Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 13, 1875, Page 5

~ FILTON’S TRIAL. S Bad Day All Around for the Plaintiff-Defendant. Fallerton Continues Sick, and Wil- keson Takes tho Stand. Hoe Tells a Damaging Story About the Tripartite Covenant, Tilton’s Worst Grievance Was that Beocher Would Not Help Him. S Ho Wanted Money Then, and Did Not Oharge Adultery. \ Nevertheless, Wilkeson Tried to Hush Up “the Scandal.” The Boy, Edward Eggleston's Gratuitous Contribution, Spectat Ditpateh to The Chicago Tribune, Dnoorrrn, N. ¥., March 12.—Vertigo kept Fullerton awoy from court again to-day, and ho was griovously missed by his client as woll as by tho genoral public, Ho camo ovor tho river, but loft Draoklyn befora the businoss of tho day commonced. Nosoouorhad the precursory cere monial boen disposed of than BAMUEL WILKESON wascallod to tne stand. Wilkeson is the Secre- tary of Jay Cooke's Northern Pacifle Nailroad, an editor of the Now York Tribune, one of Boechor's employos, a mombor of the firm of Tord & Co., and one of the propriotore of tho Christian Union, but atill more famous as the suthor of tho prediction that to convict Beechor would bo to knock the 'Lifo of Christ" higher than a kite. Ho wos wubjected to very closo ucrutiny, Ilo is a amalt moan, loosely hung togethor, long, thin necit, narrow head, projecting forehead, raggod, gray denrd, saarp, little eyes, anda noso largo enough tobo nobby, IJlis attire was almost Episcopal in ita sobricty, the most prominent foaturo of it boing a highwall of white ehirt-collar, ovor whioh bis faco pouped os ovor the battlements ofa marble tower. Tits voico waa tho voice of a New Englandor—iigh, nagal, ond monotonous. Ho wes profisoin gesture, and spoke with a cartain solomnity, as if preaching s sermon on thotoxt of “ Tilton’s Early Decay.” Ilill, the Junior counsel for tho dofenzo, a fat ond olf. puesosned young Inwyer, conducted Lhe oxamina- tion, which was, without exception THE MOST VALUADLE TESTIMONY tho dofondant has yat produced. A good deat of fighting was dono over it by Beach sud Evarts, tho latter attracting the attentiun of tho Judge, whom, in desperation at being overruled, Evarts openly accused of commenting on the ovideuce. Neilson luffed up into tho wind likoouhip of tho ne with tier over tior of Groat guos, aud thon let fly a brondside into the audacious little corvette, Evyarta was doubled up by tho robuke, ond for tho firrt tlme, ant down speochloss. Wilkeson gavo lils testimony positively and with emphasis, Q.—Do you recollect au intorview with Theodore Tilton in tho month of March, 1972? A.—Yos, Q.—At your ofico? A.—Yos, Q.—Plonss detail that conversation as fully as youcan. A,—Tiltou camo into my room, groatod mo, and took out of bis puckot s woll-worn prees-proof of a nowspaper articlo and laid it out on the table, and told mo he wanted mo to roud it, Ho said that ho brought it tomo be- causo I was the common friond of Beechor and himsolf, and that I was a co-partner Jo tho hous of Nord & Co., who wero the pub- Iishera of Becchor's book, und because I was in- terested with hit in the ownership of the Chris- fan Union, Mo snid he intended to publish that articlo in tho next number of the Golden Ago un- Jess Beochor did him justice. I remonstrated ith him against its publication.* I told him tuat i would a enormously mischiovous ; that it would produco a scandal ostending throughbont Christendom; that it would be doing an {nflolte wrong, and wauld do ainilnite mischief, Ho soid if was his pur- poso = to publish it unless jestico was done him. ‘then he went on to epesk of Bowen, Ho snid Bowen had dismissed hiot from bis om- ployment ou the Jndependent and Brooklyn ‘Union; that ho bad faiied in bis contracts with ‘bim regardiog editorial servico for certain ssl- aries on each paper; that Bowert had deprived him of bis income; that this diemissal ruined ‘tis roputation and bad deatroyod him, and ho jwont on growing in excitement, and paid that {Beecher nad not come to his holp; that ho waa w man of such oree that he might have with his Bile Aingor lifted hin up in bis troublea; but at, As HE LAY UPON THE SINEWALK IY PROORLYN, ORUAI- . ED AND RUINED, ‘by Bowen breaking bis contracts with bim conso- iqueut upon bis loss of employment on thesa two jpapera and injury doue to hie roputation, ‘Boccher, who had the powor to lift him up and reinstate bim out af his difleultica [pounding with bis fist upon the witooss-chair}, didn't litt ‘hn, lying there,—aud ‘Tilton movod back and Zorth acrosa tho room with great oxcitoment, Ga eaid hy would frupaise Mr. Heccher into tho tayo. told him that ho was going the wrong pay to werk torestorohimsolf; tuat what he want- ed was holp, and that warfare would not givo him that which bo desired, Ifo had told to mo that ke bad beon compolied to bring s wult to colicat the amuunt of monoy that Bowen owed him on ‘his contracts ; that that suit was pending, and ho didn’t kuow when {t would bo onded ; aud ho algo eatd bo was in presalng nood of the manoy owen awed him, I told lim that his tru way ias to tako euch stops a8 would terminate that eult and get his monoy, and thon that ho ought {0 secure and collect influence that would ens- blo fo restore bis relations with Bowen and to restore his reputation fo the world at large, and I showed bin how that could be done. 1 told him that Beecher Woa pinccraly attached to him, —bis friend,—and , {bat Beeoher would exert all bis influonco, and ; that that could be brought to boar in bie favor; H thet Bowen conld undoubtedly be influenced to 1 do him juetico, and that it wasn't, it soemod to = $e, an Impovaivle and diticult thing to bring A Uowen to fool that if bo reaily owed the mouoy F hocould Lo induced _to pay’ that money and * terminato too sult, I promised bim the ald of , tho Christian Union to help him with tuh Golden 3 alge, Thav I thought I could do, sodT told him { Bndoubledly Bowon could bo tndnced ‘to help * bin in the eame way with the Inlependent, aud that this thing could att be atran; ed, and ho could bo saved tho naccesity of publishing the Feandal to the community, which ho threatened todoin tho pros, and that the warfare whioh + had beon threatened could bo all avoided, and the whole thing amicably adjustod, . ‘TILTeN GREW larry, + calmed down, becamo pleasant aud swect langhs ter}, and told me that ho was very glad ho had como to my ofiice; that it was a fortunate thing for him that ho had done 80; that ho bod been walking down Broadway with his 4 thoubies aimlessly think ing over his affairs, and ® sudden invpiration came to him to KO up and See his old friend Samuol Wilkesop, and he q hore with no object in viow whatever. He gia uot kcow how le happoned to lay that paper lown before mo ta read. Ho thonght ‘B good, sogol must have wont him thero, sho elf its, a pene have sent him there, He congratulated , Limeel? heartily upon. laving come there and wean the result of his interview with mo, and I Ce im I would take old of tho affair hoartily, complieiensate saa. ed inyself to tho ao- if £ ought to bo done, and rH went ie ile) he speak of avy injuries which 4 ‘a ° teat BY Lats 2 Next camoa deacriptt ik Moulton and tie myer tntervlow with ‘TUK TRIVARTETS Aan! Q.