Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-16
TILTON VS.. BEECHER.
Jackson Sehults ON she Charxe OF
Black Mail


Black Mail.
The Brooklyn city court room presented a
cold and cherries aspect yesterday, but not
withstanding the dampness OF the weather
his wife came into the court accompanied by
Jackson s. Schultz. Mr. Tilton sat, as usual
with his lawyers, but ex-Judge FuIlerton's
seat was still vacant Mrs. Tilton aud her
friends did not put in an appearance.
JOHN w. HARMAN WAS FIRST CALLED,
and he testified, in answer to Mr. HILL
have known Mr.; Tilton since he was editor
OF the Brooklyn Union; after Tilton recei we'd
his discharge from the Brooklyn Union he
told me of IL, aud said hoped il was not I'm
consequence OF taking my advice about the
western campaign, and he said il was that
among other things; he told me all the cir
cumstances of his discharge; met him after
this by appointment; the old matter came
up of his being dismissed from the Union;
he said he was determined TO collect the
money Bowen owed and he said he would
revive the old SANDER; that Bowen had ut
tered charges against one of the best men i'm
brooklyn, and he remarked that this would
ping matters TO the surface: he said that
MT. BeecheT had committed an offense
against him; Beecher had taken advantage
of his position, and had made dishonorable
proposals to his (Tilton's) wife on several
occasions; Tilton said his wife, before she
tod the story, exaeted promise from her
husband not TO injure or harm the person
who was involved in this matter The wit
ness said:-We had a conversation lasting
about two hours, but cannot recollect any
thing more that occurred; have been an adj
mirer OF Beecher as public man for a long
time, but do not know whether Tilton was
cognizant OF this; when Tilton had prepared
his true story he read il to me; / remember
when the Woodruff scandal was published:
Tilton was then in New Hampshire; i met
MIN ON MS return, and asked him, for his
family, TO contradict
THIS INDUSTRIOUS STORY:
he said he supposed he could not; reminded
him OF his duty TO his wife and family, and
he repeated his former obserya alton; he did
is Wi 70 wit
adultery; at the first interview Mr.. Tilton
did not enJo1n secrecy on me, but he did
afterward tell me not to mention this matter
TO any person; after the Woodruff publica-
tion Tilton told me that i might tell any of
my friends that desired, and think he
mentioned some of them I'm particular; and
one Dwight johnson, friend of mine in
September, 1872, Tilton, at my house, showed
me the "True Story" which he said bore a
statement of facts from 1868 until that time,
and he read 1T to me and few friends who
were present; / know McKelway of the
Brooklyn Eagle; Tilton had then shown me
the proof slip of January, 1871; told Nickel
way that T1lton had something which he
ought to see.
JACKSON S. SCHULTZ TOOK THE STAND.
He testified: / knew Theodore Tilton sin ce
Is4 or 1865; he was ON the Independent tn en-
i think, and my relations with him were
very kind and cordial; few weeks efore
the issue of the Golden A &c was applied to
by him to assist in the enterprise; Franklin
Woodruff called with Tilton at my house
about it; we discussed the probability of
its success, and asked If Beecher would
assist TiltOn said he thought he would, and
asked If Beecher would contribute articles
TO it, and Tilton said he would If he (Tilton)
would permit him; agreed to aid Triton at
the next interview; was TO aid him to the
e Sonih OF l'0oo' and SO DID my partner Mr.
were to be paid back, and If it failed we
were to lose the money; Tilton, i'm his con-
versation with me frequently said Mr.. Bowen
had done him great wrong, and that Mr..
Beecher had refused to put out his hand to
save him; after the starting of the Golden
Age i was present at dinner given to Isaac
versation turned on
MRS. WOODRUFF AND MISS CLAFLIN:
gentleman from Wall street made some
observations; Tilton defended them, and said
they were high-toned, honorable ladies; the
conversation became personal and heated,
and i interfered to modify it; saw Tilton
after his woodruff publication, and told him
i was disgusted with this work. and that he
had destroyed the Golden Age enterprise; he
took the ground that he always defended the
weak against the strong, and said they were
pure women; after this our relations c0ntin-
ued, and the relations between Mrs. Tilton
and Beecher were frequently subjects of con-
versation; once in my office said, 500 you
mean to tell me that Bee1ner had criminal
relations with your wife?'' and he said, with
theatrical air, "My wife is as pure as an
ANGEL" L do not remember when this was,
but it was after the Woodruff publication;
had conversation with Frank Carpenter
after this, but knew him by sight and as a
friend of Tilton before this; in December 1872,
/ had conversation with Carpenter about
starting q newspaper in New York; had
conversation with Tiiton afterward, in which
told him what Carpenter had said.
Cross-examined do not recollect the date
at which Tilton showed me the check; he
said:-'' have settled the whole controversy
with those Brooklyn fellows, and brought
them down to their marrow" he then showed
Lie the statement he was to put in his paper,
and either showed me the statement Bowen
was to publish, or related its substance;
repeated TO TiltOn what Carpenter said about
tUea1 The fa and posasio se oe
III the matter; Carpenter, told Tilton, had
said that Moulton was representing Brook
Ign friends of Tilton; Tilton did not make
any reply that can re member; never re-
ceived letter from Beecher about the news
paper enterprise, or calling
THEODORE TILTON BLACKMAILER;
had two interviews with Carpenter; VIM.
Orton and Henry Clews were present; Tilton
afterward showed me q check for 81 900 from
Bowen as settlement of his difficulties with
him, and he showed me statement to be
published by him declaring that settlement
had been made; the interview four or five
weeks previous TO the exhibition of the check
Tilton and myself the usual clerks employed
in the office were in an outside portion of the
room; do not remember how the converse
ton began or how the subject was opened;
Tilton came in and began his usual topic of
the Brooklyn difficulty, referring to his being
wrOnged and broken down; asked him If he
btecDeT WITH committing adultery
with his wife, and he rose up, and, swinging
his arms around in a dramatic manner re-
Piled, :" My wife is as pure as an angel" the
remark about
BLOWING OFF TIE ROOF OF PLYMOUTH
CHURCH,
came in in this conversation, but l do not re-
member the conversation in which il was in
troduced.
Charles S. Judson testified Have known
Beecher twenty years, and Tilton about fif-
teen; had interviews with Tilton about the
end OF '65; we had conversations about
Beecher and the members of the Plymouth
church at the interview; / only remember a
discussion about Beecher, and / said that
Beecher had escaped all charges SO far as wo-
men were concerned, in all the time he had
been there; TiltOn said he had lost all faith i'm
man; said this meant something, and asked
him for an explanation.
Archibald Black was then called, and mar
rated conversation with Moulton at the
Exchange, In which the latter had said the
best course for Beecher to pursue under the
charges would be 10 keep silent, and that il
his life was not sufficient answer to those
charges he (Moulton) did not know what
was. The witness said Moulton told him
that II the story were untrue
TO PUBLISH IT WOULD BE DIAB0LrCAL.
He intimated to me that might use my in
formation among my friends OF the Church
of the Pilgrims; at another interview he told
me that all the charges against Beecher had
originated with one Individual, who hal