, 1874-12-11

a List Of His Charges Against
the Brooklyn Pastor.
Spccllati0ns as to tho Probable
Action OF tho Court.
crs.fof pt+n1t.t D., m. f7t&.... e-~ss..


NEW YonH. Dec. 1Q.-Tho Ttlton ca9o was
argued to-day Upon tho point whether or not u
bill Of partsc's'ara ahouta DO giynn OF tho ttmra
and places Of tho act1 OF adultery charged.
Thia resulted In forcng Tilton'e counsel
into tho admission that ho could nan,o
only two days md pinccB, and tho
only ovtdonco hD had to ofror OH thoao points
was tho testimony Of AIr. Doocl.or hitnsolf.
Thle aimaat fatal omission gives great delight
to DceohorH friends. All tho ntt1or ncts nllegod
IN thu complaint Tilton gays ho can provo only
goncrally. Tho --tmcu and places cannot 10
specified. Tho bill Of particulars will unuuou-
tsonably no ordored, whetl,or in tho stringent
form n,ra askod M for by ;Bocchor, romains to bo
sfe M IN tot wilt w nfo ntoneH 's Ss y95y
suit i'll tho City Court aud bcgn ono In tho Sill
promo Court. lie cannot appeal from tho order,
as 1t III { = discretionary QUO with tho Judge. II
tllo suit Is discontinued or dismissed Doccl,er
VII Ut onco movo tho trial Of tho criminal i'll
dicsmont againat Tton and press it to
trial Instantly. This will onable tho coun-
stand to tostif IN hiB behalf. They say they Gun
Nrw yonn' i'ss Doo @iissaff ifo rig Argument in tho
order to show cnllso why bill Of particulars
should not bo grantotl'tn tho Titon- -ncccher a4it
came up to-day, he'oro Judge Mccuo. in tho
general torn, ut tho co'lrt-roou iu Drooklyn.
Theoioro Tilton waH prosont. A1r. Sherman
opened tito argnmont by ronlng tho ordor to
| show cauAo.. etc.. aud ox-Judgo Morris tleu
1t recitcs that tho sum total Of knowledge
toapsinsa y between a Of 1enry as war
nocchor and Elizabeth r. Tilton, aud Of tho
m9 ao anu .ae 'Sey SS Ssso ~ ana m T. l9 a
| Ton, Emma I. Aloulton. Theodore Tilton. aud
otherH; confoRBjons Undo by Elizabeth Il. Tilto,,
to Emma 7. 1Eo!llton, Martha l. Bradshaw,
Florence Titou, Theodore Triton, ard othors
tora. from Deechor, Triton, and o.llor pcraons
nots, declarations, and conduct by 13eechor mud
| air. Iifton tonding to proof without To-
eating acts to nny times or placos, md
direct proof, derived from tho acts,
oral declarations aiid written Eapors and docu,
nopta Of Bcechcr and of otlsor persons. Iilton
also Hays In hin affidavit, that tho confessions
made TO him named but sWo specific occasions,
and hut two PLACES 'hcn md whcro criminal
conduct was Ind; /. namely, ono at tho houso o'
tho defendant In Drooklyn, IN tho 10th OF Ooto-
bor, 1868, mud tho othor ut tho house Of the
plantifT, on tho t7th Of Octobor, 1868; but thia
doponont is not absolutely certain that tho above
arc tho proclAo datos giyon by tho said con.
fcssion. but s positive that they wero anout aud
very near to thoso two days; nor is this tlepo.
nent poaitlyo TINT tho places assigned .e
thcso daten wero rs aboyo statea, it being posni-
A4b tuuk Ll4u !I1tDtEQllGt 6lGLEu HUDfN III tECHl-
ring Oh the 10Th Of October, 1868, .lay layo
boon ut tho houso Of this doponont, and tint Oh
tho 17th OF October, 1s6s, ut tho house of tho
defendant; and tho deponont further says TINT
| tho coufcHsionH mat1o to him admitted various
acts OF adultery by tho tlefen1ant with tho wife
Of tho dopouont. botwoon tho 10Th Of October,
| 1868 and tho aprug OF 1870, but did moi
particularizo any time or plaoo olhor.
wiHo than as stated TINT tho deponcnt does
not expect to be abIo OH trial to provt
by any eyo-witncsaos any such intercourse or tt
prove amy dofnite tiRe or piaco when Or whort
ouch intorconrso occurred, oxcopt by tho con
faRsions, aud that tloy aro tho only proof o
adultery charged within tho control or I1lowl
odgo af tho doponont, enl Thich le expected tt
hc nblo to ofTer OIL trial.
Tilton concludes ns affidavit by asking tlse
Court, in caso bill ef particulars Ia granted tt
lnuurt q clause to tho following OBJECT: Du
tld order ia not to be SO construed or applied
as to prohibit tho plaintiff from introducin,
evidence Of confosaions, acts, declarations
| Writin "a and documents, which may D0 ntnis
Biblo uudcr general ruloB OF oYdouco aB II th
order had not boon nado, mud which do not IL
terms rotor to nay particular net or tino Of nt!ul
tory, hut proving, by Hucll oydenco tho atlulter
QUA intercourse charged iu tho complaint, al
though it muy not thoraby appear to liaTo bocl
committed ol, my particular tlay or ut any par
ticuiar place.
After MI argument in favor of tho bill Of par
ticulnrs by MI. 6hcarMan mud Evarts, Of counso
for r. 1ooehor, aud by cxrJudgo Morris aga;!lst
tho Judge took tho paperu aud reserved hts do
! cSio,l,