—Givo the couverstion, AT void Moulton that my pla of suppresain; the scandals, and Keeping them from the public, waa to porsusne Wen to pay the money which’ be jus ly owed. to Tilton, and not make Til a have to Sreg thom to rule, I told Moulton that Tt ; Mhougbs Bilton ‘could — be, belped with, the Golden Age, and that wo cvuld mal rofitable. I told him I thought tho Christian Unton contd bo used for that eud: tuat [thought influence could bo used to mato Bowen uso tho independent to that ond, 1 told him 1 thought I could barmonize the differance betwoon Beecher, Bowen, and Tilton: that it would bo wine to bring {the threo into o cove. nant executed in writing, which would stop at Jenat two of them from spreading tho scandals which were floating throngh the community. Moulton accepted my plan, aud I think he ayked mo if I intended to act immediately on tho lino L had indicated, and I told him should limit my influence to ald bi nawspapor onterpriso, He expressed himself satistiod with that, aud thon appointed an interviow with me Sunday night, whon ho wont away, Q.—Did you moat bim at his housy Sunday night? A.—Yea, ).—Who was present? A,—Thoodore Tilton, Fran Moulton, and, 1 think, before the close of the interview, Horaco B. Clallin, Q.—State what occurred there, A.—Tho aub- Joct matter of harmonizing tha troubles botwoon Bowon, Tilton, and Beecher was gonoralty talked over. Aly qian of managing the trouble was talked over. think I produced tha draft of agreement to be signed by the three meu and readit. It waa arranged that Bowen should bo induced, if possibic, to pny the monoy that ho owed Tilton, or that Tilton claimed, aud that he should be induced to use the Jndependent editorlally to help Tilton and to roatore him in his influence and good namo, as also to spel kindly and favorably of the Golden Age onter- priso, It waw alvo undorstood that I sliould uso the Christian Union to the samo ond. It wan said, I think ail around, that the paper shoukt bo drawn eubstantlally like that 4 draft of which Thnd taken thore and tad read, to be signed by Dowon, Beecher, and Tilton, It was also sald that the papora in possession of either him or Moulton 1n connection with tho ecandal In vireu- lation about Beecher should bo dostroyed aftor tho monoy was paid to Tilton by Bowon, and after the agreement, which was thon called the tripartite agrooment among themuolvey, was ox- ecuted. Q.—If anything olao occurred, givo it. A.—T recolloct only that Horace 13, Cietliu anid that ho had no doubt that Mr. Bowen would radi) agree to perform anything that had been fudl- cated thoro, and ho should soe him without do- fay, and would be ready to report, I think tho noxt day or tho day aftor, Q.—When did. you ueo olther Moulton or Til- ton after Wodnesday night of the 2d of April— at what place? A.—T'o samo place, Q,—Who wore prosont ?, A.—Moutlton, Tilton, Olaflin, and myself. BS Q.—Was that mocting by appointment? A.— ‘ex, Q,—BState what occurred. A.—Cilaflin reported that Bowen had agreed to pay him the monoy that ‘Tilton claimed from him in caao, I think ho said, that arbitrators should dotormino tho amount, and ho said it, was but fair that a form of arbitration should be gone through with in ordor to satisfy Bowen that ie was bound to pay that amount of money, and then tho subject of tho tripartite agreoment was introduced, [ read whut had Onally prepared, and what had boon agreed upon at the provious meoting, with certain amondinents, When tho reading of it was finished, Tilton said be was ready to sign that document. TWELVE TIMES OVER If Honry C. Bowen would sign it once, Claflin oxpressed hiamolf sntistied with it, and said ho had nodoubt but Bowen would accept it and execute it quickly, and Moulton waa satiuficd with it, Tilton ropoated his declaration, but ex- proeued a doub! as to whether Bowen could bo mado to sign it, and Tilton reached forward to aninkestand and took the pen and drow tho paper to him towignit, Claflin pat bio band forward aud pushed the pen back and said, "I would not have you nign that bofore Bowon. It may bo necessary to xeo Bowon. ‘That is signifi- cnot to bim, aud I would rathor not sign that beforo bo signs it.” Tilton put the pen down and didn’t align tho paper, although ho had orpreesly agroed to sign it, aud thon Ciadin took the papor and put it in Lis Pocket to go to Bowen's to got him to sign it. Q.—Do you recollect whathor Claflin roturned that ovening? A.—Ciailin returned that ovon~ ing and roported that ho had rend tho paper to Bowen, and ho raid that Bowen said that tho pas por waa acceptablo to him, and that he could choorfally and conscientiously sign it, and ho desirod to sign it as tho culmination of all this AMuisundorstanding ana trouble, I saked Clatlin if Lo had signed it, and if ho bad got tho paper with bim signed. Ho eatd no; that Bowon bad arid that he would tike to look it over just once more, and that ho liad come down leaving tho Papor in Lis posscxsion. o—Did youmakoany roply to that? AI told him when ho got hold of that papor again it would bo cithor altered or else changed; that ho had mado a miatako in not bringing it away, Q.-—What did Tilton say to that? A,— TILTON EXVRESYED NEGNET THAT VOWEN MAD NOT BINED 17. Then ho proceeded to dencribe nal charge against Beechor, Q.—Hiad you any othor interview with Titton apart from Moulton and Clatlin that ovonlng? = =A.—Claflin went away. Pret- ty woon 8 wervant camo to tho door and told Mr, Moulton that ons of his copartners was down'stairs, and desired to seo him, and Moul- ton wont down staira, That feft ‘Lilton and I alone, and I turned to Tilton and said, ‘Now that this discord Is composed, and thoso troubles aro all arrapged, I would like, YOR MY OWN SATINFACTION, to know if thore is auy truth whatsoovor, and if Ho, whut tt fa in theao statomonta that havo been aimed at Beechor in connection with Mra. ‘Lil- ton.” I particularly mentiunod to him what had boon told mo by ono lady, who raproeanted to mo that Tilton mado tho statemont to her about Boccher and Mrs, Tilton. I spocially stated to ulm what tho same lady told mo that another lady had montioned to her, Q.—As coming froin Mr, Tilton? A.—Au com- ing from somobady else. lcatled his attention specifically to tho Paint of adultery, Q.—Adultery with whom? A.—Mrs. Tilton, He anid thero was not a particle of truth in tho chargo; that i¢ was wholly unfounded; that Ueccher had done him no wrong in that direction vhatsoover, Ho said that the utinost he had avor done was to address tmproper Inugnaga to his wife, and ‘that for that ho 8 keoping amplo written apology; that the storlos to the effect that bo bod committed adultory with his wifo wore his new po Tilton's origi- PALSR AND SCANDALOUS, <I told bins I was vory happy to hear him fay that bocauso 1 hed always supposed Mr. Bucchor tobe absolutely innocont of the wren ebargod bad always folt It~—always belioved it. I told him Iwas vory lappy to got this deuial from him, and thon I reourrod to the future provided for by tho arrangomunt that bad beon consun- mated that evoning. I told bimthat Sr, Boocher was disposod to sorvo him greatly, Te paid thas Mr. Boochor had groat qualities, and that ho Joved Mr. Baschor notwithstanding all that bad happened,—that ho-was a man of grand oalls Hos, with great wealmess, and that he did ba- Neve that Mr, Beccher Joved him, and was dis- posed to sorve him. ‘This is how (according to Wilkeson) Tilton charactorized bis wifo, in tho £bbitt’ House, Washington, in 1866, the witness at tho timo not being seqtualoted with bor; Ho told mo I would bo disappointed in her that she was 9 email woman without presence aud without forto, and not a woman of soclaty uor & woman of culture, He satd hohad married ler when young, and tbat he had grown and de- veloped, and sho bad had not, and that thero was a diapatity botwoon thom which would. probably astonish mo if Lknow