The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-09

llt, IL WAS DOI III RELATION W any uctclIllH-
alton to take my life. In regard to his
situation and devices witness was asked
what he meant, and Fullerton put in an
objection to any extraordinary or flowery
definition that the meaning was perfectly
plain from the letter. Judge Nelson ruled
that Mr. Beecher might explain the state
was allowed to do in his examination.
Fullerton argued that this matter had been
going on year after year, and the witness
wrote letter with the word "devices" in
it, and he was now asked to explain why
he used it, and in what Specification. Judge
Nelson had the stenographer read the
question, and ruled that 1t could be
answered. Witness said Devices were
to help a man along his means were So
600 at one time; $3.50 and $500 at another;
it was a partnership affair, and lie had
asked me not to disclose his family affairs,
ard we were to keep them quiet. Evaris
read that portion of the letter about Tilton
condoning his wifes offensc, and about the
blight that would be thrown on his family
and Mrs. Tilton by their disclosure, and
witness was asked what he meant. He
said understood from his that his wife
had transferred to me her affection, and
that lead to separation of herself and her
husband, and almost to the breaking up of
their household this it was | meant. lie
had forgiven his wife for that part, refer
ring to blight on his family referred to in
an interview between him and me on the
list of February, when he desired that the
facts Of Mrs. Tilton's leaving him would
not come out The reference to my writ
of judgment day, | meant fully,
as | had none Of the documents
when l used the expression about being my
last Sunday and my last sermon | had no
fact about myself. but suppose felt that
way when | wrote that sentence good
spirits always predominant with me, but i'll
ones sometimes bring me down to week
depression In my boyhood days this took
the form of hypercondria never in this
course Of things had / any thought of sui
eide or ever expressed any this feeling
was over me when | said
thought | was near the end of my
life; after the publication of the
tripartite agreement had no interview
with Tilton in which he said he did not
wish to be put in the light of man having
been forgiven by me for some crime nor
did he threaten to publish card Moulton
did not say to me that if published my
resignation it would seem in the light of
an actual confession at the interview be-
tween Moulton and Tilton about the card,
with regard to letter of contrition, moth
ing was said in my presence about the
striking out of a certain clause in the card
would be virtual confession of his wite's
adultery with me in May | had in
terview with Mrs. Moulton Moulton was
there, asked him if his wife was aware OF
suggested that womans advice would be
necessary and / suggested that Mrs. Moul
ton from providentia circumstances was
the very woman; expressed my grief tc
Mrs Moulton about the troubles and she
resp onded 10 such way rs won my graft
tude; she said she would do all she coult
| for Mrs Tltans comforts wrote
in terms of encouragement to Mrs. Tiltor
and told her to rebuild her house and Coo
would take care of her and her children
BY kiss of inspiration Mrs. Moulton CAV,
me, | meant it was a token of confidence
not an ordinary kiss of conventionality. |
seemed to me that as have seen in poetr,
it was holy kiss. / did not return TIN
kiss because did not want to offend he
sense of dignity. | often went to Mrs
Moulton's after Moulon had gone to hi
warehouses, and l would 60 up stairs ali,
lie down on the lounge, and we would tall
on different subjects until his return.
After May 1871, Moulton spoke to me il
the scverest terms of Mrs. Tilton's con
duct to her husband. Adjourned.
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