The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-09
The TiltOn-B.echer Trial.

NEW YORK, Feb. 8.
The spectators in the Brooklyn city
court were In their places early this morn
ing, when Judge Nelson assembled the
bench. Mrs. Tilton, with Mrs. Field and
two other ladies, sat in their usual places.
Mr.. Beecher and wife were seated behind
their counsel and in front of the Plymouth
gathering. When the court was opened,
Tilton resumed the witness stand, and
minutes wer spent by the defense in search
ing among their documents for letters
which they wished to put in evidence.
A letter from Mrs. Tilton to her husband,
on January 81, 1868, was read, declaring
how sorry she was that her harshness had
driven him 10 the degree ithad, and styling
herself the chief of sinners. She had not
seen Bcecher since he CTilton) left, and she
did not care about seeing him until he
(T'ilton) had better opinion of him.
Another letter from Tilton to his wife, on
December 81, 1866, declared that lately he
had been endcavoring to ascertain what
were his earthly ambitions, to struggle
with and overcome them. and now
he had been able to lay them aside.
Mr.. Everts then rose and stated that the
counsel on the other side had produced all
the letters they called for except one,
which would be read from book. Coun-
sci then read a letter written by Titon to
his wife on the 14th of February. 1868 /;
another written on January 10, 1869, re-
terring to letter sent by her few days
ago, in which she said she could not live
on the salarylallowedh her. He said that the
intelligence made him sick, and complained
that no money had gone into the banks,
and that extravaganza IN the dresses of the
children must be curbed, and the residence
in Brooklyn sold, or the expenses of carry
ing it on checked. He liked Beecher as
well as he ever did, but he had ceased to be
his souls prop, and was not SO dear a
friend as he formerly had been. A letter
from Mrs. Tilton, dated March 9th, 1869
pctitioned her husband not to make any
more engagements away from home, as
they could live quietly at home on the
salary he could make in the city. n
After the reading of several other letters
the cross-examination was continued by
questions Tilton said Oliver Johnston il
an old gentleman living ip~Sew York who
used to be associated with me on the Indie
pendent, and afterwards assisted Mr.
Beecher in publication of the Christian
Union; my intimacy with him began wher
/ was 81 or 90 years old and continued un
til placed him on the Christian Union
do not think would recognize him now
when first became acquainted with hin
he was editor of the Anti-Slavery Standaat
in New York think lie was associated
with me in the editorship of the Independ
ent about seven years he came Their
when | became editor in chief of the paper
our business relations out of office wer
not very great he came occasionally t
visit at my house but was not liked b.
Mrs Tilton, on account of his religion
tenets after leaving the Independent h
edited the Weekly Tribune under Horac
Greeley the aggregate receipts in roug
from my lecturing tours in one seaso'
averaged about 80, 900, from which the ex
, penses of my family had to be deducted
cannot now call to mind what the circula
ton of the Independent was Will
was there, but Mr.. Bowen toll
me that it had III every way largel
increased after took charge of 1t d
not know what its circulation was when