Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 34, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 April 1875 — Page 2

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL THURSDAY. APRIL 15 1875

UGECnCirS BENEFIT.

THE SAME OLD STORY. Another Batch of Letters Taken Up, Explained and Laid Aside. WORDS, "WORDS, WORDS. THE COURT ROOM STILL CROWDED MR MABMADUKE'S MUSINGS MORE TEARS AND SENSATION" 8 THB DOWN AND OCT LETTER ARGUMENTATIVE TESTIMONY. New York, April 7. Tho usual large crowd ought for admission to the Brooklyn city court tivdnv to listen to the continuation of Beecher's testimony in the great scandal case; bat only the regulation number were allowed to enter. Judge Neilson and all the counsel wtre on hand early, and at 11 o'clock Mr. Eeecher resumed his place on the witness stand. The for the defendant consulted about 15 minnt s. O. Soon after the Interview In tn car yoa wrote a letter to Moulton referring to tha letter of February 5, 17J, hm.'inj to witness a rrlnted copy.) 15eiortt wrltlnz thH letter Lad anything taad between you and Moulton wlilcli induced the writing? A Ye. &lr. O. How did thai occur and what was It? A. I went on Saturaay mnriiin? nn to the otHca to see Moulton. It had hMnniroul)!m;s time From week to week all a'.ong these thlntpiwerebreaklng out ;1 went to dee himnn nnn( these occasion : 1 gat some little time bffore he came in and when he came in he did not sse me, perhaj purposely, and went About uU business and continued and kept me trailing a considerauie leugtn 01 time, ana men irav in a mid reeoirnllio and was paaslnc out. leot ud and went out Immediately and lorced nvstlf DtHin him. I must say he whs very distant He seemed more nearly in a mood of anter wltn me than I had ever seen h'm bw.ore and when 1 entered inLriNfvnp conversation with him he was very abrupt, and even worse. 1 began to make some explanation to him or in ions aemana upon me. J showed that 1 was not fulfilling the understanding and Intent of our cordial agreement, and that my friend were doing me a great deal of dam see lnfudiclously. Moulton replied with a tone that was cutting to me. The aubbtance of tt was that It was very well for methat I bad all 1 wanted, wealth and a home and a rhnri h and mv friends. It was very well for me to t-leenard nay little regard to Tilton 'a oonditi n and feelings, that he was without sup port, he was sutier-iug poverty, mi ne was Doing injured by those who were flattering me, and that he bore down with jsorne severity upon mein the matter. The conversation waspecuJiarlv trvlnc to me. I was going tobe abent 4ne whole of the next week. 1 had preached on Sunday, but on Monday morning I was lu TK0FOC?D REACTION. Usually I do not feel the effects of rcacticn till Monday night cr Tuesday. If at all, but on Mon day I was in n profound reaction, and I f-lt that I could not go off and be gone a week without clearing myself In a conrt of honor for the ful fillment of every obligation that I hid asumid. I determined that I would give him such a letter a would make him feel to bis Innermost rran that I had dnne everything man could do for a friend In his trouble, and nrder that condition I wrote this letter, which may be considered an exhibit of what i had done for the hist year for Theodore Til ton, of my leellcg of willingness toco whatever might be com? necessary in the fulfilment or every obligition, ami had made every pledge of everything that fidelity or friendship eould reo u Ire of a man, was thoroughly indignant to be reproaceecl for Infidelity. Kvarts I will read the letter. lseecher ion ran not understand it unless you understand the gradually accumulating circumstances which were cart of it. Kvans-lt is addrs.sed to ir. Moulton. (Reads.) ilo.NDAY, Feb: nary, 1E72. TSrDEtR Friend: I leave 'own to-day,and ex nect to n.us throuzh from 1'hUadelphU to Ne liavtTi: .hall not be h-ie till Friday. Alout two wwki vi I met T. In the cars going to it. He was kind. We talked much. At the end he told meto goon with my work without the least p.nxiety as far as his iw-lings and actions were the occasion of apprehension. On return im; home from ew Haven, where I am three day In the week delivering ft course or lectures t the theological students. 1 lound a note Tom K. saying how T. felt toward me und - was .going to see or write loe before leaving for the West, Q. To whom did yon refer? .A. Flii beth. Q,. Now, crimes Quotations Mf the letter, I snj po'? A. Ye. sir. (Head ng. She kirdly added, do not be cast dow n. 1 ber tLis almost always, but the Jort in whom we trost will deliver ns all safely. 1 know you do and are willing abundantly to help him, and 1 also know your embarrassments. Tbee were the words of -warning, but also of consolation, but I bclhved -of C1h1 and her prayf rs for me were sooner Heard than mine for myself of her. but it seems that a change has come toTilton since I saw him m the cars; indeed, ever since he has lelt more intensely the force of leelin in society and the humiliation which environs bis enterprise H has growingly ft It that I had a power to help which 1 did tot develop,acd 1 believe that you have participated In thh feeling." The witness Limitations, 1 think it should be; limitations, instead of liumiliatlons. Ev3rts This is in the evidence, ti. How had vou learned or gained the Impression that Moulton participated in that feeling? A. I bad occasion to on the Saturday befoie. Q. 'J hat is what you refer to? A. Yew, tor (Iteadingl "It is natural you should. Tiltou is dearer to you than 1 can be. He is with you. all his travels lie open to your eye dally. but I see yon but seldom aud my personal lelotinn. environments, nf cesslties, limitations, dangers and perplexities you can not see or im agine. II 1 nau EOl cone luiuugu TEI3 GREAT YEAR OF SORROW I would not have believed that any one ccutd pass through my experiences and be alive and 6ane.T' The witness. And sane. Reading. 