Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 25, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 February 1875 — Page 6

6 THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL TUESDAY FEBKUAHY 2. 1875,

LADY WENTWORTH. BT 1CORA PERKY. Graphic for February. "She shall marry me yet," he smiling said 1 Smiling, and under his breath bat red

As dame his dark: cheek glowed, and bale-fire burned In his passionate eyes, as he swiftly turned Oat of the sunshine Into the shade Ont of the snnshlne sbe had made f Bnt a moment before thin girl with a race Whwe very frown bad a winsome grace, a They osed to swear, in that old, old time. When her beanty wan la Its wonderful prime, When her laughing eves of golden brown Were tne toast and rage of. Portsmouth town, " f Hampshire's Portsmouth, there by the sea, Where the Wentworth ruled ana held In fee Jlalf the country si Je of roe It and shore. For a hundred and fifty years or more. "She shall marry me yet!" Twas the Went worth blood That rose np then In that turbulent flood The Went worth purpose that under his breath Would hold to Its passionate will till death. i "She shall" marry me yet." And down he strode Across the path way, across the road, . With a firm quick step and a firm quick heart, To work his will and to play bis part. And a difficult part It was to play, - For the Wentworth blood ran either way Hi mother's blood that held him tied By kinsman bonds on either side. Bat as mother's blood leaven stronger trace Than father's blood in a turbulent race, . It may have been that his willful way Had the stronger current to move and sway. At all events, as the months wore on And no tiding came from ix.r Cousin John To the beautiful toast of Portsmouth town. The Wentworth temper rose up to drown The passionate Wentworth love in her breast. And the Wentworth pride helped on the rest; And six months after her laughing scorn Of her dark-eyed suitor, suing lorlorn, She stood by his side one autumn day A beautiful bride; he had won his way; But the gossips said that a bride never wore In Portsmouth town such a look before. Seven years after John Wentworth came Hack to bis home with a foreign fame; Back he came toru e and to reign , As the Wentwortbs had ruled and ruled again. From father to son, in Hampshire State. Seven years after why he tarried so late Ho late and so long in a foreign lsnd, Was a riddle not easy to understand. Yet late as be came, a welcome burned In a hundred hearth fires. Wherever he turned A hand stretched out and a smile awaited This kinsman of theirs so long belated. But amid this lavish .pelijhborly cheer He missed a face he bad once held dear. My Cousin Frances; where doth she hldet" He questioned at last. "She watches beside A sick man's bed a good nnrse, I should say. To keep the blue devil bailiffs away." That night John Wentworth knocked at the door Of his cousin's house. A foot on the floor, A whisper of silk, and there she stood. In that moment John Wentworth's cousinly mood Melted away like frost at tie fire. He thought he had killed the old desire; He thought that love and bate both lay. . Hlain by the past at that long late day; He thought but wnat matters it now The thought that had been, when on cheek and brow Flames the signal torch from his wakened heart? What matters it now the cousinly part He bad fancied wp.s his, when on his pulses beat, With that swift, wild throb, as their glances meet? But he curbed the Wentworth temper awhile. As he bent In greeting, and hoped, with a smile, That he found her well. Hearing the state Of her good man's health, he could not wait His cousinly sympathy to convey. A tedious Illness he had heard them say; But the town was eloquent of her care, Which had certainly left her no less fair Than he remembered her seven years since He turned a moment as he saw her winceTurned, and with a purpose fell, Jn a sneering, passionate tone, "Ah, well. Women, we know, have a potent charm To ward themselves from trouble and harmShe caught the sneer, and stayed him there, With a passionate cry ; how did be dare Who had played so falsely these seven long; To Ging a't her feet his idle sneers? "I false!" He laughed. "Madam, where went Those fine love letters I foolishly sent Across the seas in those old, old days ? J waited long 'tis a pretty amaze You feign, my cousin 1 waited long For a word or sign, for my faith was strong In that old, sweet time; but the months went by, And never a line came back, and I Htill clung to my faith, till a morning in May There came to me news of a weddiDg day Here in Portsmouth town, and the bride Was the girl who had stood at my side And sworn to be mine six months before You shiver, my couin; the wind from the shore Bio ws harshly to-night." A gesture here Checked his bitter reproach, his menacing sneer, And a hoarse voice cried, "John Wentworth wait Ere you dower me with the dower of hate. ' No letter o f yonrs from over the sea 1 n that Did, old time came ever to me ; Day after day the months went byDay arter day, and what was 1 Hut a maiden scorned? Day after dy ' The months went by; when 1 heard them say That John Wentworth staid j To woo and win an English maid. My spirit rose like our swift shore tide 'Twas the Wentworth temper, the Wentworth pride . And your cousin and mine had wooed me long ; His love was sure and my hale was strong - . Qalck, passionate hate for the suitor fine. The false, false gallant who over his wine Could pledge new lovea while the old love Faithful and