The Portland daily press., 1875-04-14

as referring to his call on Mrs. L. at Bessie
Turner's solicitation and with his wife the Jay
after. He does not remember to nave maui
any other call. He understood the letter When
he read it. That letter passed over to Triton
| and cannot give date from the endorsements.
| Some of them are in Tilton's writing and some
| in my own, and both are bad enough. (Laugn-
| ter.) He knew of no reason for MRS. Molse
| writing about keeping quiet. docking at ieG-
| ter again.) 1t was received on January zICh'
| 1871. He recalls no other visits in January:
| The difficulty broke out Dec. 80, 1870. Gan
recall any other visits in those troublesome
| times. Has the impression it was conveyed 10
him that Tilton did not wish him to visit his
| house any more. Has an impression there was
| such an injunction. Could not say whether ne
did or did not call at Tilton's house after that
injunction, and that is as far as he could go. >.
| Mr.. Fullerton here read from Beecher dl-
rect examination that Bowen had carried HIM
| message forbiddng him ever TO VISIT his
house. Again the witness said: 1t may be so.
| l cannot recall the direct examination. Inc
counsel went on reading from Mrs. Morse
| letter as follows:
clifton says she Mrs. Tilton) is mourning
| for her SIM" He could not interpret that pas
sage. sThe publicity he (Tilton) has given this
recent and most pressing of all troubles is what
| is taking the life out of her. was read to Wit
| ness. He could not remember hcw he inter-
preted it. 81 know of twelve persons whom
| he has told and they are known to have told
Others He could not tell what that referred
| co. He could not say he had conversation
| with Moulton ir reference to that clause he
| did not remember by such definite number
| having conversation with Moulton about Ill
| ton having communicated the matter to per-
sons. He remembers Tilton being present
| when kindred subjects were talked over. Does
not recollect conversation with Moulton ana
| Tlton about that clause. Does not remember
| Tilton mentioning Mrs. Bradshaw and Oliver
| johnson as persons told by Tton. Will not
| swear he did not. Does not recollect Tllton
telling him in that conversation tnat ne nad
| told JOS Richards.
Counsel again referred to the expression:
| ssThis most recent of all troubles, and asked
| the witness whether he understood 1t when he
| received the letter Witness said he had no
| doubt he gave some Interpretation to it when
| he read it, but whether the correct one or not
| he could not say.
Cousel then read Beecher's reply to Mrs
| Morse to the effect that he and Mrs. Beecher
| were of one mind-to leave all grievances real
| or imaginary to time. Witness said he did Not
| ask Mrs. Morse for any explanation OF her let
ter. He presumes he recolected at the time
| the meaning OF the passages in Mrs. Morse s
| letter: He (TIton) sweaIs as soon as the
breath leaves her body he will make this thing
| public" He has the opinion now what 1t
| meant, but does not know. He did not know
| Tlton's servant Rate Carey alias Smith. Does
| not recOllect ever meeting Mr.. klchards at
| Mr.. Titon's house. He has an indistinct rec
objection of Mr.. Richards opening room door
| and finding him in company with Mrs. Tllton.
Eas not heard or ever read Richards testimony
| but it was repeated to him. He has no recol
| lection of Richards opening the door and find
| ing him (Beecher) in close proximity to Mrs:
| Triton, she retreating from him, but he would
| not swear that he did not. He visited Mr.
| Tlton frequently, more frequently when invit-
| ed Thinks she never showed him letters
written by her to her husband or parts OF let
| tiers from Ttor, referring to him.
| Letter of Mrs. Tilton to her husband was
| Lere read viz: "Beecher called here. He has
| been visiting to-day. He visited Wheelocks
and kissed them all around including Lucy,
| Witness said this was true, and he told Mr..
| Tilton of it. He was in the habit OF kissing
Mrs. Tilton in her husbands absence. He did
| not always kiss her when he visited. Some
| times the children were there. He never kissed
her 10 the presence of servants. He did no.
/ abstain from kissing her because the children
were there. He had no doubt he had kissed
| her in the presence of her Oldest daughter,
| Florence but he has no recollection OF 1t He
remembers that Mrs. T. s cheeks would glow
with pleasure" when he visited her. as she
wrote to her husband.
