Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-03-30
NEW YORK.
Beecher.TiltOn.


In the Beecher- Tilton case to-day after recess,
Jas. L. Turner testified to being in the employ of
Beecher in 1873, at Peekskill; met Mr.. and Mrs.
Beecher at the depot at P. June I'd, and drove
them to the house; Beecher left Tuesday after
noon. Beecher attended my mothers funeral the
oath of May; Beecher returned to New York and
came back on the 26th of May; after June Sd
did not see Mr.. Beecher until June 10th.
Thos Rochefort, receiver of the W. U. Tele-
graph Co. at Peekskill testified to receiving the
message from Mr.. Beecher, June I'd, 1873.
Emil B. Densler, telegraph operator, testified
to sending the message from the n. Y. office to
Brooklyn. The message was sent on June I'd, at
S.5S A. NJ.
Ben Kitt,edge, a farmer, testified that Mr..
Beecher came to Peekskill June 3D.
Stephen d. White testified:
am lawyer and stock operator; was a member
of the investigating committee; was not present
when Mrs. Tlton testified; was present when Mr..
Tilton testified; Tilton said his case depended on
written documents under Mr.. Beecher's own sig
nature; Mr. Tracy said there might be question
about what the papers would show that the com
mittee could Judge when they saw them, but the
documents shown him would lot support the
charge of criminality against MIR. u. Tilton said I:
"You think there is no case, but there is" His
that the story should come out. There was no
suggestion of any confession at that time. Tilton
read Beecher's letter calling for committee and
deprecated it as unwise and uncalled for. He
said the committee did not want the documents,
but after reading the letter sasd he would think
about it. Mr.. Tracy asked Tilton if he had not
said he did not like Beecher, that he was bad
man and preached to a dozen Of his mistresses
every Sunday. Tilton did not deny it. He said
we did not want to find out the whole facts of the
case and accused Tracy Of being guilty Of unpro-
fessional conduct. Tracy said it was false; that
the charge Tilton made against Beecher was i'm
proper proposals, and when Tilton changed his
ground he (Tracy) did not consider the contract
binding. Tilton said he would soon see about
this.
At the next meeting, Tlton came in, threw his
arms around Mr.. Tracy's neck and said II think
take back what l said" and that he was the
only man in Brooklyn he liked.
was present when he brought the letters, and
he took them away with him. He read one by his
wife. 1t was finally agreed that Mr.. Winslow
should examine these papers.
The next witness was Henry L. Hughes. He
testified -
am manager of the Brooklyn telegraph office /;
the handwriting of the telegram of June 2, 1873,
is mine; no person requested me to put the date
on it; it was my own work.
Horace b. Claflin then took the stand. He tes-
tilted -
reside in Brooklyn, and have lived there about
York know Henry Ward Beecher ever since he
came here, and am a member of his congrega-
ton knew Theodore Tilton little about half that
time known Henry c. Bowen about 80 years; in
the spring of 1872 was present at Mr.. Moultons
house when the arbitration was talked over be-
tween Mr.. Bowen and Mr.. Tnton; there were
present Mr.. Wilkeson, Mr. Bowen, Mr.. Tilton
and myself; Mr.. Wilkeson had press proof sheet
of the Golden Age with him, the same paper .
portion Of which was incorporated In the tripar-
tite agreement.
Mr.. Wikeson had draft of the tripartite agree
ment, which was read and talked over that night !;
the conversation was about the publication of this
statement threatened by Mr.. Tilton, in the Golden
Age, unless Mr.. Bowen settled for the contracts
ue him on the Brooklyn Union and Independent;
Mr. Tilton said he would publish the article in his
paper unless there was settlement; promised
10 intercede for him with Bowen. and told him
an arbitration had been talked over into which
Mr. Bowen was willing to enter; said that l
thought this statement should not be published, rs
it was great scandal; Tilton said that he would
publish it Notwithstanding; saw Mr.. Bowen a day