The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08

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reated himself-not me- in regard to !
is relations with me. forgive him heart
" all his intended harm, now that the
efense are making use Of those relations
Q crush him in this case, and do what
an in this way to relieve him from the
feet Of this testimony upon the public,
lot having the pleasure OF denying II IN .
better way upon the stand. Most OF
What have said can be established or
verified by the testimony Of competent
witnesses.
Another servant. Lucy Ann Giles, also
testified that Mr.. Tilton remained at tho
house the nights Of July and 4, 1877;
that on the night of the Sd she made
bed for him in the front parlor on seta
lounge, on which she put a mattress and
bed clothes, and that he was there at
breakfast the next morning; that the
next night, that Of the 4th, he slept in
my room on the third floor, she 1.-THE SER
vant) being called to the room to get re-
freshments late at night, and seeing me
in my night clothes, and him with his
coat, vest and boots of.
The evident intention for which this
effect upon the jury and the public that
Mr.. Tilton and occupied the same bed
those two nights. They (the defense)
knew very well just how much truth
there is in the story, and could settle it
beyond doubt if they desired to do so;
but it is their policy to go just far
enough not to prove the truth, so that
the supposition that they wish to
enforce may remain. For instance,
why did they not ask this Lucy if she
knew that I remained i'll the
parlor the first night, and in the third
story room the second night, or II she
knew that did not? No! They didn' I
want to 90 quite that far. They wanted
to stop Just short Of the truth or the fact
and leave the rest to be inferred. ! am
sure there is one thing for which the pup
lie will give me credit. It is well enough
known that am my own mistress ane
that | always remain in control OF my
own person, and that l would not III
either for myself or for anybody else in
matter such as is represented in this ties
timony-that is, if Mr.. Tilton and hat
occupied the same bed those two nights
| would never deny it. | may be calico
what it may please any one to call me
but it can never be said that l contrac
any alliances Of this kind of which ] an
ashamed or for which would blush whel
confronted with the n publicly.
But. now mark again; the sofa ioung
which this Miss Lucy says she drew GU
and nut mattress and bedclothes upon
is a creation Of her fertile Imagination
There never was such piece of furnitur
j.. either in the front parlor at No. 10 Eas
Third street or in any other part OF tn
: house. She never made bed IN tina
, room that night or any other night 10
Mr.. Tilton or anybody else. The furn
ture Of that room consisted Of sing
set. parlor sofas and chairs, upholsterc
, in blue ren silk, made by we!l.knov v
, city maker, and there was nothing siiml'
t ting to sofa-lounge that could De use
: for bed. Nor was there anything Of tt
!. kind anywhere in the house. Miss Luc
e never made up the bed, as she tcstitie
}. and Mr.. Tilton did not sleep in the hou
! that night, although he was there late
: the evening; nor did he eat breakfast the
$ the next morning, or any other mornil
. save the one to which have referred abov
! The second night she changes the scel
r to the third story. Of course, 1t won
V not have done very we'll to put US al
l. gether in my own room-the second no
h back-bccause it was there that u
r. Blood had to sleep hence she takes
e another fight upward, and deposits ,
,r with cake and wine, in the room viii
a was occupied by my father and mothe
IS or, perhaps, into the front room VIM
" was occupied by my sister and her CT
dren. 1t seems to me, Lucy, that y
:. had better have left us down in the p
!. lor. where you had US SO nicely the 81
!. night or did you happen to rememb
- after keeping us there the first night, 4
- the sofa lounge had been removed, or II
:. it had changed its form into comm
sofa. upon which mattresses and bedclotl
we're impossible! The night Of the
II Of July, 1872, / slept in the second st<
- back room, rs I always did in that hou
:. with Col. Blood. and not with Theod
- Tilton. We had no spare 70
=. ir the house; every one
~ occupied by members OF my own
he sisters family, and were so used ev
- night. Mr.. Tilton Was never IN
- rooms above the second uooT Oue "a
or and that was in the daytime, almost
~ FIRST time he was ever there, when =
e him al through the house to satisfy
- that the stories in circulation that Z
.dv gorgeous, improper house were IA
r. But he frequently went up the stairs
ae me to the roof Of the honse to enjoy
inc starlight and cool breeze OF pleasant .
Ri. mer evenings.
de- Furthermore, wish to say that
ere Tilton never conversed with me about
md scandal in the presence Of any third
yer ties. nor did any third parties ever
; to verse with me in the presence Of Mr..
We ton-by third parties meaning PER-
,ur- outside Of Miss Claflin. Col. Blood.
nse myself. The testimony that has
hat given to that effect by two gentleme
! It erroneous, they prohebly having
ling founded conversations had with
/ TO with conversations when Mr.. II
We Was present Still l cannot
as aeaeine how such m error G
- thevo ha>r vnedn nv them unWittln