Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02
NEW YORK NEWS.
TRIAL BEssIE's CRoss-ExANISATIoS
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same ground. and what she said to-day.
GEORGE L. PERKINS,
of Norwich, Conn. was called by the de-
fence. lie testified
have known Mr.. Beecher a good many
years saw him about the lst OF Jnne. -.
on the train Of the Boston and Albany raii-
road. The train left New York at O'Clock
a. IN O.. and reached Boston at clock p m .
| think it was on the 4th of June | saw Mr.
Beecher in the cars. | made a note oil my
expenses while on that trip and 80 am en-
abled to recall the circumstance.
CROSS EXAMINED.
first saw Beecher at Worcester on the
train. 1t left New York about eight O'clock
in the morning and got 90 Boston at i've IN
the afternoon. He got off at Worcester
I My attention was not called TO the circum-
stance until read the opening in this case
| | got on at the Junction on my way to Bos-
ton.
GEORGE s. sEDCWITn,
LAWYER, New York was called and examined
by Eyarts and testified to having seen Hilton,
Mrs Woodruff and Tennie c. Clafin in
carriage in the procession of December IL.
Il, in honor of Rosselle. They carried
banner. Cecil Higgins. also New York
lawyer. gave similar testimony.
JOHN c. soUrnwIcK.
partner of Jackson 5. Schultz, was called,
and testified
have known Franklin Woodruff about
10 years, and Tilton about 20 years. In the
early part Of II he applied to me to help
him in the Golden Age enterprise. Mr.
Woodruff was with him when he came in
and Mr.. Woodruff said. John, wish you
to help Mr.. Tilton and loan him 81 800 =" l
said that | would loan money il Mr. Schultz
would. TiltOn made out a plan for carry
ing on the paper. At the second interview
Mr.. Schultz said he would loan money if |
would. and Woodruff said We would lend
him double the amount if we knew how
Tilton had been treated by Bowen. TiltOn
asked if Clahin would help | said did
not think he would. Tilton said that if Mr..
Beecher would advise Clailin be would as
sist the paper. Clatln had a talk with Mr..
Beecher and he advised Mr.. Clailin not to
put any money in the Golden Age This
conversation occurred before the Golden
Age was issued The first came out March
lst, ISL. Mr.. Schultz and ! subscribed
81 500 each. met Mr.. Elton after the
publication of the Woodruff biography and
spoke 10 him about it. lie sad he had
known Mrs Woodhvll for long time and
that she was pure woman. lie goried N
having written her life. he said. and asked
me what Mr.. Schultz, Mr.. Woodruff or
myself knew about her. | remember the
publication of the Woodruff seand4l met
Mr. Tilton after it, and he said he could not
deny it; it was wheel within a wheel. |
asked him it there was word Of truth in
the story. that Mr. Beecher had committed
adultery with his wife, and he SAID there
was
NOT 4 WORD OF TRUTH ~ IT.
lie also denied that MoultOn had put a
pistol to Mr. Beccher's head. saw Tlton
on the 1t of January - at Moulton's
house. | was speaking of Mr. Beecher's
speech at the New England society. and
Hilton came in and stated that he under
stood that my partner had called him a
blackmailer. lie said that Mr. Beecher
would write Mr. Schultz letter and he
would retract this expression. said
thought not, for Schultz would not call any
person by that name without proof Tor it,
The terms OF our loan were that ili;on was
to be loaned 81 500 for per cent interest.
paid the first part of my subscription,
$50, on the 18th Of September Il All |
the subscribers paid their halt OF what they
agreed. \ change was made in the Golden /
Age contracts after this we were - give 1
the security OF the money We hal paid 70 be Z
released from any further payments
The witness further stated that Woodruff /
had spoken to him about il: he was asked I
what representations Mr. Woodruff made to 1
him when he proposed to him (SIutbwick) !
10 surrender his security. Woodruff said .
that ever since Hilton had slandsrei gen
tleman in Brooklyn he could not trust him /
afterwards. Mr.. Woodruff said t. give up |
these notes. make present of them and re-
lease myself from the obligation. We bad a
conversation some weeks afterwards which I
led 10 a surrender Of the notes.
