Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 31, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 March 1875 — Page 7

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, TUESDAY MAIICII 23 1875

BATHING AT CONEY ISLAND.

TUE MORBID MAELSTROM. TESTIMONY FOR E EFEXSE MOtXTON's PACK OF LIES A JOURNALIST ON THE STAISD. New York, March 16. At the TiltonBeecher trial this morning, ex-Judge Fullerton, cf the counsel for the plaintiff, was present and expressed himself as fully recovered from bis recent indisposition. Mr. Shearman, of the counsel for the defendant, entered accompanied by Bessie Turner and another woman. Mr. Beecher and wife occupied their usual places. Mrs. Tilton was absent. Mr. Shearman called as first witness, Reuben V. Ropes, lie testified: I reside in IS Remseu street, Brooklyn; am importer. 1 bad an interview with Mr. Moulton inlS73, and asked him if there was anv truth in Woodbull 8 story or bis going to Beecher with a pistol, and demanding certain papers. He replied, it is a d d infernal lie. I then asked him if there was any truth in the Woodhull stories, and be sa d they are a pack oMofernal lies. Mr. Ropes was not cross-examined. , Abner II. Davis was next called. He testified that be resided at S5Ö Henry street, Rronklvn. and was a merchant. 1 am acquainted wit h Francis D. Moulton, and conversed with bim about toe scandal oa November 12, 182. i asked him for God's sake to tell me what tbis report meant. He replied that there was not a word of truth iu it. His manner was reserved, indignant and aaroisMc. Witnesajnot cross examined. inhn w Mon next testified: 1 reaide at No. 40 Hicks htreet, Brooklyn. I am a broker and commission me: chant. I know Moulton tea or fifteen years, and know hia firm ever since tbev have been in busi ncss. I bad aconveisatlon with him about a month after tbe Woodhull publication, on the ll-ior of the Produca Lxcbarjce. Mr Fullerton otjected to the witness being further questioned on the matter, as Moulton had not been interrogated In regard to him. Objection sustained and the witness atenned down. Kdward M. Biden testified: I reside in Willow street, Brooklyn, and know Francis D. Moulton. I met him alter tne puDiicauon of the Woodhull story, and had two conver sations wilh him about lt. I asked Moulton If. so far as Beecher was concerned, there was any truth in the story, and he replied that he was as good A FHIEND OF BEECHER as I was, and would answer the question at a proper tlm . I met him asain afterward, and asked him the same question. He said it was all false, or something to tbat effect. I said I was glad to her it, and left. He waa verv emnhatic in denvinc the truih of it. Cross-examination I don't remember that he said if the story was not true it was Infamous. W. 11. Barlow was next exam ined. IIa said: I reside in Pierreoont stl'-et. Brooklpn. Am a dealer in crain. I remember the publication of tho Woodhull scandal, and at tbat time knew Moniton. I met bim olten after the publication of tbe scandal a' the produca exchange. We bad a conver sation about it and I Hsked him it the state znent in regard to B9echer was true. He answered, iu substance, that there was not a particle of truth m it. Si lir bs regarded IlMCber. Moulton used words that would cover tbe etatemeut that Baecher was as pure a man as ever lived. He aid Beecher was entirely innocent, and if his life was not an answer r'othiDg tbat be could sav would be suthcieut. As the next wit ness was called Mr. Beach rote and said it was not necessrv to call so many witnesses, as Moulton didn't ueuv having used these expressions, and ho thought this course was Improper. Judge Neilson suggested that Mr. Shearman thould limit liie witness which Le promised to do. Cbas. II. Caldwell, com mission merchant on Broad street, New lork, testified: know Moulton. and after tbe publication the Woodhull scandal I asked bim if there waa any truth in these stories, and he replied there was NO TRUTH IS THEM. ire said it was all a pack of lies: that Tioher'a relations were no different from mine. Thomas M. Cooke was the next witness, lie testified a3 follows: -I reside in Detroit, and I am a journalist. In 1S71 I was con nected with tbe New York Sun, and became amnainted with Mr. Tilton In that year. I a! o bccime acnuaiutcd with Mrs. Wood hull and her sirtier about that time. Before T knew Tilton I was sent to their residence in Thirty-eighth street, New 'ork, on the 8th or June, in mat year, to interview mem. I visiteu mem uuhuk iuw uc&v jow v.r. r.n Viiiclncca hot h at their jiiumua .71 . ..... - - house acd office in Broad t-treet., Mrs. ) Woodhull introduced me to Tilton at their f thee. I atterwarus nau a conversation I with Tilton in which he spoke Vfry highly I and waa euloizistic of Mrs. woodhull. lie pronounced be a very remarkable woman, l but I don't remember whether I e said any I thing about her purity. This was either in her office or while walking down street. I I often met Tilton during tbe summer land fall at her house and office. I went to Mrs. Woodhull's house tb.9n about two or three times in a week, generally in the evening I think. I met 1 Tillen there about a half dozen times. I I trequently took lunch with Mrs. Woo.ihull I at her office in Broad street, as did Tilton J sometimts. His visits there extended during the entire summer, when