, 1875-03-13
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TiL70N'S TRIAL.
4 Bad Day All Around for the
Plaintiff defendant.
Fullerton Continues Sick, and VII
kcson Takes tho Stand.
He Tells Damaging Story About
the Tripartite Covenant.
IlIton's Worst Grievance Was that
Beecher Would Not Help Him.
BE Wanted Money Then, and Did Not
Charge Adultery.
Nevertheless, Willscson Tried to
Hush UP "the Scandal"
Tho Roz Edward Eggloston's GratuitouB
Contribution.
He Tells q Damaging Story About
the Tripartite Covenant.
TlIton's Worst Grievance Was that
Beecher Would Not Help Him.
He Wanted Money Then, and Did Not
Charge Adultery.
Nevertheless, Villscson Tried to
Hush UP "the Scandn1."
The Ro1 Edward Eggloston's Gratuitouu
Contribution.

UQ1tr1DuL1QQs
Special Dtspa.eh 10 The Chicago Tribune
DnooKLyr, N. L., March 12.-Vcrtigo kept
Fullerton awny from court again to-day, and he
wss grieyously mtsAed by Ills cliont ~ well AZ
by tho general public Ho cauo ovor tho river,
but loft Drooklyu before tho bnstnoss OF lilo day
commenced. No soollor had the prccutsory ccra-
nonial bosn disposed of than
SAMUEL wILKEuoN
Was called to tho stand. Wilkeaon ID tic 8ecre.
tary Of Jay Cookies Northern Pacific llairoad,
IN editor of Tho New York Tribune, ono ot
Doccl,or's employees a moinhor OF tic firm Of
Ford d Co., aud ono of tho propriotora Of tho
Cllrtstian Union, but sttll moro famous Us tLo
suthor OF tho prediction that to convict
Deechor would DO to knock tho "Lifo
Of Christ" higher than n kite. lIo waH
subjected to very cIoso scru:iny. 1lo iB a amall
man, loosely hung togethor, long, thin neck,
narrow head. projecting forohead. ragged, gray
beard, sharp llstlo eyes, and noso large enough
10 DO nobby. IIis attire was almost Episcopal
In its aobrioly. the most prominent fohturo Of It
briuE high wall Of white ehirs-collar. ovcr
which hls face popped nB oyor tho battlemen.s
Of q marble toWcr. Ills voicc was tho voice OF d
Ncw Englandor-high, nasal, md monotonous.
1Io WOE pFofnso III gesture, and spoke with a
oartain Holon,n:y, at ii preaching 4 sermon on
tlle ts1t Of "T;lton's Early Decay" Hill, the
Junior counsel for tho defcnsc, fat mud seIf-
poesosaci young lawyer, conducted tho o1Amina-
tlou, which was, without exception
TIE Mosr VALUABLE TESTIMONY
tho defendant las yok produced A good dcnl
Of fighting was dono over 1t By Beach aud
EYsrts, tho latter attracting tho attention Of tho
Judge, whom, In desperation At being oyerrulcd,
Evaris opensy accused OF commenting OIL tho
oridoucc. Nelson lulred up into tho mind
like 4p Of tho llne with tier over tior Of
great guns, aud tllon lot fly broadaido into
tho andactous litslo corvette. Evnrta WAS
doubled up BY tho robuko, md for tho
drzt time aat down spooch1osB. Wilhoaon
gayo Ills testimony positively aud with emphasis.
Q.-Do you 1cco!lcct at interview with Theodore
Tistou in tho month OF March, 1872 Ayes.
Q.-At your ofaice7 A.-Yos.
