New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-15
THE TILTON-BEECHER TRIAL.


=, the topics that thought he would take down.
O. Your sentimentsi A. repeated TO him my feel
fngs and sentiments
q Did you not expect that he woud the words
cha. YOU employedi A. / knew he could not. am q
hard man reporter follow and he certainly could
mot follow me in writing.
O Well under the circumstances in which this letter
~s written. you might wait for him to put 1t down.
probably. you wanted him to record It, Did you not
want him TO record your sentiments tn your language
No did not; that is should have had no objection
he could have recorded in my language but did not
a,uct that he would attempt do it, than 10 catch
azure here and there or some phrase.
We're you not very anxious that the exact state of
your feelings should be conveyed TO Mr. Titonf A Ire
lied mon Mr. Moulton to convey them.
O. Answer my question. A was not anxious that
any phrase or any figure should be conveyed
O Answer my question A But that my feeling should
be conveyed was glad
O You were very anxious that that should be done
A. Yes, Sir.
O. And done properyi A. Yes Sir.
o And with view to that end you said what You did
sy TO Mr. Moultoni That the whole object OF the
conversation.
O. Why didn't you examine the paper to see whether
he had done well what he had undertaken to dol A
relied upon him.
O. Entirelyi A. Entirely.
O. Did you not that he might have said someth ng
there that you would not be willing 10 fatheri A. Well
I hadn't said it.
O. Well. he was to repeat ii to Mr. Tilton as thing
that you had sadi A. He 10 make representation
80 Mr. Tilton OF the substance Of this interview He
might have made mistake in the whole interview, but
took it that he was a man of discretion, and would
make fair report of my feelings, with such specitca
tons a seemed proper TO him.
O. Were you of the form in which he clothed it ?
A. Iwasnot
O. We're you OF the fact that it was put in the
form of letter. and that its salutaon My Dear
Friend MOultOni" 4. was not.
O. You were ignorant then, of the form in which he
clothed this matteri A. was.
O. Did you say anything like thsl [Reading.l
ask through you Theodore Tiltons forgiveness and
humble myself before him as do before my God
A. Ibid not use that expression Sir.
o Any expression Of that character A. used. gen.
orally statement OF this kndhat had. for my error
and wrong in the matter. humhed myself before God
and should not be ashamed TO humble myself before
Theodore TiltOn.
O You had discovered your wrong, then. before Mr.
Nouton came there on day had youi A There had
been. in
O Had youi Had youl A. Not in its full extent.
O Had you discovered it3 A. had suspected part
O Well you say you had humbled yourself before COL
IN consequence OF the wrong you had donef ~ Yes
Sir had. l had enough OF it to be very humble
about it.
O. When had You made the dscovery7 A. In the con-
yersaton with Mr. MoultOn the night which went
"a Mouton's house and in the subseluent-u the con-
IL,
and IN those
O. What had been said on that subject the night when
Won went 10 Mr. Mouton's house! 4 He had talked to
me about Mr. Bowen and the that he had done To
Mr. Tilton.
O. You were not hunblinS yourself before God in he
half of Mr. Bowen, were youl A My connection with it
.. What connection had you with that's A. had ad-
vsed it.
0. And then you discovered that that wrong3 A.
BE told me that the whole thing was false.
O. And you believed that A. did.
@ Did he give you any reason for saying thatf a. on
no. not that recall; that is, h. gave me his assever-
tions-as supposed an impartial person
@ And you came TO that conclusion on that night A.
I came TO more less Of conclusion that night that
had got wrong and that had been the injurer OF MI
TtOn.
O. You did not think Of the injury inflicted upon you in
charging YOU with this immoral conduct did you A.
don't recOect that specially brought that into connec-
ton with the injury done by to Mr. T1ton through
Mr. Bowen.
Clam speaking of the injury inflicted upon you by
Mr. TntOn in making this charge against you
Mr. Evarts-He has answered
II the charge was correct one, he had not injured
O. Was II correct to charge you with making improper
solicitations with wife a. II he had the evidence OF
IT, or thought he had there no improperly in charg
ing it upon me.
@ Well when this letter was written the LIST OF
January had YOU made up your mind then whether that
charge was made good faith or in bad althf A sup
posed that
O. Had you made up your mind A. was proceeding
to tell you, Sir.
O. Answer Inv question. You tell me whether you
had made up your mind by simply answering yes OF no.
But il is not true first part Of the interview and
1t Is true OF the last.
O. Idon't understand your answer. A. That shows
that could not answer it by yes no. lLaughterl
O Well il shows also that vou not answered It
vet A. In the opening Of the conversation my mind was
inclined to think that had r. myself in very bad
Mace and that had done gre injustice Mr. TiltOn
and az the conversation won't and received from Mr.
Mouton light on and another topic. became entirely
sstisfed that had done wrong 10 Mr.. TiltOn, a
O. Now Mr. Beechcr. that Is as foreign from my ques-
ton as anything possibly be- A was coming 70 IT,
O. Coming 10 tl A. Yes, sir
O. Well you start too far of [Laughter.l ask you
whether ON the LIST OF January the time OF this inter
view you had made up your mind whether the charge
against You was made in good or in bad fathf
Mr. Evarts-That is the precise point OF the answer
that has been given that part of the interview he
had not. and at another he had.
Mr. FullertOn-Wel did he stop there
Mr. shearman-He has answered it, and then you ask
him to explain and when he explains, you are not sas
Mr.. Fulerton-I didn't know that you had arrived,
Brother shearman. laughter ITO the WitnessJ Now
will you answer my question, whether, ON the ISL OF
January at OF this interview you had made up
your mind whether the charge against you OF improper
solicitations tf III was made IN Sood or Ill pa
A. At one period Of the day of the LIST OF January
had.
O Had what-inade up your mindi A. Made up my
mind.
O. What was your conclusioni A. Ny conclusion was
that Mr. Tton had for making that charge that
he had evidence OF it from his wife that Justned hn III