I visitsd Mrs. Woodhull's houe I was generally in the parlor. I remtniter on several occasions Tilton cabing to me from up. stairs and tell ins me no; to eo as ne wanted to see me. This was about miduight. We left the house on several occasions together. I remember on several &ccasioua whn I le!t the house Tilton remained there. It was then perhaps after 9 or 10 o'clock, possibly 11 or 12. Iilton and I had ou one occasion a conversation about the method of re porting interviews for newspaper. There were tben present Colonel Blood, Stepben Pearl Andrews and Mrs. Woodhull. Tilton was not present when tbe conversation o?ned but he was sent for by Mrs. Woodhull and then he came In. Tbe coiiVf rsation u.en turnoa on an in terview with Mrs. Woodhull which I preparing to publish in November, 1871, tbe day of the Sleinway Hall meeting. I had a conversation with Mrs. ooJfcull. Mr. Til ton came in a carriage to drive and Mrs. Woodhull prepared her self and drove away wilh him. On tie dav after I a-.rr.in saw Mrs. Wcodhcsll at her ofhee, aud had a conversation wiib her. I had an interview with Mr. Woodhull at whicva Tilton was present, and the name of Beecher was mentioned as relerred to in the previous conversations. Mrs. Woodhull urged me to write up the Beecher scandal. I aid to ber that if I should attempt to write up such a story ok the representations of a third party 1 would involve my paper In a Good or libel suits. Slie id tbat there wa no ni to take it from third parties, as Tilton had all the letters and paper connected it h it. She said it would take the root otf Plymouth Church, shake Brooklyn to its t jnudation-s, and KEVOL.CTIO:;iZE MODERS SOTIETT; that any paper would ba glad tc get hold of such a storv. I to!d her I did not wish to do anything with it. When I refused to write this article for the ge'ncral market, they urged me to write it for the Woodhull & Claflin Weekly., At ail of the interviews where tbis subject ciai? op Tilton, I be-

lieve. was present. I was asked anaurgea

... s I think by .Mrs. wooaouit nu " write it up for the Woodhull & Claflio Weekly. I told hint I might take a position on me noiueu s I could not hazard my reputation on the Weekly. I was to write up local sensations nr thAM rtanars. and my ealarv was to be paid out of botb. Cross-examined by Fullerton Mv residence is in Detroit. Thought a newspaper out there, and I am now wind- . a la T la ing up busiuess conncieu who n. i called tbe Detroit Union. When l ieit Brooklyn I went to Detroit, ana wraen I was in Brooklyn I was connecieu with the San. I was a wrner on the Sun and was paid by the piece ior three months, 1 was on a story. I never was discharged irom tha Sun lor writing libellous articles for lt. i wruo articles and was at liberty to sell them to anv paper I pleased. I first went to Detroi. in 1S60, where I taught school for two years. I was then engaged in Beiiing wj kept a book store, but I failed in the business. After the war broke out I was an army correspouueu for the Nfw York Herald, ana alter toe war remaicelinits employ three or four year. I was then a special agent in tne postcrucw department for a short time. After I was Inspector or customs ai mo non im custom house, and when I was removed I into the emolov ot the Sun. I have corresponded with Mr. Shearman about this matter, I think. oeiore tue inveiix"B committee began its labors. When I saw the sta'ement in the papers from Tilton I wrote toSfceirman. Tbe second weeK oi tue inai a camo here and bad an Interview with Shear man. I returned to I) Stroit since, iwaspaia one hundred dollars for my expenses. My hotel bill was about thirty dollars, my fare twenty-live dollars, and tbe remainder was spent in incidental expenses. This hundred dollars was given to me in two items ar.d for mv expenses, court at thU time took the usual recess. Afierreress Cooke resumed ihe stand. Cross-examinion contiuued. He testified: I drew another $.j0 Irom Mr. Shearman to nnme down on this trial. I left Detroit nil ttl V last iriD vv n. o4u lat Wednesday. I did not write the Mcoue libel fortbeSuh. Tbe libel was in theheading of the article, for tbe article itself was not libelous. A portion of this article was written hv me. Mv leaving the San was net in anv way connected with the writiijc ot tbis article. The first time I spoke to Mrs. wooanuu was on the 8th ot June, 1871, at her reaiaence In 38th sreet, New York, i aid not Know Theodore Tilton then, except by Hgbt. 1 hwtrn norm ain ted with him and was intrndnoed to him a dav or two afcer at the office of Mrs. wooauii; Bheintrodnoed hira. I went the first time tr! narortain noma facts abOUt tU6 UeatU OI her hrr.ther-in-law. Dr. Soarr. I was asicea to make the acquaintance of Mrs. Woodhull lOrpurpOStS UI iiiiuiuiibimu, uj iui.ii of the Son, and also by Mr. uummmgs. I saw Tilton several times beiore 1 was introduced to bim. 1 saw him there almost daily up to the time of the Steinway Had meeting. 1 was icero aiinost umwv to lollow out instructions given me. Sometimes I would go into an inner room, and at other tunes he would hold communications with the ladies. Miss Claflin was sometime? there and also Col. Blood. I think that Tilton held private conversations with Mrs. Wood bull in the iouer room because the door was closed. I imtiK I met him AT MRS. WOODHULL'S HOUSE about a dozen times in tbe summer ana fall of 1S71. I was upstairs la that house once, but do not remember being in a raotn there once. I never remember or ueing in Col. Blood's l.brarv up stairs. I could not swear I met him there more than half a dozen times. I can not say when I bad the firt conversation with him there. 