The Republican journal., 1874-12-31
The Eeecher Gases.

Betcher and Iilton, the fast friends OF
former days, and bitter enemies Of the
present continue to make their entrances
and exits before the pubic Mr. Beecher
recently had an article N the Christian
Union. Of which he is editor, comm enting
upon the Iillon scandal 1t is review
Of the whole matter at issue, and particu-
larly Of the conduct Of Beecher since the
charge was first made He maintained
silence, he says, SO long rs he could. for
the sake Of the women whose names
We're likely to be involved And concern
ing the suit which Tilton has brought
against Beecher tor pecuniary damages
for seduclng his wife, he says ii will be
brought to trial with all possible speed,
and fought to the end without compromise
y few days attcrward, Tilton published
reply. He says two actions are pending
In the matter-tirst, the civil sui! above
mentioned, and second, a criminal indie :
ment procured against him by Beecher
lie says
The first of these causes, namely, mine against
him, is continually thWarted by his strange
and uneXampled demand for catalogue of the
particular dates and places al Which he commit
ted his acts of adultery. What is the practical
effect Of this demand: The sexual intimacy
between Mr.. Beecher and Mrs. Tilton extended
according to their own account OF it, from the
fall of ISIS through the whole of 1863, into the
spring OF 1S10-oyerlapping three successive
wears and yet Mr.. Beecher, While publicly ask
ing for what he calls the fullest Investigation,
requests me to dwarf and shriyel my proof of
this prolonged criminality to two part cular
days. namely, Oct. 10 and l., 1868 a limitation
Which his counsel are willing to enlarge so
to include an entire autumnal month dlring
most of which Mr.. Beecher was absent from
Brooklyn, sheltered III a safe aibi beyond an
opportunity for crime. 1t is an atfront to ethics
anG equity. and miracle impossible, to limit
Mr. Beechers fourteen months of adulteres to
two days.
Accordingly | give the public due notice that
so far as the civil case is concerned (Which is
the only one controlled by mel | shall go into
court On the first day when l am permitted to
carry all my evidence with me, but never while
| must leave nine tenths of this evidence out
side the door. In other words, to try Mr.
Beecher for adultery, with the adultery care
fully forbidden to be proved is II farce at which
| am not harlequin enough TO play in these sad
days.
Meanwhile, since Mr.. Beecher is seeking to
battle my case against MIN. | challenge him to
end this by play Of strife over bill Of particu
lars by calling up his case against me. This he
has power to do at any moment | am advised
and believe that the cunning managers Of Mr..
Beechers safety are seeking TO contravena the
ends Of justice by the following stratagem, to
wit: as soon as Mr.. Beecher's counsel shall
have restricted me so as to make inadmissable
my proofs of his fourteen months Of adultery
(thus cutting the very hearts core out of the
civil sut) their plan then is to suddenly with
draw the criminal indictment against me which
withdrawal is to be explained to the public by
Mr.. Beecher's chief champion and fellowsuffer-
er under a charge of seduction, the editor of
the Brooklyn Eagle, as an act of uneXampled
magnanimity shown to me by Mr.. Beecher.
By this plan of operations | am to be pre-
vented from trying Mr.. Beecher in the civil
suit Mr. Beecher is at the same time to be
saved from the grim necessity of trying me
under the criminal indictment; and 50, by these
two devices, Mr.. Beecher is to escape trial alto
gether
New YORK, Dec. 30.
The judges of the general term of the City
Court of Brooklyn rendered their decision to-
day upon the argument made by the counsel for
Theo. Tilton, on the appeal from the order of
Judge McCue of the special term directing
plaintiff to furnish bill of particulars. The
counsel for the plaintiff gained a victory for
their side. as both Judge Nelson and Reynolds
render opinions reversing the order of the court
below and permitting Tilton TO introduce all
his papers on the trial.