Mr.. Beach moved to strike out these two
last conversations.
Mr.. Evaris said he would wish % be heard
in hemstter, and the Judge said be would |
consider the subject
Mr.. Beach said they did not desire TO
cross-cxamine the witness. Adjourned.
The TRIAL-JANEs b. wooDLEY a WITNESS.
New YORK, March 25-Jame- E. Wood
ley, an employe in Woodruff 4 Claims
Office, colored, was on the witness stand. I
to day. On his cr0ss-e1aminati9n witness
said
The first time saw Tllton at the Office be
and Woodruff and Clahin were talking
about Mr.. Beecher, Tilt0n spoke first about
publishing the Beecher article He sad.
Il could do II directly but | would be
crushed. | am man and you are d woman,
and they would not crush you." Hilton
said. "N lckey, IT you publish this thing
you will be 4 made woman Mrs Wood
null then had an interview with Col Blood
and he said he would not undertake To pub
lish *. Tllton asked him why he would
not, a Plymouth church had "a -ich cOngre-
CATION who would pay SlOO,oo0 To have l.
| heard Iennie Cladin and
Mr. Woodruff urging Col. Blood to pub
ish this article bat he refused u
have. anything to 90 with it. | heard
AL of them use the phrase "Beecher
article was called into the inner
room to get an order for lunch. This
was the year 1872 On the first dav Mr..
Elton said he had an article he wanted heg
% pnhlish. They read it over and she ,
vent to talk with Col. Blood about IT,
'Ould not understand what they were read {
ne. | was moving around the office and
heard them talking about the " Beecher
rticle. | do not think Tilton read As loud d
= he talked. They were proofs that they 7
we're reading. Some of the papers were {
printed and some written. do not know \
f IiltUn brought the paper. but Col. Blood I
vas not there when the paper was intro :
uced Iilton said. "Nick. | have 20. q
omeIhing here for you and if you print 1t, $
| will be one Of the best things ever You I
one - think she said, - Let's see, " and I
hey all sat down on the sofa about an hour b
T more This was on Monday. 'ri!ton b
hen said =" / dare not publish 1t for they .
Iould crush me, but You are woman /
nd can do it - Col. Blood was then call Il
Il, and they went into the back Office 0
there they remained about an hour :
' hen | went in | heard Col. Blood say r
c would not have anything to DO with it.
nd Iilton said it would be the making of
i'm. as Beecher's congregation would give h
100, OO9 10 stop the publication. On the
blowing day the same conversation occur Il
ID IN the same place. "
RICHARD ADAM CRAY. u !,
Washington, also colored, was called. lie Il
A. formerly servant OF the Woodhulls Is
C testified to Tilton's intimacy with the n
sters, of his being at the house engaged A.
writing late at night On several occa- ii
on, and said n,
| remember u conversation between Mrs n
oodhull and Mr.. rilton about getting Mr.. in
eecher to preside. Mrs Woodruff said be nj
Id better preside or she would make il
utter Tor him on earth than it Is in he'll Ga
low, and Tilt0n said, "Oh, he has got 10 ar
IT he will do 1t - | always WORKED in To
e front room in the Offices in Bond street AT
icy had a small bark private Office re- j,
cmber on one occa. Ion the gas in the room lie
was in was out. add was liz in the back sp
ice, aud | saw Mr. rllton and Mrs. Wood or
I'll with their arms and heads waving III
out IN a very lover like manner saw all
sm through the glass. STAYED there In
til they came Olt. They used TO be in he
at back room very often, and frequently lv-
ouid hear them cnnversing. | used to see IIt
ton IN the second h1Or back room at the
use, which was ned room. | sometimes an
mt to bed when h. was there, and when du
up in the morning he was there. he
'r. Fullerton declining to crOss-exlmine. lee
LUCY ANN GILES Iet
Brooklyn, likew Use colored, took the sol
nd. She had been cook in the Wood We
II family in 1870. She testified: %.
saw IIlton there on the 81 Of July, II, an an,
the first time Tie was writing. and u
yed there all night lie slept in the PEI
nj narlnr an a sni, lounga whteh | pra- no