fond, this lover belated." Sweetheart !" Back she started In swift affright At this fond, bold cry, and the red turned white In her oval cheek. A moment more. And swiftly striding across the door. This lover belated, who missed his bride Seven years ago, is at ner side; And the tond. bold voice on her listening ear, On her listening heart, over every fear, Like a rising river, gains and gains, While ud reckoned, unheeded, the swift night wanes, - Till the clock strikes twelve on the landing stair: Theii John Wentworth turns with a gallant air, And embraces his cousin as a kinsman may. Though ail the gossips be looking that way. Yet bis parting words, whispered low In hereir, Were never meant for a gosalp to hear. But long before the spring had come To Portsmouth shore. In many a home ' The gosslpV tongues were making bold With the Wentworth name; and the story told, Which. ran through the town like a breath of flame, Wm this that John Wentworth never came To bis cousin's house but by signal or sign, A silken scarf or a kerchief fine Flung out of the casement, or at night ' In the western wlnddw a candle's light. And the gossips, observant, would smile, and say. 'So ! the sicfc man sleeps at this hour of the day r Or at evening, when the candle flares Jn the western window, ' Iime Frances' cares Are over early, it seems, to-night." J f Dame r ranees caught this bale and blight Of the gossips' tongues, little she recked ; No Wentworth y"i was ever checked By a gossip's tongue, however bold. But there comes a day when the kerchiefs fold Is missed at the casement, and that night No candle flares Its signal light. When another morning dawns again The tolling Postimouth bell explain The missing candle, the kerchief fine. D&me Frances now of signal or sign Has little need ; in the chamber there. Where sick man yesterday claimed her care,

A dead man lies In solemn state; And peering at the linen and plate Down stairs, the neighbors, under their breath, Talk ot the sick man, and his death ; Of the widow's prospects; and one more bold" Hints that ere the year's grown old The Wentworth mansion across the way Will have a mistress fine and gay. But ere a month had passed of the year, All the seamstresses far and near, In and out of Portsmouth town. Were sewing fast at a wedding-gown Of brocaded satin, foreign and rare, For dame Francis Atkinson to wear. "SSbame!" cried the gossips, far and wide, And harne!" cried, the Wentworthsln their prideAll the Wentworth kin in Hampshire State. This naste was unseemly; she'd only to wait In her widow's weeds a year and a day, And not a gossip could say her nay.

Then np she spoke, this willful dame Scornfully spoke, with a tongue of Marne: "Seven years 1 have served the Wentworth pride ; Seven years with a Wentworth courage lied To the world with my smiling face. To find at tne end no sovereign grace To save my sou 1, but a curse alone, Ihe curse of a lie that shamed my own! Cheated and tricked seven weary years, Won by a lie no lying tec rs Have I to waste, no lime to wait On the man who dies seven years too late !"' Pacred and shocked the Wentworths stared At this reckless dame, whose passion dared To cast at the dead man, scarcely cold In his fresh-turned grave, these accusals bold. Sacred and shocked, but never a word Of ban or blame was ever heard From their hps asraln, and come the day When my Lady Wentworth, tine and gay. Keigned in the Wentworth mansion there, Not a gossip in Portsmouth butspoae her fair. But under their breaths, when twilight fell. Under their breaths, they would sometimes tell The old, old story of signal and sign. The candle flame, and the kerchief fine; And under their breaths would croak a fear That my lady had le.it buUoo willing an ear To the devil whispered asalnst the dead, The doubtful tale so suddenly sped From mouth to mouth, while for yea or nay, Helpless and dumb the dead man lay. But never upon my lady's face. Never a doubt showed sign or trace. As she looked the curious gossips down In this little world of Portsmouth town Never a doubt from year to year, Never a doubt, and never a fear; For whatever the truth of the troubled past. iaay naa come to ner own at last! THE BROOKLYN STENCH. THE SCANDAL SUIT. MOCLTON's EXAMINATION CONTINUED MBS. WOODHÜLIS VIEWS OF THE MARRTAQK DE LATION MOÜLTON 8 OPINION OF BKECHHR. Nkw York, Jan'. 25. The usualowdcr gathered in the Brooklyn City Court room to-day, to be present at the great scandal trial. Assistant Pastor Ilolllday was the first of the Plymouth Church delegation to enter. Judge Neilson arrived soon afierjward, followed shortly by most of the counsel. Theodore Tilton and Francis D Moalton came in together, immediately followed by ex-Judges Fullerton and Morris. Mr. Beecher and friends and Mrs. Tilton and friends bad not arrived when the court was opened, and Moulton took the stand. Mr. Evarts apologized for the absence of exJudge Porter, who was unable to come out. owing to the severe weather. Mr. Shearman stated that they had got the original charges, as printed in Woodhull & Claflin'a Weekly ol November 2. 