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Show TELEGRAPHIC lU IX HI K IX lOMtT. A Vitncs in Hie I.tItT-l'rlce 1 hoy urc iloIU to Au sh or. New York, 7. At a further examination ex-amination to-day of Joseph Loader, charged with perjury and conspiracy iu the TilUm-Boeeher eaoo, lieeeher was called as a wiiuess at the request of tho district altornev. lie lixjkevl over the adidavits of Loailer and was asked if any of lho statements jn that one relerriug to him and Mis. Til ton werotruein fact, lie replied there is nothing that is true there alleged. He was then asked to read the atli-davit atli-davit made by Price in connection with Loader, lie tost i tied mere was not sk word of truth in the allegations respecting him iu tho atltdaviL. On cross-exaini nation Beecher ti-hed ti-hed that ho was go ant id iu his intercourse with any one and I certainly with any lady. His association as-sociation with Mrs. Til ton was that ot a gentleman. It was net his cu-tom to salute his lady friends with a kis. 1 He had sometimes kissed Mrs. Til-ton. Til-ton. When he had been away for some time he kissil the Til ton family fam-ily all around, but did uot do so when he was iu the habit of calling every few days. Mrs. Tillon hod sometimos met him at the door in company w:th her husband, hut did not remember she ever openei tho door for him. His visits to Mrs. Til ton s-onu times lasted lasted five minutes and some times half an hour. Half an hour was about the usual length of time. He usually spent his visits in conversation. conver-sation. He had prayed with her, but only, he fell pure, when the was sick, lie judged of this by his usu d custom with his parishioners. He thought very likely there was a sofa iu Mrs. Tilton's parlor and ho might havo st uin it it;v iiia age w.w y.-arj; he w.A enough to be Mrs. Tilton's grandfather, grand-father, and he felt to wants her like a father. Mr. Britton objected to inquiries in-quiries into Mrs. Tilton's disposition, which were wholly immaterial here. Justice Tilley so ruled, and the examination ex-amination of Beecher was hero finished. fin-ished. District Attorney Britton said he here propped to rest the case of the people. Oeueral Tryor had been present, but he told him his testimony testi-mony was not rcuuircd. Ho touk pleasure in saying there was not a shadow of reflection upon Gen. Pryor iu this case, as counsel or otherwise; that that gentleman was absolutely incapable ot any improper connection with an afl.iir of this kind. Moreover, More-over, he had found in his investigation investiga-tion of this case that Pryor was brought into it purely by accident, and under circumstances which would deceive almost any oue. Loader's counsel said that Price was the man who had been guilty of perjury, and he was the one whom tho prosecution proposed to use as a witness. The distriit attorney denied this, saying he wished I'riec to be held with Loader. He did uot propose to use the testimony of an acknowledged perjurer against another. Justice liiley committed Loader and Price to await the action of the grand jury. Price acliuowledged that ho was guilty, and Liadcr pleaded not guilty. |