, 1874-08-29

Al
QUILT or THE ACouBED
as arc not cDnaetont with aLy theory OF ii'to-
conco. Lord Htuwolt, Az cited bY Groenfnat, Gle
OF the bost writors ktiown to our jnrlsprleonce,
and especially OH ru1os OF avi1once. says, " III
oVcry caso utmost, tho fact IL inforrod from cir
oumstaucea that load to 1t by fair Inference,
% NECESSARY conclusion, and unloss thls woro
tho case. and nnfoBs this woro no held, no pro-
tootaou whatever could bo given to marital rights.
What aro tile circumstances which loAd TO- Bucl
. coneluBon caniot bo laid down universally,
though many u thom of moro obvious nature
anu OF molo frequent occurrence aro to DO found
in the anciont hoohs. A. tho samo tino 1t iB tn-
possible to Indicate them universally becaubo
tl,oy may DO inllnitely divorsiacd By tho aitua..
t9n snd , tbs sSs s sH,o Of
themselves, hat' which a my havo '': most
important bearings IN decisions upon tuo
hae c.n us ssS s down upon Gh s sub5oo b5soefa Is
that, tho circumstances miiat bo such ~ would
lead Tho guAr.led discretion Of a reasonable and
Just man to THO conclusion; for 1t ia not to lead
to Il rash and intonporato julgmont, moving
two Interpretations" Glcenlcaf iurtlur Illus
trateB the kind Ut evldeucc required to
PROVE ADULTERY
as follons; T. "Ad!altery .l! ot tho, wife may be
tho husband, he being out Of the realm. Adult
habilH OF .aduteroua 1ntorcourao, and
6sy,novv,nd,,o1 BY tue nr!n, ,,d mndiutaiIa,,so and
gong into known bro:hel raises a sunplcson OF
adultery. to be rebutscd only by tho very best
evidence. Ills going tllora and remaining aomo
tlmo iu room With common prostitute ia auf-
tioiuut proof OF tho crllno The circumstance Of
woman going to a',oli rlaco will, = tnan fur
llishes similar 1louf VI aan!,ery.' These oita-
tions nre pointed. but useful. Undor the guild
ance of these precedcnts and principles, IT is
esssntinl to observe that tioro III
NOTHING WHATEVER D1BOLosED
by tha evidonca that proves TINT the accused
partiea have oyor baon found together undorany
suspicious circumstances, such as in nome I'm
usual house or plhce. OF consulting together In
some secret way to AVOID observation or expos
uro. Tacro IL no proof Of claulcstlne cor
rcspondonce nor attempts In that direction. Mr.
DdecllerB lottois, rs q rulo, wero oponcd AZ
rangcd, and read by lin wife. sho testified tlat
sho Inns rend aud answered d. many AZ 1,Go0 in
'IT'tion Office woso opened by .othora, and thoao
by by the % direction T Of Nj: I Beecner' B'
BY tho clerk before being placed on the desk.
No. sort Of Restrictions wo:e imposed nj to his
letters. The usual facts aud circumstances sus-
ges!iye OF wrong Going
49,. AnE UTTERLY WANTING
In this case. What then doeH tile case, as p,tt
W tho accusor, rest upon? We auswer: Upun
mere w0rn aud assertions. supported by no
circumstances whatever lint ara lhe usual ind-
CATIONS of adultery. Tstun sayA lie knows tho
fact from
HIS wIrE's CONFESSION
July 5, 1870 aud from her subsequent con-
hlorbo). This III thus answered First, tint Mira.
