The daily gazette., 1875-02-12
The BrOoEI1J,,ites.

I , .Decidediy those people over in Brook
iyn are queer set. Anybody who reode
the, strange letters they have written to
each other from time to time, and bea "a
OF tn way in which they slobbered over
each others shoulders whenever tbev
met, must be half inclined to think that
some form OF insanity had broken ont
among them. Here is the plaintiff. even
now Trying his very. hardest to prove
e,iaI ms wife was wicked, and yet de-
claring Innt the woman is as "sinless as
speeches which he contriyes to inject
INTO his cross-examination he said !. a.
| always used such words on burmese tn
convey to everybody tho impression that
she was pure and good woman. and If
any word OF mine will carry this impress
sion around the earth to-day. | shonld
| IKE to utter it from this stand" some
lawyers may think it very strantse fbot
q man should be allowed to sorate'' il,
TN! manner, while under cross-exami-
nation, too. But what can ANYBODY.
thihk or man who has staked every
thing IN an effort to prove that his wife
and the mother OF his children has been
sinner, ana yet at the very same mo-
man?" What sort Of moral sense con
such man have? This little incident
helps to explain the mysteries of this
horrible mess INTO which all these eccen-
tric folks have got themselves. They
talk II Jargon of their own. They use
the sacred names as they would the
names OF their grandfathers OF aunts-
probably without any settled intention
of being profane. bus certainly without
the slightest realization of the assecia-
tions which are conveyed to most Chris
tlans by those names. In I'll the affairs
OF their life they speak in language that
even they would probably call blasphe-
nous ii they heard it from the lips OF
persons who did not happen to 1.-Two lln-
der the shadow Of Plymouth Church.
Words do not seem to convey the same
ideas to them as they do to- ordinary
human beings. And it is NOT difficult to
understand how q confusion of mind so
complete and so vital has led OCCASION
ally to confusion of morals. Whether
Mr.. Beecher is innocent or not, it is
quite clear that some of the persons in
volved in the case have been guilty of
the most fagrant perjury. And yet, we
have no doubt that these persons, who
ever they may be, sill think that if they
talk about God n great deal, and shed
tears copiously, it III be,all right with
them now and hereafter. hi-A
Ii Tiltons habits of life have been
founded on the code OF morality which
he now desires to spread around the
earth,' is it any wonder that this dis
gusting scandal has occurred? A wo-
man, the mother of several children. sins
with the trusted friend of her husband
so says 1ilton. And yet, in the same
breath, he declares that there was no
| harm in it. ".,She was pure, good wo-
man.. Then what is his idea of an i'm
pure, bad woman? And what right had
he TO bring this scandal on the Christian
world of American The mans entire
| behavios in court Isl one of the most ex-
traordlnary features of the case. He has
enough to make him serious, and yet he
goes on cracking small witticisns dur
ing the entire day. He is allowed to
handy words with the counsel who cross
| examine him; to suggest corrections of
their language, and to make what he
calls explanations" which are, in re-
ality, a series Of gushing speeches. He
declaims about his wish to strike Mr..
Beecher fright to the heart. He an
lnounces-in his very cross examination
mark you-that Beeeher will yet be
driven from Brooklyn" lie disputes
with Mr.. Eyalts as 10 the true meaning
of words. and asks Mr.. Evarts to obligc
him by reading his wishy -washy letters
and his tawdry doggerel. He asks the
counsel not to make his oross-examina-
ton !" moie cross than necessary = and
this brilliant sally is received with the
laughter of those present. He gays he
never was in the water with the woman
Woodruff, except hot water" When
4 asked if he took Il carriage ON q certain
day he answers, no; the carriage tool
me"-a gross piece OF impertinence. He
gushes about Roussel, the Communist
and says, che went to the scailold Will
his Bible in his hand, kissing it, ana his
soul went up to God" And so he goes
: on, hour after hour, enjoying himself
, hugely, hearing all his rubbish read by
eminent lawyers, and having what hc
calls an intellectual treat. No, the
examination IS not very "crosS,
everybody must admit. 1t is lucky fol
Tilton that he is not IN harsher hands.
Meanwhile, the defendant INTRODUCES
into his sermons illusions to the mu
tual friend and to various phases o.
the trial. The woman about whom al
J this dismal exposure has arisen goes |,
the Court every day as to n show, i
| stared at to her hearts content, and she
doubtless feels herself to be an impor
tant parsonage. This is probably th'
lhappiest time of her life, and she i
Imaking the most of it. Both sides unit
l lin praising her as, the purest and bes
|: woman alive--delightful situation! |
+ must be as good as a play, to her-no
e that we suppose she ever did so wicked
/. thing as go to see a play. She donbtlea
q leaves such worldly amusements to tn
;. lunregenerate "IIer Theodore" dail
= sings her praises, and, the reporters tie
u us, they exchange frequent glances.
u The charming creatures doubtless thin
@ quite as we'll of each other as ever the
n did, and like to do their billing and coo
a. ing in open court. What can sane pee
II pie think OF such a lot? Isit not ratht
e hard to be obliged to give mp. eightec
A. or twenty columns a day to their slektl
r ing letters, their low and degrading IL
i trigues, their hideous ,love-making, an
70 their still more hideons qualTelsF
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