1 have been the center of three diatluct circles, each one of which required clear roindenesa and nn-mr v I ti vrt 1 veuess. or oriiriuaiuv iu power, viz: First, the great church i,..r thin! tbe book. J steoiid, tlie Tie first. I ...', n-ithrrctoutof nor blight: the sensitiveuessofsoruaay of my people woald have made any appearance of trouble, or any remisHion of rorce an occasion of alarm or notice, nd liave excited when it was lmpor'ant that rumon EhouM die and every thin;; be quieted. The witness- Wou'd have excited when it was linrwtant. Kvarts It seems to be very imperfect. itm There is an elision in the seutecc?. It would have excited In quarters where all was Important. Kvarta (reading the newspaper)"! did roll off. doin? but little, except to give general directions and in so doing 1 was continually inspirited and exported by those in Its interest. It could not be helpei. The 'Life of Chris'. ' long delayed, had locked up the capital of the firm and was iiicclv to fink them. Finished It roust be. was verbock born of auch Korrow as that w? The During all tbls time you literal'y were all my may and comfort. I should have f ilien en the wav but lor 1 he course which you Inspired and -v,rhiri vou hrefctUed. My vactition waa internal lllftorVOI 11 will iierr '"o ..ir.. wflUble" I came b..ck ho, in? that the bitteriws of death was past, but Tilton's troub t s irou trill t.ack the cloud this UU and winter, i have felt that yon have not felt satisfied wi I Ii ine.aud that 1 fceemed both to you and Tilton contentin' mysell with a cautious or slnish roiicv, coveting to k've myself but not to trust anuiiin- to Tilton Q. Had yoi heard any Koch indication on Moulton spart? culminated Iu that interview. I gave that inteinretation to a,l the Interview from time to lime. U. Uurlng what nerlo,i do you mean? A. meaa from the P,M.odcf thre .or lour months or rcore, eve-since the laut o-Pm-ber at any rate. Kvarts (ren.dinz) "1 rave Again and again probed my heart to see wbetl er Twas truly li.ible to such fueling, atd the repone is unequivocal that I am n't. No man cansejthedirnculties hat env.ron me ur.Uss ha st?nds where I do. lo say that ha ve A CilUrCD QU äaj j ii"- - enough, br-t to Lave the lil1,JrtI!n?!uLÜ.Uen auds It men ;.rng me. each one wit h hls kren suspicion, cr anxiety, or zal, to see the tendejiet i which, if not siorped, would break out in dubious id Tercnse of ni. lo stop them without eeming to do so, to present any one from que,tionin" me, to mtet and . a.ia. t j uiTces sgilnst Tilton. wnich had Tluir teinnitg years ref ie tli i , , to Jucp streue as if I a not al-irmel or disturbed, to bee! .' 'nl st home and among friends, when 1 wasnTeilDg a HE 10KMTS OF TI3JJ DAM NIP. l,.-.;r.ls .!rss night o'ten.nrd yet to come u., ? i:.d fu 1 for rut. J 'i.v, fK tM- maybe tlis i uLOUt, but the real thir - cau'l be underlonl from the outside, nor Its wearIn? tu-Ml grinding on the nervous system, Q.' nw, sir, what were the occasions or sablects oi su plclou, or anxiety, or Harm or disturbance? What cid you ref.Tto in thU i psssagp? 1 rc'circd to ILe anrle'r vhlch I had with tlieae troubles In Tilton's family, n U UitiA

I had felt myself to be culpably carelesn ard that they should rot be made a matter cf publicity, and that they certainly should not be dragged into my church, and be mane the subject of a church inquiry. It waa that partf the trouble that ihrougbout the letter was an occasion of poignant suffering. Tbe preceding conversation iid expostulations with me turned on thl.' ground, that I had damaged Tilton name, fame, losltlou and peounlary r aoorc?; that Iliad give i the welghtof my gr at Influence, as It was pleaed to be called, to llowen, ftnd, therefore, to the propagat on of thOiestOites which had tarnlhhed him. It was, tnrefore, only a reasonable thing for me torestore to him, as far as ray Influence went, the good name that he bad. llech It strikes me, your honor, that this is argument Instead of testimony. 1 hope It will be restricted as far as possible. Kvarw-Now, sir, the letter proceeds: "God knows that I have pot more thought. Judgment and earnest desire into my effort to prepare a way for T. and E than ever I did for myself, a hundred fold as to the outside pubde. I have never lost an opportunity to sof:en prejudices, to refute falsehoods and to excite kindly feelings among all whom I met. I am thrown among clergymen, publio men and generally the makers of public opinion and 1 have used by every rational endeavor to repair the evils which have been visited upon T., and with lncreaslnguecess." Now, Mr. lieecher, what In your owl conduct Jor effort does that clause refer to? A . It lefers to the prolonged endeavor which I hart made every whern totay of the stories that I bad assisted with IJowen to cause to be bruited about and that I had given currency to; that I believed them to be false; that I believed Tilton to be an honest and thoroughly chaste and temperate man; that 1 believed him to be neither a lecher nor a drunkard. Kvery where I attempted to do that which 1 undertook to do, to reinstate hint as he was when he Hood, a brilliant man. at the hesd of the Independent. H- IWore the occurrence of lecembr? A. licfore the occurrence of December. Mr. Kvarts The letter proceeds: "But the roots of this prejudice are long. The catastrophy which precipitated him from his place;1 only disclosed the feelings that hud existed long. Neither he nor you can be aware of the feelings of all classes In society on other grounds than the late rumors. I mention this to explain why I know with absolute certainty that no mere statement, letter, testi

mony or affirmation, will reach the root of af1 Irs and reinstate tnera. lime ana wora wm Hut the chronic evil requires chronic remedies, ir my destruction would place him oil right, that shall not stand in the way. lata WILLING TO STEP DOWN AND OCT. No one can offer more than that. That 1 do offer. Sacrifice me without hesitation, if you can clearly see your way to his safety and happi ness thereby. I do not think that anythtng wou d be gained by lt. I should be destroyed, but be would not be saved. Elizabeth and the children would have their future clouded." Now. sir. to what did you refer in regard to any statement or admission of your own In this clause ot the letter? A. I understood it to clear him from every Imputation that affected his character, except tbooe which be longed to Ills latter associations, with socialistic Ideas and the Wooa hulls. It was a common ground between us that F.liza'ueth and the domestic trouble wete to be shielded In silence. 