Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-11
TILTON.BEECHER.
TiItOn's Explanation of a DAM
aging Charge.
His Connection with the Wood
hull.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-The TiltOn-
Beecher trial attracted, this morning, the
usual crowd. Mrs. TiltOn was seated be-
tween Mrs. Field and lady new to the
courtroom. Mr.. T acy was present, and
during the greater portion Of the morning
kept up animated conversation with ex-
Judge Porter. Mrs. Beecher, accompanied
by her son, was seated behind the counsel
for her husband, who was absent. The
cross-examination of Mr.. TiltOn was con-
tinued by Mr.. Evarts, who showed him
letter of Jan. 9, 1869. Witness, on re-
ferring to his memorandum book,
stated that the year was an
error. 1t should be 1870. Mr.. Evarts read
the letter, which was written by TiltOn to
a friend in Connecticut, explaining the
charge Of stopping at hotel in Winstead
with lady. He said in explanation Of
this occurrence, that the lady was prOtege
Of his wife, who had attended lecture Of
his there, and was staying at the same
hotel, but there being no fire in her room
and a stove in his, she had come into his
room to share the heat, aud sat by the IRE
reading to him while he lay on the bed.
This letter was written 10 a Mr.. HaSting.
do not now remember who he is. II was
written in answer to an inquiry. l never
heard anything about theprOOf-slips Of Mrs.
WOOdhulrs publication of November being
exhibited in any of the New York
newspaper Offices. l went to Mrs.
WOOdhull's Office when occasion required,
but with no great regularity. l always
went when l was sent for, and sometimes
went spontaneously. went to her house
| perhaps ten OF twelve times. IOnly passed
| one night under her roof in September; the
| precise day don't remember. l don't re-
/ member where l spent the time from the
/ Sd to the 9TH of July, 1ST1, and cannot say
/ if any portion Of it was spent at the home
of Mrs. Woodruff. did no. spend either
| Of those nights at her house. neverp9Ssed
/ three days in her company, though L can't
say if i passed a portion Of any Of these
| days in her house. l do not remember if
| Mrs. TiltOn was in the country, but could
/ tell by looking at her correspondence. L
would be able to tell by the Catherine
/ Gaunt letter. I think she was at SchOha-
| RE. l do not remember being in the COM
/ pany Of Mrs. Woodruff when she told the
/ LAWYER named Hussey, Of Lowell, of the
/ story which she published, but l recOllect
! being with her on the occasion Of meeting
/ Gen. Butler. I heard her speak Of tire
/ publication in the presence Of MOultOn,
but never in that Of any other person.
TShOWn a paper.l There is An allusion IN
this to the Catherine Gaunt letter. CThe
paper shown to witness was a copy OF
| WOOdhWI and Cldf7iR'S WeeklyOf May II,
! 1871 had been accused by BeecheT's
| friend Of forging some Of the letters and
documents, and adopted the form Of fac
simlle in their publication, so as to let the
public Judge Of the matter.
Mr.. TlltOn was crOss-eXamined at great
length touching certain letters produced
and statements made in his direct exami-
nation, after which the court took the usual
recess.
After the recess, TiltOn said: 81 remem-
Der when Mr.. Beecher met me at the house
Of Mr.. MOultOn, when he (MoultOn) was
sick. Beecher saluted me with kiss on
the forehead. After any period Of estrange-
ment Mr.. Beecher and / occasionally
saluted one another with kiss, anG it was
a noticeable event when it happened"
The greater part of the afternoon was
taken up by TiltOn with detailing the cir
| cumstances under which he received Beech
er's "letter Of cOntTition."
The object Of the defence in introducing
the letter written by TiltOn, directing that
his child be brought from Mr.. Morse's to
his house, was TO show that Mrs. 1. had
left her home and gone to reside with her
mother.