Tllton aays iu effect that this confession.
whatovor it was WAS ox;or,o1 from hor by an
imperious malicious husband, and BY means
that, III moral sonao, wnro fraudulent. Pro
to1lses were mado that aho must Bay something
tn cxtrEhth 1hnn{EnrA oftk nf t,in E>tpfftol4
plexitles. RAo waB made to bolloye tloro
WAS CONSPIRACY
agalust her husband. Tho fact that Mrs. Triton
withdrew tho charge when Afr. ],eecher first
oyening OF Doc. 90. IL In order III this counec-
ton, together with tha further fact that she
has over aluca deaied tho truth Of tue Charge
wllon FREQ from dominating influence OF her l,,is-
adultery. We now seo her coming bofore tho
Committee with oxpreasions VI joy, tint At last
slo cau como mud
SPEAK TIE yRurm.
ind In tho most solemn inaInor she denics
absolutely the charge, and proceeds to set
forth facts and circumstances which domou-
Atrato that this unhappy woman Inns for
years, beea tic rlassic, ysc!in Of *
torted falsohood. T!ton's allegation that
size confessed to her mother [Alys. Mo,se) is
pronounced false by tho mother who testified
before the Committee. The auurce of tho sca,,-
dal, theu, is the alleged wors OF Mrs. Hilton,
which sllo explains III such manncr ~ to do
priTo the alienation Of all force sud credit.
THEN COMES NIL. DEECHEH,
who solemnly declares tAat, whatever words, BY
whatever means, have been drawn from h1rs.
Tilson BY her husbaad, he is innoccnt OF any
md all improperly towartla hor, whe.hor relating
to improper advances or to adultery,
1t il not for the Committeo to defend the
course Of Mrs. 1i!tou. Hor conduct, oil any
theory Of human responsibility,
IS 1NDErsNs1uLE.
Our hope Is tAat it may ho made clear as the
Testimony; We llvB much raason to believe that
this distressed woman wau 10 beHot by her de.
signing husband when in statea OF mind differ-
lug little, ii at al. from mental alteration,
brought on by illness, sad domestic sorrow.
aud gloom, ID to induco her, at least passlyeiy,
to nuke charge OF inapsoper advanceB by Alr.
Eeecher. But wllcn hor attention Waa pointslly
called ~ tL~ great wrong
sItE HAD DONE
abe quickly took it back III sorrow and pcnitenco,
as follows:
DEC. 20, 1870.
wearted with importantly and weakenod by sirk-
ncss, gave letter snicatin my friend Henry Ward
diIllculicB between mr aud my husband Thut letur
ae nov rsyoke. was pessaed 70 It, almo.t forcel
esirs to .uy explicitly Tint Mr., Bee:er hns never
offered uny Itupropor solicitations, but has always
treated INC In Mauuer b1cDulluB ChrfaAn anl q
Eent!u1nan. L. II. Triton.
Thore is medical testimony before tho Com
mittea. givon by tno eminent physic'aNs Drs.
Mention mud Corey, to the oifect that sucll cuses
of
MENTAL POWER AND noauSANcE nY 4 HUSBAND
Of strong will over wlfo, woakcEed by diHuase
and domestic trouble, ara not intrequont. Dr.
CoIey, who is eminent, mud laa had larEe oxperi-
ehcs III nlontal discusses aud phenomena, sayd
Buch conduct OIL ths part OF ai,n T,lton, yi,en
aubicced to tho inlll,onco rercrroa to, iB eyon
col,pistont with III honest mind. Wa observe that
hr. Moulton paradas y letter purEortiug to hnvo
beou wrttou BY Mrs. Triton to linn, in which sla
says she il . perfect coward in hiB (r'Iton's)
presence, aud it ID q physical impossible
ity 10 tc1l tho truth. LII another letter. came
to same, she says: With all my
woman's soul, ain innocent Of ths crime Of
impure oonduet alleged against tne." In her
statement, procn, cd under the direction Of Til
tou and Carpeater. OF Dec. II, 1879, and whicl,
wuA taken BY tLe,n to DR.. StulrB. A1ia. Tiltou
shows that sAa was made to bol,oyo that a COLI
Bpiracy was formed ESaiuHt her husband. Iur
words are: 'Slx mouths Afterwards ttllat IL, af~
tor July 8, 1870 my husband felt inpollod by tho
circumstances of conspiracy ayaioss Inn. in
which MIR. Becchor llaL u part, to have an iutor~
yiow with Mr.. Doecllor." 1l1B rcfors to tho lr-
terview Of Hilton with hr. Hueehcr procured BY
Atonlton Oh tho evening OF Dec. ~,
Ik7n yiHn Triton rrn1urnt1 ,urittat,