1 could not undertake to do sor.ie tatngu without bringing up the whole matter In such a way that it would be dlsclof-ed. I couldn't undertake to clear his character in regard to his sentiments upon fochtlUtlo questions. That I couldn't do. Hit In regard to the other. If in regard to his household, Elizabeth and tbe chLdren, ir he wlshi d that on my part to be dragged out and made a subject of lnvtstlzatlon. my opinion then was, aud was through all the years, that that could never come Into the church without decoying lhat church, and 1 would step down atd tut Itefore anything should ever destroy Pjymouth Church. I hAd ai exaggerated idea, but it was a real idea, that anything of that kind I would suffer. Anything but that the church should stand. Then as for him anl his and the children this is not exacily the language of a literary or logical s:atement, but It is the language of (bursting into tears) as when 1'aul and I cou'.d wish myself o-cuised from Christ for my brother's sake or, ai Imvid said over Abholern, would to 0k! that I had died for thee. If my going out of the church and out of the ministry, and so the destruction of my professional life would restore Ihmgs as they were, I had the feeling certainly wmn I wrote this letter, to give them all np willingly to put things back as thay were (sen sation!. Q. The letter proceeds: "In one point of view I could desire the sacrifice on my tart. Nolblne can rotsibly be so bad as tbe horror of gieat darkness, in which I spend much of my time. I look upon death as swetter isced than any friend I have In the world. Life would be pleasant if I conld seen thr.t rebuilt which is fh altered, but to live or THE SHARP ASD RAGGED EDGE of anxiety, remorse, fear, despair and yet to put on all the appearance of serenity and happiness can not be endured much longer." Was that clause an expression of your views and your feelings In view of the sltuatloa as you have narrated It? A. Yes. sir. Feeble words. If there had been any stronger In the Kngllsh language. I should have put them in. t. .ow, nere is an expression: "Nothing can pnslbly be so bad as the horror oi great. uarxnessT - a. l con i know. ti. That yon spent much ol your time? A. leant define it or describe it. 1 onlv know that I am subject to very profound darkness at times, and to reactions, Just as I am subject to very great exaltation. I didn't do rlgnt when in writing mat imiu-niosi oi my time." I lived very near to uod then and most ot my time I hal peace, but there were days that midnight came iu midday and tbe hour of darkness. Q. At the time of writing this letter, what wan the condition of your temper in tMs regard of depression or exhaustion? A. Oh, I was in the depth of despair. Here luv aber wined away tears. 1 Q. Now, in these ciauys or any of them, this Utter as 1 read It to vou, was mere preseni io your miuu uuy ihougM or ideaol any criminal Intercourse with Mrs. Tilton? A. No, none at ad; none at all; 1 had no r.ed ot lhat; there vas enough to my thought In hurtioga frierd, in destroying a household. In belüg unfaithful to the highest hor.nr cfoblieation: there was enough in that to torment me with the torments of the damned. I know or no more horrible thought in this world than to betray cr hurt a Iriend. I don't rhv that other tblnsrs are not worse, but I tny I could sutler as much lor thi as anything, if I have a capacity to suffer. Q. 'I am well nih discouraged. If you.too, cease to trust me to .ove me, I am alone. I have not another person in the world to whom 1 can go." in refer eiicn to what relations between you and Mou'ton, with reference to what subject did vcu use thee expressions? A. Oh!I could get 50:); there were 600,000 lhat med me to go to them: that was simply a rw.r7nition lhat Iwasshutun In clrcumstan irk m V friends, a man who! thought to be a man of wonderful fidelitv and friendship. Q. Hv what c-ircu instances? A. By that policy of silence by which all of us entered into a pledge t.t maintain and which I did maintain. o Will to Oed I commit all; whatever iL mav be here It shall be there With not." what was me reiereuce r v. ji wm ujc stin? of that Saturday In me when he turned nwurirom me as though I were unknown to him ivnunotthe man he thoughtlwas O, Now. in thaesrly part of the letter you use IhU expression, "III had noigoue tnrouga THE GItKAT FLOOD OF SORROW, I could not believe that any one could be alive aLd well." Q. What sorrow had oppresse I you during that year? A. O, the everlasting resur rectiou of this trouble in one or another form of q-t. avation. It was stilled, but never fnPo reist; In one KUaoa or another it was Btl. I there by the intervention of outside parties or bv the reMlesnts of parties within, bnni 'ht "ain to the surf ce. 1 tnoutht H was etMed manv times, but I was only to met t it ugim in aggravated lorce, and from year to year comniic iiions giew wori-e. Q. We are not referring to tee iuiure um. io tue pnai , uu ju u oiiur sorrow cr cause of sorrow, or any other rer.,r.re orflnv otv'er fear or caue of fear than wv..ri, von Iiavr stated in reference to your re l u ions to 'lilton and bis affairs with his famtiv? A. Yes: I bad cause for, and troni.T nhout mvstlf. Q,. Ia wuat conne& liou lieachO, well, we don't care to go into ibat. The witness tc nticuinai oecauso x jiu an unspeakabledread of the imputation resting on me. 1 was a mian er, uu ii u ' nno brought up in such a way that mischief-makers could get hold of it and bring It up lu the church, I supposed would give ilse t three parties In the church, and to an investigation, both Insid and out, for which the Congregational cliu ch is lets Bulled than any other body. 1 didn't doubt but it would result In the destruction of the church, tfcat it would detroy the church, that the non-party and other party would Jeave. and end my uselulness for Ulo I was also In the mids, of a communliy which ir d taken a prominent and --r i -u rvt lii a f;rcat conflict, end the charge vvt.u'dsp ta i nil over the land, und then lo tt,to;o"lca reasons, and other it-asons, I uiun see "how 1 could get out of it If it come to that pas, I did not sie how i An,it i .,. out. of it.. if the stories of me by tow should be addf d to the chp.rge by an inlurf d husb ind, as he claimed to be, a net backed up wi'h a statemtnt from his wlf, as he said It was, I .1 '.I . t ct . k arv mv nilL It WBS lull OI umu . v' ' M , 44 iiSr. I or ihcir raae iciaagr-oiueaj,

sincere Riuliulon, even uiougu you love me not. 1 am yours, though unknown to you . II. W. ß " Kow. in this exnression. "though you love me

Q.. Mr. Tilton has spoken, Mr.

