The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-23
SCANDAL SCINTILLAT1ONS CON
TINUED.

MRS. LUCY W. MITCHELL-PRoF. JAY TEs-
TITLES.
NEW YORK, March 17.-Notwithstand
ing this is st. Patrick's day, and
beautiful out doors, the Brooklyn court
room was crowded when the csnse OF
Theodore Tilton VS.. the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher was called. Ali parties to the suit
were present, and among the attentive
listeners were many women. Assistant
pastor Halliday resumed the stand and tes-
titled: 1 remember tho interview 1 had
with Tilton at my house on the morning OF
the 18th of November. For the first lew
moments Tilton and myself were present,
but George A. Bell called shortly after
Bell told ms his errand, and turned TO go,
when Tilton said: George,
don't CO." Tilton then said he
had called by advice of his friend, Frank
Moulton, to contradict the Woodruff scan
dial; said il was entirely untrue, without
shadow of truth. He said it was just as
false If he would go over to New York
and say the tree in front of Halliday's house
was covered with five hundred flags repre-
| senting every nation OF the earth. He said
my wife was pure as light; for me to ask
Beecher and ne would tell me she was pure
as gold. Tilton would not specify any
charge, although repeat edly asked him to
do so. Tilton said Moulton had documents
relating to charges made against Beecher.
Tilton spoke of the Woodruff publication
as fabrication. He said he wrote her lite
for the purpose of keeping her still, and
stated that he was campaigning in New
| Hampshire when this publication appeared,
and was utterly astOuGded when he heard
| of it being published. Mr.. Tilton said il
Beecher would go to church and tell them OF
the offense, it was so slight they would over
look it. He spoke or Beecher's offense as
being quite venial in its character. Egarts
asked Tor suspension of examination of this
witness to call
MRS. LUCY w. MITCHELL.
Permission was given and Halliday let the
stand. Mrs. Mitchell then took the stand
and testified: Resided in Brooklyn for
the past twenty years. am employed as
nurse; have had considerable
experience in attending women
during confinement for the last
fifteen years. 1 attended Mrs. Tilton first in
| 1867, during her confinement, and remained
with her till April, 1865. She had sickness
| following her confinement, and the child
was brought up by my hands and not by the
breast. L had known Mrs. Triton originally
since '67; l think Tilton was absent from
January, at that period, until the middle of
March. In my attendance upon her became
| intimate with her and know her character
as wife and mother. She was very affection
ate, and she was generally speaking OF pro-
noting happiness in her home during the
period. There was no frequency of Beecher's
calls at the house, nor did 1 observe
any terms of intimacy between
them when he did call during
| Mrs. Tilton's confinement. The sick
room was up one flight of stairs, and sepa-
| rated from another room by means OF fold
ing doors. / saw Kate Carey, employed
here as nurse. 1 saw her there in py
Sc nd attendance, when Mrs. Tilton was
sick, during my two first attendances on
| Mrs. Tilton. L knew Of Beecher's calls,
| though / never saw him in my first atten-
dance. / remember, | knew of Beecher
sending q basket of flowers, but 1 did not
see him there 1 attended Mrs. Tflton
when she had miscarriage, and she seemed
to me to bs suffering from a troubled mind.
She also seemed very weak, and had suffered
from loss of blood before L came. l consid-
cred her to be in a weak and critical cOndi
ton, which continued during my attendance
of one week; l nursed her constantly dur
ing that period, aud WAS with her all the
time. Mr.. Triton came to see her in the
early part of the week; he was very much
agitaled; he said
HE WAS RUINED,
as he lad been discharged from the Union;
the children were all there at the time. Til
ton brought papers into the sick room then.
The witness was asked if be observed any
effect of this conversation on Mrs. Tilton. to
which Beach objected. and brief argument
! ensued. Judge Nelson finally allowed the
D question, and witness replied: she appeared
D To be excited, and asked Mr.. Tilton not tC
Q talk in the room; he then walked out OF the
room. During that week saw Mr.. Moul
ton at the house in Tilton s company. They
8 had a conversation together in the room sd
: joining the sick room, a portion OF wnlch wa!
: carried on in Mrs. Tilton's bearing. | thinl
l. objected to their thus talkiog together II
q the sick room. / think their talks were at
a fecting Mrs. Tilton's health and condition
u Mr. Evarts then asked witness what efiec
II was observed by her 10 he caused on Mrs
e Tilton by these conversations, and It wa
z objected to- by counsel tor plaintiff, ant
q ruled out on the ground that its form wa
/ eading The witness then continued: TIL
0 study was on the same floor as the ball.
j. asked these gentlemen to leave the sicl
N room and repair to the study Tor their con
k versation. regarded these disturbances e
a untsvorable to Mrs. Tilton's health. Dur