The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-28
Afternoon Dispatches
BEECMER.TMTON.

BEECHER-THTON.
New YoRK, January 27-Tho suit Of
Theodore TiltOR vs.. Rev. Henry Ward
BeeCher was resumed this morning at II
o'clock before the usual court in Brook
Ign. Two ladies, who entered with As
sistant Pastor Halliday, took the chairs
heretofore occupied by Mrs, Tilton and
friend, Judge Nelson admOnished the
counsel that u great deal OF time was
spent in arguments which greatly delay
Cd the trial, aud asked them to advise
him when they desire TO argue any point.
Mr.. Eyarts explained, supported by ex.
Judge Fullerton, that the examination Of
the witness yesterday after he had been
informed Of the death OF his mother, was
at his own twitRcss) request.
| The redirect examination Of MOnllOn
was then resumed and he depOsed that at
none Of his interviews with Beecher did
he deny the charges OF ADULTERY with
Mrs. 'filtOn. Witness attention was
called to letter written December 9Gth,
1870, and he was asked II he had seen this
letter before it was given him, lilo re-
piled that he had not,
Judge Fullerton said these were all The
questions hG bad TO ask winless, At this
point BeechCr and wife arrived and took
their customary seats.
Witness was then rG-cr0sscxamined by
Gen. Tracy, and said: The speech made
by TiltOn ut the Steinway Hall meeting
was not called to my mind since about u
fortnight after the speech was delivered,
until repeated il from recollection.
Here witness attention was called to
the report Of the speech in the World, aud
lie replied 1t was Ike the speech made by
'filton, think it differs u little from tlle
original in having nothing to say about
freedom NJ speech, Still reading the
speech, witness said: do not remember
him saying that he believed IN her, but !
do rccOiicrt the word y0Gch for her. |
do not remember the misses which are
here ! do not remember him saying that
she would address them on the subject Of
social freedom. dictated the speech to
Mr., White who wrote It down, and kept
the manuscript, Witness attention was
called To the interview ut tho Fifth Ave
nue. fIOlel, and he was asked by ten.
Tracey ii the letters he Tracey desired
him IlOt to give to the committee were not
letters oi Ma, Hooker, q letter Of john
Hooker To his wife, and letter Of Thos,
K, l'cccher to hisSister. Witness repiiCd-:
| think not, At u consultation nj my
house next morning Franklin Woodruff,
VIM. G, Kingsley, my father, my wife and
myself were present, and II was agreed
NJ to what papers wore to be submitted to
the committee,
In reply to direct question witness
said: NOn asked me 10 keep back n
paper Of Henry Ward BeeCher's; and
then continued; an not agreed on the
subject Of divorce, but have read Golden
.lgt articles on il. could not tell Mr..
TiltOn's sentiments on the subject.
have talked with you on the subject Of
free love aud marriage relations. | do
not sympathi1e with Mrs. Woodruff in
her views, think | cOnversGd with
people for nj leaSt fortnight on the
WoodmlI charges at the time Of their
publication.
General Tracy here announced that
these were all tho queSIions le desired to
ask. t
Ex-JlWlge Morris now left the room,
and soon returned with lady, said to
be Mrs. Bradshaw, who took II seat he
side the counsel for the prosecution,
Witness was asked and explained that
the meeting held at his house was CON
neCled with an interview Of the previous
day ut tho Fifth Avenue Hotel, which |
was to determine what documents should
he presented before the committee.
MIR, MonltOn then vacated the wihIess
chair, and Mrs. Bradshaw was called and
gave her name Us Margaret A. Bradshaw,
and said: have resided IN brooklyn %
years; my husbands name Is Andrew
Bradshaw; ! nm II commitment Of Fly.
mouth Church, and have been connected
with II - years; my name IL III the
Church roll still; know Theodore Til
ton and Mrs. I'iltOn; our families eX.
changed visits Mrs. Triton had becn my |
most intimate friend; ! generally visited
her two or three times IL week; knew
Mr.. l'cccher; he frequently made pastoral
visits to my house, but did not very Of
ten pay secret visits to his home; saw
the charges made by Mr.. West against
Mr.. Triton VI slanlcring Mr.. lIcccher.
After they were made was asked To bc u
witness with regard 10 these charges; af.
ter seeing the charges had cOmInIini'
cation with Bcerhpr, nnh wrote to Mira.
leCchcr.
Judge Fullerton asked for tho letter
from the defense, who said they had not
had time 10 examine their papers, but
promised To fnd II ~ soon ia possible.
Witness continued. preserved the
copy sent to lIcechcr, and had II letter
in reply from him. l'Ele letter was pro-
dncch and identified. | always Corsid-
cred 'rilton's family an ordinarily happy |
one: think no one could know Mrs.
I'ilton and not love her; ! never knew Of
any serious trouble among them up 10
within three or fOurIears think. The
copy Of the letter Of Mrs. Bradshaw waa
read IN evidence, telling lIeeCher that she
had been summoned before the church
committee, and that she would abide en-
tircly by what he would say, asking for
an Interview, and saying that Elizabeth
W. llllOu llNl HlN'lc HU CulIlCHhuH w hcl !
and directing him to reply.
The reply from lIecclpr was also
read II was dated October I, 1879,
and thanked Mrs. Bradshaw for her
note, aud stating that she should
follow his course and refuse to allow | he |
public TO NEEDLE, aud whatever difficulty
hatl arten bad been amiUably settled
Witness rcsuncd-l did not appear
before tho committee 10 give my evi-
denCc.
Crosse examination by Mr.. Shearnlan-
| think that after Mfr. West had proposed
his charges he read them To HE to see II
they were correct; K was then II very
short time before wrote my letter; Mrs.
'rilLOh was an eminCntly devoted wife
and mother; during 1869, 20 and II she
was "a devoted as have ever known her;
have no special remembrance Of her
tlemcanOr in the fall Of 1868; was nc.
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