1 was .iAnt from New York in 1S71. I think in KeDtember. less than two weeks, In Tioira countv. Tbe conversation after the Steinway Hall meeting, 1 was in Mrs. Wood hull' office ou liroaoi street about five or six days after the meeting, and not a fortnight. I am not aware tbat Mr. Tilton lelt tbe citv the day after the meet lnr bnt will swear that be was present at thatinterview. Mrs.Woodhul and Col. Blood were present at that Interview, l am auite eure the conversation tooK piace in iha fall of 1S71. about tbe time of the put) ligation of the Tilton storv: it was beJore the Woodhull publication. I never applied tn Tilton for emDlovment on mo . . i GclJen Ase. He was the origi nal proprietor of it. When I went to Mrs. Woodhull's, I never took any person with me that! remember. I took my own ohild there once: It was about nine or ten years old. I remained about an hour and I do not remember if I took any person there. T saw Mrs. Woodhull just two weeks aso last Thursday, in uetrou She sent for me. I went to her room and had an interviaw with ber. Thi3 was alter äheatman had written to me, and X only saw her that evenintr. I am not sure tbat Shearman wrote oftener than once to me. hae receivM letters from Mr. Hill inee I was here before. I had an Interview with him and Mr. Tracy while I was here before. I did not know Mrs. Woodhull was at ueirou until sbe tent me a cote. It9-direct examination What I meant by writing sensational articles was something that the public were inter ested in. Working by piece work in a paper is considered more preicrable, and was more profitable to reporters thaa working on a saUrv. John Gallagher was next called. He tes tified : I reside at No. CO Scbermerhorn street, Brooklyn. I know Theodore Tilton and bavo known bim ever, eineo I was In tbe livery stable busi ness. I was employed by Tilton at one time to take bim to Coney Inland in the latter part of the summer ot IS71. There was a lady wltlyiim. Mr. Iilton tooK a carriage from his own house. Ihe lady was there with him. on our arrival at ;oncy Island thev left tbe carriage to go to bathe. They went a little- ways from me and came back, and Tilton said they were going to bathe, and both gave me their old watches. I c mid not ee them batbe. They were away al oat an hour, but I did not look to sse if there wh anv appearance of their having bathed. Thy took back their watches acd I drove thfra to Tilton's houe. which he entered, the lady remaining in the carriage. On their way to U.iney Island Tilton had a roll ol papers. I could not say how manv. When Tilton returned frcm his house I drove them to Hemsen street, between Hicks street and the river. iA"bcut dark Tilton told tse I might gi home, and return at 12 o'clock. They went into tbe bouse, and I came back at thafhour with a close carriage end took them to New l ork, I think to SSth street. Til;on got out and went into the home with the lady I think. Tilton got ir.to the carriage again and I drove him heme. Tbe witness was here banded a photograph of Mr?. Woodbull, and said he thought this wa3 the Mine lady who was with Tilton on that occasion. Tbe prosecn tion waived a cross-examination ot this wit ness. Shearman then called Samuel P. Hal lMav. who testified: I reside at No. CO Hicks strett, Brooklyn. I am clergyman, and ct present am Bsecber's assistant. I have assisted fctm about five yeara. My first c ilice in the church was as a memlvnl the examining commute, and subsequently as oue of th deacons. I was also clerk ol the ct urch. was introduced to Beecher 16 or 17 years ago Mv Mtnuaintance with Iilton is very limi ted. I never know him to speak to him until abont live years ago. I thiuk I met him first . to speak to him st

Sundav school party giveniby Ciptain Pun-1 can. I was about five years connected with tbe Five Points House ot Industry, but before that was connected with the Home for the Friendless. I remember the publication otthe Woodhull scandal in 1S72. I "first saw a eoov of it the 2th ot October. I saw

Beecher on that dv before I saw this publi cation or heard of it. Beecher spoke to me about tbis scandal and called a meeting of a few of the members ol the church that evening, among them Messrs. Boll, White. Hi"l, Hawkins, and others. I am acquainted with Mrs. Moulton, wife of . . a . Francis l). Moulton, out not intimately, i think I met her in thopringof 1S72. It ws a simple pastoral call. My attrition was directed to Beecher's portrait by Mrs. Moul ton, while we were talking about a Hairs or church. I had a subsequent interview with her, oa a Wednesday morning. the 29th or SOth of October, 1872. The last Wednesday, I think, in the month. It was on the morning after the meeting Oi' tbe church members. Mr. Moulton received me at the door. I spoke to her on tbe subject of the Woodhull scandal. I think I asked her what it meant, or why her name was connected with it. I think she said sbe did not know why her name was nsed in connection with the story. She said Becberw88 ber pastor and she believed in bim. 1 faw Mrs. Moulton several limes subsequent to this period at Plymouth Church. 