New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-22
NEM1YORK, DAILY, TRlBUNHA I.


ACQUIRED. e any constitutional diseaSei No.
Has the party ever had any severe injury OF "ne's
Has the medical examiner carefully read the sppos-
Gp s roa he .nS s 70 DO safely
able. and do you recommend that policy DO Sra"'do'
Signed by the examiner and physician Of the New-Jer-
scy Mutual life Insurance Company
Judge Neilson--whst is tho datoi
Mr. Evars-The date Of III The date Of this examna-
ton Of the examined is:
Examined at Brooklyn, Ncw-York. this l4th any VI
March, 1874.
And it precedes the signature Of Mr. Beechcr That Is
dated at New York, the 18th day OF March. 1874.
O. Now Mr. Beecher, had you any interest In this SUD
Of the insurance desired and entered n'o "o" !o
lfei A. Not the slightest.
O. What was the relation Of j. b. Ford Co. TO you or
any work Of yours gave them nsursbe interest
in your lfet A. My "Life Of Christ" presume. was
the thing then in their mind rs an unfinshed Work.
That was in 1874 and my general relationsthey are
my publishers and they have my works In hand.
Q. That is the only relation A. That is the only re-
lation.
O. They are not creditors otherwise than in the sense
OF having an interest," In your future life and aborsi A.
That he ALL Sir. . .......
O. Now Sir in regard to the facts or symptoms con-
corning your health in the past opinions and appre
tensions concerning your health In the past-under
which head do your feelings heretofore held or ex'
pressed on that subject, fall Arc they opinions ana
fears or have you knowledge Of facts concerning
your heart your circulation your BRAIN on wnon you
formed expectations Of shortly terminating hie
A. Not for years. There period In which thougn'
that the constitutional tendencies to despond-
ency which I have on resctionary days. that
there were developed upon that certain symp-
| toms, by reason Of excessive work. Wmcn
| in my ignorance supposed, perhaps to Do paraiy-
sis or apOplexy Besides that am shortnecked ana
am admonshed by my friends that when preach do
get very red in the face, and am liable to go and
was very general and OF those times under the i'm.
preston those very likely but that passed
away and became subsequently quite satisfied that
there such tendency that and only I'm hours Of
dependency did 1t come back again. as probably it
was
| O. Well, now when these approximations OF death
formed part periods of dependency, you actually at
the time had impressions that your life precarOus,
and would to end had you nOti A. Very strong
Q. Now did you ascertain that those impressions were
the symptoms and came from nervous exhaustion. and
not supported by any facts concerning your health
| A. did, Sir, thoroughly.
O. But suppose nevertheless. In periods OF depres
| sion you still had fearsi A. had.
| Mr.. Blackwell, that is a matter OF argument You
had better argue the matter than be putting questions
| Mr.. Evarts-It is bringing the matter to point
| Mr.. Beach-Yes
| The Witness-As matter Of fact.
| Mr. Evarts-I suppose there Is nothing unfamiliar in
| that TO the experience OF counsel.
| O. Now, Mr.. Beecher, what you now say as to
whether any sister of yours housekecper other
wise resident in family during the Winter Of 1871
| that Is 1s7O,71f A. There was none.
| Q. When did Mrs Beecher leave for the South that
year! A. In March, think; am informed by credible
| authority.
| @. You have made such examination you had the
means of makingf A. Yes Sir; have authority that
| / do not dispute.
G. Who had charge OF your family after she left A.
Well the household arrangements which she made her
self and supervised by correspondence from Florida;
there head person but Mary who was the cook,
and girl that had long lived with and took OF
| eyerything-she had the management of affairs
@. And you had no additional superintendent A.
| No, Sir
Mr. Evarts-If your Honor please, the crOsscxam-
naton of learned friends, have right now to put
the Of this memorandum Of Mr. Beechers advice
and opinion concerning Mrs Tons separation from her
husband
Judge Neilson-Thcy put in clause OF that-the first
clause
Mr. Eyarts-we were allowed to put in clause OF it,
and the only clause and now we say on crOss-examna
ton we think We are entitled to put in the rest.
Judge Nelson-YeS.
MI Fullerton-It objected to and ruled out Sir.
Mr. Evarts-I there Is improperly in that We
didn't except. don't know how that Is
Mr. Fullerton question up aud discussed, and
your Honor passed upon 1t.
Mr. Evarts-I say, your cross-examnation, we say
we think we have right to put in the rest
MI. Fuerton-I only telling the history of the case
Mr.. Evarts-H you don't object VIC will go Oh.
MI. Beach-It Is objected to, Of course.
Mr.. Evarts-NOw, tins is the point: he Is asked this
question by Mr. Fullerton
"wel what was the upshot of the ,nterviewr that
is the interview that his wife and he had with Mrs TtOn
and Mrs. Morse
MI Beach, think he gave the substance Of it,
Mr.. Evarts-[ Readng.l:
THAT we would go homo and talk the matter, and
let them know what decision or what advice we should
give them" Then Mr. Fullerton proceeds Eyes, you did
let them know afterwardf A. Yes, Sir; my wife went
O. What did you say to her before she left to there
We talked the matter over more or less, holding
was best to break up the family relations and she IN
clining, from what had been told her, and which did
hear believe Mrs Tlton ought not to continue
living with her husband. 1t matter OF some con-
siderable interchange Of views between us, but in the
last moment she mad got on her things to CO. the room
having company in it, and she asking what my last
word what concluded about it, wrote on little
Of and handed t. ns, MD b ben, Iays
it is read: incline TO think your view Is right ana
that "a separation aud settlement OF support Will be
wlsest." Then the witness proceeds to speak
Mr.. Beach, withdraw the objection.
Mr.. Evarts-I now read the whole memorandum
incline to think that your view Is right that separa
ton and settlement OF support VIII be wl5e5t--
Thus far read before
him far mole likely to produce hatred than her alb
Memorandum marked EXHIBIT 133."
MRS. TILTON AND THE CHARGE OF UNDUE
AFFECTION.
@. Mr. Beecher, want to call your attention
to a point Examination and ask you single
question. Now, the general subject TO be the
charges that had been made against you The learned
counsel asked you this. To avoid reading too much will
come down to this:
Theodore Triton the only person who had ever de-