The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1875, Page 4

r 4 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1875.-TRIPLE SHEET. Mouk dence and all definite evidence that no other letter | Mr, Fullerton—Now, repeat the question, | this inquiry, as if he regarded its action as extra- ' 7. vy yr | very fisa Ay a) Judge Portas pack again, when ; oF tad sa | 2 peg pases smiled, Beecher looked blanched, Woodruff, ex-/iige |orter went Gp and shook the Judge’s was ta contoversy eu, alter that being eX- . s—One moment, 3 a very . " : band, ” ige"s | Jausted, we subunit the question Wuether that is | matter wuetuer weare to reproduce the whole of | JUd#Clale A smile went over the court room, pens thal looked at Montton admiringly, and Yul | VUL ir ive Judge—Have you found all the papers? the letter con! h he had the conversa- this, Roger A. Pryor appeared to be at times, despite | Moulton himself smited, still darkly regarding 4 cot otaas M:. Evarts—They nave hauded us some of the toa with Mr. But the doubt, the wiole ‘Ihe Judge—The witness, on cross-examination, | his merriment, disturbed at Moulton’s aggressive- | Tracy and biuding off Evarts. The jury listened pape doubt, that withdrew the fact once testified to that he shows to nim that he etther read it to him or it was read to him, that disturbs the whole mat- ter, because It was’ supposed there were three was asked Lo state, and ne said he could state, all | that was said, and he was not a lowed to, | Mr. Lvarts—I agree with what appertains to ‘hat very part of the conversation that was ness and, with his head bent Jow, motioned to — Moulton to go slow. The close, conferential word by word. The sentences were repeated with With the cross-examina- @ manliness of inflection Ntvle above the tone of juestion, your Monor, waich I poe SE a TE ‘acy~-I will go on Nere 18 OL. ed last night, wr N bh . h 1 B k oe ‘ 1 nich T have received no uuswer i Py oie 4 i beaaahe dane a . | method of the plaintit’s jawyers was in marked | School recitation, but so pertectly in their tone wi | ‘cl to, on the ground OF th inability to identiuy the = oti jetters, whic ne sth hed, and the matter ent out, ouly argued agatust the whole in- 7 rT eventeent Day of the Great broo proposed Witness ty Mn ts oy alae aa cig was reserved ow to suow that tnere were uo | terview veing poneianee 8 | disunction to the seattered, distributed actitude and cadence that at the end a burst of applause “f A Witness—I have’ ienlified the witness, Mr, other ietters, aud we submit that we have entirely ‘the Judge—You are at liberty to read what was Of the defence. Shearman had a private place roiled up {rom the crowd. At! tne counsel for the lyn Trial wanes tt epphiaeae. we Mew Tare ine merging Weniied. ties jeeser | Tense ie oe doubs pi the | said on the direct: then the inquiry may be short- | and beyond bending forward now and then, did | defence and tue Plymouth party looked discom 7 . about It; ound out that the partner oi Mr, fact tat the er was shown to him, ap ied. | od. 1 Ariwour was the varther of Mr Swain: 1 think { twked about will MF, Beseher, | | ur. Traey—Thus conversation that occurred be | aa ray Evarts carried the whole load and OLGA ee eet e ME 4 seen this letuer belore dated Fenruary 13, a ct added—We a ie my an r. Beecher, On Sunday, G be 1 it was urought to we by Mr. Beech 2 ae re oun on aaly, when epee wag a@ walk, in waleh MR. EVARTS OBJECTS. the whole trial. | house tn Citaton street: it was the sunject of cou- d tf 1" | the witness mtroduced Mr, Kovingon af one oi the . Why ald yo ommittee and MOULTON'S MOTHER DEAD. | se:sation notwvou me anu ir Beecher: Truonis | aentag (avons Manon th hRenboLerer at te barnes: Uiat will Wieptily the conversation, as £ tats autue papers? ee ore ne oom Pir ieheerir natenprg rence ae toda wala think My, Tilton was present at the conversation ; 1e Bcide t « ' . He examine yo at ry. Evarts 3 5 | Mr. Beecher told me uy Perkins Was a nephew of Bar ates inno nnnatmenene MeMtane Rane was conversation, and in the cross-examination we Witneasel i ee the committee and Witness—i have spoken ol the Proiuce Ex ase atria his. bo suficieutiy ideutified to authorize the defend- | PUl a specitic question to him itim that conversa | stated I would produce the pers; if you will | change, which isan institution in New York; 1 hiewnies : ye ay TUE PERKINS LBITHR. ant’s vounset to have It markea for identification, | oy ag not thus and so. find my statement here in the book, 1 think it have been a member o/ it tor several years; it haa The Witness Decides toGo On| ur.sn i e e let s follows:— Your honor said to counsel that the paper Wus not . Fullerton—tno reply he said he did say sO | was on August 5; | made promise to go before the | 2,000 or 2,500 members; it has a daily attendance itns | earman then read the letter as follo i | and ao, and he offered ‘what Wan said. ’ f : 1 44, Station D, se Identified; that ne wasn’t within the control of ° el to say what a an committee ou Saturday; | went before the com- 0 1,800 or 2,000; I attend there every business with His Evidence. of Graury Least, } the platutii’s counsel, and Your Honor perimitted | MY. Tracy—Tne counsel is mistaken; ve said “I | mitice utter that, and I took the papers quoted vy | dari & great number of persons, have talked to my sai nsiveration, 1 decide to them to withdraw it,’ Has the evidence now given | gegen! ‘80, Mr. Tilton in his statement beiore the committee; me there avout vbis scandal, fiteen or twenty @ etn inorm vou ora matter comerning You. (itou has been | changed tae attitude of the question? The wit. | Pas cicc ah tes hres SR FE O8 Oe I can tell you the reason why I did not take any | 43 Curing the excitement, perhaps more, ing tent sa Yt ap cecont hes “a wis aged nee says he Spews ne had ciner lotto, See | fare ert eens Bote matter, mage Uf 70m aah to Kom, 3 a Fh Nag your idea in answering them? A, CROSS-EXAMINATION FINISHED. | iin t.shessie paving been hughed uo oat of consiters, Thome ana eect tithe Nat othewietiers and | Mr, Evarts then read an extract from the direct | Mtr. kwurs dinecteds ke ore Q. What object had youin replying to those si is - eee BeEASo Uutwoat you like with thisietter, Whecler they are lost is uot in controversy upon | ¢xamnation bearing upon the subject, and Mr. | Mr. Fullerton—The other side want to.put this | people in the Produce Exchange wio accosted Is much talk dies aus Meeo this. question. He. says. that. ne cannot | Beack maintained that on the re-examination, the | witness in a false attitude. The reasomwhy the | or questioned you im respect to this seandul? A. at thou st to let you kn recollect Woether this letter or any of the Wliness having his memory retresned, migot be | rest of the papers were withheld was peckuse of a | To give