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Show GENERAL. THE BEECH EB TKI.4X. CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE. After recei-s the cross-examination of Beeeher was continued. In regard to his testimony to the committee he could not recollect what he omitted lo state, as the time of his examination examina-tion was very short. He did not purposely pur-posely omit anything. Hill came for him in a carriage to take him to the committee, but they had no conversation conversa-tion atout what witness' testimony would be. fulierton nere reau a portion por-tion of witness' testimony before the committee-, but he could not recollect anythini; read to him as having been his testimony. Witness said the criminal crim-inal intimacy would mean mora to him than a charge of improper proposals. pro-posals. The chargo seamed to him Hi implicate both parties. He told West he did not consider the charges of criminal intimacy to mean adultery, but surreptitious acquaintanceship. Ho was one of the committee to investigate in-vestigate West's charges. Went to see Tilton in company with Captain Duncan. Saw him at the Golden Aye office and had a conversation with him about the charges. Til ton said he was not a member of the church, and would not appear before the committee. com-mittee. Eullerton read the committee's commit-tee's report to the church, but witness said be could not remember if that was the one submitted by tho com-linittpR com-linittpR lie ba mi- absent when the action was taken ou it. When the report of the examining committee was read Tilton was at the church, hut no charges were made against him. The re-direct examination elicited nothing important. St. Clair McElroy, next testified that he had been a resident of Brooklyn Brook-lyn hi nee '65; is associate editor of : tho J-Jdflc; had been on the paper flvo year-;; knew Tilton since he took hold of the Brooklyn Union; had a talk with Tilton on the subject of the Woodhull publication; Mr. Harmon was present. Witness told that beecher the day before hud denied to dim the truth ot tho story; lie refused to say anything about it, ivked what was bis opinion concerning it. Wit-i Wit-i ness said it was a plan to destroy Mn. Tilton and pull down Beecher. He said this was an unjust conclu-sion. There was a story that would put another an-other face on tho matter, but in witness' wit-ness' capacity as a journalist he could not tell him anything, but as a frieud he would tell witness the story in tbe form of allegory : Once upon a time there was a man and another man. The first man was promising and young, and had for a irieud a second man. The young man was pleasantly situated in his married relations, re-lations, but had to leave his home on several occasions. On his return his wife toid him that the other man had twice made improper proposals to her. Sue had called her servant and told her never to ad m it th is man unless he came witli her husband; that this young man went to a friend, and they had an interview inter-view with this man, and telling him of the accusation he said "you are all crazy;" that tbe man went to this young man's house during his absence, and obtained a retraction Irom this young man's wife. Tilton denied that there was truth in thu piBtol sceno. Tilton said lie had data to show when ho left tho Union. He showed letters from Bowen complimentary compli-mentary to him. Harmon was wurm in the belief that Tilton was wronged. Adjourned. |