Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-04-24
Fullerton Again After the
Pastor.

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Pastor.
NEW York April 19.--The Brook
Ign city court room was packed this
morning with spectators. Fullerton
was early in his attendance, and still
showed traces of his late Illness
Bsecher came in looking quite fresh.
He was accompanied by his wife and
sons. When the court was opened,
defendant resumed the witness chair
and testified On the Sd of January,
1871, / have no recollection of the rea-
sons why | went to Moulton's house.
| do not remember if it was by APP
pointment. / do not recall that
| Moulton reported the effect of the re-
| turn of the retraction letter ON Tilton.
| When / went there saw Moulton in
his room. We had a general CONVEX
sation. He spoke of Tilton and his
state of feeling. expressed my
GREAT SYMPATHY FOR TILToN,
| and for the injury / had done him,
and the distress and trouble on his
| family. and the part / had taken in
them. The conversation on the Sd
took place with regard to the alenia-
ton of his wife's affection from him.
| do notremember if Tilton said How
can speak to this man, who has SO
conducted himself ?'' / can now rec
ollect many conversations with Mrs.
Tilton in which i said things ought
not to have said, il / had known the
| effect they would have had. I spoke
to her of her family, my books and
letters, and number of other things.
This interview lasted from three
quarters of an hour to an hour ron the
Sd of January. | do not recall any
thing in
MRS. TILToN's CONDUCT
that would indicate an oyerween-
ing affection. On the I'd of Janury,
1871, / wrote the letter to Henry
Bowen at Moulton's, and my own
suggestion it grew out of the CONVEX
tation on I'd of January. My object
was to disabuse his mind of impress
sions / had made on him with stories
abont Tilton. 1t was not for the pur-
pose of re-instating him in his lost po-
sitiOn.
Fullerton here read
A LETTER WRITTEN TO BOWEN.
Witness continued: | had no other
correspondence with him on the mat
ter as far as / remember. i know
Frank Carpenter, and on the first Of
june, 1879 have slight recollection
of a conversation with him. Do not
remember saying to him 'sHave you
seen Theodore. He is going to pub
lish my letter." and
THAT II WOULD RUIN ME
and him also, as he could not rise on
my ruin. All can say is do not
rememfer this conversation with
him; remember walking either to
my house or Moulton's with Carpen-
ter, either on Sunday on Friday af-
ternoon. (Witness was shown ex-
hibit No. 49, L think this is in my
handwriting; / do not remember
what statement this letter refers to.
/ presume the committee referred to
was the investigation committee Of
Plymouth; ] think you are alto
gether.
ON THE WRONG TRACK, MIR. FUL-
LERTON.
Judge FullertOn--But intend TO
get you into the right track.
WitnessI think this letter was
written at Moulton's house, when he
was present, and lat his suggestion.
When / drew the paper of July 18th
/ cannot say il I remembered what
the charge was against me. Nothing
ever came of this paper, and it was
prepared as a suggestion. This state
ment was only the ground Of the diff
ficulty presented to the committee.
My impression is that Moulton said
let me take this and show it to Tilton.
/ do not remember what this letter
was written for. do not think it
was in relation to- this matter.
AT this time / had lost confidence
in the generalship Of Moulton;