her, Beach conducted the‘ cros-oxamination, tho Principal offect of which was tho manifestation of strong srotudice and bias against Tilton on the part of Wilkeson, whogo evident antipathy more than once evoked laughtor, It showod, also, thatin tho host of his desire to aupprous the candal Wilkeson offercd Tilton em- toyment to locture on tho Northern Pacif- io and Now England and Old England and tho Woat on - fira with enthusisam. But Tilton did not iguito, an®| throw cold water on tho project. Ho also stated, in anawer to a quostion as to his object in pub Mabing w portion of the tripartite agi that be was sick and tired of seeing tl and good man, greatest and bost proacher, and freatent man in the world, dragged under tho. ‘arrow of imputation," and wanted to force the rade tosee tho casa brought lato a court of jaution, Wilkeaon was the best witness and shrowdest go for fjoduend. Uoocher's lawyors were chat- tng blithely and suiting all day, while Tilton aud hus counsel wero . NOTADLY DEPRESSED, Bonch’s divcomfture as w orord-cxaminer was parent to everybody, and Fullorton's abseuce became the topic of genoral comment. Wilkeson was auccoaded by Edward Eggleston, author of The THoosior Bechoolmaates,"-and one of tho clerical Journaliste drt iutroduced by Bowen, and at prosont ia the worvice of tho Christian Union, He wore = Medusa-ctop of snaky curls, and 's very dishovoled board, whloh gave him auch a wild sud brignndish appearauco hat fhe sudience fairly buzzed with satonlah- ment when he looked up. He testified ebloly to he MK omtora Suffrage haltes at thas pater ich ‘Lilton was partic otud to Afra, Laura Curtis Bullard. mle ey (20 the Assctated Press.) How, Yoae EE RE, , bits. 01 re, v Airs, Field, and Bossio Turner, were in thoy seats in the Beooklya court-room this morning when the Tilton-LBeecher trial oponcs Mr. Beochor and wifo and tholr note worg sorted on tho cdgo of the Plymouth Chureh gathering. Fullerton was etill nbsent. fen Hl nena, ani hie blade wan takot by Mr, Joaca, ite atatot to Judge Neifaon that he would Lo jru- pared to continuo on Manday next, SAM WILKESON TESTIFIES, Bamuol Wilkodon way tho first witness. Ie toxtified: Lresido at Forticth atrant, sew Yer City. [was holping to build the Northern ta cific Railroad, and was ouco Baciatary: of thot Compauy. 1’ have hoon a Journalist for thirty years, and was on tho Trivune for three years betora tho}War and four years during tho War, [ waa in Washington for tho Tritune at one time, Thave known ‘Tilton for fifteen or sixteen years, and RBoechor for fourtoon or fifteen years, fit tho {nll of 1861 Tilton come to mo, at Washing+ ton, to my hotel, and suowed mo o letter from Hoechar. Mr, Beach objected to the line of evidence, as imematcrin}, and an argumont enoued over tha point between bim and Mr. Evaite, ‘Sho Court finally ruled ‘jt was not material evidonee, and must bo exeluded. Mr. Esatts continued to argue that this ovidenvo was first brought oat the othor ride on the dirsct examination of ‘Til- tou, and it wae cortainly a gravo matter if the defenss wore not to givo evidenco that waa im- porfertly given by tho other wide, Judgo Notinon wald they could not cxamtuo all these remote grounds, as the evidenco imight then bo extended to an indolinite length, aud Ite thurefors held to his former decision tuat it was tov :emote aud iunmatortal, ‘i 18 INTERVIEWED BY TILTON, Tho witnors then continued: On the moming of Mriday, the 20th of March, 1872, Tilton cama into my onlco in tha Equitable Building ia New York, "Ho was oxcited, ant! whowsd moa prera- roof of an article whic: he threatened to pub- Frain in th (otden sige, unless Heechor did him justice. I remonstrated with bint against it, ‘and said it would co ininite wrong and injustice, Ho then eald Bowen had viotated his contract with him on tho Independent and the Brooklyn Union, aud that lis dtunissal from thes papera had ruimed and destroyed him, and that Beecher had not come to his holp, thon ho could have saved him with his tittle Angor, and had left hin lylng whore he was with indifference, and that he would pursue Beecher into tho gravo. I told him this was tho wrong way to bo going about anything of that kind—that Boceher was aineere- Jy attached to bint, and was fie friend, nud that Bowen would bo induced todo uim justice aud pay tho money and torminate tio auit which he (Tilton) was about to bring against bim, ‘Tilton then appeared to grow bappy. He told mo ho was very glad he had como to my olllco, and that as he was goiug down Broadway bo bad » sudden inspiration which drove him to go up and eco his old friond Wiiko- son. Ho thought tho spirita drovo him thore, and he was glad that be camo to seo mo, Nothing was said of Mrs. Tilton, nor did ho ac- euro Bocchor of anything else but refusing to help him whon he was prostrate. I returned tha ress-proof to Tilton that might, after I had an Iicery low with Mr. Beechor. Mfoulton called at my ofiice on tho provious day, with o Intter of introduction from ir, Beeohor. After I had rent tho lottor, Isubmittod my planato him. I told ina MY TLAN TO AVOID THE PUDLISUING OF THE ECANDSL é and warfaro was to get Bowen to pay Tilton, and not lot him briog a sult, which muycht drag along indefinitoly; that the Golden Aye nowspapor should be helped, sud to that ond tho columns of tho Chrishan Union might bo used. Moulton approved my play, aud I suggested that au agreoment should bu drawn up between the par- tics, Beforo going away he made an appoint- ment with m0 at his houso on tho following Sunday ovoung, whero 1 mot him. ‘There Wore presont Moulton, ‘Itlton, aud mnysolf, ‘Tho subject of conversation wax tho harmonization of theso threo men. My plan was approved, and A think I produced tho drnft of that paper, {Ife was shown & documont.) ‘Shia waa not the original draft, but ia tho agrovment as amonded, It was arranged that Dowen should be induced to pay ‘lilton money aud to uso the aditorials of tho Independent nowspapor to holp Tilton and to‘hely the Golden Age nowspapor. 1 was to do tho samo with the Christian Union paper, It wae also said that tho payors in connection with tho scandal against Beecher should bo destroyed after the signing of tho tripartite ugrooment, Horace B, Claflin, who csme up beforo wo sacparated, sxid hoe bad no doubt Bowon would do all that waa sid. Changes woro mado, at this interview, in tho rough draft of tho agreement. The sec- ond intorviow between us waa in Monlton'a study, on tho 2d of April, 1872. 