New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-23
MISS TURNER'S PURPOSE IN SPEAKING OF

O. 1t more than month after then-morc than month
after returned from Marietta before you went around and
told this sory-these storlcsi A. little a month
q little month"; you quite sure then, it was not
in Noyemberf A. won't state positively but think it
| In December.
@. Did anyone .you go around and make this state
mentf \. With regard to myself .lta
| q. Ycsi A. No, Sir.
q Did YOU make that statement all on the day? A. |
think told them all the day. made that business
| when / went ou that morning.
q You made business that day to 90 and tell this soryf
A. didn't make 1t any didn't mean to say that made 1t
business tell the story in regard to myself but my business
was TO tell about Mrs Tilton
Mr. Beach-No
The Witness-And then /
| Mr. Beach-No,
Mr. Fuleon-You did tell the story however, A. Yes Sir
Q. And you tell the story, A. So as to let
them that he bad and that he was not the one
that suffering; Mrs Tton was the one that was suffer
ing and they did not to pay much attention to what
had said about Mrs Tton having hard time with Mr. Ton
and then thought to make more emphatic would tell the
story about myself. That was the way.
O. And that the purpose you had going around and
telling this story various individuals A. The purpose
had in view Mrs Tltons thought by relating this story
in regard myself woud perhaps open their eyes, and let
| them see that lie not such good man.
| q. Yes A. And that Mrs. Tlton the that was
| abused.
@ Where you staying when You made this journey
around among the neighborsi A. Where was staying
q. Where your house at that time? A. think was
Mrs Tltons We there that night when Judge Morse
there and the day-ye think twas Mrs Tons.
won't positively. but think 1t think went from
the tell these facts that have relatedom Mrs
| T'ton's house.
@ You went from Mrs Tl.on's house A. thinl; so.
@ And returned Hrs Tton's house A. think so; yes
| Sir.
@ Did any one suggest that you should go and tell this
| story 4. No Sir, no one at ALL
q. Did Mr- Morse know that you were going to tell the
siory' ~ That was going to tell this story
@ les A. No. Sir Mrs Morse did not know; Mrs. Morse
had suggested before should tell the story about what
Theodore Ton told in Mrs Tilt)ns presence about Mr.
| Beccher-to tell Sir. Beccher ard Mr.. Morse.
@ Yes understand that but she did not want you to 60
and tell these different persons this story
Mr.. Egarts-The question was whether she suggested
The Wncss-No Sir Mrs Morse did suggest that, what
| went around and told different
O. Did you talk with Mrs. Morse before you went around
A. Not Of this story regard mysef-no Sir Mrs Morse
was not there a, all when went around'
q. Where She \. Sne was around, think at Mrs
| Bates.
| G. Well, You her frequently didn't you? A. had
| not seen .cr that morning; no, Sir.
@ Had you he- day before? A. think saw her
| the night before.
@ Now, didn't you the night before, tell Mrs Morse that
you going around To I'll that story \. No, Sir.
O. You kept that quite secret did you? a. kept that to
myself.
@ Yon didn't want her to know about f A. didn't know
that wanted anything abou: III don't know that thought
| anything about i; q, AL
O. How' A. didn't think anything about it, whether she
| would know it, or that wanted her tokn6w it,
O. Now prior 18th Of December, If that the date
had you told any person story a. had told Mrs Put
nam the afternoon before Mrs Tlton to Marietta
and did not tell her Voluntarily though Of my own accord
| O. You did not tell her voluntarily A. No, Sir
O. Did YOU tel anyone else before telling these various per
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the 18th Of DeccmbeEY ~ never tod single per-
| son, that / remember.
O. Then Mrs Putnam the only person TO whom you
muncated what IN the between yourself and
Mrs Tton until you rod these various persons on the nth Of
December, 1870? a. Yes, Sir
O. Now Miss Turner, will you be kind enough to tell us
what told Mrs Bradshaw! a VIII aS near as can rec
| olcct it, told Mrs
Mr. Porier-Woat you speak little louder
The Witness-I will. as can recoect Sir. told
Mr. Bradshaw think about his having knocked me down
and saving that rpcl and fell and how he hal acted and
that he was very unnd Mrs Tton, that Mrs ton was
crying all the time and then tod MN ABOUT myself mat Is
| as near rs can recolect
O. Tell us what you told her? A. told her that he had Of
fercd to ruin me- AID that is all said about it, as remember
| O. OH that was all' \. Yes, Sir.
O. You did tell her the de;al then? A. Oh! no, Sir
| O. How: A. No, Sir; think not
O Well you did tell any Of these persons the de
| tails?
Mr. Eyarts-she said before Mr. Fnlerton, she did
| Mr. Fullerton There is no harm to repeat it.
| The Witness-Did tell anybody
| O. Yes. A. Go into details!
| O. Yes. IA. No, Sir.
Did YOU tell anyone Of these persons, the nth Of De-
ombr if that be the date the details OF what occurred in
vour room between Mr. Ton and yourself as you have re-
lated it here substantially? A. No, Sir think not; only
said that he offered ruin me- think that is all said
o Did You tell c. Putnam the details, as you have told
| them here substantially? A. No, Sir, did not.
O. Then YOU told Mrs Putnam oay that he had atempedto
| ruin You; is that it
| Mr. Porter-I object to the question.
The Wness-I think that Is what told her She asked me
| If he had taken any liberties with me-
O. didn't ask what she asked you? A. And didn't say
ANYTHING at all at first didn't say word and then went to
her afterwards and told her that feared had acted lie
had said thing but feared had acted e and then
told her. think that he offered to take Liberties with me-
O. And that all you told her: A. think that Is all told
| her yes Sir as near | can remember.
TO WHOM MISS TURNER TOLD THE DETAILS.
O. Now, up to the time when you came upon the
| stand here as a witness Friday last, did you
| tell anyone the details OF what occurred in your
room between Mrs Tton and yourself as you have testified
10 them here: A. Up the time that came on the standf
| O. Yesy A. Yes, | told them in detail to--beiore the
| stenographer and Mr. Sherman
O. What stenographeri A. don't know what his name
| was.
| O Where did you tell hmi A. At Mr.. Oyingtons
O. At Mrs Oyin1on'-; whenf A. think 1t was last week.
| O. Last week? 4. Yes Sir; think it was
O. 1t was taken down in shorthand, was ' ~ Yes Sir
| suppose
O. And who were present when you told the story? a.
Judre Porter Mr. shearman the stenographer andmyelf
O. Lat week you think was! A. think 1t was last week
O. Now hen the time Of the occurrence In 1868 up to
last week had you told the details to anybody Yes
Sir. think told some Of the details Mrs Oyngton.
| O. When A. | could say exactly when.
O. As near as you can tell a Since have been at Mrs
| Purdy's.
| O. You say You Think oI have? 4. Yes Sir.