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Show Elltlc Ralph Dying Incidents of the ( use Vic Wooilhull Will Vindicate Her Virtue. New York, 28. Little Ralph Tilton Til-ton is reported to be dying. Judge Fuller ton oi Tilton's counsel says: "Our side instead of having any objection to hearing what Mr. Bowen has to say are going to invite him to the stand, when we commence com-mence the rebuttal. We are confident con-fident be desires to speak the truth and it i3 our intention to give him an opportunity to- explain his connection connec-tion with the parties litigant." Beecher is likely to be the first witness called by tho defense and probably on Tuesday will bo examined exam-ined by Evarts and Porter, and his cross-examination will bo conducted by Fullerton. It is expected that he will be on the stand ten or twelve days. Bowen will not bo called on Beecher's side. Bessie Turner and Mrs. Morse will be witnesses in be half of Beecher, a3 will Mrs. Porter, with whom Mrs. Tilton boarded when she wrote the Catherine Grant letter, to prove the alleged conspiracy. Beecher will be reinforced by Clafiin, White, Storrs, Halliday, Caldwell and others of his congregation, who will swear that the subject of adultery adul-tery was never spoken of by Tilton till the investigation of the church committee in July last. New York, 1. Henry C. Bowon said to a reporter last evening that lie had not sought notoriety in this Tilton - Beecbct case and sustained only the same relation to it as any other privato citizen. It was not his' quarrel, and he was not in any way a party to the suit. While amenable amen-able to criticism ior his action and conduct in the daily affairs of life, he had not identified himself with this trial,, he had not taken any part in its proceedings, and therefore ho had believed it his duty to rebuke Ocn. Tracy for his uncalled for and unjust criticism in his opening. If either partv should call him he would obey the order of court, but otherwise it was iar from his wishes to have anything any-thing to do with the trial. Chicago, 1. New York specials state that Victoria Woodliull has addressed ad-dressed letter to the Herald and Times threatening them with libel suits for miBquoting Tracy's opening speech, in which lie is made lo speak of her as the "most notorious prostitute pros-titute the world has ever known." The report in the Tribune and other I papers give the expression aa the "moat notorious preacher and prac- j ticer of freo lovo," etc. Woodhull declares that she will have a settlement settle-ment with whoever is responsible for this slander upon her, whether it be Tracy or the papers. |