Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-03-19

/ IibQntdill~ II a. dlttl Ab''i'A 80 N.'-'
their wounded numbered thirteen, of whom
! five died, doubtless from exposure and lack
Of care
The Scandal Trial.
Mr. Fullerton, who makes good deal OF
| show Of smartness, in the tIial, met ms
match on Monday in a witness named
Hannah Augusta Moore. Hannah Augusta
| j. a maiden lady, who formerly boarded
with MIR and Mrs. Tilton. She described
/ Tlton a. "dreadiully moody, neglecttnl OF
| his wife, who felt his conduct keenly. On
one occasion Mrs. Tilton had said to her, 81
| wish YOU had had him, and that she (the
witness had replied II am glad that an
spared such curse. Miss Moore's yigor-
Gus manner of giving this bit Of testimony
created some anus ement in the court, which
was afterward increased when she descrlb-
! ed visit Of Stephen Pearl Andrews with a
| lady to the 1iton family. Miss Moore said
that Mr.. rilton and the lady visitor sat on a
sofa together. and the talk was about
"sphere-" and "aiinities.' The lady AT
ranged Mr. Ti.ton's hair and rubbed his
| face, and peering up into his countenance,
said, What a lively sphere, or atmosphere
y0u have This testimony and the seS-
tures Of the witness in giving it. caused
laugh in which all in court, including Judge
Nelson and the plaintiff and defendant
heartily ioinel. We give some extracts
from the cross examination
Question by Mr. Fullerton
O. Did he know tina. You and Ms llIt1l
were going to the lecture; A lie kne"
that Mrs. Ii.tou was going.
o. How did he know it, \. Becau-e
they had planned it before, and he would
not 60 home with her. and didat g nome
with hcr.
@ That won't dl. / can talk As loud a.
You can y0u can't force testimony on u
me in that way. l. Nou asked ne what !
/ knew shout it,
O. We'll. that is enough now did any
one - with you3 \. | 10 mt know Ger
I tain / can't tell yol certainly.
q. piI il occur t. yol that he did l.
: want To- - with her, because you We're
/ along \. No. sir it did Mt occur % ne,
/ anything OF tie sort, because never -e
pended on him in any way or shape
q. l.u did Z want 20 be q curse L. Ai.i
4. No. sir.
Z q. Was there some OCCASION far hi~ r..
naming AFTER tie lecture was over \. lie
4 wanted To-. there We're people there that he
wanted To see, and he run right by her and
never asked her II she had got yoody o.
20 home with hey. go
/ q. She had You. did Mt she, \. lie tid
/ n know was going home with her.
/ e. How far was the lscturc ro1m from
/ homct u Chunk u was down mere "' '-'
/ Music Hall.
g. How many minlte-' walk = ihai %
/ Mr.. Ii.ton', p T. IL was not very far
.. How many minute, walk y 1t "1'
NOT very far. but IL was night and she Wa
lame and sick.
- How many inmates walk \. never
countel i- Laughter What's the odds
T Of that
q. Iloa many inmates walk is 1t, lo you
thins2 4 80 M know ten or titeen'
ANTI?
q. l. 10 a- much as that ID ~
know never counted It.
y. l. it five MINUTES walk \. Why,
should thiak So. certainly.
q. Very well If You think so you 0ag-t
% -ay so. \. It was late at night. and a
Z Little lame woman, and he ian right by her
/ and almost upset her that night to get u
som, women that were on the stage, taa,
were public speakers 1 do MT know ore
/ If them.
- T, get d, some women on the stage
/ 4 Ys..sir. and he shook hands with them,
and he lett her. and did L know more than
the dead whether she was going to have ANY
one 10 90 home with her or not
O. You saw ali that \. le-, az
-sw It myself.
Fullerton cross saIminei the wItne~- lu
tbc vi-it of Stcrben Pearl Andrews 90 tne
/ Tilrons
%. via Nou uaD.o all ot the people thA'
were rresent in the parlor? \ Stephen Pear
Andrew. a woman whose name d. MT re-
member. Ny Morse. Mr.. Fpeland, The
dare TiltoY and myself.
% You can't tell us the suh,ec; Of the
,.,rysr-ation Tint nigh;9 \. The subject
of tbe conversation / can tell You Wa
s,beres sniritusl influences. and thing. o
tSat sort. INIT the talk | can't repeat. fol
II was bevonI me altogether, or beneatf
mo s,,nebo,r
a Or ab,,e v,u9 \. ,aiI beyond Ia,
,r heneatb me some way
o. Somewhere around Did they uik
,bont .niritualism? 4. They did 1T Use
,L.. yorI ..s,iritnalism. Thev talkel
ob,rt -nbers. and at1nosphere,. and then a
creat many things. don't know wha. they
tollsd about tbev talked steadily and iu-
talked right along.
q Who did, \. Stephen Pearl An
Glro soi;tsr; .cnten,e The creature aid. ,.o
o' G ma le ia all tb. talkin,s II,
LID III +bc ,;me and when others talke,
,Ler ,I,r, baJ to talE r;gbt along with him
T,I.,j-. ol... lid much
'J1'' ~ R;J r,a t,It anv that pisbto 4
-,
! ulu nut.