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Show GENERAL. THE IttKClIKlt Tit I A I.. (CONTINUED Fl'.OM HItaT PAGE.) Alter recew Beecher resumed the stand, and Evarts tatd lie wanted to itnk liini souio qieatuiw with niltr-j cnee to what had been testified to by Miner witiii'-ee in regard to the evenu f the nifdht of Deeemler 30th. M. mlion listitifcd that you at-ked him' that myhl it by had seen E izabeth's t-ntiit'Miun. Did you aak Moulton that utifolion? Witness replied that in; d d not nor any question ol'fiinilar import, nor dd Muulton ask him itny hucIi quotion, and nothing w.m aaid by either ot them il.)iit any conlefsion of Mrs. Tiltou. WUnestt was aked it at any time during thut evi-ning he used any such expreseion as "it will kill hid," he rctilicu mat ne uiun t recau any bucii. , Ho uitght have ueu it; he didn't tell Muulton that Tiieoduro hud given! Iiun permission logo to Elizabeth and I havo a convtis itiou on the subject. I lie was akid if anything was biiid I by Muulton to bun or by him tO Muulton on the subject of sexual in- J ii-roiurse between him (witness) and : Mrs. Tiltun: "No, sir; no, Bir." 2, "Was there any thing said con-1 cerning any ennftrsiun ot sexual in-1 tercimrse between you and Mrs. Til-ton?" Til-ton?" "'o, sir; , nut a word." No one spoko to him nor he to any one, ou the subject. He might have used1 the expression that night that this came upon me as if struck by light- nuif,. He did not that night ask Moulton to he a friend to him. He did not see Tillon again untd the 3d of January; saw Muulton tho next day at witness' house early in the evening, after dinner. He was asked to laKe uinner. yn, no, ue replied; re-plied; "not in the evening. I dine at chrihtian hour " He was asked to relate the particulars of that inter-1 view. He said when Moulton came ue railed for witness, who went up .stairs with him to his bed-room and shut the door. After some introductory introduc-tory remarks which witnet-s could not recollect, Muulton produced a letter purporting to be trom Td-. Td-. tun, stating in substance that after going home on the uight before.be lound witness had lakeu advantage of his interview with his wile to procure 1 from her a retraction of the charges - umlo against him. Moulton then said, in sul-stance, that he presumed this so. Witness replied that he had obtained a retraction. Moulton said he thought he had acted a very indiscreet in-discreet part and a dishonorable one; in thai be h:id no right to take ad-vautageof ad-vautageof such situation to obtain a n traction. Witness claimed the right of self delence. Moulton then n id such a course was indiscreet and inexpedient ou witness' part, no uiatierwhat his reasons were; that it tended to increase the difficulty between be-tween Tiltun and his wife and between be-tween Tilton and witness; instead ol leaping to peace and quiet it tended exactly the other way, and that be might to give up the retraction. Witness Wit-ness argu 'xl the point with him some time and Moulton drew from his pocket a letter purporting to be from virs. Tilton to hiui, requesting him to procure from Beecher the retraction retrac-tion Biifn iii(n the nieht before, that it and ttie letter which Moulton nad, "the accusation," might be brought to her and she would burn them. Witness told Moulton ii he gave up the retraction he would be left do, fenceless if he should in any j way be brought to account on; Mich a charge. Moulton replied in' sutsauco that lie would stand between witness and any such accusation accusa-tion He said he would defend the document and would burn them or keep them if witness wished. Finally witness went to a little drawer and brought the letter out. Moulton bad been sweating and he took ofl his overcoat, and as he die so, witness saw the hilt of a pistol. Moulton took the pistol out and laid it on the bed. Alter he had the document he put it in his pocket. There was some lurther brief conversation between them, the tone of which was about Tiltou 's affdrs and prospects. Moul ton spoke of Tilton as a wronged man; said he was his friend and meant to right him. Witness understood under-stood the wrong to be from Bowen at ! that time. The scene of t e nieht , be tore was not excluded from witness' mind. Witness was questioned again as to the interview between himself and , oulton, but nothing further was elicited beyond the tact that while their conversation was earnest it was not excited nor ungentlemanly. The witness wiying Muulton's treatment of him was always gentlemanly, he meant bis manners and add res. Witness was asked if the matter of the pistol attracted his attention any more than he hud said, he replied that he didn't see the pistol until he saw him take off his overcoat and lay it on the table. After witness gave up the paper, Moulton complimented compli-mented witness on his conduct; said he thought he had acted sensibly; said he had no interest in the matter except as to peace and harmony, and he war very much gratifitd; bethought it would tend to a conciliation, auJ would help him (Moulton) to mase I ikon have more kindly feelings toward witness. Witness was asked if Moulton, that night, said anything to him about his having procured from Mrs. Tilton what he (witness) knew to be a lie, or what he (Muul-j ton) was justified in calling a lie, or' whether any such charge was made! or expression used. To all of these! questions