, 1874-12-10

'"~As% tANs EnAfA luufb kuHts 1iby ulu u0
expect to sustain tho charge; thoy only wantc'
To Hay TINT 1t VIVA told to ti,ci1, nat that 1t was
true. They conadoutly looked forward to com
loto Vlnlleation Of both parties. After
THE onDEn FOR THE KRrEHEE
had boon entorctl In tho court md stipulation
between counsel find, counsel plocao1od to the
hoHbo OF Air. Sllts,nn't tho reforoc. TAorn sl1oi
"c'o joined by Con. Uutlor, OF counsel for Moul
Tan. A conference was hold M to whothol
rnfe,enco should bo open to representative ot
tho rrcss. Gen. UntIer opposed tho admission
"i reporters or my. onc outastlo Of witnesses.
,'!iss Proctor was willing TINT reporters should
10 ntlnaittod as was aen. Tracy. 1t VIVA iiua!ly
rul rnEss SHOULD he REPRESENTED
ltttslur certain conditoue. Tho party tllon wcht
to Lilo Unftod S.a.oy Court huiltt!ng, whore tho
reference VIII to ho held. Plaintiff amoudcd her
compliant 10 tint at tho ttmo Of tho commonco-
mon. Of s11e artion mud to OF said liool defend
mt wEB II reudout of tho City Of nrooklyn, Etnto
If New York, mud plant.r ronldent Of tho Stato
ut Massachusetts. afr. Tracy the', briefly
Eosl to
THE HIGHEST EsTEEA FOR MI. nfEcffEH,
mud declared tllat tioro was not tho nghtost
nsntlow Of truth III tho stories that had bcon cir
cu?ated In which her name bud been mentioned.
There was noyor nuy improper boltavlor OH his
,nrt. Ncithordid l,o over oor any insults to hor.
While IN tho employment Of Alr. nowan Hllo was In
tho habit Of attending Plymouth Church. lloro
Bho was 80 attratted with certain sayings anil OK
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tl,on down. Gradually allo got into tho custom
pf tnking notes Of 1D aorfnons, and el.o
hon conceived tho idea Of publipll'ng thom in
beck fern. ilo,ry e 1owen @ enseasea , , tho
through this work that pt,o first mat'o tho ac-
qunintnuco OF Deccllor. Miss proctor Hays !" /
found tin! now book 'sas to bo issuod, Of
ahcl1 received a prospectus. and which arpar-
ent1y Ind received DcechGrs approval. I fell
wnorE LETTER TO prEouEp
expressing my Indignation at his course. I 70.
:oivod . roply oxplaung hin oohnoction with tho
bo0 81 h" arSona Inter,
was + understood tic roaBons Why he
took this course, yet 1 nosor could
forget his bronch Of faith Of business arrange
noi'ts. neyer conlplotod t!lln volume; l.sye
times Wo llaye bcen very friendly.
THE LETTER or Jan. 10. 1871,
waa gtrnn uuder tho following circll,ls tancoB:
1Ir. Deochor ealfed 10 500 mo on Now-Y Years Day
Of 1871, mud tola mo tlat :,,t there was some
that il died there might bo aonlo
wrong construction put upon thofr (proctor |
and bcoclsers) transaction, md that to Bavo auy
sion Of my feeling toward hint. went up to |
my library, aul wrote tho letter which D1ouIton
published.
a. noycr went Out with brr. Bccchcr but once,
bclievc, in my life, aud that was for two or
throo hours in tho middle Of tl,o day, to 800
some pictures III Brooklyn. 1 remember going |
with him to Now York to zoo some pietnros from
perhaps II until ora o'oloak. wont to tho
stndio Of N1r. Jolrson, wlloBo sister I lad
anywhere with alr. Necchcr. / was two or three
times at hishouge with friends, to 500 piotureH
and ongravipga. 1romelnbor going one evening |
with tho ato lcnryJ. Raymond to visit Mr.. Iccei-
or. on lis invitation. Alr. Raymond calod for mo
u M fTta9,r 1rr1, Il la
tho cngravinss and pictures for ull hour or two,
with various other friends, among others NIr. |
and Alrs Bonedtcs, Mr.. and Mrs Lo1o, and |
some others whom llavo now forgotten. !
wont to Atr. boecl,or's house iii tie morn
!ng to SEQ, engrayugs, OF which
!lo haA . largo collection. relnombnr being iu
lls study for n few moments. Tl.cao were tho
only occasions IN which was IN Mr.. Boechor's
touae or Study"
j, 3Eias Proctor WIN cross s-cxansinet1 by (ou.
butler, and tho testimony cosel.
