The New York Herald Newspaper, August 23, 1874, Page 3

THE SCATHING SCANDAL Testimony of the Mysterious Bessie Before the Committee, SHE TESTIFIES AGAINST TILTON. A Glance at the Coming Report of the Committee. THE LEGAL ASPECT. eecher’s Counsel Prepar- | ing and Confident. ‘TILTON AND MOULTON TO REAPPEAR ‘Assistant Pastor Halliday Believes in Beecher and Plymeuth Chureh. 4m this city as well asin Brooklyn the Beecher- ‘Filton scandal was yesterday the all-absorbing “topic of conversation. The usual facetious re- uarks were bandied about among the people as rthey met each other in the hurry of business, and ‘Beecher stock went down for the day in conse- ‘auence of “Mutual” Moulton’s extraordinary state- Sent. “Turn avout” being fair play, the Moulton ‘document only raised Tilton up several degrees grom the immense depth to which he had fallen ‘when the community was stirred by the solemn "utterances of the Plymouth pastor in his own de- ‘fence, after the long four years ol agonizing silence. ‘o-day, however, Tilton must necessarily again go wwery low down, indeed, for the schoolgirl jappears before the public in ner testimony before | ‘She Plymouth investigating committee, and with Weecner innocent or Beecher guilty, this tale told Wy this young girl is one of the most startling in 11 Its bearings, and if fastened on any man should break him down. In it the domestic life of the Til- Wons is again laid bare to the general public, and he sad story of a wile’s grief is unfolded in con- | wtantly recurring scenes most painful to benold. Bo far for to-day. When Theodore speaks next the | ‘Blow will take avother shape, and in all likelinood | sthe “mutual” man may again be so aspersed in Abus integrity that once more the curtain shall come | iaside for another view, and Heaven only knows rwhen the whole exhibition shail come toa close Wor once and all. | TESTIMONY OF THE SCHOOLGIRL. The Investigating Committee of the Beecher- | (Milton scandal have furnished for pubiication ythe following, the introductory extracts being ifrom Moulton’s statement, and the testimony ap- | pended being that of the girl Bessie, as given be- Wore the committee :— It will be observed that in the letter e says ‘Tilton had sent * * * with the others way. I purposely omit the name of this young | There was a reason why it was desirable | Gat she should be away irom, Brooklyn. That Aas given me by Mr. and Mrs. Tilton, was this:—she had | overheard conversations by them concerning Mrs, Ti. fton’s criminal intimacy with Beecher, and she had re- d these conversstons to several friends of the amily. Being youny, and not knowing the conse- | ences of her prattling, it seemed proper, for the fety of the two families, that she should be sent to a Bia 10 school, which Wwas accordingly done. She was Cy ot Mrs. Morse ut at a boarding school at, t, and the expenses 1 her stay there were privately paid through me by : hi stated the difficulty of having (the girl'remain in Brooklyn; and he agreed with ux | that should be removed and offered | be atthe cost of her schooling. The bills were sent to | | jue irom time to time as they became duc, a part of ‘hem through Mrs, Tilton. Previous to her going away wrote the following letters to Mrs. Vilton—ma W” and “X—and they were sent to me by Mrs, (part of these transactions :— + TO MRS, TULTOX. ROOKLYN, Jan. 10, 1871, My Dear Mrs. Tirtor—I want to tell you something. {Your mother, Mrs. Morse, has repeatedly attempted to ire me by vitering me dresses and presents to 0 to cer- tell them. i rked T.as injurious to the charac- | been persuaded that the | by Mr. Tilton for years were | Bini te demonstrations. I never at time nought that Mr. Tilton’s caresses were for such a pur- joe. I do not want to be made use of by Mrs. Morse | (Or any one else to bring trouble on my two best friends, jou and your husband. Bye by. So aaa ane THE TESTIMONY. By Mr. Tracy :— Q Were you formerly intimate in Mr. Theodore Wulton’s family, in Brooklyn? A. Yes, sir. Q How long? A. For eight years. | Q. When did you leave there for the last time? | A. In February, 1871. Q. And you nave been there eight years, then? ; yA. Yes, sir, as near as I can remember. It may Mave been longer. Q Where were they living when you went tolive i ‘with them? A. They were boarding with Mrs. | ‘Morse, Mrs, Tilton’s mother, at No. 48 Livingston | Street. Q. Where did they go to housekeeping? A. At No. 174 Livingston street. | Q. Their present place of residence? A. Yes, sir. Q And did they reside there continuously until on left them? A. Yes, sir. ; ! Q. Were you an adopted child? A. Yes, sir; I ‘was just the same as one of their own family; Mrs. | Tilton has been a mother to me always; sbe took gue tn when I was a child. Q. Wil you tell us whether Mr. and Mrs. Tilton lived happily or otherwise when you first went ‘with them? a, When I first went with them, as I Yemember it, their married life was apparently | Dappy, and | did not see anything jor some time to Bhe contrary. Mr. Winsiow—That was in 1883? A. Yes, sir, By Mr. Tracy—How long had you been with them ‘when you tirst noticed infelicities in their lifey A. 1 think about a year after they lived in Livingston Btreet; about 1865, Q. What did you observe? A. Well, I observed ‘that Mr. Tilton was a very selfish man, very hard, | ‘very fastidious, very difficult to please, very dog- matical in his manner, very irritable and unsoctable 4n his disposition; one day be would be apparently ‘very happy some part o: the day, and tien in about an hour, it may be, he would be so cross and , ugly that nothing and nobody could please him, Q How was Mrs, Tilton? A. Mrs. ‘Tilton was al- | ‘Ways the same—of a lovely and amiavie disposi- tion; I never saw any change ta her; she was the Most devoted wife and mother that Lever saw in Iny life, in every sense of the word; the moment he came home she always knew his footstep and ‘his ring (i! he had not a night key with him), ana | she dropped her work, no matter what she was doing, and was always ready to minister to his comfort and bring his slippers and dressing gown ; all the time she was looking out tor bis comfort ‘and his pleasure. Q. Were her habits domestic, or otherwise? A. Remarkably domestic, considering—sspecially con- sidering that she was the wile ui a public man: if | iton had been & gay, worldly sort of a | , fond of going into society and of going out at night and ull that sort of thing, ‘tnere might be some cause for remark; but she is the Very last person in the world that ought to be ac- cused of anything like that which ts now charged ; 1 never heard o1 anything #0 perfectly outrageous, and it seems particularly so wir Mrs. Tilton, be- cause she 13 such a jovely Christian woman, and such a devoted wile and mother; sie lives up to | ‘Whatshe believes always, and has done so; [ think I can say that there could not ve a flaw picked with Mrs. Tilton in any respect. Q. Well, state whether or not the dimcuity con- tinued to increase from the time you first observed i? A. Yes, sir, L think it did, with Mr. Trton; I noticed Mrs. Tilton crying and sobbing whenever she was with iim, and he had tor several years | thing, trying to make me think nad (ior turee years anyway) a@ Way Oo! locking her | banged my own head; it seemed so per- | up in wroom and talking very loud to her; he fectiy ridiculous; that man has the most Would go in and lock tue door, and would hear assurance o1 anybody I ever knew; at him scoluing and swearing at ‘her, and then she would