Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-14

regard 10 the nrSt menace against him.
When Mrs. Woodruff visited Moul-
toms house, Mrs. Mouton kissed her.
and so did Mouton. Brrcher has
never read Mrs. Woodhulps original
scandal publication for he is select in
his reading. Beechrr to-day admitted
his blundering about certain matters,
and indeed his many hlunders in the
progress OF the scandal are freely ad~
mltted by himself.
As he sat in the wituess--trud to-day,
Beecher held in his band
ABUNCH OF FLOWERS,
Lsrger and more vuripgaipd Than
usual. ~ | am doubtful of my own
judgments about Bcechet's appparaucp,
! asked Western friend who visited
Court to-day. "Beecher." said he. as
the defendant was ascending the wit
ues>' stand, CLOCKS IA defiant as Regu-
Jus looked when returning to torture.
The color Of his face, said this West
eruer, ''is vermilliOn red with "A tinge
of purple. How queer it seems" adj
ded this same Westener, "to see TiltOn
and Nloulton sitting at Beecher's feet.
while he goes on blackening them.n
The same observer said that Tilton
was all day docking insoently into
Beecher's face" OF course, opinions
differ about such things.
Beecher II Hypochondriac.
NEW YORK, April 8.-There was a
great number of strangers among the
spectators In the BOoklyn City Court
room this morning, and the faces of
many ladies were unfamiliar to the
eye of regular attendants at the pro-
ceedings. OfMrs. Tilton's companions
Mrs. Field is now the only one who
makes her appearance on the scene.
Beecher came in with his wife and
sons, and few moments after entered
the witness chair. 1t was fully fifteen
minutes after time when proceedings
commenced, meanwhile Beecher was
examining his record of dates, &c.
Witness testified: When Tilton was
readin the true story, aud when he
prefaced the passage Uy saying, If
you could stand that YOU could stand
it ALL" | did not say that he might as
well state the fact as put it in that
way. In subsequent conN ersatiun
with Moulton in that season | said
something to him about this subject.
| said
TILToN WAS A BLOCKHEAD,
Or supposed l was, to think | would
stand that sentence. This was said as
protest. Moulton said something
about an interview with Tracy about
this matter We were talking some
thing about matters, and he dropped
out that his lawyers had said so and so .
| started with surprise, and he said he
ana not intend to carry the case any
further without lawyers. He said
something about Mr.. Tracy, but there
was no understanding between us that
Tracy should be brought into it, nor
did / propose his name in connection
with it, The understanding was that
no lawyer should be brought into our
councils. Mr.. Evarts read Moulton's
testimony with regard to the cOnversa-
tion he stated he had with witness
about employing Tracy as counsel in
the matter. Beecher said Nothing of
that kind occurred: it is all imagina~
ry." Moultou never said to me that
he told Tracy | was guilty of adultery
with Elizabeth r. Tilton, and that he
Tracy said if this was true
IT MUST BE KEPT QUIET
at all hazards. at is absolutely false,u
IL
OF truth in il. 1t is false from Begin
ming to end" He neversaid anything
to me about il, except what | have
stated. He never told me that he had
told Tilton of having informed Tracy
of it; this is entirely false. l never
told MOultOn that | was glad that Til
that perhaps good would come out of
it.
OLIVER JOHNSON.
have. been acquainted with Oliver
Johnson for about twenty-five years,
and have been aware of his connection
with the press ever since | have been
in Brooklyn. We had that degree of
relationship which existed among anti.
slavery men before the war. / never
at any time said to Tilton that in my
judgmentitw6s better to have some per
son on the Christian Union who could
handle the scandal. | never said l
could not trust any of my editors with
it. He never said to me he could rem
edy the evil, nor did he suggest Oliver
Johnson as a fl and proper person TO
take hold of it.. This is a stupid lie
and falsehood. [ never took his coun-
sci about the employment of Oliver
johnson in any manner whatever. l
remember giving to Moulton the sum
of $1,000. In the month of May, 1873,
preceding the fact of payment of this
money L had conversation about it
with Moulton. He inquired about my
own affairs he chatted about how the
paper was getting along, its receipts,
and the value of the stock. Moulton
said TiltOn would break down if his
friends did not help him over the bar.
He would have to give up the paper.
always said was willing to help him
with both hands and voice. At an in
terview with Moulton touching the
prospects of Tilton, one evening in the
back parlor of his house, he drew out
of his pocket a letter, check and two
time drafts for sums of two or three
thousand dollars. He also read pass
ages from letter. saying: This was
all the money they could have at pres
ent." He then brought his hand down
on the table with emphasis and said:
THAT'S what call friendship This
person was a lady who sent the letter.
She alsO'seut "a check 10 be used i'm as
sisting the Golden age. This check
he said was used, but the time draft