1 took’ tho amended draft | there in my pockot. —Clailin reported that Lowon had agreed to pay moncy to ‘Vilton, if tho arbitrator determined the amount, ‘THY TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT, Tho subject of tho tilpartito agrosment was then Introduced, and I read tho draft I had pro- parod, (Witners was here shown tho draft of tho agroemout, and ho continuod:] ‘This picoo of yellow papor attached to it, with pencil-mark- toys, was notonit then. [Tho witness rend tho aerecment, as drawn up by him, leaving out tho additions which he said wore atterward added to It.] Aftor L read this paper, at the second intar- viow, Tilton said ho would sign it twolve timos over if Beecher would sign it once, Claflin and Moulton also oxpressod thomeolyes satisiied with it. Tilton was about to siga, but was stopped by Clailiu, who saldit might bo necessary for him to tell Bowon his Haaapurs would be requirod boforo Tilton would ign it. Claflin put tho paper in bis pocket to take it t» Bowen, Clatlin returned that eveniug, and said that Lowen wan willing to sign the agreement, but bad kopt it to lookit over. It was under- stood that after tho covenant bad boon signud all the papers relating to tho scandal should bo destroyed. Ou the ovening of tho anne day I bad a conversation with ‘Lilton, in which he satd that RECCHER MAD MADE IMPROPER PROVOSATS to his wife, and that was alt tho chnrgo bo bad againgt him, tfc then began to tell mo of somos thing he had dons fur Beechor's sou Harry, who yas in toe volunteer gorvico, whore Lo Lad fallen into disgrace; that ho (Tilton) lad gone ta seo tho Sccretary of War and ingratiated him- self into his favor; that he had told bim of the sition in which Bocchor's son wis placed, and }o gave him & commission for him in the regular army. I uoxt saw tho tripartite covenant sboutS o'clock on the evening of apr 3, when it was brought to my office by Ciafia. Tho yollow papor was thon attached to it. Al o'clock on that foronoon into my oflice oxcitediy, and said sign tho agrooment naolosy it war altered. Ho callod for the engrossed eopy of tha agreement, which waa in tho safe, and bogan scratching and making alterations, 1 Tomonstrated with him, but he gaid that Bowou and Boeeher wora being taken caro of, and ho . WOULD KEEP UUMBELY AArE. Thad sconvoraation at adionorin Washington, about 180 or 1665, with Tilton, ia which his wifo Was mentioned. Ho saked me if I had seen his wife, Treplicd that I had not. He waid 1 would bo disappointed in hor; that che was a sinall bout Tilton came he would not Woman, and not s woman of oulturo; thut ho had married hor hen young. Ho wald ho totd me this so that I coud appreoiate the diiferonco between thon both after J saw hor, Lknow Ohivor Johnuon, and poruaaded Boeoh- crtoomployhim, Iepoke to hin on Broadway about it in tho wintor of 1871 Hotin consequence of anything ton said to mo that Johnson was employed on the Christian Union. Lsimply wanted s good managing editor on tho paper. ‘This wasthe ‘Only inoae by which Johueon camo to be employed on that paper. Witnosa hore identitied a alip which was takon from the columns of the Christian Union ay be- ing written by him aud nog by Boechor, and cou~ tinned: I know of tho publication of tho tripar- tito agreoment eo far ay it way publishiod. Lam the party who was {astrumoutal in its publicae Hon, aud I am not aware that Boocher kuow ony- thing about it, Cross-eramined by Mr. Heach: I havo given tho interviewa with Tilton and Moulton #o far as 1 can recollect, au I have turned over the matter 4u my own milud about ton thousaud times, ‘Tho language of the convorsation which I havo given, iy tho prociao languago, In effect, used on those Occasions, Protty much of my languazo was given iu the procise words in’ which thoy oc- curred. Irocolieut the praciso words that ‘il- tou used on the morning of April 9, 1473, when bo said to mo that ho would navor sign ony apreoment which would prevent him pursuing snry Ward Yecchor, Ilo aluo aid that Houry Q. Bowen bad boon woll taken caro of by Clailin, Beecher, and by me, but that he bad a dete out in the cold, aud'he did not seo auy chance of hin getting his money, ‘Tho court hora took the usual rocers, After the recens, Willdinson resumed tho stand, art the cross-oxaimination continued. Ie toati- edd 3 In my direct examination I gave Tilton's Precise language at tho intorviows #0 fur as 1 rocollect, Imay have varied this janguage on Crows-osamination, ‘This I believe to bo duo to the inherent infirmity of human memory. I avo givan the language according to tho beat of my belief, In immatorial wordy may have changed. Imade 9 momorandum of his conversation on the morning of April 8. It is now at my office, and E will produce it. I rocollect On April 3, I know arbitratora wera “i to make the award to Tilto T had net heard that on tho night’of April 22 tha award had been mado aod thechecks given for tno amount, I did not foar the mattor drifting Lito @ judicial contest, but rather do- sired it. What mado mo feel it would drift into f Judicial contest was tho movement of Titon 0 pizinge oywinst Beecher, and the charges oby BHowon and Tilton against Beechor, J Seacher ugaings Tilton. LT thoughe the time tid como when Lecenee and lis frientn would, get tired of paying mouey to the (olden Age hewepaperto suppress these scandals againat tho greatost man and preacher of his aye, I kusw thiy portinacity of charges of {iaproper proposate against Mr, Beecher would grow. 1 kage of Tilton having como to ine on the tnornlng of Apnl $ tor monoy. Ho gat the money of Bowen from mo bocance I initinted the movomont to obtain it, Lo not know of Beechor or his friends coatiibuting any monoy for tho féolden Age, nor do E know of any policitations of inoney from him, Cannot recall the nllegations mada in tho ptteonal elatement of Tilton with regard tu the roiations between Mra. Jilton and Beecher, I {hick it only coutained tho relation of storien told by Bowen against Beecher, Previous to this Loover had any converration with Tilton about publighing eny article or about theso charges, = A lotter dated Jan, 11, 1875, was handed to witness, and identified a8 written by him to Ti. ton, asking him not to publish ; that ho (Witkoron) knew ho was in troublo, and woul speak to Jay Cooke about bit, and have him lecture on the Northern Pacific Railrond, Witnosn resume: What I requested him not to publish in thin Jettor was tho charges ho wan threatening to make public about Beecher, 1 thiak Tilton mentioned that about this ume to mie, Am a member of the publishing finn of Ford & Co, L married a mister of Mrs. Btanton. Mra. Stanton wa lady of high culture and ro- finomout. I nover said to ber that those charges if publieked would KNOCK THE “LIVE OF CIMIsT” inOMER THAN A ith. I will toll you srbat J seid if you will allow mo. Beach ubjected. Witueus continned : In ao interview on the 2d of April with Tilton, after tho tripartite agrece mont, L toll him Mra. Stauton had told mo; Heecher had committed aduitory with Mrs. ‘Til ton, and that Mies Anthony had told her Mra. Tilton had confessed adultery to ber. Mr, ‘Tie ton said that Miak Authony was a morbid old maid, and her wud was alwaya dwelling ou mor- Lid subjects. ‘Tho letter of April 2, 1872, from witness to Moulton, was identified and read by Mr. Beach. It callod for the destruction of Beccher's letter of apology, which was in hia posscusioo, Witness resumed: 1 published this tripartite Sgreoment, in connection with my partner, Ed- ward L, Ford. Idid not confor with any other HUMAN DEPRAVITY, Incidents of the Tan-Yard Murder- Trial in Cincinnati, Testimony of John Helorbach, the Boy-Witness, A Breathless Stillness in the Court During His Recital, eS The Story of the Murder and Subsequent Cremation. Execution of Negro Murderers at Easton and Hellaire, Md, Record of Minor Crimes, TRIED FOR HIS LIFE, THE TAN-YAUD MURDER, Srectal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Cis ‘att, U., March 11.—-On the night of Saturday, Nov. 7, 1874, ono of the most awful murders of the century was committed iu a tan- yard in the City of Cinclunati. 