The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-10
BY TELEGRAPH.
Mr.. Beach's Exordium.
New York, June 8.

Beach, who was to deliver the closing adj
dress for the defense, was the signal for
storm of applause, which was with difficult
ty checked by the court officers. Ex-
Judge Fullerton arrived shortly after and
received similar ovation. The friends OF
the plaintiff were mustered in strong force,
and scarcely vacant space was 10 be
found in the room. The ante room and
corridors were thronged with dissatisfied
parties who were unable to gain admission
to the courtroom. The plaintiff was early
in bis usual place behind his counsel The
throng was so great that Judge Nelson
gave Instructions to the court officers to
make some arrangements aud prevent
similar occurrence IN future. Jurymen
Case and JefTreys delayed the proceedings
a little by their late arrival. Beecher and
his wife were absent when the proceedings
began. The judge cautioned the audience
to preserve the utmost silence. Beach
then rose and said that vt last Theodore
Tilton had chance to be heard in court
of justice, after having been overcome
with calumnies At the church investga-
ton every one saw that Tilton and his wit
ncsses were shut off from a hearing, and 1t
was no wonder that public clamor demand
ed that justice should be done to him in
this unfortunate transaction. At this
point Beccher and his wife came into the
room and took their usual places in the
Plymouth tlrong. Counsel stated if this
cause was to be won by bod assertions he
yielded the palm 10 his learned adversary,
lie said he spoke to them properly, exercis-
ing the prerogatives of their position. To-
day they hold in their hands, as his friends
on the other side claimed, the dcstnies of
the greatest preacher that ever lived, and
they also held in their hands the dcstinies
of this plaintiff, and his witnesses. What
would enable them to say to Tilton, Moul-
ton and Mrs. Moulton, "You are per-
| jurcrs, and TO the first, "iou are an adul-
tercr?" The law had selected them, and
to them had been committed the grave in
teresis of this controversy. You, Mr..
Foreman, have been appealed to personal
| ly, and, said counsel, | know the influences
which have operated ON this trial, and l
| know the power and influence of the or
ganiZatop which surrounds the defendant.
My friend Eyarts should not have wished
for one hundred eyes of Argus, for he
already had them; nor for the gold of
Midas, for that had already been scattered
with lavish hand. Counsel was not an
orator as was Brutus; he had no calumnies
to utter, no epithets to apply. He had
only logical reasoning to apply to the facts
of the case, and if these were not enough
to satisfy the minds of twelve unprecedented
jurymen he wanted no verdict in this case;
but if counsel brought to them those proofs
approved by law sufficient to convict of
guilt, then IN the name of that law and its
justice, counsel demanded verdict. He
right to ask them before Tilton was dis
believed, before Moulton was discredit
ed, and Mrs. Moulton DETAINED, and the
letters of Beecher and the statements
|
credited, he lad the right to ask verdict
Had the jury ever listened to such a per
feet storm of abuse as they had heard fo
the last thirteen days; and yet defendant
lawyers asked him if the plaintiff had an,
case. They had given to the jury yer,
strong conception of their ideas The,
had resisted with but one witness, and tina
was Henry Ward Beecher, and counsel OIL
the other side held forth that they had dis
proved the evidence of thirty-four witnes
ses. Now, said Beach, the only wtnes
who appeared against T.lton and Moulto
to throw discredit on their testimony wa
Henry Ward Beecher. Counsel comment
ed on the arguments Of Judge Porter, will
whom he said he had been associated /
law for thirty years, aud he was grieve
that he appeared here as q subordinate c
secondary adversary, but in that there va
no disgrace, but the humiliation was in tn
ignoble position he had taken in applyin
salumnious epthets to this plaintiff. Poi
: ter had likened Titon 10 a theatrical cha
acter, and, turning round to his Beach,
client, said, down. down to he'll , an
say sent thee there' and shook his fl
in his face. Counsel turned round to h
client, expecting to see IA vacancy whel
Tilton had been sitting, but he RENAME
: there, unmoved, to counsel's utter aston
ishment, and perhaps to the surprise of Il
gentleman who addressed him. Both coul
: sci on the other side had strven for thi
: teen days, not to clear Beecher, but to
fame the character of Tilton, who was, u
cording to them, perjured adulterer, wi
was according to Porter cunning aud su
= tile conspirator, who was attacking Il
: pocket of Henry Ward Beecher. All Il
y, parties on the other side admitted Tito
was man of genius, an orator and eloc
ZIONIST but Tracy says he despised him
man who was weak in devices. Couns
, would show them that through all the '
RS cissitudes of this case Theodore Tilton hi
always adhered to his manhood, and in |
IL forgiveness towards his wife and Hen
n Ward Beecher, until goaded to madne
= And why were all the terms of vilenC
g. and abuse heapcd on him? Coun
ye agreed that Henry Ward Bcecher wal
great man, and he would not attempt to
duce his estimate, except that when
n learned friends exalted him to that deg
a. that was purely sinless, counsel would ia
he objection to it, The whole object of
learned friends was to elevate him to Il
degree, but counsel would not believe Il
of he was altogether sinless as the difllcu
on was that Henry ward Beecher in the mi
Of the influence which surrounded him,
friends were always fighting with the !
six pulses which governed him, as in the C
20 in which his friends led him to beliye