Year: 1875




O. Then this question being put to you 81
thought that you bring them A. All the originals
from which have quoted will carry before Judge Reynolds
or any Judge in presence OF General Tracy have great
confidence 10 you gentlemen, but don't propose to
produce the originals here you will release
one your number go with me before any magistrate will
produce them Mouon WILL OF be asked to produce
his for examination line by ne do not suppose you would
snatch them away, keep them bat at the same tme pro
pose that you would the originals General Tracy should
60 with me-" Do you remember that' A l don't re-
member proposing that General Tracy should with me- my
idea that asked that Mr. Wnslow might co. that my re-
collection, still may be wrong about it,


@ Subsequently think it arranged that Mr.. Wnslow
10 goS A. Yes, Sir.


@ But that is not my present point Do you think you
asked that question: and that you made that answers
member exactly the question: exactly the answer but
something like that In other words remember telling those
gentlemen in substance that was there alone with
counsel without secretary without friend and had
been warned to take those papers down among those
gentlemen, and told them so frankly to their faces


@ Then you do remember the principal fact that you


DIDN'T have letters there and that you refused bring
them there and put them before hem A. Why Mr.. Eyars
letters there before my examination concluded
there four five days On Of the days took before
that Committee large bundle Of letters brought into
the church yes, as large as mdt lIndcatng


O. You receded, you mean, from this position which you
took A. Well those gentlemen seemed to think that had



but friendly Mr. Clafn think said that the letters
would be all safe don't know but Mr. Tracy said the
thing At all events think Mr. Tracy asked me to recall the
remark and said Very well, will do it; will bring
the letters"


@ And then you brought them there in bulk A Yes. Sir
O. AT subsequent meeng' A. Yes, Sir.


O On this appearance before the Committee Of the Church
or Society were you asked this question and did make this
answer "You brought forward the letter OF your wife
where she describes herself having received new light as
having read the character Of Catherine Gaunt in Griffith
aunt Have read the character OF Catherine Gaunt
A. Yesterday i no. but have impression
that | have. A friend Of mine yesterday morning
said 1T is a singular result fromLa Terrible Tempn-
ton Charles Read has written book called Terrible
Temptation have read that book but, on second
thought think have read Griffith Gaunt Ny impression
Is that wrote something Elizabeth about It, and asked her
TO read it," asked that question: and did you make
that answer! A. think something like it


Were Won en- asked this "Dd you think that the gut
OF Catherine adultery A had no idea that did,
A. think quite likely did


On this examination were you asked this question and
did Won make the answer that shall readi "Dd Mrs Wood
hull know Of the anpathy Of Mrs Tton to herr A. Yes Sir
YOU could in the womans eyes, they flashed fire. The
moment they saw each other their eyes flashed fire A. That
was true Sir, Of one special occasion


O Did You make this answer A. don't think made 1t as
stands there think gave narrative Of one particular
occasion which referred 1T only true in one In
stance.


@ Were yon ever asked this quesaion Immediately follow
ing 1t perfectly evident them when the women came
together that they thoroughly antagonc' OIL yes
thoroughly" A. 1t true Of that occasion; yes, Sir
you You made that answeri There is no occasion
that know Of A. Well


O. Then you asked this question =" Bitterly so A.
cannot say Elizabeth had bitterness She had certain
strong and repugnance" Were you asked that
question and did you make that answer a think quite
likely.


@ you asked this question before the Committee and
did you make this You that have not reported
this scandal the Woodruff women but you do not
deny that you had frequently spoken hahy OF Mr. Beecher to
A Oh Not harshy have spoken critically Of him,
bat always with view TO have her do no harm to him
pressed my opinion about It," A. don't remember that.
Sir.


O. Can you say that you not asked that question and
that YOU didn't make answeri A. have said don't
member anything about either question or answer
TIE SURREPTITIOUS PUBLICATION OF MR.. TIL


TONS SWORN TESTIMONY.


Q. Nh. Tilton, the proceedings of this Commit
tee the time you appeared before them and presented
statement secret they not No. Sir they were
published every day in The BroOkiyn Ed1ke.