Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-12
NEW YORK.
Reecher.TiltOn.


New 1ork, February II.
In the BROOKLYN city court, to-day, after recess
Mr.. Evarts continued Mr.. Tiltons cross-cyamina-
ton.
Witness had few papers in his hand which lie
handed to Mr.. Evarts and said
This is the first draft of the true story, and is
all that have been able TO find"
Mr.. Evarts then read portions Of the 'true sto-
ry, and asked the witness if he remembered the
parts read.
The reply was generally that he did not remem-
Der the phraseology as it was 40 long ago, but he
was OF the opinion that the substance the same
as read.
Mr.. Fullerton objected to the reading of the pa
per and getting it INTO evidence after several sem
fences had been covered. He argued it could not
be read and placed in evidence until it was shown
that the original was not in their possession.
Mr.. Beach continued -
1t must be shown that the other side must show
the loss of the original document, or that they
have made search for it, before they could intro
duce this secondary evidence.
Judge Nelson ruled that Mr. Evarts could con-
time his reading, and it resumed at the point
where it was interrupted. AT acertain point in this
reading, witness wheeling around in his chair,
faced the crowd, and requested Judge Nelson to
| instruct him what answers he should make to
| years ago. Ills memory of what he had written
| so long ago was not very clear, and he did not
| wish to unwittngly swear false oath.
| The witness was at his own request, allowed to
| say if what was read to him was like or similar in
any degree TO what he had written in his state
ment at that time, and Mr.. Evarts resumed ques-
| tons, TO nearly all of which he got answers that
| the witness did not remember such phrase ology,
! or that it was something like that
Mr. Evarts read the account of the interview in
| the statement between Bowen and the witness, in
WEIGH the former stated that the latter should de-
mand Beeehers retirement from the Plymouth
pulpit and from the edltorship Of the Christian
| Union.
! Witness replied -
| He remembered something like this and he also
recollected Incorporating his demand for Bcecher's
retirement in his true story.
One portion Of the statement read contained a
letter from Elizabeth Cady Stanton to a friend at
terthe Woodruff publication, declaring that the
| words put into her mouth by Mrs. Woodruff were
| all false,
Witness continued
| have known jackson S. Schultz of New York
! for some time. He was a subscriber for the
Golden Age. l never remember saying that Mr.
BeeCher was responsible for the quarrel with
Bowen, or that the whole Plymouth Church peo-
pie were hypocrites, ard that if wished i coult
blow their roof off; but remember Oliver John
son making the latter statement had an inter
company with Mr.. Woodruff, but l never USED
any such expression in conversation with Schultz
said my wife was as pure as the driven snow
, and as an angel.
know Mr.. Southwick; he was one of my con
trbutors of the Golden Age. L never remember
of saying to him that l knew Mrs. Woodruff to bt
as pure as an angel. If had said so, must have
been Chatting
The court here adjourned for the day. Mr.. Ev
arts announcing that he would close the cross ex
animation tomorrow morning.
Fatal Accident.
Mrs Bowman in Brooklyn, was killed yoscrda.
by the explosion of her kitchen range.