Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-03-24
THE TILTON .BEECHER TRIAL.
A witness with - speculative Turn
mouIIon's Defense of Beechpr. &c.

NEW DIRK, March 10. Ihe BrOOk-
lyn City Courtroom presented cold
aud cheerless aspect this morning, but
Notwithstanding the dampuess of the
weather many ladies were present.
Mr. Beecher aud his wife came into
the court accompanied by jackson
Schultz. Mr.. Tiltou sat rs usual with
his lawyers, but ex-Judge Fullerton's
seat was still vacant. Mrs. Tilton and
her friends did not put in au appear
ance.
A SPECULATIVE FRIEND OF BBECHER
John w. Hartman testified that he
was a great admirer of Beecher that
Tilton had related to him the circum-
stances of his discharge from the
Brooklyn Union, and repeated the
charge that Beecher had made dishon-
orable proposals to his wife on several
occasions. Tilton also read his True
Story" to him. He never made any
charge against his wife, but always
against Beecher. He always spoke of
his wife as pure aud very religious.
Witness was always anxious that Til
ton should publish vindication Of bis
family, and after he Woodruff scandal
offered Tilton S., 900 to have the true
story published, telling him if mil
lion of copies were published they
would sell for twenty-five cents
apiece, as every person was anxious to
hear the truth of the matter. The
condition of this offer was that Tiltou
should swear to the true story and
make it over to witness. After Ttlton
read the story he took it away with
him, and witness never saw IL again.
Tilton said he had drafted the true
story in accordance with the advice of
DR.. StOrrs.
TILToN'S ALLEGED BLACKMAIL.
Jackson s. Schultz testified that IA
few weeks before the issue of the cod
en- Age he and his partner, Mr.. South
wick, on being applied to by Mr..
Woodruff and Mr. Tilton, agreed to
aid the enterprise to the extent of ST.
500 each. In discussing it witness ask
ed If Beecher would assist, aud Tilton
said he thought he would Witness
asked if Beecher would contribute ar
ticles and Tilton said he would if he
(Tilton) would permit him. Tilton
frequently said to him that Bowen had
done him great wrong, and Beecher
had refused to put out his hand to
save him, Subsequently, at "A dinner
party, in a conversation about Woods
hull and Clatlin, Tllton defended them
and said they were high. toned, honor
able ladies. The conversation became
personal and heated, and witness iu-
terfered to modify ii. After TilIon's
publication Of Wuodhull's life, witness
told Tillon he was Disguised and that
he had destroyed the Golden Age. TIL
ton said he always defended the weak
against the strong. After this the re-
latIons of Mrs. Tilton and Beecher
were frequently the subject of CONVEX
sation with Tilton and once in wit
ness office witness asked: " Do you
mean to tell me that Beecher had
criminal relations with your wite"'
and Tilton said, with "a theatrical air.
my wife is as pure rs an angel"
PUTTING BEECHER uUArD.
Charles S. Judsun testified that he
had said to TiItun once that Beecher
had escaped all charges so far a. wo-
men Were concerned, To- which Tiltou
replied he had lost all faith in the
man. Witness asked for an eXplana-
ton, and riltun only repeated that re-
marx. Two or three days after Illton
asked him if he had seen Beecher; he
said he had, and had told the conver-
satiOn TO put him on his guard.
MoULToN's FIBs FOR HIS FRIEND.
Archibald Black was then called,
and narrated the conversation with
Moulton at the Exchange, in which
the latter had said the best course for
Beecher to pursue under the charges
would be to Keep silent, and that If his
life was not a sufficient answer to these
charges he (Moulton) did not know
what was. The witness said MOultOn
told him that if the story was untrue
to publish it would be diabolical. He
intimaUed to me that L might use my
information among my friends of the
Church of the Pilgrims. AT another
interview he told me that all the
charges against Beecher had originated
with one individual, who had signed a
retraction Of them MoultOn said he
knew all about it, and that Mr.. Beech
er was pure man. | asked him if he
meant that Beecher WAS not guilty of
breaking the seventh commandment,
and he replied, af,era little hesitation,
do. l asked him if he meant he had
always been a pure man, and he re-
piled, Eyes, l mean thai" l did not
hear Mr.. Beecher asked to meet Mrs.
Woodruff at MIR. Moulton's house on
the return from the yachting eXpedi-
ton.
Mr.. Sherman then read the deposit
tion of }. II. Drake, who is now in
Europe, and whose testimony was
taken before he went there. 1t was
taken before Judge. McCue, in Brook
Ign, and sets forth that in conversation
with him Mr.. Moulton had denied
that these charges were true, and had
always maintained that Beecher was
pure man. Adjourned.
TntOu's Intimate Relations with ihe
WOOdhulis.
Number OF MOuItOn'a Associates In
Produce Exchange Examined.
Special Telegram to Cincinnati COMMERCIAL
BROOKLYN, March 16.-Everyb
in Court felt pleased this morning
when Fullerton entered, his face
CHEEKY as ever, and looking as though
he had completely recovered from his
prostration. Mr. Fullerton ia the only
wit among the counsel on either side,
and but for him the trial would be too