The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-08

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AZ mat moment Mrs. 1ilion herself, who haa
followed, came into the room, and when 1
stated TO her the part of the conversation she
burst into tears, and asserted as she had once o.
twice done before lbut that was struck onrl Is
she she haa onc3 % or twice before asserted that te
Beecher, did any such interview, i'm which thai
sunlecl OF tae spuIiousness OF the boy, or adul-
terry OF the wife wss mentioned, ever occur9
~ Can you not divide that question, and let me
&c asked whether the father asked The setuc,r
OF MS VIE. Beech-One moment Il your
honor please L must object TO this.
EYarts s,,,, ~ The g., question, AR. Beecher,
any sur interview, any such conversatir n, any
sucn topic OF canveTsation was ever raised be-
ana Ili,on alone, or In the presence OF bis wife:
never never uid any such conversation. or anything
~ VI tnS mnISn sscn aconNeISauon could be made
ans 'ase s9 Pbsoute PIsss ialrtsood
Fullerton was on his feet almost before the an
plause ceased and, pale with anger. made some
Dltler reflections on the sondueI Of the specta-
tors tors generally and the friends of the defends Mt
EVarts replied and Nelson ended the discussion
os oioerlnE Z reinforcement Of court officers for
70 day, and threatening to punish
Evsrts-Mr Beecher, subsequently, by
few questions, a further staiement v as made by
Mr.. Beecher asked me the dale Elizabeth had
named. l told him that she had named as the
1ale 15e al which their intimacy began oct,ter To-
| 1905; He replied that he had no faculty
| Tor dates, and had made no Iecorb, but believed
In bis soul that she had told me the truth" Did
you say anything OF thst kind? y No, nothing
y. were you asked any such question? A.
| NO, sir, never was asked any such question
| NEW YORK, April 6.-Judge Nelson's lat
words in the nlton- -Beecher trial yesterday were
! addressed TO the women, advising them not to
attend to-day, saying: "On Friday morning and
this morning refused admission TO q crest
numbe Of ladies with regret. think in some
OF the weeks to come there will be opportun-
ity, butjust al present think the ladies who are
here, and for one day. and have seen the place,
| might as well be content" If the women heard
the sddress OF the 1u7ge they certainly
cid rot heed 1t, for this morning the
| usual number arrived with tickets of adj
mission, and crowded into the court room,
ana as many were turned away Tor want OF
ihe court W room n was Occupied long before n
| O'Clock. Mrs. Beecher and her daughter, Mrs
Scoviiie, arrived before that hour and were soon
| followed by the defendant, Beecher- The plain
| til and all his counsel late for the first
time. While waiting for the plaintiff s counsel,
Mir. Bseeher took his place in the witness chair
| and glanced over his memorandum of Gates.
Q Now, on the occasion OF your visit at
| MS house in February, was there any occasion
during the Interview with him or with him and
sev n5 wle or IN r wnte9 You expresses an g,ef ssT 9T
| that did not express regret, because in the
/ earlier part OF the interview we passed over the
Bowen difficulty, and viii not say that l did
| not cry, but made record my tears in my
| memory, sir. don't think my memory on the
whole was q very hopeful one and very reas-
was there any such aciions oI1S Do you mean
the interview in the first part or in the second?
z: Inc interview just before You left the house
| last hug that was done was to
| KISS EACH OTHER, ALL THREE AROUND,
| and 1 did not burst into tears for that.
| Q. Please read that letter through, as wish TO
ak you some questions. DO you remember re-
celving thatletter A. l do. O. Do you remern-
MIS-. TiltoS to you dated May S1'fs ), iSIa
by YOU to hsr! &C. ans ressoee
lit Do You mean anything to which IL was
sporsive, or any communication. Judge Neil
i on Anything leading 10 it. A. That is the
ingl:
BROOKLYN, May 8, 1871.
MR. BEECHER:-My future, either for life or
death. would be happier could but feel that You
complications of the past year my endeavor
was TO entirely keep nom you all Offering, to
oft. Nv weapons TeSe love u a large, 1Sndyine
generosity and
NEsT-HIDING.
That had failed utterly, we both know,
but now ask forgiveness. @
This word, compound word, nest-hiding'
is II word of any use by you, or with which
You were conversant2 A. No, sir, it was not
my word in any sense or way. @. Had II been
a word used between you and Mrs. Tilton in any
way before this letter? A. Not that ever re-
! member. 1t was certainly not a common word.
O. What do you understand by that
! word when you received this? Beach-Tbat is
: objected TO. Judge Neilson-I think weJl lake
! l., sir. Witness-I nderstood-Beach-We ex-
|; signify the hiding of troubles in her household.
fRecesS.l After rece the examination of Bet cher
: was continued. @. (Showing letter. LOok at this,
! Mr.. Beeeher, il you please, and say whether you
: recollect that letter and IL the memorandum of
HON. u.i' bt the memorandnm Of date wssni bsf r.
& ke dy my Tr5ng ,bs i %hen 1dr ws.e SeIy pooy
n. itself
! A. No, sir. q. This date OF March 8. 1871, Mr..
, Beecher. is the month following these February
! member the letters, February s, that were spo-
" ken OF yesterday? A. Yes, sir. Evarts-I will
: fore you and ask You some questions
7 about It.
, WEDNESDAY.
: My DEAR FRIEND: Does your heart
= bound toward all as it used to? so does
h mine. am myself again. didn't dare 10 tell
/, you till 1 sure but the bird has sung IN my
2 heart these four weeks, and he has coyenan;t d
q with me never again to leave. Spring has
@ come. Because thought it would gladden. you
z to know this, and not TO trouble or embarrass
a you in any way 1 now write. OF
course, l should like 10 share with
you my Joy, but can wait for the beyond when
de sr Frank saws may once again go to old
:. Mr.. Beec4 4er, had any letter passed from you tc
y Mrs. Tilon except that letter OF the 9Th of Feb
ruary from her prior TO your receiving letter;
1t A. None that know Of, sir. @. Well, what J;
d add any. @. This then is the first letter, as far
ar as you know, that you received from her after
'. your letter OF the 9TH of February? A. Yes, sir
n Q. Which has been gwen in evidence as sem
IL through her husband? a. Yes, sir. q. Now
r sir, is there anything in the expression of tbi:
It letter; il there any References which you re
y cognized then or now any
a SPECIAL OR COVERT MEANING?
v a. No. sir understood it perfectly then, and dc
= now. Q What was your understanding of thai
q letter then? Beach-One moment, sir. We ex
d cept TO that. Fullerton-This letter is TO bs
s translated, sir, in the light Of events proven
q There Is no other way. Beach-That under
r, standing must come from some fact ana some
:: evidence. Judge Neison-Might 1t not come
& from some Inisconception? Beach-The Ques
10 ton Is what does this letter me8n
lvrho 10 cfU IL, fno,