The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-09

MIR, BeeCher SAID nothing oil tho kind
occurred; he said MoultOn never said to
me that he told Tracy ! was guilty OF
adultery with Elizabeth Il, Tilton and
that Tracy said that II this was truo ii
must be kept quiet at all hazards; there
Is not word Of truth in ii from be.
ginning to end; | have been acquainted
with Oliver johnson for 20 years; We had
that degree Of relationship which ex-
isted among anti.slayery men before the
war.
Witness was asked in what way John
son come to be employed "a editor Of the
ChriStiGn Union,
Mr.. Fullerton objected and the Judge
ruled thai Evarls could only show the
general fact Of johnson being 80 EN-.
plUyed.
Witness said There was dlssatisfac-
ton with the management Of the Unioni
JohnsOn'a name was urged upon me by
WilkesOn; after johnson llad been
sounded by Wilkcson went to sec him
and he agreed to govern tho paper; hia
appointment was purely professional; |
did not say to 'riltOn that II was better to
have some person on the Onion who
could handle the scandal, nor did he sug.
gest Oliver johnson as n lit person to take
hold of II; remember giving MonltOn
$500 in May, 1873; Moulton said unless
there was some help for TiltOn he would
break down; always said was willing
to help him with both hands aud voice;
he drew out OF his pocket u letter and
two checks; the two checks were time
drafts Of the sum Of $4,000 or $1,000; he
also read from the letter, saying this was
all the money they could raise at present;
hc then brought his hand down on the
table with emphasis and said "that Is
what call Friendships" this person was u
lRdy who sent the letter; she also sent
checks to be used in assisting the Golden
Agc; MOulton did not tell me TiltOn re-
fused to take the money; went home
and blamed myself for not helping TiltOn;
| got $1,000 and went to MOnltOn with 1t,
and ho expressed himself gratihed; the
next Sunday morning met TiltOn OH the
street; We went along together talking In
an ailectiOnate manner. Subsequent to
December, 1870 came to he more ac'
quainted with Mrs. MOultOn; she was
aware Of the difficulties and cOnyersed
with her about them; in the latter part oi
our acquaintance she sometimes kissed
me in the presence Of her husband and
never but once In his absence; frequent
" offended her tastes which were not sem
timental, and she sometimes made In.
cisive remarks which ono might say let
the wind out OF The bag; MoultOn wanted
To know how tCame out as to the publ.
CatiOnjOf the tripartite agreementi could
not tell him; told Cleveland he must go
right 10 New York and stop its publica-
ti0n: he went to the Tribune Office and tried
to stop itand then went to Sam WilkisOn's
house; Sam was In bed, Cleveland said, !,
and when he heard hiserrand swOre until
everything In the room was blue, that
WiIkison said he did not care damn for
Henry Ward BeeCher, that this article
was going TO be published; MOultOn told
Inc lie had q devil Of q time with TiltOn rs
he was angry and was going to publish II
card above Il that evening; told MOnltOn
Ind reached the end Of my patience and II
Triton wanted to publish n card he could
do II; MoultOn said he could stop Tllton,
and told him to go to the Eagle Office
and see Kinzella; on the same day /
wrote the card Of resignation | saw Monl.
ton and learned nothing would he done
before Monday; | showed him the card Of
resignation; Mouton said "uOOd God y
and went ont; Mrs. Moulton came in and
said, "Mr. Bcecller, | don't believe the
stories they are telling about you; be.
lieye you are good man" I said, "Emma
Moullon, am n good man" she bent
over me and kissed me on the fOrehcad |
did not think proper to return II; wrote
letter the next Sunday morning 10
Monlton, known ns the Day Of Judgment
letter; OH Monday ! had M interview
with MesSrs. Kinzella, Cleveland and the
publishers Of the Unionj In the evening
went to peekskill; returned on Tuesday;
Wednesday | went to New England, and
was absent until lie next Friday week.
Mr.. Morris was hero asked for some
napers by Evarts, which Morris at the
lime said he could not find.
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