The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-20
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The TlltOn-B ,echer Trial.
New YORK, March 70.

Mrs. luton, MIS-. Cnearman, NTs. rlelu,
and Bessie Turner were present In the
court room this morning, and Beecher
and wife were In their places be-
fore the proceedings began. Evarts and
Fullerton were little late, the latter being
accompanied by Frank Moulton. Halliday
resumed the stand, and his cross-examina-
ton was continued by ex-Judge Fullerton.
He testified, after being handed copy of the
West charges, that after they we're present
ed TO the examining committee In COM
pleted form, he did not give them any I'D
vice in regard to the charges was direct
ed not to serve a copy of the charges the
meeting at which these charges were pre-
sented was In July, 1878 did not state
at that meeting that 1t was not the desire of
Beecher that the charges should not be
prosecuted did not speak to Mrs. Brad
shaw about her appearing as witness be-
fore this committee, but Mrs. Bradshaw
spoke to me on the subject. Witness was
asked what Mrs. Bradshaw had said on
that occasion. Evarts objected, as 1t was
q conversation at which Beecher was not
present, and the court ruled 1t out.
Mr.. Halliday concluded his testimony
and Bessie Turner was called and cx-
amined by Mr.. Porter. She became a
member of the family In 1854; was then
twelve years old was in ali respects
member Of the family, like any one of the
children, taking the place of an eldest
daughter, not as a servant she was
treated as an adopted daughter. Miss
Turner testified to Mr. Tilton's constant
gcntleness, affection and devotion to her
children and husband early in witness
experience she observed that Tilton was
equally kind and gentle later, however,
Tilton became moody and morose on one
occasion he said that "This having no hot
dinner on a Sunday was all owing to his
wife's ID orthodoxy; on another &C.
cason he told the children he hoped they
would never initiate their mother, and this
while Mrs. Il. was present on another,
that of womans rights meeting, Miss
uihCi was btdhNtibS nNdi WIS. utOh
within the folding doors Mr.. Tilton said
to his wife, elizabeth, don't stand near
me tonight, the contrast is too great;
Mrs. Tilton meekly obeyed, as she always
did when ordered by her husband another
habit of Mr.. Tilton was to hang pictures
in his night clothes; he would change the
pictures from where they were hung to
other places, and would do so in his
night clothes he would also, when
restless walk around the house in his night
| clothes, his wife following him with pill
low, both of them looking for soft bed
for Theodore to lie on he would try every
| bed in the house of night in this way; he
had forced the witness on two occasions
to leave her bed in one night to accommo-
date his desire for soft spot Continu-
ing her testimony the witness cited numer-
GUS occasions when, according to her testi-
mony, Tilton had caused his wife great
grief by locking himself in room with
her, and scolding aud swearing alternately
for two or three hours. On no occasion
had she ever known Mrs. Tilton to display
temper, her manner being concilatory (;
On one occasion, in 1863, went to bed
and was frightened by seeing man in my
room jumped up and asked who was
there, and he said Hush it is only me,
Mr.. Tilton then found lie had carried
me into his room | asked why he had
done this, and he said he felt lonely told
him ! would not permit such liber-
ties to be taken with me, and
| then got up and left the room the
next morning at breakfast Mr.. Tlton did
not say anything about it, but after he
went away took the boat for keyport,
where stayed for some time; Mrs. Til
ton was then away from home returned
when found that Mrs. Tllton was in
town; | did not at that time tell Mrs,
Tilton what had transpired between
her husband and me | went tc
Marcella in the spring of 1870, and re
NAMED there on visit to Mrs. Putnam
about eight or nine months | returned or
the 10th of December, 1870; Mrs. Tiltor
came there in October and remained {
month or six weeks returned witt
Mrs. TiltOn because she was feeble anC
/ did not like to trust her alone
Mr. Tllton met us at the depot with car
rage, and he reached home about or
o'clock Miss Ellen Dennis was at TIT
breakfast table next morning she appear
ed to occupy the position of housekeepe
and mistress Miss Anthony was there a
dinner Mrs. Tilton took her seat besid'
Mr.. Tilton and burst out crying she wen
into the next room and Miss Dennis said
well this is strange conduct in Elizabeth.
: Tilton said to me, Bessie, don't you thinl
Elizabeth is demented 2? and replied, N,
: do not, but your conduct is enough Il
have driven her into lunatic asylum lon
ago. Mr. Tilton followed her into tn
other room followed and stood at tn
folding doors and shaking his clenche
hand in her face, he said to her, You hay
brought this girl back to testify agains
q me" stepped forward and interfered i
her behalf, and he said to me Leave IN
q house, d-m you : said l would not an
he struck me with his fist an
p knocked medown; then stepping u
to me he said in bland mar
ner, Bessie, dear, you have hurt yourself
He said to me, pointing to sofa, ths
d time and again he had seen MIR. Beeche
and Mrs. Triton having sexual intercourse
a and Mrs. Tilton said GLOW can you te
such things to the child?' He then too
me into the other room and reported ii
story to me he said he did not claim an
= of his children except Florence; he ais
Z eaid Mr.. Beecher was in the habit {
u preaching to ten or dozen Of his mi
y tresses every Sunday, and named tw