The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-01
THETRIPARTITE COVENANT.
1T IS BEING INVESTIGATED.
OTHER SIDE SHOWS IN ORDER.

DAL CASE.
Nrw YoRK. March 29.-The crowd around
the Brooklyn city court room to-dsy Is an
indication that the interest in the great
scandal trial Is on the Increase. Mr.
Bsecher, his wife, and youngest son, and DR..
Edward Beecher were present and seated In
front of the Plymouth Church delegation.
Mrs. TTlton and the women VINO usually ac-
eomaanY her were absent, but their places
were occupied by other women. David
Bows, produce merchant, was tne nrst
witness called, and in answer 10 questions
nut kv AIR. Eyarts testified: Miss Bessie
Turner lived in my family. She came in the
spring and left in the summer, but 90 nos
recollect the year, nor have any memo
raudum of dates. My family with others
went on trip to Omaha that spring we
left on the 31st of May and returned on Ihe
I2th of June. This concluded his olrect
examination and the prosecution nad no
questions TO ask him. John WlnsIo" was
the next witness called. He stated: aCl
a prac,icing lawyer, and have been for 20
years. was formerly district attorney ior
Kings county. was member OF tDe IN
vestigatiDg committee OF the fIynouIn
Church meeting at Mr.. Storrs mouse.
Mrs Tilton was before the commit ee on the
9th of July, at Mr.. Ovingtons. The COM
rni,tse were there about five or six minutes
before the examination began. Mr.. Tracy
accompanied us there, and was only aDsehS
the committee on the l0th of July. de SAID
that there should not be any Investigation,
and asked If Beecher wanted one, ana ne
was assured that Beecher did, Mr. CleVelanu
showed him Mr.. Beecher's leiter calling Iorl
MIR. Tilton said his case was in Writing. he
never tad as to whether Mr.. Beecher had
made any confession, verbal or otherwise,
to him. He saw Beecher's letter ana reau
IL very carefully. On the 18th OF jury, the
day Tilton published his card, we hau su .aIa nh
on street
him had read his letter. He said ne
,sonid like to talk with me; that this lnvestl-
cation was all wrong and ought not to be.
He wanted the committee to adopt report
that he had drawn; that, indeed, re nS9
drawn two or three reports. told hlm
did not want to hear anything, except the
testimony before the committee. de wanted
me not TO oppose and asked ne 20 90 Dis
statement justice. / was present Wnen
his sworn statement was read, and at MS
cross examination. was also present "nen
TILToN ATTACKED TRACY,
and heard what he said. There had Deeh 10
regular session that afternoon when >u'
Tiiton said to Tracy: "You have no right
to DO here in collision with me after the
promise you made" Tracy said: "Ies, out
when saw you change your ground did
not consider the promise binding" Tracy
went into tie front parlor and hilton Iol-
lowed. He said. "Tracy, / forgive you. l
like you better than any man In BROOKLYN.
He put his arm about Tracy's neck, VINO
eaid something about forgiveness. Hilton
said: "Thore is one difference between US
Tracy; always forgive, but you never 90.
Gross examined: The first meeting OF the
committee, when testimony was taken, was
on the 9th of July. Mr.. Ellenwood was
present at all the meetings anerwarQ, anu
took the testimony. Mrs. 1ilton MADE Two
statements before the committee: Iney
were both verbal statements. TRe first was
male on the 9th of July. L never saw
it in print. Beecher made two posltiVe
statements the first on the 10Th OF July Oe
fore the cornnitlee. They were all present
The statement on that occasion was net iei'
with the committee. The substance only o.
it was published. 1 can not say whether
the stenographer took notes of it. have
never seen this statement since that nlShI
and never saw the stenographer write onl
mis- notes of it. Mr.. Sage was chairman o
that committee. We turned over all The
evidence after it was wriltsn out to the ex'
amining committee OF the churcn- some
one OF that committee took charge oilt.
do not know who it was, though my lmpres
sion is that Mr.. Cleveland took 1t. L Ok
not see the evidence taken before the com
mittee until it was printed. l did not su
perinte,.d the printing OF it, nor ha'
anything to do wsn o,an ~.
printed. signed the report OF the commit
tee. TIE last time saw the original 1t wa
IN Mr. Raymond's hands. made draIt Q
the report. drew up the portion OF Vne re
~ port with regard to Beecher's evidence, am
/ hnow there is a small error whlcn Ia
crept into the report, Bir. Hill drew my al
fention TO it q few days ago. My reeoilet
.tion is Beeeher saw or read the paper "hlc
TiltOn read before the committee, put IN
suppression is he used the word, story en-
true story. l muss have had the lmpressio
.tlat he used
TEE TERM TRUE STORY
- when drafted the report. The report we
read over and discussed. All the nlembel
were present, and it was done in my ofh'
in New York two days before the report va
presented. I was present when it vas rea
in church, and all the members had agree
with it, Tracy was not present on any occ
sion where il was read or discussed. Tito
came bSfOre the committee on the ION
July. He said he did net think it was be
to have an investigation, as 1t would De 9
unhappy affair and would lead TO endle
trouble ard distress, but he did Eot say
whom. He thought there would bea NUMB
of unhappy relations which Beecher al
himself did not desire. He expressed u
willingness to testify on this and other Q
Fcssions. 1 don't remember him saying an
thing about documents and papers. = L
said he was well aware that he wss a di
credited person in the community, but
case rested in writing. We said we won
like to see the papers. This conversation
think was not taken down, but the stem
gTapher may have done so. ! next ~
Tilton Cn the 18th, and think he referred
Mrs. Tilton's testimony on the 9Th, and ga
that as one of the reasons the inves
CATION should be ended. He had repc
which he wished the committee to ado
generating himself and Beeeher. On I
23d or July Tilton brought bundle OF +
pers to the committee and begun to re-
something which some member of the col
mittee thought was not pertinent. They c
pressed a desire TO examine the papers, a
was to be allowed to 90 so. Tracy W
there and Tilton said to him that be had
right to appear against him, ne had
promise not to do so, aud Tracy replied
had notified Tilton he would not keep