New-York tribune., 1874-11-10


And the defendant. further answering, saith that
seeing report OF said Committee signed aud as de-
fendant was informed and believed, drawn up by said
Winslow prosecuting attorney. aforesaid, in which
defendant accused of grave crimes and Oifenses
and fearing, he well might that unless ne could dis
abuse the public mind aud especially the mind OF said
wnsow prosecuting attorney, aforesaid OF the belief
papers in his possession. and his position cOnfdant
OF said Beecher for very heinous purposes, that said
Wnsow wonld deem 1t his duty to such defend
ant to be presented the Grand Jury for Kings County
In said State indictment for said crimes and Oenses.
especially in and by SAID repor, so drawn by said
Wnsow it was stated that said Beecher ought have
the defendant TO the police for his defend
ants conduct occasion toward the said Beecher.
Therefore, iu order to vindcate himself from these
great charges In the public mind, which were set forth
very widely published in ali the principal newspapers
in the United States and especially in the newspapers
the demand of said Beecher as set forth in
his testimony on a,9s crCssexaminatoD by cues; qus,s,
produce all the documents of every kind which had
In his possession aud had received from said Beecher
character as Christian minister, that the defendant
would first IN fully yindcatng himself against the
and offenses alleged therein to have been
committed by said defendant. and that he might
no statement document relating to said impu-
tations charges which had been made to said
defendant had come INTO his possession, that 1t
might be alleged against said defendant II he failed
to produce all such letters documents and statements
that he had wrOngfuy Kept back others which would
show the innocence OF said Beecher said defendant
felt his duty TO produce as part OF the history OF said
mitted him by said Beecher which would tend 10
discover the fact and make known the evidence upon
endaut, had acted in thatsbehalf and
that there had come and 10 proper occasion for
said defendant publish and make known in the vim
dicaton Of his character and In the protection OF him
self for presentneDt for indictment Tor said alleged
crimes aud Oenses ought TO have been done II he
had been guilty thereof end all documents and papers.
and make known all tie statements made to him
the promises by said Beecher, and
mat IL was his right and privilege to do.
Whereupon said defendant did make published state
ment OF all facts and that within
documents hch bore upon the matters IN the premises
set forth aud OF all the statements Of said
Eeecher TO him III that behalf made especially did
defendant call attention TO- and set forth the facts
and circumstances connected with the publication and
by TO said Bcecher OF the fact hereinbefore
set forth In the said letter Of TtoD. bearing date
Jan l. aud which had been before many times
and the explanation and acts OF said Bcechcr
In regard thereto as facts tending 10 show that he
did not attempt TO extOrt money from Or blackmMp
said Beecher by the alleged threatened disclosures Of
his aduiteres with said Elizabeth r. Iton, because
that said Beecher bad afforded 10 him, from his own
statements, cogont and complete evidence or other
crimes part II The statements OF said Beeeber
were 10 be believed when ho would be " deny