The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-05
THE BROOKLYN SENSATION,
Several Witnesses Examined
The Same Old Story.

DGdCu 5ldltu LhAL NAAS ''N''N'~
subpunaed to produce the books Of his
firm for the past two years. Dir. wood
ruff testifed-At the interview with
Jackson Schultz was present. MouItoh
said he could not accept any ald when
would place him under Obligation to Mr..
Beechor.
Cross examined-Have knowa Tracy
intimately for six years; Tracy was re-
tained for the firm on two or three cases
| do not remember reading an intorviow
in the BROOKLYN Union of June 70, 1871,
between reporter and Tracy Witness
was shown the report OF the interview,
and said, | have no doubt now hut what
[ saw this interview and may
have talked with Mclean about 1t;
Shearman read certain portions OF the
interview, but was interrupted with OBJ
iections from Beach, who argued that
this interview was not proven by Gener-
al Tracy, and that this was an attempt TO
get the interview before the jury. The
witness said | do not recollecL any por-
tion of this reported interviews saw
Tracy after he had made his statement,
but / rccolcct no special talks with him;
| lntimated to Tracy at his house last
summer. that he had misrepresentrd
matters in his statement of the scandal.
After Tracy told MoUltOn OF the money
transactions of which he was informed by
me. | went to Tracy and told him he had
abused my confidence and he admitted
he had done wrong; | have no recollcC-
tion of having been informed by MUul-
ton that he had received money to pay
Bessie Turner's schooling; Moultom said
the $500 payment WAS made for the sup
port of Mrs. Tilton's family; | collected,
in November, y, the interest due on the
bond and mortgage on Ti!ton's house,
butt do not remember the day;
Mouton told me he received the $500
| do not remember saying to Soutnwick,
in conversation about the Woodruff
scandal, whether it would be bestto drive
Be-chcr out of Brooklyn, nor did he
reply to me, you may have 4 head for
carving on the salt business, but YOU
can't drive Becchcr out of Blooklyn;' !
never told SUuthwick | charged Bcccher
with adultery; | have told SouthwIck
since ! was on the stand, that Tracy had
sworn to things on the stand that ] told
him in confidence; the books | am asked
for are pot in my possessions | cannot
recOllcct anything about the yellow paper.
The witness was here allowed 10 leave
the stand, and recess was taken.
After Recess.
Mr.. Morris announced that h" and
Evarts had been talking to DrStylcs, the
physician, who attended Mrs Tilton, and
he stated that after her confinement, his
last professional visit WAS on the 5Oth Of
December, 1870.
Mrs. Anna NJ. MiddIebournc was then
called and she testified | reside in Con-
necticut, where my husband is in busl-
ness; became acquainted with Tiiton
in 1871; this was in the summer and IN
autumn Of that year | met him ut Mrs.
Woodhulrs house; met Mrs. Woodruff
first at the womens suffrage convention,
in New York in the spring OF 1875 /
went to her house in autumn on business;
| was engaged in writing articles for her
paper: the date Of my visit to her, was
october 25th, 1871. On that occasion
there were present, | think, Mr.. Conlcy
and gentleman with him, Edward
Wheeler and Edw'd Bacon; am positive
that there was no conversation there
that evening on the subject Of this scam
dal; it was after dark when ! went there
and about 10 or IL o'clock left; we were
in large parlor; the folding doors were
open making ono large room; remcm-
Der being in Boston in September, 1872,
when Woodruff addressed me again and
referred to the scandal; she spoke of per-
sons living in criminal relations with
other people aud mentioned as one Of
them Becoher as having relations with
Mrs Tilton; there were few people pres
ent at this meeting.
Crosscvamncd - Ny acquaintance
with Woodruff began, think, in the
spring of 1871, though it might hav"
been a wear earlier; often visited her
ot her office when / was in New York;
| met Tilton first in Woodhulls office:
she introduced me to him; | can t
r.membrr low soon after my first &C
ouointance with Mrs. Woodhul!i was
an advocate ofthe spiritual movement aud
wrote for the Ciafin and Woodruff pa
ner; il wns bv accident | visited Mrs.
Wrodhulls house that evening tor dur
ing the day ! had attended splrltuaIist
meeting at her home; it wa- raining and
she asked me to 90 home with her; ! did
not know there was to he any gathering
there until | arrived; | don't recOilect
that anv other ladies were there except
Mrs. woodruff and Miss Cahini re-
member Mr. Wheeler making amedium-
istic speech, but don't remember that
Tilton reported it; remembera conver-
sation that evening about the Lowell
oneratiye.. ard the restrictions placed
mon the women there; got there about
seven o'clock and left between ten and
eleven; there was no conversation OF a
private character that night.
To Mr.. Fullerton-Wthin the past
two wears | have been medical student
IN Nov York. and was resident, for Il
short time, of the Woman Medical Hos
pltal.
Nrs. TiIton's Brother Recalled.
The witness here resumed her seat and
tossnb II. Richards was then
recalled. He testified: | remem.
her Going before the Investigating
Committee at Storrs' house last summer;
General Trscy was there, but not when
I rived; I had conversation with him
in tho front parlor; he made some re-
mark about my appearing before the
committee.
interview. which was objected to and the
witness resumed:
! ssid to Tracy that appeared at the
.,mmons Of Mr.. Sage; Tracy said: l
am here as Becchers counsel, and he
fold me I would be- asked ifmy sister had
over con nfes.ed to me Of having commit
tod nm adultery with Mr.. Beecher; re-
nlied that | would not answer that queS-
ton: he said my refusal to answer would
He construed as an answer in the affirm
alive and | refused to 90 before the com.
mittee. | am sure that General
Trarv told me he was acting as
counsel for Boecher: do not
remember Bessie Turner coming 10 me
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