The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-24

o'clock. They went 10 tho room aIter ne
had gone, followed them up stairs, and
they went into their room, where they
stayed some time. was up and down
stairs while they were there. They were
there about three or four hours; | did
not 60 to bed until they came out dozen
Of times; Mrs, Tilton was locked up at
least two or three times, but It may have
been more; am sure It was there dozen
times; when | said over q dozen l meant
that It was more than dozen,
The witness was questioned with regard
to her statement Of over q dozen times,
II she meant three dozen times,
Tho counsel on the other side objected,
and some legal quibbliug was INDUCED
in, The question was allowed.
said In my mind that 1t was good
many times; thought that saying over
dozen times would be rs good as saying
three or four dozen times; have named
three occasions which l remember very
distinctly, but also remember another
case on another time when a young lady
was there; he locked her up in the alter
noon three or four hours; / heard him
talking to her in loud, angry tone Of
voice; was in the sitting room and re.
mained there until they came out; anoth-
or time was when she was sick, IN De-
cembCr, 1870, when he came in and said
he was ruined mani he was locked up
In the room two or three hours, when
Mrs. Mitchell was In the room; the day
after this he was locked up with her also;
| do not think can particularize any
other occasion,
Tho witness was asked about former
lOckings up, but the counsel on the other
side objected, on tho ground that the eyi.
dence given IN cross'examinatiOn could
not bO recurrOd to again, and lengthy
argument ensued,
The question was finally allowed, and
the witness SAID; When the door Of the
room was opened 10 my knock they re-
mained inside. Mrs. Tilton closed tho
door, and Tilton remained by the bureau,
but did not say q word to me. Mrs, Til
ton kissed me, and said she would forgive
nc for something wrong l had done that
day. remember TiltOn's saying at
tho breakfast table one morning that
Mrs. Tilton was one Of the most selfish
women that ever lived, This Is the only
time ! remember his ever saying this.
When they wero at the meal Mr.. Tllton
helped himself liberally off a plate, and
passed II to Mrs. Tilton. She said " help
the children" and Florence remarked,
"Mamma, you are very unseltlsh," and
be said Rhe was one OF tho most selfish
women that ever lived.
saw Beecher ut the house several
times. Ile called as great many other
friends called. | let him In on one Occa-
sion. think l recolect Of his having
brought some flowers several times. |
think Mrs. Mitchell was there at that
time; l do not remember the time when
lie put the baby 10 sleep; don't recol-
lect Of Mrs. TiltOn going out with Mrs.
lleecher; this Ellen Dennis spoken Of Is
dead; she died while | was ut school; when
/ returned from Marietta she was In
stalled as house keeper and mistress; Mrs.
Tilton was tired when she returned from
Marietta, but she was not Ill that day;
TitOn met her at the cars and kissed her
and We all got in the carriage and came
10 Brooklyn; when we came to Brooklyn
Ellen Dennis aud Susan 3. Anthony were
there; she vent away after breakfast; Miss
Dennis acted very strange to Mrs. Tilton,
but there was no trouble at the breakfast
table; | think | stated TO the committee
that the trouble occurred at the break.
fast table, but was mistaken; l found
out my mistake about four weeks ago;
when / was at Mrs. MUrse's was able to
recall the time Of this difficulty by think.
ing 1t over In my mind; Mrs. Tilton left
the dinner table crying and went III the
parlor wllerH she played a. plaintiye
air on tho piano; she remained In
tho parlor for some time; the
first thing which occurred was ]
rushed into the room and,said hc should
not III treat Mrs TiltoniOr my sake; he
then knocked me down and apOlogiEed by
saying had tripped and fallen; he ther
asked me II I had charged him with at
tempting 10 ruin nc, and / said he knew
It was the truth; Tilton then said, point
Ing to q lounge, aDo you see that red
soia2 Time and time again have | seer
Elizabeth and Henry Ward Beecher hay
ing sexual intercourse upon 1t, and also
| upon rcd chair" which he pointed out
lie also said that Elizabeth was In the
habit Of having her legs fondled by men
that Phe thought he was as bad aS she
was; he then took ne up stairs and tolt
mo the same story over again; he men
toned also Doctor Denham's, Mr.. Bates
and Mr.. 0vington's names as parties wht
had had sexual intercourse with Mrs. TIL
ton: he said little Paul was not his child
and Of them all lie only claimed hiS daugh
ter Florence; he also said about having
told granma las he called Mrs. iorse
this story and shc placed her hand on hi
head when he was kheeling aud said
"What u nlagnanltnOus man you are.'
Tho words | used before the Committed
when telling this sLory wore | think com
mitting adultery with these three gentle.
men.
Tho book containing the testimony wa
given to the witness aud she stated thai
she had told the committee OF the charges
against the three gentlemen.
The witness resumed-When l was ID
a room with him lio told me he saw Mrs
Tilton with Beecher, lAfter q lonl
pauSe.) ! am not sure that Tilton saiI
his wife confessed this 10 him. l have (
faint recollection about the word cOnfes
sion but do not remember who tlsed II
am not trying to,ayUid telling whether
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