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achieved a decisive victory over the revo- THE FRENCH ARMY REVIEWED, A Grand Military Display in the Pres- ence of the Marskal President. Soldiers and Citizens in Thou- sands at Longchamps. MAGNIFICENT TOILETS AND FINE EQUIPAGES LJ The Military Physique of the Nation Dete-iorating. WOW THE SOLDIERS LOOKED. Inferior to the German and Not Equal to the Spaniard. MacMahon on the War Horse of Magenta. ‘A BRILLIANT. STAPY---THE MARCH PAST. Effect of a Rain Storm on the Junketing Parisians, Panis, June 13, 1875. France may well be proud of the body of troops which was reviewed to-day at Long- thamps. It is amazing that she should have apparently recovered from the series of un- broken disasters which seemed to have anni- hilated her military power so short a time ago. A GRAND SCENE ON THE REVIEW GROUND. Nothing could be more beautifal as a speci- men of the pomp of warfare than the enter- tainment which delighted hundreds of Parisians this morning. Handsome car- | tiages were filled with mombers of tho | apper classes of society. Gayly dressed pe- destrians were present in serried masses, from the beautiful Church of the Madeleine to the furthest limits of the Bois de Boulogne. The suburbs poured forth their contingent of the sightseers. Seers indeed, for the in- terest which the French people take in the | matter of soldiering remains unimpaired, not- withstanding the fact that the fearful but magnificent toy, the Grande Armée, which was inherited by the present generation from | the heroes of the First Emp're, has been broken and dragged in the dust. THE NATION A UNIT AT THE SPECTACLE. Numbers of people having no possible con- tern with politics—comfortable tradespeople and laughing girls out for a hvliday—were present to see the show, although the cost of the most ordinary conveyance to the grounds must have exceeded a month’s income of many of them. THE GLORY OF PAST PAGEANTS. Reviews are now the only relic of the royal | pageantry which struck the populace of | France with awe and admiration under the old monarchies, and the people are fond of outdoor amusements. THE PERFECTION OF OUTDOOR BEAUTY. The scene to-day was perfect. The color of the feast trees in the Bois de Boulogne, aden with blossoms, and of the troops in their varied uniforms, made a brilliant back- ground, which must have had a subtle charm for all those who are fond of a display of man- uillinery. THE MILITARY PICTURE. There were the stalwart cuirassiers in their | glittering armor and helmets, the light tavalry in blue and silver, the dapper regi- ments of the line in their red trousers, and the mounted gendarmes, the finest house- hold troops in Europe. . AN OLD PRIDE IN PROCESS OF DECAY. But, looking beneath the surface, it was easy to see that the old French pride in mili- tary life is dying out. The drummers and fifers did their best. Sometimes full bands | burst out in the performance of a gallant air, but the appearance of the soldiers was | after all weary and dejected. A great effort bas been made lately to have them march well | in line, but it has not been qnite successful. The easy, careless stride of a well drilled in- fantry man has been exchanged for a slouch | gait. THE MUSTER ROLIL—ITS SIGNIFICANCE. The number of troops im the field to-day is | estimated at 40,000—less than half as large as the force which continues concentrated around Paris—a fact which shows that the French government does not yet feel sure of having | lutionary elements which are still smoulder- ing in Belleville and at La Roquette. MACMAHON'S LESSON TO THE PROPER. This is the second display of military strength which has been made already under the Marshalate. It means a distinct warning to the French people and the surrounding pations that MacMahon is well equipped; | that he will uphold his power by the sword against any attempt to disturb his rule of government; that he is amply suflicient to put down a revolutionary rising by the strong hand throughout the length and breadth of France, but that he is inefficient against the only foreign enemy by whom he is likely to be opposed. THE GERMAN ARMY STIL. SUPERIOR. Tt in freely canvassed by competent judges | battle between them would be lost by the | of Honor and the Order of the Golden Fleece, | their horses. