Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-07-29

TiIlon in Court.
NEW YORK, July 2S.-Theod0re Til
ton was arrested on two charges Of libel
ing Henry Ward Beecher, and brought
before Justice Reilly, OF Brooklyn, at
five o'clock this evening. He was
seated IN his psTlor when arrested, and
treated the uistter with the utmost cOrl-
pOsure. His bail was fixed at two
thousand five hundred dollars, but upon
bis giving his word Of honor that be
would appear at ten O'Clock tomorrow
morning with bOadsmen, he was al
lowed to 60 till that time on his own
recognizance. The prosecutions are
based upon his recent statement ar
rligning SIR Beecher. lie was arrested
st the Instance Of VIM. J. GayneT, re-
Gently OF Boston, where he had a law
Office. He is now member Of the
Brooklyn Argus staff Gayner says his
only object IN causing the arrest IS to
bring cut all the facts. Great excite
ment prevails in Brooklyn, and the
matter is discussed in all the leading
New York hotels. The following are
the afiidavits:
In the case OF the State OF New York, Kings
County, SIS:
William J. Gayner, of No. 50 First
saith. that on the twentieth ~ of July,
1874, Theodore TiltOn did falsely, mali
ci1usly aud scandalously frame, make,
write, com pose, and cause tO be pub
lished in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle,
published in the city Of Brooklyn, in said
county, on the twentieth day Of July,
1874, a certain false, scandalous and IL
OeI0us writing OF, Concerning and
against Henry Ward Beecher, Of the city
OF Brooklyn, in said county, 10 the pur-
port and effect following, 10 wit: THAT
for a period Of about fifteen years, ex-
tending both before and alter his mar
risge, an intimate friendship existed be-
tween Theodore TiltOn and Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, which friendship was ce-
mented to such a degree, that in cOnse-
Quence thereof, the subsequent diehOB-
0riBg Of his friend's wife was crime of
uncommon WrOBgtuluess and perhdy;
tnat about nine years ago, Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher began, and thereafter
continued, a friendship with Mrs. Eiiz-
abeth TiltoD, for whose native delicacy
and extreme Religious seus.Jility be often
exprssse 4 to her husband q high sdmi-
ration, visiting her from time 10 time for
wears, until the year 1870, when for rea-
sons hereinafter stated, during which
period, by many tokens and attentions,
he won the alfectiGnate love Of Mrs
TIlt0n, whereby, after long moral resist
auce by her, aud by repeated assaults by
him uDOn her mind with Overmasteriy
Arguments, accomplished the possession
of her person, maintaining with ner
theBceforwsrd, during the period here
after stated, relations called criminal
intercourse, this relation being regarded
by her during that period as not criml-
nal or wrong, such had been the power
OF ais Arguments, as a clergyman, to
satisfy her religious scrUples against
such violation OF virtue and honor"
wherefore deY3nent pTsys that defendant
may be apprenended and dealt with ac-
c0rdiBg to law.
Sworn 70, before me, this twenty
sighth day Of July, 1874.
THUS. NJ. REILLY,
Justice Of the Peace Of city Of Brooklyn.
ANOTHER AFFIDAVIT.
state OF New York, Kings COunty-ss.
William j. Gaynor, Of No. SS First
Place, being duly sworn, dep0ses and
-avs that Oh the twenty-seventh Of July, !
l874 Theodore Tilt0n did falsely, mali {
siousiy and seandslOusly frame, make,
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