cry, and | have heard her say several times, “Why, jodore, Ldo the best 1 can; you kuow that 1 make every dollar go just as jar as 1 sibly Can 5” she would be reinonstrating with tim iu that way and crying; or ii she was not crying gue Was praying; of course, | never said a word to @ soul about it, bat i knew that he was treal- ing her hatly; 1 have known it jor several year Was this abuse, then, largery about money | and expenditures o! the housenold? A, No, sir, £ | don’t know that it was particuarly; aiter any gen- tiemen had been tere | always noticed that he ‘would Jock the door and have a long iaik with hers | nr. X. used to go there Sabbath evenings o ton aily, and he (Mr. Tilton) always bad her shy the room alter Mr. X. went away; he was ‘y the audacity to stand up in the presence Jealous Of her both with gentiomen and ladies, (or his wife and say, “Bessie, did I Q. How was he jealous of her with ladiesy A. {| ever im worl, jJook or deed, offer to Gon’t think he wanted any one to like ner, partic. insultyou #? “Yes, you did, 1 sald, “you know you ly any one that did not show avery great | did; he said, “You're a har;’ he was very M Jor him, | defant, evidently thinking 1 would be afraid of @ Cun you stance a time when vou remember } him; J Uunk he bas the idee that he is some | two or three o’clock in the morning? A. Because | don’t remember where she went; Horace Greeley | Bever had anyimpure Are unre | Mrs. Tyiton? A, Yes; Mrs, Tilton was absent this | you? how did you come to trip sof! | word of it—it was all wicked lies—and he t«lked, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 1874.—TRIPLE ence treats her mother with great love and re- | by Tilton’s counsel. The proceedings were insti- er seeing her shut tn a room after Mr. X. had left? A. Yes, sir; Ican give the date; but some lttle time before | leit there, one Sabbath evening, alter Mr. X. had gone away. Q. What did be say when he shut her up? Did he scold her? +A. I cannot say that; the doors were shut, and I simply knew that something was going on, that she was ying and ponhite, and that I heard him talking very loud; I saw him in one instance with his fist in her 1ace; I don’t know what it was about, but I know she was cowering | down very timidly ander his fist, and that he was talking very loud. Q. How long was that before you left? A, About two years, I guess. , Q. ‘Is there anything further that you remember about their domestic affairsy A, 1 don’t know that there is Seley that I can recall just now which I have not stated, Q. Did you use to see Mr, Beecher there occa- sionally? A. Occasionally—yes, sir: 1 think he came perhaps two or three times a month; I let | Bim in on one or two occasions, Q. Did you ever see anything in the conduct of | Mr. Beecher and Mrs. Tilton to indicate any | marked affection between them, or anything of | that kind? A. No, sit; I never saw anytuing, q Not anything? A. No, gir. BY MR. WINSLOW. Q. Where was he generally received? A. In the back parlor. Q. Did you use to see ladies there—friends of Mr. Tilton? A. Yes, sir; Mrg. Stanton was a very Jrequent visitor there, and Miss Susan B. Anthony and Miss Anna Dickinson and Mrs, —— was there on one occasion; then there were the Misses W. Q. When was it that the oldest Miss W. was there? A. I think it was about two or three years before I left. Q. How long did she stay there? A. Some months, I think. Did Mr. Tiiton seem to be very fond of her? A. Yes, sir; he seemed to be very fond of her; he ‘was with hera great deal; he used to caress her and kiss her; he was very much taken with her in every way; Mrs, Tilton made tt very pleasant for her; she had flowers on the table and flowers in her room, because she was very fond of flowers; Mr. Tilton used to take her riding a great deal; he often took her to the theatre, and bis sttentions to her were so marked that it seemed to me Mrs. ‘Tilton was very much neglected; he did not seem to think of Mrs, Titon theagh while Miss W. was ground—unless somebody else was there, Q. When strangers were there how was his con- duct? A. I noticed partially during the last year or so that I was there that whenever any- body was around that I could seem to see that he made a special effort to be very attentive Mrs. Tilton—very plausible and very nice—I know 1 used to have my eyes opened pronty wide some. times; I never @ word to anybody until I made statements to Mrs. Morae, Mrs. Richards and Mrs, Beecher, but I used to think some day this would all come out; 1 don’t reter to this scandal, but to ins treatment of Mrs. Tilton. Q. Was he attentive to other ladies that visited there besides this Miss W.? A. Well, his attention ‘was never as marked, I think, with any other la- dies that were there, uniess it was with Mrs, Stan- ton and Miss Anthony. | Q. How was it with them? A. He seemed to think a great deal of Mrs, Stanton and Miss Anthony ; I saw her sitting’on his lap on one occa- sion when 1 was coming into the parlor, and she jumped up pretty quick, Q. Miss Anthony’ A. Susan B. Anthony. Q. What was his conduct with Mrs, stanton? A. Weil, I never saw him caressing her, put he used to be alone with her a great deal in his study; they used to play chess until two or three o’clock in the mourning; irequently they were up until after the Jamily nad gone to bed—quite late. Q. How are you able to say that they sat up until | I was quite awake and heard the clock strike. Q. Betore they retired? A, Yes, sir, I can testify | on one occasion the clock struck two, ana on | another three, Q. And they retired after that? A. Yes, sir. Q. Was your room near Mrs. Tilton’s? A. It was rignt next to Mr. and Mrs, Tilton’s, ‘by Mr. Hill—Which Miss W, was he go attentive to¥ A. Miss A. W. Q. What about the other Miss W.? A. She was there aiterward, Miss B. W.; she was sick there, very sick, indeed, Q. Lunderstand you to say that you never saw anything between Mr. Beecher and Mrs, Tilton that attracted your attention at all? A. No. y. Did Mr, Tilton, in any manner, attempt your | ruin? A. Yes, sir, Q. Will you state the circumstances? A. He did on. two occasions while Mts, Tilton was away; I Was in the house at the time; 1 think M:s. Tilton | was in Schoharie; Mr. Tilton andI were there all | alone, except Mr. Greeley and the servant; Mr. Greeley was there Making a visit to Mr. Triton; the first ume 1 had been sleeping, and woke up: and found myself in his arms, By Mr. Winslow—At night or in the daytime? A. At might; I hardly realized where 1 was; he must have lifted me out of my beu and put me in | his; when I woke up and found where 1 was I asked what he was doing that tor; he said that he was lonesome, and wanted me to come and be with him; I said that wasn’t right, and I went back to my own rvom; there was nothing said about it at the time; 1 was quite young and used | to be with him a great deal, just like one of the | children, and | used to como his hair, and he used to kiss me as he did other chilaren frequently; 1 Td to the mai when he came to me @ Second time and tried to | get in bed wita me I got Very indignant, and as he would not leave the room 1 went into another and | Jocked the door aiter me; 1 had never thought of | jerking. the @oor before; 1 leit the house the | ext day and did not come back until Mrs. Til- | ton returned; afterward Mrs. Tilton told me that Mr. Tilton bad made @ confession of this to her, and she wanted to know if this was 80; I said yes, it | was so; I thought of telling herseveral times, but | Iknew she haa