, 1874-08-29

Plan to have hor 60 away bocauao she 1sal atatsd
to hcr friends lhat Triton Ind
TWICE ATTEMPTED INTIMATE RELATIONS WITH
while in bed, and during tho atsorco of sfrs,
Triton in tic country. Triton was fist losing
place and position because uf his social ytows
aud practices. and feared tho publicity OF ttis
Riri'h stato9mont. who at thai tlio NAH 20 yours
ol ago. Tho ahHurtlity OF h1lpposing thai Mir.
nocchor would invcHs "a, ou0 u piece 10 got rnr-
aots to lcava town to ssl,nn1 Triton Ind houn
pcddlng llis scandal against lin In transparent.
perso'is to wl'om Tliton Ind talked IN BONO
form OF tho scandal sometimes Ia QUO rnpe nnd
thon in another, weto TOO numerous 10 Justify III
Investment Of $2,0ij0 OIL eacl, Of ttctu by
nnyboty whoao wealth could nut DO couutol W
millions II should ha notol TINT just III Mias
Turner waB leaving lar the boardng-schpo1, Ill
ton procured from her, with tho aid Ut hls VITO.
q letter oeuylng ta reports VI h.s improper Ill.,
ertlss. IIolo agaiu wo tiud Tilton ul4nufao.
tClsr Of ovidence.
Mrs. Triton.
Il IA not for us TO l'asH Judgment On Airs Til
ton uncharitabfv. Sho haa suffered lltltarullcled
trials. Moalt9n quotes l'cr III aaying IN lottor
to him, ~ wo hayo Hcoii, that 1t waa physically
baiid'a presence. 1t will bo ,sotod that tho pro-
tonaea confession wRs obtainod In that
rrosouce, and further 1t wnB when slo
was away from him mud from luule nt srlolario
that bio stated or Hill to 10 lilo 11at Of Csither-
ino Gaunt, NIL nnduo affection for lor pastor. In
thls nttor u her husband slo says:s ~ felt I'M
faltorin!giy that tim tovo folt and received
ha1ned ~ Que, not even you, until tho hoaycnly
vision y aawned upon mo =; and again, "Oh my
dear 1heudoro. though your opinions aro not
and purity arc ancred ail,l holy Things to me,
Hess 4 God with no iar Catherine aaant, and for
m oy sn0 prnvIooc gn5G ieaanEs Of :, alwso sna
june 70, 1871. ABOUT ,car after the protosted
confession. III no aensc can it's wuris be cou-
stfued ~ rofcrring to adultery Iilton, wl,cu
nefora tue Conlmittnc, Wien releronce WIS first
nlade to this Stlohario letter, seemed to tlinl:
that tho otfenAe tn the story OF GriIh Gannt
way adultery, aud accordingly relied upon this
letter a. ucuntrovoriblo eyilut.co Of IiH charge.
~ this he was mistaken. It waB Il principle Of
| tho common law TINT married woman ca,,pot
commit or holield to commit crimo pornetrntou
~ tue presence Of her husband, mud this upon
| the ttaea tnat the husbands prosqnco md
influence a,nonnt to durcHs, and TINT
| sno Is therefore not responsible, Whctnor
1t is necessary to invoke tnia rule Of Inv to OK
| cnso Mrs. !ltou or not, We may see n what Ill
ton was able to extort from her without lipr yo-
litIoo or real atsent, nomctllng of the roa9ona
WHICH moved the early oxpounders Of tle En-
TIE AccusEn.
We havs now reviewed as briefly as we could
| the oyldence boforo ne. There arc many fucts
] aud details Nc hayo not diHouAsed. Wo hayo
I cited the more important Of those, md dH-
cussed the salient roiutu. We havo crcfully
examined the evidrdce relied upon by tito &C.
cusar to sustain tha charges, wo arc asked to
| beioyo. Finally. who Is this accnaer, tiat he
n,Akee 20 bold u faco.7 We may lcarn from tho
tcatimany, as we'll as by common report, Without
descending to unpleasant particulars or pelson-
! altlos, that Theodore 1iton has in recent years
hccome very different man from What ho was
| formerly roputod 10 be. He will hardly deny
that. both boforo aud after his csponsal Of tho
NOW martial philosophy, signs Of drgcneracy
Moio set:ing In, which l,ayo nado hin, tiiacred-
lsed man III tllls community. In tho now rolo,
his elimination md dowutall arc vol stated III
rocont worda by III ablo writer, who, In Bkatchlng