80 bloody and inbumanly cruel wan it that it has been men tioned ever since as tho “‘lau-Yard Horror.” Hermayn Schilling, a German, in tho full flush and health of strong Young manhooa, that night wont to his bed seemingly at peace with allthe world, Hermann Schillmg had tho caro of ahorse betonging in the tan-sard, aud he Hept iu tho tannery buildings, close to his horse. He was tho ouly human being who remained in the tan-yard at night. ‘That night, Saturday, Nov, 7, this Hermann Schilling, who went to bed acemingly at peace with alt mankind, was beaten with clubs and run through with the iron prongs of a pitchfork till the life was out of iim, and then bis battered body was dragged slong the ground and thrown into the tan-yard furnace, Noxt morning eome police officers looked into the ashes in tho furnace, and person abourit. The only iportlons.of the cov enaut that I think I published wera those of Bow- en and Tilton, Did not pubdlizh Beocher's por tion, or tho porous! statement thint fol- lowed, I sm a firm believer it Meechor's innocence from tho first, and au ardent defender of him. — [havo had frequent. discus. sions in which Lave vindicated bim whonever Lhnd an opportunity. When I proposed tho tripartite agreement in tho form in which I pro- sentod it, 1 gayo it to Horaco Is, Claflin. I mado one copy of it at the timo of the preparation of tho dratt, I was present at tho oxamiuation of Beocher before the Churcl Committeo, I was not present more thau once when Beecher ap- poared before the Committee with a atutomont, Relirect veamination by Mr, Eoarts: TL have looked at this wemorauduim made of Tilton's couversation within a month pat. vary auked witness as to tho conversation which led to the remark that the publication of thes: charges would “Knuck the Lifo of Christ ligher than a kite.” Beach objected ‘to this, and a longthy argue mout ensucd between the counsel. Judea Neilson directed Evarts to ask witnoss what ho did say. WHAT WILKESON DID BAY, Witnees said: Mra. Stanton and others wore prevent 14 tho rooin, and in reply to an inquiry from one of tho younger sisters I replied, “If hese charzes aro true, and arc mado public, of coureo the Lifo of Christ will go mgher than a kite!" [Tho witness hore raised his right arm, sud at the word kite snapped his finger and thamb in tho air.} Ho then continued : Athini 1 mado this gesture whon uttering the remark, Lunderstood Tilton, whon ho anid to mo that improper advances had been made to his wifo, to mean lmproper proposals. Botween tho tie of my planning tho publication of tho agreemont and its actual publication, I think Mr. Clevolagd saw mo twica about it. He ob- jected to ith publication. 2 y object in publish- Ing this agreomout was to stop the persecution of this great and good man, ay he wanted toxco the thing in the courts, where it ought to bo, EDWARD EGGLESTON was noxt callod. J{o testiticd: I aman author, clergyinan, and editor, and roside in Brooklyn. Was ‘aevocinted with ‘Tilton as editor on the Independent, but retired ia July, 1871, In 1967 I bocamo acquainted with ‘Tilton by sight, mot Beochor about tho samo timo, but only be- caino intimately acquainted during tho past throe orfour years, In tho fall of 1863 or spriug of 1869 I was a guoatat Tilton'sa house. I was talk- iug to them abcut Beechor, aud Mra. Tilton asked mo if I kuow him, I sald slightly, aud sho asked -mo to go to Pages studio with ber and make his acquaintance on the next day. ‘Tilton objected, as ho thought Beechar would not hike to po disturbad, He told Mre, Tilton sho had better go alono, and there- fore I did not go, On ono occasion at Tiltou's house, when I was preseut, a certain Indy was alvo thore, and ‘Tilton’s attentions to hor wore the subject of remark, I remembor making a aubsoquent eall: Mrs. Tilton was not’ thoro. Saw the housekeeper, who told mo Mr. Tilton Was absoot, Thin waa 8 o'clock in the oven ing. I roturnod at 9, and ho came in shortly afctor with tho kame lady, ‘Thero was a young Indy thore who sald oho waa erelation of tho qther lady's, Both Iadies went away aftor= wards, ‘Tso lady with ‘Tilton apologized to the othur for keoping her out till euch a late hour, aa both watchos find stopped, On tho forry-bont, ono time, wo had A CONVERSATION ABOUT THY MABRIAGE RELAY ‘1108, ‘This was in tho summer of 1670, Ho asked me what I thought of it, or if thoro might bo mora than one bumau Jove. I repliod that TI did not know. Io asked my opinion iu rolation to uncongental love, I told lim Ithought that peuplo uncongenial would, in time, como to- Rother, and Lo rephod they would go farther upart, Crosevzaminet by Mr. Beach: At the timo of Tilton’a uttention to‘the unmen- tlonablo woman, thoro were a numbor of peoplo Present, and this happened in tho back parlor, It was the occasion of the reunion of the Brook. lyn Womon's Socis! Club, and Boechor was thero, I mado na remarks about tholr conduct Inthe house, nor did soy other porson that night. I obsorved it, however, and spoke of it to my wife, On the occasion of my talk with ‘Lilton on tho ferry, ho appoared to bo very n auey some of tho phrases of the memorandum, but not the concluding one. ‘ho vital part of it 1 can give you. I tolt that this thing was golog to DEIFT INTO 4 GREAT JUDICIAL CONTEST, and so I made s memorandum of this conversa- tion. The statement of ‘Tilton’s that he would publish articles {x the Golden dge on March YY mado me bollove this thing would come to the much agitated. Qa our way from tho office to tho boat Tilton had fits of abstraction, Ido not romomber anything el#e he talked about that evening, J am o clorgyman of tho Mothodiat erauasion, aud proachlny to a congregation ly- lng around loose genorally, ‘his finished wituens' testimony, and the court adjournod til Monday morning, ‘TWO GINLS WHO WANTED To SKE TUE amOW, New York sun, Women who apply for udmisuion before Judgo Nolison goes on tho bonch aro tuken nto lis pre vato onticy, and the following oxample sows tho ordeal to which ho subjects thon, tho candi- dates iu this instance boing two roay-cheeked damsoly + Wo sant to seo tho triat,‘mr,” aaid one, timid and blushing, What for?" asked the Judge, ina sevors bass, and looking up over life spoctacics with a mimicry of profound astontahmont at tho ro- quest. in fora little while,” found an awful ‘ chunk of something biackeuod aud drawn together.” ‘That was what they called it on tho wituess-eland. Thin awful lump, blackened and drawn togothor, was tho rosated body of the strong, happy, young Mermaon Schiling, His a very horrible thing to write aud to read, ‘women anda boy, George Rufer, and An- dreas and red Eguer, father and tou, were ar- tested for tho murdor. Tho evidence seamed vory strong against them. I was proved that the meo Egner and Rufer cach had a grudge at Her- ann Schilling, aud worse than all, tue boy, Fred Lguer at length confessed all tho particulars of the wholo bloody deed. Tho trial of George Rufer closed in February, and the jury brought in a verdict of guilty, Judgo Murdoch suspended sentence until after the trial of the Eguers, and Rufer was returned to jail, where he now lies, awaiting from day to day the torriblo fate which seoms surely darkening over him. Tho torture of such suspense must be wore than tho dread cortaiuty iteolt,after doom has been pronounced. TUE TRIAL OF ANDREAS EGNER, father of the boy Fred, is now in progress. It bogaou Monday, March 8, after an almost inter- minablo delay in finding a jury ignorant enough tomect tho requirements of civilized andenlight- encd justice, It cannot bo denied that trial by » jurv of one’s peers lias at Jongih become a tragic farce. Intho caso of Egner, the nows- papers expressed a fear lest tho prisoner might dio a lingering doath botora a jury could be found to try him. John Hallorbach, a boy 16 yeara old, heard tho struggle in tho tan-yard on the night of Nov, 7, heard the yuco of Schiltin; call for help, in choked, unnatural tones, and also, little pro- vious, had seen men yo to the tanyard, with cooper-staves in their hands. He ia the