The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-14
Tho Beecher-zilton 1rial.

BROOKLYN, April 14-'The crowd at
the great scandal trial to-day was even
larger than heretofore. Many who had
tickets of admission could not get into
the courtroom. Mr.. Beach, of 'Tilton's
counsel, was absent. Fullerton said he
would 90 on without him, and resumed
= the cross-examination OF MIR. Beecher,
Witness said;
When l went to Moulton's with him,
DOORS. He did not say anything to me
then, but he spoke to me after. l was
not surprised at his locking the door.
There was no excitement manifested by
!, Moulton, except i'll his general manner.
1t raised no alarm in me.
" After locking the door he took the key
from it. / asked him to be present at
the interview, supposing that Tilton and
were going to discuss business. This
interview lasted about from half an hour
{ to an hour; did not see any person there
except Moulton and Tilton.
sS9I said in this conversation, "This Is a
a, dream; can't believe Elizabeth would
say such an untruthful story" The
charges made by Tilton were those OF i'm
proper advances to his wife, and this
= was all l said in reply.
Tilton made no demand for money nor
did he ask me to see Bowen. don't
know that he gave any reason for seek
ing this interview, nor did ask for any.
After he made the charge went away.
When he made the charges against me
Kept silent.
The charges of improper solicitations,
pr asking Mrs. Tilton to become q awife
to me were false, but thought he believed
them true; but t did not think his wife
had told him SO. l lett Moult0ns, and
went to Tilton's house-Moulton accom-
panied me.
i never asked him on the way il he had
seen Elizabeth's confession, nor do
think be spoke to me of the nature of the
Interview with Tilton. l found Mrs.
Tilton in bed in the ieft-hand room,
front. informed her of the charges
Against me.
Il expostulated with her and said, you
know this is not true; l piled her in
these charges, and asked her how she
could have done such thing; she said,
his persistence, he importuned and pur-
sued me-"
/ told her she should write retracti0n
s0f these charges. She said she would do
so il promised not to use it against her
husband. made the promise and got
! her Len, ink and paper, and she wrote.
Alter little conversation on the sub
lect, left. 10 here handed q letter.l
This. is in her handwriting, but not
written in her ordinary way. She gen.
orally writes with bold, free hand. l
will swear, positively, l did not dictate
any part of that letter. .ta'
: Mrs. Tjlton's letter to Moulton, asking
him to obtain for her both the letter Of
cOniession and OF retracti0n was then
read. s
don't remember that / promised to
show this letter OF retraction to Tilton,
nor did show it to him that nighs or the
next day.
Witness was here asked If he believed
then that Mrs. Tflron had an undue
Z affection for him, and he replied: II
was in state CT perplexity, and not OF
bel .ef. 20
~. thought she was pure and exalted
woman and truthful in every way. When
X g0t the retraction letter went to Moul.
ton and then went home.
y idld not promise Mrs. Tilton when ]
got the letter that would not show IL to
Der husband, but promised not to use
~ against her husband. I told her Il
was Tor my own self defense in ease Of
I aDy, y,eMergepcy.
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