1 think I saw her six times. She stood at the side of the p'atform and on each occasion after service she shook hands with Beecher and mvself. Some questions were put to the witness with regard to the action of Plymouth Church on tbe m&tter of tbe scandal, which were objected to by the prosecution and caused a series of arguments Wetween the counsel, in one of which Baach asked "why the other side attempted t j introduce the actions of these underlings ot the church." "Underlings," repeated Kvsrts. "Yes," said Mr. Beach, "Underlings, I repeat, using tho word not as an offensive term, for it is rather a compliment to be an underling to the greatest man on the face of the earth." Lautrbter, mingled witb applause. Judge Neilson ruled tbat the defendant's counsel might bring into court tn tbe morning tbe church records showing tbe contemplated action ottbe church members, that evidence of it could not be introduced by conversations. Tbe court adjourned. SCANDAL SCINTILLATIONS TINUED. CONHALIIDAT ON THE STAND TESTIMONY OF MRS. LUCY W. MITCHELL PROF. JAY TESTIFIES. New York, March 17. Notwithstanding this i3 St. Patrick's day, and beautiful out doors, tbe Brooklyri court room was crowded when the canse ol Tbeodoie Tilton vs. the li-iv. Henry Ward Beecher was called. All parties to the suit were present, and among the attentive listeners were many women. Assistant pastor Halliday resumed the Etacd and tes tified : I rememb?r tho interview I had wiih Tilton at my house on tbe morning ot the 18ih of November. For tbe first lew moments Tilton and myself were present, but George A. B-dl called shortly after. Bf-11 told me his errand, ar.d turned to go, when Tilton said: "(Jeonre, don't go." Tilton then said he hd called by advice ot his friend, Frank Moulton, to contradict the Woodhull scandal; s'ild it was entirely nntrue, without shadow of truth. Lie said it was lust as false as if be would go over to New York aud ay the tree in front ot Halliday's house was covered with five hundred Hags representing every nation ot the earth. lie said my wife was as pure as light; lor me to ask Btecher and ne would tell me she was pure as gold. Tilton would net specify any charge, although I repeatedly asked bim to do so. niton said Moulton bad document? relating to cnarges made against Beechsr Tilton sprke of the Woodhull publication as a fabrication. He said be wrote her lite for tbe purpose of keeping her still, and stated that he was campaigning in -New Hampshire when tbis publication apieared. and was utterly astounded when he heard of it being published. Mr. Tilton said it Beecher would po to church and tell them of tbe offense, it was so slight they would overlook it. lie Fpoke of Beecher' offense as being quite venial in its character. Evarts asked ior suspension of examination of this witness to call MRS. LUCY W. MITCHELL. Permission was given and Halliday le't the stand. Mrs. Mitchell tben took the stand and testified : Iiasided in Brooklyn for the past twenty years. I am employed as nurse; have had considerable experiecce in attending women durirg confinement for the last fifteen years. I attended Mrs. Tilton first in 18tJ7, during her confinement, and remained witb her till April, 1SG3. She had sickness following her confinement, and the child was brought up by my hands and not by the breast. I bad known Mrs. Tiiton originally since '07; i minK niton was aosent irom January, at that' period, until the middle of March. In my attendance upon her 1 became ntimate with her and know her character as wife and mother. She was very affectionate, and she was generally epeaking of pro moting happiness in ber home during tbe period. There was no frequency of Baecber' alls at the house, nor did I observe ny terms cf intimacy between ttem when he did call during Mrs. Tilton's confinement. The sik room was up one flight of stairs, and sepa rated from another room by means o' fjiuj doors. I saw Kte Carey, employed h tre as nurse. I saw bar there in my co attendance, wnen Mrs. iiicou was sick, during my two first attendances on Mrs. Tilton. I knew of Beecher s cailn, though I never saw him in my first attendance. I rem?mber, I knew of Beecher sending a basket of llowers, but I did not . .a m- a. 1.1 r . see him mere. 1 auenaeq airs, niton when she had a miscarriage, and sbe seemed to me to b- suffering from a troubled micid. Säe also seemed very weak, and had suffered from loss of blood before 1 came. I consid ered her to be in a weak and critical condi tion, which continued during my attendance of one week; I nursed her constantly dur ing that period, aud was with her all the time. Mr. Tiiton came to seo her in the early part ol the week; he was very much agitated; he said HE WAS RCISED, as be tad been discharged from tbe Union; the children were all there at the time. Tilton brought papers into the sick room then. The witness was asked if he observed arjy effect ol this conversation on Mrs. Tilton, to which Beach objected, and a brief argument ensued. Judge Neilson finally allowed the rjoebtion, and witoess replied: she appeared to be excitea. and l a-Kea Mr. iiuou not io talk In the room; he then walked out of the room. During that week I saw Mr. .Moulton at the bouse in Tilton's company. They had a conversation together in the room ad joining tbe tick roo-n.a portion of which was carried on in Mrs. mton'a nearing. i iuiiik I objected to their thus talkit g togKher in tbe sick room. I think their talKswreai fectinz Mrs. Tilton' health acd condition Mr. Kvarts tben a&ked witness wbat ttlVct vss observed by her to be caueii on Mr? Tilton bv these conventions, snd it was ot j'cted to. Wy counsel tor plaintiff, and ruled out on tbe ercund teat its form whs eadine. The witness then continued: Th study was on the same fl or as the ball. asked these gentlemen to leave tbe sick room and repair to the study lor their con versation. I regirded thee disturbances es unfavorable to Mr3. Tilton's health. Dur-

