, 1874-10-27
BEECHER---T
The Application for q Bill Of Par-
tioulars
Amdavits by Beecl1er and Til
ton.
Of Counscl---Tho Court
Reserves Its Decision,
Front the Droolfyn drqus, Oct, q.


up hoCoro Judge Neson, III tho City Court, tLs
morning.
Mr.. Thomas q. shoarnan, Of counsel for Arr,
Docoher, WAS tho first to arrlvo. Theodore TIL
ton. with Ills counsel, ex-JudGo Morris, ontorcd
tho room ton minutes later. at 10:45 o'clock
Gcn: Tracy outeted. and at II o'clock tho arg,,-
mont WIS opened by hlr. Thumaa G. Shearlnnn,
WHO proceeded to road tue following
AFFIDAVIT or Mn. nEEuuEn:
cy Court y Broosya, City ef 1traokyn, County n
eny War s eecer she s''2 sfeuant 1so aSoSo
nanaed, being duly sworn, says:
conversation with tho w,fe Of tnB pIanif.
Stcoad-The complaint SERVED upon my nttor-
neys on tho .lst day Of August, 1874, aud my answer
6s s a~ s o ssfsa @ hS plaintiffs attorneys on
Thfrd-rho complaint spocos only tsato at which
hya az: 11 Ssd o o 1h an my P15 e
G'ia although alleges In generat terms that such
duct WAS repuaed on divers otlor days after that
loea It mention any place, except tho residence OF tito
plaintiff aud my own reN1esce,
Foa,th-Slnc0 tho serving 0f tho complaint and ar-
1erDin a,,l about bet. 49, 1d7J tho pai,l-
tH as nm Informed and bcIicrc published atate-
ns EYER a hs own u r. &1s'1E at as wife
and paccs ut which hal maintnncl Improper rel-
uons with each othrr, which tiMes a1id places owoy-
or. other than Oc u, 1858. nEd the Saturday follow
Ing, tic p!autH carefully refratns ftum mentioning
but protssaes 10 have within A's own ltnowe,lgs.
fessiun to lim ia
bnt advised by my counsel, and believe, that auc
statement iudicntes tho ineutiun Vi the plauE to
rrolnco manufactured evidence IN support Of bis n
lcgaslon and by eauB Of fIlso tostinoMy 10 surprise
my counsel at Tho trial with evidence wnrh they and
cannot b. proparcu to tnees otherwise than by my
own sl!nrlo t1cnlAl Gu tho trial VI thts cause.
aaos 10 lie ne es a aess eer aa nse oes
specifically mentioned In tue complaint alI te aMbll
statement aforesais. nt which thu plaintiff intenls Or
rf
conduct oil NY purt took pa:o; ulid as
NEWER DID,
IN fact, layD any improper Or Immoral relations with
Ills wife, am eureiy 1T 4 ioss to form any gur,pso
concerning tho rrodau,o linz Of proof which wilt 10
ndop,c W tIle j,latn!ir tho trat of tis cause.
StceaN--1 have fully 4nd f!irly suted tho c;,Be in
reside, 1t No ii uska ,srse :oohl;n ttai aid ava ws1
good md substantial detense to this actlon aud thu
merits thereof, advised by ny said counsel
mud verify helicya and am ftrliier ulyisel by my
to tho trial Ut this actiolt without IL. .eiyug
4 srATEMENr or THE PARTICULARS
o. tho plaintiff chasges nyaas ne. u especially Of
adultery or improper tntercoutse Oh my part IL alleged
to have taken riace. and of tic .1ueA and places at
t Mi % Il y - 10 alleged Aat o any confession to
Sworn to hs 18th Day Of o:tofer, % isi4 % tstaro n.o
Ladovie Bcnnct, Nutaly Pabllr, Slate Ut Now iork.
AFFIDAVIT OF THEODORE TiLToN.
