The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-08
BEEcHER.TILToN.
Mr.. EVarts Resumes His Ar
gumelt,
THE VARIOUS INTERVIEWS.
A Close Review of the Testimony

years following 1870. lie would call at
tention to the meeting on the Sd OF Jan
uary, in which 1t was alleged Beeche
said to TiltOn he was ready to cOmpl,
with the demand for his retirement il /
was insisted upon, and that ii TiltOn salt
SO the renting Of the pcws should not e
on. How could he speak Of stopping
the renting Of the pews when this had al
ready taken place? Tilton testified tha
liecChcr begged him to give him notice i
he found ii necessary to make a public
recital Of this case, in order that Beechel
might commit suicide or leave for somC
foreign land. Now this whole proceed
ing ON TiltOn's part was avOwedly fol
the avoidance OF publicity and the impos
sibility Of such requests by Mr.. BeeChCl
was evident, Then il was testified by
TiltOn that lieecher expressed his sym
pathy for Mrs. Tilton and took all the
blame upon himself. Mr.. Bcecher testi
fed that he did express great regret fol
the part he had taken in regard to Til
tons domestic troubles, and blamed him
self for his course in the matter. Then
there was very extraordinary inter
view in the middle Of February, accord.
ing to Tilton, which was held for the
purpose Of asCerLnining
THE PATERNITY OF TIE hoy RALPH
Mr.. Evarts read the testimony of Til.
ton in regard to this alleged conversation
Mrs. Tilton, it was alleged, came into the
room during the conversation, and was
told its subject, whGreupOn she burst into
Tears, Tiiton testified that Mr.. lIeeCher
said that he had no faculty for dates, but
| that he believed In his soul the date as.
signed by Mrs. Tilton was the correct
one.
Mr.. Evarts read Mr. lieecher's tCsti.
mOny in regard to this interview, in
which he denied TitOn's version com.
plctely. Mr.. Beecher testified that Tilton
expressed himself despondently in regard
TO his situation and prospects, and that
he (BecChcr), who was profoundly i'm.
pacssed with his truthfnlnrss, spoke
words Of cheer and encouragement. he.
fore they separated they kissed each other
all around. Either this was fabrication
Of the most unblushing Gllrontery or ii
was true story. Not a word Of it, OK.
cept the assertion in regard to Tilton,
was cOntradiclcd by Tilton when recalled.
Then there was this interview in May, in
which BcCCher said that Tilon sat on his
knee, and was discovered by Mrs. Tilton
who came into the room and burst out
laughing At this time lIeCchcr believed
that complete reconciliation had been
effected. Mr.. Tilton did not deny the
circumstances narrated, but assigned to
them date Of two years ago Mr..
l}eechcr testified that he
NEVER DENIED ADULTERY TO TTLroN
or MOulton, and for best Of all reasons,
that such an accusation was never brought
against him or in any way imputed. lie
declared that such an insinuatiOn by any
person would have instantly terminated
all intercourse between them. The whole
course Of proceeding in this case was
wholly inconsistent with the assertion
that such n charge was ever mRde to the
defendant during this whole matter. Now,
on the plaintiffs theory could the plain.
tiil's conduct be rCconciled with ii except
by acknowledged that he was guided by
the bascst possible motives
Mr.. Evnrts cited the English case Of
Hume against Giles, in which il was
ruled that the relations Of the husband
with the alleged ndultercr after the al
legged discovery Of the crime were such as
to invalidatc the charge. lie said that
to believe that the charge OF adultery was
true in this case in view Of intercourse
between the parties after the charge was
said to have been brought was to believe
that eccncy and morality were much
lower here than in England,
OR THAT Ali THESE PEOPLE HAD GONE
MAD.
Mr.. Evarls spoke Of the occasion on
which lcGChcr kissed Tilton, which wns
admitted by the latter save that ,I'iltOn
said the kissing was done on the fore.
head. Well, II Il was, IIcechcr must have
got upon chair or Tilton have yielded
himself to the embrace. Laughter.
Moulton told Halliday that II he thought
licecher bad man he should not let him
sit at his table with his wife, as he fire..
qucntly did. Mrs. Moulton told Halliday
that BCGCher had been her pastor from
girlhood and that no one could make her
believe evil Of him. Halliday testified
hat when Mrs. MOnlton attended church
she always went after service to the pnl.
pit stairs in order TO get word from
lIccchcr and to shake hands with him.
The portrait Of lIeCchcrs, which was ia.
ken TO MonltOn's home in the fail of 1870,
remained hanging in the parlor til some
time last year, when IL was removed to
one OF the bedrooms. Here were those
facts OF conduct which the Jury wanted to
know as determining the sentiment and
feelings Of parties.
FRANK CARrESTER's SCHEME.
. Mr.. EvNrts then spoke Of the scheme Of
Fran Carpenter to have Triton and
B.cecher cOadjutors on newspaper and
OF the Nctivity Of TiltOn to bring himself
into sllcll relations with defendant
COunsel next referred TO the occasion
on which Mrs. TiltOn asked Mfr. l}eCchcr
Tor counsel in domestic difficulties, and on |
which he marked passage in the Bible. |
lie was determined then that he would |
furnish no ground for charge Of inter.
terence, and he simply referred her to the
passage, Of Scripture beginning, Charity
snIlcreIh long"
wOopluLts CARD PROMPTED ny rilroS,
MIR. EvOrts then spoke Of the publica.
ton Of Mrs, WoOdhull's card, saving TINT
the evidence plainly showed that Il was
prompted by rilton himself. The scan
lnl proper was not made public until
November, 1872, but this card was pul,.
lishcd on the 22d Of May, 1871, at the
very time when peace appeared to have
been restored between all the parties, lie
the prctcnsc that Tilton, Mnul.
ton and Mrs. MoultOn entered into rcla.
tions with Mrs. Woodruff both distastc.
fnI and discrcditablc to themselves, in
order To COnciIiatc her tn silence. Now
the scandal article Of November, 1872,
referred to all the interviews between the
parties, Of which only the parties them.
selves had been cOgnilnnt. To get rid
Of the necessary immtNtiOn that Mrs.
Woodhull's knowledge Of this matter had
been increased during his intercourse
with her. Mr. TiltOn testified that shc
told him all these facts At their first in. ,
lcrvicw, in May, 1871 lie was asked II ,
he thought lIccchcr or Moulton had told :
her, and he thought not. llc had not
.old her, and thought II must have come ,
through Mrs. Morse Whenever Nny
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