Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-07
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THE BEECBFR TRIAL.
Defendants Testimony soutiuue,

new YORK, April Upon resumption of
The Triton Beecher trial to-day the defendant
resumed his place on the stand. Mr. Evarfs
said IL would be better that Mr. Cleayeland'S
turther examination should be deferred until
he could have a short stay in the country
when, perhaps, he would be so far Recovered
as 10 attend at court for further examination
or IL might be conducted as before TIE
Judge and plaintiffs counsel concurr,si in
this suggestion. Witness then testified:
THE INTERVIEW WITH MRS. wooDUTIL
about presiding at the Steinway Han meet
ing, was Oh the day ON the evening OF which
the meeting.tOok place. The interview was al
Moulton house. AID took place with refer
ence 10 my presiding az that meeting: in
lasted twenty minutes or thereabout and
Immediately went down stairs and told the
result OF IL To Tilton and Moulion. She had
then gone away. / said She met me with
some formalities, and said she was engaged
IN an unpopular cause, and desired the helm
OF progressive men; that she was TO lecture
at public meeting that night and She
wished me 10 preside. ! said | seldom prp-
sided a public meetings. She "a ia SoInofIifno
like being
ENGAGED IN A FORLoRN HOPE.
ana thought j sympatEiZed with her. She
handed me large roll of paper, which she
revoke my denial She charged me with
cowardice, and we then separated. / told
MoultonI would not and could not ally nv
SELF with this woman. He said that Tor
Henry Ward Beecher 10 preside az this meet
ing would go out TO the nation. and would
show bright example. My denial 20 Mrs.
was absolute. did not tell Tilton or Moul-
Ton. did not see how could do il, but ii
changed my mind might preside. / was i'm
me chamoer at MOulton's when Mrs Wood
hull came there 10 dinner. Mrs. NouIton
was ther-oo, also MOultOn. When Mrs. Wood
hull came i'm
THEY BOTH KISSED HER.
nave the impression that Tilton was there:
L received letter from Mrs. Woodruff in
reference to going 10 a meeting of woman
sufragists at Washington in either tine win
ter OF 1871 or spring of 1872 this is not the
letter j refer 10 in my note TO MOulton of
January I'd, 49,; I speak of the letter OF
November, 1871. in reference to my going 10
Washington. The witness here Corrected
himself and said this was he letter referred
10 in the communication TO Moulton. The
witness continued: i also received a letter
in regard To the Steinway Hall meeting; the
nrst letter was sent day or two days before
the meeting TO me; received a letter dated
June Sd, 1872, from her: j answered the
washington letter. but did not write an
answer TO the Steinway Hall meeting, but
saw her shortly after that; sometime in the
fall OF 1871 became acquainted with TaeO-
dore Tilton's poem Of
" SIR MARMADUKE's MUSINGS"
mad a conversation with MOulton about n.
told him | thought il was dastardly, bat il
was an i'll bird that fOuled its own nest. He
said II was an exceptional matter, and he
did think so, too, but he made no apology
i said IL almost broke my heart TO see Eliza
beth's name brought before the public i'm
mat way. In DecembeI, 1871, l remember
tirement from Plymouth church was talked
OF, he complained that there was an I'M
friendly feeling manifested by my friends
towards him, and he blamed me for il. 7
SAID / could not hold myself accountable for
!hese dlsllkes and bad opinions. l said all
Ihese might be renewed If be came back
anu anu LOOK part IN the prGcee,issnSs in the
Shurcil. In one OF these interviews I ~ Nsght
lac expressed himselfas willing 10 co,Sa 49,,
ana SAID or may have expressed The fa.if,a,
tilat ne would be well received there T.ats5,
~ u. pV t"IAeo OF sending his letter declaring
ms non-menoershipt TO them, and I said thai
ne could go there and Announce that himself
he dld moi appear to be inclined 10 10 so
!i nese con elsatlons ran on for about two or
lIIee months. In the interview with them
about 1T at MOulton's house, i'm December
lht j. he never said 10 me that | should MOI
make max Inc reasons for his writing the life of
A THORN N HIS SIDE
now. There was no conversation as 10 how
this work was to Toe treated by me- at that |
interview. Nor did anything take place az |
any OF these interviews in reference 70 the |
method of dropping his name from the church |
rolls. He never told me that ne never again
would cross the threshold OF the church |
Illton never presented arguments 10 me i'm 4
reference TO letter OF dismissal and regarding \
thls llberality and loOSeneSs of views
81 other members of the church. |
Evarts read that portion of Tilton's direct /
testimony on the subject in relation /
TO this witness, but witness denied that there
were any such discussions between them
a. Il
ton on the cars at Springfield. MaSsachu-
sets. was leaving Springfield for BoSt0l, /
and had not gone far when a hand was laid /
on my shoulder, and turning around I found \
il was Tilton. He said be had been lecturing
IN that vicinity and was going 10 Boston /
to I'LL an engagement. We talked of some 4
matters, and he asked me To call again at his /
house and not 10 let anything which had
occurred interrupt them. He then went 10 a |
desk and wrote; j remOnS ira ted with him /
and asked him ii he wasn't afraid that IN l
would hurt his eyes. He hal a book with \
him on the life of John Woolman which / /
looked over We talked about il, and Tilton /
was loud In praise of the writer. 1 said / \
would get the book and did. did not say /
when he was writing that hoped il was not /
another Sir Marmaduke's poem. In that /
he did not say his desire was
TO SHIELD ELIZABETH.
but in doing so he protected me. Before l
writing this letter OF February 5, lS12, TO /
Moulton, something occurred To make me /
write IL. L went, week before, 10 MOultOn's /
office; he did not appear TO see me, and went 4
about his work; when going out he spoke /
coldly TO me, and when entered into con- /
angry. He said il was well for me, |
who had friends and a home, TO disregard
I1lton; that he was suffering, and was being
Injured by those who were around me. The
was very trying TO me, as was
going away next week. i found i could not
honor and fulfilling my obligation TO Theo-
dore Tilton. / was certain that had full
filled every ebli CATION to Tilton that had
entered into. Mr. Evarts read letter writ
ten by Beecher to Moulton, telling him he
YVES leaving the city for a week. and about
meeting Tilton in the railroad ears. This
was the letter of February 5, 1872, which has
a irpady hepn given pvfdapca 1