, 1874-09-19

aga!nst him. ID nn,nneInd a In Il III TX ioft,.otn III
aify tho recorda Of liz own church Tho Com
tnittoo'a question NaVhat IL tiic nroof that thc
charge 10 the flrst instance was adultery +"
moota In Tho above ofyical document by plymouth
Churoh 30 roint-bhnk m, n,,swnf. thaf i nm IL
most tcmpteti.to rettrn "a thnef sIx .anntjnrnen
tho epitt,uth tl,oy hnvut put upon 1rt. hloulton
Judged by their own church. records. ,they stapd
convicted Of d vIlo fraud, n:
r 1le aoocc church record eon,p,ctely null;GGs
o',e-halC-7noro than halC-of, Mo Udn,niiice'.
sfcpoHi .-.
TX. In order that may not ncod to refer
again to Mr. rWcst's charge, aud specifications, /
nNy "a woll nppond In this place my propor COM
ll,rnt on AFr. Doeohor's extraordinary CHIN that
l owe him gratitude for linvths kept INC, as ho
taMhy did Mr: Bceclior keep MO from nublic
,trtpl w tho Church 2 1t waH to sayoi not mo,
put himself. 7 was not !, but no, who fcarod
70 DO tried. apd who put forth the labora OF D
sss;' o gns Mr. f; ~ sh in fssa tss
rcri'ous hour ha! booh conducted by tho prcHont
Committoo ot Biz. on their novol plan OF ac-'
quitting at all hazards, the trial
.,,,,., WOULD HAVE fhoyEN HIM GUILTY.
sought to keep mo FROM that trial in order to
save himselt from that tuln. I vol romombor
@ so"noss Ss IL 81 and mIa ao
at.tho possible failure Of bis cunning attcmpt TO
prevent the coming on OF =. trial which, at tho
Hamc tima, ho hsd to pretend to invitei
= Furthermore MIR. Boeehor evidently sharing
no or,olal copy Of Mr. West'a charges and spool
.Acations, vontured to speak Of AIr. Wess'a fear.
fultndicsment AZ follows, u namely, that it
Presented no square issues upon which hts
trioi." ai 1''SD'' - gum u 'Du'''D'' ''H'1 ~
Aud yet wlnt Issues could bo moro pointed
sdatery. and tho indismont g.yss s spooieations,
1,ames, datos, aud witnosaes doou not tho cAuo
affirm when aay that
:. 1u. BErcHEn FEARED AND DREADED
the prospect Of TINT trial, not because tho "is-
sues woro not square," but, On tho contrary, be-
eaaso tho issues wsre 90 sharp and ooa1-ous that
ragged edge"
=. Let MO In this connection no tico another point
The Committee hava singular way ofargulng
TIM; tho original ohaggo could not haro boon
Posals." With IN extraordinary inconsistency Of
reasoning, tho verdict has tho following re-
marks:
III. natd further, that Mr. Beeoher confessed tho
fact Of adultery. sch alleged confession ID not con-
s!acnt viii tao roractton ho received that evening
from Mrs Ii'ton T. likely 4 tho main offouse asd
s ~ . nseenes xona naFE ncen sataaeu
: f1,'- - ~. 1o.'Asso'I VI ,nas g.,
lno loE!s o. lhe anoye ls most plsiaote. a.
H. yau u cna16ou "sh aunitofy' ne goes 20
'as stu sMm.s ILL., nUntan anu ueInano4 tnat sue ehall
Ssdsi. m,t"n nn @ III, az SarSs 20 ncr
neaslao Pnper, pen. aha INK. anu comnels hor to
1noa II, msnn nar snwa 1..ait tht H. VIA
~ ~ nuutut5 w. ne Hakos her say 6tlll moro
tnan thls,-that Ihere nas not even boon an
a 70 her oas
to her. in other words, having inttmidatod
Gor In 5n,,o-a ~ ,,.. ~ a., e'MFS.o tIFSun
A.N .NAJ s""s suoio
an ..impuro rroi1osal.H il noith;s Ia mai conn.
prelensire, retraciion Dossiilo Of he ,or;0jnnl
charge? suppose MIR. Jleachar'a aooi2orW
h,l nu;van 81 f,,, , .o..;aa,t = IT. - = ~
~ IN Ut +le1te tnat Ae nmo noYcf
nr mi niosd anoh cart!Hoatp "1u"
ava aunorshnn nnian,,rNaoam;tt;a.. t;a."n1st. H.. IL
cHsree ~ . n;nltsrv So III" ca;n1,;11o n VI % ano
we'll Enough sLat ths retract;on .of ch.cra n"oM ~
st;mnnrn ;,ronnuas i .annss r,e.a j." - VI
orsNtio chroo ~ Hs1m,sor,. HTtu T'a tsa 1n, coS
az ,ortot u t',,snr,, e. W H. ~ ~ ano 'o6'o VI
;uc - "1'01'"' ~ 1n' ''A'ne u ioaSon"
II tfho s,mo ,nev bo amid ., o,othsr ,,r,rrn,,
m ,n ;s saGn t t at0mons Of theirs
,,a,, as ~" f " auatno upon sneoo el1 eentlG.
soons aa shoy ~ nsa hers ntafSpresenlod Gp3 mo
rnotc. from thc;r nv, "-"A"oA'' IA: oo'Au''ssoo
o'e'A''a snelr nsnnl omn non
or INV ,vs,r,rs t;nn . .,a,,t;et, ~. !,
~ III AZ naao,. om'n uaao " mo ol ine
, - ta."s IL ~ '1e uay a11eT senalhe
a. A. Mn,',ssya Mt ~, Seon.on, tls1ca ne
fro,,, t,,at. a,,as4 1paso. ~ ao quote
wnri. t'''' fol'ot' VI 4ns 'elaasAs 'sno 1oo"1hg
"u1ue ~ ,n ...........
@ no Snecsherl burst out II an expression Of great
sssh h 70 nS sna @ sa'o ae hoped ne
factory to me. Ho non m ~. t,era to srr onn sI,a
he had dono wrong; lot 10 much "a soe others lad
<r6fcrring to ills wifc who lad mado statements to
alr. Bowen that ought TO 10 unmade), and hs there
volunteered to write ettor to r. Bowen concerning
l1e !acts Whlsh no had ntsstased.
now notice the captious uso which tho Com
n'ttoe make Of tho aboyo quotation. They uhy {:
II tho wrong to which Mr.. Dcecher refors wzB adult
tery how could these words be used In reference 10
u; no hsd done wrong not 30 much "a some oheta.
Anu m, Aos1eu's o. sacn c1aam 10 e'cas.
4ho aoo'e comment WHICH the Committee mako
on NY woiue, rs ANYBODY will SEQ by looking
eaT;orul!y as tno Words thomsoy0s; has no appll-
eaton Wnatever to ny oo'ds. Won air Deeell-
or SAD lnat "ho 'au done mo wrong, but not so
much as aomo others had dono," he was refer
III an Mlo IeIort i1eeli SHOWS not to hts orno
q adultery, bnt TO hts vito. who hpd mado
etatomen5s m TO nr. BowonWhleh ought to be un-
inaae' :In9 iommltsoG dovoto Il :, labor |