, 1875-01-26


by TIM na,no pntcr. which they had mt f3eniea
This htcp Immediately nrn,lned MI of Mr.. Tilton'a
lawye,s, and they fought TIM ,noton ~ fiereoy
that tho nnttor hati ii he adjourned until t-las.
rdcnled tl,o iaea advanced by LIN opponent,
tlt alr. EyarH neatly tuned tho point
hy raging TINT the argument of Mr.
ljeac was satits tllo old proycrh, that
gar',lcr." Tint thrust Eaye Mr. Fullerton All
Opportunity ~ aaY 10 Judge Nelson tint "Tho
fnet tint tlio Deealoguo contains the command
ment Thou shalt not commit adultery does
not Justify tho roa,tng Of tho story Of Annanlas
and sapphrn." The result Of tho conteBt was
that Judge Neilsou ruled out nearly all tho parts
reatl. exceptions boing takeu 10 tl!osc PORTIONS
admitted.
Ito Tie tssociated Tsrs.,l
THE ATTENDANCE,
New YonE, Jan: 25.--Tho usual crowd gath
cred IN tie brooklyn CITY Courtroom ta-iny, to
DO present Mt tie great scandal. Assiatantpat-
tor Halliday waB tho ftBt Of tho Plymouth
Church delegation tn enter. Judgo nollso'. ar
rived soon afterwards followed shorty aftor. hy
most Of tho counsel. Theodore 1llton and
Francis D.. sfoulton camo III toSotlorr im1ne.
dtately followed by e1-lndgcs Fullerton aud
Morris. Mr. 1}orclor and lin friends mud 1lrn.
Triton and her friends had nut arrived wllon tho
Court wAH opcnod, nld h1oulton touk the stand.
Mr.. Eyasta apologzcd fur tho absence Of o.
Judge Potter. who was nnatIo ~ co'1ie oht,
owing to tho seycro weather.
THE wonDnULI DOCUMENT.
Mr.. shear1nan stated that they Ind got ting
original charges as printed In 1ooahHH d
ClGHin's HTk!y. Nov. 2, 1872' which ho rro-
posed to read. nr; s1snsman feaa aoo1 'e" ~
that portion Of tho article ineupatinE 1lton,
I4eechcr, unl Aroulton. Tfa article, tho co,ln-
rel argued, was only o PRONUNCIATION or tic
doctrine Of Airs. Woodruff, and he did not SEQ
why 1t should be admitted in evidence. hlr.
Beach, on tho eamo Fito said that II thin article
WIS read, it would raae side Issues; and tho nnly
object in reading 1t, he thoughtwaa to introduce
accusations againat tho plalntt6 aud tile witncss
On tho stand.
Tho Court decided that tho artice should DO
read, Bub1cct to his decision, paragraph l'y para-
graph. rho portion relating to Mrs. Woodhull's
views OF tho marriagc relation WAS rillcd oUt,
and tho Court characterized them al 81 htrociona
sentiments" An exception was taken to this
ruling by tho dofoliso. The risto! Hcono was
read and allowed to remni1i III. Tho statement
i'll regard TO Theodore Iilton, that llo was "no
veAta virgin" was ruled ont alno' aeo, t,s state,
preside at the Library Hall meeting.
hlr. Sherman tlcn said that this was all ho had
to read.
MouLroN'a Gnoss- EXAMINATION.
Tho cross~o1a'n.natlon OF Moulton WIS then
continued by Afr. Tracy: .,......
1catd tho most Of Titton's "true story"
read. It vas prepared IN tho iatter. part Of De-
was presented as M answor 10 tho Woodruff
charges; There y only port ol 4 Thlsh
Counsel for tho dcfonHe callcd for this paper,
which, they said. was in tile hands of tho proB-
ecution, but 1x-Judge Fullerton said IL was not
iu their hands, hsvinE been destroyed.
