The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-02
The Great Scandal.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The Brooklyn
City Court room WAS filed again this
morning. Judge Nelson was earl Y in
his place and was looking fresh and full
of pirits, chatting familiarly with those
near him. Tilton sat behind his coaIkel.
Judge Beach. The dofendent andtLis
wife occupied their usual seats, and with
them were seated Col. Beecher's wife, and
Prof Raymond. Mrs. Tilton and her
friends were absent. Shortly after the
opening of the court General Tracy con.
tinued his address.
"Ofthese interviews between his friends
and those of Beccher with regard to
the newspaper enterprises, TiltoD wa
informed; Counsel would show them
that Tllton knew of the negotiations
going on with Beecher, and also that
the Bacon letter was in preparatory to
this second scheme to obtain money and
denounced by BeeChers friends rs black
mailing, and they advised that not a
cent be given; Tilton's friends then said
we will publish the Bacon letter: the
money WAS not paid and consequently y
the letter was published; Bcccher was
summoned to an interview on Reinsen
street when the publication of the story
was threatened Beecher has stood their
threats and charges for four long years,
aud now he was put in this position by
the indscrect conduct of friend; when
they used their threats he told them to
let the storm come on; the following
-. L.. aud told thst,
that he welcomed the conflict, but would
not drag his Church into it
as he would resign; when the
letter of resignation was shown, il near
ly took his breath away, and he told Til
ton they were both amazed at the tcmcr-
itv of the man whom they both expected
to lead around for some time. On June
lst he indicted that letter, when he cX-
pected to preach his last sermon. Tins
letter told MOulton that if he published
it, he (Bccchcr) would publish state
ment that would stand the test of the
judgment dvy. When Beecher wrote
that letter containing reference that he
thought he was going to preach his last
sermon in Plymouth Courch, MOulton
sent letter in reply telling Beecher not
to be afraid, that if the whole story were
published tomorrow, he (Beechcr)
could stand, and yet, Moulton,
when on the witness stand, tells
IA story covering period of three years
previous to when Beecher was contcssng
his crime. When they heard the de-
PENDANTS story and took it IN connection
with the letter of Moulton's, they would
reject the testimony given by Moulton.
The counsel had taken the prccautlon ut
counting the number Of times OF the
cross.cXamination of Moulton when he
said. II don't know, when asked about
anv question to which h" did not want
to make Il reply, and he had said these
words or words similar exactly 800 times,
and vet Moulton had not Il defective
memory. He could tell what was the
subject of Mrs. Woodhulls address in
the Steinway Hall meeting on cross-ex-
animation, and he was able to repeat the
words of Mr.. Tilton in introducing her
with as much exactncSs us they were pub
lished in the short hand report which APP
pcared of the proceedings IN the Wor{G
Recess
After recess the Counsel referred to
the testimony of Mrs. Moulton, relative
to the long Interview with Beechcr AT
her house he said: The subject of this
pretended consultation, and the circum-
stances under which it was had, are such
a. to make it certain that ii either took
place June md, 1873, or never took place
ut all.