New-York tribune., 1875-01-14
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q And what time IN the day a. near s you can
wasIs wAea yos sni herSsY a. n w~ towards evening" sr
I think ..I9l oI ! 9f
A. o. Ddyou have On interview with hsni aAfYes sir ~
O. In what part OF his house A. In hsAtudy.s rom =
l. @ La the frst SECOND aoor on she eecond
third noor si i believe sccond noos Or thiu od no
@ STATE the plesse. Whist that Interview WAS 'on
Mr. eecher that had Aken rettacon 70 Mr. 7fton and
that had told Mr. Tton that would have been yTI FOOLISH
for him 10 have carried threat Of the morning into
told Mr. Triton pieased win ny having p'oS
t.hs rescsius aud that told Mr. Bsecher that MI Ton
seened to 70 be----fl aJ,ifD9 10 bWoT) 9nl6l az
m lhr Evarts objected.l ig.3yo brG Yod9.9d .51a 40
Mr. fuueron-No Sir not OF al !; IL b what he nArsed 70
Mr. Beecher A. told him thst thought t9a MN
T,on told that be ho had made up bis mn fnA n'
sef What came 10 sei he Would undertake to protect tho
reputation OF tbs wife at all hazards fhen Mr. Beecher sAd 70
he asin misery sccouatos tho crime thas he had com
mtted against Theodore Ton and his wife and family ne aa
tss no would DO willing to make repafnhon h was "piip
hs power he said that Mr. Tion, he though wnua nave
beeo better under the circumstances ~ wnea ny na
been placed than he had been that be felt thai ne
| had done great wrong because he was Theodore
1fNon's freud he was his pastor, he was bis y1ee
friend and pastor and he wept bitterly and t. sadi
him, Mr. Beecher why don't you say that TO MT Tnon,
why don't You express to him the grief you feel san ,he
conisiton do more than that, and unnk
! kncy Theodore Tton well enough 10 know that he wod be
satisfied with that for know he loves his wife Mr. Beecher
told me to take pen paper and TO write al his dctson and
did write at dictadon the letter Of January lat 1871 ~
@ What done after you wrote that letter. reaq tae
letter to him. and he read H. and then he signed --' " 81
/ o. Never mind we will show that In a moment Yoa say
1 yon read him A. Yes Sir DsT1)I T9-I b"'D ID
@ Did you read ssi ass Yes Sir and as hh 300 5,
@ Did he take ii and read its, A, Yes Sir Igi Gs g1 n
@ Do you mean TO- be understood that you read 1t TO him.
and that he read afterwards Tor bmself A Ye4 certainly
@ And did he write anything himself upon that pape or
those add anything to that letter. A. Yes Sir =
@ Is that the letter Of which you speak reg s 'na'
| isit.ti-ht8 - A'DdimI7I'p o''o" 80 a
O. What part OF IL In the handwriting N any OF Mr.
Beocer the words at the foot Of the last pages a Yes BIZ
Mt Fuleron-- propose TO read y II eFidcnce t3Y bIG
Letter submitted 70 Mr EysrtsI f. s iO f,13Yea L.
o Before reading the to ask you II you wrote il
| down As he dictatedMs A. Word for word " "2 ''i p
"' '""'' "BHooKLYs, January J., 1871
"In trust with f. D. Mouiton.
| my DEAR FslhsD MOULros : ,,7.1 q0'~ i
~ s. through you Theodore TTtou's forgiveness and
humble nyseif before him before my God He would
| have been a better man in my circumstances uah
| r b,v. been | can ask nothing except that
| he will remember all the other hearts that -"owa
ache will plead for myself even Wish that were
dead But others live and suffer will die before any
one but myself shall incupated All my thoughts are run
ming towards my friends toward the poor child lying there and
nrs Vino with her folded hands She gtles inned against
arno he trsncresons another Her forgiveness have
humby pray TO God that he may put it the heart OF her
husband to forgive have trusted this to Mouton IN con
hdence. .JI-. "' .' ...'- ii. w. bkschh@
@ Now let ask you II those woIus "ncn eau aS' "
VIII have trusted this to Mooton In confidence. H. ".
Beecher is what he upon that paper A. Yea sir
In your conversation with Mr. Beeche before the writing
of that letter you spoke something Of threat having been
| made: what threat did you refer to
| q Mr. Eyars-Did he repeat to Ar Beec-er'
Mr. Fullerton Sir
Mr. Evars-f he repeated to Mr. Beecber, ne may tesny
! 10 il otherwise, not
Mr. Fuerton should not attempt TO prove It, il he had not
Mr. Eyars-Yes but want the witness TO understand that
A. told Mr. Beeche that Mr. Tton had said that for the
offence Of having gone his wife aud procured that reacton
he would smile him. b..
q By Mr. Fuleron-And your narration to Mr. Beecher,
understood you to say you told him that had said TO
Theodore that it that he had put that threat in
| execution A. ie-, certainly.
| Mr. Fyarts-That it would have been foolish.
Mr. Fueron-Yes, whatever it was ITO the witne'sl. Vow
what was done paper signed A. Well left the
house after having bid Mr. Beechc good bye at the head OF the
stair. The Last thing said this that he want
ed me 10 do my utmost for peace
@ did you separate A. Yes Sir that is all that
! at present remember that he said.
O Now up to this time did Mr. Beechor say anything upon
the subject Of having given advice in regard to domestic
difficulty between Mr. and Mrs Tion, or in respect OF
1Ytous dismissal The Lndepndent and The brooklyn
| Union A. Not that remember Sir
o Did ANYTHING on january the it than you
have now related A. No. not that ut present remember
@ When ALL did you show this letter OF January lst to
| Mr. Tion. A. on the evening.
O And when did Mr. Beecher next aganl A lhlnk
! on January 2d ] called at his house.
O. little louder, A. called at his house January the
| ID in the afternoon
O. And did happen that you went there January 9ds
| 4. BY invitation
0 oh we'll state A. Mr. Beecher invited January
| lst 10 come January I'd
O And in pursuance Of that invitation you went Yes Sir
| Q What occurred the sd Of January A. told Mr.
Beecher that Mr. Ttons disposition seemed to me to be one
that would keeping down Of the story that thought
he had nothing to apprehend from Mr. - told him that
thought he had nothing to appehend from Mr. Ihon because
Mr. Tion seemed still intent upon protecting his family
Q Well what else anything: A That the substance OF
| what remember
O. Where interview take place. A. Up la his study
| or chamber forget which; in his study, think.
| q When did you him after January 2df A. All
January the ID Mr. Beecher asked il thought that would
! be safe to have the sale OF Plymouth pews 90 on
q And when did he ask you that question A. Asked OF
me AT the head Of the stairs the evening Of January the M
o Well tell US all he said upon that subject II there was
| ANYTHING more A. There nothing more
O What reply did you make A. told him that thought
would be perfectly have the sale OF Plymouth
90 felt perfectly assured Mr. 1ton would do nothing
| against him or against his family.
O Did YOU learn from him. did you then know Of your
own knowledge when the sale to take place A. No
don't remember that did know was 10 take place sometime
| during the next week
O TN 10 this time had Mr. Beecher told you when these
lations existing between himself and Mrs Tlton ceased
Mr. Ears-wel we would like to have the conversations
| there any
Mr. Fulerton-wel there some, and We Will on and
| give them.
A He told me that sir, January the first,
| O Now what was sad upon that subjecti A. He said
| that Elizabeth Tton had sent for him TO come 20
her house told him that she believed that their relations
were wrong told that he said 10 her. believe
these relations wrong then they shall be terminated and he