The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-17
ANOTHER TILTON SCANDAL
a sTRANGE EXPLOIT IN A RAIL
ROAD sLEEPING CAR.
Causht IN n Berth with mother Mans wife,
and Assaulted bv the Infuristed Husband
What the Railroad Mes say About It.

and Assaulted bv tue Infuristed Husband
What the Railroad Mes ssy About It.
The sleeping car Plattsburg was at
tscbed to the Atlantic express train, which was
due in the Grand Central Depot at oB o'clock
yesterday morning. At Albany, at about
O'Clock In the night man Of about middle age
entered, as though expecting TO meet some
body. His entrance disturbed no one. Evil
IDENTITY he had not been looked for at Albany.
He seemed pleased by that thought, as though
anticipating the surprise OF q person whom he
sought. He advanced down the aisle between
the closed curtains. and then returned to the
end Of the car, and, addressing Charles Bell, the
negro porter. said "Can you tell me In which
berth Mrs. Wood, my wife, is"
"Yes. air; number two. top berth. sir" re-
piled the porter.
Mr.. Wood went eagerly TO No. 3, and drew
aside the curtains. His eyes met a mans
startled Razs. and by the mans side was .
woman whose face he could not see. He re-
turned TO the porter, whose account OF the
event 10 as follows; "Mr. Wood came to me,
and he said, There must be some mistake.
There Ia man In that berth. Yes, SIR said
there's man:in that berth-Mr. Theodore TIL
ton-but the lady-Mrs. Wood she said her name
was when shs bought her berth-is In the top
berth Mr.. Wood went back to No. Q, and
there. Some Of her clothes were. Then Mr.
Wood looked In the bottom berth. and
saw Mrs. Wood .thsrs with Mr. Tilton
MIR. Wood Jumped back as II be couldn't be-
lieve his eyes. Then he said something very
mad like to Mr.. Tilton, and struck him-I didn't
see exactly where, butt think It was on the
nose. Then there was sort Of soram BILE, and
heara the lady tell Wood to be quiet. Mr.. TIL
ton came out from behind the curtain and went
into the smoking car. Mr.. Wood tried to follow
him. but Mrs. Wood. I thinx. held on to him.
up, but / didn't notice, In the excitement,
whether any OF them looked out. soon tho
to him. Mr.. Wood sat up ali the rest OF
ssse NJ 1 and Mrs woos buried @ ineS o to. scssh.
Mr.. Tiiton then came into the sleeping car and
Washed, eombed his hair. and brushed his
clothes-made himself neat. When he was
going out Of the car he asked my name, aud
where live, and said. BELL. try to remember
all YOU saw and heard q while ago. because
may want you as witness. Then he walked
out OF the depot very quiet like, as n he didn't
want to tie seen much, or known. don't know
where Mr.. 1ilton sot on, because / was not no
ucing "a ucular. l know that Mrs. Wood got
name isn't on the sieeping car dissr.m' and /
don't know what IL L. hrs. Wood exp ected
her husband to meet her here in New York"
THE CONDUCTORS STATEMENT.
The conductor says that Tll,on was in a ST.
aud thst he came from Malone Above Troy it
was noticed that he bad an upper berth at one
end Of the car, for the conductor him get
out Of It and ask the porter II he could not
black boots In some other part OF the car. as tue
The porter Informed him that he couldn't do
that, but he would be through In u few moments.
Mr. ilton then says the con ncuotor, returned and
train reached East Albany and stopped young
depot aud ssked n q lady. whom be described,
and who was his wife, was on the train. Tho
porter TO whom the stranger applied for the In
forma ION was the same ono who had been
blackins boots IN hr. Tilton's end OF the car
He told the stranger tnat she WIS In the forward
beft6.' his Sfr and ssysP Vie car, and, as It was
dimy lighted, CROPPED his way along till he
came to the berth. Drawing aside the curtains
he put his hands In TO awaken his wife They
however, struck man, and the stranger think
ing the porter might have made mistake, hur-
ried back to him and told him there Was man
In that be IN instead OF woman. Tue porter
sai1 there was woman In tho berth when he
left the car. aud then the two went back, when
theodore lilton and the woman we're found to-
gether.
All the passengers IN that end Of the car were
awakened by tIe noise. The husband OF the
woman was very violent, and, reaching back 10
his pistol pocket. cried out that he would snoot
Tilton Mr.. Hilton motioned hun away, and ex-
cused bis prsdioanent by saying tnat he had
been very sleepy, aud. having occasion to leave
his berth. must have got into the wrong berth
on his return by mistake While TINS was tran
spring the woman was weeping bitterly. sud
denly the husband struck luton blow In the
face, and then a brakeman interfered aud part
account, got iuto the upper berth once more,
the husband sitting on the ecge OF the lower
one. A. the:train neared Hudson. Illton got
out OF his berth. dressed. entered the smoking
car, pulled out a cigar, and Commenced bmOk-
ing. His face, uere he was hit oy the husband,
was swollen. Once he got out Of MS seat and
started to return TO the sleeping c =, but hesi.
tated moment. and then returned TO his seat,
and continued smoking.
TBE BRAKEHAss STORY.
The brakeman who parted Mr.. Tilton and tho
husband makes this statement: :" saw the
woman's husband command Tllton and the
woman to leave the berth, and saw him put bis
hand on his pistol pocket ss II to draw revolt
yer. He exclaimed. IA snoot YOU told him
not TO use tho pistol and tried TO pacify him.
Tuton, looking At the man. said Keep quiet;
It will he all right; it Is only mistake. 1 only
got in the wrong oerth.
Ihe conductor states that whom he went
through the car TO collect the tickets he found
both the won aus and ilton tickets in Iiton's
berth. and also the baggage checks for 10th.
wnen tho train reached the Grand Central
Depot the woman and her husband got on tho
tram together and walked away arm-in arn.
As they moved out Of the depot Tlton passed
them and Dade them both polite good morn
ing. The man had said on tho train that ne
would prefer charges against IitOn before the
proper tribunal immeotately. the woman Il
ABOUT q years Of age aud rather prepossessinR
In the Or nd Central depot yesterday morning
employees whispered over the new scandal
They went into every part Of the depot retailing
II to fellow EMPLOYEES, who mad not been pre-
yiously informed. Later in the day, however,
some one interested seemed to have cautioned
them to keep silence, and when all inquirer
sought to talk with them regarding the scandal
they ptOfessed ignorance. BELL. tue porter, ao-
sented himself from the llattSbuTg for the
nrst time since he became It's porter. Supsrin-
tondsnt Wagner said that Bells absence was un-
accountable. -Four O'Clock came, and the well
1led train began TO move out OF the depot. As
the last car passed through the car shed Just
outside VI The depot, bell jumped on II and
grinned. lie had been hiding In ths sned. to
avoid, according to the caution that he hau re-
ceiVed, conversation upon the scandal.