The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-20

meant by saying that it would be safe
because my sister was there was that
they would not be liable to go astray and
fall into other hands.
The reason Mrs. Morse called me her
son was that at wedding she was stat
ing to me her troubles, and saying none
of her sons 'were with her, and she had
none OF them to depend on. l said to her
to consult with me as If I were her son.
@. Well, perhaps this last sentence
will throw some light on the subject:
Reading.)
81 have told darling felt I could, in
safety to yourself and all concerned, you
would be to me all this endearing name.
Am 1 mistaken?
Signedl "MoTHER."
Was there any suggestion made be-
tween you and her that gave rise to that
expression? A. None that remember,
sir. =.
@. She says in another letter: 81 will
promise that the secret of her lie, as she
calls it, shall not be mentioned" Whose
life did she refer to there, as. you inter-
preted the letterp A. 1t is not for me
to say, for do not recollect. 1t Is not
my language.
@. The language was addressed TO you,
was it not2 1t was.
@. Aad you took the letter to Moulton
to nave it kept safe? A. Yes, sir; but it
was Mrs. Morse's letter to me about
what Tilton mad said; and now you ask
me what two women said, and what l
thought about it.
@. Yes; ask you what you did think
about iti A. And tell you l don't
know.
Q. Did you know thens A. I don't
suppose did.
@. You formed no opinion about it?
A. 1 don't suppose did; my impression
is that l did not read the letter.
With reference to the further contents
of the letter Mr.. Beecher said he did not
recollect what he thought OF Its mean
ling. but did not think he read it all.
tents of that letter by reading it, how
aid il happen that you took it to Mr..
Moulton upon the theory that IL re.
lated TO some difficulty that existed be-
tween yourself and Mr.. Tilton, or be-
tween Mrs. Morse and Mr.. Tiltonp A.
Mr.. Fullerton, you take a letter and
glance your eye over,it, and see what its
contents relate to, and then you don't
care about going through it.
o, Is that the way you did? A. pre-
sume that is the way-I don't recollect
@. You think you looked into it far
enough to see that it related to this mat.
terp A. just enough to see that it was
complaint about Mr.. Tilton and his
family.
enough to see that it referred to the diff
Guilty in that family, speaking OF this
secret of Mrs. TiltORs, which was no,
| to be mentioned in your presence il you
| con bar9 T dnntt rponlIn IN
shown q letter from f. B. Perkins in
which he said Tilton had been justifyinl
| his recent intrigues with women on the
ground that Beecher had been detected
| in like adulteries, which had beer
hushed up.
Fullerton-I ask you whether, prior t.
February %, 1871, Mr.. TiltOn had no
made charge against you Of having hat
improper relations with his wife? A. IL
never made such charges against me.
o. Now, didn't he charge you with i'm
proper advances? A. Strictly speaking
he did not.
@. Didn't you understand yourself il
YOUR direct examination as saying Mr.
Tilton made the charge OF improper over
lures to his wife, and then produced ;
certificate OF his wife in substantiatiol
of the charge? A. didn't mean to b,
SO understood, sir.
@. You did not? Very well. Let i
stand there. Let me read it to you ant
see whether you ever said this at an,
other time. ''He then declared that
had injured him in his family relations
| had ioined with his mother-in-law in pro
ducing discord in his house; had advised
| a separation; had alienated his wife,
affections from him; had led her to love
me more than any living being; had cor
rupted her moral nature, and taught hel
| to be insincere, lying and hypocritical
and ended by charging that had made
wicked proposalsW A. Very likely
said SO, sir.
Fulerton-One moment. Did you say
that Lreadingl "He ended by alleging
that / had made wicked proposals to her
Until he had reached this had listened
with some contempt, under the impress
sion that he was attempting to bully me
but with the last charge he produced .
paper, purporting to be a certified state
ment OF a previous confession made tC
him by his wife of her love for me, anC
that had made proposals to her of al
improper nature"
O. DO you recollect that? A. think
very likely those are my words.
@. Preceding the confession Ofhis wife,
or The production of the certificate of his
vile, did he not charge you with having
made improper proposals to his wife 7
A. No, l do not think he did, sir.
Judge Nelson to the witness 1.-THE
inquiry is whether he said anything on
that subject.
The witness-I know 1t. I can tell
very quickly what the whole is, but ]
am not allowed, sir. 1t is very simple
matter indeed, in my view; but of course
L must defer to the better judgment ol
counsel.
Nj. ~Fullerton-After having charged
you with making improper proposals.
did he produce a paper purporting to be
a certified statement Of previous con-
fession made to him by his wife? A. Do
you ask me2
@. Yes? A. I think not.
Q. You think not? A. i think not.
@. That statement is not the truth
A. think it is inaccurate.
@. And your direct testimony was in
accurate upon that subjects A. If il
contravenes what / state now, it needs
correction.
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