1872. which ta proposed to read. Shearman read a few elates, when ex-J udge I ullerton objected to thai, portion of the article inculpating Tilton, BeeCber and Moulton. This article, the counsel argued, was only the promulgation of the doctrioe of Mrs. Woodhull, and be did not see why it f bould be admitted in evidence. Mr. Beach, on the same side, said that 11 this article was read It would raise side Issues, and the only object in reading it, he thought, was to introduce accusations against the plaintiff and the witness on the stand. The court decided that the article should be read, subject to his decision, paragraph, by paragraph. The portion relating to Mrs. Wood bull's views ol the marriage relation was ruled out, and the court characterized them as atrocious sentiments. An exception . was taken to this rilling by the detense. The pistol Bcene was read and allowed to remain. The statement in regard to Theodore Tilton that he was no vestal virgin was voted out, as also the statement of the endeavors to get Mr. Beecher to preside at the Steinway Hall meeting. Shearman said that this was all he had to read. The cross examination of Moulton was then continued by Mr. Tracy: I heard the most part of Tilton'a TRUE STORY read. It was prepared in the latter part of December, 1872. I do not remember whether the story waa presented as an answer to the Woodhull charges. There is only a part which I now recollect. This statement was not published. The counsel for the defense called ' for this ' paper; which they said was in the hands ' of . the prosecution, but Judge Fullerton said that at was not in their hands, having been destroyed. The witness continued: ' I remember that a ' portion of it which bore on the relatives of Beecher and Mrs. Tilton. I do not recollect in bow many pages the story was contained. I do not think the statement contained the letter of contrition, but it may have contained a portion of it. I do not know if this was introduced as a portion of the charge of Mrs. TU ton against Beecher. I do not rememlier whether Tilton in that statement eulogized her for tse delicate manner in which she had resisted the advances of her pastor. Tilton seemed always willing to make a statement which should protect his wife from the charge of adultery. I remember the publication of Tilton's letter to his complaining friends. This was published without my knowledge. I "do not know that it brougnt on an emergency in the case. It was the subject of an interview between Beecher and myself, but 1 don't remember that he said be felt called npon to deny the charges in this letter. The witness was handed a letter which be said he never saw before. Ex-Judge Fullerton asked to see the letter, to which Evarts retorted that it was not in evidence. Ex-Judge Fullerton insisted that the letter should be shown him. Evarts Bald it would be produced in evidence again, when the court said that Fullerton coula then see it. The letter written by Til'on to Bawen, reciting the charges preferred by the latter against Beecher, was shown the witness, who continued: I do not remember reading thli, but may have been told of it. I don't know how the press got hold of this letter, and I had nothing to do wi,th furnishing it to the papers. I asked Tilton how it came to be published, and be said that he did not know. . This publication brought another emergency and caused great excitement. I think I saw Beecher about it. I thiuk this was published April 20tb, and Beecher gave mo the (0,000 for the use of Tilton May 2d. I do not remember how soon aftej: the publication of this article. I had a talk with Beecher about the money. I bad several interviews with him about the money, and I think the last one was immediately before I received it. I never recollect hearing Beecher eay that Tilton was talking about him. I never heard rumors that Tilton was talking about Beecher. The witness was shown a letter which recalled to his mind on one occasion hearing rumors against Beecher. lie did not remember hearing of

It on any other occasion. Another letter was shown to the witness, which he recognized as his answer to

A LETTER FROM BEECHER Sunday morning, June 1, 1873. Some of the words were underscored, which the witness thought was not done by him. The letter was read, telling Mr. Beecher that he could stand it the whole ca. e were published to morrow. The witness continued: The tri partite agreement was published prior to writing this letter, on the 30th of May. On the 2d of June Beecher published a card ex culpating Tilton from being the author of Bowen's charges. This card was agreed upon in my study the Sunday night ueiore. i neard the Saturday alter noon previous that Tilton was about to publish his card, and Monday I learned that be was not going to publish It. This was after Beecher had announaed his intention of resigning and Tilton hat! been told of his determination. That card wa9 not published. The draft of the card published June 2d was prepared by Tilton but was altered somewhat before publica tion, inecard dated June 2o was drawn np in lelmonlco's, in Chambers street, when Tilton, Carpenter and myself wero present. I dated this letter. The court here took the usual recess. During the morning session up to the hour of recess the Earl of Koseberry occupied a seat on the bench. Alter the recess Moulton was handed letter by Qen. Tracy. lie said: I saw this let ter in part December, 1874, alter the publica tion ol the letter to "A Complaining friena." i think it was left with me by Tilton. The letter was read by Shearman, and was written to Moulton by Mrs. Tilton, declaring that she was innocent ox me impure crime imputed to her. and acknowledging her faith in her husband's not making these charges against her. The letter was offered in evidence. The witness continued: I have no portrait oi ceecuer nanging now in my house. I took it down about one year ago. I