The Portland daily press., 1875-03-11
THE SCANDAL.

New YORK, March 1O-At the Beecher trial
tins morning about thirty ladies occupied seats
in the court room. When the proceedings
opened BESSIE Turner sat side by side with
Mrs Tilton, Mrs. Field and Mr.. Sherman.
All the other parties to the suit were also pres
ent.
MIR. McKeIroy
continued his direct examination. Mr. Tllton
said that when Bowen the letter n which
his (ISowen's) charges against Mr.. Beecher
were recounted, be was willing 10 come 10
terms with Mr. Tilton. Mr.. Tltou brought
these charges into his alegory The reason L
called on Titon was because wanted some in
formation about the story. After got the pa
pers from Mr.. Harmon L took them to the
Eagle office and read the portions | wanted to
another gentleman, who took them down 10
short hand. This gentleman's name is Me-
Lean He was then on the staff but is now
managing editor of the paper | then folded
these papers carefully and left them in the
Eagle office subject to the cal of Mr. Harmon.
Cross he xamined by MIR. Fullerton.
l called on Mr.. Beecher after the publication
of the Woodhull scandal. l found Mr. Beecher
at his house and we went together to the
Eagle office, where he remained about fifteen
minutes. Mr.. Beecher conferred with MI
Kinsella, the owner of the paper, in my pres
ence Beecher and then went to the office of
Moulton when be confer ell with him partly
private and partly in my presence Moulton
was sitting at q desk with a wire fence around
it, | was at the other end of the room AMI l
then went out and crossed Oa the Fulton ferry,
and believe they went over in the Wall street
ferry. l was waiting for something to turn up.
UIaughter) but nothing did turn up out of this
do not know of any other OCCASION on which
Beecber visited Mr.. Kinsela. The charges of
Bowen against Beecher were first published in
the Brooklyn Sunday Press and afterwards
copied into the Eagle, but through no act of
mine.
Oliver johnson testlfied-I reside in the city
of New York and am a journalist. l have been
one for forty years l formerly knew TitOn
and have for about twenty-One years. L have
known Henry c. Bowen for nearly the same
length Of time L have known Beecher since
he first settled in Brooklyn
1t was at Mr.. TiltOn's earnest solicitation
that got the situation on the Independent.
My intimate aoquaintanceship with Mr.. Tilton
ended 10 1872, and either in 1871 or 1879 l met
Mr. Wilkeson in Broadway. knew him as
stakeholder in the Christian Union. There
was a conversation between US in relation to
going on that paper in November, 1872 l had
an interview with Mr.. Beecher, the result OF
which was my engagement on the Christian
Union as editor OF that paper, During my ln-
timacy with Mr.. Tilton he said be regarded me
as one of his best friends. In 1870 Mr.. Tilton
came to me with letter from MIR Bowen, Civ
ing him notice that at the end OF SIX months
Mr. TiltOnS contract as editor of the lnde-
pendent would cease. He said to me he would
the one he held. He proposed to resign then
and make fresh contracts with Mr. Bowen
Mr. Tilton informed me afterwards that MIR.
Bowen had made contract with him on the
Independent. either for 800 week or 800 an
article. He had also, Tlton said, given him
contract with the Brooklyn Union. saw Mr.
Bowen, hsd a conversation with him, and then
went to Mr.. Tilton and told him Mr.. Bowen
wished to see him. / told him Mr.. Bowen had
showed me letter from a lady, charging him
wit q N a. nj har a. ac "A
also shown me letter from Winsted, Conn.,,
charging him with impropreties at the hotel
there, and that Mr.. Bowen said these were not
all the charges against Mr.. Tilton. Mr. Tilton
said these charges were false and told me the
name of the lady who wrote the letter. 1t was
the same name as Mr.. Bowen told me. Mr..
Titon said, in regard to this lady. that he had
been in bed with her. MIR. Tilton told me that
the WinSied story was susceptible of change;
that Miss Lovejoy accompanied him to Winsted
by the particular desire of his wife when he
was going on lecturing tour He said that to
avoid being detained by fog in the river, when
starting in the morting for Connecticut, they
went to New York the night before aud took
lodgings at the st. Denis Hotel L had a con-
versation with Mr.. Tilton in the Golden Age
10 September, 1871. about his acquaintance
with the Woodruff woman. l talked sharply
with him for being acquainted with her and
publishing her life He said he regarded this
work as one of the best of his productions and
$500 - nc shafnzas ono Of tho has and
'purest women that ever lived.
Cross-examined.
r.u so,e :, chr;s,;ar ord IN somo 70.
spects NAV advocate the sentiments of the
NIL, ha SaveJ write articles for the naner
%ut n wu anu that are Inconsistent with INV
r;a,ns axnreosad NV oninion to Mr. Reacber
and he rataipad me Afterwards in his service. I
am not member of Plymouth church, but
n.nn;on thara
After racess johnson was RECALLED. He was
examined on his theoIogicai viaws. He said
ba hnl;eved in SniritnaIism and Sometimes had
recei vad messages from departed spirjts At
nresent he said he was connected with Mr..
Frothipsbam's church. He said Mrs. Tilton
never charged him with leading her husband
astru and denied that Monlton drew His con-
tract with Beecber.
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views between dooo ahu lon4. n e. mm pay
he no longer accep'eo the Wow y, a'o"oniou'
Cross-Examined by Judge Fullerton
I first knew of the scandal after the Wood
hull publication took an interest in it, but
was not excited over it. / wrote a letter to
Florence Tilton. 1 thought she would be
witness in the case l heard this from q con-
versation which occurred between Mrs. Morse
and Miss Moore think it is possible I have
talked with Mrs. Ovington on the subject