Mr. Beecuer a character lor purity. you. YY whom, howe letters which have been destroyed were shown to | @8Ked @ quesiion in that connection, Q. What passed between you and Mr, Beecher Tho Re-Direct Testimony Taken Up By Til- ton’s Counsel, “If You Lie At All, Do Tt Sublimely.” SSRs TILTON’S WOODHULL S ECH ; Would submit hi. Yesterday was one of the most eventiul days Which has come in the course of @ trial of the magnitude of the Brooklyn suit. While the two contestants were wrestling—t! leading witness and his lawyers with the oppos counsel—and the long grip of many days was about releasing i hrottle upon Frank Mouiton, the apparition death ode into the court. The wimmess was motherless, and bad not even heard that his mother wa There perished @ mutual iriend beyond the jove of women; the unselfish one, the uged one, she who bad known the witness’s I!fe beyond all Dther testimo: from the first leap of sensibility to the first draught of mother’s milk, from the hour of weaning the man to the man’s hour of weaning the mother, There, in the last moment of his testimony, the pure face of the author of his being arose, clad in her unselfish memories and past the sound of buman confli quietly ascended irom the theatre of events to the Btage whose curtain has never yet rolled up, and the strong and warring man for an instant wasa child. Again, on the return throb, the blood of the man propelled a movement of the will, Me cuose to take the witness stand and proceed with his testimony. Searcely a feature o! the trial was altered. The feiendant and his wile looked calmly on. The direct cross-examination, nearly concluded al- ready, came to {ts legitimate termination. The counsel on the other aide, with whom tbe witness Was most neariy allied, took the floor and sum- moned to instant use all his sacuities and memor. Re shut fit tbe apparition irom his teougnts as far as he mignt and listened to long exceptions, depates, pits of badinage and repartee, und at intervals again shot in his testimony, clearing this place of brembles and that one of tuorns, until the late sun, flashing up to tue town clock, beat ous the nour after bour, and the teuth day of | Moulton’s testimony was fully delivered. This witness, a.ready celebrated overgthe extent of the land, was the son of Severn D. Mouiton, a | native of Oneida county, in the interior of New | York, and Catharine Moulton, @ native of Litcn- ficid, Conn., 9 town c.osely identified with the Beecher family. His mother was a good woman, noted for her charity and warm impulsiveness, aud she was especially a iriend and abeitor of the late Horace Greeley. She has three surviving cnll- dren—Francis, the subject of interest in the great seandal; Lyd!a, who married Emanuel J. Attinella, | oi New York, and anotner son. The deceased was im very comiortavie circumstances. She resided at No, 580 Lexington aveaue, New York, and was | & visitor to Francis D. Moulton’s residence last | Uhursday, crossing the ‘erry in her carriage. Al- | shough sixty-five years old, the lawyers jor tue plaintif, who iunch at Mr. Moulton’s residence, in Remsen street, oa the Uelgnts, datly, spoke with sompliment of his mother’s hale and goodly look. When she was taken sick very littic was com- municated to him, and it was supposed that she | nad merely cbilis and fever, until Monday night, | when symptoms of plearo-pneumonia appeared. This also was Kept from her son, as it was sup- posed he might finish bis cross-examtnation be- fore noon of Tuesday and leave the stand for food, But befure seven o'clock in the morning | Mrs. Moulton was dead, although the news dia | not reach Brooklyn until half an hour after court i The husband of the deceased lady | was a commission mercvant in Chambers street | and © Tax Commissioner of the city of New York. ‘This event derived dramatic intensity from the Seman it made upou the witness to adjust his willinstantly tothe cnoice of retirement or the | continuance of bis testimony. If he should sus- "| pend nis story he would oreak its contiouity and render himself liable to be recalied and re-ex- amined at length. If he proceeded ne would ve off the stand by noon ou Wednesday and ready | jor deliperate attendance upon the rites of sepui- ture. He consulted with the counsel for the plaintiff and chose to go on. He touk the stand and for the space of move than four hours gave bis testimovy in a subdued way, sometimes bounding again to the coolest appreciation of tue surroundings and the context, and exhibiting tnat } mastery of his side of the case which has ratsea him from an incideotal relation to the scandal to be a sort of Falconbridge in it. Me said toa | iriend at tne close of the day:— “I cannot pay more reverence to my mother than by vindicat.ng ber son. Her conduct as to my testimony up to the last, keeping me in igno rance of her situation*snowed that she desired me, above all, to be unembarrassed,”’ Asked if his mother had been acquainted with apy of the secrets of this scandal before the pub- | tic heard them jast summer. Mr. Moulton said, “No; I never tniormed her of any of the inside affairs, She heard them by the usaal chanaeis.” The decision come to by Moulton to goon with | his testimony variously affected the public on tue Brookiyn side. Mrs, Tilton and party were notin court. The solitary iady present was Mrs, Beccher, looktug | out of sorts and weary. | An episode of the day was Judge Beach’s attack on a New York jonrnal for a premeditated at tempt to sum up Mouiton’s testimony in tue inter- est of the aelence, placing parailel statements aud pa:ts of testimony im juxtaposition. He an- Sounced his inen'ion to make this thing @ con- tempt of coart if it were carfied out. Nobody was in court of any great moment ex- cept Edward Beecner and snage Porter, of the counsel for the delence. The latter waa very heartily welcomed, but he took no part in the pro- ceedings. Edward Beecher is a larger man than Henry Ward. He has as dig @ head, but it has not the wmmetry and delicacy oi hie more renowned wrother’s. He is sieepier and duller, and looxs ike some of Titian’s ola men, balaish, pallid aud Arrounded with white hair and beard, His mouth is turned down at the corners; he listens without sparkle, He vas at present no pulpit, and a sort of curate to Plymouth church, | Juage Porter had a seat considerably in the rear Of his associate counsel. Mr. Frankiin Wovarall, Moulton’s partner, \ook @seat among Tilton's counsel, alter news of | the death of the senior Mrs. Moul\ou bad been re- seived at store. rine Court began oromptly at ques oor. i the cu sel, including Judge rter, were in tueir pla Mr. Moultua tovk fe stund and O18 Cros#-eXaraiuationg Was resumed . Tracy. a oy —Mr, Moniton, wili you hand to us now any jetters Whieb you nave received froim Mr. Beecher (iat pave