Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-27
accused of unfairness, we give the following
passage from his direct examination at the

accused of unfairness, we give the following
passage from his direct examination at the
trial:
'Well." said to him. Estate what you SOC
and hear. have opened my heart to YOU
"Moulton said write these statements or
some of them to Tilton," and at first thought
would, but was in whirl and couldn't. I
declined it. "Well," said he, ''let me write
it, or something to that effect, and said, II
have no objection to your writing and he sat
stop. Iamplifed and went on, and finally he
said to me, well. l will say to him" and
he wrote something. looked up and said,
II will tell Tlton.''-so and SO, part of |
Interpretation of what I had been saying.
said all right" and he made memorandum |
of it. Then / went on from point to point, |
and sometimes he would say, what about, y SO
and 80, and 1 would 60 on talking profusely |
and long, and he would jot down a
memorandum about it. When he had got
through with it, it was about o'clock. The
bell rang for my supper. He rose up from the
table and gathered up the papers. They were
on separate sheets, and a sort of after thought
came to him and he said
t'Sign this, you had better sign this
l said, mo, 1can't sign letter that have
not written.
swell, but" said he, ct won't have the in
f1uence with Tilton that it will if it has your
name"
But" said I, isthis is your memorandum.
You take that and talk on those points to- Til
ton, and tell what you have heard me say, and
he believes you. You are his friend"
Well" says he, ''it will be great deal bet-
ter if you just put your name to this in some
way to let him know it is true"
And SO, ON THE EDGE DE THE PAPER,
and as remote nearlY as I could from the tert,
I SIGNED MY NAME TO THE STATEMENT,
Il commit this to Moulton in confidence
He signed son the edge of the paper" as
remote from the text as possible. There is
something so grand and noble in a man
sending a letter of contrition to husband
whom he has wronged and signing his name
''on the edge of the paper that no COM
ment of ours can add to its lustre.
BEEcHER EXPLAINS THE LETTER IN DETAIL.
When it came to the discrimination
Beecher was compelled to acknowledge or
deny the letter in detail. And now we ask
the reader to again peruse the letter quoted
above and then read the following cross-ex-
animation:
| @. Did not Mr.. Moulton write these words
of his own volition, at the head of this letter,
| "In trust with F. D. Moulton?" A. I know
nothing about it.
| @. 1t was not suggested by you? A. No,
| sir.
| @. That it should be in trust? A. No, sir.
| @. Nor did you think he was going to take
| it in trust. did you? A. don't know that
| thought anything about that at that time.
| O. We're you aware of the fact that it was
put in the form of letter, and that its saluta-
ton was ''My dear friend Moulton?'' A. I was
| not.
@. Did you say anything like this?
lReadingI :" ask through you, Theodore
Tilton's forgiveness, and humble myself be-
fore him as do before my God.
A. did not use that expression, sir.
| @. Any expression of that character?
A. | used, generally, a statement of this
kind-that had, for my error and wrong in
this matter, humbled myself before God, and
| should not be ashamed to humble myself be-
fore Theodore Tilton.
@. call your attention now, Mr.. Beecher,
still further to this document: Reading He
would have been a better man in my circum
stances than have been.' Did you say any
| thing to that effect?
A. did not say that sentence that recol-
lect, but l said something which
can well understand might have been
put down, for short, in that sentence.
@. Did you Say anything that conveyed
that sentiment? A. did.
G. 1 read another sentence: IT can ask
nothing except that he will remember all the
other hearts that would ache.'' Did you say
anything thai conveyed that idea? A. Not in
that bold way.
@. How did you say it? A. Not in its
apothegmatic form, as it stands there.
Mr.. Beach-That answer refers merely to the
form of the expression.
Mr.. Fullerton-Did you express that senti-
ment, whether you clothed it in that language
or not? A. discussed with him.
@. No; not in that close way in which you
press me for an answer.
@. Very we'll. Something akin to it? A.
l can give you almost the very thing.
@. Something akin to it? A. Something
in that neighborhood, sir.
O. l read again: Il will not plead for my
self l even wish that were dead" Did YOU
express any such sentiment as that? A. That
doesnot represent any sentiment that ex-
pressed.
Q, Did you say anything in substance like
this: But others must live and suffer?' A.
l spoke of others living and suffering.
Q. Then. again, did you say this in sub.
stance: II will die before any one but myself
shall be inculpated?" A. No.
O.. Did you say anything of that nature:
A. said something in that neighborhood.
@. Did you say this: "All my thoughts are
running toward my friends, toward the poor
child lying there praying with her folded
hands?" A. That reminds me of some things
that said in respect of Mrs. Tilton.
@. Something of that character? A. I'm
der the impression produced upon me by The
interview that night,
@. Again, did you say this: ''She is guilt
less, slnned against, bearing the transgressior
of another?" A. No; not as it stands there.
did not.
@. Did You say anything of the same mean
ing? A. No, not the meaning that that has
there.
O.. Didn't you intend to convey that idea
A. did not, in any such sense as it stands
there.
Q. But some other sense? A. 1 intended
to convey another sense which that fails to ex
press
Q. Again Her forgiveness I have,
humbly pray to God that he may put it init
the heart of her husband to forgive me?'' A
No.
q. Did you say nothing of that kind? A
Nothing of that kind in the fore part of tina
sentence at all l may have expressed G aesir
for Iheodores forgiveness for any injury haC
done him in his household.
| @. What part of it do you say was not sait
by you? A. Her forgiveness'-I never sale
that had her forgiveness.
: y. But you put your name to it? A. Well
} sir, put my name not to the truth of tina
statement, but 80 the fact that 1 had give,
this IN trust after conversation with him.
} y. And you gave something in trust t,
Moulton without knowing what you gave him
A. gave him that paper in trust, to signif,
That he had had a conversation with me, an;
that he would represent to Tiiton what wer
the results of that conversation
, Q. You gave it to him in trust? A. Yes
sir.
1t will be seen by the above that though
Beecher sadly squirmed, he admitted tn
genuineness of almost every word, and tina
the reader may judge of the genuineness o
the letter we again append it, placing i,
brackets the portion he denies. It is a.
follows
BROOKLYN, Jan, l. 1871.