ing tti3 week of my attendance I do not remember bow often Ti'ton was in the bonse. I remember on one occasion Tilton coming up to his wife's room aud reading to her. 1 was in tbe other room atd the folding doora closed. I recollect cne night Mr. Beecber visiting Mrs. Tilton. It was on a Friday night, tbe night of prayer meeting, and outside a snow storm was raging. Tilton lelt the house before Batcher's visit, and returned after it. I was in bed asleep when he returned, and his loud talking to his

wile awakened ms, and I told him this would never do, and I spoke to him of my fear that his wifs would take cold; think this was about midnight. Tilton remained iYi'his wife's sickroom about an hour. While I was in the study, I beard Mrs. Tilton'a voice in TOS ES OF ENTREATY; he came into the study, got a paper and returned to bis own room. When I returned I found Mrs. Tilton very nervous and agitated, and shortly after I went to bed. I heard Tilton when he was pacing the floor on the occasion when Tilton said he was ruined. Bessie Turner was in and appeared to be affected at tbe statement; sbe showed ber feeling by sinking and falling down on the sofa in a partial faint. Think she was weeping alter she received the Information. During this week Mrs. Tilton continued to suffer from renewed loss of blood. I lelt on Monday morning, January 2, from econd period of my sprvice with Mis. Tilton. At both times of Mr. Tilton's return to the bouse during this week. Mrs. Tilton had sunered from loss of blood, and was very faint and weak. Cross-examined bv I ullerton : I went there, ou the first occasion. on tbe 17th of December, 1807, and left tbe 1st or April. 1808 I returned on the second visit in the June following. Paul was born on the IMtb of December. 1807. In June. 1S9, 1 was there on a visit of two weeks. Th next time I was in the family was on the Ziia oi December, ib,u, in tbe capacity ot r nurse. Mrs. xuton had then been ill for a week before I came. I did rot know myself that she was ill, but was informed of it. She was In bed, ill and week, I slept with Mrs. Tilton every night when sbe was ill, without exception. I made no memorandum or tne occasion when Tilton came to the house in the middle of tbe day. I could not tell bowl remember that that was tbe time he said he bad left the Union and was ruined. Have eo recollection of what day of the month it was. It was be fore I left on the 2d of January, but I tbmk it was one week previous. I went there on Saturday, and it was on following wetk. J am sure ne earn HE HAD HE EN DISCHARGED from the Brooklyn Unir-n, atd did not use the name of any other paper. I told bim the doctors told me to keep Mrs! Tilton quiet l think iilton visited his wile's room at least once a day, but can't remember the second occasion on which I admonished bim It was on the 30th of December that Beecber visited her. I remember that visit because it was prayer meeting night. I opened the uoor i.ir tiepcn.r woen r neara tne oeil ring, and asked himn. No person accompanied bim, nor did I see any person oa thi stairs. I walked in Mrs. Tilton's room with him, and left him there, closing tbe door. I went down s'airs. No person requested ma to do so. Mrs. Tilton was in bed in a reclining position. I suppose I was down stairs about an hour. Betöre I returned he went out and then I went up stairs. I did not think anything about returning up btairs while be was there. It was my habit to leave and go down stairs when any person came in. I did not go down siarirs or leave the roora wien Moulton cilled; nor ws I requested to remain. When I heard the door close I knew Beecher had gone. I did not notice on my return to the room that there were any writing materials in it. There was a secretary in the other room containing writing materials, but you had to pass between lolding-doora Irom Mrs. Tilton's room to reach tbem. The court here took tbe usual rece-s. After recess Mrs. Mitchell's croäs-examina tiou was continued by Ex-Judge Fullerion. Sbe testified: The secretary in the other room was shut as a general rule, but I do not remember il I saw it open, while I was there in December, 1870, or January, 1871. I did cot sse any person write there while I was in the royin. The next day I saw Moulton there. I do not remember tbe day or the hour, but it was 'in the daytime. I was present when he was tbete the first time. He was a part ol the time in an adjoining room, and may have been in Mrs. Tilton's room, but of ibis I am not ure. I remember one of his visi's he was I MKS. tilton's room, l rememoer taey tai&ed. Dut wnat about I do not reco lect. I can not tell what day it was tbat Tilton re?