leading witness. In giving his testimony, this boy, Jola Hallerbach, declares he waa so frightoned that night that he acarcely knew what he was doing. And no wondor, The tan-yard where tho deed was committed is one of the dismalest places in all Cincinnati, weird, gloomy, and ovil-lovking. ituelf onough to make a bearded man chary of cing about thore at night. Just now John SratiSrpsch: is much abused for his cowardice, but thore is many a bearded man who would havo tried no more than John Lallerbach to ponetrato the bloody mystery, Jolin Hallorbach 14 3 pyaity boy, with pink cheeks, bright hair, sud az almost fires look. A hoarse, subdued murmur thrills like a wave through tho gaping crowd outelde the bar, as this boy with tho pink cheoka and bright hair takea tho witnoss-stand, That crowd is not a pleasant crowd to look at. It jams tho amphi- theatre of tho court-room, and wedges in avout tho door-way eo that the police can scarcely keop tho narrow pasrage-way clear. ‘Tho occa- elon Isapwoot nnd delightiul entertainment to that throng, They stand there gapiug aud im- movable, hour after hour, drinking it in, They gloat with their oyes over THY GORY PITCHFORE, Anon s policeman jostios thoso near tho door, aud roughly orders them to stand aside, Thoy move up an inch or two, and etand again, gaping, immovable, with their gloating eyoa, The tlerco oxcitoment of thia murder trial’ is to them like tho flory liquid which they will pour down their throats as soon as they go out of that courl- room. It is such a throng an gathers about the polla on olection-day,—a throng of mon and boys with Sat heads, Tred faces, and opex, doggish mouths, ‘hero are faces with one oro, faves with bunged eyos, blear oyen, and cross ayes, Their working jaws wrestle with eternat tobacco, and, though that court-room is like a sweat- oven, many of them have heavy, dingy, woolen scarfs wound around and" arautd about thelr necks, Hore is a hunchback old dow, with a wicked face, and cyca which squint horribly; yonder aro threo old woman, who, by courtesy of sex, aro allowed chairs Just inside the railing, Two of thom are apparently Irish, tho other German, Tho oue hoarost the iron gato has snapping oyes snd a fiorco faco, covored all over with tho writing of rixty soara' passion, ‘Thoy make you think of the old womon of the Paris Commiino, ‘Tho Deputy-Shorif raps with bis black bam- meron tho dest. The protty boy with tho pink chooks and bright hale holds up‘hia right hand, Hiattlo, rattle, rattle, goos tho vaico of tho Clerk: of the Court,—* Do-you-solennly-uwear-that- tho-evidenco-you-ara-nov - abatit -t0-givo - uliall- ho-tho - truth the -whote-truth-and-nothing-but- tho-truth?" Iie han said it so many times that he goes over it by rote, ax chilusen repeat the multiplication-table. ‘Tha rabble strain thoir ears and etrotch tholr necks whilo tho hoy tolls tho story. He tella it atraight through without Btopplig, burriodly, Nto ono anxious to got away from some foartul thing, At tunos his Yoico iy atralnod and husky, 88 though he woro living ovor again the horrors of that night and morning. Ilo tolls how, on Bunday morning, ho and another climbed over tho gato into tho yard, and found traces of TUE DEED WINCH MAD KEEN DONE IN DARKNESS. “Wo saw where something had boon draggod “We only want to stod the little gi:l, ecared but doterminod, "ot astonished that you sak euch a thtog," continued Iie Honor, siitl in emphatic bass— “two modeut young ladiew like you. Don’t you know that the caso turns ona very indelicate point? Now, Trather thing you don't want to 8010, after alt?" “ You, wo do, sir,” by tho spetkiog applicant, pita & glancoat hor companion appoativg for Pe olp “Yes, wo do, blr," responded the other and younger, “Well,” gald the Judgo, “Ihave given you rood advice, You'll be mared st impudenily, and—Spaulding t Show theto young Isdioa to seats,’ ‘thoy weut to seats in the courtroom, cacorted y the ofticer, and wat in thet uctil the tinal ad- jourument for the day, includiag the recess. ondured hungor rather thaa the chauce of olny ablo to get in again, . ee OCEAN STEAMSHIP NZWS. New Yorx, March 12,—Arrived—steamships Norads, from Glasgow; Ville do Paris, from Mavro. | San Feanoisco, March 12,—Artived—atcamers speoe and Oonst{tution, trom Panains and way Orbe. not —— —-_____ ‘Tho SanFranciaco Board of Brckers yesterday sobscribed 910,00 forthe reliefof tlio Kansas oud Nebraska sufferers, Scross the yard, there was blood on tho ground, and o aticl was leanod up against tho wagon,” “Describe that stick," ways tho Prosoouting Attorney, “Tt was 4 or 5 fcot long, sharp at one end, and thero was blood on it,” sayy the pretty boy, Tg thia the stick “Yes, alr; that's tt ‘he attorney holds i¢ up as he spenks,—the sharponed stick with ‘THE HONRID BLOOD ON tT,— sailont, etornally dumb actor in the awful trag- oty, Tho rabblo outeide the bar stretch up thole necks again, and « hoaree, faint murmur of grate INcation waves through thom. Doputy-Sheriff Moues raps with his black hammer on tho desl. Now tho prosecution aro through with the hoy Joln Hallerbach, and the loarned couuwol for the defenso begine his CAT-HAULING AND BROW-DEATING, Ina momont's pause, Bn acquaintance In tho crowd catches the boy's eye, and smiley at him encouragiugly, ‘The boy ‘winlios back wt bis triond, a sort of norvoua, frightoned amilo, “Stand up straight |” roars tho learned coun~ sol for the defense, ‘Tho Jestnod counuel for the defense has 8 brave duregard for tue ruley of English grammar, . © What did you say you seen from your wiu- dow that night 7" ho ask, “LT heard Hermanu Schiiling’s voice. He spoke in asbrill, unnatural voico, as if somobody was choking him, and heoried iu German: ‘For God's will, leave me alone,’ Then I called out t ‘Ts that you, Hermann?’ and he said ‘Yes,’ 4 Then I heard him assy: 'John!* John Theard somo kind of s knocking.” What wan it ko 2” safd tho loarned counec), Tho boy tacked Yown s moment, thourhttaily, “Tt waa a sound like hitting a boef ou tho head." he raid. it What did you do then 2” “Tran down-statrs Into. the street, and went out and tried to find somo policemen. When I camo back, I put my ear to the big gate and lise tenou, but Tdidn't hear anything, aod it was all datk, Then I went back to our tittle gate and Went up-atoita to bod. But I couldn't aleep any, 601 Bot up and wtald by the window all night.” ‘There is the shiaplicity and sublimity of trag- ody in the sto: chee ry of this boy with the pink iat wos it you raid yon noon in the fur- nace *" eays the learned counsel, ‘+1 wasn body of aman, crisped, and rort of drawed up like, ‘The arms were off, and the lege were uff, Tsaw the heart, J eaw tho liver. I paw ie skull, Tho buck of the whull pn broke off.” In the history of man, norriblo than thial ‘Lhe hungry eyes of the crowd tura to TUM PIIKONER at this point of the terrible story. Ho pits and Htares vaenutly at nothing. Io looks like a corpao already, with bin pnie-rniluw face and deadish, glavay eyes. Ho twitls a thin mu: tacho now and then, and if thore is any oxpre! sion at all to hia etolid faco itis an oxprestion. of puzzlement rather than fear, Ho is a man about 45 yearnof age, You recognize his tyne in a moment. He is a man of large, though tbarp, features, stupid unless aroused by pas- sion, Ho is of thatlawer class which posacns Hlerce, intonse, ungovernable passions without intellect, ous whose pation might Lo easily Iaahe edto fury, Thuy roused ha would crueliy mur- der tho man who had incurred bia spite, and oo more understand why ho shouid not do it