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. that the superiority of the anil army over the French cannot be contested by the best friends of France. -It is impossible to dis- pute the German supremacy, and no French officer of any experience would dream of doing 80. PHYSIOLOGICAL CAUSES. The physical strength of the French is in- ferior to that of the German or the Spaniard, who is, possibly, a finer soldier than the German. WHAT THE FRENCH HAVE TO LEARN. In the first days of their pride and of power, when they were the masters of Europe, the French were never remarkable for their knowledge of military tactics, nor for their orderly marching, and there is no evidence of improvement. They are still behind the Eng- lish and the American, Nor do they seem capable of bearing the hardships of a long period of service, or to possess the enduring but somewhat irregular strides of the Carlists which enable th latter to make such rapid movements by wonderful marches, THE FRENCH ARTILLERY, There was a marked improvement in the artillery, and, indeed, this arm of the service has received more attention from the present authorities in Paris. THE CAVALRY. The AP have some good light cavalry horses, but they do not, generally, ride well, and the chassepot is rather too heavy a weapon for the use of a light man. GIVES IT UP. It has been confidently said by a‘ French general in high command that he doubted if the army could be formed in line of battle against the Germans, and that he believed a French before it was fonght. THE PRESIDENT IN THE FIELD. The Marshal-President, MacMahon, arrived on the ground from Vereailles. HBaia not enter Paris. His carriage stopped at the gate Suresnes, where he mounted a horse, the animal, it is said, which carried him on the field of Magenta. He rode at a brisk pace to the race course, his aides-de-camp fol- lowing him. THE MARSHAL'S UNIFORM. The Marshal wore the splendid uniform of his rank and was decorated with the broad red ribbon of the Cross of the Legion HIS BIRTHDAY. MacMahon completes the sixty-seventh year of his age to-day. THE DISCOMFORTS OF POWER—HUNDREDS OF DEADHEADS. The President was besieged with applica- tions for tickets of admission to the review ground. Each member of the Assembly— there are about seven hundred—sent a re- quest to the President for five tickets. The average number of the members of the French Jockey Club is seven hundred, and the mem- bers of the club invited visitors by right, be- cause their organization is identical with the French Society for the Encouragement of Racing, to whom the grand stand belongs on a review day, and the stand was placed at the | disposition of the government authorities, who in turn invited the members of the club. | IN BIVOUAC ON THE BOTS. Several regiments bivouacked in the Bois de Bonlogne last night, though the weather was wet and windy. THE CHIEF COMMANDS. General Ladmirault, Governor of Paris, | commanded the troops, assisted by six gen- erals of division, thus:—Generals De Mon- tauban, Lebrun, Deligny, Baltaille, Lallemand and De Sartigue. EXERCISING WITH EMPTY STOMACHS. There was no breakfast before the review. The innovation has been, it is said, dictated | by republican parsimony. THE MARCH PAST. Marshal MacMahon arrived on the ground at three o'clock precisely. The march past was executed immediately. A MISCELLANEOUS BLOCK. ‘Thousands of people were prevented from seeing the manwuvre. The carriages were blocked in a dense mass. The mombers of the diplomatic corps were present, with many notabilities from Paris. NOT 80 VIVACIOUS AS FORMERLY. An order of the day was read in all the bar- racks of Paris yesterday forbidding the sol- diers to cry out or cheer while under arms ; | therefore, the enthusiastic cheering which | used to welcome Napoleon when he rode down | the lines was not heard. REWARDED FOR EXTRA DUTY. The troops received a half day’s extra pay for their part in the review. Halt av hour before the arrival of President MacMahon, rations of cotd meat, cheese and wine were served out lo the soldiers, A CLOUDY CLOSING. The day ended with rain. Much of the grand scene of re-entry to Paris was conse- | quently spoiled. were flying, but the gay dresses of the sight- | seers presented a pitiable appearance, GooD HUMORED, 48 USUAL, There were the usual humorous incidents. Several volunteers “of one year'’ fell from There was music; colors All passed off quietly and satisfactorily. INCENDIARY FIRE. CrxciNNati, Odio, June 13, 1875, The woollen milis of Roots & Co., at Connersville, was burned about two o’cock tois morning. Loss, 60,000; 1.0 lagurapee. The fire was caused b; iteenaiare ee | | Saturday | for a number of years at BEECHER'’S SIN Astounding Developments in the (reat Scandal Case. , IMPORTANT EVIDENCE DISCOVERED The Poison Story