he answered emphatically "no." Witness was aked if Moulton Moul-ton said to him in reference to his getting the letter of retraction, that " that wouldn't save him." Here- nlieil. " ThfTP Wia a ihitrn.t It T p recollected riht a repeated state-v state-v ment on his part that it was bad 3 policy of obtaining it if peace and J harmony I'Ctween us two was the end iu view, hut if you mean by eave r me according to the later theories " 3 Heach: " L object to that. I move j to strrke it out." , The court: "Strike itout." Witness then asked if the expres-1 expres-1 sion " save yourself " was used, or ; anything lite it. He replied that he ;' didn't think it was, he didn't Jki.ow but M-u. ton said something about not seeing much of the guidance guid-ance ot God in what witness did, bL.t j he rather couiiirftil that with an ex-I ex-I pression 01 that general character which occurred a great many tunes in their subsequent interview. He was a.-Led it Muulton said anything I like this to him: "Mr. Beecher 1 do not think that now you mght to tLe merely saltish counsel of your-' your-' sell; the truth is the truth; you have got to abide by that." He replied t lat he thought the rirst sentence was one of the arguments he used when witness said he r tam-d trie paper tor s-lf derense. He couldn't recoil, ct whether the words "Truth is truth, you have got to abide by that," were ustd. He didn't tell Moulton that his defense would be a general denial; didn't say anything about bis defense except iu connection with retaining the paper in case it was required. He waa mked if he said anything to. Moulton like th;s ' Since ycti know , the truth, I would tbr.jW myself no your Iriendsnip, and w iat 1 tV-j lieve to be your desire to save me." He answered "i:o." tuat the overtures of j friendwlnpat that time did not come from him. Nothing was sud at this interview atout witueai' relations ', with Mm. Tilton, nor th.it he could; rerollecl of in regard to his love I'nr j Mrs. Tilton, or hi-rs for him. He, did not use any such expression us being on the brink of a moral Niag- , ara, and could not remember of using any figure of peeoh that could te coiifoundrd witn ouch an ex predion. The interview w-s purely a business one, turning on trie return ot the paper, nd there was merely pendant I to it a briff talk about Tiltou' matters. Witness did not say any tning to Mou Iton about ha vi ng 'no power to himself, and ask him ; (Moulton) to save him. Something was said by Moulton, as he was leaving, leav-ing, about his ability to serve both of them, and witness might have said he should be gi.id ot hia service-Witness service-Witness was asked if he had mid Moultou that he considered his exual inlercouise with Mrs. Tilton a.- a uat jral expression oi nis rove lor uer, a wonls ere used. Answer, "No sir, nothing of the kind. That language is himply impossible to me." "D d you say that you were justified in it on account of the love you held for her and which you knew she held lor you?" "No, Bir.no such thing. The topic did notcomeinto the conversation. conver-sation. He did Lot say his life was ended, nor did he say that if he had (alien it was through love.not throuuh lust. He was asked if Moulton said to him "Mr. Beecher, I don't see how you could have erred as you have, I don't understand it. You have had criminal intercourse with Mrs. Tilton and you go down and you get this paper. I don't see how you could perform tw such aclB?" Witness Wit-ness replied, "No, sir, no sir! Mr. Moultou is not a fool. He is a very sagacious man." (Laughter.) Beach OWecteu to tnis repiy, unu ruiiuiwii said witneas had no right to make any such observation. Witness was asked if there was, by Moulton, that night, any accuaatiou, imputation or insinuation, that you had carnal intercourse with Mrs. Tiltou? Til-tou? Beach objected to the question as leading, and as calling for judgment judg-ment instead ol the c 'nversation. The court suggested that Evarts add to the question the words "and H so what was saud?" Bach objected aud excepted ex-cepted to its admission. Witness re-plnd re-plnd 'there was no Buch insinuation nor implication, and there was nothing no-thing said by him nor by me on that Buppositon, nor on that subject." (Applause.) Witness then testified that an arrangement was made that night between him and Moulton hy which suggested he could not remember remem-ber for au interview next day, Sunday, Sun-day, the 1st of January. Moulton came to witness' house that day and they went to the study, Moulton beginning be-ginning the conversation hy stating in effect on Tilton, of his last night's mission, saying it had been eminently a wise thing in witness to comply to his request. Moultou then went on to epeaK of f ikon's trouhles, Bowen 'b treachery, etc., and said that it was natural that Tiiton's excitement over the matter should extend to witness, if he had reason to think, as he had. that he had, in some sens, assisted in his downfall. Witness told Moulton that the certainty had been accessory to some part ol the trouble, and that as tar as in mm iy ne niuufeu. duty to retrace hi Bleps and apologize, apolo-gize, or do anything he could to repair re-pair the mischief that he had done. Moulton then went on to Bay that Bowen bad dismissed Tilton upon a false accusation, or something to that effect, aud that they were lies, and that ee could prove them to be lies. |