The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-19
The Beecher-TIItOn Trial.

NEW YORK, January lS.-The Brook
lyn city court room was rs dcnsely
crowded this morning as on an previous
day Of the trial.
Mr.. NJ. EvartS, and ex-Judge Fuller
ton and Porter were in attendance early,
and Mrs. Tilton with Mrs. Field and
Mrs. Shearman occupied their customary
seats behind Beecher's counsel. Mr..
Shearman hustled in with II
portmanteau full of documents. 4
few minutes delay was caused by the
late arrival of ex-Judge Morris, General
Pryor. Theodore Tilton and Francis ID.
Maulton. Mr. and Mrs. Beecher were
not in their seats when the case was
opened.
MoultonS examination was continued
by ex.Judge Fullerton-Shown paper
and identified it aS his first statement to
the committee; this was prepared and
submitted to the investigating committee
July 18th; read it to Mr.. Beecher, be-
fore sending it to the committee, Mt my
house on the same date; told him had
been invited to appear before his COM
mittec that night, and had prepared
statement, which | read to him, and he
thought it was fair and honorable; he told
the same thing to my wife.
After brief discussion the Court ruled
ont the statement.
Mr.. Fullerton took exception, and then
stated that he wished to offer part OF
this statement in the evidence, and Of
fered that portion rcgrettinG that he
(Moulton} would have to appear before
the Committee another portion setting
forth that all the parties implicated
should appear first, and he (Moulton)
would appear last and tell the truth.
These extracts were ruled out by tho
Court, and the exceptions taken. The
witness continued his testimony, and
among other things, said that Beecher
stated that ne took great blame to him
self for his treatment of Theodore lllton
and his family, and cXoncratcd IlIton. l
said to him that he could do nothing
more than tell the Committee the truth
of the matter, and he said that ifThco-
dore would reveal the relations betwacn
him and Mrs. Tilton, it would ruin him
and kill Tilton. Witness subsequently
reported to Beecher that Tilton was
obduratc, and ut his suggestion Bee'her
agreed it would be well to secure the ad-
i0urnment of the committee. Witness
advised him not to make Il statement
until he could secure TiltOn's consent to
agree to it, and Bcechcr then drew up
form of such agreement. Fullerton theh
read paper which was in BcecherS
hand writing; it was to the effect that
the signer, IN view Of the statement by
Mr.. Beecher, withdrew his charges III re-
gard to painful domestic difficulties,
which should have been privately
settled long ago.l Witness said that tins
paper was to be taken to Tilton for him
10 sign, in view of Beecher erhonorating
him from all blame, but Tilton refused to
sign it. Witness asked Mr.. Beecher Ii
he could not tell the whole truth to hr'
Sage, or some other member of the com.
mite, and he said he could not, that 1t
would kill him.
Pacific Mail Investigation.
WASHINGTON, January lS.-Ihe
Ways and Means Committee resumed
the Pacific Mail subsidy investigation
this morning. Whitelaw Reid, OF the
New York Tribune, was sworn.
The chairman said: The committee
has been very much gratifed to see the
interest that the Tribune takes in this IN
vestigation. They have read IN your
paper hints as to the best way OF conduct
ing it. They have seen particularly Sh
intimation that list was IN existence
containing the names Of twenty members
of Congress, including two members OF
this committee, said to be implicated
Now. will YOU tell us all that you know
about this matter?
The witness replied that he mad no
personal knowledge ofthc matter; he had
heard number of rumors which ne
thought could probably investigated
though he did not undertake to youch
for the nature of the evidence; that the
examination of these reports would ehclt
n sample of the rumors "hiGh
were in many men 5 mouths
and Aving about New York city
Reid had repeatedly heard OF payments
beng made TO members OF Congress
with part of the money dlsburNtd oy
Irwin in 81. 900 bills and that private ac-
counts kept by members with th'
Seoryent-at-A Arms would show that Con
rress had deposited such bills he could
give no personal evidence concerning I
these matters; he had never brioed mem
bcrs of Congress and was never IN IN, thS
lobby, but thought these rum"r' "o''"
investigation.
Governor Porter OF Tennessee, was
ipaugurated on yesterday. BsIlot'ng for