lieecuer, or an interview towaru t be close of December. lie gives it 1X72, the period we are now at. Now, toward the end of this month of Deremiier, or during tb month of De cember, 17J, or November and Uecember, 1S7Z, do you remember any Interview between Moulton, Tilion and yourself, at which the matter of 83MB PCBLIC DENIAL, In some form, was considered, and any papers produced, orread, or examined? A. Nothing In November; tbeie was a conference about tbe last of December. Where did that occur? A. At Moulton'a house. Q. Who were parties to that consideration, and who were present? A. Well, Tilton, Mrs. Tilton and myself were In immediate consultation, and in tbe preparatory stage of it, Moulton. Mr. Moulton said to me that Tilton had got a plan, he tbought.by which he could make some form of statement that would clear him of Imputations that were resting upon him, and at the same time tbe whole matter could be set in such a way before the publ o as would be for the furtherance of the Interests of all around. Q. Very well. Now, at this time, when Mrs. Tilton was present, Mr Beecher.there were some letters, weie there not? A. Yes; we had. 1 had been requested to prepare a letter of denial to accompany a statement, if such a one should be nude, and Mrs. Tilton was to make a statement also in denial, and Mri. Tilton was to make a stau ment, or rather a denial, to go into soma sort of a statement. Q. but it was when some matters ot that kind were up that Mrs. Tilton was present. A. Yes, sir. ti. Now, prior to that, was there iu Interview between yourself, Moulton and Tilton, -at which a paper or document that has been cal'ed tho "True Htory" was read? A. No. Q. Was there an occasion ai which that was rend? A. Yes, flr.Q. When was it? A. Later than that. IJ. Who were present at that time? A. Moulton, myself and Jllton. Q Where did the meeting take plate? A In Moulton 's bed-room. l. Now, state what took place there. A. Moulton told me that Tilton w ould come around aud read a statement thai he hud prepared. 1 had heard nothing of it, except that he was preparing something, tasked Moulton what it was. lie said that he didn't know; he had not read it himself, but that Tilion was going to read it to him and to mo that night, ho I went there to hear it and Tilton shall I give you the interview? tj. Yes; Just state it. A. Tilton began, sitting on tbe sofa, to fix his papers, and opened the matter tome by saying that there was one single sentence that If 1 could stand bethought 1 shuld be able to stand the wboie document, am then he commenced reading. He didn't read the sentence. He began reading what was called afterwatd the "'J i ne tory,'rand lerd on until he came to that passage in which 1 was charged with asking Mrs. Tilton to be a wife to me, with all that is implied in that term, and he locked up and said. "that Is a sentence that if you can stand, the rest of the document wont hmtyoa." 1 made no rep'y. I was lying on the bed. I think he went on reading, I OETTINO MADDER AND MADDER, and when he had finished, got up and began to walk around the room and said nothing, but cnaliy I think he or Alouliou asked me what I bad to say. Murmurs of applause among the audience. I said: "Mr, Tilton It is not for me to say what you shall, or you shall not publish, but I want you to understand that If yoc pabHsh that statement, and that sentence in i-, I will not stand tnorssree to it, audit ituieend. lwiU not have any such statement as that come out and not meet It peremptor ly ." At that he gathered nimseti lion iiRe, his face blnsiied and he mean to storm ven- loud on the subject, and Moulton took him in hand Instantly and I dre back out of it, and tbe lion and he t luer had a fleht bv themselves. It was a good lively dlscutdon and in respect to the strm ture to the whole document and in re spect of th insertion ofthat sentence. Parto' ti;e time r.iouiton was in the ascendancy and part or the time I thought that Tilton had the Ix'stof it, and H went on so for a very consul; rab'e period and ended unsatisfactorily to all three of us. I am persuaded hat was the substance of that Interview. (. And was that ail that was raid during that ntervlew by you on the subject? A. lhat was he substance of what wss ald during thxt in rvlewby me. My remarks were not many. I. And you lelt then? A. Not hen. I heard them diplomatize lor some time and then 1 lelt. New York, April 8. At the Beecher-Tillon trial to-day there were many persons present oi both sexes, not known to tbe old attendants. Mrs. Field is the only member of Mrs. Tilton's coterie who appears In court with any regularity. Mr. Eeecher came iu with hie wife and sons, and a few moments after took the wltce chair. Q. Tx you remember th publi cation of a portion of what is called the TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT? Do you remember lta publication in tbe public prints? A. I remember the whole of it being published. Q. Do yu remember what time it occurred? A. I do. Q. When was it? A. On the SOtbof May. I think it was published on Friday morning. Q. Subsequent to this publi cation and connected with it, was there any Interviews between yoa and Tilton, or Moulton? A. There were interviews between Moulton and me, and Mrs. Moulton. Q. What passed ketwten you? A. he wanted to know about it, who and how about lt. I told him I couldn't tell him: that all I knew was that 1 was aprwoacbed about the middle of the week by Mr. Kd. Ford, who akked me ir 1 had any objection to the publication of the tripartite agreement, and said to him: "Well, we all think the time is coming when it should be publish, "r.ut," said he, "suppose it be published in New York wltho.it your knowing. without your having anything tod i with It and no impossibility about it. Would ycu like it?" "Well," said I, "I her els no copy there and they can't mike aay pub.lcatlon. "I don t care anything about that," said 1 e, "but suppose I should get It put in hand. Would It interfere with any or your plans, Mr. uetcher? ' i sti.t that I thought It would be bad pol:cv without some further consultation about the matter. I told him further, I think, that very day that Cleveland hud come to me and I hiid turned the matter over in my mind aud said totlm: "Now, Cleve land, you must go ngnt over and stop that thing; it ought not to be published in any such wav." I couldn't imagine myself, but Cleveland seemed to know cf what service it was, and that It was published. 