The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-06-24


gentleman to produce his proof then and
there. Beach replied that Sherman spoke
without knowing, inasmuch as parties in
sympathy with the defendant could easily
raise money for purposes not known to him.
He said he had not charged any OF the
jury until he wss called
out by appeals from the iu-ymen.
He said he was sorry if he had said any,
thing offensive to the juryman, or done
ANYTHING to iniure the cause of his client,
Tor that he would have no right TO do; but
as they had been challenged, he would now
ask his honor TO name the time and place
for the production of his proofs.
Judge Nelson suggested that the proper
time would be at the close of the case, when
somebody would have to be punished. The
matter was then dropped, and court
adjourned.
NEW YORK, June 22.-Cable dispatches
report that the British Government has de-
clared war against Burmah. The report
creates considerable excitement in well-in-
formed business circles, where large inter
ests would be affected by an Anglo Burmese
ware.
The same dispatch SAYS that the Chinese
government is concentrating troops at Man.
wyne, so that in case of quarrel, form
idable Chinese army is available for service
at any moment on the frontier. This war
like movement has greatly depressed COM
merce.
John Morrissey was before the Tammany
committee of discipline last night TO an
swer charges of disloyalty. He was very
independent, aud said he was in harmony
with Tammany, but opposed To its man.
agementt; that the committee might as
well make out his dismissal, as he should
not resign until he saw fit.
Boss Tweed appeared in the Court House
to-day, in the custody of a deputy sheriff
lie was smuggled off Blackweli's Island
last night, and drove around the city in car
riage this morning. He went to his office in
Duane street and spent some time in CONSUL
tation with his counsel, after which he pro-
ceeded to the district attorneys office, with
his son and secretary. In the Supreme
Court his counsel presented TO Judge Davis
the order OF the Court oil Appeals, for his
discharge from the penitentiary, which was
signed by the Judge. The Boss soon after
appeared in the Court Of Over and Termin-
er, before Judge Brady. The room was
packed with people, and an immense num-
Der was clamoring for admittance. District
Attorney Phelps moved that the defendant
be arraigned to plead to the indictment
found in November, 1873.
David ID. Field, counsel for Tweed, stated
that he was not ready to plead.
Peckham, on behalf of the people, said
it was evident that the defendant was in
tending to pursue his old tactics and
stave off the proceedings as long as possible.
Counsel further said that it could not be
considered favor to issue warrants in a
civil suit of six millions, and to fix the
bail at the enormous figure of three mil
lions, and that such bail was unheard of.
YES" said Mr.. Peckham, and the steal
ing OF S6,0OO,OOO was an unheard of thing
till now"
The matter rested here, and Judge Brady
stated that he believed the defendant ought
to have time to examine the indictments
but would not give formal decision until
later in the day.
A dense crowd filled the BROOKLYN cour,
room this morning. All the parties to the
suit were present. Judge Nelson stated
that some OF the jury were in his room this
morning, and from conversations with them
he believed they were laboring under a
misapprehension. Judge Nelson then said
he had observed in some of the evening
papers paragraph to the effect that his
charge had been prepared two months ago,
and that he had some time ago received a
request to change it from some Of the coun-
sci. But in Justice to himself and the
counsel, he felt compelled to state that his
charge was not vet finished, but was nov in
process Of preparation.
Mr.. Beach then arose and continued his
summing up TO the jury, and read letter
from Beecher to Mrs. IiltOn, in which he
speaks Of a bird singing in hi- heart, and
in which was mentioned the true inward
ness. The nest-hiding letter was also read
by the counsel. In his letter of June LIST,
1873, Beecher said he was spending his last
Sunday, and preaching his last sermon, and
in Tilton's testimony it appears that Mr.
Beecher asked him (Tilton) TO give him
(Beecher) notice If he was going TO publish
the documents, that he might either take
his life by suicide or take voyage To some
foreign land. The counsel then touched on
the testimony OF Richards and Redpath Oh
the latter he said i: Tilton told Redpath to
tell Beecher that he charged him with
adultery. Counsel then read the letter OF
Mrs. Morse TO Beecher, in which she says
when she thinks OF the misery he had
caused to the family, and heard him crack.
ing his jokes, she thought there
was no Cod In another let.
ter, Mrs. Morse depicts the
STRAITS her uauSIttr was H. ana iliP'"re'
MN 10 come anu 'ne Se'ie' vi nef u"usn-
ter ne "ouiu not ne hei'i1heG. "he
Ihousht IL strange 'iiat ieecheT should ask
her 70 eau MN SON. anu yer Ieecher' DC,
coruinS " his view VI M eoh9act, hau
never Iolie any .nils NniIn 'nouiu ihou y
hiS' noise " 81 ; nm a. a, ,et son ne
mao never uone az. 'ris !" 'hat uaush. .
WHICH Iu''iiieu .n''' -ho''e 1" Gaming Hill
MIR. Beach then took up the evidence OF
Bessie Turner, ana argued that the story oil
her removal from her bed room was absurd.
lie ana not care 10 make charge oil I'M
truth against this witness, but her nature,
TO borrow WORD from the defense, and her
imagination, had led her into great exag'
geratlon. lie thought there could be no
doubt that one important TACT ap-
Peared from her testimony lhat as
early as December, lo.O, lliton charged his
wife with adultery, although the defense
claimed that TINS charge resulted from
conspiracy which was not formed until DE
cember "a, 1914. counsel then quoted
from the sermon OF MI Beecher, IN which
he said that the hrst thing after commit
ting crime was to purify yourself from 1t,
and then take counsel from some friend
This was the teaching OF Beecher and
the question was whether he had acted on
his own theory ana convinced MS own mind
Beecher mad often shown the tendencies
which beset man who lied. Even IN the