Dov wiready been used in once? | oWihete—The counsel have them. | Some littie time was «pent bunting up the tet | ters, GUrie Wich ihe Jud.e observed be Was | - mut | tence. | mother is dead.” | iar os the address when Mr, Fullerton ovjecte been di Know of this, Lam res} concealment. Very truly you! tev, denry Warp bencu: y Hilton said ferrin howev rhe n have dese! med of Is the excuse ot Implicating you 1's milar ob. P. acy—Now you say that yourself, Mr. Tilton Boecher consulted together a3 tu the should be made to that letter? —i did not say that; 1 was present when was Giscussed; [ told Mr, Beecuer i nswer fu iuiten and he promised to Walt unit! Feould cousult Tilton gvoutit, but ne sent the answer afterward beiwre J saw Tiitou; Tilton told me be wanted the letter to be an- swerea; L wrote down his reply. MR. DEECHER'S r the lett enrp—Whatever I kuow the s nivssed that hi wisunderstanatng. smeitiation have taken the fe I shail not ual ¢ them out, wit ad in New ¥¢ Batldo r T should a I was out deariier, buty Thad to go cuts meadle this sla a se are enouzh bier enemies nee, though no Anal damage. 1 ne Mr. Shearman—'he note wach Mr. Tilton pre- pared as @ substitute lor this to be sent to Perkins 18 a8 follows, indorsed on the back of the same letter in Mouiton’s handwriting :—- town. do no An enemy of mine, a5 I now learn, polsoned the mind of Theodore Tilton vy telling him stories concerning me. TT, bemg angered azainst me because I had quoted similar stories against him, which I had heard trom the ated. Ltheoaore and I, through a re brought toxeiber, and found upon tions that both were the victims of the same party, re mutual trien mutual explan same slanuer, DEATH IN THE SCANDAL. The evidence had not been going forward more than half an hour when the words were read aloud by Mr. Shearman:—*Tneodore and I were both tae victims of the same slander.” Moulton was at the moment in his easy posture, waiting to go on, when Mr. Harmon, an employé of the court, made his way to Judge Fullerton ana whispered to hit, Fulerton, a sympathetic appearing man, de- spite his pertivacity and unsparing treatment of witnesses, at once looked pained, and sald, after &@ pause and some whispering: “Will Your Honor permit the witness to step to the door? A messenger has just asked to see him.” Moulton was avout to step down, when Mr. Evarts asked a queacton, requiring an answer be- | fore he suspended. utes, rather gay), “What are you asking about it? The last sen- tence *? Mr. Evarts said, in his coid voice, “Yes, the last sentence.” ond Bejore Moulton could reply there was whisper- pering and a troubled look, and then Mr. Evarts, much kinder, sata :— “Some one wishes to speak to the witness at the door.” Moulton leit the court room for the small office atthe side, There he heard, indeed, the last seu- His brother-in-law said to him, “Frank, Moulton said, in a few min- Mr. Moulton became very pale. He asked how and when, and drew his breath short. Tears rushed to his eyes. Beach and Mofris had followed bim ont, hearing the news. uey said to him that if be could com- | mand his feelings it would be proper and effective to go right on and be done with tne testimony. Mr. Fullerton meantime in the- court room an- nounced the death to the Judge, standing and speaking with rensioility. Mr. Beecner and his Wile, the Plymouth people, Mr. Tracy and otiers heard it without expression of voice or gesture. Nobody oljected to the witness withdrawing. The | Juage also seemed to be affected in @ dignified way. Moulton airectly re-entered, with bis counsel. He advanced turough the audience and stopped before tue Judge. His eyes were moist, and he coughed a moment tn his wroat. THE WITNESS’ DECISION. “Your Honor,” ne said, “1 have just learned | from home of my mother’s death, and 1 will foisn this eXamiaation now, ifit won't be too long, be- fore 1 go.” Judge Neilson—It ta agreed that it shail be de- ferred. Mr. Fullertoa—It will be necessary for bim to be | away lor a @ay or two. Mr. Evarts—We suppose that the entire ex- haustion of tne examination of the one side or the otuer cannot be proceeded with, and that being #0, We Would desire to cease DOW and take it up @t some {future time. Mr. Beach—I have proffered the request to the witness, sir, but he prefers to overcome this priv- ate and personal grief for the public duty. Ituink it, tuerelore, desirable that his examiation snouid pg ana we will conclude the redirect examina- on, Judge Neilson—Weill, have you direct examination? with tne redirect, Judge Neilson—lhe witness may state what he | will do. Mr. Moulton—I will finish this examination, Having said this, Moulton took the stand. Mr. ‘Tracy proceeded biuntiy, vut, untli the recess, the cross-eXamiuation went ulong very slowly. A sense of superstition came over the audience. Mr, Tracy—Now, Mr. Moulton, do you know bow Mr. Tilton came by a copy of Mr, Beecher's letter oi February 6 1872? Witness—I don’t know how he came by a copy ofit; I never yave nim one; he may have taken & copy, but i don’t reculiect; Tread bim the letter; imay have leit it with him; a@ to Mra, Hooker's letter my impression is that Mr. Beecher gave nim @ copy of it; the H.oker correspondence was the subject of consultation between Tilton, Beecher and myself; at the breaking ap of that consulta- tion my impression is that Theodore Tilton took the letvera, Q. In the course of your direct examination you have introduced a letter irom Mr. Keeoher to you, relerring to Dr. Storrs, to is action curiuy the council Beecher, in which you stated in -uvatance that Dr. Storrs Wad written to Tilton, advising nim in a Vance that he would have to detend Mr, Beecher and appear to criticise Mr. Tuton? A. 1 did not mention that letter. Q. Did you say that about Dr, Storrs? A. I said Lunde: stood that sume message had been sent. Pout Dr, storre had said ton? oat did not Dr. Storrs Say or did you r to Mr. Leecher that Ur. Storrs Dad said some’ vo tha’ effect? Witneva—I said to Mr, Beecher that some such Message hud been sent to Mr. Lilton; that he had received such a communication trom somebody; it Was something in the nature of hearsay; I sala if that wus true it was losimcere; ail I remember is that Weard that Dr. Storrs had seat @ com- munication to Mr, Titov, io whieh pe sald it ald be Decessary to be severe with him, aud that 1 said it would be insincerity In nim. In regard to the offer oj} @ letter of Mr. Clark's to Moulton a long uruament ensced aud @ number Of ULIMpOrtant questions were asked We Wii Les! Mr. lracy began to read it, aud had proceeded and both sea Spoke at sowe lougtn, the Juag remarkio, bat the on), id the sought to be put in evidence?” Witness continued—I have searched anu can- not dad any other letters. 