a great deal of trouble, and I | thought, perhaps, this would, trouble ber a great deal more. it By General Tracy—Were both events near to- | gether? A. Yes, sir; [ think pretty near togetner. | Mr. Hili—Was it during the same absence of | time, too, Q. Had she come back from Schoharie? A. No, sir. Q. In the winter of 1869-70 did you not go to Mrs. Putnam’s in the West? A. Yes, sir, | Q. And you stayed how long? A. | left there in the fall, 1 think, and stayed nine months; | think I re- | turned late in the tall of 1870, | Q. Did you return with Mrs. Tilton? A. Mrs. | Tilton went out to Mrs. Patuam’s, and I came back with her; Mr. Tilton me* us at Jersey City, Q, What occurred after you came back in the fall of °70 trom Mrs. Putnam’s? A, Mr. Tilton metus | in Jersey City; as we came along he was very at- tentive and devoted to Mrs. Tilton, but I could see | that she was Very much troubled and depressed in | spirits from the time she went ito the h | from the time she saw him; there was a Mi i keeping house for him; sue occupied Mrs, Tilton’s | seat at the table and put on a great air of author- | ity, and was really rude to Mrs. Tilton; she seemed to want to give an impression of the position that she occupied and of what she could do and would do; ht tag went on very weil, but I could see that ir. Tilton had Miss —— just where he wanted her; th he Was altogether on his side; she showed that at | breakfast, and Mrs. Tilton was crying all the time at the table; he was very sweet and very Polite to ner and said, “My dear, won’t you have some of the broiled steak ¥ “My dear, won't you have something of this, or something of that ¥”’— , never letting on ty see her tears, though she was crying 80 that she could not eat; 1 could see ugh him all the time; [ was watching him; | thing told me that there was a villain dehind | all those actions; they were just for effect; 1 | could see that; finally Mrs. Tilton excused her- seli and leit the tavle; as soon as she had gone | Mr. Tilton looked at me very sweetly aud said, | “Bessie, my dear, don’t you think Euzabetn is de- mented ? Don’t you think she acts like @ crazy woman 7’ JI looked him square in the eyes; | 1 was so indignant that I didn’t know What to say, but I said, “No, but it is a | wonder to me that she has not been in the lunatic 1's ago ;” he chauged countenance, and D aW that he Was treading on uangerous ground wWheu he taiked to me about Mrs. Tilton; Uhen Miss —— jooked at me, as much as to say, “tt Ldared I would 00x your ears well for you,?? laid not care tor Miss — at all; Mr. Tu got up at once, before | finished my breaklast, and went into the front parler, on the same floor; he locked one door, aud tried to sasten the glass folding doors; 1 could see him through tne crack, and could hear him talk very ioud to Mra, Tilton; 1 was on the alert and was going to watcn him; 1 Went to the door and listened, and | saw hun with his fist io her iace, and he said to her, “Damn | it, this girl shall leave tue house; then I went | in and said, “You shan’t damn Mrs, Tilton on my account. JGtis uot the first time you have had your fist in her lace; you sban’t do. it on my account. said he, “Leave the room;” I said, “I won't.’ he, said Damn you, leave the room; I! said, “I won’! then he struck me a heavy blow With suck jorce that it threw me clear across the | room and k kev ty head against the doorpost; 1 got up and recovered my senses, and Went back vo Mrs, Tilton and tried to shield hey; 1 was afraid he would knock her over, | 'y Mr. Winsiow—Q. Did 1 hurt you? A, Yes, | sir, ithurt me feariuljy; 1 suffered srom it for days; what seems to bé the most ridiculous thing about this was thatin @ few minutes te said to me, ‘‘Bessie, my dear, you hurt yourself, didn’t | What a ridiculous thing that was, as though I had tripped | and banged my own head or knocked my own Senses out! | said, “You must bea fool, orlam one ;’? the audacity of tne man alter domg that | this same time he sat down and wanted to take me on his lap, but l jerked myself away, and he suid, “Bessie, my dear, [have been a martyr for years; then be tried to make me believe he was | crying, but i knew he wasn’t, and he said he wanted to talk with me avout Mrs. Tilton, and he spoke of her criminality with Mr. Beecher and Mr. A— and Mr. Y—— and Mr. Z—— (nawing three highly respectable gentiemen, one of whom 18 an ivtimate sympathizer with Mr. Tilton), and he said, “No Wonuer my hairgare going down in sor- row to the grave.’’ 1 said 1 didn’t beiieve one and talked, and talked, and talked, and talked, and wiked, but he did not make me believe any- thing about Mrs, Tilton; and that morning he had pendent, | and-he had no pacamine said; I did rot inquire | Temembered, received Mrs. Tilton at his house Apollo, some god, that everybody ought to look ‘up to and worship; poor Mrs, Tilton, sue has had a life with that man. Q,. Have you heard nim say anything about the paternity of the children? A, Yes; he said that none of them belonged to him except Florence. Q When did you say that was? A. It was on the very day that I returned from Mrs. Putnam’s. Q It was the day when you “tripped” on the floor? A. No, sir, Dot when'I “trippeu,” but when he knocked me over; this was in the fall of 1870— late In the fall of that year. Q. After that did ne continue to abuse Mrs. Til- ton? A. On, yes; he locked her up and scolded all night long; and she was crying ana crying; and when she was not crying she was praying. Rea she leave him and go away and take the children? A, I think she was afaid of him, and I think two or three nights alterward she took the chiidren—Alice and Carroli—and went to Mrs, Morse’s; I went with her, and that same night or the night after he came around and got on his knees and vowed how much he loved her, and asked her if she would come back to his bosom opal and all that sort of nonsense; and poor ra, Tilton, who was always ready to trust and believe him, believed him then aud went back, and.he told her she had better goto bed; she ‘Was tired and sat down 4 moment, and then she | ‘Went to bed; as soon asshe had gone to bed be | Went over ali this talk and all this rigmarole with me again, which he had gone over before about Mr. Beecher, Mr. —, and Mr, —, and Mr. —. But I did not believe it; it was a wicked lie, and I | told him I never would believe him; he men- tioned that he had seen Mr. Beecher taking im- proper liberties with Mrs, Tilton beiore his own eyes, tn the library. In what library? A, Jn Mr. Tilton’s library. * Did he bay yeas he had geen tn regard to the other men ? No, sir; I think not, Q. How long did she live with him alter she went back with him from her mother’s, belore she left him again? A. I think she staid some little time. She went away the second time and was gone | gight oF fen fare and was staying at her mother’s, I went with her. Q. At that time was he having difficulty with Mr. Bowen? A, Yes, sir; very bbe difficulties, Q. Do you know what means Mr. Tilton resorted to to get her to go back? A. He resorted to every means ible. Q. Did he send for the children? A. Yes, sir; in the first place he sent Miss Annie Tilton, his only sister, around to say that he wanted his children; he sent her several times, and, I think, he came around himself several times. Q. Do oe know whetber be got his children during Mrs, Tilton’s absence? A. I think Florence went with him. . Did Mrs. Tilton go back home? a, Yes, sir, and I went with her. Q. Was she taken sick soon after? A, Yes, sir, soon