The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-26
TILTON.BEECTTER.

New YoRK, February 25,-The TiltOn-
Beechcr sIitwns continued this morning.
Shortly after tho court opened Gen.
'Trucy continued his opening address for
the defendant. lie said this case stood
entirely aloof from that part Of the eyi-
deuce which Ia relied upon to prove this
OfGnse. True there were oral confess
sionS, but those came only from one fam
lily, that Of MOulton, for counsel would
include In that family Theodore Tilton.
The only evidence given as to the confess
sion Of Mr.. Bcecher was by MOIltOn, his
wife and tho plaintiff. In Tho action there
was another man whom they had omitted
to enter In tho case, and tho reason they
did not do 80 waS because they were afraid
that his testimony would DO blasted.
Counsel submitted that through the whole
trial nothing was adduoed 10 prove the
criminulity Of the defendant and the
whole matter was cooked by the fertile
brain Of the plaintiff In this action. IN
regard to the Importance Of oral confess
siOnS as evidence counsel said his col.
league, ex.Judge Porter, wonld read from
quotations from legal authorities. Mr..
Porter did 30.
lie would now go back 10 the period
when TiltOn told Bowen that Beecher
was guilty Of making unhandsome pro.
posala to his wife. This, said counsel,
was done to prevent Bowen from uniting
with Beecher against TiltOn. The latter
was only seeking 10 save his contract
with Bowen. Bowen had no objection 10
joining Tilton in a war against Beecher
provided he could do 40 safely. The letter
demanding Beecher's resignation was
sent, and Beecher's reply TO Bowen was,
"BOwen, what does tlIis mean2 This
man Is mad" and thereupon told Bowen
Of TiltOns former life. Bowen, having
made certain that Bcecher and TiltOn
could not unite against him, hastened to
discharge him, ne was told here by
plaintiff himself Bowen then told Til.
ton that II he ever made public the
stories against Beoeler, he would cashier
him. This, said counsel, was a conspiracy
by TiltOn and Bowen against BoeChef, but
from which Bowen had slipped out This,
gentlemen wns done in the way Of buSi.
neSs-so much lying for so much money
In dollars and cents. This was done 10
dwarf the growing progress Of the CariS.
Ltaa Union and advance the cause Of the
independent
TIE counsel interrupted his address
here, and exsJudge Porter quoted from
legal authority IN regard TO the law Of
conspiracy. & ....H.
This plaintiff, resumed Gen. TFaey,WAS
q ConRpiratof with Henry G. Bowen
against the character OF Henry Ward
Beecler. II Henry 9, Bowen should de-
ny his ignorance OF the letter demanding
that Beechet should leave his pulpit,
then | could not ask you 10 believe the
plaintiff even against himself, but Bowen
had backed out early. lie did not want
To 70 any further In that path, and Tlltbn
was forced to acek another friend. After
the letter Of December 26,1s70, Ieechef
saw Bowen and convinced him Of his In;
hoCehCe and the iallacy OfTiltOn's stOrieSj
and Bowen fetfacled lis titterahces,
and during the 26th, 9Th, 18th and
29th Of that month the defendant had no
interview with Tilton OF his wife In re-
gard 10 how much the husband knew Of
their intimacy, and the counsel submitted
that lhia was hot the action Of a guilty
man. Mf. Beecher did not know, con.
tended The counsel, the charge on which
he was to quit the pulpit when he re-
ceived the letter, nor was he aware Of II
until that stormy night on which the In.
lefvieW vas held at Moullons honse on
the 26th. Francis u. Moulton leatned Of
The foOlish act Of his friend In sending the
letter Ia Beccher, and said that Bo ven
would leave him alone 10 support the
chatge which he (Tillon) had made
Againsl Beecher. I appeal 10 the "ttne
stofy," |" a. written by Tilton, said the coun.
sel, 10 teiuto the evidences Of Moulton and
Tilton. The counsel briefly glanced over
the various incidents contained In the
"ttue story" lie was Interrupted BY the
usual recess,
After recess Mr.. Tracy said that Tilton,
after he was deserted by Bowen, was
placed In a position of great embAftAs.
inent, lie had issued challenge 10 one
Of the foremost men Of the age and had
nothing 10 support II bat his own word.
II he told Beecher that he had been
deceived the latter would have asked him
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