Fully Con- firmed by a Druggist. MAY 13, 1871-1 OZ. PRUSSIC ACID........ 50 CENTS.” —_——- Eye-Witnesses to the Crimi- nal Conversation. A STORY ABOUT A LOUNGE. What Two Upholsterers Saw in the Tilton Dwelling. When the adjournment in the great scandal took place on Friday last it was the general impression that the end was noarat hand; that the jury would be charged by Judge Nell- son and the case be given to them for consideration certainly by the end of this week, The popular (eeling was one of gladness at the tnonght that there was @ provability of @ verdict being reached, and thas the whole matter would be alowed to drop out of mind, Of course the speculations as to what the Gecision of the jury will be were and are stili as varied as ever, according to the bias of the parties to the dicussion. Since Friday night, however, the aspect has somewhat changed in the eyes of a certain few, and there appears now to be a prospect of an ef- fort being made to re-open the case Jor the pur- pose of admitting some newly discovered eviaevce on the plaintin’s side. Should this be done there is no telling when the final scene in this cause o¢lébre will be arrived at, That this evidence is most important ali who read it will aamit, aud for the benefit of the readeas of the HekaLp it ts given herewith. That it would have been better to have had it introduced on the trial previous to the present time is certain, but tt still remains in the discretion of the Judge as to whether it snail, even @t this eleventh hour, be allowed to getin, It un- mistakably confirms both the evidence of Mr, Frank Moulton, as also that of his wife, in refer- ence to the question of Mr, Beecher having Poison in nis possession, and that too, beyond a doubt, for as will be seen by reading tue state- ment of Mr. G. O. Leys, the chemist and druggist, he positively asserts that he sold Mr. Beecher a bottle of hydrocyante actd, or, as it 1s commonly termed, pruasic acid. He has shown to the writer his ledger, wherein is written an entry of the: ale to Mr. Beecher of this DHALDY POISON, and where it is charged to Mr. Beecher’s account, It will be remembered in this connection that Mr. Moulton used in his ‘statement’ the following language :— Having made an allusion to Beecher's suicide, tt pred be by ye me to state hea phy pba nes confession concerning Mus m1 pos: desyyn, He told me—and repeated to another in my ne had within reach tn his own study a por which he would take f the story of his crim klizabeth should ever to we public. He wld ba aS visit which he ee (0 @ photographer" ne for a glass of water, having taken and drunken had fallen aeaa, ‘mth scarcely time to ‘gases Beecher salu that was what Re himself; and, auder pI of makin; some photographic experiments, procure some of this same poison from the photographer, which he told me he intended to use if the revela- tion of his crime should be made. “And then,” he said, “tt would be simply r ported that Beecher of apoplexy; but God and youand I will jow what caused my death.’ The tim> w. m Mr. Beecher purchased this poison wr ; shortly aiter he had been accused of seducing Mrs. Tilton, and bears out the statement of Moulton that Mr. Beecher was ~repared, in case the contingency shouid arise by the | publication of the iacts im the case, as had been threatened to make away witn himself. It also sustains Mrs, Moulton’s evidence that Beecher told her he had some powder or poison in his possession which he was prepared to use in case the necessity should arise. In order that this point shail ve fally understooa that particular part of Mrs. Mou/ton’s evidence re- lating to it is given after Mr. Ley’s statement, ‘The value of this evidence to the plaintiff wili be readily comprehended, and there is every reason to velieve that the mos, determined effort will be | made by is counsel to get it admitted before the case is dnally given over to the jury. ANOTHER IMPORTANT POLNT. In addition to the evidence already referred to in regard to the purchasing of the prussic acid by Mr. Beecher two other }ersons were found vy the writer who can testify positively to the fact that Mr. Beecher did have improper intercourse witu Mrs, ‘rilton, as 1 ‘ged against him on the trial. The whole scheme of the defence has been evidently based on the belief that no one could prove the actual act of commission. Now, however, at the last mo- ment, it would seem as thongh the fates have been at work to bring to iight the fact, and to bring forth such positive and concia: evidence ‘that the story toid by Theodore Tilton, Mr. ana