The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-20

also that Tilton had been refused access
to these papers. Whatever rumOr has
said, the letters which came through the
newspapers never came through me,
The letter Of August 4th, written by
Beecher to Moulton asking for papers
and documents in his possession was also
read, stating that they had been placed in
his custody for safe keeping, and that he
(Beecher) did not ask for them as q means
whereby he might hurt Tilton,
The ex-Judge, holding up q paper,
asked the witness II that was q correct
transcript Of the account Of his firm with
THEODORE Tilton. The witness stated that
it was a correct copy of the whole trans
actions OF Tilton with his firm, The
total debts in the account were $l2,0Sl,
the credit total being the same amount,
The witness said this was correct state
ment so far us he knew. The account was
offered in evidence by ex-Judgc Porter,
A statement OF the moneys received
from Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and paid
out by witness were then offered in evil
dence and read, It appeared that from
1871 to 1874 he had paid ont to Mrs.
TiltOn, to Theodore TiltOu, Rev A. NJ.
Reade and Rev. A. G. Beatty sums vary
ing from S25 to Sl00, which latter was
given to Tilton in 1878, the total being
S8,07S. Witness continued; These
items were taken from the account in the
ledger there were some currency sums
which / received from Beecher, which !
almost Immediately paid out, | think
this happened on two occasions, and OF
them ! took no memorandum. | will
produce my ledger in Court Tomorrow.
There never was ut any time an account
between my firm and BeCCher, and II
only appeared on the firms books when
deposited by me personally. On one Of
those times Of which took no memo.
randum, think the amount was $500,
and probably on the other occasion
il might have been $500, as l think It
was a larger sum on the last occasionj the
$500 received from BeeCher did not enter
into this account; on one occasion NltOh
deposited 81, 800 In checks with my firm;
| contributed 81 800 to the Golden Age
and subscribed $4,000; do not Tcmenl.
ber what time paid this contribution,
but think It was In tho spring Of 1871;
| paid in cash and lent TiltOn $4,000,
which was not all repaid; TiltOn gener-
ally came to the firm when he wanted to
draw money. On December ~, 1870,
saw Tilton, when he said he was going to
see Bowen and ask him for his proofs Of
Beecher's guilt, Flo never consulted me
then about his relations with Bowen, or
about his probable dismission. do not
remember II this was proposed by mg to
be done. The next interview that ! re-
member with him was on December S0th.
There never was my conversation be-
tween liz at either Of these interviews
us To procuring u statement from Bowen.
At these interviews 'rilton said he had no
doubt the charges preferred by Bowen
against Heecher were true. Tilton prior
to this had sAid tllat lIeecher preached to
his mistrGsses IN Plymouth Church. This
was in the latter part Of 1870 I'iltondid
not give any Of the names Of these mis-.
tresses. did not believe this statement,
My wife ut that time attended the Church
and sho ceased to attend shortly after the
facts Of the case became known to her,
Her name is still on the rolls Of the
Church. We had pew upto 1879, which
| paidfor. never had been regular at
tendantat Plymouth Church. Was there
last on the evening Of the report Of the
! do not remember when
lust attended divine worship there.
At this point the Court adjourned tor
the day,