The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-25

mining tn< paper 10 the oOctYtno OF Tree love-
snali refer 70 " here and TO otner publications OF
Mr.. TIfon aoout TINS time for the purpose OF snow
Ing tnst -hss be vas toe editor Of what was un-
dtrstooc 20 De a religious paper he was still st
heart the ADVOCATE OF frse lust But before read.
ne this article rom tue independent which led
O. MI fntons immediate retirement from II as It's
edltof. ! e~e. gsntiemsu. 20 read 70 you . let
ser nom r8eooore luton 70 his wife. written jan
tea usi ABOUT tae time ne assumed control OF that
pspef; % vas ~rltten az that line when ne was
great mind ~nca had led hin from boz hood up to
ms pre~est posiuon. ana want TO show you. just
i1rasnos. nov be ressrdeI the ssnc,ity OF the
maruaze reistios. snd what views he held upon
January o "a letter 70 hrs wife, he says 'that
whstesef rends apart tso lives which have besn
.sess S,e one , cruelty e ~ msnns.s o!Sw
prs..ea ;, rlltoe on ,ns stand fer.roine the law
O. marriage and divorce. he would undertake 70
sos. D, vn'lngs under his hand. that that testl-
mepy cas- antrae. rne leuer OF Mr.. Gree'ev ce-
ssrssa . :. eoas.. ana 70 s,ss l cite reply
Vas made ~ Mt ritan vho declared that "love.
@.rnass inai nssss Tue BOND. aud not
vac Deed maIrlass 20 wsen love aud honor
CEASES fsere vss ssetaer passage IN the letter
10 Tue eject that Mr.. nlton would no more allow
gDesuon an ne would permit Tue same law to
haudcuf MN a. save on y piantation.r
-bea De saId tnAi he desired divorce should De
regulated ~ law Did ne tsinx that religion IN a
sS, .ss s.n.ssa sSal ,os n.s asoera, sns
i1i-insd on anf snsle matter ms whoie evidence
matters snsing a. the psroi when iaere vas :
iAesssec seat 10 Mr. bsecher through Bessie
sequence OF M. rliton having ~ one time at
NJ iiios. when before tire Plymouth church
there wa little somsn al ms house tnat owed
htm dearly. tnal tass an entertained an exalted
haze bun con-. T. ,hesr houses. men !, void he
ssea ~ IN. Jar, tsss u tnere is any person re-
house % ~ iheodore Inton nim-eii. n vas si~ays
matter oi urgency tnat AR Beeener saouid Welt
o sase,cson ever crossed Iis mad. ne anew
the motive OF these waits; That ~ was because Of
ADVISER ,n her trouble a. ms caange OF views on
religious ana sociai questions. AS proof OF taat
y vas only necessar, 20 ca, s.tsnraa TO tae Tact
that iate 1893 the piaintln tells you that ne
I exc ndei 500 lor a portrait OF Henry ward
seeener. mat ne m,gst nsng y ~ IN his parlor
TIE esteem. love aud Affection wnlch he psre TO
one wac nad been 70 han more tnan .
Iread-hlp vita ths pIalnIln ana his ianliy ana
message. OF winch have spoken, from ars. TilIon.
IA ta- latter part OF 1870 he responded 10 tue
the house OF ner mother, wnerc she was stopping.
lie saw Yer there, ana tt Vas there that IRON her
sue ssd told something 20 atm nrevioa,Iy. cut s o.
wnicn sue had concealed the most HE learned
J ~
gong to retarn, concerning therein IN the
opin.on OF her mother. Mra Morse. Mr.. Beecher
would not ADVISE ner there upon the sa.gect
should see MIS- Hilton aud that she should eoniar
with her. because sne could learn rom ner many
thugs whica ne as a man. could not ln decacy
ascertain. MIS-. niton. upon MA advice, then con-
sentea to see Mr. Beecner on tue suoecL snd
from her she learned tue story OF the sorrows aud
aflilciions OF her he. and Mia beeeher reported
no disposition to savlse her 70 leave ssr husband
but as became last ana sincere frieno. ne sought
Sci on the subject aud ne eoacurred IN adsislng q
separation between Mrs. ana Mr.. nitun. MT.