4 Mr. Evaris tueu read au extract from the direct eXumioalion of the With Gerring LO the letter in question, and said ", it seems ie had no other letter to bis own recollection on that oc b, OF that they destroyed any taiked with him about suat ovher, but that ne XLeUsted all present ov letter, After we have u: | Judices, against Mr. Tittoa that they were un d apon are. | Mr. Saeatman—Mr. Beach says he wili go on | did you have # conversation with Mr. | sation ers Was Beecher or formed the subject of co between tiem. ‘ive cniel tenor ot the let in egard to the condition oF was inatter of discussion betwi and beevher, and that, of course, is competent; but Low the correspondence of Viark in a written jor@ to Moulton, not communicated to either oF these parties bearlug on this suoject, 13 aduiisste vie, Teannot see; and I suomit that this question ving becu passed upon by Your Honor, und the deiendant Laving becn allowed an exception, that an ead to its beme reintroduced. Varts-—The evidence 18, he is not right in whether tis letter or the otner is admitted, 8 perieciy clear. This reads thus:— You are not clear upon that pomt? A, ip regard to that im regard to that; the ietter was a gub- couve sation; Lag sure? » Jnage—I think, Mr, Evarts, you will have to iv the letter surcher, ts—We have got through with this rd to this lester, Julce--1 13 not suflciently identified. varts—Your Honor will please pote our ex- 100. a unis witness Moulton resumed—I do not recoliect utietter was shown to Mr. Tilton; L Cwhetuer the letter was a subject | omit the whole subject of this letter ts one over OY this Witness 10 bis direct exaninatiouw. ‘The Judge—Tiere may have been another letter on the 2 subject. | —We are not to take the assumption Ra another letver. it is On (his present eX«minationa there o nt or Memory that he ever saw any | He has not said so tor some time, ike to present such lurtner cvidence ry. it 18 not @ subject of dis- ssi0b us to Whether it shall be reserved or ex- | cluded. the Judge—I exelaae it because {tis not sufMl- cien ly identified, Moulton contuinued—The conversation in which the letter was wentioded was wi Beecher, when We talked about Mr. Clarke purcnastog tue Golden Age; 1 think | repeated to Mr. Beecher cu what Mr. Clarke had said about it; Ido not kuow | tW whether | repeated woat Mr. subs‘antially; I cannot exactly remember | whether I told Mr. Beecher that Mr, Clarse had said he would get some other person than himself to purcnase the Golden Age; ido not recollect teliing Mr. Beecher that Mi. Ciarke’s trial to find such a person had Jatied: I Go not think Itoid Mr. Beecher that Mr. Clarke ¢ said that men he had spoken to on the subject bad sucn paimial impressions, if Dut deep-seated pre- | Clarke had sai, | ihe to even seriously consider it; Ldo not recol- | lect telling Mr. Beecher that ir. Clarke bad been untauiog Counection with such a i that Mr. Cid Who ad no prejudices aguimst Mr. Saw no field, ho future lor the paper, and advised its golay up; Ldo notremember saying thac Air. Ciaike said that the name of the editor was a muisione upon it; ft have bo recollection about it; af 1 recollected 1 would tell yo my Lippression ia that] did Dot; 1 don’t remen ber tellmg Mr. Beecher that Mr. Clarke | gaid that @ newspaper man with whom he | had conversed, advived the starting of a news. | aper and Arete 4 Golden Age to sink; my impression is that I did pot teil Mr. Beecher that , Clarke told me teat he wad found on inquiry a and stronger prejudice agains: tire he cad imuginad; 4 did not tell him that Mr. Clarke said se had written this levter ve- cause he could not tel, it to Luton without wound. ing lacerated hearts: 1 do not recollect telling Mr. Beecier tat Mr. Clarke imtormed me that he thought Tilton ou. to go abroad santo another atmosphere aud nanew scene; J taink | com. Mupicated the substance Oi the letter of Clarke re- jerring to the parchuser of the Golden Age to M Beecher; 1 do not tuimk the letter you hav handed we is the one reterred 10; I wil swear that Impression that itis not the letter; | the detter to waich 1reier was a shorter one than this, and sumply communicated the intention of Mr. Clarke to purchase the Golden Age; i will try to tind tae letter, and Wf Ido find it lL will present it w you; the letcers trom Mr. beeener that I nave produced are all that | had in my possession ; I have destroyed some; ceriaily 1 destroyed them intentionally ; 1 Would bot have done so uninten- pposed I destroyed them when I re- ceived your suppa@na. here was a letter identified ana not (rea tag from an envelope)—It is post 3 lyn, May 6, 5 M., New York. Mrs, Eitzavetir ton, Esq., Brooklya, N. ¥."? Mir. Shearman—Wnhat will be the ‘number of this? Mr. Beach—4s, Ly Mr. Tr: (showlug eavelope)—The hana- writing Ou that envelope, Mr. Moulton—is that Mr. Tiiton’s bandwritiag? A. Yes, sir. Mr. Fullertou—Do you mean the whole of it is in his nandwiiting ? A. No, sir; not the whole o/ it, but the superscription. ‘rue Juuge—Ihe answer applied to the direction of the letter, '. Evarts—Give usthe letter that was in that envelope. (fo tue Court)—I ask them to produce tler that was in that envelope. dorris—I say, what letcer was in it? < Mr. Shearman—We ask them to produce the let- | ter writteu by Mr. ‘tilton to Mrs. Tilton Feocuary il, 1 postmarked Lajayette, Ina., February .2. Mr. Evatts—We pow ask the stenographer to Clarke letter for identification, arman—B 49." by Mr. Tracy—Is that the jeiter that came in that envelope Mr. Moulton? (sa@pwing letter). Ttbink it is; yes, sir, identification; ‘B50 and 61" for iaentification. By Mr. Tracy—We have called upon you ior all envelopes in which letiers were receivea by you and you have produced three, two of which have been lnae for identification. Have you any others ‘The Judge=He can answer if he has got any more than those produced. Witness continued—I have not any envelopes that belong tO papers that nave be ut In eVi- | dence; 1 think they were destroyed; Ido not re- member destroying them; I do not really remem- ber whether tere was a iectia® encioged [rom Mr. ‘Tiiton in that envelope marked exhivit No, 49, Mr. Fulierton—I tulnk there ougnt to be some way Of quickening the other side in their move- ment, Mr. Evarts—What do you sugyest? Mr. Fuilerton—I suggest you go oo, Mr. Evarts—Inat 1s What we iatend to du. Mr, Fullerton—it takes yuu too longto make a ts Sg er T. Evarts—Woold you go on any quicker if you were On Our side ? Mr. Fullerton—No, if I were on your side I would not go on at all. Witness continued :—I have identified Mr. Swan Mr. Armour's partuer; I do not recollect saying to him sinve the publication of Mr, Beecher's statement that youand Mr. Beecher were in con. troversy, ud that you had got to desoy Dim or he wouid destroy you; [do not remember talking with him about it; 1 do not remember any conver- gation on the subject, ur, Tracy—Toat is all, We are through. THR LEDIRRCT EXAMINATION was confmenced oy Judge Fullerton at a quarter to one P. M. Witness statel:—1 produced all the envelopes the Golden Aye, And | | under. 