can not fix the date more accurately. I took it down to make way for another portrait. should think I took it down more than turro uiuuuis ago. i win not say it was taken down after my appearance belore the investigating committee in August. The picture hung there from the latter part of 187J up to that time. Tilton's picture hung in my house at the time. 1 may have published a card arter August 31 stating that I was a member of the congregation of Plymouth Church, as I was a uieinuer oi no other congregation. made my first statement July 13. The second was, I think, August 6, n-x-judge r ullerton rose to correct a mis take, which he said he made during the morning session when be stated that the "irue story," as it was called, bad been burned. lie desired now to say that theie vara t-ru (rman f f ir ltt t ri i -i the counsel for the nrosecution lor the original copies of moclton's first statement, which caused some delay, during which the witness continued: I dictated it to Tilton, and copied it from what Tilton had written. The long report which was drawn np bv Til ton for the investigating committee was then read by Shearman, which, the witness saia, was drawn up at " his bouse when Tilton, Gen. Tracy and himself were present. 'I he witness continued: I went down to the door with Tilton and told him to get reconciled with his wife. This renort was submitted to me the next morning or the morning aner mat. Tilton and his wife, 1 understood, then remained to tret her until she left and went to Ovington's. Both of my long statements were published after Beecher's statement. I think the draft of the first one was prepared before Beecher's was published. I do not rpmllßPt having expressed violent hostility to Beecher. After the publication of his state ment I may have expressed hostility violently toward him. I never have in the presence of Wallace Caldwell or Augustine Storrs. Within the past three months I may have expressed I myself in terms of hatred towards Beecher I f TTnitnsI Clntn. T!o-i. rr I w uunvvi u,avvci j-iov&iLw Avkusuujr x vrry, I do not remember calling Beocher a liar, a cheat and a libertiro. I do not remember saying that I would crush Beecher or drive him out of Brooklyn. I may have said that heought to be driven out, but if so I do not recollect it. The witness was asked with relation to a threat made to Charles Storrs, in which the name of Mi& Edna Dean Proctor was mentioned. The court stated that he had ruled before that the names of third parties would not be ad mitted into the controversy. A lone argument ensued as to whether the witness or the counsel for the deferse had first used her name. The court finally ruled that the nifies of the third party were entirely irrelevant to the issue in this case. The witness continued: I may have told Wm. A. Barber that Beechet was a perjurer and liber tine, as be is. I never threatened fany person who would appear against me on this trial. A conversation here took place among the counsel for the defense, when ex-Judge Fullerton observed that if they spent mucQ oi tneir time in this manner they would not get through with the witness to-day. The witness continued: I know Senator John O. Jacobs. I do not recollect whether I had any conversation with him in Albany about the Beecher-Tilton matter. I do not remember whether I told him that if there was any investigation beecher would comb out all RIGHT, nor do I remember saying that when the whole truth was known, that Beecher would prove to be an innocent man. I re member having a conversation with Archibald Baxter after the publication of the Woodhull charges, in which, after being pressed by bim, I told him that I thought the stories were untrue, and that Beecher was a pure man. I had another interview with Baxter, in which I told him that Beecher was not guilty of these charges, and I gavo Baxter a very high opinion of him. I thir.k I gave him an idea that Beecher had not broken the seventh commandment. I know Edwsrd A. Biden. II is a member of the produce exchange. I spoke with him o;i the subject of the Woodhull charges. 1 aay have told him that the story was untrue, but I do remember saying that there was not a word oi truth in it. I know Mr. Drake, who is also a member of the produce exchange, but do not recollect telling him that these charges were a d d mass of old women's stories. I bad a conversation with him, but I do not remember what I said to him. I know William B. Baker. He Is also a member of the produce exchange. I had a conversation with him, but never said that Beecher was as pure a 'man as ever lived. I had no conversation with Davis in the custom bouse about it. I had a conversation with Reuben W. Boper about the charges. I gave him the impression that Beecher was pure of these charges. I know Henry J. Studley, but do not remember telling him it was a d d slander against Beocher. I never remember having any talk with him on the subject. I never remember talking with Charles II. Caldwell on the Woodhull Bcandal alter its publication, I know Assistant Pastor Ilalliday slightly and may have talked with him on November 23, 1872. I conveyed to him the impression that Beecher was guiltless. I said to him U was a damn shame for deacons to be digging into the scandal, when it wa? settled between the parties. The court then ad journed for the day. The counsel for the defense ar? or tne opinion that mey conclude Moulton'a cross-examination tomorrow. It is said that Frank Carpenter will be the next witness.