Mrs. Frank Moulton and Joseph Richards, Mra, Tilton’s brother, is the true oue, In reference to the statement given by the man who saw the transactions of wuich he speaks it is bat proper to state that bis name has been suppressed in order that the man shall mot be injured in bis business, as stated in the account of the interview. THB CORROBORATION. In addition to the statement of this man there is gu to whom reference is made in the statement, and which corroborates in ali essential particu- lars the facts given as to the scene that occurred jo the Tilton parior. ‘This evidence, if admitted, must hay decided influence on the jury, and will leave them scarcely any room to bring in other than a ver- dict which must condemn Rey. Henry Ward | Beecher, THE POISON TRACED. Having been informed toast 4 Mr. George ©, Leys, who formerly kept the drug store at the corner Of Fulton and Clinton streets, Brookiya, bad, at one time, sold Rev. Heary Ward Beecher some kind of poison at about tne date when the first exposé of his intimacy with Mrs. Tilton was Vhreateped, @ reporter of the HeRaLp endeay- ored to fina Mr, Leys. he is now carrying on @ arug business at Whitestone, L. |. There he was sought oa it, out when first spoken to on the subject declined to give any information, saying vhat he Bad been acquainted with Mr. Beecher bad been pretty inti. He should, therefore, preier to mate with "im. | be left out of the case, and, im fact, tf ne knew anything about Mr. beecher and to his detriment he shonia nor teh tt, “Or course,” said Mr. Leys, “if I had been calied on the witness stand [ should have answored ali the questions wat were put to me truthfully, But now that the case is closed I do not see imac L ought to say whether i did of did not sell Mr. Beecher any poison.” Mr. Leys was tuen asked if he would show his Prescription book and any book that he hadin which neentered his sales of poisons. In an- Swer to this, Mr. Leys said he bad left nis books in the store at Brooklyn; but ne did not know that any entry of & sale to Mr, Beecher of a poison would appear on t, for is was more than likely that im the case of so Well Known @ man as Mr. Beecher he should let him have anything he Wanted Without question or eves reauiring tae interview had witha man named Price, | nim, and in the course of so doing I told mm the | quantity that would kill a person. It was discovered th { a that | withouga it might asaat formality of having @ p Leys at this time declined to say any more and the HERALD representative left. SEARCHING THE BOOKS. The next move was to the store formerly oc- cupied by Mr. Leys, bat now carried on by | Meaker & Shea. These gentiemen, when the er rand was explained to them, kindly gave ailtbe facilities in their power, and placed thelr books atthe disposal of the reporter for the time be- ing. A careful search was made through them, but no entry could be found of a prescription eitner. Feeling, however, confident that Mr. Leys knew more thau he was wiiling to state, a visit was paid to some of his personal friends and their good offices brought into requisition, In order to get Mr. Leys to make the desirea avowal, Ac- cordingly, another visit was maae to White- stone yesterday, which resulted in a perfect confirmation by Mr. Leys of the facts already surmised, Mr. Leys after being conversea with for a considerable time, and through the pressure brought to bear on him by his friends, who were present at the interview, finally concluded to give the whole story, saying that he did not see, now that the evidence is all ip, that he was committing any wrong to tell what he did know, He therefore, in answer to the questions pat tohim, made the following siatement:— It is with the greatest reluctance that I speak about @ny transactious that have occurred be- tween Mr. Beecher and myself, and tt is only by reason o! the great influence you have brought to bear on me thatlam induced to give you the information you seek. In the first place, however, let me say that up to the pres- ent I bave been induced to keep silent on this matter, through my friendship and the personal regard that Ientertained for Mr. Beeoner during my acquaintance with him, and which has extended over @ period of many years. MBS. MOULTON CONFIRMED. You have asked me the question whether I ever sold Mr, Beecher any poison, To this 1 must reply that lI have, and J will teil you how is occurred and how the fact was bronght to my recoliection and the whole history of the matter. It wag as follows:—During the course of the trial, and while