1 fave destroyed none since 1 re- | Mr, Evarts—l ask to have them both marked tor | | Falierton then put the question again and | Mr. Evarts objected again, ‘The Judge—l1 tuink we will allow that question. Mr. Evaris rose to speak. Mr. Fullerton (interrapting)—A decision of the | Court 1s usually the end of an argument, but it seems to he the commencement of it in this case. Mr. Evarts—Ihis is the first time that the ques tion has been asked and the first time we object. T have given as a reason that it assumes a state- | ment eXactly the opposite of what the fact was, | Mr, Fullerton—Tne same question was put in substance some ten minutes ago, and the Inter. vening time was exhausted in the repetition of your arguments alter the Ouurt nad decided the question half a dozen times. Mr. Evarts—You are always ready 40 give a ir. Fulierton—It aon’t seem to do you any good. ‘The Judge—He shalt puc his question specitl- cally. Orso modified agsto recallit to his mind more particularly. Fullerton—I have directed the attention of the Witness specifically and put the question; I asked him to state what else was said on t subject at that ume, Mr. Evarts—My objection is, yon don’t state his answer correctly. 1 object to your question tor tua reason, Mr. Fallerton—Your objection, put half a dozen times, don’t seem to impress the Court, Mr, Evarts—My objection to the question is just as rood, Mr, Fullerton—Just as good, but no better, Mr. Evarts—Your Honor requires hipf.o modify the question; very well, If not, we object to it. Mr lercon—Now, the objection is made, as and, You have got the decision ana tne. objection 18 Made, isvaris—Very well, Mr, Fullerton—Is there anything else betore going to the question ¥ Mr. Evorts—Your Honor will note my exception. ‘Yhe question Was read again and witness answered:—My impression 18 { told Mr. Beecher that ‘iiton bad committed himself in that in- terview at Deimon:co’s to peace, if Mr. Beecher Kept silent or made that statément which he aid make; my impression is also that 1 told him if that course Was followed I shouia destroy the doc- uments, ‘the Court at one o’clock took @ recess until Oe AFTER RECESS. The Court met again atten minutes past two. The news of the morning, so nearly affecting the witness, gave a tinge of the fuaereal either to the court room or the minds of the auditors, and for some time the lawyers ceased their sallies, How- ever, the great, remorseless drama could not stop long for private grief, and before the close of the day witness, lawyers and principals were again exasperated, Tilton regarded Moulton all day with @ face ot interest and teeling. yllect a letter referred to by you in eros: uuon—the letter addressed by Mrs. ‘‘itton ‘ug yon? ‘fhe ietter begins, “For my hus- band’s sake,” &c, 1 ask tur the origin of thatleter. | Wh .c was said in reference to that letter by Mr. Pecher to yout Mr. Tracy objected to the question. They had not gone IMtO that cooversution. They merely proved the letter to show tnat Tilton presented it to the witness, Tue Judge stated that what Mr. Beecher said about it could not be used, because nothing was Bald about it, Witness—i sent to Mr. Beecher to come to my house im the la‘ter part of December, 1878; he aid come to my house, and | said to Mr. Beecher tuat Jars, Tilton had said to Mr. Tilton that she thougnt there cuzht to be a demial of the stories; that sue had written a letter to Mr, Tilton whici Mr, Tiiton had handed 10 me, and I said toat so far as Mr. ‘Viltun Was concerned he was pertectiy willing to request or suggestion Irom the other side. Yr. Evarts—Prove that, Mr. Fuilerton—I cannot aniess you allow me to ask the question, ‘The Judge—You may do that. Mr. Evarts—I except. Mr. Palierton—! hope your exception is the end Mr. Evarts—I don’t propose to be talked to in this method any further, I don’t insuitute any of these ooservations, and 1 don’t propose to submit 10 this line of comment. Mr, Fullerton would continue to make exactly such observations, particularly a8 counsel asked and reargued questions that had been decided over and over again by the Court. ‘The Court allowed the question. Q. Why did you not take the balance of the Papers before the committee, Mr. Evarts again objected, Mr. Fulierton—I understood you to except. Mr. Evarts—Yes, | wiil every time you ask the question. That is my right. The Judge—What 18 tbe question ? Mr. Fuilerton (smiling)—I am afraid to repeat it, Your Honor, for 1 suppose We shall have another objection, (Great laughter.) ‘The question having veen read, The witness said—On the Sunday before the Monday on which I had agreed to take the papers betore the committee, General Tracy—tf 1 remem- ber the day correctly, and I believe I do—went With me to the Filth Avenue Hotel to see General Buuler in regard to the suppression of the state- ment, and 1 saw General Butler with General ‘Tracy. Mr. Evarts objected to this, The Judge—Upon this conversation and in con- sequence of 1t the witness Was restrained or not restrained front taking the papers belore the DT ag You need not teil what the conversa- jon was. Q. Did you refrain from taking the papers before the committee in consequence of anything thav occurred #t that interview? A. Yes, or Who did General Tracy represent? r. Evarts was rising and in the act of putting in an objection, when The witness, with the rapidity of lightning, popped out the answer. He sald he represented Air, Beecver, (Great laughter.) ee Evaris (deploringiy)—There now, Your jouer. The Judge—I will let it stand. Witness—It was at the request of General Tracy that I withheld the papers. Tnat was one ot the reasons why I witiheld ine papers; 1 can give the balance of the reasons fi! you like. WHEN MOULTON SPRANG forward to connect General Tracy as Beccher’s mutual fiend with the withdrawal of all the a stout contest to keeo the witness from putting Tracy in relation with General butler as a sup- pressor. Moulton was not as cool as previously, and his nervousness over his private grief made him more quick and belligerent. Tracy, not 1n- terfering personally, whispered repeatedly into Evarte’ car and scemed proioundly interested, Evarts interrupted in and out of season, and finally between Fullerton and himself there passed @ series of sharp remarks, Fullerton ac- cusing the counsel of the other side of trying to Pst Moulton in a false position and to keep him there. The witness watched the Judge for advice, and ran in his answer like lightning, “Tracy went with me to the Flith Avenue Hotel as Beecher’s friend.” He never missed a point, and ran in