Tracy here asked the intelligent Jury whether nus
conGuct OF Mr. Beecner vas clear evlderce OF
the guilt or innocence OF these parties.
Il the taoaghs Of auis had been. or even shade.
he not nave seen that suca advice woula have
drawn attention TO tnen, inst she never enter
guLy oil any offence Is instauced 10 THIS. taat sn,
sad nothing to nun Whatever touching tnis al
le.ed Confession OF adultery to her husband In tns
month OF July previous Mas it Ios natural TO
beneve nat mad sh; oeen guilty OF tnis crime, had
have called his attention TO the TACT
when she sought his aav,ce on tais suojccv Would
hust and all aud you must beware, for you are "a
danger" IL IS bat reasonable 10 supp &c sue
woull, put the evidence SHOWS that mr. Beecner
was not aware OF that confession spoken OF until
the S0tn o. December ls'O, wnen ne learned ~ IN
from nimselL "Had this charge been true" SAID
Mr.. Tracy. ''don't you think. u he was guilty, ne
leaving ner husband "Dear woman, Il you sesarass
from your husband DO you not KNOW that
your guilt Will be discovered eau u Dc posslols
that Il mau Of the sckno lodged sollity aud ma
ture years OF the Rev. Henry wara Bcecner. had
he made such suggestion wouid have given Inc
the counse taen read lbs Ioilowinr note, which
Mr.. Beecher gave nis vile on intervening sne let,
to give AIRS. nlton In answer with reference to
her seeking ADVICE on the subject OF = separa-
uon:-"l incline to think your view Is rignt ana
that q separation IL best, ana that her presence
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him."
Mr.. Tracy then called attention VI the Jury 10
the testimony OF Mrs. Mouton, in " men she testl-
hes that MIR: Bsecher sent message OF advice by
her to Mrs. rlt0n. she says ne SAID TO her Tel
Elizabeth That sne must i've with her husband.
know that she suffers. l snow now hard 1t 10.
faithful and true wie." Inc counsel said that
that Ii Mr.. Beeoner sent any message oy Mr..
one advising hsr TO live with MIN and not to sep.
arate from MIN. II Mr.. Beecner hsd been guilty
Mrs. iIison TO i've with ner nusosnd You nave
had the advice oil Mr.. Beecher 10 TINS woman At
n sas On Or n na IN @ me ne wave
opposite ADVICE IN 1872. Was not the danger Of
exposure as apparent then as It was at the latter
with her husband and the ADVICE OF separa-
cemoer and Mr. Tlton mad then had the dlf1culty
with Mr.. Bowen winch necessitai ed cnange IN the
edItorshlp Of the independent. About that time he
had sig led two contracts with Mr. Bowen, one Tor
the Independent and one Tor the Brooklyn Uaioa,
Tor 5000 saary per anuum Tor each. Idese con.
tracts we're spned on the 20tn OF December.
The speaker tnen went over the whole Iouoie
between Bowen and Tlton, ana explained how
Beecner got into IT. through his enorts 10 make
peace, ana alluded to the allegations made against
MS client by T,iton to Bowen. the counsei SAID 10
old not Know now true these scandals against Mr..
Beecher which are accredited to Mr.. Bowen, are
but 1t was MS belle! tnat Theodore luton :. he
true cause Of them all. He Is the author OF these
scandals winch Mr. Bowen learned 20 believe ana
OF THIS piaintlfr. It would sutice TO sag
that Henry q. Bowen mad no suspicion
that he dared to bring to the test vi an
investigation; but wnen 1ilton told him that
Henry Ward beecner hau been guilty OF unhsnd-
some approaches to his wife ne Jnen for ths nrst
time believed that he mad been WOUNDED. 1uen
1t was that ne suggested the letter winch Tiiton
wrote demanding that Mr.. Beecher, '1or reasons
winch You explicitly understand, leave Drookiyn.n
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