The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-02
.BEECHER TRIAL

In the Iilton. Beecher SUIT before q
crowded house. He said he had endeav-
ored to lay before the jury the situation
the OF parties as set forth in their char
acter and relations, (which would enable
the jury to judge Of ttheir movements, He
would call their attention to the fact that
in December, 1870, BeeCher referred
Bowen to BeGcher's wife, and there was
an aspect attempted to be introduced into
the case that there was an attempt on the
part Of BeeCher to preclude all knowledge
OF his relations with Mrs. TiltOn from his
wife, but the parties on the other side
never sought for any papers in proof Of
this accusation, but when Bowen was re-
ferred to BceCher he was told that Mrs.
Beecher had letters OF her husbands
received from Mrs. Tilton while she
was in Marietta, so that the jury could
have no doubt but that all Beechers cor
respOndence was in the hands OF his wife.
The counsel referred to the meeting be-
tween Beecher and TiltOn on the Both OF
December, 1870, and said the evidence
was an entirely reiuted theory Of the
plaintiff and showed That the testimony
was false to his own knowledge, TiltOn
in his direct examination denied that
there was any separation between him
and his wife until the final abandoning Of
her home by Mrs. Tilton. In the light Of
the evidence what became OF this view Of
the plaintiff, and II the faith Of the jury
in the foundation OF the cause thus laid
in the falsehoOd evidence was very plain
as given by Beecher, supported by Bessie
Turner, Bowen and Bell? According to
Beecher there came like thunderbolt on
him the revelation Of the cruelty on tho
part of the wife and OF the intidelity on
the part Of tho husband. This revelation
came from Bessie Turner, and when he
was spoken to he referred them to his wife,
and there was u conversation In which
Deacon Bell took part; and then came the
slip from BeeCher to his wife, when he
was busy and could not attend to the
matter. In the conversation between
Bowen and Beecher there was disclosed
to Bowen this whole transaction, and he
was referred to Mrs, Beecher Us having
the largest knowledge OF tho facts bearing
on the subject. When he went there
Beecher took counsel with him about the
matter and asked his advice. BeechGr
stated to him that Mrs. Tilton had left her
husbands house, and that Tilton's licen-
tiousness had been very low and his con.
duct marked with great cruelty; that Mrs.
Tilton had sent to consult him, and Mr..
Beecher had been brought into the con-
ference; Now, said the counsel, the jury
had the touching testimony Of Bessie
Turner with regard to the wite's mid
night flight from the house and BessiC's
following next morning and taking the
children with her. The jury had proof
OF TiltOn's cruelty. Beechers note to his
wife read that he was inclined to think
Mrs. BeeCher was right, and that sep.
araliOn was best
Counsel referred to the testimony Of
Storrs in reference to TiltOn's calling on
him on the I'd Of January, 1871, when
he asked Storrs to go around and see
MOultOn In regard to the stories, When
Tilton was called to the stand in the re-
buttal he did not contradict StOrrs' story,
and did not this lead the jury to believe
that TiltOn had attempted 10 nislead
their judgment? The next movement,
said the speaker, resulted In the troubles
OF Tilton, They were forced on Beech
ers attention when Tilton was deposCd
as editor by Mr.. Bowen. Mr.. johnson
told Tilton that Bowen had heard the
stories, and he had better see him. Mr..
Bowen did not want to sec him. Accord
ing to BOwen's own words, the stories
about Tilton came to him in clouds.
Counsel would ask Titon II after his
interview with Bowen he did not go to
his house and announce himself as being
ruined. lie had house and furniture
md the sum Of $1,000 with Woodruff Il
Robinson; he had a piece Of land In Pros
pect Park which produced him assess
ments. This man, said the speaker, SwOre
he was man of property to impose upon
your credulity. Allthc money he had in
1874, outsideof what he picked up in lee
turing tours was the 81 900 from Bowen,
the money for Bessie Turner's schooling
which he obtained from BeGchGr, and the
$4,000 he got from Beecher. AT the end
OF 1871, said Evarts, TiltOn was crushed
so far MS pecuniary matters were con-
cerned.
Shortly after Bowen took the paper to
Bcecher which was to drive him out Of
Brooklyn, he (Bowen) shook his fist In
Tilton's face, and said II he ever acknowl-
edged he (Bowen) had anything TO do
with this letter, he would cashier him
from the Independent
Mr.. EyArts referred to the statements
in the true story IN regard TO the enmity
Of Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Beccher, and the
latter was pronounced by Tilton us his
most relentless enemy, and she never re.
ceived any Di his confidence. Mr.. Storrs
was witness who was friend Of Til
toms, and the latter said that II lie had
happened to meet him he should have
made him his conhdant instead Of Moul-
ton. II this was so what pity II was lie
failed to find friend who possessed the
intelligence and integrity of Storrs
Now the latter testified on the second Of
of January that Tilton told him that
his ground Of complaint against Beecher
was that Mr.. Beecller, Mrs. BeeCher and
Mrs. Morse had been telling stories
against him to Bowen. The testimony
proved completely that these were the
causes OF TiltOn's hatred toward Beecher.
When T'illon was recalled he did not utter
one word Of denial Of this entirely new
matter introduced by StorrS. Tllton set
up the theory that until his removal they
had not been reported to Bowen, and that
Ieecher had no fundamentally In his
removal by Bowen. II was preluded by
the plaintiff that he was wealthy and
prosperous man until the act Of Bowen In
iischarging him, and that this did not,
as he had formerly represented, strip him.
He pretended that il was not until the
chimes Of Stotrs we're ringing that he was
first aware that any moth had corrupted
the garment Of his pride.
Mr.. Evutts then discussed the list Of
property, testified TO by Tilton, arguing
that II was substantially worthless, as
being tinsaleable and unprodlctive. Since
the beginning Of 1871 the plaintiff had,
with tie exception Of what he had picked
up In his lecture tours, received no IN.
come except the $4,000 then in the hands
Of Woodruff 4 Robinson, the seven thou.
sand dollars received from Bowen, the
money paid by BeeChef for Bessie Tur-
ner's schooling, the $1,000 for which
Bcechcr mortgagcd his house and the
contributions Of subscribers TO the Golden
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