The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-26
BY TELEGRAPH.
The Tllton.Beecher Till.
NEW YORK. March 2N.

III INC lHtOn- beecner trial tO-udy, MrS.
Tilton and her friends we're absent from
the court room, as was also the defendant,
but Mrs. Beecher was present, aud sat be-
tween her two sons. All the counsel were
early on hand, Frank d. Moulton occupy
Ing seat beside Mr.. Morris. The first
witness called was James d. Wood, a col
ored man who had been In the employ of
Mrs. Woodruff. His testimony only indi-
Gated that friendly intimany existed be-
tween Triton and Woodruff and Clafin,
and developed nothing new.
Characterization
The first time saw Tilton at the Office
he and Woodruff and Claflin were talking
about Beecher; Tilton spoke first about
publishing the Beecher article; he said 81
could do 1t directly, bu. would be crush
ed, am man and you are a woman and
they would not crush you Tilton said
Victoria, IL you publish this thing you will
be made woman" Mrs. Woodhall then
had an interview with Col Blood and he
said he would not undertake to publish it,
Mr. Tilton asked him him why he would
not as Plymouth church had rich con-
gregation who would pay 100000 to have
it suppressed; heard Tenney Clailin an
Mrs. Woodruff urging Col. Blood to pub
lish this article but he refused to have any
thing to do with it; heard all of them use
che phrase Beecher article, l was called
into the inner room to get the order for
lunch, this was in the year 1872, on the
first day Tilton said he had an article he
wanted her to publish they read it over
and she went to talk with Col. Blood about
it l could not understand what they were
reading, was moving around the office l
heard them talking about the Beecher ar
ticle l do not think Tlton read as loud
as he talked they were proofs that they
were reading; some of the papers were
printed and some written do not know
if MIR. .Titon brought the paper, but Col.
Blood was not there when the paper was
| introduced; Tilton said ''Nic, have got
something here for you, and if you print
1t, 1t will be one Of the best things you ever
doue," think she said Lets see," and
they all sat down on the sofa about an
hour or more this was on Monday Til
ton 81 i'd 81 dare not publish it for they
would crush me, but you arc woman and
can do it, Col. Blood was then called and
they went into the back office where they
remained about an hour, when went in
heard Col. Blood say he would have roth
ing to do with it and Tilton said 1t would
be the making of him as Beecher's congre-
cation would give 100000 to stop its pub
LEGATION on the following day the same
conversat ion occurred in the same place.
Richard Adam Gray of Washington, also
colored, was called, formerly servant OF
WoodhulEs. He testified to Tiltens init
macy with the sisters, of his being at the
house engaged in writing late at night on
several occasions, and said remember a
conversation between Mrs. Woodruff and
Mr.. Tilton about getting Beecher to pre-
side Mrs. Woodruff said he had better
preside, or she would make it hotter for
him on earth than is in hell below, and
Tilton said " Oh, he has got to do it, He
will do it -; always worked in the front
room in the office in Broad street they
mad small back private office.
l remember on one occasion the gas in the
room was out and was lit in the back
office saw Tilton and Mrs. Woodruff
with their arms and heads waving about in
very loving like manner; | saw them
through the glass; stayed there until they
came out they used to be in that back
room very often, and frequently could
hear them conversing used to see Tilton
In the second floor back room, at the house,
which was bed room sometimes went
to bed when he was there, and when got
up in the morning he was there.
Mr.. Fullerton declining to cross-eXamine,
Lucy Ann Giles of Brooklyn. likewise col
ored, took the stand. Had been cook in
the Woodruff family in 1870, and saw Mr.
Tilton there on the Sd of July, 1871. for the
first time; he was writing and stayed there
all night; he slept in the front parlor or
the sofa lounge which prepared for him
l waited on the table and saw him a,
breakfast he was there all that day ant
that night he did not sleep on the sofs
lounge that night; Col. Blood slept on the
third floor saw him in Mrs. Woodhull's
bedroom three or four times he was Otter
at the house while was there have car
ried refreshments to Mrs. Woodhull's room
at night when Tilton was there, at all hour
of night and morning; when went in OIL
the 4th of July night Mrs. Woodruff wal
in her bed-gown and Mr. Tilton was in hi
stockings, and had his coat and vest off
Cross-examination waived.
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