after, sick? A. Very sick indeed. {te Q. Very thought that she would not hve, “ nee doctor attended her, do youknow? A. r. Skiles. Q, After her return did you communicate to any one how he had abused her and how he attempted to abuse you? A. Yes, sir; to Mr, Richards, to Judge Morse, to Miss Isabella Oakley, to My. Beecher and to Mrs, Bradshaw. Q. What did you tel! Mr. Beecher aboutit? A.I told him how Mr. Tilton had abused her, and that Thad known of his abusing heg for years; I told him how ugly he was, how unkind he was to her, and that what I thought everybody thought. an what he was AS Sag Mn that he was the abused one and that Mrs, Tilton was all in the wrong, and that I thought my gvidence ought to be prett: good, considering that I had been there for eigh' ag { told him all about it, and then I said that | e had offered to insult me, and stated the cir- cumstances to him, Q. You stated it also to Mrs, Tilton’s brother ? A. Yes, sir, . When dia you leave there for the last time ? A. On the 17th of February, 1871. Q. How came you to leave? A, Mrs. Tilton had tried to cover all this matter over about his knocking me down ; she said ber husband was in a | passion and did not know what he was saying, | and asked me if I would forgive him all this; I | wanted to do anything I could to help Mrs. Tilton, and I said, “Yes, that would be all right;’? she seemed to be reconciled to him, and I never | thought anything abouc it for the time being; on | one Sunday I was up in his study, I think, and he told me that Mrs. Tilton was going to do some- thing nice for me; previous to this time she had sald to me, “Bessie, how would you like to go to a boarding school?” | said I would like 1t very much, but that the news seemed too good to be truc; she said I might go anywhere I wanted to: 1 thought that was Very nice; at the same time | wondered that night how they got money so quick, because Mr. Tilton had been turned out of the Inde; It was into that, but I thought of tus to myself; after Mrs. Tilton had taiKed to me in this way, Mr. Tilton, on Sunday up in the study, said that Buzabeth Was going to do something nice for me; that she had aes intended to send me to school, and that the time had come when she would do it; a few days after that it was decided where I should go; Dr. ,, Who Was President of the seminary | where J attended three years was a warm friend sot cee and he selected that academy for me | go to. Q. Who selected it—Mr. Tiltun? A. Yes, sir. Q You went on the 7th of February, 1871?, A. Yes, sir, Q. How long were you at the academy? A. Two years and a hall. Q. Did Mrs. Tilton make any request of you, be- fore“you left, about signing a paper? A. She did. | Q. What dia sne say to get you to do it? A. She said that public opinion was very much | agoinst Mr. Tilton; that he was her husband; that she could not bear all these things that were bein, sald of him; that Mr. Bowen was against bim and | turned him out o: the Independent, and she wished me to retract the stacement I had made by signing this paper, which was:—"I kereby cer- | tify that all these stories about Mr. Tilton and | myself are wicked lies; I signed my name to it, | and 1 atterward learned that this was all a plot | of Mr, Tilton to get me out of the way. Q. You did not understand it at that time? A. Ro, sir; 1 would not have gone under those condi- ons. Q. But Mrs. Tilton bad not said this to you? A. No, sir; 1 signed that statement to piease Mrs, Tiiton, although I must say that at the time | felt very wrong about it. Q How many days was this interview between you and Mr. Tilton in the study on Sunday before you leit? A. I think not more than two days, | Mr. Sage—How long did Mr. Tilton furnish you | with money for your expenses? A. Mr. Tilton dia not furnish it; it was Mr. Francis Moulton that fur- | ished the money ; it was furnished up to @ year | ago last Christmas—to January, 1873, General ‘racy—Did Mr. Tilton in any of these | conversations tel! you what he had himself seen | between Mr. Beecher and Mrs. Tilton? A. He said that on several occasions when Mr. Beecher was in | his (Tilton’s) library pening with Mrs. fliton ne | took improper liberties with her; he said that | there were several instances in his own library { which he saw himself. , Q. Did he state any reason for supposing she had been criminally intimate with the other men that he named? A. No. Q. Did he at any time on this day say that she | had made any confession to him in regard to Mr. Beecher? A. He said she had coniessed to him that she had been criminally intimate with Mr. | Beecher; she was present when he said that, and she said, “Oh, Theodore! how can you tell that child such base lies ?” and thea she burst out cry- | mg. a When was that? A. This all occurred on that one day that we went back, in the fall of 1870, | Q. Did you ever see any acts of intimacy be- , tween Mr. Tilton and this Miss ———~?_ A. He was locked up with her on several occasions, and twice I met him coming out of her room as 1 was | going up stairs. | Q. In the daytime or at night? A. Once or twice at night, and several times during the day; in the daytime 1 have known that he was in her room, Q. How dia you know that he was there? A. I saw him go in and | saw him come out, | Q. How did you know that the door was locked? A, [heard them lock it on one or two occasions; I was in Mr. ‘Tilton’s brary; 1 also heard Miss | say so; Miss Anthony was there, and they had | great trouble; many Words passed; there was a great deai of talk, and I heard Mrs. Tilton say something to Miss about being with her hus- | band, and she (Miss ) said that he had been oiten in her bedroom, that he should there twenty times a day it he wanted to, and that it was none of her (Mrs. Tilton’s) business what- ever; | was notin the room, but I heard Miva make those remarks. q. Where—in Miss ’s room? A, No, sir; but in Mrs, Tilton’s sitting room. THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. All Mr. Beecher’s friends were very jubilant yesterday in Brooklyn, A HERALD reporter met Mr. Ovington in Fulton street yes- terday. This gentleman, who is a promi- nent member of Plymouth ‘church, it will be when she left her husband, and he is the only one outside of a very small circle who now know where she is. Mr. Ovington accosted the HERALD re- | Porter aud asked what people now thought of the | scandal, He himsell thought it was ail one way ; but perhaps he was prejudiced. The reporter stated that the feeling was certainly now turning | all one Way, and retaliated by asking the ques- | tion :— “Ig there anything new between Mr. and Mrs. | Tilton 1” | “Nothing particularily new, except that Mrs. Tilton, who is now with my wile, seems to im- prove daily ever since she left her husband. Her life was tagged out both with keeping boarders and with this trouble, and now she has got over It all. She s'ill holds to her determination never to live with him again, and she says the separation is eternal, even though she should have to part with her children one by one. Tilton, I have un- derstood, still beileves that she will return to him, but he is mistaken, and she, in this instance at all events, seems to show great spirit and will of her own. The children cling to her, with the excep- tion of Florence, the eidest girl, who rather clings to her father, She has been more in his society than in that of her mother, and he ‘has taiked her over probably to a belief of what he states, Stil Flor- | in detail the more prominent episodes of the entire | the statememt one way or the other. spect. The other children are altogether with the mother. Three of them are still at Montclair, N, J., and the fourth at Enzabeth.” “The whereabouts of Mrs. Tilton are still undi- vulged?”” “Yes, there would be no good in letting people | know where she 1s, as the worry se has suffered would be only continued, She particularly wishes to avoid her own husband.” “When will the report of the committee ve given?”