The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-26
BGECHER TRIAL.

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Tho frat witness was ]. B, Woody, Thi
witness testimony was unimportant, AM
nothing important was ELECTED from hin
until on the crOss-eEaminatioH, The wit
ness said: The last time saw TiltOn a
tho office OF Woodruff 4 Clatlin they werI
talking about the Beecher article; they
were in the middle Of the office; nothing
was said about it until Tilton came; hI
spoke frat about publishing the Beechel
article; he said, u could do 1t directly
but | would be crushed, lam man,
YOU ARE A woMAN AND THEY woULI
NOT CRUSH YOU"
was opening exchanges at tho time
behind the counter, and they were all
standing up; Mr. Tllton said, "Yicky
Il you publish this, you will Be
made womap;n Mrs. Woodruff
then held All interview with Col, Blood
and he said he would not undertake Ia
publish II; Tilton asked him why, o.
Plymouth Church had a rich Congrega-
ti0n and would pay $1,000 to Laye il
suppressed; ] was then opening the ex.
changes behind tho counter; | marked
the clippings IN the exchanges for Colonel
Blood; after this conversation they went
into tho back office; shortly after | was
called in where they were talking about
this subject; ! heard Miss Clailin and
Mrs. Woodhnll urging Colonel Blood to
publish tile article, but he refused to have
anything to do with It; | heard oil Of
them use tho phrase "thO l}eeGher arti-
Clo" when | was called into the inner
room It was to get the order for lunch;
this was In 1873, before was taken Sicki
| was boarding In Brooklyn.
The court took a recess,
After recess BeeQller came In with his
wife and brother, Il being his first appear
ance since Friday.
When tho court opened Jas, D, Wood
ly's oross.examinatiOn was continued by
Cx.J0dEe Fullerton. He testified think
Tilton was away before that conversation
on the campaign; this was the first time ]
had seon him since his return; ! heard
these parties talk about this matter be-
fore this, In their Office In Broad street; 1t
may have been about two months before;
| think IL was In the front OliiCe | heard
the conversation; they were speaking
about Beccher and Plymouth Church,
this was the time
THEY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FREE Lov
this was in tho spring Of 1872, but | heard
this conversation several times; | never
heard much about Beecher In regard to
free love, and nothing about the article
until shortly before Il was published; |
only heard them speak Of the Beecher
article on q Monday or Tuesday shortly
before It's publication; ] was taken sick
shortly after thls; was opening exchanges
Oh both days Of the conversation; Oh the
frat day they were sitting on tho sofa, and
and on the second day they were standing;
tile conversation was the same on botll
days, and began In tho middle Office; OH
the first day TiltOn said he had al article
he wanted her to publish; they read II
over and she went to talk with Col. Blood
about IT. | could not understand what
they were reading; was moving around
tho Office; ! heard them talking about the
BecCher article; do not think Tilton
read as loud as hO talked; they were
proofs that they were reading; some OF
the papers were printed mud some written;
| do not know II Tilton brought the
papers, but Col. Blood was there when
the papers were introduced; Tilton said,
"vtcK, 1 HAVE cor SOMETHING HERE FOR
you, AND IF you PRINT IT, IT Will De
ONE or TIE hest THINGS EVER You
DID"
| think sho said "Lets see," and they
all sat down on tho sofa and commenced
talking. Think Miss Clallln said some.
thing, but | donot remember what 1t was.
They Eat on the sofa an hour or more.
This was on Monday. TiltUn said, "I
dare not publish Il, for they would crush
me; but you are q woman, and you can
do It." Colonel Blood was then called,
and they went into the back office, where
they remained about an hour. When |
went In heard Colonel Blood say he
would have nothing to do with Il, and
TiltUn said 1t would be the making Of
him, as
pEEcnER's CONGREGATION WOULD dtvE
100000
to stop lis publication. On the following
day the same conversation occurred In
the same place. This conversation Uc.
CURED some time before the scandal was
published. | never beard word about
The Beecher story before that. | Saw
Theodore Tilton at Mrs, Woodhull's res.
idence on Twenty.third street more than
once-about haIf.a.do1en times. saw
him In the Irving Place house once. l
think they left Tie Irving Place houSe be.
fore their arrest went TO the Irving
Place house before was taken sick, and
sometimes stayed there all night When
/ saw him there Mrs. Woodruff and Miss
Cla1in we're there. They we're reading
proofs and manuscripts, They were
more serious that evening than usual.
Mrs. Woodhull introduced tne at one
time to Tilton, and | think she said he
was editor, OF had bean editor, Of the
BROOKLYN untou | remember the Stein.
way Hall meeting. | think 1t was In the
fail Of 1871, the year before the cpnvef.
tatlon In Mfs. Woodhull'a office. Tilton,
during his visits to the office,
SAT WITH MRs. wooDitULL on THE SOFA
AND HAVING it's ARM AROUND tiER
when the parties were passing in and out;
this sofa was In the middle Of tile Office;
| was u witness III the United States Court
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