than a inod bruto would understand why it should not stamp the life out of avother brite that had en- raged It, It makes mo shudder wheu I sce ono of that typo, THE PRIONER'S WiFr site beside him, etolid sud beofy-looking, and drossed in black. Her face is also without intel- lect, but also lacking tho fierce vindictiveness of her husband's countenance, Sho ats beside hor busband alt day, but ecarcels looks at him, aud ha scarcely luoks ot her. ‘He has great. bony hands, aud when he doos not stare Becta be- fore bim, he looks down ot these great, bs bands, thero ig nothing mors 10; aud pervously picka at his fingernails. THE BOY WITH TUL PINK CHEERA fs at length dismimsed, and leaves the wituess= stand with on air of infinite relief. You hear the Clerk’s voice again, rattle, rattle, rattle, aad a man tatos the stand. He bas police-star on his breast. itis ouc of the oflicers who arrested the accused men. Ho is a man of thirty-five or Ho, commonplace enough looking, otdinarily, but just now invented with a powerful interest to all in tho court-room. He dosenbes with a horrible diatinctnons, like ® picture, what they found io the tanyard and furnace. Among other things, ono objoct I wav, do what I will, clings in my niemory, ft waa a’ wrotched old worncout broom, with which the murderers tried to aweop away the pool of their victim's gore. It ia a foar- ful, blocdy broom. } “Would you know the broom again?" asks tho jawyer. “T wonld know it again, because I picked it up and looked at it.” “Yew, sir; that's I look at tho prisoner, with bis pale-yellow faco and glassy eyes, lie looks down for tho moment, and rubs his great, bony bands to- gether. Iden't know how it happens; but at that instant his hands axmume the exact position of Charlotte Cushman's in the bleop-walking sceno when sho tries to wash fiom her hands tho imaginary bicod-staiu. Lat bia stohd, clouded countenance doos uot once chango,—not Ho much as byw ehade.—oren when tho ternble, fory. tron fork on which the victim was impaled is oxhibited in court, . Bo they goon, Dut hero for ono letter, prevont at least. Will tho man be hung? Many think he will be. ‘The trial is taking placo before a jury mado. up mostly of hard-headed old counttymen, to whom killing looxs very liko murder, I look from one to snothor of the jury, and fancy how this one and that one will decide. They are most- Wy grim old faces, like pictures of old Endicott and the Puritans, who burned witches and hung Quakers. It may be only fancy, yet it scons to mo I read in THE GRIM OLD FACES that the jury’s mind is pitcas nisgo up. + Meantimo another witneas haa been called, the Jearned counsel for the defense takes exception toa miling of tho Judge, and for & time the awful tragedy degenerates into = lawyera’ wraugie, ‘They Keop it up wo long that the rabble bogin to a may; belug cheated out of their ontertain- mont. “* Verdammt, verdriesstich!” I hear a Gernian behind me say, “Timo is precious,” says the Prosecuting At- torney, yawning horribly, Tuo lawyers wrangie till thoy exhaust them: eelves, then there is another wearisome delay, aud by and by, in tho midat of it, tho black ham- mor raps tbreo times on tho desk, and Deputy- Sheriff Moses proclaimn thut: “The Criminal Division of tho Court of Com- mou Pleas, the Hon, Judgo Murdoch presiding, is now adjourned {"" Tho crowd will have no more entertainmont that day. They disperse quietly, and after they sre all gone the prisauer's wifo, in hor black drose and shawl, comes slowly down-ataire, and walks away slono, quito alonc. LA ——~— THE GALLOWS, MARYLAND EXECUTIONS, Baurimone, Md., March 12.—Joshua Griffin colored, wae hanged near Belairo to-day for tho murder of Miss Suesn Taylor, near Abordoen, Hartford, County, Md., on the 12th of Octobor, 1874. Griffin was 25 years old aud had boon raised by the murdered woman. He was born in the jail at Bolairo, his mothor being a prison- or at the time. On tho morning of the exccution he made a full confession of hia crime to tho Sheriff, saying that ho killed Mluy ‘Taylor on account of a grudge ho had against Henry ‘Taylor, tho murdered woman's brother, who hat whipped him pro- viously, Misa Taylor having been the causo of the whipping. Theplace of tho execution was on tho Alma-iouro farm, in = space 32 foot equaro, inclosod by s high board-fenco, No one was admitted but tho counsel in tho caxo, oficora of tho Jaw, and members of tho O08. Muctiwone, 3d, March 12,—George Whecter, a negro, was hanged to-day at Eanton, Md., for tho murder of Mrs. Margarot Wittman, a whito woman, in July last, On tho scaffold ho said: “ My Criende, Lam going home to my Father, I am propared to dio. Whisky caused mo troubto. Tako warning by my example.” He died midiout & alrugglo, tho fall having broken his neck, ara horrors cnotiph Let us skip tho rest, for the — OTHER CRIMINAL MATTERS, UNWEARYING JUSTICE. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tripune, East Bactyaw, Mich., March 12.—On-tho bight of Bopt, 14 last, the store of Peter Itocho, in this city, waa brokon into, and $200 worth of clothing wtolon, Dotective James Nevins took the mattor iu band, and ascortaiued that Charles Gordon aud Jon Hayos, of Bay City, and Wille fam Dunn and Willian Firney, of Grand Rapids, committed thoburglary, A fav daysafterloarning hero Firnoy waa arrcuted at Adrian, convicted of burglary committed there, and went to the Htate Vrison for ten years, Gordon wan alo arrested at Grand Rapida on a similar charge, couvictod, and sont up for olyht years. Dunn ‘was convicted of o similar chargo at Ionian fow days sgoandsent up for throa yoars and six mouths, Haycs, the lastof the gang, was are rested to-day, and, in default of $600 bail, com- mitted {or trial, ARRESTED FOR MURDER, Evrivanay, 11], March 10.~—Our city was thrown luto a high state of excitement to-day by the arroat of ono of our most promivout and Aighty-rospocted citizons, Jol Garnmon, charged with committing 9 murdor at Rushvillo, IL, aome fourteon years ago. ‘Tha arrovt was made by the Sheriff of Schuyler County, who had a warrant for hisapprohonslon, Air, Gammon was 8 partuer in tho largo flouring mill of 8. W, Ly- tle & Co,, of this place, de haw rewided here somo thirteon years, during alt of which timo his charactor and atauding bas bocn above roproach, itis churgod that Gammiou shot a man in Rushe villa fourtoen yoars sgu, Was srrested thera and committed to’ fail, aud that boforo his triat ho broko jail and fled, since which they have uevor heard of him until recently, ‘Tho Sherif left this afternoon with Mr, Gammon in irous, for Ruabyilic, PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY, Bpeciat Davatch ta ‘the Chicago Tribune, Czci, O., March 12.—3. V, Usloy, agent of the Fort Wayne & Alton Railroad, and a@woslthy and prominont citizen of thia pleco, was arroated to-day by a United States Marsbal Then | on the charge of dealing in counterfeit mon: and taken to Cleveland for @ hearing, Ii frrost waa totally unexpected, and produosa e Gecided soneation, BRIGHAM AND OTHER KNAVES, Barr Larr, ora who broke ing of tho 7th, £6°0 Is offered for three-card monto others. Brigham: tho Penitentiary to-day March 12.—Ono of the fio prisons out of tho Ponltentiary tho even has been captured. A romard of tho arreat of George Lowis, ¢ man, who escaped with the Young roturned home fron with an oscort of frienda INDIAN MURDERER, Sxecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Kansas City, the Cheyenne: Agoucy Wedni company that } Mo., March 12,—Medicine Water, Chief, wan captured at the Choyenne enday. Ho waa tho leader of the murdered the Gormain familly. ANO ROBGED, MURDERED Irrtiz Roon, Ark, March 12,—W, J, Morphy, 8 planter on tho Rod River, near Fulton, wae thot and killed by a man named Jones day, and robhed of 94.000 in gold and ‘The murdorer AN Barttuony, the woman who stole the child of with, in Georgetown, on Thurty escaped, ai ADDUCTOR ARRESTED, Md., March 12.