New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-20

O. Yes fixed a, that time Have you you had
conversation with him the Monday after that A. Yes Sir
O. What day OF week this June 1s' A. The I'd OF
june, think IL was on Monday
q You say Monday after that you had CONVEX
saon. How you able TO nI the day and the daio'
remember the letter distinctly Mr. Moulton read the letter
to me Sunday.
@ Well. the ist Of June sundsy-you mean the next
dayt A. Yes Sir
q Well. the next day-now Mr. Bcecbef called ue next
day, did hei A. Yes Sir
@ Did he call to Mr. Mouton your A lie called TO
see
@. And Mr. Mouion not there' A Mr. Moulton was In
when he called; when he first TO the house.
O. Yes, ard what passed between Mr.. Beecher ana MI
Mouton and you while your husband vas
Mr. BcachThat is the thing you have just gone over
Mr.. Eyars-Is this the onct
Mr.. Beach-Why, certainly
O. Now this think conversation then, that you
have given, with Mr.. Bcccher' A, 1879.
q Yes! a. No. Sir II not the last that had WIN
him.
Q Which later have you Gyen' A. Tho last conversation
that had with Mr. Beocher the 18Th OF Juy-la't
| July
| @ 1874 A. Yes. Sir.
@ Between this end OF June 1873 an this 18th OF July 1874
there between you and Mr. Beecher OF any
information On occasion when he met mo
10 the hail. and told thanked me for my sympathy ana
said that WAS friend he had that was deare 70
him than any sister that he had
z That you have spoken OF I'D your direc eNau"'"' ~
| A. Yos, Sir.
O. This visit on the 18th OF July made 10 you Wa IT,
by Mr. Beecher' A. No, Sir.
Q II made 10 your husband A. Yes, Sir.
@ you present tho whole OF the interview between
your husband Beecheri A. LETT the room when my
husband entered. don't know anything at all about the III
teryiew.
@ Then your conversation with Mr.. Beechor before
your husband camel A. Yes, Sir.
@ Now where was your conversation with Me- Becher on
that occasion-hcd in what A. In the study at The TOP
OF the house, the upper floor OF our house.
O. Was Mr.. @Oulton in the house, A. Yes Sir
@ what delayed his comns' A. lie preparing to
to 90 before the Committee on that evening.
O. Then this tte evening was III A. WA to"arcs
evening 1t not dark. 1t was in JUNIOR in July.
@ Well did you go up to the study to see M Beeche'
A ] asked Mr. Boecher to up with me in the study
O. Was Mr.. Moulton there! A. No, Sir.
O. How long time passed before Mr. Mou'ton came up
A. Perhaps ten or fifteen minutes
g And Whatever you had with Mr. Bcechcr
IN that ten or fifteen minutes A. Yes, Sir
@ that occasion mean A. Ihsd another conversation
with him when he down stairs but the conversation lasted
fifteen minutes la that room.
O. Now how did that conversation about A. Mr.
MOuoA camo-
am talking about what occurred only between yon ana
Mr. Bcecher. What occurred there
Mr. BcachYou asked how the conversation came about
Mr.. Eysrs-Wcll how did it pass alonet A. think my
first word to Mr. Bcccher Frank angry with you
What IL he angry aboutt ssid He angry because you
called your Committee" He said al didn't call the Commit
tee My people called the Committee could not object TO
investigation" said: why did you do it without CON
sung Frank And he said don't consider that Frank
has anything whatever do with my church affairs have
entrusted self Frank wholly aud entirely throughout this
whole case and / have oftentmes been governed by
him when IL was against my better judgment to do
co. and while ] have trusted implicitly In Frank,
in this case, l think he has nothing whatever to do"
@ Did you cay anything farlher' A. Frank, think, then
came into the ROOM and went downstairs.
O. And that all that happened before' A. AS near IS
can remember that was all.
O. Then after your husband and Mr. Decchcr had inter
view, IN which you were not present, did anything
further pass between you and Mr. Beecher and where,
and how A. As Mr.. Beecher came down the
stairs called TO him ROOM second story and sad
would like speak 10 him. lie into the room and
in with him. and they entered the room
Mr. Moulon ssys "Weu hen Mr.. Beecher, you think my
statement before the Committee honorable one" lie said:
"Perectly 60" After fow words of conversation,
which don't remember-no any OF impoanoe-Mr Moulton
left the and went down stairs and was then going
down the Committee at Plymouth Church After he had left
the said: MIR. Beecher do know what Mr. Tton
has promised in ne Edg OF omghtr He said: "No, do
said: lie has promised to give to the publ state
ment Of the facts in this in ten days IL he publishes
that statement il will ruin you lie said IL think
not :" bs 1 said 4: He viii publish your letter Of
confession" said 81 have made confession
writing" said: That letter given 10 Mr. houlton In con
6dence" "Wo" he said, II" that letter ia published is
breach Of confidence the part OF Frank, II be publishes
that letter" said 81 don't know anything about that /
only that II that statement is published you will be
ruined" lie said: "Very we'll let them come on and do
their worst they cannot convict me-" said But Mr. Til
fails in this he going to take his case into the courts
Saws he "He hasn't any to take into the Court lie has
condoned his oense lived with het for four yea
Ia any case" And said "Weil don't know any
thing that; only know what he proposes to do lie
says longer endure what he has been suherng that
he is Iosing-he has iost-hc is suffering and his
pager is suffering, and he cannot endure IL any
longer and he Is determined to publish the facts,
70 tell the .ruh" Aud then said: Now you soc, Mr.
Becchcr much better would have been for you you
had taken my ady in the beginning and made confession
your church. chen you would have only the original sin
for and have -four years Of lying and per
jury for" lie said 81 will confess it, lwl
die before / will make a cOnfes-on."
O. By your original advice did you the advice that you
had given him The ID Of June 1887 A. Yes. Sir my ad
vice the first 10 the last that he should make con-
fesson, and If not
@ Well have asked you question YOU mean the advice
you gave himt A. Yes, Sir. do
@ Not any additional advice Nov al! hi. that you
stated Mr. Bceober that occasion Of M 1lons inter
tions-how did you to know anything about hem' A.
Why had read the card 1T The Easte,
WHEN TIE PRESENT SUIT WAS Proposed.
O. Was there anything in the card in The Eogt
about Mr.. Tilton bringing suit AT lswl a. No. Sur.
O. How then had you learned all the things that you told
Mr. Beecber tenf A. had heard Mr. Tton say
he would his into the courts Of Justice where be would
be fairly dealt with.
@ Youhsd head that A. had heard him mako thit re-
mark 10 general conVersalon.
@ Al thst time, A. 1t must have been about that time
It mast have been before this II you said TIL, Mr.
Boecha a Well perhaps it the day, few day Le-
fore, don't remember how long before.
O. Can't you give any information TO how long before