, 1874-08-17

PRESS COMMENTS ON BEEuHrR,a
STATEMENT,

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PRESS COMMENTS ON BEEoHER
STATEMENT.
q "DoEa NOT ACCOUNT ror, 111s coyn1ror.n
From Tho He,n Iort Times
1t MIR. Dcocllors oxp1auation1 does not H.
COUNT lot hs conduct in way that mon Of Il
"oriu Will generally accept III conclusive.
o'Hciosos curious amount Of moral coward,
= UNI great s'onl Of irrational behavior. It r.
'oa's alf. Beccltor's character a. ontre)y diffe
ons from what 1t has generally boon supposed
po' bue wo bolovo tic impression wilt bo aor
et"l thae, conccdng Mr. Decc!lor's character
" WHAT lie paints It, his story il not juoonsister
with Innocence
. *A fo1Llo WILL NOT ACCEPT IT Al A F1NA
DISPOSITION or TIL: CASE,
From tho Sc.O lork Herald.
IL llteacter's statemert] III strong, and nc,
naph WY 20 accepted by N[r. Decciaer's frlond
S for II lie 1eat M mt nm the Rnbe ShiIo op
ton Of :he case.. AIr. Moullon's fu Btato,lon
has yet to bo made, tho Committoo llas yot to re-
l'oft. NO ono has right to decide upon lilo in
aofefce nfb , OF mr. boceher III. tho verdict of llym
uuti Ch1irch hna bocn formally rendered mn
!lo testimony published tn full wl,ilc oyou tic,
II may be necessary to etls,,oid INDIGNANT mt;
.ne question " tried botoro TINT higher tri'unn
bctore Which Mr. 4fton announces 10 ia resoIyoi
to bring it. %1"O''' "
THE VICTIM or a10NsTRous CONSPIRACY"
! ,, tFom tise .sc'o Fork Fr'baue.
Mr. beecier hns Hpoken. If tho statement
or no nf,n. ti,'s morning had boon given to tic
chafgoB tho scandal would now be 1oad. Dn1au
las mndo tho tns1 Of killing thu p,isonnne
growth immcasntab1y harder; but yo Ieiiovo
1!,at =, candid readers will still riso from A1r
tint be has boon the victim Of monstroua '. con-.
spiracY. :, Tho statement will ,:oas,,ra-
b]y clear away tho clouds that have boon IN RI
aud thick about Mr. Doochers namo. II It Ind
o oJS H. sooner y would @ in all probability avo end
the cross-oxamination which cannot yot bn
weighed to collateral proofs, and to tltc cafn,
aho Hto Judgment Of II people always oxactine
H. III sueii ; casss, but generally Haro tn thu ord to
NJ l,,ss.o IMsy VII probably regard his course
90 hheuAge III critical 1nomnuts III ,its1fe. and
llls course through tho whole miserable business
aa weak but not wicked.
RESCUED H1MsE1r FROM Ills oN1r rER11.."
fTom tho Nttr Fort Ifiortd.
Dir. uccchor hnH rescued himself from ,,fg only
peru. lIo iias stated tho history of liB ,outtons
with tbo - Iiltons and with Moulton, without re-
serye: Tho charges ct T.lton llaye beol, sup
ported by no proof. Tie garblcd extracts frnm
ar. Decclloru own lotters were, in our Judgment
at leaat. Inconsistent with the truth Of Ti]tor'a
chRrGe. But ti.oy "ero auch lottsrs M to unetj
oxIianation. alr. Deect'or has n,ado taat OK
aloulton. nor hlmsolt. Th,s at last proving thar
he i'as nothing uoWfto conceal. llr. Bseeher ts-
pels tho ulv shadow Of siIstr,lss w!,icl, NAV have
cfet over 1l's good na1ne a,nog fair-minlea aud
p'e.'n':ss! nnrna1sa4,oy 9 70 r,ouv FOR ,,,. ~.
ffomthe +ht,e YORK. Sun, |
No:s ut least tloro III reason to lopo that t1,o |
whole truth of this distressing airajr will Lo
: 1'ouSai w.; 10 li,st no poraoo connected with
H. who l6 ~ any n'a'Itler guilty, eau escape tho
condemnation Which belongs to his guilt, Mr. i
estaer a'eee 9 snoTs courage and determination to
- s'ts ~ h.n nlo: tho b1ip mist ent bet|or
~ neE ~ uc*n III me explosion of tatLlo al.1 at
i;vGAs' i;vl,t 'A''' 10 acat'oa privately In tho twi-
iT'aEeosci1AhLE WITH REASON AND rnuru."
Nox Nv 1,onoSa,. tsoh ."e e' 81. Lot1s tiobc
n'n Mt. heee1er comes upon the sccne with
n', %oas1t ' a1o !ess THRILLING than thoHo that
Ill, @ n.un tou peloit uas hot loss liraGunciablo
49,, 49, .Iuaou aau tlutn LII Ill hiH droary,
ao 6,onnt "ns a @ no aoes nos tell ~ what
:" ,va,.9.ro 'u1eSf ~ ns leaves it nnoxpiatno wlo
:sni loyisi paeuce e'0a avernasfe2s
tGan ne Bsesor esSo s ic etosouH to be
1; at ts a1;,asa IGee' tiG asks s t. laugh with
ref Of DeSans oS e Gdats9 IN asr e lest esspi;o
e hs a1 sssl1,"daiMSt aHd while clouds wero lying in
ira. T1iton ~ :. t.ug t"n o, oei9ro III tne image OF
,,ari,io ~, y.uB upon Aoc bod, as "hito Oh
,;th hnr hon,1s nno, IT, ns , ~ III tfanco and
lin oun IL, ~. ~. j. st eoAt' !"ttln " PAIN,
;iIh in,,a,iamco o ne from all tllls no turn
olvos ap";n ~ ana wtll contempt to ask our
nnwn 1a '1tonr, a,. ~ ,1ah whotn the world has
of lila A' sin 149'''y M maia beec1ct DO guilty
~, *s !, con 81" ill., a'la tnoh We ask: in !;
a;a etntcnont Nv ha ,,"n ;r WHO has, put forth :
noccI'or "sost.on; ,.asaa H., w innocent
hnsa!', moto WIZ ann1eeh1 could he have Yielded
,conc'msivoiva ~, d ~ naest 30 iGeby and
nytnr n Il. or,'i1''n u W 'ae otGr had u tAoro
'9,sus s y . m,s eoisuuel. aecordlng to Ills own
En III ;icons'htons o1 WIZ tho theory of his
~ ora ~ ,so ~ nna 10 sa that Willie i'o llas actod
ara 10 ,,o,tn "un shpoct w innocoht mao to net,
nv wo - II'i nnt aiat no has Iono that guilty
imnrobabIe thnt a'S m oeSn n, ke!y 70 do and II it
"va, ,,nr .uat ~ Sou!d nave beon guilty. it
,en u,1n ,.no.t 'noau mpfopaoe that Ao should hays
''A ''Aos0u'' n.xx nn.,av 81
Fran, -, 1tI a. ,!.o nMoss:" 5,.,, -
wlv did 1,c"c1,a, i"o 81, ,s,t aods III Ttoacean; t
era ~. IN ~ %a ,roE, "s , ~ tho woodruff pack
llo corrcanom'ona MI" %i' s,,,, mumong explanation O.
mn mi ,rtl ts'nt suppressed before 10 4.
o,nio s,n s's ho da'a' he originally c!
able him to proparo s i? o'' 'onE a sne4 s4 i to
- te4ns-p -pl1Aa ,sPoI!i!catlonS ne opposes q | "