The Portland daily press., 1875-05-07

Al QlQn say IHeiC was any oNsSAA wa
vergation. 1 said there might have been.
Q.-Is it large room'
A.-No: about 10 by II feet.
Q.-And there was laage table occupying
part of it,
Ayes dining table.
The court here took a recess.
Kit Karson, Jr., was in court today, and at
recess he was followed by curious crowd.
The court was filled after recess almost the
same as during the early days of the trial.
report having got abroad that Bowen was
swearing dead against Beecher. Among the
applicants for admission was a young clergy,
man who had no ticket. A policeman knocked
at the door and SAID to the court officer inside
''There is a minister of the Gospel here, Will
you admit him?" ST he is minister OF the
Gospel cannot keep him OUT was the reply,
and the minister entered triumphantly aud to
the envy of number of ticket holders OUT
side
Fullerton, with the permission of the court,
asked Stephen Pearl Andrews one more ques-
ton, What Gen. Hammond was it that ne
mentioned yesterday as among the visitors az
WoodhulPs? Mr.. Andrews stood up and SAD
it was General Hammond of st. Louis, not
Surgeon General Hammond.
The cross. examination of Bowen was resum-
ed. Evarts read from the testimony OF TWO
other arbitrator, Chas. Storrs and Mr.. FREE
land that ClafiIn made the award an announc-
ed that the tripartite was to be signed oY
Beecher, Tilton and Bowen, anu the papeis
Witness said he was still positive that moth
i no of the kind was said in his presence.
Nothing was said to him about the tripartite
until after the arbitration.
Eyarts-You said that this morning.
Wltness-And say again. (Laughter)
Counsel here read testimony "Arbitralors
wanted the Woodstock letter.
Witness-NothIng of the kind was said.
O-Then you think Mr. Storrs is wholly mis-
taken?
Al think so.
Counsel then read Freelapd's testimony that
it was announced the papers were to be burned,
but that Bowen wanted to get back tile WOOD
stock letter :.
Witness answered that be did not ask for it,
and there was no such announcement.
On the 26th of December, before going to
Beecher's, Egglestone might have been there,
but he has no recollection one way or the
other His memory is generally good. lie
does not say that when he does not remember
thing he Is pretty sure it did not take place.
He has no recollection of saying to Eggiestone
while putting on his boots, IF IIlton is PAD as
we say he is, he talks exceedingly we'll. lie
does not remember asking Egglestone to call
on certain lady that day and report the re-
suit. He has no recollection of clapplng his
ticket aud saying to Egglestone he had letter
from Tilton to Beecher, or OF Egglestonee 10.
turning the same everiug with message from
the lady, or of saying to Eggestone: u have
lust seen Beecher; he is good friend OF yours
and mine; he is delighted at Tilton being re-
moved; he saws that Tilton is the worst man
alive and that Mrs. Tilton is saint going to
heaven before her time, Qaughter,) or OF saying
Beecher has told me horrible things ABOUT
him. Still it is not impossible that 1t was
said. He had not the slightest recollection OF
it.
A messenger brought back. the message
"yes" from Freeland in answer to note ask
ing him to appoint the time for an interview at
a certain hour. The note asked him to appoint
four OF five or any other hour that would suit.
Thinks Beecher was there before him at Free,
lands He shook hands with Beecher and
sad he was the bearer of letter from Tilton.
Beecher sat down and read it and put it n
his pocket Witness asked if there was any
answer, and Beecher sad 1.-THE man is craz7.'