over and through the wrangle of counsel, several times getting jaint and quickly suppressed ap- plause, lane the responsibitty of Sucu denial; | lett Mr. | iseecner and Nr. Tilton together; 1 um under tne { impression that I remarked at that laterview that 1 did not sec much 200d, at that jate period, lor a aguial, and this is ali Lreimember about tnatletter. Q Was that letter preseat during tug couversa- , tiou? A. Yes; Ishowed it to Mr. Beecher, Q. Did he make any Observation in regard to that letter? A. I let hit aloue when Airs. Tilton came in with Mr. Tilton; the Interview L was not | present at; the denials Were never published. | Q. You naye been ussed about your hostility to | Mr. Beecher; when did that hostility commence * A. Our relations Continued to be iriendiy down to the time when he sougut to ruin me by making fulse charges against me; up to that time I was | Irlendiy toward bim; when | found, upon reading @ part Of vis pudiisted statement, that in revuro Jor ali my kindness toward iim, he sought to de- stroy and ruin me by jaise and unlounded state- | | Bot until then, MOULTON ON BEECHER. “In returm for kindness to me he bad sought to ruin me.” Moulton sald this with emphasis and a deep in- flection, the whole jaw moving, His manner, nevertheless, was somewhat dazed with the morn- ing’s news, and his voice, just percepitly, had a lack of its former easy nerve and coruscayon. Lis Jace, also, was paler than it bas been seen during | | all the trial, 1) was his tenth day on the stand, | | He couid have croseei the Atlantic on a siow ship | while testiiying here. In the long controversy | that followed—éEvarts, Fullerton and Beach doing | the talking—Moglton listened, reflectively, not | losing his grip on the case, Lut studying a book of | the evidence listiessiy, On the whole, his manner | was the natural manner of filial grief. | Henry Ward Beecher and his wife came in dar- | ing the first ew minates of Moulton’s occupying | | tne chair, Mr. Beecher wearing bis old cioak, | | and having the same appearance of straggling | gray hairs relieved on baldness he bas assumed of | | late, and his wife appearing unusually old and | | pallid, With them was Edward Beecher, an °:1 | | and more shaggy copy of Henry Ward Beecher. | Mr, Tracy sat smiling, nothing changed by anv | events wuich nad happened personal to the witness, | .» Was there any cause of hostilivy? A. No; whatever I may lidve satd in regard vo bin | wus in Consequence of that puoication; my atien- tiou las been Called to the letter of August 4, in reply to one of Mr, Beecher’s of July 28, Q What did Mr, Tilton say in regard to tnat | letier when you suowed it to nim? | | dir. Evarts ovjected, matataining that what Mr. | Tilton said to Mr. Mouitoa could wot be evidence | agaist Mr. Beecher, ‘Atier a long legal discussion the Judge allowed | the quesiuon, | Witneas—He said to me, Do you not remember Mr, Beecher wanted me to see dre. Hooker with | | the view oi questioning her; I did seo her and said | she would be charged with adultery on the same | sutnority that sne was persuaded to charge Mrs, | Tuiton wnd Mr. Beecher with adulter, back [ told Mr. Beecher about the matver; he peared to be periectly satisfied with it; he said to | me, “Don’t you remember that?’ and I[ said 1 re- | | member it 1p substance; Mr. S1iton said you know | have not had access to your depository of | materials; referring to the letier of August 6, that | | part of it alluding to @ proposed consent from both Tilton and Beecher to leave tuose papers in | wy hands, Liave to state that 1 procured a con. | ¥ humediately aster writing the letter to Tilton; | te | THE WITNE33 went on to say—We had another interview next day, at wich my lather, William . Kingsley, Franklin Woodruff and General Butler were pres ent; mv wie was also” present; Mr. Tracy was not there, but | believe ne came 1 in the evening ajter I had been to the cominitice; something oc- curred that evening after [ had been to the com- mittee with General lracy in regard to the papers which I did not produce, q What statement waa then under considera- tion when you thus went to the Fifth Avenue Ho- tel and had this conversation? A. Tne first long stave ent that [ prepared, wich was immediate!y preceded by the card to the pubitc; Mr. ‘Tilton did | not know, directly or indirectly, that he was lur- ished with money from Mr. Beecher; 1 don’t think | vat Mrs. Tilton knew that any money tuat was furnished to her came, directly or indirectly, trom Mr. Beecher; 1 did cot tell her; [ have stated, in ‘Hiton, care Theodore Til- | menty, then my hostility toward bim began, aud | regard to my intimacy with Mrs, Woodbull, when it commenced and when it enued. Q. 1 Want you to siate What induced you to mit or cultivate the acquaintance or intimacy {his question led to one of those iegal squabbles Jor Which the cuse has now grown remarkabie, Kingsley, Franklin Woodrum! “and my ‘avher” (said with some tenderness) were together at Moulton’s house the day after Tracy and Butler met Moalton at the Filth Avenue Hotel; “Tracy was there that evening.”” Moulton, successial in getting in about every- thing of moment, leaned forward and looked—a cold, steel-biue eye~into Tracy’s blanched face. Tne two men had chauged jaces. Moulion was per- ? | completely successiul in putting before the jary the staiewent, under oath, that after Mr. Beecher wrote mma jetter to put in every paper, nis (Beecher’s) irieud Tracy, co-operating with Ben | Butler, coaxed him not to do 80, Trecy figures | More and more as & matual iriend on nisown hook. The Judge enced the discussion by saying :— “You may usk him what led to tne acquaintance with Mrs, Woodoull aud its contiouance.”” . Kvarts—Piease note our. eXceptiol The wWituess auswered—My desire, sir, for the suppression of ihe stories agamst Mr. Beecher in connection with nis adultery with Mrs. ‘Tiliton; I never was acquainted with Mrs. Woodouil uotil this scandal cawe, and until aiter toe pudlicativn of her card in the World, in which ste threatened to reveal this scandai to the community, Q. For what reason was sue ipvited to your house? A, In order that 1 might use better influ. ence on her jor the suppression of those stories about Mr. Beecier’s aduitery with Mrs. ‘ilton; my Wile did not approve of her oeing there; Mr. Beecher toid my wife that 1 had asked Mrs, Woooduli to come to the house, that he wanted her to receive her; that he did not | think association with Mrs, Woodhull would hurt her, and that be thought it wa Operate wit me in tne sappr her duty to co- sion of these stories; I had no love tor Mrs. Woodhull in her | free love doctrines; 1 was at tne meoting at Steinway Hail at Waich Mrs. Woodhull iectured. A SENSATION, Mr, and Mra, Beecher and Edward Beecher were | projoundly agitated when