New-York tribune., 1874-10-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE ppooKLYN SCANDAL.

"A
Court we're opened Saturday an eager crowd
into the spacIous room and In We minutes every seat
was occuped IL had been i.nounced that there woud
be An argument in the suit brought by Theodore ii'o"
AGAINST the Rev Henry Ward Beecher The ques"on W
be discussed was bill Of particulars by the pah"n a
to the specific times and places when ana Wne'o '
offenses charged by Mr.. Tlton had been committed
Tbeodore rton ex, Judge Samuel Morris, ana Francis
d. Mouon were present, the latter only short ume'
Gen. b. F. Tracy aud Thomas G. shearman MT Beecher'
counsel passed the front and deposited seVerai
books upon the table before them. The proceeants
were begun by exJudge Morris. who said that no
read An affidavit made by his client to snow tna' 'ne
order asked unjust, and. II granted wonu po'
init defendant to prevent the full facts from
ing at the trial. and enable hun to manufacture evidence
for the He then began to read the amaaV'
but as he professed to be unfamiliar with Mr. Ihuo'
andwriting he made little progress, and soon caieu
upon his client to help him. Mr. Tilton' IN ura""0
manner, read the following affidavit:
First published the 18th OF September last over
my own signature, a careful candid and faithful STATE state
men in reply to prevSns false and Wapd Beecner
and by a committee composed OF SIX OF his partlsans'
sdsS a ns r had aateTy and to scaut him
his manifest guilt, freely confessed py nl W Se'e'"'
Second NV published statement above named CON
tanned recital Of those facts honestly ana hlodesty
narrated with careful intent not 10 oyerdraw put rIue
TO understae the actual extent and enormty OF the
crime OF said Beecher against me by the sedneton
his uent accumu base and dastardiy acts
constituting his desperate defense against MS ogna
Third The afdavt OF said Bcecher, who so far as II
denies impugns the truth OF any aforesaid puDsaea
statements utterly false with intent to deceive the
Court and public. - -.
Fourth The insinuation of the aforesaid adavit OF
the said Beecher, that intend to produce "nannfac.
tured evidence" and false testimony" In support o
the charge OF adultery AGAINST him. 10 n1founded anu
malicious On the contrary. believe, and 80 Charge
that the real object and purport or SAID MOTION Is 10 az
prize Beecher OF evidence and witnesses 10 ne
enc laC lelr
and fabricated behalf or sad Beecner anu
the said witnesses may be tampered with or elogned
NV belief that such is the crafty design OF oppohents
fact that the greater part or the evidence
which has heretofore advanced IN defense 0 sau
Beecher has been and fabricated. for example he
palpabe fasfyng of his own church records Dy MS W
cent Committee OF Investigation. pointed out IN my
own published statement; also by false aud calumnl-
GUS charge against Francis ID. Mouon, b. Carpenter
and myself 6lackmaers and conspratOrs; also py =
pretended validity given by the slly ncons OF Ine gar,
BESSIE: also, by nctng Mrs. Elizlbeth r. I1lton 10
estlfy falsely that had subjected her 10 imprisonment
under and gey and had IN an lnclement winter u
prved her fuel and food also, by the false preense
that used the said Beecher 10 extort $1,000 from Henry
c. Bowen; also, by the cespicabe attempt TO connect
crminaly with certain nonoraoe wolen & Uon me 70
ing and dead also. by yariously msrepresenung ne @ 40
the public IN false lights, for example sometimes as
forger and other times lunatlc asO Dy repeteu
false oaths Of by the said Beecher 10 the charge
which here m2ye aTans 11n 1 tS perinrY to the
extent OF procuring against me- on his own Oatn eri
inal Indictment by Grand jury whereas nc Hi"'o''
Firh further believe and so charge that the sara
Reeoher is nained and upheld IN his present deter
mnaton to evade by false testimony the true charge OF
adultery through the strong support OF poweriu enus
some of have direct pecunary interest 10 maui
,ontng his name before the public the former mar
ketabe value and am informed and believe tht cer
tain of persons disclose their purpose 10 sustain
the said Beecher all hazards whether Innocent or
SirM: further believe and charge that the SAID
Beecue. aud his Interested champions III Pymoltn
Church with plentiful and opuent means at thelr us
posai' dlu procure i"ise e'iueH'o " viz WINNING
SenentS further believe and charge that the said
Beecners present demand for bill OF particulars un-
usual in such actions (as am hI0rmedl, ana IN ths
instance wholly unwarranteu Ny uS1e , u ,rthcr p de-
intended for peryerson OF the truth, Is Iurtner %
signed defendant to procure posponement Oh Tue
trial. which the ends of Justice and also universal pDo
opinion demand shall DO pressed TO Issue wthout 'ecn
meal DELAY. 49,, .,, |
Beechers demand for bill Of particulars OF the tunes
and places at which committed his aduteres that
knowledre THEODORE TILTON
Thomas G. shearman then read the following affidavit
OF the Henry Ward Beecher setting forth that he
could not safely proceed 10 the trial Of tue action with
out receivng q statement Of the particulars OF the
plaintiff charges.
