Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-15
BEECHER'S TRIAL
More Of MouItou-s Testimony.

| Mrs. Morse mentioned in Yesterdays Sr.Ri
| IN evidence. which was objected 10 by MIR.
| The objection being sustained by the court
| Mr.. Beach argued that the letter was "A mari
"i 'e HterI lew. and should be aimittc1 as
! tNtd' nee. lie assumed that there was i'm that
| letter clear imputation OF guilt agaiu>t {
| tCVthpr- and h. thought il was a Quest ion In
/ be submitted 70 the jury. Counsel read the
| letter IN question. stating that when She
! knew Of the miSeries that had been brought
| by fiitou oa his family She admitted there
was no col. ard that Bessie Turner the
| servant. had been sent away. and hat Mrs.
IiiiOn had no one To assist her i'm taking care
OF the children. ami that in fneoiOrc'S debts
| had been paid he would not have enough 10
give meal 10 lis family.
Moulton then continued his testimony a
| follows:
BFECUFR NOT COMFORTABLE
| EeCcheT stated that he dill not feel CON
Portable with this story travelling from per
son 70 person. and I assured him that TiltDn
| said that he had not mentioned this fact 10
| any persons. but hc mentioned the names of
/ these two parties.
Beecher'S reply to Mrs. Judge Morse was
/ here read.
Moulton added that Tilton said AT the in
| terview that II would De necessary 10 word
the letter so that If IL fell into the hands OF
| other parties no harm would be done; the let
ter was a general denial of Indifference on the
part of BeoCher tO the wants of Tilton's fam
lily; at a subsequent iutery lew Bepcher said
| to witness that he wished to have some as
Surance of Theodorc's state of feeling toward
| him. and witness spoke To Theodore. who
consequently wrote the letter already read
and il was shown Ia Beecier; il was written
ON the 1th Of February. ISL.
| The letter was again read promising to dis
countehance the publicity of the affair. IL
was addressed To MouIton.
| Witness reSumed-it was shown To Beech
er on the same day. and ON that day he wrote
| letter 10 mc-(now lroduced).
| THE FRIEND WHOSE HAND TIED Up THE
| STORM.
| THE letter was read, thanking MOu ltOn for
| MS friendship, and praiSing Tilton. who
| would have the hardest task of all, &c.l ON
| The same day Beccher wrote letter, now
handed me. 10 Mrs. TIlton, remarking that
as Elizabeth WAS not taken into their CON
| SuitationS she ought TO be assured of the
| state OF Theodore'S feelings. THE letter was
| here read. 1t speaks Of MoultoE as the friend
| sent by God, ana whose hand tied up the
storm. This letter was signed, Your uII-
happy friend, H. W. Beecher.'l
| WltneSS.-lie asked me u get TheOtOre'S
consent TO write il. and when written he
handed IL To me: prior 10 the writing OF that
letter II was arranged between Beecher and
me that he was TO hold no CORES pOndence
with her without Theodore'S consent. and he
| said he thought that would be right; | gave
| the letter To Theodore Tilton for delivery and
he afterward handed il back To me, after my
return from the south Beecher handed me
| this letter, which he said he had received
from Elizabeth. the letter saving: "DoeS
your heart bound to all "a before? Mine does
| The bird sings in my heart again. ! am my
| self again. &c. The letter is i'm Mrs Til
| TONS handwriting. il is not signed: the en-
| dorsement. Received March oth," is in Mr..
| Beecher's writing.
| THE NEST HIDING LETTER.
| A letter dated April 3, 1871, was also put i'm
| evidence. 1t commenced. Mr.. Beecher. NV
future for life and death would be all the
| lengthier if knew you forgave as well a.
forget me. My weapons were untiring gen
| erosity and nest hiding The two last words
were underlined. The letter was without a
| signature.
| After recess Moulton testified about con-
| yersation in relation To dropping TiltOn from
the list of members of Plymouth church.
| Witness was handed a letter, which he said
was i'm Henry Ward Beecher's handwriting,
i dressed To Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton, askiu. that
| she have the divine protection.
| THE Woodruff PUBLICATIONS.
| witness said: / remember the Woodruff II
! publication. but do not remember the day
IL was published; | saw Mr.. Beecher about
| This, and said: This woman ought TO be
| countenanced not To publish the stories she
| threatened / saw Mrs. WOOdhull and al ter
ward saw Mr.. Beecher, and told him that
al persuaded her not TO meddle with them,
and he expressed his qualification at the
manner in which id had ended; in November
| 1872, there was publication in Woodhull's
! paper affecting the parties; l saw Beecher
! who said he came TO see me about what was
TO be done in the matter; ] told him /
thought silence would xiii the story. and il
he pointed To his past life as an answer it
would XIII il; we consulted together. but
could arrive at no other conclusion. denied
hatly 10 two or three persons that Beccher
was an impure man, for which he thanked
7
his return TiltOn had an interview with
Beocher In my presence, in which he denied
giving publicity To any OF the stories, which
Beecher said he believed; il was proposed To
publish a card denying the story, but Tilton
declined To publish a card, or have anything
to do with it, saying that Beecher should
suffer for his crime.
BEECHER AFFECTED TO TEARS.
Mr.. Tilton told him he made the acqtain-
tance of Woodruff TO prevent her publishing
the story about his wife and Beecher. Beecher
was deeply affected on seeing no hope. and
he wept as usual. In December, 1S12, there
was an interview at my house between Mr..
ana Mrs. Illton, Beecher, and myself; Tilton
had communicated 10 me his iatention of
publishing the whole story; he had stated the
whole story i'm delicate language and BeecheT
came at my invitation 10 hear II read, TiltOu
said To Beecher; Il Will read you one passage
and IL you can stand that, you can stand the
rest" Tilton cOntinued-Elzabeth told me
that you solicited her TO become a wife, with
all that i implied, and / will read that pas
sage 10 You; Beecher said to him: '1ou
might as well tell the whole story; IL will kill
me II you publish it, Beecher said 10 me-
Il viii not be put in The position OF a man
who has solicited woman and been refused -
and said 10 him, Il certainly sympathiZe
with you IN that view of the case. I Laughter.l
Afterward told Beecher prevailed on TIL
ton not to publish the statement as il would
be cruel TO his family, and lac thanked me for
my interference on his behalf; at a SubSs-
quent Interview between BeecheF, Carpenter
and myself, Carpenter suggested his stepping
from the pulpit 10 a journal, and thus putting
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Beecher afterwards, that would be
VIRTUAL CONFESSION.
ana he thought so, and told Mr.. Carpenter
so. i recollect the tripartite agreement;
Beecher came TO my house; / sent for him
because Tilton complained that its publica-
ton placed him in a position of being for
given some injury by Mr.. Beecher, and he
wouldn't stand in that position; that il
wasn't true; Tilton said 10 Beecher, This
publication puts me in a position of being
forgiven by you; now want you TO set the
matter right, or / shall publish this card"
Mr.. Beecher said, II don't think YOU are
right; il don't look like that" Tiiton left
and Beecher said TO me, 10 was from one
trouble into another; if Tilton publishes that
IL you'd Kill him; L advised him not to give
way to his feelings as he always did when an
emergency came, and said if / took such a
Responding view L would have given up the
case long ago Some days after he came TO
me in great despondency and showed me q
letter resigning his church, which he was to
give the trustees, but told him that would |
never do, that it was a virtual confession OF |
guilt, and an act of cowardice on his part,
and that thought a card could be prepared |
which would meet the case.
Counsel then read the statement published |
by Tllton on the ID of June, 1873, containing |
a letter OF contrition of Beecher.
Witness said that on the night this was