Mrs, Moulton was giving her testimony on the witness stand I was one morning sitting in my store bere, and reading the account of her testimony as given in she HERALD, when I came to the paragraph in which she referred to Beecher telling her that he had a powder or poison at home on bis library table, which he was prepared to take at any time. As I read this it came across my mind like a flasn that I had sold some poison to Mr. Beecher in the year 187. I turned round on my chair and spoke to Rey. J. Beers, a Presbyterian clergyman, who was on o visit to my family and who at the time was sittiog withme, I called his attention to the paragraph and sald, “Do you see Mrs, Moulton testifies that Beecher told er that he had) «gome poison in his room, and that tended to make away with him- self, I believe I sold him some stuff that he could do it with too.” So impressed was I with the fact that I called my son and told bim to bring me my ledger, in which I kept Mr. Beecher’s account, THE ENTRY OF THE SALR When he brought it to meI said to Mr. Beers, “Now, we shali soon see if 1 aid let Mr. Beecher have any poison, for it will be enterea here. I Jeel sure that I did, but let us look to make assur- ance doubly sure.’ Mr. Beers was, like myself, somewhat excited Over the matter, and he expressed a great horror at the tnoughteven that it could be possible for @ man like Rev. Henry Ward Beecher to con- template putting himself out of existence, I turned to tne account, and there, to my great grief apa sorrow, I founa the following entry, which fully confirmed my previeus recoilec- tlons:— MAY 13, 18T1—ONE OUNCE OF PRUSSIO ACID, FIFTY CENTS, and which I now show you. Mr. Beers and myself talked the subject over for some time, and he tried to persuade me not to speak of the fact to any one, aad I gave bim a Promise Mnaily not to say a word about the sale of the poison to Mr. Beecher while the trial was going on, being convinced that it was my duty to keep silent unless called upon by the proper per- son. [,as {have previously stated, give you tus information now most unwillingly. SEEKING A KNOWLEDGE OF POISONS, The circumstances attending the sale of the prussic acid to Mr. Beecher were vividly brought to my mind immediately I saw tbe entry in | | the ledger, although, from the time [ sold tne poison until the moment I read Mrs. Moulton’s evidence, I had forgotten the fact. I remem- berMr. Beecher coming into my store on the day meationed and chatting with me, as was olten his habit, when, alter we had talked on eral topics, the con- versation was turn by Mr. Beecher to the subject of poisons. He questioned me about the several kinds aud asked about their component | parts, their general effect, &c. Alter talking with him on these points for some little time he made the inquiry as to what the effect of arsenic would be on the human system. what dose it would require to destroy life, what tae symptoms would be atter it was taken into the stomach, and what appearance the body would present after death, 1 explained all these points to him, and he then asked me if I did not think arsenic would be the best thimg for a man to take if he wanted to make | @n end of his life. To this I replied that I thought not. Prussic acia would be, in my opinion, the quietest and surest thing to take. We still kept on talking on poisons, and he again asked me WHAT THR *YMPTOMS WOULD BB after & man had taken a dose of prussic acid, He also asked me what sort of an appearance the face wouid present immediately before and after death, and whether there would be any indications observable vy which people could detect that a poison had been taken and that the death had not | been brought about by matural causes. He like- | wise asked me if there would be any odor or smeil | lead to the conclusion | observa: that would that there had been anything wrong. I explained ail these points pretty tnoroughiy to Tne conversa- tion at the time made bat little impression on my mind, for | thought he was merely asking me the questions he did out of curiosity, Finally, just before he was loaving the store, he asked me to give nim some prussic acid, which I id, not thinking that he bad any intention of making an improper use of it. In fact, no such thought entered my head. | gave him a one-ounce bvottie, which had not been opened, but was do up jast toe same as when Looughtit, It hada label on tt, on which was printed “HYDROCYANIC AciD,” with directions how to preserve the strength of the acid, &c., together witu the name of tae chemists by woom it was made