—Pure Oakley, Jolin H Becke’ D. 0., was arrested to-day with tho child du her arms, —-— CASUALTIES, SLEEPING-cAR BU; Spectat Dienatch to The china Phu Quiscy, IN., tho Pullman Richard Hoffman, March 12.—Yeaterday attornoou Palace sleoping-ear Chillicothe, conductor, wag destroyed by firo botweon Gilbird and Horeman, onthe Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway, at about & ered by Mr. city, iu conch, Asm car, and Mr. diately. Tho wag on ter, who berths oppo: tunately ther wero obliged Hofman lost again and tation, abou Names, was gI after tho nios! work above tho heater in the front part of parted, having been tire been discovered 8 momont Inter, havo boca no meana of communicating with the ongineor, Inn vory short timo the at about 0 miles by the conductor, and had barely tima to Jeaving tis boots and coat in tho berth, tillod with passengers who woro was eidestracked and left to baru, could ba had to put out the fire, The train was delayed about thirty minutes by tho accident, The flro occurred O'clock, and was first discoy- J. We. Bradford, of thig tho rear portion of the all biaze was noticed in tho wood- the Bradford pulled tho bott-cord immo second time ho pulled the cord it burned in two, and, Lad the there would entire 1 firo, tho ‘train at the tine runping on hour. = ‘Tho por. wad asleep in one of the site the heater, waa anakened Ret out, Fors © were but fow passengers in the coach: Moaera, Bradford and Kespahl, of city; Mr. J. 1, Storling, of hyena or tito others, Now York; and one without injury, but rathor hastily. Shr. all of bis elotinng aad other offects, All escaped to lenvo the car but the passengers snveq their baggage. The burning conch was detachod from tho train, but train conductor Purcell concluded to hitch it on pull “it down to Heraman t 2 milos distant, Tho oxcitemont st tho station whon tho train came thundering, along, with one coach complately enveloped in rent, the peopla fearing that it was being cromated Tho Chillicothe 8a nO water it upproved atylo. and arrived in Quincy at 7:30 laut ovcuing, FOUND DEAD, Soectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tritune, Frerrovr, dead a fow J, March 12.-A man was found miles out of town to-day on the Western Union Railroad. The body waa brought to the Court-Haneo, and by tho inquest held this afternoon it was recognizod as that of a laborer by the namo of John Nult. Having undertaken, while intoxicated, to walk home on tho railroad, track, bo fell skull, He waa 60 yoara family, from s high culvert and broke his of ago and Jeayos a FELL DOWN STAIRS, Lovisvine, Ky., March 12,—Will 8, Haye, the popular American song-writor, fol! down a short fight of staira at the Public Libra night, and recetved slight internal injurica, Hirst Le waa badly stunned, Hall to- At and thought to be dangerourly injured, DROWNED IN A CISTERN, Speerat Daxvin.y, Inupatch to The Chieaan Tribune, AIL, Mare 12.—A 97-year-old son of John Watson, s pot and shoo merchant of thts place, fell in a cietern this morning, and before help could reach nim was drowned, KIL LED BY A FALLING TREE. Speertt Drepatch to ‘the Chicaqo Tribune, Manion, vis, March 12,—Michaol Doslo, a realdont of Fitchburg, iu thia county, was killed to-day by a treo falling on him while chopping. LABOR TROUBLES, TH 1 PITTSBURG PUDDLERS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago ‘tribune, Dirtsrena, Pa., March 12.—The iron-masters and puddiers cach hold meetings in thoir re- spective halls this afternoon, Tho iron-masters conelnded to cision of the ed one cach by the leave tho whole mattor for tho do- Board of Arbitrators, to be appoint-- puddiors and manufacturors, the two chovets to agree upon a third man. The puddlers wi that tho stri agreo to this, and itis probable: willcome to an ond within a few | days, aud our mills resumo oporations. AT WILKESBARRE, PA, Special Lisputeh to The Chicaga Tribune, Wirkespanne, Pa,, March 12.—A large moe ting of tho strikers was hold hora to-day urging the continuance of tho suspension, and tho ueo of ali peaceable moansto stop themen who lave reaumod work, A telegram was received from Scranton, saying that tho Dolaware & Hudson Company, which is still workin mines, ia likely to become involved, nearly all ite ‘Tho en- gineers, who aro tho first to resist, will nat sub- iit to tha reduction, and will entor upon a strike | to-morrow for last year's prices, The Company advertisoa for 1010 onginoors to take the place of - tho wtrikors and keep the works going, oe INSURA' PINANCIAL, NCE COMPANY SUSPENDER. Pattavenruta, March 12.—Tho National Fire Insurance Company, of thia city, has closed its doors. The ofilcors have royolyed to Buspond busines fora fow days, and will examine into tho situation act condition, with @ viow of axcortainiug its ox- A ST. LOUIS SAVINGS BANK CLOSED. 8r, Louts, March 12—Tho Western Savings Bank, a amall tho city, cloacd its doors to-day, way thoy will pay every dollar of tea aS The North Tho Altyen Tustitution in the wortern part of Tho oMcers lebtoduesy. German Military Systems ine Zeitung, ino military review of the paut yoRr ways: *'I'ho North Gorman sys tom of 1871 has iu alt esseutial pointa boon ape piled to tha German Empire, luasia has adopted a military systom which, by subjecting, all classics of tho nation to aorvice, wi givo not only a nunierlcal increase of strength, but a “cousiderablo ity, Frauce of important improvement in qual- has comploted tho framing organic inetitutiong, and, cou- tray to expectation, bas cifectod the completa incorporation of tho yoarly rocruiting contine Rout of 161,000 men into tho army pnd begun al tho organtzat: jon of its torritorial_ army.” Tn Auntria, the system cutabilwhed Lu 1867'S has, for tho first timo, effectod the conversion of tho mou trained in tho army reserves [u the Land- wobr, Italy, iu the carrying out of ita Byte tom of 1873, and territoriat vanced principles, desperately against the adoption obligatory sory: forces, deforrin as. organized its municipal militias according to new and ade aud England, though strivin on Of persousl aut ice, has reorganized its European ug only the regulation of the new formation of the volunteer corps for subsequent decision, ‘fal military powers, under ing the Oeures whisk the great 0 reforuis and inuova. tions of tho past yoar, placo in thoir lists, wé lad, that German 000 mon; has an activo army of abont 833,- tuswia, 700,000, excludivo of tI worves, Caucasus, uivo of tha Don and Aslatiotroops, but inclu. Cousack force ; Franco, 630,000; Austria, 502,000 ; Italy, $10,000 ; and England, including tho militis, but not the volunteers, 240,000, uf whom about 91,000 are stationed ont of the county. As to tho forcos avatiable for the defense of tha conntry, Cormeny, with ita Landsturm formation, could tnuster sbout 205,~ 000 men, including uiticere ; boing rotroupoctive, mon who have seryod in the ranks, about 800, Frauco, the new law territorial army of bas whilo Russia, in the course of time, will havea aluilar iucreaso of force.” A house of Honry 0, Bowen, of Brooklyn, wae on Thursday levied on to sutufy o Auigment of. + Poore, { book of sallway formerly & Publisher sod complier