The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-12
BEECIIEIl TRIAL.


by Beach-Since l lett Court yesterday
Ihave convcrsed with Mr., Shearman, Mr..
Hill, Mr.. Porter and Mrs. Tilton. am
able to say Of my own knowledge that the
parties who visited Mr.. Tilton's house in
1866 were not the parties who visited it
prior to that date; | remember only one
occasion ON which he made remarks on
marriage and divorce; Miss Anthony and
Mrs. Stanton were present; Illton sald:
III no longer believe in marriage relations
"a once did" ! can't tell what he had
said previously on this subject; ] think
all my knowledge Of his opinions on the
marriage relations are derived from his
public writing; | have no recollection OF
his ever saying anything upon the subject
Of the laws relating 10 divorce.
Mr.. Cowley, OF Lowell, Mass, was the
next witness, testilying to the converSa'
tion between himself Mrs. Woodruff,
TiltOn aud others, His examination CON
tinued until the recess.
Charles Cowley was called as the next
witness. lIo testified that he had lived
in Lowell, MASS, since 1872; he had prac'
ticud law in Lowell aud Boston fOr the
last nineteen years, except two years
when he was at the war in the volunteer
force; hC was once candidate lOr AltOr-
ney General in Massachusetts; in COnncc.
ton with this political matter hG visited
New York in the fall Of 1871; while here
he saw Theodore lilton; he was intro
iuccd to him by Mira. WoodhuIl, At her
house in Twenty eighth street, New York;
Il number Of persons Of both sexes were
present ON the occasion; he called at the
house by Mrs. WoOdhulls invitation, to
meet Mr. riltOn and others; Mrs. Wood
hull said that II great revolution was
about to take place IN regard to the mar
riagu relation, and that lIeGchUr would be
its leader the witness said he did not be.
lieve this, and Mrs. Woodruff said that
Beechcr wOnld have to or be exposed It's
one who concealed in public his private
sentiments; Mrs. Woodhull having said
something as to lIeechcr's preaching to
dozen Of his mistresSes; the witness
said that could not be without it
being notorious; either TiltOn or Mrs.
W0OdhuIl then spoke Of the number ol
Bcechor's mistressrs Us being forty; the
name OF Miss Proctor was mentioned in
this connection. Mrs. Woodruff IN Il
tone which might have been heard by
Tilton spoke Vi Mrs. Tilton Us woman
with whom BCrcher had long been
amourGd. She said there was some doubt
whether IlerchGr or TiltOn was the father
Of one Of Mrs. TiltOn's children. She
.aii that Mrs. lilton had confessed to her
husband and that llGGchCr had obtained Il
rrtraCtiOn from her, which Il friend 0i
riltUn's secured from him nj the point oi
Il pistol lie thought she mentioned the
name Of Moulton. The witness express
cd his disbelief in this, and said that il
Mrs. TillOn had written one confession
she could write another. Mrs. WOodhull
said that she was not likely to make
another, as that confession was written
when Tilton was in some business dill.
culties. The injustice Of some marriage
laws was discussed, TiltUn aud Mis-.
Woodruff arguing that marriage ought
to bu simple contract, Witness uS.
pressed different opinions. Mrs. WOOdhill
said that she favored the abolition Oi the
whole present system Ui segregated
families and thought that children
ought to be brought up in in5iituti0n'
maintained by the S,atr. Tilt0n and Mrs
WuOdhuli euunrd to be CnanOtcd Oi
each other; he called her Victoria auu
She called lin Theodore; witness did nut
leave unGil after " o'clock that evening
and llllOn remained; this occasion wa.
in September lS1li in the following Oc-
loDer witness stopped in N'w York on
his way to Washington and called on
Mrs. NovInaII ii consequence OF Il note
which hu received from her; he was sub
seguuntiy her counsel Ia nsOmo matters; hv
va, received IN the house by Col. Blood
and found Theodore TiLiOn there with
Mrs. Woodruff and MIR. Clallin. Mrs.
Woodruff said that BGrChcr was going to
preside ut meeting where she was going
to speak; witness told her that lie could
not believe that DceCler would preside;
Mrs. Woodruff said that he would and
that TiltOn wa4 arranging ii; TiltOn
said that Bcechcr would not eX.
press MI approval Of her sentiments
liz he had not courage enough, but that
he would aay he considered her subject a
legitimate one for public discussion.
Recess.
After recess the witness was crOSE.Gx.
amined by Beach. lie repeated parts OF
conversation IN repeated by him IN the
morning. lie said that he had great Gni.
barrassnent in separating hiS rccOllec.
liOns Of what was said from tho gen.
eral impressions made on his mind. III
speaking Of Becchcr and Mrs. Titon. wit.
ness said, Mira. Woodruff spoke Of them
as having lived together as husband aud
wife. She snid that they had accepted
and acted upon the principles Of social
freedom. Witness then repeated his tcs'
timony IN regard to Mrs. WoOdhull's re-
marks concerning Mrs. TiItons confess
sion and retractiOn.
Tho witness cOhtinnrd--Mr. Tiltol
Said tho system Of treating women ns in
fefior 10 men was false, aud regulations
between them should I've made by con
tract and dissolved by contract
This subject was under discussion
about half Nh hour. remember TiltOn'.
saying lhnl any INV WnlCn lOuk away ln'
will Of the individual was an usurp0tion
Several weeks after this l had another
interview with Mr.. TiltOn al Mrs. Wood
hull'S. III the Iirsl interview TiltOn anJ
Mira. Woodruff cOnvcrSGd in private two
or three times. did not sec them sit
ting close together. They were on I
lounge about a foot apart. | noticed NJ
Carcsscs or salutntions between them.
can not dcscribO M nmUrouS glance
though have given them sometimes
| [Langhtcrl | do not think could put
on QUO Ut illOm now. Increased laugh
ter. | do not think there was anything
sheCpiSll IN tho glance. | did not ObJcrv,
any special smile on his face or any othcI
feature that ! could describe Tho OK
preston Of his COuntehnncc was too evan
Usccnt for inc to describe, Their con
verSation was conducted in tono o.
tenderness different from that In whiri
they addressed other PERSONS. Mrs