The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-11
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Bcechel's Line OF Defense,
C5TICspondOnce ofthe Chicago Evening journal
shall neither violate any confidence
nor. affect the case In advance by stating
what the probable line Of defense is which
Mr., BeeChet's counsel will follow. It'll
this They will olTiet tho alllmGiions o
TiltOn and hculton with the delials Of Mr
BeeCher and Mrs. Tilton, and. then at.
tempt oprOve that, while the latter have
led honest, straightforward lives, and are
worthy to be believed, the former havt
been disreputable men and arc unworthy
OF belief. To prove the latter charges
they have been collecting testimony from
every quarter ever since TiltOn expressed
determination, in the summer, 10 take
the matter into the courts A lady with
whom Mr.. and Mrs. TillOn boarded in
Brooklyn for many years, will be brought
from Ohio 10 testify as 10 Dir. TiltOns
habits and treatment Of his vile. This is
the same lady who advised with Mrs.
Tilton when the latter wrote that
celebrated letter from Ohio to her
husband, In which she alluded To her
sin" She will swear that Mrs. TiltOn
told her at the time Of writing IL that this
referred to her admiration for Mr.. Beech.
or, which bordered upon affection, but
never went further. She will state that
few days later she found Mrs. Til:on
living sensCless in her room upon the
floor, with au open letter by her side
With considerable difficulty she brought
her TO her senses Mrs. TiltOn showed
her the letter, which was the answer
from her husband 10 her own. This
lady will testify that she read the letter,
and that It was one Of the most savage
and brutal missives which 1t were posi-.
ble Tor u man to write. A lew days later
Mrs Tilton, on her advice, destroyed the
letter This lady, who, by the way, has
\ very large circle OF aCQuaintanCes, and
very fine reputation, will testify as to
Mr.. rillOn's treatment Of his wife while
they were boarding with her 10 Brook.
Ign, and to his general habits. Mary
Clemmer AmGs, the RuthOress, who was
an associate editor Of the Brooklyn Union
when TillOn vas its managing editor,
will also be called upon to testify regard.
inE his habits.
Having attempted to prove that he was
Incorporate and immoral, the defense will
next endeavOr TO prove by his lectures, by
editorials In the Independent. by his asso-
citation with Mrs. Wodhull, aud by his
lite Of Victoria, that he held 10 the l0oscst
theories regarding marriage, and openly
propounded them, thereby himself de-
bauching his vile, if she really did fall,
which Will DO denied. One Independent
editorial in particular, will be cited as an
illustration that Mr.. TiltOn, so long ago as
1868, espCused the theory of "aillnities
It is au article which Mr.. Tilton wrote
soon after Mcfarland shot and killed
Albert D. Richardson, wherein he boldly
argued that "incompattibiliiy" constituted
sufficient ground for separation between
man and wife. The doctrines were so
revolutionary and destructive Of all
marital relations that they excited general
comment here. The New York CONNER.
cidl Advertiser boldly attacked them, and
employed such severe lluguaZe that
long and very acrimonious newspaper
warfare followed between its editor, Mr.
Hastings and Mr. TiltOn. The latter went
so far as to dig up n confession which Mr.,
Hastings was reported TO have made over
thirty-llve years ago, 10 Albany, and to
reproduce 1t in the independents columns
Having underworld 10 prove that Mr..
TIltOn was Incorporate, immoral, and did
everything which husband could do TO
destroy the morality Of his vile, the de-
tense will next attempt to prove that Mr..
Tilton was, and is, untruthiul, and there
tore no importance should be attached
either to his declarations or sworn state
ments. Numerous witnesses will be sum-
monGd to prove this. Among others, Mr..
DemOrset, of D6WOrSetS M0ahR will be
called 10 testify that some years ago Mr..
Tilton furnished as original five poems
Tor his magazine, which proved 10 be old
ones printed some years before; and that
when Dir. Tilton was confronted with the
fraud he paid over TO Mr.. DemOrsGt $3.50
TO have proceedings stopped 10 the case.
The defense will finally, admitting, for
the sake OF argument, that MIR. Beecher
is guilty Of the charge argue that Mr..
TlllOn Condoned the olTenso, received
5000 from Mr.. Beecher, and thereby es.
stopped luther proceedings on his part.
They will ridicule as altogether
too thin" Mr.. Mouton's statement
that Mr., Tilton did not know that he was
receiving this money from Mr.. BeCcher,
and did not know that It was his enemies
funds that were keeping the Golden AoC
newspaper upon its legs. AS evidence oil
this the counsel will produce Mr.. Tilion's
"GrsCe, Mercy and Peace" missive 10 MIR.
BeGCher Much Of the same testimony,
and to show that Mr.. TiltOn's word can
not be trusted, will also be employed
against Mr., Moulton. For weeks parties
in the interest Of the defense have been al
work on this record, and II Mr.. Monlton
has led on irregular life, as it is claimed,
hu must expect to be pretty thoroughly
ventilated. So far rs the criminal libel
suit Of Miss Proctor Is concerned, every
one seems to think that It will 20 against
him. When he, as Becchers friends
claim, went back on Mr.. Becchcr, by be.
traying thetrust repOscd in him, and en-.
barked along with Mr.. Tilton in this
campaign Of tilth and nastiness, he little
dreamed OF the troubles he was bringing
upon himself.