The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-08

membered? A. No, sir: i don't remember at
nny ere Shen WAS is sas o. Been said that
you have been seen on the stooP OF the house In
Livingston street between and so'ciock in the
morning by Mr.. Frazier, passing by in the
street: have you any recollection OF such occur
renee? A. No. sir; l have no recollection
by. He looked at lie and have no doubt he
saw me. Q. There nothing in IL to fasten it
nothing that 1 remember. @ During the
period that Tilton resided In the house, "a Lv-
With what degree eeu of frequency are you
able to state that you made any
at the house? A. Do 1 understand that you
limit your inquiry from 1861 to 1870? @ i think
from M 1866 they went into the house IN the the fali
ingston street. do En TO the autumn of $50, until
you went into the country in the summer OF
1850? a. should say,
SPEAKING OF AVERAGES,
i saw them from once in ten days to once in
three weeks. O. That is the average during that
time? y IL were in town my visits were not
more than thirteen times year. according to
the bet computations can make of them, and
turIngs and so on. q. Now, during these visits,
what was the manner OF them,
and what were the ,, subjects 20, OF
questions in enc, @. Well, lake two and
swer them botk A. must ask you to explain
what you mean by the manner. q. mean the
manner of you and Mrs: Triton during the visits,
and what We're the topics OF conversation?
such as is my manner in my
own house, and with my own family; IL was
They kept an open hospitable house ana left all
the friends the usmt st personal freedom; there
tY az great ePep n "a'h as e
felt perfectly free to go in and out as i choose.
q. How was it with regard to the presence OF
children, and their participation in your visits
a. They were
ALMOST ALWAYS PRESENT,
at any rate l felt as IL had lost visit If they
were not present. Q. Were your visits in part
devoted TO them? A. No inconsiderable part of
my visits, and sometimes altogether. q. Now.
as to the subjects of conversation? A. AS
various as the interests Of the church,
Renee and of the movements p of
reformatory measures of the time in which we
were all engaged, OF books, of literature, and
above all OF Theodore Tilton. lLaughter.l @.
Now, was the subject regarding her husbands
general matter of conversation between Mrs.
Tilton and yourself? A. 1t was, to my surprise.
Beaea-9ne o,, moment sir; we object to 1t.
versations; don't care to reproduce il. Judge
Neilson-You can state the substance. The wit
my word surprise, that Mrs Hilton Rabit1aliy
speaking of her husband was so
s ss she a Mss bGf the shad t9@t that
he passed. Beach - That is inadmissable
declared to me very serious difference between
her and him, was surprised. O. On religious
opinions? a. On religious subjects 1 found her
think f This IS admissible Ses" Evs GIs
The matter has been gone into
and wish TO show by this witness how far he
participated in these
scRUPLEs OF MRS. Triton.
1t has been shown abundantIy by Tilton him
self in regard to his departure from the ortho-
dox faith on the subject of the divinity of
Christ. You remember that Tllton was
brought into this when Judge Nelson
He was in 1t largely on your
examination, butstill this witness can state the
general features ofthat fact. Evarts-Now what
passed between Mrs. 11lton and yourself in any
of these interviews? A. can't tell You the
details. L can only say that she con-
on account Of the great defiection Of her husband
from these views which are called orthodox
and her mind was seriously troubled as to her
it was right for her to bling up her
had given up the divinity Of Christ and seemed
to be losing faith in the Bible, and said that
no difficulty; that believed time and growth
and the gu dance of God would bring things
right. a. Doring this time. can you FIX,
A. can't fix them with very great definiteness,
think they were in that particular year OF
1881. q. During this long acquaintance with
Mrs. Tflton did you come 70 have as, you sup
posed an
INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF HER
character, her temperament and her inteIli-
gence. A. think did. Q. Now, what estimate
did you form concerning her mental and moral
character? A. At first 1 thought she
was a woman OF great simplicity and
purity and of fair intelligence
AS became better acquainted with
her. / admired her domestic traits, and
after: some considerable acquaintance
unusual religious nature developing itself so
differently from that which we see ordinarily
that it struck me very much. Q. In what re-
you exactly, unless by using the usual form as
and CONSCIOUSNESS in all duties. Some persons
develop themselves in their religious nature, |
more largely in social enthusiasts and gener- |
osities, some persons develop themselves in
esse IL w ana so Very UNUSUAL for
to see person whose religious character devel- |
oped itself in the two forms of ecstatic devotion
the form of social sympathy and excitement. |
@. Was Mrs. Tilton, under your observation, |
generally engaged In 6enehci e work? A;
A. Yes, sir: never made a visit that she was
not talking TO me about some case she had in |
hand some poor man or some family or some
then he'd t the s1perntendency in u the BetSe
for. at some periods of time, she
the period of your acquaintance, did any
ALIENATION OF AFFECTION
from her husband disclose itself to you? A. The |
contrary, the very contrary; 1t was a matter OF
mere gentle ridicule Of excessive addiction: the |
husband was then, of all Others she seemedatO !
love to talk about. q. Now, during this /
of yours did you at
ell become aware in any way , |
from Mrs. Tilton's manner or
with you, that her feelings or
PCnpCiallV attracted toward
A. Hes, sir; think they were O. In what form
and degree? A. As her pastor and her friend.
@. Dill you OBSERVE or notice or surmise that she
had any other sentiment toward you
than affection or regard for yourself
that you have thus decided. A. Never: not the
slightest Very emphatically.I O. Now, Mr..
Beecher, during this acquaintance did you form
of regard, esteem and affection for
Mrs. Til on? A. Life long sentiments of affec-
ilnn and regard for her. % In what regard di..