-d to his wife. lelt the room voluntarily, without beiaig requested, and went through the fold i eg doors into an adjoining room, and Mrs. Til ton closed the doors. I did not hear bis voice, but saw a book in his hand. but do not Amemher tbe name of ir. In h:s forujf r vtsits to her be read to her, and he requested me to leave tbe room then. I can not fix the time of th.i niznt when he returned alter Beecher's call. When he came tbat night I had cot got to my own room, but was in Mrs. Tilton's room. I told Mrs, 'Iilton Mr. echer wished to see her when he i ailed, and I do not remember that she made any reply. I have no way of fixing the tim? ot Tilton's return. That night I was awakened by Lia whispering to his wife, and told him this wwuld never do. About half an hour after I lelt the room occupied by Mrs." Tilton and went into toe study. Tiltcn ciuein there afcer about halt an hour. I do not think any person suggested my return to Mrs. Tilton's room. I heard the 'sound of conversation gfing on in Mrs. Tilton's room, but could not distinguish the words used. I heard Mrs. Tilton's voice as though used in en treaty ; she was speaking in a loud tone; I thought it was angry lx cause it was loud; I determined the character or her voice irom the loudness. Mrs. Tilton was feeble in strength when 1 went there, but improved while I was there a little. sue improved by the Saturday alter l got there, but not able to sit up in her room. 11 sbe did I do not know it. 1 went away on Monday, tbe 221 of January, and lelt ber in bed. I have made Kiendly cans Mnce l was tbere. at times. Tiltou invariably treated her well, in my presence, as far es I observed. The night Beecher called she was verv weak and low, and had been more or lets" so during that dav. I do not remember anv other nerson calling there that week When! went down stair" and lei; mem j did not think of telling Mr. Beecher what the doctor said about keepirg her quiet. do not remember what condition she was in after Mr. Beecher Lad gone away, aud went ud to her room. I suppose must have had some anxiety during my 'ttsence ol about an tour irom the room, but I can not recall what Ler con dition wss. When I returned I did not ob serve if she was crying. Redirect examina tion: I renieinbsr B-.mttime.s during her confinement that persons visited Mrs. Til ton in her sick room. I - remember Miss Alice Cary was one ol thatn. Mrs. Bradshaw was another, also an auut cf Mrs. Tilton', whose name I do not remember. I do not recollect tbat any gentlemen calif don ber wbila in her sick room. 1 did noüsee any person in her room exept Mr. Tilton, Mr. Beecher and Mr. Moulton. Recross-examination: On my return to the room alter Beecher's visit I now recall that she wa.i weak, but I an not recall any other feature of fher

condition. This coacladei Mrs. Mitchell's testimony. OCR OW 2! GAT ON THE STAND. Mr. Evartatheu called John L. Gay.and he testified: I reside In Bloomington, Ind., and have done so for three years. I have beenaresid nt ot that state for six or seven

yean.. I also resided In North Carolina, and 2 a;so in mis county. I am a clegyman and have b?en for thirty vears of the P. K. Church. In 1S72 I was connected with the Indiana State University at Bloomington,-wbi-h was and is open to both sexes for study. This has been so for S6ven or eight years. Mr. Tilton lc:ured there ou the ninth ot February. 1872. The subi?ct ol the lecture was marriige and dl vorco, aad Us title was "Home, Sweet Home." During that': lecture te gave an account ol the mirriace relation as he defined ir. lie told them to follow natnre in tbe formation ot th9 marital relations, not the laws or rature. He used very ill Urms about the church and state. He said to tbe audieocs that he would not permit the state to interfere or regulato tbe formation of this relation between sexe, I and It be could have his wav he wonl.i crush tbe state and the churcb too. He said if any two of vou love each other and promise to be faithful to each other. that vow makes you on?, without the Intervention of a priest. lie said that as they came together without formality on their mere desire, without church or stat, tbey could separate in the same way. He raid there might be a difficulty about providing for the children born in that av, buttbat the state ou?ht to take C3re ol them, 't here were forty-two or forty-four female students there a: that time. These young women were of ail age, varying from 15 to 21 or 22. I havo been hero two weeks to-day, and came here oa business with the church. Cross-exim-ined: 1 was written toby Shearman about two months ago with reference to this case. I received two letters ani replied to them. Shearman said be thought my presence would not be necessary. I gave him some facts about what 1 had told here but did not give him all I recollected, because I filled tbe sheet and thought I had given him enough. Not a dollar of expenses have been paid me. Shearman sent a telegram to my home telling me to come on and it was forwarded to me to New York. Kvarts gavo me notice to come here to-day. Atter this le ture of Tilton's "I addressed the meeting and be made a reply. The president of the university presided at tbat lecture. He lectured before a similar audience the next day in the college chapel on the same subject. I heard he was requested to repeat his lecture by tbe officers and faculty. I heard that the students passed a resolution ot thanks for hi lecture. I did not attend the second lecture became I was disgusted with tbe first. I whs a member of their laculty tben and continued tbere six cr seven months, when I resigned in consequence ot persecution I received for the action I took that night ol Tilton's lecture. 