1 think I told him of the Interview I hail with Cleveland. I am pretty sure I did. U. If yon told him so you can state It? A. II. went to the Tribune office and tried to stop It and then went unto Sam. Wilfee-on'Hhouse,,wh' was the man who waa going to pobllsn it or baa sentit. It was about midnight. lie woke ram ud and told him what they had ome lor, and he said Sam. got up in his red night shirt right in bed and sat in tbe middle of the bed and swore until eve.yihlug was blue in the room and told them to go about their business; that lhat was his lookout, t hat be understood what he was about, aud he said HE DIDN'T CARE A DAMN for Henry Ward Beecher or any other man on earth, that they wera going to be published. The following letter waa shown to the witness: KrDAY Morning, J una 1, 1ST!. Mt Dek Fkask: Tht whole earth Is ttanquil and the hetven la serene as brt?onewlio has atiout finished his world life. I could do no hln Saturday. My heid was confused, but a g jod sl'.en ha made It like a crystal. I have determined to make no more resistance. Tueodre's temperament Is such that the future, even If temporarily earned, would be absoiutely worthless, filled with abrupt cbares, and rendering m" liable at any hour to be obliged to stulify all tre devices by which we have savtd ourselves. Ir is only fair that he should know that the puoi'.caUou of the card wnich he proposes w uld leave him far worse off than befoie. Tne agreement was made after my letter through you was written. He had it a year. He had condoned hit wife's fault, lie had enjoined upon me, with ine utmost earnestness aou solemnity, not to betray hit wife Lor leave his children to a blight. 1 had Joined in the purpose. Then this settlement was made and signed by him. it was not my making. Herevised his part so mat it snouia wnony suit mm and signed It. It stood unquestioned and unblamed for more than a year. Thea it was published. .Nothing but that which he did in private when made public etc'tcd him to fury, and he cht.r.-e8 me as making hi tu appcir as one gruclously pardoned bv me. It wai his own deliberate act, with which 1 was perfectly content till others sav it. Th-n ho charges a grle-vious wrong ou me. My mind is clear; I am not lu hasto. I shall write for the publ'c asLatetnent thv. shall b-.'ar the light of ihejudgment dav. (Jod will take care of me. When 1 look ou earth It is a deep night. When I look to the heavens above I see morning l.reaUing. Hut ob, that 1 could put !u golden Utters my deep serse of your faiih.ul, earnest fidelitv. You disinterested God's comforters! It is tüch as you that renew ft waniDg frleud.-

shlp. Your noble wife. too. has b?en to me one of the faith in womanhood. Now 1 would not have you waste any more energy on A XIOPELES9 TASK. With such a man as Theodore Tilton there Is no possible salTAt'.on for any that depend on him. With a strong nature be does not know how to govern it. With generous Impulses, the undercurrent that rules hint Is self. With ardmt affections, he can not love long that which does not repay h'm with admiration and praise. With a strong theatric nature he Is constantly Imposed upon with the Idea that a position, a great stroke, a coup d' etat, Is the way to sucess. Beside these be has a hundred good things about him. but these named traits make him absolutely unreliable. Therefore, there Is no use in further trying. 1 have a strong feeling upon me, and it brings great peace with it, that 1 am spending my last Kundav and have preached my last sermon. Dear, good Uod, 1 thank thee. I am Indeed beginning to see rest and triumph. The pain of life is but a moment. The glory of everlasting emancipation is worthless, inconceivable, full of beckoning glory. Oh, my beloved Frank, 1 shall know you there and forever ho d fellowship with you and look bick and smile at the past. Your loving 11. W. 11 l. In the first sentence of this letter did you rebr to yourself? A. Yes, sir. Q. In what sense? A. 1 am never carrlel up by excitement very high that 1 do not feel that I can touch the heavens with my hand. The experience Is not characteristic of this, but of my who e life, and It Is especially bj on Sundays. When I look out t the sky, the bay and the great sleeping city beyond, I indeed feel as tnough I was there. I did feel that I had finished my lire's work. I often felt so. ti- What devices had you la mind when you referred to Tilton? Fullerton That is objee'ed to. Bet eher Is net to be allowed to open this letter, sentence by sentence, acd give a poetic rendition of them.outof theorlglnal courseof reasoning. The meaning of the letter and its eiprea ions can not ba misconstrued, and I object to this mode cf explanation. Judge Neilson I think he is at liberty to explain, as in case oi Ictlers written by Tilton. Fullerton That is a different question. Tilton was asked to explain bis letters when bis mind was iu a state f religious iranslllons. This question has a different import. The court overruled the objection aud admitted the question. (J. What situation and what devises had you in mind in that clause of your letter? A. The situation was that cf a man that had been bankrupted in every way, and whom we were endeavoring to recuperate and restore. The devices were, among others, t r0 in Apnl.JJj and SöOU at different times, along through the period, and various other tnlDgs that helped him; tbe devices of soothing the prejudice against him, and preventing men talking to his oisadvantage.and everything else that would help him bexjme a man aaiu, a man.l meaa, that bad o.vrcome distrust and become again a man. Judge Nellson Well, the expressiou 4 aved ourselves," Mr. Beecher, the last clause, what of that? The witness It was a partner--hlp, tlr. We were all la tbe same boat together, lie had reasons why be did not want tAe matters to come out about his family, and 1 had my reasons. Kvarts I ask your attentlou to tu is clause, "he had condoned his wife's fault. He had enjoined upon me with the utmost earnestness und solemnity not to betray nis wife nor leave his children v a blight." What fault of his wife and what fact, in respect to w hat fact had heeDjoined upon you not to betray bis wife nor leave his children toabl'gh'? Fuilerton Now if your honor please, that Is asking foran interpretation oi Theodore Tilton's language and net his own, and therefore I otlect to It. Judge Nellson 1 think that question is objectionable. 1 think the counsel can ak him In wilting what fac's and circumstances he relerred to in writing that clause. Kvarta That is the point

