New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-18


O And he would request you to leave the room aen when
lac read TO her. A. Yes,
o Then this habit OF his of reading to bis wife! A.
suppose it must have becn do not know.
MR. TILTONS MIDNIGHT INTERVIEW WITH HIS
WIFE.
O. You have spoken of Mr. TiltOn's return, after
Mr. Bcechcrs call; you enabled to fix tho time OF the
night when that was A. No. Sir am not.
O. must ask you again because want to get at the exact
tme he returned that night had you not to your
room a. No, Sir. was with Mrs Tilton.
@ Did you open the door, and say Mrs Tilton that night
that Mr. Iecchcr wanted TO see In the and
he came right in
@. ask you IL you said that, A. No Sir.
O. Dill you say anything like that to him. A. When tho
knock came TO opened the door and said Mr.
Becchcr Is hero Mrs Tion" and asked him to walk in
@ And then he walked INF A. And then he walked in, and
went downstairs.
@ Did Mr.. Ton make any reply when you made use OF
that observation, A do not remember that she did
@ You do not remember that she did, A. No, Sir
@. Was the room lighted at that timer A. Yes, Sir
@ Was the gas burningt A. Yes, Sir.
O. You arc quite sure has A. Yes Sir; because had
not retired.
@ understand you say that you have way OF fixing
the time when Mr. Tlton returned that night? A. Yes, Sir
O. How il that you awakened! A was awakened
by buzzng sound though he talking very earnestly
his wife He talking very earnestly to his wife, and
was awakened by this sound.
q. Did you make ii known that you were awake, mnedia
tely on waking? A. Yes, Sir.
O. Whatd1 yoa say' A. sad Mr. Tilton, this will never
do; 1t will disturb Mr'. Tlton."
O. Did he stop then A. think he did. was requested
then to leave roo and Mr. Ton went out OF the room
while put my wrapper and across the hall to tho
study.
q Who requested You to leave tho room A. DO not re-
NJ Atrv
O. you any recollection upon that subject A. No. Sir
O. Did not Tton speak, and request you to leave the
room A. DO remember.
O. What ia your best recollection upon that subject A
could not tell you.
O. Haze you no recollection upon the subject A. No, Sir
Il mch have been Mrs Tlon aud it might have been Mr.
Tton.
O What were the words uscd They asked to leave
the
@ Have you given the very words that were uscd' A.
do not remember.
@ We're you told to go' A. Yes believe told to 80
to the study.
Where was that study A. Across the hail. in the back
part OF the house
O. Can you not rcmcmbcc that Mrs Tlton who told
you to 70 to the studyi A. cannot remember
O. Where was the study with reference to Mrs Tntons
room further in the rear the front OF the hou9e' A.
In the
O. You do not go directly the hall then to t' A. No.
Sir, not straight across.
O. How long had you been in the study before Mr. Tton
came in therc A. could not tell you should think for half
an hour.
@ Did you get asleep in the meantime A. No. Sir don't
think did.
O. On which side hall is the study A. As you go up
stairs do you mean3
O. On the north or south side A. don't know how the
house is situated think is is the south side it is sunny
room and on the south side should say
Does the hall run between the study and the other two
hich pipi
by Mrs ton other of which came into through
the folding doorsdoes hall between them, A. The
hall rms between The study and Nr. Tiltons'roon
O. Mrs TiIton's room and the Immediately commun
eating with by folding doors is the same side OF the ball.
isn't it, A. The study do You meanf
@ No. talking about the study In the front OF
the house the two rooms.
O. The hall does no! 20 through those rooms A. No.
Sir.
Those two rooms arc on the front Of the house A. They
take the whole front.
O. And the hall does not extend to the 'front.' A No. Sir
@ How long you got into this study was it. before Mr.
Tilton came In there you recolec' A AS as can
remember it was about half an hour should judge.
O. What did he when he Gamer A. lie came in and took
pspcr pen and ink OF the table and walked of
O. Did you that pen and ink afterwards A No, Sir
don't remember that did r.
O. you the paper which he got afterwards' A No.
Sir.
O Won don't know then what became OF 1t what
made NJ il, A. No. Sir; don't know anything about what
use made OF it.
O. When you returned to the where Mrs Tion was
was it upon the invitation and suggestion OF anybody A
think it was think Mr. Tlton said that could RETURN don
remember that
O. Can you positively that whilst were in the
study that night you heard any sounds from Mr. Ttons room
at all? A. can.
O. Positiyeyl A. Yes Sir.
O. And could you distinguish the voices A. could
O. You are sure OF THAR A. could distinguish Mrs Tltons
voice.
O. Could you distinguish what was said A. No, Sir.
O. You could not hear the words? A. No, Sir
O. Nor am thing like that could your A. No. Sir.
O. You could only hear the souud A. could only hear the
sound
O. Was there anything except the loudnes, Of the oue Of
the voices which you heard which enabled you to determine
character Of the conversation going on there! A.
That all
O. Understand you to say Mrs Mitchell, that you heard
voices talking ansiy did you mean by that you heard loud
voice! A. Yes, Sir.
O. And that was all it, A. Yes Sir; heard Mrs Til!
tons voice. as though she enireatng her husband
O. Did you Judge by lOudness Of the toner A. Yes Sir
judged by that
O And by that alone! A. When returned-
lam asking what you heard while you in the study
That is what heard | heard Mr. Tions voice in aloud
anger and heard Mrs Ttons voice though she
treating.
O. And you thought he angry because he was loud A.
Yes, Sir.
@ And you thought she was enreanS because she was ouu
didn't you, A. No. Sir
O. You determined then the character OF the conversation
by something beside the sound didn't you A. No, Sir not
besides the sound.
O. Only by the sound and by the oudncss OF ' A. Yes,
Sir; by the character OF It,
@ Understood you say that Mrs Tuton was very weak
when you went there, A. Yes, Sir.
O. Feeble in strength A. Yes, Sir.
O. Did she continue feeble during your whole stay there A.
Yes, Sir.