AUTLEll'H nEslAnKb.
!, Mr. butler Hnid We have ITO knowledge nj all
mean to ayer it, anil Tor tint p1r,,ose slnl iot
Pour testimony stand as it ttnnB stant1, entirely
sncontraa,ctel. We only published what wo did
= y Justification Of our controversy with hlr.
seecslor' and OF what Mr.. Beecher told uH. Az
hey aro t'et, I don't care to 70 into
ne Question OF as'uagoA. I huyo no doubt We
1ha. pay ay feasohanss . axpensos this lady inay
M n n,er r 81 sn IN mus nra nnm,a tu,t on. frtcn9s
be 30.
Mr.. Yau cott-If Your Honor nlcases. II bas
always bcon tho purpose OF our clieilt in tho
,ysnt Of tho recovery of largo fln.u,.uos II, that
'ase, and sho llas 10 expressed that purpose to
III Oil vnr!0sis occABions with great oArneBt-
1caH, mover to receive any portion Of tho
Judgment beyond Huch sllm would indemnify
',! ler ior tho baro expenses Of tho persecution
p1ntnntfGk1 Il III,
rom the beginning to abhor tho idea to maliu
his m occasion for tho recovery of money.
JTdgo Fullerton mid his client lal not beon
;nllty OF what may 10 technically called ibol In
old as statetnont Of what Ind bocn coul,n,lni-
2tcd to him. Tho circumstances in which hp
fas placed seemed to Justify him in doing ali
M aoing 1T Tor tho purpose OF protecting him.
At tho suggestion of tho roferoe, NIL Tho coun-
ol retired TO fix upon sum that would cover 4
ho actual oxponscs.
After SHORT al,ao1,co counael returned. Gen.
'ntler ANNOUNCED that s4,a75 had hecn agrord
pom aa the amount to be paid by tho tiofenBp.
ud Miss Proctor and her friends retired.
4 coalrnoM1sE.
Tho Brooklyn Eagle nays: ''.IAo Proctor mutt
vt an ona. Yesterday tho t1ofcnAo 1nade for
lal oyo1tures to tho prosecution for conapro-
llso t na9 settlement which, after consultation
1th thosr client, tho attorneys for Miss Proctor
3noluded 10 ontertain. The mattor camo to n ,
lmax Inst night. It was tl!ou agreed Tint at
10 opoE,ing Of the court this morning prolosi-
on should bo uaalo BY. ox-Jndga Fullerton
layo tho caHc referred, which proposition
raey d Go. shonld. after aomo argument, ayroo
}, and that ex-Dlstrict Attorney Deninnin +. ,
mnn should be selected as roforoo. It waY !,
'rtter stipulated that Miss Proctor should = :
me forward aud testify that AIR. Mouttou's al
CATIONS US to hor Illicit connection with tho ! ,
oF. Honry Ward Beecher wero in ovory roypoct !
lae It WAS further stipulated that AIou!ton !.
nlself should mako affidavit tia. lie knows of >
= kno"!atgo notlug Whatever agninat hliHs !;
roctors character, mud that tho libol to which I
guyo l1tteranco wn3
nAaED WHOLLY UroH 1rrAYgAY r
u "nB further stipulated that Alouton should
aKo m apology to Hiss Proctor and Tint ho |
oulu pay NIL tho costs incurred on both piftcs
~ far In the suit, amounting to oyor 81, 200;
Ut. III consideration OF tho foregoing AtjHB |
:octor would ctaim no poc.lniary tina,agoa r
ainst hlotllton but would rest satisfied With 1
Q Vlntllcation Of hor character, anu TINT tic 4
feroo should mako report in consonal,co with b
eHe conditions. and thus oud tile gront suit, :
aosG M terms were oil agreed to by tho parties b
III tnls afternoon the rcteroe began. tt
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