you will answer, piease. A. i understood the matter to be sucpiy that, as i then understood it and assuredly believed It, his wife had transferred to me HER AFFECTION; that in consequence of such transfer he was ) ! to a separation between herself and her hu band and to aliaost the breaking up of the household That I regarded as ber fault, so far as he was concerned, ana which ne had forgiven. Q. In the next clause freadingj"he had enjoined upon me with the utmost earnest ness and solemnity not to netray im wue or leave his children to a blight." A That was a part of the interview of February, 1S71, when we were in tnestujy togetuer, ana wnen we nau a very cordial interview in respect to his own character, if you will recall it, sir. Q,. At his bouse T A. At his house, when he cleared hlmse:f before me of all imputations and charges of intemperance and of want of car for Iiis household and what not. and then alluded to the disagreement that bad com- up and the mlsundersiaudiug that had passed between us and desired, lnlhe most earnest man ner, that the state of things between him ana bis wire should not get out and should not be known, especially, that wa should not let any thing out that had reference to the fact lhat Mrs. Tilton had left aim at all and come hack a?ain under the nlea of ill usaze. O. You say in another clause lower down: "I shall write lor the pnDiica sistemeut mat. win near ine iignt of the judgment day." Did that expres a pur pose that you had at the time? A. Most certainly it did. I had never kept any of the documents nor any record, nor made explanations, and 1 meant to do It. (. No sr. toward the dose of the letter you said: " Therefore, there is no use ia further frying. X have a strong feeling and It brings great peace with it that I am spending my las: Sunday and preaching my last set-raou." Now, s r, what fact or fee ing In regard to ourelf, or health, or condition did you refer to in that clause? A. Nothing, whatever, except that I felt so for I felt so tot at that time alone. Thoe conversant with my ministry know very well what that Is. tj,. In regard to your temperament in respect to depression of solrlts, what Is the tact in regard to yourself? A. I have the very best and highest. 1 pity anybody lhat has any worse ones man I do at the other extleme, although good spirits predominate. But i.lness oroverwork and exhaustion continued to bring me down sometimes into a single day and sometimes into n consecutive week of most profound depression. . Hoes It eo to the extent tf hypochondria? A. It did in my boyhood. 1 thins, ns I have gron oldtr and tougher, that it stops in that of prufour a sadness, riuer man in me more ueve ope 1 form of hypochondria, which my rather had ana my ancestor. .. nave juu ai kuj time dating this course ol things hud in miad any rCItPOSE OF SUICIDE? A . No, sir ; no, sir. Q. Have you ever expressed any such purpose to any one? A. No, sir. Q. In what Bense, then, of death, have you used the expressions of being near the end of your life? A. In the sense of a sentiment or feeling, rot of a purpose or del?u. Q,. Do you remember, Mr. Beecher, any oc aston on which you sent any messacea of anykirdby Mrs. Moulton to Mrs. Tilton? A. I have. No, I don l Ringle out any epeclul instance, l did send words ol encouragement to her, exhorting her to again renew the love of her youth, aud not to be discouraged: that God would take care of her and the children, and such coun sels a a pastor and a menu might send to a woman betided with such troubles. l. You have spoken. Mr. Beecher, this morning about one interview in which Mrs. Mouirou" kissed you on the forehead. You spoke of it as a kis of inspiration. What did you meen by that expression? A. I meant well, it was a token of confidence. It wasa salutation tht did not belong to the common courtesy of life, neither was it a kiss of pleasure or anything of that kind, but it was as I have sometimes seen It Jn poetry, if you will excuse me. it seemed to me a holy kls.s. (J. You have said something about your not returning it? A. Well, sir, I lelt so deeply grateful that II I hail returned the kiss 1 tvzlit have returned it with an enthusln-iu that would have offended her delicacy: it wis not best under the circumstances tiir.t slie and 1 should kiss. Judge Nellson I don't think any excuse is necessary. laughter. Th witness I would not, for toe world, have it. Kvarts, to the court Well, sir, it is a matter to show, lu order to save from any misapprehension, that it was a dl-courtesy or offense on his rart n"t to recogDize it. Judge Ntil.son It is apparent lrom his examination that the kiss was given on an imnulse. A. Natural and impulsive thing. suppose, as a kiss usually is. Kvaris lhat is the prontr view of tho matter, I suppose, ti Now. It yonr frequent visits at tnat house how frequently, Mr. Beecher, did vou have any conversation beyond thosa of salutation with Mrs. Moiuton? A. Not unfreauently. I often went when Moulton had gone down to the wa ehous s in t he morning, for he pot up early sometimes, and then, waiiinz lor him to come, 1 would go up stairs and He down on the loung", and she would take her se ing or whai-not and sit in a chair and we would talk on whatever topic happened t be current, sotn-times one thing and so -ne times another, nldom !es often on tills tub wt tliau anothsr. Q. Now, ere you a wart? or did y- u conceive yourself to be aware of an indisposition r ill feeling on the put of Mouiton toward Mrs. 'jihon. A. Oo I was not ielt toanv doubut about it after Mv 1871. He spoke of her to me in ihs severest terms in regard to the treatment of her husband or t. er disposition, ij in tne tamiiy, or what' Along argument here ensued as to tlie com petencyof the last questiau, wa'.ch con.inued 10 tne adjournment.

MISS HELEN. It was a wild, scquesterf d snot, On a bank of the Bot Doree, Whose rushing waters tarried not In their race foriH. Louis Bay. And there sat by the side of the yellow stream A fisherman, bearded, and broad of beam; Arid he angled for perch, with skill supreme, The whole or that summt r's day. The fih were hy. or the bait was sta'e, Or the water too muddy, I ween. For nevera perch Happed his eilvery tU On tbe bank where the fisher was seen ot a bite, not a sign of a nibble lo sh ,w That herein tho depths of the broad bayo W as perch, or pike, or pompano, Or garfish perly green. Aa the yellow sun was going down. To the sound of the marsu hen's cry. The fisherman's brow was maraed with a frown, And his broad breast heaved with a sigh: For his hook was fast in a bidden crag. A wateilogsed bough, cr the root or a Hag, Koch as wave where the nalds lie. To his feet arose that fisher brave . That fisherman broai of t am And, with delicate care, essayed t save His dlpsy and hook from the stream. 'Twas delicate care nnd delica'e touch. But mo e than a lltt'e was much too much ; A Jerk too many, a pull too stioner. And prone on his back he lay, along With p lckly prongs of c-cius plants, Thar pierced the iinen of blouse and pants lu bind, and boiy, and seam. Did he rave and tear his shaggy hair, As ni"n are wont to do? This fl-het man d d he curse and swear Until the air turn d blue? Far from It. One brawny hand he laid On his poit side, where maoy a blade Of cac;u had gmie through; The other he tl wiy raised aloft, As lie heave I a heavy sigh. And !h-n. In acenis s-1 and soft, "Helen Blazes!" 1 heard him cry. How sweet, metbousht. Is the love that qcelis The evil pas-don that rises and swells Within the t-oubled soul. When pain excites the wkked swear. Or disappointment, coin, or c-re. Leave woe, instead of comfort there, And misery holds control ! Sweet Helen! May thine influence Bide ever with him thas: Thy spirit soothe the rage lntenre That pro'i pts the spoktn cuss; For meu wih rage, aud men will swear, And carry on, aud rip and tear. And break the deca cgue everywhere, If thou, dear woman.be not there To cout sei and to keep them clear Of things iniquitous.