The name of this firm was, I think, Sqnibbs have the former, think it was however; for | 1 was in the habit of trading with that house at that time. Thatis ail the iniormation I can give you, and | think i have tola you everything that I | know. The HERALD representative noticed that in the ledger where the entry of the poison was made it was not by ‘tself but ram on, jollowing the entry | of some goods purchased by Mr. Beecher pre- viously, and succeeded on tne next lines by other ent of goods purciased sudsequent to the date of May 13, 1871. This fact is mentioned to show that | the eutry was evidently a gennine one, MRS, MOULTON’S TRSTLMONY. The following is the sectivn of the evidence given by Mrs. Moulton to which Mr. Leys re- serred :— Mr. Beecher lay down on the loange and I gave him @ cov he sald, “This is probabiy my nat conv jon with you, | feel that if Mr, Siton publishes my letter of apolog), It is useless for me to try any longer to live it down; I have never feit that 1 had much to hope for from Theodore; he bas been faithiess; he is & faithless man; he seems to lose sigat of the tact that | in striking at or in stating the troth concernin; sacrifices his wite, and if been Weightman. IL crtption, Mr. | out of it (s useless trying to live it down.” Ana | the most strenuous cross- jf ion thes Pett Isaid, “Mr. Beecher, there ts something verter for you todo than that, | think tt would be @ ver: cowardly thing fur you todo. Godown Lo your chureh and confess your crime. They will forgive you.” He said, “No; I canvotdo that, for tne sake of the woman who has given me her love, for her children, tor my family, tor my chureh, jor my iofuence throughvut the whole world, that | ¢an‘never do. | will die belore 1 wil confess it.” And i sald, “Sooner or later the truth in this case will come out. It ts mucn better that you should take faut case in your own nauds aad state itto your church—give to tuem a coufes- sion such a8 you could make to them, aud [ am sure they would forgive you.” He said, “No, that I cannot do. My children would despise me. I could not go back to my home, aud my chureh would uot forgive me, they would not deal With me as you bave nothing leit finished. It would be better that I should go out Ol life Wan to remain any longer init.’ Aud i said, “You could write for some paper. You could go to your farm and write.’’ He said:—‘No if they would not listen to hear me preach, they certain! aid not read anytuing that | should write, des, my position in itie is that of @ epirita: moral teacher. If I can no jouger hoid suet pomisions, 8 then there is noching lett ior me, and resolved to take my tive. I have a powder at home, on Ubrary table, which 1 have prepa wiioh I shall take and shall sink quietly of, a8 Y going to steep, without a struggie I ees ae rpoinin my I have nothing LeMans 3 im, pray for death as a i release Jrom ai my trials and troubies.” ants WHAT WAS-SEEN IN TILTON’S HOUSE, The following statement was obtained from a man who was engaged in laying carpets in we nouse of Theodore Tilton tn the month of October, 1869, The Dame of this man, although known to the HERALD, 18 withbela for reasons that can well be understood, It may, however, be stated that be 18 now occupying, and has during the past two years occu- pied, astore and carried on a business on one of the principal streets in Brooklyn, He is also well known in the community, and {9 man of family and means, He says substantially as follows:— In the fall of 1869, in the month of October, but the precise day 1 cannot now recollect, I was evugaged by @ man named Price to assist him in laying carpets in the house of Theodore Tilton in Livingston street. We were there doing this work during two days, commencing each day at about ten o'clock and leaving of somewhere in the neighbornood of three im the afternoon, On the second day, along in the afternoon, I remember hearing the front door bell ring. Price and myself were then finish, ing work on the hall stairs. Mrs, Tilton answered the door herself, and let in an elderly-looking man, whom I subsequently learned and know to be Henry Ward Beecher. As soon as the door was closed Mr, Beecher seized hold of Mrs. ‘filton and clasped his arms around her waist, drew her to him and kissed her, and she returned it. In fact, Beecher raised her off her feet during the operation and pressed her body so close to his own that tt made an indelible impression on my mind atthe time. The whole act was one that gave Me the idea, which can never be effaced, that the Telations between the two