YOU put your head into the back paor' A No Sir;
the folding door were open.
O. Wide openY A. Yes, Sir
O. Catharine are you married womani A. Yes Sir.
O. And yonr husband IL iyingf A. No. Sir; he is dead.
Von hof Am
what you did see where did you 60 tor a went up my
nursery.
O. Did you say that his time that you Mrs T1ton sit
ting on M Beecers kneehat she had her hand his sou
der A. Yes, Sir.
O And was at that time you heard the conversation
that you have given' A. Yes, Sir.
O. And loud enough for to hear was not' A.
heard them whisper but al the words heard said
How do you feel Elizabeth dear" Father, she said, Il
feel so So" That is all heard. Laughter
O That Is all you heardy A. Yes, Sir.
O Gould you hear thai without effort did put your
ear into e room hearl A Whea went into the dining
room heard the words
O And YOU heard them9 A. heard them.
O Was the door that you into the dining room by
opened by you to 90 ini A. Yes, Sir.
O. And closed by you after your II don't be closed II Is
.lways left opcn-the dining room door.
O asked you Just now II you opened it, A did not open
IT, II open and | left 1t So
O Now you Mr. Beecher, you knew Of his calling at
the house at other timesi A. Yes, SIR.
q Did you nOti A. Yes, Sir.
Mr.. BEECHER'S PRESENTS OF FLOWERS.
O. Do you know how many times, or do you
think YOU know Of his having cedf A lie came three or
four times into tue country and sent her oas
ke OF elegant flowers keep around her bed She had them
on large dishes.
O And they were there, they mott A. Yes Sir
o And everybody saw them! A. Yes, Sir; -he told