? “Thesdecision has been definitely made that it will be next Friday evening, in the churciy itself, | as the lecture room would not hold half the people who Would wish to get in to hear the proceed- | ings. f. Ovington then went on to say that Mr. Winslow had been the only one of the committee to write out the report, and that it had then been | submitted to the two other members of the sub- committee and then to the committee at large. The report of the committee is @ somewhat lengthy document, given as it were in two parte— one @ Mere review Of the evidence and we other giving the conclusions of the committee. Of | course these are all in favor of Mr. Beecher. The siatement of Theodore Tilton is first taken up and gone over ‘Riggement. and each main allega- tuon set plainly forth without verbiage, the prin- clpal prominence being given, of course, to the alleged ‘‘criminal commerce” between Mr. Beecher and Tilton’s wife. This is compared with the | statements made in the cross-examination and | the tergiversation there used. It is shown that the statements of what is now known | as the “ankle scene” are not supported by the evidence of the person wh witness to it, inasmuch its taking place at any particular period during a term of nine years. The report then goes on to | review Mr. Tilton’s allegations of personal chas- | tity and claim of high moral character compared | with the evidenve of other persons as to his al- | leged corrupt practices and criminally immorat | Conduct, notably in the case of the girl known as Bessie Turner, whose evidence is given to show that Mr. Tilton states bimsell to be what he is not. Therefrom is deducted a charge of perjury, show- ing that Mr. Tilton states under oath in one in- stance what is flatly comtradicted in another, the committee giving as @ conclusion to this articular branch of the subject the rule in W that the entire testimony of any one shown to have committed perjury is worthless. The report then goes on to review the testimony of several unimportant witnesses, among them Mrs. Stanton, coming at length to the cross exam- ination of Mrs, Elizabeth R. Tilton herself, givin her aecusations o! brutality inst her husban and of infidelity, still turther showing distinct con- tradictions of Theodore Tilton’s accusations. Mrs. Tilton’s evidence 1s also quoted to give ner denial ol having ever had criminal relations with the pas- tor and her own explanations of several of the most prominent portions of her letters. From this the report proceeds to the short statement of Frank Moulton as given to the committee, and dismisses it briefly as ha’ Made no charges whatever against anybody. Finally the Beecher statement itself is taken, contrasted with several of the more serious portions of Tilton’s, showing that circumstances in them- selves apparently damaging were in reality easily capable of explanation. Alter this review, giving ims to have been a | he could not swear to | controversy, the report sums up the whole matter pro and con, showing, on the one hand, a man standing before all the world with great reputa- tion for spotless purity, Christian character and moral worth; on the other, aman of proven bad and criminal character—the latter making accusa- tions against the former. The one with nothing to prove bis story except personal aliegation, proven in part to be perjury, and supported by some letters, which may mean dozen things but the one meaning given to them. This story denied by all having any connection with the matter but one. With the circumstances as well as the burden of proofaliare on one side; the other unsup- ported by anything but bad character, the com- mittee fnds that Henry Ward Beecher is not guilty of tue charges preferred against him. It is possible that a short paragraph may be added to the report noticing briefly the failure of Frank Moulton to bring any new eviuence to bear upon the subject which can in the slightest alter the conclusions the committee have come to, INTERVIEW WITH THE REV. 8, B. HALLIDAY. A reporter of the HERALD called at the residence of the assistant pastor oi Plymouth church, Rev. Samuel B. Halliday, No. 69 Hicks street, yesterday aiternoon, for the purpose of obtaining the views of that venerable and esteemed minister touching the force and effect of Frank Moulton’s published statement. “Mr. Halliday, what are your views, may I ask, concerning the statement of mutual iriend Frank Moulton?” “Well, sir, I don’t attach much importance to It isa re- hash of old»matter. It does not vindicate Mr. s | Moulton from the-force of the charge made against | him, neither does it in any way criminate Mr, Beecher.” “You will observe, Mr. | silent. | refutation of the document published by Moulton, | Halliday, that Mr. Monl-- SHEET, tuted under | AN OLD CUAVSE OF COMMON LAW, | but as he was acting as counsel tor the defendant he thought it would be both unprofessional and indecent in him to say anything upon the subject. He advised that the opinion of other reputable lawyers should be obtained, and expressed himself as Confident that they would hold’ out but little | hopes that such an action a8 the present could be made to lie. He thought that under existing cir- cumstance that it was not for the eyes engaged | im the controversy, or the members of the commit- | tee either, to say anything. All ought to keep Hie stated that under no circumstance would Mr. Beecher return to town betore Octover next, He (Mr, Shearman) was Jully authorized to act for Mr. Beecher in every way, and his presence Was therefore unnecessary. The answer to Til ton’s complaint would be sent, he thought, next | week, lt Was now being verified. and he was busily occupied in getting the evidence together, 80 as to have all in readiness jor the trial. ‘Ine | earliest time that the matter conid possibly come | up before the courts would be in October, He had, | he said, heard nothing so far in regard to any libel suit, and when asked if he anticipated any such action, he made the reply. “Lawyers never antict- pate. They accept the situation and proceed ac- | cordingly.” Should any such action be brought he was periectly ready to recetve the legal process and papers on behaif of Mr. Beecher. } When questioned as to his opinion with regard | to the statement made by Mr. Frank Moulton and | the effect it would have upon the public mind, Mr. Shearman declined to express any views upon the subject. Neither would he give any expres- sion of Opinion as to whether Mr. Beecher wouid see fitto make any statement to the public tn When further asked if he would advise Mr, Beecher to keep stience, he said he must reiuse to | answer that question fpr the present. Many | events might occur within the next few days | Which made it imperative on him to keep silent, In conciuding the inverview Mr. Shearman ad- vised toe HERALD representative to interview Mr. W. kK. Raymond, who, he said, knew more of the whole matter than any one else. Mr. Raymond was accordingly sought for, but unsucecssiully. | His budget