Witness asked what he had to say about 1t, and
Beecher asked, "Do you con as frlend?,
and he replied, All their differences were set
tied and he had no unfriendly feeling. Beech
er said he was glad to hear it, and asked HIM II
he knew anything about the trouble in Illton's
family He replied nothing in particular, but
some general things he did hear. Then Beech
er said he had received, or his wife had, letters
from Mrs. Tllton which he desired him to see,
and he wished him to call and see his wife next
morning. Witness replied he had special rea-
sons for not calling. meaning the differences
with Mrs Beecher, but Beecher said he would
make it all right. He did agree to call the next
morning. After this good deal was said in
gen eral way about Tilton, and some facts and
names were given ny DteCutI, lcid'luo W
ladies' known TO witness. To this witness re-
piled he knew there were damaging stories
about Tilton of that character, and he named
some Of them. He also tod Beecher that he
had reasons for severing Tilton's connection as
editor and that it was after these stories came
to him from various sources, and that be felt
it was his duty to sever all connection or III
ton with the two papers Previous 10 this
Beecher had given no advice or opinion on the
matter, for be had made up his mind to do 1T
bofo boo nil Rooohar'c itpnS in the dI-
rectiop of imputation. Beecher again. urged
him to call at his house, and they parted. That
was substantially all. He read a note from
Beecher next day saying the only stories he
aggerated or untrue. He had no recollection
of whether he then thought the note accorded
with his recollection of the interview. He did
call on Mrs. Beecher and had a short interview
and on Monday made the usual New year
CAL on Beecher On the evening of that day
he informed Beecher that he had on the pre-
vious Saturday severed all connection etween
Tlton and the two papers ne cannot say
whether it was on the evening OF the 10Th that
he heard from Beecher about the intended sep
aration of Mrs. Tilton from her husband, or
from Mrs. Beecher the next morning.
The sale of Plymouth church pewS that year
was on Tuesday after New Year day. VII
ness was one of the first founders of the church,
and has remained a member still. Two letters
written by Bowen to Beecher were here handed
to the witness, and he was asked to try and
find Beechers replies, which he promised to
do.
Re-examined by Fullerton.
He handed back to Oafn draft of the
tripartte which he does not know what hap
pened to it. His recollection is that the trlpar-
tite was presented to him. 1t was after the
money was paid and he distinctly remembers
that he remarked at the time that as Iilton ana
he had settled all differences and Beecher and
he had settled all differences, he saw no reason
Lou 81 ,,s, I'm "a nn4ha
give the date when it was pre- sented to him.
PAPER handed to witness. He believed that to
be the paper he refused to sign, The words
crossed are the cues he refused to sign. lie
crossed out that paragraph at the tlmc tne
paper was presented to him. and the interllnea-
ton in the pencil is the emendatlon ne made
before handing 1t back.
Fullerton read the erased part as folows:-
81 declare that those charges, imputatons and
;rnuendOes without APPROXIMATION IN fact
and emendation, 81 sincerely regret having
made any imputations, charges or innuendoes
unfavorabe to the Christian character Of Mr..
Beecher." Mr.. Fullerton pointed out to the
witness in the draft the draft word 'disa-
vowed" erased and the word Withdrawn" be-
fore ''all the charges, innuendoes," etc., and
the witness SAID the emendaton was also by
him. He also struck ont after II know moth
ing" word 'derogatng to his reputation as
a clergyman and as a man. and submitted
(which should prevent me extending to him
my most cordial Christian fellowship. lie
knew nothing about Beecher's letter of apology
when signing that tripartite. Dnring the arb-
tration Tilton called the attention OF the arbi-
traitors to the clause in the agreement that the
contract on the Independent might be termin-
ated at any time by either party paying to
the other the sum of $250O, and to the clause
in the Union contract of a similar character.
He cannot say if Tilton rested his case entirely
on these clauses but he presented them.
Witness was shown Beechers letter to Moul-
ton Jan. Z, 1871, and the letter OF his to Mrs.
Tilton, and the witness said he had no recollec-
ton of them He knew nothing about them.
Counsel asked whether he knew anything
about Mrs. Tilton's written charge against
Beecher when he signed the triparti.
Mr.. Evarts objected to this, but the court al
lowed it.
Witness said he knew nothing about that or
the retracton or recontation. 1t was in the
evening of the Monday following Jan. LIST that
he told Beecher he had discharged Tilton.
Beechers letter to him on the subject was re-
ceived that morning
Counsel here read from Beechers testimony
that he told MouliOn that all his dfhcultleS
with Bowen were business ones, that Bowen
never made any accusation against him affect
ing his moral character, and that he never
made any confessions of adultery to Bowen.
Fullerton informed the court that there was
a point he forgot to ask about in the direct ties
tjmony, and that his attention was called to it
by Beech during recess. He putthe question:
Odd you at any time make statement
affecting Beecher's moral character?