New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-09
Mr. TiLroN's OPINION OF THE EXAMINING
COMMITTEE.


anoe before this Church Committee and examination ~
question and there-do your A. No. Sir; remember
going before the Committee: decline 10 have called an ek
animation; Il not
@ No what You remember being there and
questions being put to and making answcrs' A. f
Sir; that remember. .-. ..I
O Now Sir did not say that occasion In answer "a
this question ask what evidence you stated against Mr.
Beccher TO Mr. Bowen"in that question did you
make this 81 your questions in ny
way | came TO tell you tho whole TRUTH and not
fragments Of the truth. Mr.. Bowen wanted
to speak more In the paper Of Plymouth Church.
Mr.. johnson said Perhaps Mr. Tion Ia, 9
for not going Plymouth Church. and therenpon Mr.
Bowen curious know the In solitary phrase
personal domestic why could not
go there consistently with my selfrespec that Mr. Beecher
had been unhandsome his approaches my wife Ths,
the and substance Of oil have said this subject To-
the very few people to whom have spoken Of - A. What
is Jour question:
@ Didn't you in the question read to you make
that answer A. didn't make the last part OF that answer
SIR and rcpudated IN public card that report Of my inter
view distinctly before the Committee charged Mr. Beech'e
with adultery and they did not put II in the report.
Well now am not asking you about that IL has nothing to
do with it, have asked you simple question: whether In an
the question read you you did not make the answer
that read to you, A. did not. Sir.
O. Very WE'LL what you did afterwards have nothing 10 do
with.
The Wness-f did not Sir in other words, that Committee
informed by me
Mr. Bvars-No matter.
The wness-lt is the last clause
Mr. Ryarts-I have not asked you anything about IT,
Mr. Blackwell he has right TO answer that ne maze
part Of that reply and part he did not That lust what 10
saying when you interrupted him.
Mr. Eyarts-NO. he was not
Mr. Blackwell, cay that he WA.
Mr. Eyarts-I ray he not.
Mr. Bcaci-1he minutes will chow.
IIe
report.
Mr. Beache was not Sir when the last interrupted
him.
Mr. Eyarts-weh. say he was.
The Wtness-Tnat tho substance Of what said TO Mr.
Bowen didn't tell him the whole story but had told others
the whole story but very few.
Mr. Eyarts-Now, have not asked you You say that you
did make that last part Of the answer A. No Sir say
that the imperfect part OF 1t Is omitted that ths
answer that generally made There few exceptions to
that answer namely Dir johnson, Mr. MOuton and Mrs Brad
shaw.
O. Well with those exceptions the sum and substance
OF all that you said the persons whom yoa spoke
that Mr. Bceccr had made unandsome approaches TO your
wifes Yes Sir impure proposals. that Is the sum and tho
substance did not wish to ncrimnae Mrs. 1ilion.
O. No matter what you wished the fact was That thai ai
tlat you said A. That is all said.
O. With the exception OF these three persons' Well un-
derstand me- Mr. Eysrs the three persons to whom ando
are persons whom told the soryhere were other persons
to whom talked to whom Mrs Tlton told the story ana os
Morse told the story
Mr. Eyarts-That you don't know anything aboutG
The Witncss-I do know all about IT,
O. am talking persons to whom you communicate
information A. Yes Sir but volunteered the whole story 10
those three persons with the addition perhaps Of Judge
| Morse
O. About him you don't remember? A. don't remember
| the exact extent OF that conversation with him.
O. Now when you communicating the whole story.
that is another with the exception OF those three
persons the and substance Of what communicated
yourself to people, the unhandsome proposals or
the impure advances A. Yes, Sir and then perhaps
ought to mention that there chance interview In my
house between Mrs TtOn aud myself which Bessie Turner
| heard the whole story.
O. have asked you that ask You voluntary commu-
nicaon which you made outside peOe A. don't emen'
Der any voluntary communications to outside people
O. Now Sir when you first spoke to Mr.. Moulton the
subject any relations between Mr. Beecher and your wife,
was not all you told him. that Mr. Becche had made
handsome approaches impure proposals to your wfe'
Yes Sir that was December 18th That is all told him on that
| day.
O. That is all you told him that day: A. Yes Sir.
O. And that the first that you had spoken to hIm al
| all on the subject, A. Yes, Sir