Witness continued: remember tllat portion
OF It which bore on tue rolatious Of Mr. Beer1cr
aud Mrs. Tilton. I dp not recollcct Low many
pagrH tho story waB contained IN. dn not think
the statement contained the letter OF contrition,
but 1t may have contained q portion. do not
{&,fr inn,
charge Of Mr.. fiton against Bcecher. AlF. Ill
to1! seemed always willing to mako statement
which should
PROTECT HIS WIFE FROM THE CHANGE or ApuL-
TENY.
remombor tho publication Of Tilton's lottor to
his "complniniug fEieud." Il,is was published
without my knowledge. Do not know tlat it
brought on IN emergency In tho cABe. II waB
tho subject Of an interview betwecn Deocler
and myself. but do not remember that 10 said
ho felt called upon to deny charges In this letter.
[Wit,less WIS handed tlls letter, which ho said
10 naver HaW befora.]
Ex-Jndgs Full ,rton asked to 500 the letter, to
Which Mr.. Eyarta fotortcd - MAS not in evl-
denoe." ..-
Ex-Judgo Fullerton insisted that tlio letter
should be shown to linn.
Mr.. Eyarts said it would he produced in owl
denco aauin. when the Court said that Judgo
Fulla5ton could then see it.
Tue letter wrlttol, By
TILToN To DowEH,
rociting tho clasgo pretaElel by tho latter
against Boecher, was shown to tho witncaa who
continued I do not rememler reading this, but
may have bcan told OF it. Do not knuw how Tho
pfoBa got held Of this lottor. and lad nothing
to do With furnishing 1t to TIC papers. askel
1ilton how 1t calne to be Published; he Aall hs
did not know. TAis publication brought On an
otler emergency anl caused great c1ultoment.
Think l saw Bsooher about it. Think this waa
published April 20, and Boecller gaye tue tho
e5.GuO fur tue uso Of Illtol May 4. Do not re-
nlaMher how soon after the publication Of this
article lad talk with Deecher about tho
nouey. l lad several interviews with him abunt
the nloney, and think tho Inst ono WIN imn,eli-
ately befoto | received it. l never reculect
learing l'eecher Saying TINT Iisou VAS talking
about hun Never heard rumors that TiIton sna
talking about Bceeler,
Tho wltnoes waB shown a letter which recalled
to Lis mind, OIL one occasion, ilearluE Of ru.,rH
agai1lAt l'oecher. lie d!d not 1emol1bor hearing
Of it OIL any other occasion.
Another letter VAS shown the witness, which
ho fecugnlzod as Ills answer to lotter from
Doecller Sunday morning, Juno1, 1873. sonp Ut
tlle WorlB wero UNDERSIGNED, which thu witncss
thought we're not aono by Linn. Tile lettor was
read. telling AlF. Beecher that ho could stun1 If
the Whole case was puhllshud to-moIruW.
THE TuipAllTITE AGREEMENT
Tho witness continued Tho tr1partite ngrec-
ment waB published prior to tho writing Ut
thiH letter on tho 30th Of May. On tho III OF
Jtua Beeohor published card excu1pating
q
charges. Ihs card was agreed upon In my study
suuday night before. l heard, OH the Saturday
afternoon previous, that Tllton was about to
publish lis card, and Monday learned that llo
was mot going 10 publish. This WAS after Deect,-
Or had a,luoupcod bis intention OF resignng. md
Tiltou had beon told of lis determination. That
card VAS not published. Tile draft Of the card
published June 4: wnB prepared by Tltsun, hut
was <ered somewhat before publication. The
card dated June 25 was drawn up III Delmonl-
cos, in Clambor street, When Yilton. Carpenter,
aug myself were present. dictated this letter.
The Court hero took the usual recess.
!, During tho morning session, to the hour OF
on tho bench,
Ans. TILToN TO MouIToN.
:, After the recess Moultou WAS l,audod LITTER
by Zen. Tracy. lilo aaid saw Ills letter il,
the !attor part of Deconber, 1874 after lis pub-
i1sstua iN,tH Of ts latter to eoplainiug frieud
was read by Mr.. shearmau aud was written tn
Moulton By Mr.. Tilton. declaring that rhe was
aud acknowledging her faith iii slor husband uot
making these charges against her.
Tho letter wan offered III evidence.
nEEcHEnH plUTu4E.