Q.-rlcasa detail that couversatiou % fully as
you can. A.-Tiltou canlo into my room, grcotod
mo, and TOOK out Of lia pockor d uaIl. xorn
prcsa.proof Of newspaper article and laid it out
on tho table, and told mo ho wsntcd ue to road
It, Hc said that ho brought IL to mo be-
Cause I was tho common friend Of
Roechcr and bimHolf, and shat ,yas co-partner
10 tho house OF Ford Il Co., who wrso tho pub
lisl'eIa Of Deeclor,s book, und because 1 was in-
ts5os,ed , with h! n tho ownership Of tie Chris
s'ttcl9 10 tho next number Of the Golden Ago IN
less Deocher did him Justice. i demonstrated
Yith him against it's publication. / told him that
Il to,Ia T9ula !i,. ba enormously sschovous that Il
Clristoudom; that H. would DO doing an
in!o!ts n.oni,, wrong, ,s1 and woula do ,nlo!to
dono him. Then he went on to epcak of bowen.
11o snld Bowen had dismissed him from hls ou-
p!oyment on the independent and Drooklyu
Union; that ho had failed In his contracts With
atlea gu each paper that Bowen had deprived
him OF Ills Income that this dismissal ruined
bis reputation and bud destroyed him, aud ho
IHont On growing In excitement, and said that
.nian , Of auch power that he might ilavo with hiB
that as ~
lie LAY uros THE Sidewalk IN rRoon1Ys. onusu-
ED AM NuiSED,
by Bowen breaking bis contracts with him coneo.
.quent upon h!s losa Of employment on these Two
napers and injury doue to his reputation,
1aIseher. who has ths power 70 ltt lin up aud
9Th 1 pig lst upon the Mitneas-chalrI, didn't lit
ntm. lying ttete.-Aud Tilton moyod back and
e. 39sth &C aero.s tho room with great e1cItomont. |
r,xa e ssd ~ ~ Tqa!d pursue Mt boeeeE into tho
saJ to !crk to restore himself; that what hc want.
"a Haa holp, and that warfare would not gtyo him
taat which ho desired. Ilo Ind told to mo Tint I
70 had beon compelled to bring suit to collect |
70 amount Of money that Bowen owed lin o., |
us contracts; i; that that suit WAS pending, aud |
no didn't know when It would 10 cuicd aud be |
aaean Teo sa'a % he w. In pressing neod q ho money
VA to tako such stops 10 would terminate that
etllt Rna get his money. and then that ho ought |
60 secure and collect influence that would Gus
Souoa @ md o r. rs's9's 4s,tota bis relations rh
to tho world Il larue and + sbnweJ Ein,
how that could b. done: I toll him that Dcccher
H. 1n1necfs'y sttashcd 70 him. tr!eud-aad
that t.s ceS %da!d m exsIt all BID influence, and
taat ~ ~, hoHen could undoubtedly bo influenced to
". y" aa justice md that It wasn't it socpod to
osep I y fss hs "1a as.s ass sa thpg to bring
10 could 10 induced to ray ,hSt mon.v nor oaoy so3
terminate too suit. promised hin ~. ia ~@ ~
she cnrtastan Ta gnton to help him Win sbh Golden
aadoubtedy III iUsSaso' UowssS aoa s1Sl Do aea told him
nma " fhe satao wny with tho INlependent, ND
taat thia thing could Ill DO a.rangoi and he
esna % J., ssTea tSs tue necessity ot publishing
bad boon threatened could bo Ill syotasi' hoi .na
tos whole thing amicab'y adjusted. -'@
ca,uef down. Tt11sS hnc'mo qn.w n,ss :, u, ntr,1,
tetl, AND told mo that ho Wan very GLAD ho faad
t. eS!no 70 my Office; that 1t was ! fortunate
~ ''ahg 1os him that hc had dono 60; that
t'oaoe. TIC uaa pse wslkng d9wn nEoqdu.y With s
saa suIden INSPIRATION came to him to 70 up and
see Ass old friend Bamuel Wilkesop, sud ha
dI1 10. aacto @ wtth no object In Wow wheseve1. lie
down bstors ssos nor Us happened to lay that paper
NIX. nuxS' nus mast have sent him there Tue spisits
fim..it se =. sent him there. He congratulated
o sesult foRIa Rs asyiqg eome there
to'd bin would tsko lod Of the sif.i4 hesrt1,y .,
sad Immediately, and address ,nyseli IL S tSn ~