TILTON'S SUIT.. mocxton's cross-examination finished thi pr08ecution takes him ct aoain mrs. woodhull'b lecture. New York, Jan. 26. It being understood that this would be the last day of the crossexamination ot Francis t. Moulton, the chief witness tor the prosecution in the suit ot Theo. Tilton against Henry Ward Beecher, a great crowd struggled for admission to the

Brooklyn city court room to-day. Ex Judge Porter, of the counsel for the defense, was present, and also Mr. and Mrs. Beecher and their two sons. Mrs. Tilton and party were still absent,, but Mr. Tilton was on hand in the usual good time. Moulton re Eumed his place on tne witness stand and was cross-examined by Gen. Tracy, assisted bv Porter. The witness was handed a letter dated Feb. 13, 1871, and said: I saw this letter before it was brought by Brecher to my house in , Clinton street. It was a subject of conversation between Beecher and myself, but I do not think Tilton was then present, 'ihe letter was introduced in evidence and read by Shear man. it was from F. E. Perkins, the nephew ot Beecher, to Mr. Beecher, telling him that he did not think Tilton could be so base as to make these charges, but in doing so Til ton had dived into the sub cellar of the back bouse infamy. Another letter was shown to the witness which he identified as the an swer sent by Beecher to the above implying that Tilton and himself were Doth victims of slander, but that they were now good lriends. At this point a message was brought to Moulton. lie asiced permission to leave the court room for a lew moments, which was accorded. On his return be stated that he bad just received intelligence of the death of his mother. Ihe defense and prosecution wishing to finish with him to-day and allow him to go, Moulton a?ain took the stand and continued : I do not know bow Tilton got a copy of Beecher's letter of February 5, 1872. lie could not have taken A COPY IN SHORT-HAND in my presence. Probably if he had wanted a copy I would have let him take one. dont know how he got a copy of Beecher's letter of June 1, nor of February 8, 1871. think Beecher gave Tilton a copy of Mrs. Hooker's letter ot November 1, 1872. The witness's attention was called to the inter view with Beecher, on or prior to January 10, 1871, when a conversation was bad in reierence to Bowen's charges, and he was asked if he had stated all that bad occurred at that interview. The witness replied all that he now remembered. The witness was shown a letter, and said that it was the only letter be had now of Mr. Clark. He dd not remember having destroyed any letters he received from Clark and could not tell whether he showed this one to Beecher or not. Clark was the assistant editor of the Golden Age, employed by Tilton. The letter was offered in evidence and objected. Beecher's counsel stated that evidence had been offered during the trial, tending to show that this was a letter shown to Beecher and this was the reason they offered it in evidence. The witness had also stated that this letter was the subiect ot a conversation between him and Beecher. lie submitted that it would show the condition of affairs in the Golden Age office as communicated ' by uiarK, and mis suDject oi laiic oetween Moulton and Beecher. Mr. Fullerton ar gued that Moulton had received several letters from Clark, some of which, the witness stated, had been destroyed, this one being the only letter found, and that the counsel on the other side therefore inferred that this was the letter which formed the subject of conversation on that occasion. Judge Neilson said that the counsel for the defense would have to connect this letter .more definitely with that interview. The counsel on both sides read abstracts from the previous examination of the witness. The court ruled out the letter, and AN EXCEPTION tntn th Atana The witness con j - .v. tinued: I had a talk with Beecher about what Clark had said about the Golden Age. I don't remember telling Beecher that Mr. Clark said he had tried to get some person to purchase the Golden Age but had failed, 1 nor do I recollect telling him that Clark said he had been blamed for having any connection with such a paper or such a man. Nor do I remember telling him that the name of the editor was like a millstone on the paper. These questions were all propounded from the letter just ruled out. I think I have produced all the letters of Beecher in my possession. Some of them ! destroyed. I suppose intentionally. I can't tell anything about the time of their destruction, but think it was some time before I was eubpenaed, and I never said to Mr. Swan that Beecher and I had got into a controversy, and that Mr. Beecher bad either got to destroy me or I would de stroy Beecher. This concluded the cross-ex amination of the witness, and ex-Jndge Ful lerton began bis redirect examination. The witness resumed: I can't remember any of the particular letters or envelops relating to the controversy aesiroyea Dy nie. ine witness was asked with regard ts a conversation between him and Beecher on July 5, which was the subject of a long contest between the counsel, but was finally ruled in order by tne court. The question was answered by the witness, and the court then took the usual recess. After the recess Moultoa's redirect ex amination was continued. A letter was handed to the witness which he Identified, and said that he bad received the letter at tbe bands of Tilton, written to him by Mrs. Tilton. My hostility was commenced against Beecber by. seeing bis