The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-08
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TO THE
WHEELING REGIS lEh.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
of Main and 18th SITS.
THE BEECHER TRIAL.
The Customary Attendance.
Rev. Mr.. Beecher Continues.

NOV. uul DCOSl1Cl OShOliAS SSo'
NEW YORK, April THE usual
crowd sought for admission TO the court
room to-day. Judge Nelson and all the
counsel were on hand early, and at | |
o'clock Mr.. Beechcr resumed his place,
and the counsel for the defendant con-
suited about fifteen minutes, when Mr..
Evarts said 1t would be- better if Mr..
Cleveland's further examination be de-
frrred until he could have short stay IN
the country, when he might be able to
attend court. The Judge and the plain
tiirs counsel concurred.
The witness testified: The interview
with Mrs. Woodruff about presiding nj
the Steinwav Hall meeting, was on the
day the of which the meeting took place,
at Moulton's house; | said | seldom pre-
sided at public meetings; she handed me
large roll of paper which contained her
views; | told Moulton that |
could not ally myself with
this woman; received letter from
Mrs Woodruff in reference 10 gong to
the meeting of women sutiragists at
Washington; this is not the letter | re-
frrred to in my note to Mr.. Moulton OF
January "a, -
The witness here corrected himself,
and said this was the letter referred to IN
the communication 10 MOulton, and con-
tinued
also received the letter in regard to. the
Steinway Hall meetingi | answered the
Washington letter, but didn't write the
answer after the fall of II; | had con-
ver,ation with Moulton about the poem.
Sir Marmadukes Musings said 1t
almost broke my heart to see Elizabeth ,
name brought before the public IN
that way In the interview with Hilton
in December, II, he never said to me |
/ should not make reasons for his writing
/ the life of Mrs Woodruff, thorn IN his
side now; there was no conversation "a
| to how this work Wa, to bee treated by
| me. in reference TO the method of drop
/ ping his name from the church rolls; he
never told me he never again would
| cross the threshold of the church.
Evarts read that portion of Tilton :
/ direct testimony III relation 10 tins mat
ter. but witness denied there were auy
such discussions between them. The wit
ness continued: Before writing the letter
February 9TH, II, to Mouton, something
occurred to make me write it; | went 10
Moultous office; when going out he spoke
roldly to me and when | entered into
conversation he was abrupt; he said 1t
VA, we'll fer me. who had friends aud
home to disregard Tllton.
Tn. Couyersatioa was very Trying 10
! ! found ~ | was going away next week
/ could not go of till clearing myself in
/ ncourt of honor vi not fulfilling my OBJ
1 location 10 Theodore Tiltou;
| was certain | had fulfilled every obli-
cation to Tilton had entered into.
Mr.. Evurts read letter written by
/ Beecher to Moulton, telling him he was
about leaving the city for n week, and
( about meeting IitOn on the cars. This
WIS the letter of February 5th, 1872
! During the reading of the letter the wit
/ ness said: The anxiety | referred to IN
/ the letter was that the troubles in Tllion 5
I family should not be dragged into my
/ church Mr.. Evarts continued to read
| the letter, TO the effect that the writer
| had used every effort to restore Illton :
reputation with increasing success. The
witness stated that he had stated every
where that Tilton was chaste man, and
that the stories repeated to Bowen were
/ false.
I Undertook TO Clear His Character
/ at later periods: it was understood that
/ Elizabeth should not hear OF these
stories; when | spoke of stepping down
and out, referred to the fact that rather
than have the church mixed up IN the
Investigation, would leave the church,
for il would destroy it; when | wrote this
letter, | was in the depth of depths; in
reference 10 the expression II am alone;
referred to the circumSuncc that | was
shut up with him in the policy of silence;
the phraZr, Though you love me not.
referred to his treatment OF me; did Il
great deal for the sake of the church, but
for my own sake did II great deal more;
the charge then was improper advance,
other charges had not then
been made; had a Cuuyrr-
Sarion with Moulton about article,
ia the GohieH Ags office; We had talk
about the reinstatement of Tilton and
his difficulties with Bowen. The letter
of March 9Th, 1872, was read by Mr.
Evurts. and the witness was queStion"r
and answered that this estimate IN re-
rard to NV feeling about Moulton IL
u'n''nT nG "',n ,n,. ,"t :. tr," % man arJ brother
,T,an' 49,, ~ an , ;n,nryisw b.tyeep MouItor
I s,'Ir ,.'o,S was a., ahnn, . ~. GoiEu 1oc proof
anu NY s''t ,ro "Do", , ~, o,bar nar:,n nre..
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The Letter Referred 10 Above.
Monday, February ., 1872
My DEAR FRIEND-I leave town 60.