The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-24
The TiltOn.B ,ccler Trial.

mt DuInDer Oi spectators III dtteuuunCe
at the Beecher trial this morning was
greatly lessened from that of the previous
day. Mrs. Tilton was accompanied into
the room by Mrs. Field, Mrs. Shearman
and Bessie Turner, and took her seat side
by side with her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Morse. Five minutes after the hour Theo-
dore Tilton hustled into court, and was
closely followed by the defendant and his
wife. Five minutes after, Mr.. Caldwell
led Miss Turner to the stand and her cross
examination was continued. She testified
| did not tell Mrs. Morse of the story of
Mr.. Titons attempting my ruin; l think
Mrs. Tilton told her cannot remember
how knew the Office where Mr. Richards
was employed did not tell Mrs. Putnam
the story voluntarily, she questioned me
about 1t some seven months after | went
there the first time ever heard Theodore
Tiltons stories against his wife was the day
he arrived from Marietta, in the parlor
| recollect the first time he made the
charges the first time Mrs. Tlton left the
house was on account of these stories the
second occurred day or so after my re-
turn from Marietta had not at that time
heard of the trouble with Mr.. Bowen, but
could not swear to this | could not say if
| was asked the question before the COM
mittec. Mr.. Fullerton read that question
from the book containing the witnesj's tes-
tmony, in which she was asked that ques-
ton and replied Eyes" The witness con-
tnued az said that then it must have
been so left Keyport on account of the
dislike of Silas Tilton for me never was
accused of telling falsehoods while | was
sick ! remember little Paul's death
think il was after months sickness | do
not remember if Mrs. Titon went away
after Paul's death think Mr.. Tilton's
visit to my room in 1868 was after Paul's
death remember the occasion of Mr..
Titons conversation with bis wife, in
which he said, "You have brought this
girl on to use against me :" these were the
exact words could not say if told this
to the committee The witness was hand
ed the volume containing her testimony
before that body, and asked if on that &C.
| casion she used these words. The witness
replied, "Ths is not the expression used
on that occasion, but told the committee
of it as it was in my mind then l may
| La,, th., 10, Form hn
committee !" during Mrs. Tilton's illness in
December, 1870, she was attended by DR..
Stubs she was nursed by Mrs Mitchell,
who left before Mrs. Tilton recovered /;
Mrs. Tilton did not leave her
bed for two weeks the two let
tiers counsel read yesterday were in my
trunk in looking over my letters came
across these two | was friendly with Mr..
Titon after he entered my room in 1868 F.;
l was not angry with him for coming into
my room on that occasion, but was angry
when he put his hand on my neck I; did
not then think he had any improper design
upon me ; | only thought SO after was il
Marietta in 1870, and had some converse
ton with Mrs. Tilton left for Steuben.
vile in January or February, 1871, and
wrote letter to Mr.. Tilton; do not thinl,
he answered it l wrote him one letter,
think, on May 2ith, from Marietta, and l
think only one. The witness was asked
if she wrote letter from Steubenvllle tC
Mr.. Tilton, consulting him with regard tC
an offer of marriage she had received Elk
Judge Porter objected to this, on the
ground that the letter itself should be PLACED
in evidence, unless testimony was given tt
show 1t was lost Mr., Fullerton said h,
did not wish to introduce the letter, as i
contained the name of a third party. judge
Nelson ruled the question as being toe
; broad and calling for the production of thu
letter.
Miss Turner's cross-examination thel
, took her over the same ground traverseC
by the direct examination, and she reiter
ated her statements with almost faulty nc
curacy. There were one or two misses
7 however, which are regarded of Importance
She modified her statements so as to max
the number of beds tried by Tilton one les
than before, and she was little discon
ccrted to ind that no word of her descrip
7 ton of the scene in which Titon shook hi
} fist in his wfe's face and said, damn
you, you have brought that girl here T.
ruin me" appeared in her evidence befor'
the church committee. The squabble
: among the counsel were frequent and pro
| longed during the progress of which tn
witness leaned back at ease in her chair
seeming to enjoy the fray which she ha
+, awakened. All the fragrant charges agains
4 Tilton, his demeanor towards the witness
Y his excited and violent assaults upon hi
wife's character IN her relations with MI
Beecher. Miss Turner repeated and re
affirmed with particular emphasis that sh
I did not remember that Tilton ever told lac
a his wife had confessed her fault nigh
8 have testified that she had IN her evidenc
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