SEN ATOR MOUTOX. HE TALES WITH HIS FRIENDS. SUMS UP THE SITUATION". TIIE MEXICAN EXCCTSION THE COSDITI'.)! OF THKsOCTH TH K CONNECTICUT ELECTION THE THIRD TERM THB SEXt NATIONAL CONVENTION PERSONAL. Tbe Sentinel yesterday morning announced the return of Senator Morton from the South, whither be had gone ta embark on the Dispatch for an excursion to Mexico During the day he was down town and convened quite ireely with his political aud personal irlends. Iu regard to the trip tust had been abandoned, ha hid much to hay in extenuation or explanation. He said that t bo mission to Mexico was entirely unolHcial, though the administration inclined to the opinion ' that it would in tbe interest ot the peaee and prosperity of i ta nations. Himself and wile were nt guests of tb9 general government, but of Meu?tor Cameron and Presidet t bcott, of tbe Pennsylvania railroad. Before leaving Washington, rumors reached them to tbe effect that the yellow fever had appeared along the line ot their proposed voyaae, bet tho rumors were not fully continued until the party had been at New Orleans a day or tworawaitinz advices from the affected districts. Several sporadic cases were reported at Vera Cruz, where the Dispatch would have to lie at anchor durinz their overland journey to and front th.9 capital. lar away in the Interior, which would be dangerous to tbe officers and crew. Besides, upon their return the ves3ol would be FORCED INTO QUARANTINE The Senator warmly denies that an order from Secretary llobe&on of the navy, on ac count of the newspaper clamor, had anything whatever to do with the abandonment of the trip, declaring that no such order was received, lie claims that when the party left Washington, it was understood that senator Cameron was to pay lor the coal, and liquidate other expenses of tbe vessel incident to the voyage; and that, inasmuch as the Dispatch was in conimissicD, and tbe officers and crew aboard of ber ana under pay. and with nothing to do, the trip could be made without extra expense to the general government. It was argued also that the voyage would be benefit to the machinery, ana preserve the cicipune ot the crew Tbe senator expressed himself freely on the condition of the South ; said that from the time be left Richmond until be reached Teur.esse en-route home, be didn't see a single .'arm-bouse that would compare favor ably with the average farm lioue in ludiana, and that during a ride of 210 miles through the stats ol Mississippi, he caw but one wbita man at work. The senator U a close observer, too; for an argu eyed member or tbe benlinel stall recently traveled through the same ttate and did cot see a single soul at work, white or black. Ilowever, the mellowing influence of spring; had jus'., manifested itself there, and tbe condition may not have be9n favorable lor manifesta tions oi that kind. On every band tbe elameots ol decay predominated. Tbe white seemed to congregate iu the cities and larger towns, probably "waiting for something to turn up," leaving the tilling of the soil to the negroes. The senator seemed to think New Orleans TIIE DEADEST CITY ON THE CONTINENT, bat failed to audibly admit that tbe admin istration is more largely responsible for its murder than any or all other influences combined. On ths contrary, he accounts lor the decay and desolation that perevails in the crescent city on the bypotbeis ot neglected opportunities. He held, that whi.e th intending elements, political and so cial, were striving for the mastery, St. Louis, Galveston and even Chicago, had been busily reaching out for the trado of the ter ritory naturally tributary toMlhat port. Transportation facilities lromLe leading cottou producing states have become furthered within the last few vears. so that tbe charge of carrying a bale ol this great product to the Eastern export point j cr manufacturing establishments ha- 'xen reduced to the neighborhood ot three dollars. The senator is of opinion that good government will not redeem the prosperity of thU misgoverned and, as the gJittlennn would have i misguided people; the city lost its opportunity and can never restore that which is shattered. That opportunity was to penetrate territory naturally tributary to the crescent city, with railroads. While lost to New Or leans, it is gained to at. .Louis and cannot be regained, as the future great city has laid her iron baud heavily upon that territory. and will hold tue trade thereof. Turniug the topic of talk lrom the SJutb, THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION was taken up as a theme. The senator said upon this subject tha ha was neither surprised nor discouraged at tho result ia the nutmeg state. Ho assigned as the cause of the defeat of the republicans here, that they had as&uaieJ tha defensive insteai of the ajzressive, as tbev had done so success, ully in New illarapsbire'. lie held, of course, that the republican party had done nothing for

which It should apologise. In support cf hia DOition. he cited the case ot Starkweather, who tad voted lor the force bill and ctber administration measures, and who was the only republican re-eierttd. As to the general political outI(X)k, tbe Sabacur encouraged bU partisan friendj with xpresslona ol good cheer. While he Lashojtfc, however, he will not W,l to soe that t j-. powder U keptdry forthecomiogcampaui;. On the third term, the senator bad but litiio to tay and that little unauthorized by the powers that be. lie had thito sav, however, on his own responsibility: He did not believe that Hen. i! rant. u?ru l 11 nHor anv

