The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-04

under wnat circumstances the snort report WAS
Mr. Evarts-Is there. Anything in tina. question
that ought to have objected to When my
saying, 'slate a conversation between yourself
and your wife,, and sit sill and allow him TO 20
be time enough 70 crticise me for not
stopping him ana letting him go on. Bat your
what circumstances was this paper prepared.
And under that he starts on TO give as an induce.
ment 10 the paper communication OF y situation
before this Committee OF his wife. And that was
the commencement OF the circumstance. NOW
onSsr that uone s
6c,-tnat 10, u they come from parties taat are
question IS asked Tor conversation to say that II
! allowed part must allow the whole. But the
Gue,on was ol c,reums INST expected an
cover OF that conversation don't 90 on ana mar.
rate conversation between husband and WIFE"
Mr.. beucn-The issue between us, sir, cannot oe
avoided BY the gentleman. say that he sat sun
while this witness detailed a very considerable
W.T.. and that 1t was the duty OF the gentleman n
he INTENDED to object to any OF that interview. to
part OF the witness commenced; and that 1t IS I'M
Just and illegal to permit the half OF that CONVEX.
lsiactory TO the connsel upon me otner SIDE and
when they apprehend that The remaining portion
smut on the witness by an objection. / say
1t Is untlmely and inadmlssibIe. But II, un-
is 10 be SUSTAINED thai tue whole Of the conversa-
tion snonld be given, tnat u cannot be manged
and places the party who ofers It In a disadvan.
tageous position; II Your Honor win permit me
Subject don't wish to detsin the Court, sir. but
VIII present II to you hereafter.
neap c6ose W. reserve my decision 0nt
Mr.. Fullert0n-We Your Honor will bear In
ws ss as 1s spo, was not
that she denied the whole story. but the repors
was written and presented FOR other reasons,
which will be manifest when thar conversation Is
divuged.
:. Mr., Fullerton-l pass on TO ano,her topic Did
triparrite agreements A. / done remember that
the publication OF IL was made matter OF ralk be-
tween us, other than that the TACT OF It's publca.
ton needed All answer; knew VINO published IL
z. Did you know IL from him? A. No, sir.
tween your a. don't remember that It Was; it
was published py Mr.. Wilkinson and M. Cleve-
the Judge-we don't AJAX for that
by Mr.. Fulierton-Mr. Tilton, who was Bessie
THE MYSTERY oP THE CASE.
NOW comes the mystery OF Elizabeth McDiarmid.
alias Bessie Turner. the estray founding. whom
Tilton, In a rather embarrassed way. partly traced
TO her origin. An opinion has been long current
In the Brooklyn circle that Bessie Turner was the
daughter OF some very prominent performance
lost or unknown.
The people all looked up and listened for the
marvels OF new scandal Mr. Beecher whispered
into hia wifes ear. his arm around ner neck. The
female cotefie around MRS. Triton watched the
witness stonily. As he swore to his perfect inno-
cence OF all intimacy with her, except household
kindness. Titon's race turned red. Mr.. Beecher
smiled and watched the witness embarrassment
with amazement Mr.. Moses Beech. at Mr.
Beecher's elbow. got good share Of his attention
Witness continued-She was Q little girl who
came to our house, hardly remember how many
should think, perhaps, well. should guess
dozen or fifteen years ago; she was little wall
other, through an old Sunday schUol teacher
either Of mne or OF Mrs. Tilton-indeed. my pI es-
Il stewart Co., knew new some,hinr Of her; : Won;
be accurate; l won't unoeItake TO substantlate
sSss sas tnESssn as Ari
any any ONCE Doy.eans .sese to hep a. WORT y
know whether she resided continuously At our
house until 1870 or not; think IN the summer Of
house. at Marietta 1t ali events, the period OF her
residence at our house must nave terminated
West with Mrs. Triton and was day or two At the
house, and then she was sent on TO school BY Mr..
alter the writing OF what u called the letter Of
contritlon;" the only conversation have ever had
% TO Os sre
whether or not she was prartling Or maklng mis-.
she an Was snso ~ oS e.
after Mr.. Beecher sent me his letter through Nj.
! Moulton; some time in January, 1871; Mr..
Bescher never denied criminal INTERCOURSE with
Mrs. Illton to me; would IKE to amend that
pos ABOUT S nc sad ne
tached to him alone and not to Mrs. Triton, and
that he Was the person on wnom the condemHa
ton should fall none OF ug knew what Bessie Tur-
she acted in The capacity OF servant while she was
with u.s. there IS not word OF truth In the state
ment tnat went 10 ner oeuaoom .s or LOOK any I'M.
thing hut kindness.
Witness-General Tracy told me; under his sug-
gestion prepared my report
After various objections on the part OF the de.
fence, witness proceeded.
After this long squabble where Beach showed
the shrewdest pertinacity and proved that his
province In the trial was to sustain the cross-ex
aminer with law and argument, the defence sulkly
Tell back. witness proceeded. very much In de.
tail-too much. perhaps-but had hardly got into
his argument before somebody "wept" again. the
audience laughed loudly, taking Brooklyn weep.
ings to be matters OF course.
Fullerton showed considerable Celtic wit all
through the cross.examinstion. The Judge, tired
Of so mucn amplihcation, said. Nov, sir, what
followed thereupon"
"Thereupon, Your Honor, II you please" said
Fullerton, ''does not come In just for moment"
SO the two men got In pretty much what they
wanted.
WHEN TRACY wEPT.
had two or three interviews With General
Tracy; think Mr.. M0ulton mentioned all those
interviews, because they had all reference to the
same thing; General Tracy told me that Inced
have no anxiety concerning the formation OF the
committee; that Mrs. Hilton had gone down to the
committee at Mr.. UvlnRton's house that previous
to the assembling OF the committee, he, Tracy
had instructed ner what to say and how 70 say
II, and put the questions TO her 50 she would make
no blunder IN answering thcm; that when she
came before the committee she astonished and
impressed all OF them with the illusions to her
pastor and her husDand that she had denied
every thing; that there had been no proposal Of
| wrong by him toward her, or that there was any
foundation whatever for the scandal, and, in
making this narration, General Tracy wept; ne
said ne never had witnessed such spect acie IN
his life. Now" said ne, III you take the right
committee and OF the tender hearts OF those gen.
| tlemen toward all the parties IN the case, and
particularly toward you,n he said. mean
ing myself NOV Is the opportunity TO suppress the
scandal iorever II Is the womans right 10 deny IT,
| let her stand on that denial and you cooperate