1 was REQUESTED TO RESIGN. I do not know Prof. Warrick, but have 1 uearu ms cam?, i neara he waa an elocutionary reader in and about the college I never heard him lecture In the college building. In the lorming of matrimonial relations, l bold tbat the laws of nature ought to be followed. I should not feel that l was marric-a oy a vow or resolution to a woman, nor do not believe so. I hold there should be some divine or reItgious sanction y either chuich or state, or both. I held tLere is no valid cause for divorce except that given in the New Testi ment, naniily, adultery. Under any other circumstances than adultery I hold that a man should not be divorced. I believe Mr. Tilton advocated desertion as a cau$e of divorce, or "blattered" something about it. lie reviewed tbe laws of the different states on divorce, and advocated their bar monization. l am not well acquainted with the Jaws of divorce iu Indiana. I held tbat a marriage performed bv a justice of the peace is a valid and legal marriage, though not a religions one. Bedirect examination: Atter Tilton's lecture I said to the audience I bad never heard a more dangerous lecture, both to place and audience. Tilton replied, running his bands through his hair, tbat he did not wish to measure swords with that gentleman on thesubject. II said be had been asked to deliver a lecture on this subject by both professors acd students, and tbis stirred up an opposition and fteling agairst me which kept on increasing, and in six weeks after I was constrained to resign my situation, and did so. Since that' I have pursued my calling as a minister. I was in New York two weeks when I received the telegram from home, day before yesterday. Uelore that 1 bad no communication from any gentleman connected wi:h this case. went and consulted friend as to ray course in the preaiisen. I bad no desire to be called on to testify in this esse; oij of the letter written by Gay to Shearman, which was offered in evidence. Alter a brief argument it was ruled out, but allowed tu be marked for identification. Tho witness then continued: "There was a change in the laws regarding divorce in Indi ma the first sFssion alter Tilton's lecture." This concluded (Jay's evidence, and the court ajjourned. SOLDIKRS' BOUNTIES THE VICB PRESIPENT EXPLAINS HIS VOTE FOUR CONVICTIONS HE GETS IN HIS WORK ON THE PRESIDE KT. To the Editor of theNalional Republican : Sir : In reply to your inquity touching my casting vote in favor of the bounty bill, I have to say tbat I was for nearly twelve years chairman ot the military committee of tbe Senate; that most of the legislation relating to tbe army during tho war was framed in tbat committee, and thst rrore tban 25,000 nominations were before it. This brought me in contact with and pave me some kuowledge of tbe officers and men, their feelings, sentiments and services. Then enterod the armies, during tbe first two acd a half years of the war, about l,2aO,OCO men, who were to receive as compensation tli a month and a bounty of one hundred dollars. Pay and bounty, when promised, were at gold rates when currency was at par, and when paid was not worth more than fifty cents on the dollar. Under the orders of the war department and the act of June, 18G4, increasing tbe pay, and the act of July ol the ssme year, giving a bounty of $100 for one year, ?20'J for two years, ana fjuo ror three years, 800 C00 men were called for by tbe president. Hundreds of thousands entered the armies, receivtd tbe increased bounties, three times larger than the veteraus had received who enlisted during the first three 3 ears. These thousands not only received at the rate ot eight and one-third dollars per month, bnt they received large local bounties. The ve'eraLB who had borne the brunt and burden of the first three years, had Bufivrtd from the inexperience of their officers and their own want of knowledge, and bad fought many and great battles lor the country, felt, wheu they taw these new men enter tbe army with national bounties tDrce limes larger than their owe, lhat justice demanded that they should bs put ou an equal looting wit. these raw recruits. At the close of the war they looked with confidence to tbo govrnment to right tbis sfeming wrong, so lar as the equalization of the national bounties could do it. When the thirty-ninth congress assembled, Mr. Xiblack, democratic member Irom Indiana, offered a resolution ior THE EQUALIZATION OF E0UNTIES. On the 19tb of March I introduced a bill providing for th9 equalization on the basis of

$ S 3.1 per month, tbat being the rate at which bounties had been paid during tne last ear of tho war. The Senate rnih'arv vnpmtee mad j a u ok; thorough Investigation, and on the 2,1 of May reported in favor ot the passage of the bill. Mr. Scbenck, from tbe military committee in the Hoiisp. renorted a

