Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-10
TILTON'S LAWYERS.


How and Upon What Terms They
We're EmPIOTed-Where Does the
Money for Beecher's Defense Come
From
Many questions have been asked as
to the pay of MIR. Tilton's lawyers, and
a gentleman who assumes to be posted
furnishes the following information
Mr.. Tilton has no income beyond the
twenty-five cents a volume that his
novel, Tempest Tossed, returns to
him, and this sum, which would sup
port him if alone, is used TO pay the
tuition of his children, Alice and Car
roll. His daughter Florence supports
herself by teaching In the public school,
and she is the lady Of his home.
Before Mr.. TiltOn printed the
Bacon letter he retained Mr. Nor
ris, and through the excitement which
followed that letter Mr.. Morris gave
him counsel, but did not publicly ap:
pear IN his behalf until Tilton was ar
rested on a charge preferred by VIM.
]. Gaynor. On the evening Of Mr..
TlbOn's arrest Gen. Pryor offered his
services, which were afterWard &C
cepted. Mr.. IiltOn made a clean breast
Of his poverty, and Mr.. Morris and
Gen. Pryor promised to see him through
the case, and to trust to his future for
their financial reward. When Mr..
Beecher's lawyers were casting
about for senior counsel, Mr.. Tilton,
Mr.. Morris and Gen. Pryor called on
Mr.. Beach, and presenting the plain
tiff s side of the case asked him to be-
come MIR. TiltOn's senior counsel. He
received a small retaining fee and took
charge Of the cause.
Mr.. Fullerton entered the case on
Frank Moulton's solicitation to take
especial care of his interests. Mr..
Fuller on was Moulton's counsel in the
suit which Miss Edna Dean Proctor
instituted, and he was then paid for bis
services a large enough fee to Justify
his appearing for TiltOn free Of charge.
Dir. Morris has expended much money
from his own pocket for the curl emit ex-
penses Of the trial, and has promptly
met every demand. The prosecution
has been carried on with far less ex-
pense than that of the defence, and the
only point where they could have
strengthened their charge by the help
Of money was In bringing witnesses
from Petersburg, Va, to prove the fall
sity of much that the negro Woodleigh
testified to. Mr.. Tilton has received
many letters through his counsel offer
ing money, but he accepted none.
There are many cOnjectures and
rumors as to where the money that is
used for the defence comes from, but
none of them can be authoritatively
fastened. Mr.. Sherman signs all the
checks for little and big sums, and he
has furnished money very literally for
all expenses of Witnesses, and for the
travelling and carriage expenses of the
junior counsel.
Mrs. Tilton still receives help from
Mr.. Augustus Storrs and other Plym-
outh Church members. The rumor
was printed some time ago that she
had rented a house at Cornwall On-the-
Hudson to t1rn it into a boarding
house. A real estate agent in Brook
lyn who has had the renting of the
place says that she had been negotiat-
ing for the residence, but, delaying In
coming to a conclusion, the place had
been rented to a gentleman. Mrs.
Tilton's curly-haired boy Ralph is with
her, and she permits the nurse to take
him to see his father once In a while.
Mr.. Fullerton has been visiting his
plantation IN Virginia, and as he has
no more work 10 DO In the case he is
not expected to appear again until the
criminal cases against Moulton and
Tilton are called.