The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-10
The Beecher-1ilton TRIAL.

BROOKLYN, Feb. 10.--There is no dimi-
mutton OF the crowds attending the great
scandal trial. All interested parties ar
rived early, and promptly at II O'Clock
Tilton resumed the witness stand.
Evarts began the examination by hand
ing Tilton letter, dated Winstead, De-
cember 10, 1869, it proved to be the letter
connecting Tilton with the well-known
Winstead scandal, in which Tilton wa s
room with the lady guest at the hotel.
In the letter Tilton condemns the
story and brands the accusation as false,
but acknowledges that he did invite a
lady into Ills room, aud explains it in the
letter to the proprietor by stating that
she was mere schoolgirl.
She complained of having no fire in her
room, Tilton therefore invited her into
his room, which was warm. Tilton left her
in the room and went to the church and
arranged the platform Tor his lecture.
The lady went to sleep, and on RETURN
ing she was still asleep. TiltOn SAYS
none OF the servants saw the lady's dress
unbOttOned, and he requests the propri-
etOr. to instruct the servants not to re-
peat such unfounded gossip.
TiltOn was then brought back to his
acquaintance with Mrs. Woodruff and
asked by Evarts If he was shown the
proof of the printed slips of Mrs. Wood.
hulps publication before it was issued
in the papers.
Tilton answered in the negative.
Evarts asked Tilton where he was from
the 3D. to 9th Of July, 1871, and if he was
house most Of that time.
TiltOn said he could not remember
where he was, but had never spent but
one night in Mrs. WOodhulPs house in
his life. ,. -.......
Tilton was asked number of ques.
tions about his visits to Mrs. Woodhulps
house, but his memory was defective.
BROOKLYN, Feb. 1O.--Tilton was then
questioned regarding the visit oi Mrs,
filton to the Union office after her return
from the West. Witness stated he sent
for her on business. 1t was after she
had left his house after being entced
away by Mrs. Morse. At his direction
Mrs. TiltOn's infant child was carried to
Tilton's house, and Immediately after
that Mrs. Tilton returned.
sEyarts then produced letter written
by Tilton instructing Ellen Davis, his
hOuse-keeper, to wrap the child up care
fully and bring 1t to his house. Tilton
identified the letter as his. .rilton stated
the letter did not refresh his memory.
The child was brought to his house from
Mrs. M0rse's, but he could not tell who
brought it.
Tilton was asked if he testified before
the Committee that Mrs. Tilton, Tor
year after her confession, insisted that
she had not broken her marriage VOW
and that she had said she never did any.
thing which at the time she believed to
be wrong.
He answered that he said something
like that, and still believed 1t was true
OF Mrs. Tilton. She frequently said to-
him in the year after her confession that
she could not chow she haa wronged
her husband.
Witness testified that in his evidence
before tine Committee he might have said,
at any rate did say now, that he did not
believe there was ever any passion or
criminality in Mrs. Tilton's breast in
connection with her relations with
Beecher.
Previous to hSr confession in July,
1870, he had placed no harmful construc-
tion on her relations with her pastor.
In answer to further questions, Tilton
stated he was an expert photographer,
and he had taken shorthand noles of
some OF the letters forming. his contro-
Tersy, among them copies OF the ssragged
edge letter. OF Beecher, and the letter ofI
Dec. 80, 1870.