Moulton swore that Mr, Beecser had eulogized Mra, Moulton for consent- ing to receive Mrs, her husband to suppress the scandal after Wood- huil had used the columns of the New York World to hint at it, indeed, covered with patches of dark crimson. Q, Teil us what Mr, Tilron sald in mtroducing that | had belonging to letters that passed ve- Moulton read trom Mr, Beecher’s letter of Au- Woodnull to the meeting ¢ tween and Mr, Beecher; i tuiak £producea 4ust4, ldo demand that you place before the com- | nis led to anocher legal combat. more than three; Ido not recoliect buming any, | mittee every paper and letter I have placed tn The Judge—Uniess it appears that Mr. Tilton but 1 suppose i aust bave done so; | pemember your hands,’ 1 can a knew what (he lecture was to be, he 1a not to be | desrroyiug some of his letters, but jonb having @ | place belore the committee tie papers of oue held responsipie tor tue jecture followiug the In: | bearing upon the controversy; [have \preserved | party without the consent of the otuer; Lcauuot | troduction, He could not foresee what the lecture | every letter of beportance, do this without the consent in Writing Of Mr. itl | Was to be. Q. You bave been asked about this of Juy 6; Wat did you say about Mr. the time that publication Was propose: o | Witness—Will yoa pie Mr. Besch—The sienoy: Alter reading it again ntroveray eecter at or spoken Tepeat that question? her will pleqwe read It. ir. Evarty gaia :—W. | ton, or until called upon ima court o: justice; I | | immediately procured the consent of Mr. Tilton AQuu then went to the committee With the papers; | J nage the statemenia and then took the papera | | and went betore tae comuiitee, alter the consent, | and stated to the committee that having received | | the conseut 1 came beiure & | object; the conversation was afirmarively gong | @ Dad you go beioie the committee with the | fuse ou the direct examination, aud i that we | Papers asked jor “by Mr, Beecher? A, 1 held tue asked Was wietoer did not say so dad & in| papers alter consultation with my counsel, Gen- — regard to What he said to Us—converdation—we com cenced by asking lim what the conversation Wus; All ius Deen produced as aflirwative evidence on their part, Mr. Pullerton—-1t is not to be questionpd that & Witness, alter toe iapge of such along Lime, will be able to stare the Place between himself and another p witness’ attention was called to this s Wiieu 18 Exhioit No, dé—and to what Mr, eecher at ihe time. He went oa t apt Ol toe Conversation to which youl as been cailed. Me baa undergone ton in rogard to that co oeen asked If he didn’t say suc: things, Woick were inc nded in the q cally to ite mud Waat he said and to Beecher ou that eu + This anujpot is were mane to the quesion, Now, if chere idanything | = On that sudject, it is proper for thei to call it { ne JudgomI thing no may answer thowacation, ie RAL by give that attention 4 acvere ersation, and puca LOL, re- nat be did eral Butler, Yo the Judge—1 subsequently produced tho | papers; I did not subsequentiy take parers tot | committee, and I will teil you way; I went belo | the commitice the next Gay and stated to the commitice that, having had the consent of both | papers; I think that was on 4 Saturaay: the meet ‘ug Was postponed until Monday; meantime Mr. | Teney Was in consultation with General Butler. Mr, Evarta—1hat ie ad hearsay. Wituess—it 18 not. | The Judge—What ocourred betwe Mr. Tracy | And General Butier is not 10 be tuken as evidence: Mouiton’s clo nd peviect attentivn to the ca came out at ball-past two, Wieu he sprang to Ful- lerton’s reiief and read from 4 book his cross-ex+ amination at a previous stage, ‘4don’t want to gu into that Plymouth invostl- ting committes,” said the Judge cartly during Mr. Falierton—It will be argued to the jury that he approved ot it. ‘The Judgo—I will take care that the jury will not be misled by any uraument that muy arise. ‘Tne question Was allowed, Q Repeat as near as you can the words used by Mr. Tilton in introduciug Mra, Woodhull to the au dience. A. As nearly us Loanrememver he sui ‘Ladies and gentiemen, 1¢ 18 quite unusual jor to be in town during the lecture on} Tunex- pocteuly find iysss ners co-mugney find that bave been asked to fucroduce w lady to lecture: some have reiased to introduce her on the ground that they knew notoing of her character, others | ou the ground that they are Indouvt as to ner views; us {othe frat | think 1 know it and tuke conversation Whica took | parties, 1 should, ou acertain aay, produce the | the responsinility of vouching for It; and as to tae second pout | uo not know her views; she ma, be a fanatic or a tool and 1 would rather be bot! vhan luck the courage of asking .rom an American audience the righ freedom of speeca tor a Woman,” (Cheers in court) Mr. Titon ana my: self had an engagement to i. toat ovening, and MY appearance at Scemway Hall chat Wihe was a i ou B purely wcctaental; the #1 jon Wis ade to go | there that evening betw ive and six o'clock; [ | had not thought of going to Steinway Hall until | that suggestion was made. * AN INPENSE SOBNE. When Moulton ropeated word for word, by rote, Titon’s speech introducing Woodnui, Tuton papers in the case from the committee there was | and | Woodhull and co-operate with | Mr. Leecuver'’s iace was very red; | in regard to people who quesiloned you on thas subject ¥ Objected to. A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. Mr. Evarts had just closed a jangle with the Judge, seeking to keep Moulton irom going on at the pace he was making, when suddenly Mr, Beach arose and made an assault upon a New York organ. Nobody bas complained of the HzR- ALD's report, because itis a iair oue. The organ 1s progressing so Jar with 1t3 partiality that it 19 lable to indictment for contempt. Profound silence followed the threat of ex-Judge Beach toprosecate the organ for contempt if it undertook to sum up Moulton’s evidence in an ar Ucle designed to influence public sentiment to the prejudice of the witness, Moulton 1s thus allowea to go on in perfect silence, couusel for the defence saylog not one word. Beecher replied to this:—“If you lie at all it is better to lie sublimely.” £osaid Moulton, and Mra. Leecher looked up into her husband’s tmpassive face and smiled. He made no response, but sat very gravely, the rich peach bloom overspreading his cheeks and ne looked both discouraged und tired, ‘< BEECHER’S LIFE, + Q. What did you sayto Mr. Drake when he questioned you as to the trutn or falsity of the charges contained in the Woodhull publication? A. Isaid if the story was true It was infamous, and if it was false it was diabolical; and it Mr. Beecher’s life was not an answer to it I didn’t choose to make any; 1 said there was no wrath Whatever in the story of his