New-York tribune., 1875-03-10
THE MANUSCRIPT WHICH WAS READ FROM.

o What dlG iic read from the manuscript, as near
as you can ccoect Well he read what purpoed to be
letter from Mrs T,on 10 him in the house. as understood
H. the letter had passed to him in the house
O How. A. / understood the letter was written by Mrs
Tlton 10 Mr. Tion and handed to him in the house.
O Handing paper the witness Look at Exhibit No.
5 say whether that the he read to your No,
Sir, think not
O Exhibit No 81 is not the he read to you. A No,
Sir think not Ny impression is that the he read to me
was very Short would occupy than four or ye or
half dozen lines
@ letter written by Mrs Tlton to husband [Refer.
ring to the lcr Now look the first paragraph of that
letter and say whether it is what he read to your
Mr. Hl-Which you showing hmf
Mr. Fuleron-" Exhibit No. 81"
Mr. Hll-The same one you have just shown himt
Mr. Fuleton-Yes
Mr. Shearman-Which one is thisf
Mr. Hll-Mr. Sorrs.
The Witaess-My recollection is that part OF that"M
Bcecher solicited be wife to him. together with all
this implies" recolec that portion, and that is all do
rccolect
O. Can you say that the first sentence in Exhibit 81 was
not wha, he read you that occa0nS A. don't think
Il was what he read tome
Mr. Beach Can you that it was notf
Mr. Fullerton-That is the question
A can to the best Of my knowledge and belief 1t
not
Mr. Bcach-very well; that is all
Mr. Fullerton read any other letter that evening to
your A. He read Ms Ttons letter and he read Mrs Tton's
retraction Of that letter.
@ Amy other letter did he read! A say Mrs Ttons re-
traction
q ANY other than thisi A. think no other.
@ Did he read letter from Mrs. Sanoni A. No, Sir.
@ Nor from Mrs Davisi A No, Sir.
O Nothing ,ad about those letters? A. No Sir; not that
recollect; word said about them
@ Did you MIN read that night the letter addressed to
Mr. Beochc by Mr. Tton dated the 2Gth of December 1870
81 demand that for which explicitly understand
yon Immediately from the ministry of Plymouth Church.
and that you quit City Of Brooklyn residencef A
No Sr do not; don't remember that
@ Did you hear anything like this read: zone day last
month when was the north Of New Hampshire scandal
ous publication burst like cloud my house in Brooklyn
and shed sudden shadow my wfes good namei A. No,
Sir; don't recolectt
@ Anything like ths "About ten or eleven years ago,
Henry c. Bowen for whom was then working subordi.
nate In The Iadepeaden office, told evening while
crossing the Fulton ferry that Henry Ward Beecher guilty
OF adultery practice begun in indianapolis and continued
Brooklyn, A. think heard something like that.
@ You heard something like that' A. think did.
Mr. Morrs-Mr shearman, will you let us have the
scpt from which Mr. Eyarts read in cross-exsmning Mr.
TiltonY
Mr. shearman-I have not got IT, II was only acopy.
Mr. Morrs-well, the copy. would like to have that
@ Now did you hear anything like this read that night
"Dcween years SO and 1870 Mr. Bowen repeated
cusaon less than hundred times frequently exhibiting
he were minded he could drive Mr. Bcecher pull
pt'f A. No. Sir, / do not.
O. ANYTHING like did you hear AS further state
ment still unwingly opened yet necessary
PLANTATION OF the subsequent complication Of circum-
stances / must say that in the Summer OF 1870. q
few months after ! had undertaken, In addition to
editing Tie Independeat TO edit also The ~Brook-
I'm Uniou Mrs Elizabeth X Tilton, my wife, made to
me communication concerning Mr.. Beecher, which,
TO words lest should wrong him BY using mine
she afterwards noted down memorandum follows Mr.
H. W. Beccher my friend and pastor solicited me to be wife
u him. together with all that that impes"' A. do not re-
member anything except the words that have before quoted
O. Don't you recoect those words which you say you do
member A. don't recollect anything.
@ One moment A. Well go
q you remember those words which you say you can
recall used with language have Just
readf A. / do not
@ Was II read in connection with anything A. do not
know that 1t was.
@ Was anything said about memorandum In connection
with s A. No Sir the letter purported to be letter written
by Mrs Tton Mr Bcecher II piece Of paper like
OF paper and 1t niereaVed with the larger
paper.
Mr. Hll-"By Mrs. Tiltoni
Mr. Fuleron-Wait one moment
The Wines" BY Mrs TtOn"-by Mr. Beecher meant to
Mr. Beach-It is rather unfortunate your Honor please
that the gentlemen will allow prove without
rupton in this examination
Indoe Nelson-There should be no interruption.
Mr. Beach-They frequently giving monitons to the wit
ness as he proceeds
Judge Nelson-There should DC no inef'upon "he'e OF
course.
Mr. Puerton-Dd you make any memorandum OF this con
yersationi A. No, Sir.
@. nsl rests them in memory only' A. Yes. Sir.
WHAT MR. TILTON DID READ.