The Republican journal., 1875-04-22

day, after a suspension of several days,
on account of the illness of Mr. Fullerton.
The defendant is undergoing very
searching cross examination, in which he
sustains himself pretty well, though with
occasional stumbling. Mr.. Fullerton is
said to be unmatched in cross examina-
ton, and Beecher viii be lucky ii he es-
capcs without sears. We append brlet
report OF Tuesdays proceeding
TILToN's TRUE STORY
The Ragged Edge" letter was taken up and
lis expressions explained aswitness had already
done on the direct examination. Witness con-
tnued: Ii was about December, 1872. he was
called upon to hear Tilton's True Story" read.
This was after the publication of the Woodruff
scandal 1ilton said, before reading it, "Therc
is one sentence; if YOU can stand that. you can
stand The whole of it, and so the witness
thought himself when he heard it.
The sentence was here read by counsel, ac-
cuSing Beecher of having asked Mrs. Tilton to
be wife to him, with all that it implied
Q.-Now. Mr.. Beecher, is that Il correct state
ment of what was read:
Alt is correct.
Q.-Now, Mr.. Beecher when that accusation
was read to you, why didn't you stand up and
| deny that charge.
A.-Mr. Fullerton, that is not my manner OF
! dealing with men and things.
/ Fullerton-I perceive that, and we will pass
| on
| Witness was asked to produce the card for
publication which he drew up with the sanction
of II insella. He could not produce it: he had
it when he made his long statement to the com
mittee.
Counsel read from the statement: s,Moultoi Il
copied it, and the original | have found i'll my
house"
Witness said probably he then read it; he has
not looked for it very lately.
MRS. MOULToN's STATEMENTS CONSIDERED
Saturday, when he called on Mrs. Moulton
he was i'll Indignation and denounced Iilton's
| treachery and rottenness in pretending to keep
| the thing secret. while wishing somebody to
! bring 1t out so that he would appear to be the
| sufferer. Witness did not then lie on the sofa
| or anything else, but he was down on Moulton.
| However, IL was not an uncommon thing for
| him to lie down on the sofa while waiting for
Moult0n, and as he can never lie down with
out having his feet covered since he had the hay
fever. Mrs. Mouton used to throw something
oTer him. He distinctly remembers he was not
lying OF the sofa during the visit Mrs. Moulton
spoke of. lie does not recollect hearing Mrs.
Moulton's testimony that she kissed him. He
has the impression that he suggested the Ques-
ton to his counsel and WHISPERED it or wrote it
on slip of paper, and therefore he must have
heard it. He never tod Mrs. Moulton she was
Ike section of the day of Judgment or any kim
dred phrase. He will swear that he used no
phrase that would Justify such a saving. Ac-
cording to his best recollectionS he did moi say
ANYTHING akin to it and beyond that he won't go .
There was never any conversation, directly
or Indirectly, between him and Mrs. Moulton
about statement or confession to the church.
Witness remembers saying on his direct testi-
mony that Mrs. Mouton never made certain
statement ''of her own accord" Perhaps he
had sad what he ought not to have said; he
meant that she WAS influenced by Moulton.
WALKS WITH MRS. TILToN.
Witness denied emphatically that he ever had
tried to obtain the services or advice of General
Butler, and continued With regard to the
one was short one IN the summer of 1871; he
had met her accidentally in the street; another
time he met her in Montague street and lie
walked down as far as her house; he is not
surveyor, and can't tell how many wards or
rods; he cannot recall the street As to tell
how many blocks: thinks it was in The after
noon, and left her at her own door; does not
remember what his errand was, OF where he
was going; he conversed with her. but not
about the scandal; did not ask her if the charge
that he had won her affections was true; he
took it for granted that it was, and yet walked
with her through the public streets be remem-
bers gong with her III a carriage to Greenwood
to the burial of Little Paul. Mrs. Tilton never
was at Sarony's with him.
" illtSS ulti not ItCOlltCl NtlklnS WIN MIS-.
1llton through the streets in New York, in the
autumn of 1871. In the walks he had with her
he did not admonish her against allowing her
affections to be transferred to him, he was la
boring under strong belief that they had been
but did not fear that they might be
more transferred. lie hoped good from the
walks by bringing moral influences to bear on
her. He did not know Of Bessie Turner being
sent away until informed by Mrs. Morse's let
ter. lie had no intention, not even shadow,
from any quarter that she knew of the charges
against him by Tilton. His first payment on
her account by advance to Moulton whether by
check or not he can't say. He kept check
book but did not enter memorandumS of the
time and object for which checks were given
one of the checks were handed to witness He
paid that out because Mouton told him it would
be very great convenience to Titon to advance
it to pay for her board. Once before that Moul-
ton spoke of raising the mortgage on Tilton's
house and witness said count me in that This
is all he recoectS Of the subject of money be-
tween him and Moulton previous to paying
that check.
The remainder of the day was devoted to the
cause motives, etc, of Mr.. Beecher's payments
to Moulton of money TO be used for Tilton
Witness explained that he did not then think it
blackmaing; that he made the payments not
to purchase peace. but to assist Tilton, whom
he was led to believe he had injured in his busi-
ness prospects.