The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-21
BEECHER TRIAL.

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Field to a seat on the bench.
Mr., Beecher took the stand and thu
crOss-exRmination was continued. Ill
testified: After a nights reflection | d.
not regard Mr.. Tilton as making charge
ofimprOper proposals against me, exCept
in q general way, he did not charge me
with the oaense before; he stated that hi
wife charged me.
Mr., Fullerton read from the direct
testimony Of the witness stating that Til
ton charged him with making improper
proposals to his wife,
Witness--This Ia not true; | regarded
the word charge as synonymous to the
term declare, and II was so used in this
sense; while Tilton narrated the matter to
me he-ellarged only in the manner in
which the charges had been told by his
wife; did not make the charges against
me known then because MOultOn did not
wish them TO be made public; MOullon's
whole conduct was that Of man who
believed in my innocence Of the charges
OF improper proposals; We never had .
word together on the subject, nor did | ask
for. his opinion about them.
Mr., Fullerton read from the letter writ
ten by witness February 8, 1872, in which
the writer spoke OF q keen suspicion run
ming through his life. The witness said
this suspicion referred to the manner in
which men would regard hiS moral con-
duct,
/ expected to clear myself by silence,
| thought / should have TO meet u divided
church, that there was no method Of in
vestigating the matter other than by the
Congregational Church, and that there
would be q strong feeling against the
Church. l meant by stepping down
and out" to resign, | Thought then that
my crime was winning this woman's af-
fectiOns and destroying the household.
II was either In November or December,
1872, that | was called to hear the "lruC
Story" read, After Tilton read the first
passage ! thought II | could stand that |
could stand the whole Of 1t. The reason
/ did not deny II when this charge
was read to me was because that was not
my why Of dealing in matters Of such
kind. | saw Mrs. Moulton about that
time, and was in great trouble Of mindi
| said to her that TiltOn wanted to be n
hero before the public; ! did not lie down
on the sofa; | heard but part Of Mrs,
MoultOn's testimony do not recOllect her
saving that she kissed me; ! never said
to her that she seemed to me like sec.
ton Of the day Of judgment; ! willswear
that | used no expression that might or
could be construed that way; there WA
nothing passed between her and me about
confession to the church; | remember
when was testiiying about tho statement
Of Mrs. Moulton that Use tho words "nOt
Of her own accOrd;" what | meant was
that she was influenced by her husband
/ was prepared to resign when tho
worst charges were proposed 10 be pushed
against met the resignation referred to N
MY statement was prepared IN May, 1873
the one proposed using II the worst
charges was pushed l don't remember
writing II but remember saying that
would resign (shOwn tie letter.; ! reCOg.
nize the hand writing; this Is u letter to
MoullOn saying, | saw Bell with refer
ence to the DeacOn's meeting; ] waF
afraid OF the women talking, but did moi
know that Mrs. Bradshaw was to be !
witness before the church committee;
said that the charge that Tilton would
make against me Of criminal intimacy
with his wife would have no effect OH me
tie ID Of June, Kinsella came to my house
In consequence OF OIL arrangement with
Nroulton, We talked about Tilton and hid
affairs; card was prepared which was
published that afternoon; | left Brooklyn
at half.past 10, and reached the office oI
tile Christian Union at II o'clock; AM
positive and willswear was not at MOul.
tons on the I'll Of June, 1873; | did not ap'
prove Moultoh's plan In regard to doing
away with the effect Of the bacon letter;
was done with IL; that Il had come TO AZ
end; do not think said to any person
had lost confidence in MOulton's general,
ship; did not In August, 1874, entertain
the idea ] had lost confidence In MOultOn
II was on June 9, 1874, that | first heard
Of General Butler coming Into the case
l did not say to Bowen that Butler
would be the Moses who should lead ME
through the wilderness, or that he. was Z
great man; ! never communicated with
Gen. Butler; | never remember seeing
Butler at 1'raCy's house; the first walk
had with Mrs. Tilt0n was in the summer
Of 1871, when l met her in the street nc
cidentally / talked with her, but mol
about the scandal, nor did | ask her u
the charge Of winning her affections was
true; I took II for granted II was, and yet
| walked with her through the publit
streets; / remember going with her IN {
carriage to Greenwood to bury little Paul
but was never at u picture gallery Will
her, nor ever visited Sarony with her.
Court here took recess.
After recess the proceedings did not be
gin until twenty minutes alter 2, whet
The Cross.examinaliOn OF BeeCher was con
tinuCd.
Q,-N[r. feeCher, did you walk will
Mrs. Tillon In tho city Of New York II
the autumn Of 1871 al any time. A. No
that I recollect, sir.
o. Were yon'in house ofrefreslmen
or oyster saloon with her IN the year 1871
or 1922 a. Not thnt.I recollect.
q. Do you think IL could have taker
place and you not recolleCt2 A. don
think Il could.
Q. Well, are you In condition TO sweal
positively that Il did not take place. A
According to the best Of my recollection
no such thing ever took place.
Q. That's as far as you goY A. As fal
as go.
O. In these walks with Mrs. Tilton OIL
which you have spoken, or In these con.
yersations with Mrs. T'ilton Of which yot
have spoken did yoit alm0nish hei
against permitting her affections to be en-
listed to any further extent than they had
already been enlisted2 A. ldid not.
O. Was there anything upon that Sub
iecl Haid2 A. Not q word.
q. And yot al the same time, as tii'
tlefstani, was la,Orihg under the strong
conviction that she had given her alice
lion 10 yOu7 A. ! was, air.
@. Well, were you not In fear that they
would be still to greater extent en-
listed in you than they had been. A. No
sir; not 10 a greater extent.
o. You Thought that no difficulty
would result from this communication
with her. A. I thought that some good
might.