The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-27

to Tilton, and she gave them to me TO
read; | saw il was the same rs was after
wards published it was then spoken OF
as the Beecher- -Tllton scandal; said that
if she published anything relating 10 the
lives Of persons, she would only get her
self into trouble, and that it would be her
death blow; | also told her that if she
published this story | would not have
anything more to do with her.
The usual recess was here taken. Cen
eral Pryor and Mr.. Fullerton were abb
sent.
How Spiritua tst Feels-Aner
Recess.
Mrs. Palmer testified as follows:
My present husband belongs to the
magnetic school Of medicine; l do not
participate in his practice or treatment
of his PATENTS | acted rs medium in
the discovery of the diseases of his
patients; profess to be aspiritual medi-
um, and was called upon at times to
make clairvOvant examinations of his
patients; was married to DR.. Palmer in
1874; | examined his patients for com
pensation before | was married to him; 1
was paid for the services rendered him;
this was understood by patients; cannot
tell if ! was in state of trance when /
made these examinations, but l was in
state of personal Inconsistencies; was
not cogniZant af saying or dong any
thing while ! was in this state or alter;
on other occasions i have acted rs me-
dium, and not contied altogether to the
practice of medicine; when | am IN my
normal condition | can see things not
visible to other people, | can see all acts
committed by persons, and read their
lives written on their souls rs plain as
you are able TO read the pages Of II book;
have seen spirits floating around
while you were questioning me, but
whether they are good or evil
| cannot tell; | was married TO my pre-
sent husband few days after my divorce
from my former husband; | believe IN
the sanctity of the marriage relation and
have no sympathy with free love doc
trnesi l obtained my divorce in this city
on the ground of adultery; | believe that
if married people could not live happily
the Legislature should be petitioned to
put unhappy marriages aside and not
cause people to become criminals,
in the month of January, 1871, | be-
came acquainted with Tilton at his office
when | went with Mrs. Woodruff was
told that was his office; my impression is
that she told me so; | don't remember
where this affair was, but you went up Il
flight of long, narrow stairs, where there
were two rooms; | went there u second
time and met Mouton there then; | can
not say ifthe office resembled an editorial
sanctum, but there we're papers strewn
around and marine picture hanging on
the wall; Miss Claflln went to see Moul
ton there on some law business; Mrs.
Woodhull's familiarity with TIlton ripen-
ed very rapidly after my acquaintance
with him; these familiarities were
neither concealed nor were they very
open; Col Blood was almost always
in these offices and these familiarities were
practiced before him; Col. Blood WAS in
the bed room when saw Tilton there;
was present in the month Of February,
1871, at Mrs. Woodhulls office when the
conversation took place between her and
Tiltoa about the prospectus Of the Gotd-
en- iqs; ! was filing an order for Stock
Ings when Woodruff and Tlton came n;
on this occasion the substance of the
language used was that his paper should
take up the voices of Spirltuallts and
Mrs. Woodruff was to be at the head of
the party; both papers were to be used
in this manner to be the organ Of
new party; my impression is that they
were continuing conversation which
they had begun some time before; 1t was
to be consolidation Of all scattered
Spiritual parties and Tilton and Mrs
Woodhull were to be leaders; each paper
was to admire the tenents OF the other;
Woodruff was talking very earnestly on
one occasion about the scandal with some
person long before the proofs were
brought out and when TiIton came in he
said this story of Beecher and his wife
was not true.
BENJAMIN 4. Tracy.
was the next witness.
He testified: | was admitted to the f.
bar in 1857 and practiced in this city
nine years. | was United States District /
Attorney from 1866 until 1873; | have |
known Tilton for many years closely |
when he was editor of the LHtoH and !
have attended Beccher's Church since |
1867, and have known him Intimately |
from the publication of the Woodruff |
scandal; was introduced To Moulton in /
November, 1871; | met Jeremiah p. |
Robinson in 1868; became acquainted |
with franklin Woodruff in the fall Of |
1871; the acquaintance with Woodruff |
was personal one in the beginning; if |
the Woodruff publication came out on
the 2Sth OF October, | learned OF iton the |
2Sth or 3Oth; ! first conyersed with |.
Woodruff on this subject i'll the street, |
some days alter its publications. think | /
referred TO the fact of not seeing ahy de- |
niul on the part Of Mouton; this con-
versation was general one, and pro-
duced no appointment; it was sometime !
after that that Woodruff came to me and (
asked me if | would consent to bo con- /
suited
Mr. Beach here rosO and stated that ho /
would be unable to attend Court tO-mOr- F.
row, and as the cross examination, for
various reasons, had been left to him, ofthis |
witness, he thought it would be better to
have his associate Fullerton present.
Mr. Beach said he had to argue case /
in New York tomorrow. and he sug- /
gcsted that as it was near o'clock the
court should adjourn unit! tomorrow,
when Mr.. Fullerton would be present F.
an attend the further direct exnmina-
tion of the witness.
The Judge conceded in Mr.. Beachs
suggestion, and the court adjourned.
Decision as TO Imported Goods.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The Treas
ury Department has decided that where
goods are imported under the act OF 1870, F..
for transportation without appralsment .