statement, and by his saying that he would ruin me. The witness was asked what Tilton said on recelvidg Beecher's letter of August 7, 1874, which gave rise to a long discussion among the counsel, .but was hnaily allowed by the court. The wit ness replied that Tilton on that occasion said: "lou know I have not had access to vour repositor v of material." The attention of the witness was also called to the letter of August G. Evarts said that this letter, he understood, was cot in evidence, and was shown to the' witness only to refresh his memory, aud to any evi denco relating to it ho would otiect. The letter was one written by Beecher calling on Moulton to produce the papers before the investigating committee, 'ihe witness replied : On the receintof this letter, I procured Theodore Tilton's consent and went BEFORE TIIE COMMITTEE with all the letters. Evarts objected to this, but Judge Neilson said he admitted it to show that Tilton's consent was given for the submission of the papers to the committee. The witness resumed: I went to tbe committee and told them I would produce the papers the next day before them. I went betöre the committee after that and took tbe papers incorporated in Tilton's statement before them. The witness was asked by the counsel why be did not take the other paKrs with him, and this was objected to by arts, but allowed by the court. The witness replied: On the Sunday preceding tbe Monday on which I had promised to take the papers before the committee, Gen. Tracy went with me to see Gen. Butler at the Fifth Avetme . Hotel, with regard to the suppression of tbe statement. " We had a conversation together In consequence of what took place then, I refrained from taking tbe papers. Tracy was acting for Beecber. This jatter sentence was ordered to be stricken out by the court. We bad a conference the. next morning at my house. The statement referred to was

the firBt long one I prepared and published. Mr. Tilton or Mrs. Tilton did not know that any money came directly or indirectly frcm Beecher. I never told them so. I never became acquaintedwith Mrs. Woodhull until after the publication ot her card in the World. She was invited to my house in order that I might use my influence with her to surpress these stories against Beecher. My wife objected to her being brought there. When Mr. Tilton Introduced Mrs. Woodhull to the audience in Steinway Hall on the evening of her lecture he came forward with the lady on his arm and said as nearly as I recollected it: "Ladies and gentlemen. It is quite unusual for mo to be in town during the lecture season and I unexpectedly find myself in here tonight. I find that several representative men have been asked to Introduce the lady who will address yon to this audience. Some have refused on the ground that they knew nothing of her character, and others on the ground that they are in doubt as to her views. As to the first, I think I know it, and will therefore take the responsibility of vouching for it, and as to the second point I do not know what her views are, and I have never heard her express them. She may be A FANATIC OR A FOOL, , but I would rather be either or both than lack the courage to ask from an American audience for a woman the right ol freedom of speech." Applause from the gallery.

Tbe suggestion was made to me to go to the lecture about 5 or 6 o'clock in tbe afternoon. I am a member of the Produce Exchange uu ueenBoror many years. A great numoer of men ppoke to me about the scandal after it broke out. I should think about 20 or 30. An argument having arisen between tbe counsel as to whether tbe witness ai any conversation with Beecber in regard to what he might say about the matter to any person who might speak to him, Beach rose, and addressing the court, stated that a limes reporter said that he had received some points from one ot the counsel to be used in preparing an article for publication on the cross-examination of this witness which would be freely com mented upon in tbe article. He asked me court to admonish tbe person about to publish the article that if this party pubusueu comments on the case, the counsel threatened to bring him before tbe court and have him punished lor contempt. Judge Neilson said that he could take no ac tion other than counseling the jury to read nothing of the casein the papers. Tbe counsel remarked that there was a statute in forco giving the court power to nunish the nartv so offending. The court replied that com ment on tbe case might occur in a New Jersey paper, er Philadelphia one, and so find its war into the homes of some nf the jury, and this court bad no control over them xuo witness continued: un the occasion of my interview with Charles Storrs, I told mm, aner x naa leiegrapned from Lowell to the committee that I wonld go before them to testify, that Beecher hsd told me that hA had committed adultery with another wo man oesiues Mrs. niton. I said that mv cross-examination before the committee would do away with Burnishim? utaf nmnt The portrait hanging in my parlor was given to me by Tilton in 1871. The witness was shown four notes which he identified as the notes given the subscribers to the Goldm Age by Theodore Tilton. and also a letter accompanying them. They were offered on evidence by ex-Judge Fullerton. The letter was aaaressed to Tilton, and informed him that the subscribers herewith returned him the notes and wished success to his naner in the future. The witness said: The Woodhull publication appeared in the paper