circumstances or for any consideration, con.Ä i t . ocui. t.u uave nis Dime go oeiore tne ( luvention and the people as a CANDIDATE FOE THE THIRD TERM. In fpeaklng of the time and place of holdine the next republican national nominating convention, he said the exec utive committee had not as yet decided, though Indianapolis and Cincinnati had been mentioned as the place. The senator assured his friends that he urnuM ratnntn in the citv for some time now and renew his old acquaintances. and (tynrdetiiH n it lh. Kn i . tv '.v. - . t uo UOU a u sent so much during the last two or three AO d T M A. jca.to. iu response to interrogatories about his health, he said he had ct t Mt so well for many years, and his appnaranne vrould seem to bear .him out in this assertion, lie left last aferuoon lor Centerviile to attend the bolsids of a very sick br tber. When te shall have returned, the family will resume their residence at North Pennsylvania and New York streets, where they will be "a home." It may interest and instruct, in tDh connection, to announce that Mrs. Morton U rapidly recovering her health, 'and will ksw.i 1 nU.l n , u w to greet their friends and acquaintance. MISSOURI MARAUDERS TOO MUCH FOR PINKERTOS's FREE LANCES HE CAPTURES A PURSUER AND HOLDS HIM AS A HOSTAGE. As an instance of the audacious daring and downright desperation of Missouri border ruffians, the following is reproduced from the Carrollton Journal: Three detectives, supposed to be of the Pinkerton gang, having In their possession a requisition from the governor of Kansas upon the irovernor of Missouri, arrived in Carrollton Thursday night of last week. Tbe order of at rest was for a man named Miller alias Ilines, and was addressed to John W. Cllnkscalep, the sberifl of Carroll county. Miller is charged with being implicated in the capture and robbery of a passenger train on the Kansas Pacific railroad, a few months ago, at a email station some twelve mi aa from Kansas City, called Muncie. How tha detectives ascertained that the man was a party in the commission cf that bold deed, or that be was in this coutty, are known, of course, only to themselves; "but certain it is that they had not only learned of his being in this county, but bis exact whereabouts. They learned that he was domiciled at Mr. Nharpe Whitsett's, a farm about hix miles south of west of Carrollton, the accused man being an uncle, we believe, of Mrs.Whitsett. The detectives having delivered their papers to Sheriff Clinkseales, and being desirous of securing the large reward offered tor the hunted man, were gracious enough with one or twocther9 to accompany the sheriff to the field,, but were careful, if tbey knew his real cbaraeter, to say a little about him as necessary. As a consequence, Mr. Clickscalen went on his errand, little dreaming whut sort of a saan he was to deal with. When the party arrived in the neighborhood, the detectives stopped under cover till the sheriff weat boldly and unsuspectingly to tbe boue. lie informs us that he asked Mr. Whitseit if the accused was in hu bouse. He repeated and pressed tbe question, when Mr. Whitsett answered aflirmatively, but warned bim not to try to serve any writ upon the accused, aa it would be lolly toCxpect him to SURRENDE PEACEABLY. Sheriff Clink scalo asked to see Miller. Mr. Whitsett told him it would be useless to ask such a conference, as the man never would surrender. He was satisfied of that. After some lurtber words, bot a gentlemen being well acquainted, Mr. Clinkscales returned to the detectives. Thesi Pinkerton men were ready for arson. They bad determined on going out, it seem.,. if toey could not get the accused out of tbe bouse to fire it and burn tbe whole ianiily out! It strikes us that this is a bold undertaking for men who profess to act under law and for the ends of justice. But there is no doubt upon the point. They intended to fire Mr. Whitsett's house and burn out his family, in order to capture a prisoner and g6t a reward. Of course they meant to pay ior the house. Still that readers tbe act no less arsonrus. If these Pinkerton volunteer officers of the law purpose to practica the hand grenade and the torch, it is about time that Missouri homes were fortified agiinst their appearance in the state with rope guards. Nevertheless, while the conference between Sheriff Clinksciles and the detectives was taking place, a messenger (we believe Mr. Whitseit), ctme iroui Miller in the house, to the sheriff, asking a conference. Mr. Ciinkscales deired jt o know tbe prisoner's object, and whether he should expect ta be assaulted by the accused. He was answered that he only wanted to talk to him; to come unarmed. In order to save the propeity, and in performance ot a kindly act, expecting the conference ta end iu the surrender of Miller, tbe sheriff went back to Mr. Whitsett's bouse unarmed. The moment he stepped into the presence of Miller, however, be was grasped by the throat and a cocked navy revolver placed at his head by tke accused, and he was told that if he gave any alarm, or n be called cr made any feign to tbe others, or attempted to move or lailed to assist bh own ecjp by shielding him from the shots or assaults of the detectives, HE WOULD BLOW HIS Bit A INS OCT. Sheriff Clinkscales now saw his man for the first tim?; that he was one of the boldest and most desperate sort of fellow?, who meant todo just what he said, ard be ielt that be bad himself, instead of capturing the robber, hid been handsomely tsken in. Really his life depccdel on tLe iminediate death or escape ot Miller. The latter tbe accuse! was no long in accomplishin?. Keeping the shtniT to windward of him, that i, between Lin. self and the concealed detectives, be hastily mounted a horse, acd, bidding the detectives sn audacious '"good by. gntlemeu," dashed south on tbe road to Waverly. Tne detectives, of c urse, fired upon bim, but he laughed at their impotence, and d.iubtlos soon found himself as free as tbe air. It is needless to point out wherein this Job was painfully b'urgled. Tbe detectives must either have ineatit to deceive the sheriff as to the real character of the man, and tou-i increase their chances ot his capture by having one or the other of them killed, or they were fooling with a man who, fortified or In the open air, was more than a match for a platoon oi such innocent creatures. Missouri outlaws are not to be trifled with. It is loitupate for Sheriff Clinksi'aks that he was net killed in tbe venture. He could scarcely aain be similarly situated without beiDg shot either bv tbe puruf.l or tbe pursuers. It is due to Mr. Sharpe Whitsett to say that be wa3 unaware of tbe f't that his guest wa3 charged with crime agi-.ii.s: ths law. As a family conncctiou the accused had a right to claim his hospitality, and, ot course, regrets tbe incident, lie thinks his timely icterference 6aved Mr. CI in kscileä 'a lite, aa Miller eappoaed him a detective.