New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-14
Mr.. BEECHERS INTIMACY WITH MRS. TlLTON.
o. Perhaps | can recall it to your recoilec-

ID. l 1
ton read from Exhibit 81;
To-day has been a auiet day Nj Beccher called. He
is IN line spirits, making calls He dcy9ies Wednesdays
and Thursdays until fuiihcr hyice n'' @o 10 IN thc
WheelOcks to-day. and kissed them all around Lucy
Wood included, he SAID .
Do you recOlect thai Circumstance! A Yes, sir
1t va, pleasant enough {" remember
o And did YOU state it THUS 10 Mrs. Tnoni \. II he
says 81. did.
O. Don't YOU recall IL; a don't recall the statement
10 her.
@. Did you at that time ks Mrs Tntonl a. don't
recoiicct that did
o. viii you say you did u'. A. will not say did
not.
o We're yon in thc hab, Of kissing her. A. was
when had been absent any considerable time
O. And how freq. n" r mat occuri n very nuchi
/ Kissed her a. would any Of my own family
O beg your pardon. don't want you 10 tell me You
kissed her as YOU did anybody else want 10 know II
you kissed her A. did kiss her
O We're you in the habit Of kissing her when YOU went
10 her house in tine absence Of her husband! n some
times l did, and sometimes did not
o Well what prevented You upon the occasions Wh'h
van did not A. 1t may be- that the children were there
then might be that she did not seem III the-to greet
ia that way.
O Well do YOU mean by that that You didn't kiss her
when the children present. A. l sometimes dld'
and sometimes did not
U Did you kiss her IN the presence Oi the servants a
Not that ever recOllect.
d Was IL not true that YOU did not kiss her IN the
presence of the children the servants but did kiss her
when she was not in presencei A No sir 1t Is not
true in any-as understand your question
Mr. Beaeh-It calls for mere fact.
M Fullerton-I don't know how you understand the
QUESTION: il is about as plain can make il. Did Won
not purposey omit kss her in the presence of the chill
ren and the servants A. No Sir did not; in IN" pres
ence Of the children, certainly not
Mr. Beach ito MI Fullertonl did he kiss her he
fore Florencei
NJ FuIlcrtop-Dd YOU ever kiss the presence of
Florence the oldest daughter A. don't recall ever
aving Florence there, but have no doubt havedone H.
O read to YOU from Exhibit a, being letter OF Mrs.
Iilton 10 her husband.
MI ShcaFman-What date
Mr. FuIerton-Dec. IS 1866 lro the witne-sl In
speaking of yourself she says
During these early years the mention OF his name,
to meet him. or better stl visit from him my eheK
would flush with pleasurean experience common TO all
darling that intimate acquaintance my delight
and pleasure should increase.
@ Do You recolect of any instance in which these
things apparent the part OF Mrs Tilton when you
visited her A. What thingsf
. u That her cheek would flush with pleasure A. Yes
Sir.
@ You did not constrle that any undue affection
Cor you A. did not.
O. You thought II proper and right A. did.
U DO you remember OF walk ng out win Mrs T1ltOn
any occasion other than You have mentioned on
direct examinstionf A. do not.
Mr. Beach ito Mr.. Fullerton Docs he think he has
mott
Mr. Fulerton-Can you say that you did mott A Oh
/ cannot say thai.
Mr. Beach Ito M. FuleTtonl-H.s he any impress
sion about thati
Mr. Fullerton-Have you any impression upon the
suioectl A. Well, do understand by walking out"
chat you going with her on calls or yisitsi
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