of news in this cause célébre, thereiore, remauus still to be obtained, TALK WITH THEODORE TILTON. Yesterday afternoon as @ representative of the HERALD was passing along Washington street, Brooklyn, he caught sight of the prime mover in the great scandal, who was evidently pursuing his homeward way. Mr. Tilton was walking sedately along, as though endeavoring to appear uncon- scious of the curious glances that were cast at him by the passersby on the sidewalk and on the cars, ‘rhere was, however, an unmistakable twinkle or twitching of hia eyes which, to aclose observer, could not fail to indicate the quiet, inward satis- faction he felt at being the observed of ail obser- | vers, The HERALD representative seeing his opportunity, and being recognized by Mr. Tilton, entered into conversation with ; him on the way to his now notorious but cosey little cottage in Livingston street. | Mr. Tilton at first seemed disinclined to say any- thing with regard to the scandal, but after awhile became slightly more communicative. He said, 1n answer to the question put to him as to whether he had read the whole of Moulton’s statement, that he had done so, and that he thought it was “A SETTLER FOR BEECHER.” | “I think,” said he, “every one will see that Moul- | ton has said nothing but what is true—in fact, I know he has told the truth. His statement is well GLENDENN Intense Excitement on Jersey City Heights. A Meeting Brimful of Indignation—Glenden- ning Sentenced to Expulsion from the City—Exciting Scenes. ‘The residents of Jersey City Heights have pro- nounced sentence on the Rey. John 8, Glenden- ning, Whatever may be the course of law in this case—if, indeed, the law can take any course at all against him—the people in whose midst he lived declared at the meeting last evening im McPherson's Hall, opposite the Court Honse, that his presence in their midst would prove a curse to tpem aud their families. It was a fearful judgment, but it was arrived at not only with due deliberation but by men of mature years, who could not be regarded as hot-biooded or vindictive. The meeting was remark- able in this one respect that it was composed more of the grave, thoughtful class, men of years and men of properiy than are usually seen in such large gatherings. The hour fixed was eight o'clock, but for one honr previously many of the seats were occupied. Among those present were ex-Mayor Sawyer, Albert Meiz, J, Nutter, Judge Rankin, Captain Dewer, G. W. Randall, C. W. Perveil, J. F. Talson, G. Dudley, F. G, Wolbert, R. A. Truex, J. C. Owen. Atten minutes past eignt the meeting was called to order by Mr. Metz, and Joseph F, Talson, @ quiet, venerable gentleman, was appointed chairman, At this moment the hall was so packed: that men climbed on benches and chairs, and the dense crowd swayed to and iro as an additional crowd tried to force in from the gallery. A squad of police arrived and periect order was main- tained. Ex-Mayor Sawyer arose and observed that as the object of the meeting was inoroumnly understood he would not occupy the attention of the meeting witn any remarks, but would submit the following resolutions to their consideration :— Whereas we, the citizens of this city, have congre- gated this evening to express our opinions and give vent to our feelings in reference to the recent scandal grow- ing out of the outrageous immoral conduct of the Rev. John 8. Giendenning in the unfortunate affair of the jate “Missy Mary ©. Pomeroy; theretore, as our expression of the sentiments of this meeting, Resolved, That, while we deeply ‘sympatnize with the relatives and triénds of the untortunate victim of mis- placad contidence, we at the same time cheerfully bear {estimony to the pure, honorable character and lady- Uke deportment of the ‘deceased until led astray by the wiles of a heartiess seducer and unprincipled wretch. Resolved that we can hardly find words in which to edesuately express our condemnation and detestation of the person charged with her seduction, Rev. Johii 8. Glendenning, aud his base conduct in attempting by falsehood to traduce her virtuous character and thereby lessen the force of her accusations, and at the same time, throw the blame upon others, the better to shield and Screen himself trom the just vengeance of an in- sulted and outraged community. Resolved, That after his arrest, if he bad been inno- cent, he should have made his siatement to the puolic and pubhished his pretended certificate exoncrating him- self from the terrible crime of seduction, so that written, and it is s0 concise, besides being authenticated by the documents, that it carries conviction slong with it. He will certainly make yet another statement to the | statement of Mr. Beecher which has already been | given to the public, or whether it wil! be on otier points not yet couched on, I cannot say; you must ask himself as to that. Neither can 1 state eecher bas anything more jt was published in to-day’s “Mr, Moulton has told,” said Mr. Tiiton, ‘the | correct and true version of the matter regarding | the payment of money to the Golden Age. | cer- | tainly never knew it Came irom Mr. Beecher. I | always supposed | THE MONEY CAME FROM MR, MOULTO! None of it was ever given to me personal ‘Was always paid tn to the office.’ ‘The next question put to Mr, | » but it | answer to Mr. Beecher, and, ifso, when it would | be ready for publication, tended making a statement, but when it would be finished he could not tell. He did not see, how- ever, he said, that there was any immediate hurry | for it now that Moulton had spoken, or rather toid what he knew. He thought that it might possibly be ready to be prinied oy the end of next week. He did not care, he said, to state what par- | ticular points would be touched upon, but would simply say that in it many of the topics referred to and charges made by Mr. Beecher would be alluded to and retuted. ton says in his statement that he (Mr. Beecher) aamitted with grief and sorrow the fact of his sexual relations with Mrs. Tilton, Did Frank Moulton ever deny to you that there had been any | crimmal act between Mr, Beecher and Mrs. Til- ton?” “He did most emphatically, sir,” “Upon what occasion was that denial made to you?” “It was on Saturday evening, November 22, 1872, It was the Saturday evening of the week which Woodruff & Robinson’s warehouses were burned. He sent for me to come to his house, and the dental of criminality was made in Mr. Moulton’s library, on the fourth story. His exact words were:—‘L know as much about this whole affair as any man knows, and 1 know that Mr. Beecher is guiltiess,’ 1 remember distinctly his language and his manner | at the moment as he made the declaration with great earnestness, bringing down his fist with force upon the taple as he said so. Then Mr. Moul- ton added, ‘Do you hg oe if 1 thought Mr. Beecher a bad man that I would have him sit at table with my wife as a guest, as he often does 7? Now Ihave frequently been misrepresented by the papers as saying that Moulton said, ‘Mr. Beecher is innocent,’ ‘Guiltiess’ was the word used, and I desire to be particular in this respect.’’ “Was there any witness present.when Mr. Moul- ton made this declaration, Mr. Hailiday?”