similar bill, which passed by a vote of lyj to raiiintr 10 pass tne tena;e, it was put by the House on an appropriation bill. Tho Senate not agreeing, it went to a committee ole nference. I prepared an amendment, providing that soldiers who had served three years should receive an additional bounty of one hundred, an J placed it in tho hands of the confdreuco committee. Tbis was agreed to, and fifty dollars were given to thofee who had served not lees than two years, and the bill became a law in July. lboo. providing, it was thouzht. in the ag gregate, about one half ci what was asked lor. Hostile presses insisted that it would take from cne hundred and fifty to two hundred million dollars. Mr. French, spcond auditor, put it at $ 100,003,000, and Mr. Broadneaa at a still metier sum. Toe a?t exoired in Jasuary last at tbe end ol eight acd halt years, and tbe amount required proved to bo. instead of hundreds .f miliions, f2,517.2M98. IolS70, under tbe lead ol Mr. Cobb, tho House adopted, without division a bill lor the equalizition of bounties. It was not acted on by the S3nate. mainly for tbe reason tbat the provisions ot the act of lSSti had not been fully executed. Knowing that tho soldiers, especially the old veterans, still demanded action and the equalization of bonntie, the national convention ia 1872, of the liberal republicacs and the democrats, resolved that tjey would do nothing to detract from the full "reward" of the soldiers, and the republicans adoDtenl a resolution in lavor of additional bounties, especially to those who had male "sacri fices." And mrelv the veterans who bail entered tho army nd fought three years lor a Dounty oi only $ 100 did make sacrifices. In the congress chosen upon these platfprma, the House, by a majority of 137, passed tho bounty bill. I gave my casting vote for tbe bill, and with my record, and often ex pressed views, ho w could I have done otherwise? 1 came out ot the war with THESE IX) CR TOXVICT10X9 burned into my brain and heart: that this nation should do justice to the men who entered tho war in its early vears. without bounty, or with only a bounty of one hun dred dollars; that it should keep taith at any oast with those who had furnished tbe means to cany on the war, and those who held the obligations of tbe government; that it should give citizenship an equality of rights to tho ireedmen; and that, by generous acd benelicient legislation, it should strive t" build up again the erring but smitten portion ol the country. Such I still believe to be the nation's duty and its highest interest. 1 have, therefore, no regrets to exprees or apologies to make ior my casting vote for tho bounty bill. The act of "lSC-J, by which more than $02,100,000 were paid, not a dollar of whicb, excepting their ices, went into the hands of claim agents, provided thf.t widows and minors and the parents ot deceased soldiers should receive the bounty. Tte bill lately passed did not include the parents, while many of the widows have been remarried, and many minors have become "ot age." Had it passed it could not have been fully carried out in less than 7 or 8 years, and, in amount, it could not exceed the sum required by the act of 1S0G. By no possibility could it hve takeu Irom tbe treasury more than 10,000.000 or $12.000,000 in the next tfto years. Tbe soldiers coo Id not have sold their claims; claim egents could not have bought them; the money would have been paid by the pay department, just as tbe money granted by tbe actollStXl was paid, directly to thev owner only, his fee going to the claim agent. Sirco oCiccrs otthe government and some editors may now, as they did concerning the act of 1SC0, wildly estimate tbat it must cost all tbe way Irom $100,0000.000 to ?300,O00,OC0. They were greatly mistaken then, as they would have been now. This act would have settled tho bounty question forever, on the basis of eight aud one-third dollars per month to all honorably discharged soldiers. It cauld not have taken from the treasury more than did tbe act of ISjG, not moro than ?oa,000,f.000. It could not have affected the credit of lho government, while thousands, whose valor saved the nation, would leel that the nation they saved had been juet and generous, too. Honest, honorable aud intelligent men may differ in regard to tbis bill, as they did in regard, to tbe act of 1SGC. That the president and bis constitutional advisers acted according to their sense of public duty, I do not entertain a doubt. But lor myself, I am for doing justico to the country's defenders by equalizing tbe bounties of those who made tbe greatest sacrifices, as I am for keeping fail faith with those who, with like nobility, came forward with their means to sustain the national cause. Both to me are sacred; though I do not forget tbat when the nation promised the soldier his bountv eurrency was at par, but when it was paid it was worth less-than sixty cents on the dollar, wh'le bonds bought 'with this money are now worth more than their face value in coin. 1J e-uy Wilson. Washington, March 15, 1S75. The second reading in tbe English parliament ot the new burial bill has been set down.for April 21. Its rejection, will then be moved by the members opposed to it. The bill provides for the burial oi the dead in parish churchyards, eithr-r with rites other khan those of the Church of England or wiih no rites at al), upon dnenctica being served upou the parish rector. 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