after these notes were (riven back. At this rmint the court adjourned for the day. Moulton, it is stated, will resume the stand to-mor row. TILTON VERSUS BEECHER. MOULTON'S LABT DAT OS THE STAND THE STEINWAY HALL SPSECH MRS. BEADSHAW'S EVIDENCE. New York, Jan. 27. The suit of Theo dore Tilton against the Bey. Henry Ward Beecher was resumed this forenoon promptly at 11 o'clock, before the usual counsel, in the Brooklyn City Court. Two ladies, who entered with Assistant Pastor Ilalliday, took the space heretofore occupied by Mrs Tilton and her friends. Judge Neilson admonished the counsel that a great deal of time was spent in argument which greatly delayed the trial. He asked them to advise him when they desired to argue any point. Evarts explained, supported by Ex-Judge Fullerton, that tbe examination of the witness yesterday, after he had been informed ofthe death ol his mother, was at nis own (tne witness') request, j he redirect examination of Moulton was then resumed, , and he deposed that at none of his interviews with Beecher did he deny the charges ot adultery with Airs. . Tilton. The witness attention was called to a letter written Dec. 26, 1870, and he was asked if be had seen this letter before it was given him. He replied mat ae naa not. r.x-J uage Fullerton said that these were all the Questions he had to ask tbe witness. At this point Beecher and bis wife arrived and took their custom ary seats. The witness was then re-cross examined by Gen. Tracy, and said: The speech made by Theodore Tilton at the Steinway Hall meeting was not called to my mind since about a fortnight after the speech was delivered, until 1 repeated It from recol lection here. The witness' atttentlon was called to the report oi the SPESCH IN TBS WORLD, and be replied that it was like tbe speech made by Tilton: I think it differs from the original in having nothing about "freedom of speech." Still reading the speech, the witness said: I do not remember his saying that he believed in ' er; but I do recollect the word3, "vouch for her," and I do not remember tbe hisses which are here; I do not remember his saying that she would address them on tbe subject of social freedom. I dictated the speech to Mr. White, who wrote it down, and I kept the manuscript. The witness' attention was called to an interview at tho Fifth avenue hotp, and be was asked by Gen. Tracy if th9 letters which he . (Gr-n. Tracy) desired him not to give to the committee were not the letters of Mrs. llooker, tbe letter ot Joan Hooker to bis wife and the letter of Tbos. K. Bsecher to his sister. The witüoss replied: I thi nk not. At a consultation at my house th next morning Franklin Woodruff, William C Kingsley, my father, my wife and myself were present, and it was agreed as to w hat papers were to be submitted to the committee. In reply to a direct question, the witness said: lou asked me to keep back a paper of Henry Ward Beecher. The witness continued: I am not agreed on the subiect of divorce with them, but have read the Golden Age articles on it. : I could not tell Mr. Tilton's sentiments on the subject. I talked with him on the subject of free love and tbe marriage relation. I do not symFathize with Mrs. Woodhull in her views. tblnK I conversed with people for at least a fortnight on the Woodhull charges at the time of their publication. Gen. Tracy here announced these were all the questions he desired to ask. Ex-Judge Morris now left the room, and soon returned with a lady said to be MRS. BR ADS IIA W, who took a seat beside the counsel for the prosecution. The witness was asked and explained that the meeting held at his house was connected with an interview of the prefluenoes. Mr. Campbell then presented a tabulated statement of the vote of all the

parishes in the protest, giving a com pi lation vious day at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, which was to determine what documents should be presented before tbe committee. Moulton then vacated the witness chair and Mrs. Bradshaw was called. She gave her name as Margaret A. Bradshaw and said: I have resided in Brooklyn 23 years. My husband's name is Arfdrew Bradshaw. I am a communicant ot Plymouth Church, and have been connected with it 12 years. My name is on tbe church roll still. I know Theodore Tilton and frt. Tilton. Our families exchanged visits. Mrs. Tilton had beeu my most intimate friend. I generally vistted her two or throe times a week. I know Mr. Beecber. He frequently made pastoral visits to my house, but I did not often pay social visits to his home. I saw the charges by Mr. West against Mr. Tilton of slandering Mr. Beecher, after they were made. I was asked to be a witness with regard to those charges. After seeing the charges I communicated with Beecher. I wrote to Mrs. Beecher. Judge Fallerton asked for tbe letter from the defense, who said they bad not " had time Jo examine their papers, but promised to find it as soon as poesible. The witness continued: I pretfT py of the letter to Beecher and naa a letter in reply from Beecher. It was rr0?Q?d nd identified. I always considered Tilton'a family as an extraordinary ?PPn?ne . think no OD wold know airs. Tilton and not love her. I never knew ot any severe trouble among them up to three or four years, three years I think. The copy of the letter of Mrs. Bradshaw was read In evidence, telling Beecher she bad been summoned betöre ihe church comaittee and she would abide entirely by what he Tr0,,87, asking tor an interview, saying that Elizabeth R. Tilton had made no confession to her, and directing him to reply The reply from Beecher was also read.dated October 7. 