Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-19
TILTOH AVID BEECHER SUE
Fullerton Again After the Pastor.

TILTON AVID BEECHER SUIT.
Fullerton Again After the Pastor.
NEW YORK, April I9-The BROOKLYN city
court room was packed this morning with
spectators. Fullerton was early i'm his az
tendance. and still showed slight traces OF
his late illness: Beecher came i'm looking
quite fresh. He was accompanied by his
wife and sons. When the court was opened
defendant resumed the witness chair and
tesfifed:-On the Sd OF January, 1871. have
no recollection OF the reasons why / went to
hOultons house. / do not remember IL IL
was by appointment. i do not recall that
MoultOn reported the effect of the return OF
the retraction letter on Tilton. When went
there saw Moulton in his room. We had "a
general conversation. He spoke OF Tilton
and his state of feeling. depressed
MY GREAT SYMPATHY FOR TILToN.
and for the injury had done him, and the
distress and trouble on his family. and for
the part had taken in them. MY apology
was notdesig ned 10 meet the charge Of undue
solicitations; nothing was said about il on
the %l OF January. On the LIST OF January /
sent an explicit denial TO Tilton about this
charge. When Tilton appeared in the room
he hesitated, and Moulton babe him enter
said TO him that had been making remarks
he ought To hear, and repeated that had
never intended 10 injure his family relations
or his business, and asked his forgiveness
lcannOt say why this charge was not referred
TO on the ID This charge was not urged
against me. Moulton ON January LIST under
took 10 represent to TiltOn what took place
on the a0th December. The conversation on
the 81 took place with regard 10
TONS From HIM.
The charges OF undue solicitation were rot
urged, ard therefore 1 said nothing about
them. i do not remember II Tilton said
How can ] speak 90 this man. VINO has SO
conducted himsclf?' I can now recollect
many conversations with Mrs. Tilton in
which said things Ought not To have said
il had known the effect they would have
bad. spoke 10 her OF her family; my books
and letters, and variety OF other things.
This interview lasted from a half hour 10
hour G .lann-
airy. l DO not recall anything in
MRS. TILToNs CONDUCT
that would indicate an OSerweening affec-
ton. On Tie 2d OF January, ISL wrote the
letter To Henry Bowen at Moulton's, and
my own suggestion il grew out OF the con-
versation on I'd Of January, Nv object was
TO disabuse his mind of impressions / had
made on him with fine stories about Tilton.
Ii was not for the purpose Of reinstating him
| in his lost position.
Fullerton here read
Letter WRITTEN TO BOWEN.
Witness continued: did not want a reply to
my letter to Bowen. do not recollect that
/ cared III my letter affected him. did not
go to see him or have any interview or cor
respondence with him on the subject. 1 took
IL all back and that was all did. had no
other correspondence with him on the matter
so far as i remember. L know Frank Car
penter, and OIL the LIST Oh June, 1873, have
Sin, ny no, rea 1 aSins tn bi E
you seen Theodore. He is going 10 publish
my letter" and
THAT WOULD
ard him also, as he could not rise on NV
| ruin. All can say is l do not remember
this conversation with him; i remember
walking either TO my house or Moulton's
with Carpenter, either on Sunda y or FRI
day afternoon. Witness was shown exhibit
| No. 49, / think this is in my handwriting;
| i do not remember what statement this let
ter refers to. i presume the committee re
ferred to was the investigating committee OF
| Plymouth think You are altogether
| ON THE WRONG TRACK, Mr.. FULLERTON.
m NrAn Uni m fanh N Crnl "a
| into the right track.
Witness.-I think this letter was written
| at Moulton's house, when he was present
and at his suggestion. When / drew the
paper of July 18th L cannot say il Tcmem-
bered what the charge against me.
Nothing ever came Of this paper, and ii was
prepared as suggestion. This statement
was only the ground of the difficulty pre-
scented to the committee. | prepared 10
statement before this that / remember, and
i suppose exhibit No. ~ refers 10 this state
ment. prepared this statement for consid-
Grafton, and II was prepared by Mr.. MoulIon
for that purpose. IL was prepared only for
my consideration, and 1 made no objection
10 IL that 1 recall. My impression * that
Moulton said let me take this and show II
10 TiltOn. do not remember that he took il.
DO mol recall That took II. Shown note
1 do not remember what this letter was
written for. 1 do not think il was in rela-
ton TO this matter.
Fullerton read this note written by Wit
ness and dated July 10, 1874, asking him Ia
call, as writer wanted 10 see him. Witness
continued: This note was concerned in some
way with the difficulty. When 1 wrote this
was willing that the difficulty should be
kept quiet and should be settled by the COM
mittee only. At this time J had lost conf
dence in the gcneralship of MoGlt0n; Moulton
gave me a suggestion as to how ii should be
settled, and wrote il down, but AZ the same
time did not believe that the matter could
be settled IN the way he suggested il il i'm
piled a lack of Investigation.
Judge Nelson said The word evasion
should not be used when speaking of an-
SWerS with less gave, and Fullerton stated
that the word hal not been used by him
Beach a. mi ted having used the word. Mr..
Beecher here rose ana said, Your honor. am
1 70 consider myself as under rebuke from
the court. Judge Nelson explained he was
only addressing counsel.
Witness then continued: was willing that
If Tilton went before the committe and ex-
oneratcd me, that should drop all further
statements, and was willing that this plan
81 MoUlton's, as have explained il, should
be pui n operation: IL the Interview OF JAM
uary 3.NEen Til:on hesitated 10 speak 10 me,
MoGitOn said he ought u be satisfied with
the explanation / made. Letters of February
We're written because the restoration Of
Hilton 20 his position, and peace aud happi-
ness in his family were desirable.
MRS. TILToN WAS NOT WORKING SATISFAC-
ToRILY AT HONE,
and ii was suggested that / should write 10
her and get her 70 work in concert and haG-
mohiously with her husband. II was agreed
day. was TO write one TO Moulton 70 b.
shown TO Tilton, one for Mrs. Tilton, and Til
ton was TO write one TO go to Moulton. think
those three letters were written. know both
OF mine were. L do not remember Moulton
showing me TiltoD's letter al or about the
time il was written
and Beecher's note 10 Moulton.
Witness continued:-At this time do not
think charges of improper solicitations were
made; at any rate they were not urged.
EOREIGE NOTES,