The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-16

upon his Friday night prayer meeting. He put on
his long blue cloak and took his wifes arm In his
and sailed OUT after speaking to . few persona
Mrs. Tilton novered some little while about the
court room with Mrs. Field and MRS. shearman.
and all the other females. reporters and other
wise. made on. Roger A. Pryor took one OF I'll
toms bouquets away with him. At lunch the coun-
sci ana their principals exchanged criticisms, ana
Mr. Beecher did not return to court.
Alter the recess there came TO the court room
many notable characters. In window behind
the jury saT Tom Davis, second TO Billy Edwards
in prize tight ana brother to The. Davis.
Judge Moore. Of the Kings County Court, and
Judge Reynolds, the Associate Justice, had places
on the bench with Chief Justice Nelson.
P. Ready, OF the counsel Tor Mr.. Beecher, sp-
peared In the afternoon, an ex.newspaper man,
like Tracy and Pryor. He has had the hard work
of revising the Jury list to do Mr. Knox, Fuller.
TOMS partner, also came into court in the after
| noon.
| Mr. Buckley the clerical traveller, and Rev. Mr..
| Wilde. who narrowly escaped being bishop, were
all day on the floor.
Thomas Pearsall, one OF Talmage's nock and the
junior counsel for Tton. took care to recover the
autograph letters as they were examined by the
defendants counsei, and sacredy intrust them to
| the Clerk OF the Court.
Dan Frost, Internal Revenue Assessor who beat
In 1858, appeared In the gallery yesterday. There,
also, was Evarts revivinR the impeachment trial
OF President, Beach and Sherman suggesting
the Stokes and Mansfield trial, Tracy with the
| memories OF Caicott around him, and Pryor
| reaching back to ante-oeuum times and his duels
with Finney, Ridgway and Potter Three Judges
are among the lawyers, and one has been on the
Court Of Appeals, one Attorney General OF the
United States and one on the Alabama arbitration
at Geneva
Major General Jourdan, Police Commissioner,
stood behind the jury. Judge Troy, author OF
pamphlet on the case the steps OF the bench.
The Rev. Mr.. McAister, Of the Seventh avenue
Methodist EPISCOPAL church. New York, had come
In during the forenoon and made the third Metho-
dist pastor present.
AFTER RECESS
MT Moulton again TOOK the witness stand at a
quarter.past two O'Clock. and MIS- direct examina-
ton was resumed by Mr.. Fullerton.
Witness sald-I stated before recess tnat prom.
e,ep %
0! an effort IN that direction went to tue ONCE
ne age aaa aae to
O. WHAT did you report to Mr.. Beecher you had
donei A. stated TO Mr.. Beecner that went to
the Golden AGE ONCE the day after the letter had
been read TO me to suggest further alterations to
Mr.. Tilton, chanres That considered necessary
and said to him that after had made these sug-
gesuons 10 Mr. nton that ne told me the paper
had gone to press; told Theodore told hum that
published; told him that the suggestions made
in the letter were made IN the presence OF Wit.
witnesses; said 80 the day after the letter was
read to me, but he insisted upon this publication:
put the word offence in the document instead i Of
revolving CRIME against my family :" certainly
sn0wed what had done to Mr. Beecher Letter
handed to witness.) Witness read this letter,
THE BACON LETTER.
and pointed out specifically the alterations ne had
suggested, and which were made IN consequence
OF his suggestion. "l," continued the witness,
"put the Words committed an offence against
me- for what II read in the original manuscripts"
remember the substance Of it correctly =.
knowledge came to me In 1870 that an offence
TO Mr.. Evarts-I do not know If the orig!na4
| manuscript ID IN existence.
Mr.. Evarts observed that he would like to have
! o look at 1t to know that 1t Is IN existence.
| To Mr.. Pullerton-I forget the alterations
| Mr.. Evarts-He has testified but TO one
Mr. Fuerton-l don't say that ne has merely
ask II there were other ateratonsf II SO, let the
! witness state 1t.
The matter was trst stated as having been topic
! OF conversation between him and Mr.. Beecner,
but TINS was one alteration that the witness has
Judge Nelson was Of opinion that the testimony
by the witness 70 Mr.. Beecher.
Wltness-I told Mr.. Beecner there were several
told them 70 him at the time subsequent to this,
IN reference to the Bacon letter. Mr. Beecher said
II was
distinctly remember he said that; when he
came and asked me what reply was best to make
~ the Bacon letter he made use OF the term nave
just referred to; replied 10 MIN, and the counsel
gave was this:-'I recommend the same policy
we practisea In regard to the Woodruff letter.
recommend sllence,n and l submitted to HIM a
document which had been dictated oy me to Frank
writing and Mr.. Beecner asked me Tor copy Of 1T;
did give him copy, which Is IN my handwriting;
the document nc now shown IS the original Of that
1t; gave 1t to him. with but one or two altera-
tons in 1t. and he stated that he would make
nnn NJ IN nvVn nd U fOry hn
OF submitting 1t to his trends, or some OF them;
DON'T remember whether subsequently, he stated
subsequently, about the SIN Of July 1 met Mr..
Beecher and said 10 him. "YOu have not u tered
/ prepared for you; at least, i have not seen any
! such expression OF them;' he said, 'NO, because
you advised silence Once;" replied that had
! advised
but think there is now good opportunity for
you 10 make that expression; and ! said at the
Friday evening prayer meeting, Your church
seemed TO be in sympathy with you, and think
and mde ne
Mr. Beecher, ~ am not 10 be blamed Tor that. l
am ADVISED TO keep
and followed the course you advised" (Mr. FuL
erton ohered the paper In eyidenc ma
1t. and told him that | had seen General Tracy
concerning reply TO the Bacon letter, and that
had asked General Tracy II he had submitted
Beecner that Mr.. Tracy replica that hat he
had recognized to be my handwriting, and that
General Tracy mad SAID TO me that the words, II
nave committed no crime" really constituted
nothing In the denial Of the fact as alleged by
Tilton as between T.lton and Beecher and Beecher
and MIS- Tton, because he said, as nearly as
Can remember has words that adultery was not a
crime under the common law that Is as nearly as
can repeat 1t; told him that did not think
that the utterance wonld be accepted by the CON-
munity as distinct denial, and silence was kept;
tnen precisely related the conversation had
with Mr.. Beecher and General Tracy (Mr. Fuller
ton proposed to read the paperI.
Mr.. Evarts-The paper, as | understand it. Is in
the handwriting OF Mr. Carpenterf
Wltness-ies sir; II was written by him at my
dictatlon; he wrote IL down from what / said 1
read 1t TO Mr.. Beecher and ne made u copy OF IL;
there were one or two alterations In the gram
NAUTICAL consti auction.
me paper was read as follows by Mr.. Fuller.
toni
This church and community are unquestionably and
Justly interested through the public Theo
dore TitOn in answer to- DR.. Leonard Bacon, OF New
Haven IL Is true hat have committed IN offence