1873, thanking Mrs. Bradshaw for the note, and Btating that she should follow his course, and refuse to allow the public to meddle, as whatever difficulty had arisen had been amicably settled. The witness resumed: I did not appear before the committee to give my evidence. CROSS-EXAMINATION BY SHEARMAN. I think that after Mr. West had prepared his charges he read them to me to see if they were correct. It was then a very short time before I wrote my letter. Mrs. Tilton was an eminently devoted wife and mother during 1839, 1870 and 1371. She was as devoted as I have ever known her. I have no special remembrance ol her demeanor in the fall of 1868. I was acquainted with the religious views of Mr. and Mrs. Tilton during theie years. I seldom saw Beecher and Mrs. Tilton together thn

Their conduct at those times was eminently proper and decorous. The defense an nounced that this was all thsv hart to ask the 1 witness, who retinut and the usual recess was taken. After the recess ex-Jcdge Fullerton called William T. West to the Bland. He said : I am cashier in a bank in New York and reside in Brooklyn. I was in Plymouth Church lrom 1870 to 1873. and was a member of tbe examining committee in 1870. .Atr. Beecher requested to be appointed a committee cf one to see Mr. Tilton after the Woodhull bioeraDhv was nnhlishivi. and he was so appointed. Mr. Beecber reported to tbe committee havinc sen f r Tilton, and that he (Tilton) was in a critical position, that he had many troubles, and had been surrounded bv bad influences, and be thought Tilton should be left to his lriends and no action taken bv th church. I called on Beecher In November. 1872, and informed hira that he had ben appointed one of a sub-commit tee to see Tilton in reference to his position on tbe Woodhull matter Beecher replied that he was verv hnsv then, but would meet the committee in about three weeks. Mr. Beecher said that this story rested simply on the words of two whores, but that if any PERSON OP RESPONSIBILITY made these attacks I would see how soon he would dispose of them. I told him that Tilton was a responsible person, and that if he put forth these stories he should be expelled from the church. No card was published to my knowledge in the Golden Age, denying these charges. The next interview with Beecher was on the 27th of June, 1S73, when I made charges against Tilton before the examining committee. The amended charges were placed before tbe com mittee on July 1, 1873. When my charges were submitted to the committee Beecher said to me that I was taking the right course, but be thought this was not tbe proper time ' to submit the charges, as many of the members were absent in the country. When Beecher spoke to me bis tone was angry and threatening. Before I presented tbe charges to the committee I told Mr. Beecher their substance, Mr. Fullerton read the charges preferred by West againet Theodore Tilton before tbe committee. The witness continued: These charges were returned to mo by the committee for amendment. Mr. Beecher had some knowledge of the amended charges, as of tbe former, leaving out .the third specification. The amended charges' were submitted to tbe committee on tbe 2d of September, 1873. The committee adopted a resolution on the charges. The witness was asked tbe nature of the resolutions, but the question was objected to by the defense on the ground that it had not been shown that Beocher or the witness was present. The objection was sustained after a brief argument. A series of questions which followed were also objected to on the ground tbat Beecber eras absent at tbe time of the adoption oi tbe resolutions referred to. Fullerton read the minutes of the committee containing tbe resolutions adopted by the committee. The witness continued: Saw Mrs. Bradshanr and showed her the third specification in the charges. I think this was in July or August, 1873. The witness wa cross-examined by Shearman: I reoiember at the interview with Beecher, August 31, 1S73, that he said that ali the difficulties be tween him and Tilton were buried. I remember Beecher distinctly making Lin re port after his appointment as A COMMITTEE OF ONE to see Tilton. I think this report wa made in the early part of November or December, 1S71. I do not recollect that Beecher was present at the meeting cn December 1, 1S71. There never was anything done in tbe matter of Tilton at tbe public meetings of tbe examining committee before the church. The witnoss was shown the minutes of the committee, and, after refreshing his memory, admitted that Beecber bad not been appointed a committee but had been inlormally directed to visit Tilton. He was also shown a pamphlet, but coula not recognize it as the "Life of Victoria Woodhull." He said :' I saw her "Life" on the news stands and beard it talked about. Franklin Woodruff was the next witness called. lie responded in answer to Fullerton: I am a member of the firm of Woodruff fc Kobicson, and a partner of Moulton. I remember an interview at Tracy's office between Moulton, Tracy and myself. We met in consultation in reference to matters growing out of this scandal. The witness was asked what took place at the Interview, but this was objected to on the . ground that Beecher was not then present, and a long argument ensued. The argument was still going on when the court adjourned lor the day.

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