criminal mtercourse with Mrs, Triton, and I said he wasa pure man. @Q. What did Mr. Beecher say baled hae told of this conversation ard What you had Saia? A, He thanked me, and said there Was only one way to le correctly and that 1s to lie sublimely, Q iad you @ conversation witn Mr. Halliday, the assistant pastor of Plymouth caurcn, touching these charges against Mr. Beecher? A.I haa a conversation with air. Halliday on the supject shortly alcer the deacons’ ieetiug, and I toid him there wag no truth io tne story that Mr. Beecner bad committed adultery with Mrs. ‘Tilton, Q. Did you teli Mr. Beecher what Bi had told Mr. Halliday at thatinterview? A. I did, sir; and he thanked mo for it;1 had a talk wito Mr, Beecher about Theodore’s troubie and told him of my interview with Mr. Hailiday; he sald some ubing avout the deacons’ meeting; don’s remem- ber what it was. Mr, Evarts here read from the report of the In. terview between Mr. Moulion and Mr, Halltaay, aa elictied on the cross-examination and what oc curred thereat, aud cailing attention to the tact that there was only one interview mentioned by the witness, rton asked then—From what do you ‘3. Mr. F@tie! understand that this interview comes? Mr. Evarts remarked that it was the direct exe amination reprouuced out of what there is. Judge Neilson said he considered that it wag | alter the interview with Mr. Halliday that Mr. Beecher thankew him for wnat he had said in his defence. Mr, Fullerton—Mr. Moulton, the letter to which I now call your attention is No. 343, and in it I oall to your notice the phrase, and ask do you to recole lect writing it—**You can stand if the whole cas wag published to-morrow.’ You wro' that letter to ur. Beecher, did you not? A. Yes, sir, + Q. Now, tell us witat you meant by using that phrase which I have quoted. FRANK CARPENTER, @ rather doll faced, sedate gentieman, came into court at twenty miputes past three and sat down behind Judge Morris, probably to be ready to tes- uty if Moulton finisned, Mr. Beecher put bia hands upon his temples and leaned upon the back of his chair. His wife closed her eyes and slept also, apparently. Moulton went on, despite Mr. Evarts’ objection, to explain what he meant by saying, “You cam stand if the whole were known to-morrow.” Again Mr. Beecher opened his eyes and listenea, while they rested on the ceiling. Moulton, shor@ and clear, told his whole tale: and at the ena Mr Evarte and Franklin Woodruff excnanged some badinage, Evarts is the lion of the defence. Mr. Evarts objected to the witness giving hid construction #8 to the meaning of that phrase, which eXpressed and explained itself. Mr, Ful ere ton argued that the question was a material one, and Was given to snuw the position of tha witness ou ihe staud with regard to tue purport and meaning of the phrase which he had used— the seotiment of the writer. He woul ask another question, however, IY THE WHOLE CASE WERE KNOWN. Q. Had you any conversation with Mr. Beeo et | about the time of writing this lecter? A. Yes, | mr; the letter was written on Sunday morning and I had @ conversation with him on Sunday night. . ‘S. State what that conversation was? A. Mr Beecher came to My house On the Sunday evening that I nad written it; Lsaid to biui:—Yoa never give me any strength all. It I was to follow you my hands would soon drop useiess. You give me no courage aud no hoc. Whenever there is an emergency j;oulose heart. You drop and do not suggest auy Way out. If you Were to express ta | your congregation the contrition you hava to mg | im consequence of your intercuurse with Mra. Tik ton they would forgive you and you could stand, | did not see any hecessity lor the hopelessness of your letter of this morning, and that is what | ineant by saying you could stand if tue wiole casé were known.” Judge Netison—Did he make any verbal reply then and there ? Witness—He said he could not help feeling hope- less, aud he said he came to me Jor strength—that is what he came for. Mr. Falierton—Did he come more than once? Ay Yes, mauy times; on the sunday evening on nut way to church; he said he had not courage enougs to face his peopie, Q. State all the conversation which you had with Mr. Charies storrs with regard to his brothet signing the report ol the Investigating Committee! A. When [ was at Lowell, Mauss, my counsel, Genera! Butler, one day read to me froin a By ton newspaper, [ think, that the Plymouth churco Jnvestugating Commiitee Were not going 10 Cross. examine me; I telegraphed thea to Mr. Woodrud that 1 would'be at home on tne next day and ree quested bim to have Mr. Charles Storrs call oa me tne wext day; Mr. Storrs did come to see me at my house, in accordance with this requ and I said to bLim:— Mr, Storrs, Mr. Beecher oas cons jessed to me his aduitery with other women than Mrs. Tilton, whom i don’t want to name;” J sald, “1 understand your brother 18 a member of this committee, and [ would like to have you se@ your brother aud not have him sign tuat report of ihe committee until such time as I am cross-ex- amined us to the statement which I have pubs lished; I don’t want him to sign tt until I have hadan opportunity to be examined; he said, | “You reter to the lady? mentioning her name I said, “{ won't mention any-name,” and that I ha | come tor that purpose; 1 said something about my cross-cXamination doing away with the necea sity for publishing that statement; I said ta Charles Storrs also that Mr. Beecher had men- tioned her name, Judge Neilson—That last remark should be Stricken out. Mr, Fullerton—Was what you said to Charies Storrs true? Ovjected to by the counsel for defence, on the | ground that withess was pot competent to aus Wor | such @ question with regard to a third party. BEECHER'S CONFESSION. When Moulton got, through Fallerton’s persis» ence, a chance to explain nis story to Charles Storrs, that “Beecher had confessed to an aduk tery with @ woman other thon Mra, Tilton,” Mr. Beecher, putting his nead low down, looked agua in mental gloom, perhaps that such testimony | could be uttered, A‘tor it was finished Mr Beecher turned around and smiled an instant ats ttle spectacied old man of his congregauon, Judge Reynolds was sitting ull this time by the Chiet Justice. “The questions are general,’ said Evarts, “and the witness has 4 diaposition to answer freely.” “})m glad you have so good an opinion of him," | replied Fulierton, The Whole fight of the afternoon wasn desperate | one. Evarte carried the whole burden of toe | deience, and both Beach and Fulierton had | enough to do to take care of tim. Beach's mind | appeared to be more inventive and fecund than Fulierton’s, but not so pe: He spoke witD rapidity, supposing parallel ca: nd enunciating with fre, Fullerton kept the samo sweet, low | pitoned voloe scarcely faising it when he be