?” “No, sir; we were alone. There was a witness resent when Mr, Tilton denied the whole story, . Moulton’s statement has no weight with me. What am | to think of @ man who solemnly affirms to me to-d: Jess,’ and who to-morrow aifirms that Mr. Beecher has acknowledged to him his guilt? He certainly lied atone time or another. Ihave been about a good deal to-day and have not met anybody who has } any owner views about the vaiue of the statement. With regard to the story about the waif, that girl of whom Mr. Tilton spoke as illegitimate, | wish to correct that assertion. It was a cruel thing tor him to cast that slur upon her birth, after the in- sult he had offered her.’? “Mr, Tilton appears to be a desperate man, Mr. | Halliday.”? “Yes, he is a desperate man, or else he would never have treated that poor woman, who has livea a living deatn—I mean his wiie—ior several yearsas he has done. The testimony given py female witnesses before the Committee of Investi- ation Will show what a sell-sacrificing woman she Eas been to her husvand. It was customary with her to sit by ia bedside when he could not sleep and read for him unti one and two o'clock in the morning. Then in the morning she would awake him witn music. Her devotion to that man has been extraordinary, Even if she were guilty of the infidelities with which he accuses her, having condoned her fauit, he should not have been so base as to peddle the shame of such a wile before the world. He should rather, it seems to me, have taken his children, gone off and secreted nimself in some cave than resort to sich a course as he has pursued, Shame, oh! shame on such a man!’ The writer, thanking Mr. Hailiday for ius cour- tesy, withdrew. THE LEGAL PRICEEDINGS. pietalienats A representative of the HERALD called yesterday upon Mr. Shearman, of the firm of Shearman & Sterling, Mr. Beecher’s counsel, in order to ascer- tain if any new developments had occurred in re- gard to the legal proceedings now being instituted by Mr, Tilton against Rev, H. W. Beecher, Mr, Shearman was busily occupied in dictating some | jong and wordy document to one of nis clerks, which appeared to have some connection with affairs appertaining to the scandal, although its ex- act import could not be learned, It was not until he had concluded with this document that Mr. Shear- man declared himself at liberty to enter into con- versation with the HRRALD representative. Hven then he appeared to be very much disinclined to taik upon the subject of the Brookiyn pastor’s troubles, However, by dint of perseverance Mr. Shearman ‘was Induced to answer a number of questions put | to him to the following effect :—He had, he said, as yet not sent any answer to the summons and com- plaint served on bim by Messrs, Morris and Pear- sali, the counsel for Theodore Tilton, The answer, however, he said, was tn course of preparation, but for the present he must decline to specity in any way what the character of the reply would be. He could say that when the proper time came such @ defence woulu be entered and made as | would surely vindicate Mr. Beecher in the ‘eyes of the people and before the law. He would ratoer decline advancing any opinion as to the tenability in @ legal view uf the suit now being prosecute: that he knows Mr. Beecher ts ‘guilt- | In answer to the query as to whether he in- | tended to commence an action for libel against Mr. sapere Mr. Tilton said that was a question | | which would have to be answered by Mr. Morris, | his counsel, When told that Mr. Morris had already been sought, but was out of town, Mr. Til- | ton Janghingly said, “Yes, I know he is away, but | | he wilbbe back on Monday, and I have promised to | | answer no questions whatever as to legal matters, | 80 you must wait and see rim.” WOE FOR THE NEWSPAPERS, Mr. Tilton, however, so tar departed from this expressed promise as to say that he certainly in- | tended to proceed against some of the newspapers | for libel, and that, as far as he was informed, the necessary initiatory legal steps had alread: | been taken. He declined to say which were the unlucky journals that were to be sub- jected to the pains ann pena ieee Ol the law, al- though he explicitly stated that the BeraLp was | mot included in the black hist, “for,” said he, ‘I have nothing to say against that paper. I have al- | Ways been | FAIRLY TREATED BY THE HERALD, ‘ and It has not gone out of the way, like some of the others, to abuse me. I think, too, to-day it has given a more correct judgment of the case than any of the other newspapers in its leading editorial.” | Mr. Tilton here changed the conversation to other topics. and retused to be brought back again to the consideration of the scandal—in tact, he hinted that upon that subject he hadno more to say, The ERALD representative, therefore, wished Mr. Tilton a courteous “Good day,” and, as he was leaving the house, Mr, Tilton expressed the hope that he would not be interviewed again to- day (Sunday). , BEECH2R AMONG THE MOUNTAINS. | ia A Flattering Reception Upon His Ar- | rival—The Observed of All—Apparently ,Cool and Unconcerned. | Twin Movntaln Hovsg, N, H., August 22, 1874, | Mr. Beecher arrived here on Thursday evening last, to the intense gratification of all the guests at this house and ‘of all the sojourners in the mountainous regions who have, since he came among us, exhibited a morbid curiosity to have a@ look at him, All along the ronte of the jour- ney the depots were crowded with people who had heard of his coming, and who exhibited most serious intent to have the pleasure of benolding | the lace of the eminent pastor. So inconvenient were these attempts on the part of the sight- seers that the conductor was obliged to close the doors of the car in which Mr. Beecher sat. It had been proposed to give Mr. Beecher a public reception on his arrival, but after consideration it was determined not to interfere with the quiet which he came here to seek, But the scene on his first appearance on ‘he piazza after arriving was one seldom wit- nessed in a far off spot like this, Everybody here, men, women and children, crowded round him, grasped bim by the hand and showed him by the enthusiasm they manifested in their silent greeting of him, the sympathy they felt ana the adiniration they cared not to dissemble, Mr. Beecher was quiet and caim, not disturbed by tms expression of good feeling toward nim, though nis jeatures had a worn look which those wio knew him long had seldom, if ever, seen beiore. It is expected that he wilt preach here (o-morrow, and visitors are expected from ai the hotels in this region, Since | his’ arrival Mr. Beecher goes quietly about, | and) seems not in the least perturbed | by the extraordinary position in which he ts placed on accot 1 Brooklyn affairs, Moulton’s state- ment a 1 here tis evening, and of course every boily has read part or the whole of it, and all our guests are at the present hour engaged in the one absorbing labor of speculating upon its Veraciousness and its efeets upon the future of the Pivmouth pastor, Mr. Beecher himself is the only one who seems unconcerned about the Moulton docament, and, indeed, Ldoubs very much if pe has read it at ail, or cares to read it, Prominent people from every | section of the country are to be seen here at the present time, an influx to this region for which the Brookiyn divine may be thanked. It is rumored that we are to have to-night many promi- nent New Yorkers vy special train, the new comers being all Beecuer’s intends, who are come to show dete belte! in him. | ; AML nate pen speculating as to the text fom which Mr. Beecher will preach to-morrow, wih he hinmseit nas - ee tancanetetbon hock und the parlors, smiltn; hose | wi yyook toward hum public, but whether it will be an answer to the | when he will make his