He did not construe that into an indication
of undue affection. He nolds walking out, and
going on errands or to see friends are different
| He has walked out with Mrs. Z. other times
than these mentioned, but would not say fire.
| quently. He could not say whether Tilton was
| at home when they went to Pages. The d1ra
| ton of his visits to Mrs. T. were from five
minutes to three-quarteIs of an hour. Once he
| remained an hour When Mrs T. was absent
| from the city he wrote to her. He believed not
more than once. He thinks he did not write
| to her at Monticello. A letter of Mrs. IT,
dated Monticello, 'Mr. Beecher wrote me a
| characteristic letter." was read by counsel.
| Witness had no recollection of that letter. He
was in New York in October, 1868. He recol-
lects it because his attention has been called to
him in October, 1868, in his wife's absence, but
| will not swear she did not He does not recol-
| lect visiting Mrs T. October 10th at her own
| dwelling
He was at his own house when Bowen de
livered him Tilton's letter.. December 18th,
| 1870. There was very little intimacy between
him and Bowen up to that time. He was i'll
| Bowen's house in 1870 on an invitation, when
| Gen. Grant was expected there: Goodness
| existed prior to December, 1870. They lived
strange Bowen should perform the office of
postman. "You never can tell what man
| will do" He was sure it was sealed, and that
| Bowen told him he did not know the contents.
sanity; this man is crazy" or words to that
effect. Bowen replied that he did not know
| the contents, but Tilton asked him to deliver it
on his way home. OF course the witness was
satisfied with that explanation: Their CONVEX
sation turned on Tilton. He handed the letter
| to Bowen, who read it. Witness was asked to
| give the substance of the conversation, and
| alter pause with his finger to his cheek, he
| went on. Bowen said he had a conversation
| with TiltOn. Witness repeated it, as on the
| direct.
| Witness believed what he and Bowen said
| about Titon's unfitness for the Independent
| and Union. That letter of Tilton's of Dec.
| 18th, demanding that he should leave the pull
pit, excited the witnesses feelings. Fart OF
his feelings was Indignation. He was not
angry. He took no steps to ascertain what the
| Interpretation of that letter was He did not
settle down on his indignation but on his
work.
Moulton called with message from Tilton
| He was acquainted With Moulton before but he
never exchanged calls with him; was not sur
prised; did not expect him; does not expect one
| in ten thousand that CALL The first thing that
Moulton said was Good evening", He said
| Tilton wished him to call and see him. Wit
| ness said that would be inconvenent as it was
| Friday night meeting. MOulton said the mat
| ter was of sufficient Importance for him to get
some one else to conduct the prayer meeting
| and he did SO. He thought the man who ha
previously sent an insulting letter was just the
man to send such message and he was deter
| m ned to go down and see what 1t was ID
| knew Moulton and Tilton were friends. He
| didn't ask him what it was about: Tllton had
| the manner of a gentleman. He had the man
ner of man who felt his business to be impor-
| tant His manner was not peremptory. There
| was something in his manner that excited at
| tention. La his tones and general manner he
| spoke as gentleman.
loud.
Witness-But then they are not gentlemen
Mr.. Fullerton-Oh yes they are.
Mr.. Fullerton read from Beecher's testimony
to the committee: with positive earnestness
he said you must CO."
Witness-His tone and manner were not
yours. He didn't say 'you must 60"
Mr.. Fullerton-"Well, you must 60"
Mr. Beach-Make it You must 60"
Witness-I didn't say Il will go some day."
L can't say why except that it didn't occur to
me. Possibly it might have been wiser
course 1 went with Moulton. 1t was an in
clement, snowy night. 1 suspect 1 had no
umbrella. 1 don't recollect going wet. Before
we arrived at Moulton's house l have some
indistnct recollection of some conversation
about Bowen. Moulton's conversation was not
about our Grand as L recollect, and when we
reached the house L asked what L. waited
with me- and he said 7. could tell me better.
l inferred he did not wish to talk on the sub
ject. He did not say, "He wishes to see you
about your relations with Elizabeth" 1 was in