The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-06-16
MR.. TILTON'S LAWYERS.

How they were Employed and
on what Terms Trusting to
the Future for Compensation
Latest Phases of Great Suit.
From the New York Sun.
Many questions have been asked
as to the pay of MI. Tilton's law
yers, and a gentleman who assumes
to be posted furnishes the following
information. Mr.. TiIton has no ill.,
come beyond the Is cents a volume
that his novel, "Tempest-Tossed,"
returns to him, and this sum-, which
would support him if alone, is used
to pay the tuition Of his children,
Alice and Carroll, in Prof. Gums
school in Washington, Conn. His
daughter Florence supports herself
by teaching in the public school in
Ryerson street, and she is the lady
of his home. Before Mr.. Tilton
printed the Bacon letter he retained
Mr., Morris, and through the excite
ment which followed that letter MI.
Morris gave him counsel, but did
not publicly appear in his behalf I'M
til Tilton was arrested on a charge
preferred by VIM. J. Gaynor. Or
the evening of Mr.. Tilton's arrest
Gen. Pryor offered his services, which
were afterward accepted. Mr. Til
ton made a clean breast of his pow
erty, and Mr.. Morris and Gen. Pryor
promised to see him through the
case, and to trust to his future for
their financial reward. When Mr..
Beecher's lawyers were casting about
for senior counsel, MI. Tilton Mr..
Morris, and Gen. Pryor called on
Mr.. Beach, and presenting the plain
tif's side OF the case asked him to
become Mr.. Tilton's senior counsel.
He received a small retaining fee
and took charge of the cause. II
Mr.. Fullerton entered the case on.
Frank Moulton's solicitation to take
especial care of his interests. Mr..
Fullerton was Monlton's counsel in
the suit which Miss Edna Dean Proc.
tor instituted, and he was then paid
for his services a large enough fee TO
justify his appearing for Tilton free
Of charge. Mr.. Morris has expend-
ed much money from his own pocket
for the current expenses of the trial,
and has promptly met every demand.
The prosecution has been carried on
with far less expense than that of
she defence, and the only point where
they could have strengthened their
charge by the help of money was in
bringing witnesses from Petersburg,
Va, to prove the falsity of much
that the negro Woodleigh testified
to. Mr.. TiIton has received many
letters through his counsel offering
money, but he accepted none.
There are many c~onjectures and
rumors as to where the money that
is used for the defence comes from,
but. none of them can be authorita-
lively fastened. Mr.. Sherman signs
all the checks for little and big sums,
and he has furnished money very lib
orally for all expenses of witnesses,
and for the travelling and carriage
expenses OF the Junior counsel. =
Mrs. Tilton still receives help from
Mr.. Augustus Storrs and other Ply
mouth Church members. The rumor
was printed some time ago that she
had rented q house ut Cornwall-on-
the Hudson to turn it into a board.
ing house. A real estate agent in
Brooklyn who has had the renting OF
the place says that she had been ne.
g~otiating for the residence, but, de
laying in coming to a conclusion. che
place had been rented to q gentle.
man. Mrs. Tilton's eurly-haired boy
Ralph is with Der, and she permits
the nurse to take him to see his faith.
er once in q while.
One of the gentlemen who began
TO attend the Beecher trial on the
first day, and who has heard all o.
the testimony up to date, is Mr. w
R. Tice, of 338 Schermerhorn street
o. retired Brooklyn jeweller.
Mr.. Evarts Is to resume his long
speech to-day.
Mr.. Fullerton has been visiting hi;
plantation in Virginia, and rs he has
no more work to do in the case he Il
not expected to appear again unit
the criminals cases against MoGltor
and Tilton are called.