, 1875-03-10

,amotuhor what njsl,t 1t WAS. At! tho Committee
were ti,oro nlso a1ort-hnnd wriser. cannot
tell If hc took Tho tossinony;, II to"k mo about
1.-Two minutes to tottfy. Afr. HILL on That ovon-
lux, camo 10 my house for MO. had . convor.
ea,iap with Him lcfure l msne before The CoM.
,nittrc. aud told him parts Of tho story. !!ia
not teale the story to tho CoEnmittee a. told 1t
thc,p, was requested to ntate, In brlef
Ny INTERVIEW WIFI Triton.
lilo not remember II | WAS asked to state All
that knew of tho scandal. was not Fw'rn bo-
fore tho Comtniltee. hsIl omitted all parts o. my
TJton's letter. do not think thoy aelc' me 10
tell nil That knew, because ! was there but
nl,o,t time. / was not going to volunteer lnlor-
nation for wlsicl, wasn't asked. dig not k,low
we're Investigating these charges. ! tltd not
think NV rartor tlcetle.l any v,ntlication froln
ne. catlnnt tell a single question tliat WAS pnt
TO IRE. think questions were pn. 10 me-, LUZ
tipnA mt to me- regretted TINT thcso nturisa
lad Cnne abroad ahont 1'eeehcr hut ! got over
my Indignation, when Tlttun didclaimod lilo
authorship Of Tho eharEcs.
BEl.cHEN REsCsIEs.
After tho recess AIR. Ilct!ler rosnned his
place on tho stand, aud his croBs, ,exanlinallon
was continued by Alr; Fnlirrton. llo te.tllcd:
lint Tilom rend me Mrs T,ltons letter contat,,-
inc tlle cl,nrgos Of improper Aollcitatio,I eau.
not rcco1lect what omitted to state before Tho
COMMITTEE Alr. Hill cane for TIC In casriage.
but did no: tell mo 10 wanted mo to make
statement ur explanation. snpposcst when !
wns befoto tic C0inmittou Was to tell what
know about tho matter. Tile time, Of my
examination was very Short, ana attor
/ left l wont homo. Doforo | went before
tho COMMITTEE 1 had u general conversation
with Hill, lii Mhclt l nlay have tola lsiln some.
:l,ing about tho matter. " this conversaflon !
10 not know that cun now repent anything.
lid not purpnrcy omit any poFtion Ut tho
charges agaiust 1,cechcr. In my conversation
with I'LL! | did lot know Of anything hKatnat
Bccciler. except tleeo charges Of AIRS. Tilton;
hear,1 from TiIson Tint his wfe had retractel
her rctracton, but 1t did mot striko n's that
When Ills whp withdrawn tho orIginat charges
stood. eaw Trnoy tlloro with thu Committee
bit do not think lad my conversation with
him. l could not say positively l had no con-
scITation Niih him. .. ...-... :.
Fullerton tl,on rend portion Of wltness' tes-
tin,ony lcloEo the Committee. buk lc gould int
seco1!ect having testified to anything tint "Rs
:entl to him.
night when tho report Of tho Committee WAS
Ecni III church. but du not remember il heard
it ali rend on TINT occasion. Tho West chatEeB
we're, l thtnk, only presented ut one meeting
rhlo waa thoro. Thoy worc dscuseed and
crin,nal intimacy would mean nitro than
charge Of improper proposals. re-
Earl thu Charge ~ stnpllcatin8 both parties
~ Burrepttlous acqualutanceslip between n
n.an unsl another nsau's wife. NJ. Wost made
the el'argo Of rianer ngainnt I'lltotl. but DO
not know flat l!e told lie that llo consl1efod 1t
adultery. told Nust that did not consider
tho charges Of criminal Intimacy tv mean
adultery. did not lneAit 40 to consider It after
what Tilton had read to1 1ne. "As one Of the
committee to investigate the West chaigea 1
Msnt 10 SEQ Iilton i'll COMPANY With Capt, DUN
cau. We cav lin i'll tbs Eotie'i dge otiico.
