The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-20

and business men of every class who pronounce
their sympathy for the defendant. Gould any
thing be more mean than to publish IN the pa
peis those private letters filled with his VIE
love and admiration for him That man would
come home filled with magnifcence. and Bes
sic Turner would comb his hair, and Mrs. III
ton would knee down to read to him and the
rest would stand around and listen.
The counsel then read another extract from
a letter, in which Mrs. Il. speaks of visit by
Belcher. If he had another wife, said the
counsel, should fear for Beicher. Why, there
is the same proof against Belcher as against
Beecher. Those men who have moods of gen.
Jus have its privileges, but this humble, uupre-
tending little woman writes to him, "Pray take
care of your precious body" daughter But
she says, 81 have learned to love you with
Christ. L couple you wi the Saviour OF man
kind as man bowed down with grief for my
sake. Here counsel turned to 7. and said,
And this was the man who so like the Sa,
viour was bowed down with grief for her sake. j
Uaughter)
The sky became overcast during recess. the
air was darkened and the aspect OF the court
room with gas turned on overhead, was that OF
mid winter. At 2 o'clock sharp three 9TH
Gers hammered with their clubs. The audience
hushed the war of conversation and sank into
their chairs as Judge Nelson slowly mounted
to the bench. At 10 minutes after 2 o'cloek;
Judge Porter bowed to the Judge in his usual
formal, courteous way and resumed the reading
L.
loving and devout expressions in order to snow
the depth of her love for Tilton. One letter
says, Il see you walking in the sunshine, JOY
full, praising God" and this, said the counsel,
with voice overcome with emotion, rs the
woman whom be asks your Honor to stone as
an adulteress, and this woman they would make
the miserable minion of lust, standing within
nine months and half of the grave of her
own honor.
Counsel read 81 am happy in heart, rich in
60 in 1--we fnr | iauoh
over your returning love-" and called attention
to the fact of Mrs. L. writing about Beecher's
visits, being proud of them and telling her hus-
band that Mrs. Bradshaw was Jealous OF them.
of those letters, said counsel. In January,
1869, this letter was written, and could it be IN
all human probability by an adulteress. Here
counsel read an extract, but the press could noe
hear it) Counsel added Did ever an aduiier'
ess write thus OF an unborn bastard to her nus
band, never, lever. Did ever woman write
thus to her husband in the confidence OF coplu-
gal love to be published as evidence that see
was bad and icentious woman. And that IS
the woman who gave herself, body and soul, at
the altar to a man who now tramples her INTO
dshonor."
Counsel went on to say he never could under
stand why Tiltons letters to his wife were Civ
en- TO the public. They show him sham. No
acts but words-iunging words; some times
classical, sometimes extravaganza. Having read
lilUOE lGGteTS W HIS WitC3 Aou law WV A'NA'
est of human hearts. am pledged to you
ever. That night of your visit to my office was
memorable night. My VOW l shall keep"
Counsel asked what occasion there was for
man eight years married to be makig vows TO
be true, What was it happened? and that let
ter was written in the beginning OF the year at
the end of which he represents her prostl,
tute. 1t was the year when her conduct closed
the gate of forgiveness against which she
opened and then he rene wed to her his VOWS OF
fidelity.
read a letter from Mrs. TitOn.
Therefore would fain restore your self
respect No demonstrations or fasclnall0ns
could cause me to lose my womanhood Inns
he said was the modest prayer OF wife to
her husband not to abuse his power of winning
love, and the bastard to whom that was ad-
dressed published it in form which made her
confess that which she prays him to AVOID.
In subsequent letter she referred to the con-
fessOn made On that memorable evening.
Who made 1t? Could any doubt that it was
Theodore Tilton? In another letter she wrote:
sMy letters contain so much that stranger
eve should never see." This, said counsel, is
the shrinking of modest nature from the pub
licity which plaintiff has given to his wife'S
letters. He continued: She wrote TO Triton.
"Mr. Beecher was here to-day. He spoke OF
the calm and soothing influence which L had
over him and said, what a pretty house you
have" Do you believe, gentleman, Beecher
the, words elizabeth, thou art highly favored
are continually ringing in my ears. :.
What mockery, said counsel. Words OF
Scripture addressed to a man who distinguish
ed himself in the saloons of free love, and af-
forwards published to the world these con6den-
tial letters of his wife. From other letters
counsel argued that they proved in Tllton the
jealousy of man who only wanted an excuse
for blaming. As to gifts of books from Beech
Ell, about which SO much parade has been mace,
Pa LOT tor fer Or
to Beecher wishing to make these presents:
She communicated to Ti!ton every visit OF
Beecher, every time she heard him preach, and
by Tilton's directions reported TO him all that
passed at those visits. Having read from
my lost child. Oh, dear Theodore, may not
persuade you to love the Lord Jesus" Coun-
sci brought his clenched hand down on the
table with loud thud and said with aggrieved
voice, "The whole history of the human race
furnishes no, no such instance of an adulterous
woman writing such letter to a cuckoled hus-
band The woman who wrote that letter was
not an adulteress, but loved Tilton 100 well;
The next extract was from letter OF Dec
1866, years before the alleged adultery, winch
he saws if published at the time would nave
given such color to the present accusation,
though it was written at time when it IS ad-
mitted that she was pure: II have been think
ing of nv love for Henry Ward Beecher. res
member that Hannah Moore says my heart in
live a richer, happier life since L have known
him, and have you not loved me more ardent
ly," &c. In another letter in 1866 she wrote OF
her "sin."
This was self humiliation, not adultery. But
the moment Tilton finds it convenient to make
the charge against Henry Ward Beecher he
publishes that letter to sustain that charges.
She wrote at the same period Of her ''remorse,'
and "sin,' and Tilton says that does not mean
adultery. Counsel read from Tilton's letters to
L., s. thnu oil
not Jealous, such passages as 81 think a man
who is Jealous is fool and said, you all
know he was not then jealous, but L am sorry
to say that this is in the spirit of a man who
wanted his wife tosbelieve he was jealous and
would have been glad toifnd out a foundation
for his jealousy, Counsel read other letters OF
Titon's and said there was nothing but self
alteration and self-glorfcation of himself run
ming through these letters to that poor little
woman.
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