were of sach intimacy as could only exist between aman and 4 woman who were eitaer matrimonially or CRIMINALLY RELATED. The two, after this first sulute, walked into the front parlor, on the left hand side of the hall ag you epter from the street. Mr. Beecher haa his arm still around Mrs, Tilton’s waist and spoke to her, and she to him in the most affectionate manner «#0 far as I could Judge from their actions, He was bending down to talk to her, witn his face all smiles, while she looked up into his countenance appearing more than pleased with the attentions Mr. Beecver was ing and she receiving, I asked Price if he knew who the man was and he said “Yes, that is Beecher, the preacher.” I remarked, “They are a pretty loving eouple, I guess, Did you see how he iifted herup aud pressed her to tim? Price sald, “Yes; and I guess Wil take a peep and see what they ai joing.” Whereupon he went through into the room at the end of the hall. In a moment he came back to me and told me that he had been looking through the Keynole of the door dividing the front patlor irom the brary, and bad seen Mr. Beecher ON THB SOFA with Mrs, Tilton in such a position as to leave no room for doubt as to what they were doing. In fact, to use Price's own words, he “Beecher is having good time,I guess; be’s got it all fixed.” Iasked him what he meant, when he replied, “You Know what I mean very well, bat if you want to get it straighter, I'll tell you.” He then averred that he meant criminal intercourse between the parties. I had leit my hat aud some of my tools on the mantelpiece of the room where Beecher was, a things that I le‘t there.” He dared me tu do it, and 1 said L would goin. With that I went across the hallway, opened the door and walked to the mantel and took my tools, ‘The door opens inward and obeuind it there @ lounge. As I waiked across the room, when I went in, I saw no one, but just as I got to the mantell heard arustie. 1 turned round to walk out wuen | saw Mr. Beecner, as it were, just rising irom the floor with ene | hand on the end of the lounge and moving away from Mrs. Tilton, who was sitting or reclining on | 1%, with ner skirts very much disordered. Mr. Beecher was directly in front of her. Idrew my own conclusions but sald nothing untill got outside in the ball, where | ieft Price looking in through the crack of the door, Ithen told him | as I went in, kneeling in front of Mrs, Tilton, and that when disturbed them he nad risen from that position, and, as he did so, burriedly ar- ranged his dress. Mrs. Tilton made no movement to arrange her clothing, so far as isaw. The time that | was In the room, of course, was very short, | but I took in the scene like @ fash. What | took place after that [ do not Know, for | we left the house. The job was paid for by an elderly lady, who sata s! Was the housekeeper. Her name / go not know for certain, Dut | believe it was Dennis, Previous to this occurrence I bad | always thought that Mr. Beecher was 4 great | preacher and a good man irom what I had read about him, vut | was then convinced, as lam now, that be was and ts 4 GREAT HYPOCRITE. I cannot anaerstand how it is that the facts that | know any thing about this matter have come out, for | have talked of it to but two people, one of whom is a great personal friend. | to Keep oat of the trial and shoulda not e told you what I bave except for your persistency. [ | nave all slong been alraid that, if [said anything | to burt Mr. Beecher, my customers would | leave me, for a great many of them are members of Plymouth church, and {know they are doing ali trey possibly can to save Mr. Beecher. The ladies go round and use their in- fluence, and it was only the other aay a lady was in my store, and asked me my opinion of | Mr. Beecher, while she was buying some goous, | told her that u she asked my opinjon | should say he was a hypocrite. Without more ado she turned round and said:—"lf you think so little of Mr. Beecher i can’t deal with you any more,” and waiked out, WHAT PRICE KNOWS. Alter leaving the man who gave the information contained im the foregoing statement aa edluré was made to dndout the man Price. This was a work which involved no little amount of persever- ance and time, for there was a doubt as to the | initials of hismame, There are a great number of | Pri ag a giance at the Brookiya Directory will snow, bat the right man was Gnally yvered to be John J. Price, an upholsterer, empioved im Wil- more & Boyden’s carpet store, No. 55 West Thirty-third street, New York ity, He, | like the other, however, when