This ia an action brought for alleged criminal cOnyer
sation with the wife Of the plaintiff Tie complaint
was served upon my attorneys Aug a. 1874. and my
answer thereto was served upon the PLAINTIFF sttOr-
news on sept. 1874 The complaint speclnes ohv ono
dale at which any act OF improper conduct part IS
alleged TO nave occurred TO w.t. Oct. TO- 1sGs ana al
though 1t alleges general terms that sch cOnuurt
was repeated on divers other DAYS after that tme II
does not mention any other specific date nor does II
mention any place except the residence OF tne patn
and INV own residence since the service OF the com-
nlant and answer herein and on or about sept s ls4
the plantif as informed and believe, puDilshed
statement over signature asserting that hls Wlfe
and mad both confessed him in detail speeitc times
and places which We mad maintained lmpr9per Iel
tons with other, which times ana places however
other tnnn Oct To- 1863 ana the Saturday iOhOwlnR
tie plaintiff carefully refrains from mentioning, put
professes 10 have within his own KhowLeuHe.
The assertion that made any such confession 10
HIM utterly false. but am advised ny my & nrS
and believe that such statement nlcaIes tne nten
ton of the plaintiff produce manufactured evidence
in support OF his alegaon, ana py a with eyde5ce
which they and cannot be prepared 70 met,
than by my simple denial on the traI OF tue gse.
have no knowledge, Information De!ieI OF suspco %
"a TO the times or places (Oher than those spesnay
mentioned in the complaint ana tie puOLisneu . sIa.
eforesaid at which the plaintiff intends or expects
TO prove TO assert that any improper cOLuI o
my part took place. And as never diu 10 Ite' Iro %
anv innrOper or immoral relations with his wlIe an
entirely "a loss 10 form any surmse conceLuhs W..
pIantlff on the trial OF this cause. have fully alI
fairly stated the case In TINS cause 10 my co'un'
Tnomas g. sbearman, who resides at No 81 Hcksst',
Rronk yn and nave good aud substantial deehse 70
this action upon the merits thereof as am ADVISED py
nv said counsel, and verify believe. and am iurtbef
advised by said counsel ana DeiieVe tuut l canno'
safely proceed TO the trial OF ths action "InouS
ing statement OF the particulars OF tue plalnIA
charge against me. and especially OF th9 times Is anu @
proper in ntercousc part il alleged to nave taAeI
place and times and places at whlch IL Is aeseu
'na' l N'1' A"' HENRY WARD BEEcHER
Cen Tracy then sad that certain portions OF Mr. I'll
toms affidavit were false scandalous and malicious
and he moved that they be eliminated This s he said
one OF the gravest and most important actions hat mas
ever been brought in this country His client, clergy
man of renown places himself upon what he considers
his clear legal rights and merely asks that he be in
formed In advance OF the times and places when and
where it Is to be verred upon the trial that these alleged
acts of wrong we're committed by him. The complaint
sets forth only single occasion explicitly, and omits to
name the times and places. II that complaint IS 10
stand without particuars the Defendant must come 20
the ria OF this without knowing at all as 10 the
times and places winch he Is 10 deny the wrongful acts
charged against him. The question whether be Is TO
be confronted with witnesses alleging these acts 10 pe