New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-20
THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN Mr.. BEECHERs AND Mr.
TIITON's LAWYERS.
There WAS general expectation among those
concerned in yesterday that the summons ana
conplaint would be served in Mr.. Tlton's suit against
Mr. Beecher for damages. Mr. Beeeher's counsel, T. c.
shearman sent yesterday morning the following letter
TO Morris & Pearsall Of the counsel for Mr. I1ton:
NEw-YoRK, Aug. 19, 1874
Nessrs MORRIS & PEARsALL.
SINrITMEs: Understanding that you contemplate the
rommencemeut OF an action at law GU DehalI OF Mr..
Theodore Titon against Henry Ward Beeeher we beg
leave to that we are authorized 10 appear Tor
Mir Beecher in all legal proceedings ana that we re-
quest his name, the immediate service o. tHe papers
before ii Io.) at No. 81 Hicks-St Brookiyn: Your
olIedient servants. SHhAhhAN 0I1hLiNu'
Mr. Morris and Mr.. Pearsall protested Yesterday
against the language Of this nasmuch as it repre-
sertcd Mr. Beecher and his lawyers in the attitude of
taking the steps bring on the suit inviting IT, as
NJ fearless of the result Mr. Tiltons counsel assert
that this more than an wer 10 their note
sent two days before without acknowledging the re-
CENT of the latter. Following is the letter of Mr.
Tiltons counsel: n.,.,, So,
siR ~ We nave been retained by Theodore Tton to
commence suit against viii you please indicate
the attorney who is authorized TO appear III your be-
hall so that may serve the papers upon min
Yours &c. MORRIS & PEARsALL.
one of Mr. Titon's counsel stated, yesterday that
tie and complaint in the case would be served
Together in order TO save time not unusual practice
In such cases is 70 serve a which gives notice
that the complaint win be filed twenty days here
after and the defendants counsel are then allowed
twenty day days which to give notice of the ill
ing of Their answer Mr. Morris said that the summons
and complaint would be served Within few days AT
a late hour yesterday afternoon was learned from one
of the counsel that the complaint was not then flushed
When asked concerning Mr. Tilton's forthcoming state
ment M Morris expressed expectation OF its publica
tios gn,n two o. ,-.rv and SAID that II you'd
.onta;n hfw and startling facts which would amaze
Mr. Beechers apologists, but denied tIat it had any
relation 10 the coming suit Nothing could prevent the
prosecution of that salt except the death OF either Mr.
Rescher or Nj llton. lie made contemptuous mention
of the report OF coming suit against Messrs hilton,
Mention and sCarpenter for blackmall' ana ex-
claimed that no one would dare TO institute such pro-
c..d,pos Inquiry al the District Attorneys office
showed that no preliminary steps in that direction of
indictments for oiackmailing were known Of there.
Mr. shearman said last evening that probably b. +.
Tracy John L. Hill. W. o. Bartlett, and other gentlemen
would be associated with him counsel for Mr..
Beecher IN the sut 10 be brought against him by Mr
TJton If one were brought He spoke OF it more as a
means Of annoying Mr. Beeeher than SUIT 10 DC seri-
opsv pressed He laughed at OF another suit
10 lie brought against Mr. Beecher for libel In his
charges of backmaiiiug and said that be welcomed as
,nanv suits as Mr. Tton's party could bring Mr.. Nor
ms while declaring positively that the charge of black
a against his client is false said that he had not yet
determined whether bring suit for libel on account
of n When asked If he could tell whether the asserted
nenteut letter purportng to have been written by Mrs
Ttop IN October 1870 Mr.. TltOn, from which quo
tation was gwen from memory by MI Townsend IN The
CHICAGO Tribune the 10th inst was correctly quoted
Mr. Morris said he knew nothing about it, and could not
rel who had shown it TO Mr.. Townsend.