Tun conversation WA carried on by Capt.
duncan. Who told llnl the slral,d on wslics. ,so
had come. Nc went there u conyoreo With him
h..iore making report to tho Church Eolnt-
tcc, nnd alao lenr Nilat l.e Ind to say III ex-
jlniatls':, ot thesa charges. lie said
III: wAs SoE nEMhEn OF THE CHURCH.
and would not appear Lefors any committee in
Ksnenn!. TO tic church. do not rotnetnter
wl,r thu cat tlln,!ea Wero dropped other than
oil tho ground that Iiltou urged hln iof~tnc'naer
lhitl III tho church. Tho actiul taaon by tue
Committee was to accept this statement anu
aro,, IiItonH tlailae from the rolls.
ilr. Fullerton read the report of tho Commit
leo to tlio Church, but wl,'.sh fatd ho coil not
s.mr,nber il that nas the o,o that wnh submit
.rd by :i'o f.uiH1llttcc. rs ho WaB not present
Tl.en tho aoion waA tAEcn on IT,
Mitncrs resumed: Ii.o Esn,nining Committee
read this rtlotl rllrpl4d by tho 6nh-Cotn1ni.ice
hefure 1t was suhanttca 70 lilo church for lts &C.
.ion. Tlson appeared Mt tito church that night
md no charges wore nut!e agaitst lin. On the
eyett'ng Vi the lotG irs0ryiow With 'lIton aut-
gvsteh nc napuA eus,sast witt, Dr.. 5sorrn.
j,,tfrtct rttt'nt'afioa ~ NJ. MI: On the
morning hctars tlIe icPntt o( tho Connnltco
nas submitted, Il Iotter was received bY sheiii
fua, 1ilton, b,it TITO Gecison Of tho Committee
l'all ,lfrn Ercn G:r!yc:l ut. do mt remember
tl:u Sub. Connnloo stating tile result Of t!ioir
iltctyios with IIltuu to s4o Examining Coul,nit-
Ice.
TT. 0LA1n a'ELyY
VAS the next called. IIo tenl!ied: I hare re-
sided IN brooklyn hlnco April, 1Sj5. AM jonr-
naIibt mud assuciutc-esl'tor Of the Eayle l1ave
lee, on tAs parcy ivr about iivc years. have
lu6wn 1iton piuee about tho true, ho
toak halI q. tito Brooklyn litioA. / know
Of tho Woodruff publication, aud had
tn intorvicw about it with Triton
l:ob,usou, Nov. 18 or II. Tue scandal nad thou
ten,, publialled about iAree wouka. I called Oh
Tilton III pursuance OF all arrangement with ].
". Harmon. said to hin lad called in pur.
4uanro Of conversation with I1ar,pon OH the
previous day, an1 in my capacty III journalist
called 10 Talk with him on this mAtter. VI
talked in general waY about tho subject. ahoui
Tho fact Of aco11vcrHaton ] had with llr. Doeehe,
before that. ! told ltiu Of . conversation
had With Harmon On the previous day. Told
him in substance that Uoocller denleu tue
truth of tho Woodruff story and uthor parts OF II
lie r. fllsod to say anything about Il. / epoke
uore Of tcbuta ut tins tuiu than details Tlltou
asked mo what was nv pi,iniun with regard t0
the publication, au1 told lin it waA conbideret
al plnu to destroy his wife and pull lnNtl
Deecher. 11o said that wa8 q very Unjust oou
rluston; said there wns u story that would rh
anothor face OIL Tue inattor, but III my calacty
bf journalist Ae could not talk Of it. l1o SAID u
waull toll ma AumsthiuK in my capacity. Of .
friend. but not for publication, mud would tol
lne tho story in tue form OF
An ALLEtsoAY.
lIc said: Once GU 4 tlnla thcro was mhu mi
1nntler ,na1s, and tho tltst ,8uan wab promasiu
a,ltl young und Ind for frtcnd tho second mai
] lhe yoant; man was pleasantly situated in uai
ried rs|utions, bnt ha,, to soaye hon1n Oil soin
pcca4iopn. On Ills retur,l hia wifo told him tAa
Tho other man ba1 1nado improper ploposala t
hor. Thls BhG kad mas OIL TWO oecAs10lA, Hh
lad called Il servant aud told her noyer to att,ni
this tlal unlchA hs came ,htA lor husband. Tim
this young snsn went to n !rend lie had, au
thpy hau ali interview will, this lnan, aud in tell
Ing him Of the accusation, ho sail 'io
s,o all crazy or wol,is to that ol
fcct That tho mau weut to tbi
young nuns llouso in l!s abSeuco, and obsaine
rattactlon Of this chargo from tho young 1nAll'
wife. reme,ubes HskinK T1!son 1t sssess wa
any trutl. n tho platol hccue, aud t,o said ther
was not. T,ltoil said hs lad souo data wIlle