Judgo hlusrls then rcad the following nEfdayit
which was IN tho handwriting of Alr. Triton.
lulgo Morris lend it with great difficulty, anu
had repeatedly to apply to Ar. Illton to lccipher
tle chirosEaphy:
ro ile paa IL liz setion ti,s' ssa uy ynsses. sss
declares
ttrst-1 published on tho lsih OF sontember ass
1n ssatemcn. iu roply to previous fasu an. caun,-
nious publications n,aao against by tho 1scy. Henry
Of his p,rsis U.S. sxhola is . previously fasgatad
o give him onc sided trial for adultery, and c1uit
his in defiance Of lis usano. guilt, fully confused
n E+t1NT mar
Setond-My 1'uIlishel statoment above namca con-
aIncl recital OF these facs, honestly md notlesty
to uudorytao.
THr ACTUAL EXTENT AND Rxonmrrx
of The crano Of tho sn!d uccches agatust by the
he,iuson Of ny vile al1.l tho ruin Of my hong. to-
geher alao with As Subsequent accumulation of basa
Ind asarlly ncIs constituting his desperate delvuso
1Ard-rhs st:ilayt Of said D.ccller In 60 far a. 1t
as9s 5 Ct ns Fuh ay or H. ns
10 DECEIVE the Court nnI lilo I,,blis. ~o' '''' '''
t@u'th-TAo instnnutioa Of tlo aforesaid at1dayit
ct tue snld nsechcr tlat nepd 10 lrodnce :" n,aun
port of iny cha,ge Of adultery nganss hin, is usl-
toundnd nnu malicious. On tic contrary, believe.
motion IL to apprko aald uecclrr Of ny evidence nd
witnesses to The eia that ther evidence naay DO de-
FALSE AND rAnatoArEp TESTIMONY
In behalf Of Bal Beeshef. ad that Bafu Witnesses may
1e tamlered with or cloyucd. Ny belief that sl ii
that the er part Of tic evidence which las beeu
heretofore advanced Ia tlcfonHo Of said baerhor haa
SSH : aS4 % fl iss ~ ha ns
COMMITTEE OF Investigation, US ponel out tn my pub
!!thoa statement: also, by a false aud c!lnnnions
nnu myself, US
nLAcxuA1LERs AND oossrnArona;
ass x ~ asna sGfn Ill., s nsh y sons T.
Ton TO testify falsely that hal subjected her to
oeea 9f sf ep a oi 1 I 5 In ~ M
tho fslso rretenso that Used tho sad Deochor
Instrument to eStor. s70i0 from Henry @. Bowen;
y Win se,tn Honorable waen ti co living and
asaa 4so by yarlously na'srcprescnting INC to tho
oge az at osr es q.an y. sso w rs
caled falto oa!hs Of denial BY lo said neccher to tho
rue csasse Mhsh TT 1aye made nganst h!m Of sexal
perjury to tho oxcnt Of procuring agauat mo. on Ills
o%n oath ernnal Indictment y Grand Jary,
tyth-1 further bGlicvc, md charge, that the
sa,a bsecsr il maintained an nrhell IN hts Present
powerful irouds, aone Of whom have d!reus penl.-
mary Interest in maintaining Ills nanp lctoro tho
public ut ts former murlotabc value; and UNI iu.
forued md believe, that cortain Of these pcraona du
elre their purpose 10 sustain tue said peecncr
At ALL HAzAHps,
wlothcr Innocent Or guilty.
stIA- further neioys, und go charge, that the said
5,ss neechsr an ha tnsrestsa ehampoaa in rIyna1l1
Uhurch a1sn plentiful al,d opulent meana ut ther ts-
fosa 20 procure dasc evidences III tic coming trta1' Aud
sal'l nceeAcrs present demand fot bill Of particulars,
nntssal IN such aettons tas mn i4for!ncl ansl IN tins
y %1q y ts Sn
dcsigHed by the defendant to procure
,,,.,, ~, d EosrroSEslrSr Or TIE TRIAL, .,,u.
WHICH tho cn.tH Of Justice Rlll also universal public
technical delays.
lMr. Morris Ind laborcd yory hard up to this
point to decipllcr tho affidavit, but now oxproas,
Cd himself wholly unable to road further, aud
called OH Mr, TlItOn to finish It,