, 1875-01-28

lad to aals tho witucBs, who retired, and Tho
usual rccess was taken.
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM T. WEST.
Aftor tho recess, ex-tudge FnIortan called
William 7. West 70 The Htan,t. lin sail: 1 am
cashier in bank III Nov Yotk, and restls 10
brooklyn. WIS iu Plymouth Church frpm 1B7u
to 49, md Nns q member of tho Examining Com
mittoe In 1870. Mr., Beecher requested u bo ap-
pointed committee Of ono to aea Mr. Tfton af-
no was 20 appointed. Iii. Bcecl,er reported to
tho Committee having seen Mr. Titon that
llo Crilton) .was In q critical position; that
ho had had many troubles, and lad been
surrounded BY bad Influences, and ho thought
Iiltou should DO LETT to liis frions and no &C.
ton taken by tho CHURCH. I called on Doecler
IN November, 1872, and informed him TINT be
had beon appointed ono Of subcommittee to
see ;ril:ou III refcre'lco to hiH position in tho
worry busy then. but would nloet tho Committee
in about three woeka. Mr. Dcccher aad that
this BtoTy rested simply OIL tl,e words Of two
wllores, hut TINT II any person Of responsibility
made thcso attacaB, woull see how soon llo
responsiblo person. and that il ho put
forth thcso stories lie should DO cxpciied
from tho church. No card was published, to nv
knowledge. in the aoiden Age denying theHo
on tho 9Th of June, 1873, when 1 made charges
against Tilton before tho Examining Committee.
The amended charges wa,c placed before tho
Committee on July ], 1873. When my charges
were submitted to tho Committee, Dcocher said
to inc that was taking tho right course, but ho
thought this was not tho prorer time to submit
the charges, Gs many Of tho mcmherA wore absent
i'll tho country. When Dcochcr spoke to mo
Ills TONE wAs ASaAY AND THREATENING,
Before presented the charges to tho Commit
tee told i:eechor their substanee.
afr. Fullerton read the charge preferred by
West against Theodore Nltou before tile Cem-
mttce.
Tho Witness continued: These charges yero
ment. Mr. Doecher had tho Ba1no knowledge Of
the amended charges as Of tho former. leading
out Of the third specification. Tho amended
charges weFo read BY F.lllcrton.1 fho amended
al Of September, 1878. The Committee adopted
the Resolutions on the charges.
Witnoss wns asked tho nature Of tho reeo-
lutions, but the question was ob] ]cctcd to by tho
detonse, on the ground that il had not been
shown that Beecher or witness was present. OBJ
lection austnined, after brief argument.
A nerieB Of questions which followed were slso
objected to, oil tho ground that Beecher was ab-
sent on tho OCCASIONS referred TO. Fullerton
read the minutes of tho Committee containing
the resolutions adopted By the Committee.
The witness continued: 1 saw Mrs. Brad
allaw, mud showed her tic third specification in
tho chArgos. think this WAS in July or Au-
gust. 10.
Croas-examinci oY Mr. Shearnan: rcncn-
Der at the intorviow with Beocher, Aug. 81, rs
lie said tint ali
TIE plrr1cuLg1Ea BETWEEN HIM AND r1Lros wEuE
BURIED.
remember Doecllor distinctly making hfs report
alter Lis appointment as committee OF one to
Geo Tlton. shnk this report WIS u3aao iu tho
early par: Of November Or Decenbor, IT. I do
Int recollect thut Deccher waH present at the
meet ting OH Dec. !, 1871. There noyes Was n,y-
thing donn It'll tho mhtter of Tiltpn at o puhfc
rpntinp DfftbA Examining {toDIr1itthh hAfcra tia