statement, or whether he | | sense and judgment of this assembly, as ‘Tilton was as to | with whether he was preparing another statement in | Mr. Tilton said in reply that he certainly in- | an op- portunity would have been afforded to the other parte to have explained and given her side of | the story. lelay in particular | case, therefore. should be looked upon in no | cht than of tear that his viciim would expose his | conduct and threats on the occasion of obtaining the | same. He did notdare, with a conscious knowledge of his own deep, damning guilt, to make solemn oaths de- claratory uf his innocence. Resolved, That the recent fortunate discovery that he } a@short time previous to the confinement had in perso made application to a certain institution | in th city of New York, known as the “Presbyter inant Nursery,” in behalf of an unfortunate young lady about to be confined, to have the birth of the child occur at that ii LY been posi- | tively Identified as the 0 made the arrange- | mend), is another impor in the chain of evi- other ; dence that is being woven around his guilty head. The foregoing fact, taken M conjunction with Miss Pomeroy’s affidavit made at the time of his arrest, and her subsequent. dying declaration that he was’ her seducer and the father of her child, cannot tail to estab- lish and convince every fair-minded and honest man and woman in this community of his gullt. Resolved. ‘thatin view of his shameful conduct and reckless disregard of truth, morality and honor, it is the iy, as well as that of this communicy, that said John 8, Glendenning forth- abandon ‘His present residence in this cy; and, failing to do this immediately, it will be regarded as hurling defiance at the wishes and sentiments of our | citizens. Resolved, That the Prosecutor of the pleas of this county be requested to bring the case of the Rey. John 8. Glendenning before the grand jury, tn order that he may be indicted tor manslaughter or any offence against th “law. Resolved, That the forecoing resolutions be signed by } the officers of this meeting and others present, and a copy sent to Rev. Job iendenning and that copies . | be also furnished to the press. | _ ‘rhe reading of these resolutions was srequently ‘ mterrupted with applause, and when the Chair- mun put the question of their passage to the ; mecting loud cheers went up, that could be heard for several blocks. There was not a solitary “No.” A man named Owen, .who was perched on a bench in the middie of the hall se- | cured a hearing with some difficulty. He asked that @ committee be appointed, so that there could be a minority as well as a majority report. He asked oniy for fair play. The last two words were ihe tast heard from him. There was @ rush in the direction of, the bench he was standing on, and it suddenly gave way wita a ) crash, followed by cheers and cries of “Put him out.” Owen, finding the thermometer rise so suddenly, subsided, Judge RANKIN arose and said he spoke as @ father in condemnation of this wolf ina clerical robe, and he had @ right to demand that that man’s leprous body be reinoved forthwith from the community. This sentence was received with a perfect storm ol cheers. Mr. OWEN Was irrepressible, and returned to the charge. He said they were not living 1 Tennes- see, where people fear hemp more than public opinion, but in law-abiding New Jersey. Another rush was made for this speaker, aud cries of “Put him out!” continued for several moments. Mr PERVEIL said that the resolution having passed, there should be no further discussion. HAIRMAN—I ask if one man can be found io Jersey city who would make a minority report? three voices, including Owen—Yea. CHAIRMAN—Then you are not worthy ofthe name of men, (Loud cheérs and cries of “Put them ou 17) One of the disaffected tried to obtain a hearing, but he was hooted down. A sallow-laced phthisi- cul-looking man With a sparse growth of mutton- chop whiskers mounted the platiorm beside the Coairman, and, extending his cane in a gracetu) aiuitude ‘toward the aucience, asked, for a fair hearing. They should not condemn Mr. Giendenning without ‘earig his delence. Roars of laughter cae this little periormance, and in answer to the Chairman the speaker said his name was Cobb, which announcement was followed by renewed laughter. Pre ntly @ voice went up rom some one in the audience, “Oh, shut up; we ) cin manage our afairs without having inglishmen to dictate to us!” Eex-Mayor SAWYER Saui they had not come there to put Glendenning ov trial, but vo record theit por against nis residence in their midst. He new Miss Pomeroy, and he said so with pride. She was as pure a creature as any that ever breathed the breath of life, and as ladylike in aeportment as any young woman in tne community, — Ca any man say she ever held intimate relations with any man but Glen- devumg * He called upon her and stayed otten till an advahced hour of the night. That pure girl, of & religious tendency, declared, in ber dying hour, When she knew that in a lew moments she would be on trial beiore ber Kiernal Judge, that Gendenuing was the father of ner child, and even in that dread hour she vifered up @ prafer ior her destroyer. Toe man that would impugn 8s vestimony ought to tear out his heart and throw tt to the dogs. (Tremen- dous cheering.) It Glendenning should produce the paper be says he holds it will be his dam- ion. if ie were an innocent mao what he want with that paper? But though Mi Pomeroy sleeps the long sleep she cries out to-night to have justice tone to her, The cheering Which tollowed this last remark continued lor sev- eral minutes, Judge KANKIN said that the resolution did not call jor violence but — that Glendenning should remove irom their midst and not curse the community with tis presence any longer, (heers,) A gentleman remarked ‘that they were not living in a Western State, “No, | thank God,”? said the speaker, “if we were the very dogs of indignation would be let loose, And Jota S-Ulendenning would dangle at the end of @ rope.” (Cheers.) They live in law-abidin; dJorsey, and the moderate demand they cou! make weuld be to say, “John S. Glendenning, take up your bed and walk.” (Laughter an¢ cheers.) Alter several efforts were made by Owen and Cobb to obtain @ heaving, a motion to adjourn was carried,and the meeting dispersed. WHERE 18 GLENDENNING ? | The following correspondence between Mr. Glen- denning and the clerk ot the Presbytery of Jersey City will commence a new Chapter in the case, Iti8 somewhat singular that dates his letter at Jersey Werees hetae city, W sojourning in Metuchen on Friday” and in he ability is still there. He was seen b: residing in Jersey City, who gave the iMormation to a representative Of tie HERALD yesterday, Jersey Crt, Angust My Dean Sim:—Yon are doubtless. awareher charg oO} avery grave ature have been made agai iy iad antenaole to that dy, WneeSby Saas k thorough Investigation ot eds, Your » vers Rey . Digs S. GLEN DENSIN j To Rev, Wrutiam LM Permanent Clerk of ¢ Presbytery. Jersey Crry, A 22, 1874, Reverend axp Dear ¥ : . AR Brotmrn—Yours orton fe ceived. in reply I would say racy Cy oac fe ota presented to the Presby of in Uotaber, ver aks that Jur | meeting, to de held whicn.ne n rt must yearn. i its organisation, | la ak podianed Mr, Beecher purposes to remain here for a few | decade Wea eee Re tenet pot weeks, Mrs. Beecher has not yet arrived, but ts exvected bere On Tuesday next, 4 jOORE Permanent Clerk. Rey, Joun 8, CLenpesyine, Sumnmit wveuwe, Jertey Cur,