spoken to on the subject appeared to be scared almost to death that ols acquaintance with any lacts perti- | nent to the great trial should have leaked out. In the first imstance he attempted to deny that he knew anything at all, but as soon as the name of the Other man was mentioned to him a change took place, and, instead of his being the inverro- gated, be turned tne tables and assumed the rile of the interrogator. He wanted to Know what had been said and how much his connection | With the case was known, Being finally satisfied that the whole story had been told to the HERALD me, representative he seemed tnelined to be more the letter of avolugy 8 publisped | Might as Weil go | communicative. Ib Was howovar. ouly by dint of | done, There would ve | for me to do, My work woul be | | Laaid to Price, “I have a | good mind to go in there suddenly and get my | was | what I had seen, and he said he saw Mr. Beecher, | Ihave tried | 7 | would admit the truth of all che material points | given above, For tnstance, although he admitted seeing Mr. Beecher coming into the house, as ready descrived, and the meeting between him an | Mrs. Tilton, yet tt was only by steady persistence that his knowledge o! the subsequent facts w: | Obtained, After cony rsing with him for seve! | hours he tated that the facts related apove im | reference to the scene, aud the acts which be saw in the parlor while PEEPING THROUGH THR KBYHOLR of the library door, as well as while his fellow) worker went in for his hat and tools, were core rect. When asked to come out in @ stralghtfor= ward manner with a clear, full and decide Statement he declined to do 80, sayin that it was nosning in kis pocket to tel what he knew, but that he might get into trouble,/ and persisted im saying that lor the present he would say no more. He stated nevertueless that if called into court and piacea upon the witne: stand he would teli all he knew. He had ni volunteered any information, he said, for the reason that he had no time to spare to hang? around the court; thas ne had to look after bis own work and to ping his own affairs, Besides, said Price, “I shoul get nothing for my troubie and [ can’t afford lose money. You have, it seems to me, ail vel facts and you do not want me to say any more," Finding that Price would say nothing additionag be was left to his own reflections, INTERVIEW WITH EX-JUDGR SAMUBL D. ona fo In order to ascertain whether the counsel {( the plainti®” were aware of the exisicn of such evidence as the foregotmg whicti would so materially affect their sid@ of the issue now on trial; and also bo find out what steps, if any, were in contemplh tion looking to the introduction of it (if knowg) ti &@ proper form to the jury @ visit was paid to ex< Judge Samuel Morris last evening. A brief state ment was made to that gentieman, giving an out« line of the evidence which had been discovere: and the question was put to the Judge asking bill if he was aware of the ‘acts as state. Judge Morris replied as follows: was iniormed of them @ day or two since. | ae made personal inquiry, and believe the statemen' to be true.” REPORTER.—Do you think It probable that any action will be taken to bave this important evi< | dence introduced onthe trial, and 18 16 in thes power of the Court te admis it if ollered? Judge Morris—I do not think tt proper to sayr apytuing upon the subject at tiis time, THE WHISKEY FRAUDS. INDICTMENTS AGAINST MEMBERS OF TAH RING—< BEPORTS OF OOMPROMISE DENIED. Sr. Lours, Mo., June 13, 1875. Indictments have beea jiound against five more, prominent members of the so-called Whiskeyi Ring; but the arrests have not 1 been made, bor have the names the arties Indicted transpired, It alleged evidence against the Ring ts tur log up in unexpected quarters, and that it is ver, strong and convinclog. ee: Teports that the government has compro’ with the members of the Ring are em= pharically denied by officials, who assert that the) prosecution of the parties implicated wll be vig~ orous and determi MURDLR OR SUICIDE. Burrato, N, Y., June 13, 1875. ‘This morning, at nine o'clock, Pailin Sasch, & German, aged fiity-six years, living alone at Bow~ mansville, Erie county, was found dead tn bis bed,, with bis throat cut in two places and arazor tm bis hand, The room was spattered with bioo and biood tracks were jound leading from th room to the tront door, giving cause for a su picion of murder, Intense excitement prevails the neighoorhood, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. 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