The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-08

TO anybody else, he laid it on poor Mrs:
Morse. Laughter He was asked II
he considered it proper to communicate
these private counsels to third persons,
when he started with proposition OF
absolute secrecy, and he admitted that he
told them to Mrs. Morse. Tilton said 1t
was from her open mouth that these
secrets came forth, and were carried TO
Woodruff. He was asked il he did not
known of Mrs. Morses infrmity when
he told her, aud he was obliged to admit
that he did, but the enormity of TINS was
too much for the plaintiffs case, and the
next morning Tilton made correction,
saying that he never told Mrs. Morse
about the proceedings after December,
1870. So he could not have told any OF
the events in January, with which Mrs
Woodruff showed such familiar knowl-
edge. Here was memory which came
and went like the complexion Of the may
in the school for the scandal and winch
the necessities of counsel ceuld fetch
and carry" The testimony Of Mrs. An
drews showed that Tilton was introduced
to Mrs. Woodruff early in May, 1871,
and there was plenty of time for him to
communicate these facts to her before the
publication of May -. This was the
tirst.open thread of making the scandal
public. Mr.. Evurts then read from the
card of Mrs. Pauline Wright Davis and
the letter of Mrs. Stanton, introduced IN
the evidence, to show that they denied
ever communicating anything to Mrs
Woodruff which could serve rs basis
for the scandal article. He said that he
had now shut these ladies mouths Il, he
had shut Mrs. Morses ear, leaving Mrs.
Tiiton as the only Y source OF Mrs. Wood
hulPs information.
The Court here took the usual recess.
Mr.. Beecher was surrounded by rea-
tlves this morning, the family party in
Guiding his sisters, Mrs. Harriet Bcccher
Stowe, Mrs Perkins and Miss Catherine
Beccher
Afcr Recess.
Judge Nelson announced that Mr..
Beach had case in another court and
wished Mr. Evarts to proceed without
him.
Mr.. EvartS continued his address TO
the Jury, and said that they must bear in
mind that any effort to suppress the
scand al did not imply the iauIt or the
part OF any one. Who was not anxious
to suppress the scandal? And in what
case could it be more desirable to sup
press it than in the one involving these
parties. But the course of BceCher in
this matter instead of indicating guilt on
his part, furnished the strongest proofs Of
innocence. He considered the theory
advanced by Mr. TiIton TO admit the
known facts of his connection with Mr-.
Woodruff. The defence had proved this
intimacy which the plaintiff pretended
was for the protection Of Bccchcr
and had shown that it resulted from
an enthusiasm for Mr,. Woodruff,
opinions, and IN iniatuation with the
charms of her society and OF her person.
This lady remained vcilrd pricstess
to our mortal gaze until the closing days
Of the testimony. But there was no dam
ger of her being misccuStrucd or misun-
dcrStood. She had Il vide public rcpu-
tation, and he should not discuss it, but
il n tthe of the dclicacv and sense Of
honor which she displayed in this court
room in regard to the custody of private
letters, had been possessed by the modern
Sir Philip Sydney, there would never
have been Il trial of this cause. Mr.. Ev-
arts quoted other part, of the testimony
as showing the Intimate and affection
ate rclqtions between the plaintiff and
Mrs. Woodruff He argued that all the
facts which Mrs. Woodruff published in
regard to what took place in the private
rooms of Mouton and Becchcrs houses,
after the end Of December, 1870, mus;
have been derived from Tilton himself
Mr. Eyarts said the "polcy OF silence
of which Tlltons relations with
Mrs. Woodruff, was pretended to have
been part, were of no value rs an elc-
mcnt in this case except 50 far rs 1t was
represented who an argumentatIvc con-
tcssion of guilt on the part Of Bcochcr,
but the testimony showed that this policy
was not of Beecher's adoption. but WAS
originated by those who feared his frank
ness and bUldncss. The point with Til
ton was that he was ruined, ana thGt
ANY public knowledge of break Ii his
domestic affairs such as the flight of hi,
wife, would be the finishing blow to his
reputation. and he urged Bcnrhcr to lock
the secret in his breast. avoiding dis
cussjOn of the affair even to Mrs. Beech
er, and then they engineered these I"bo-
rate schemes Of suppressinS ne scandal,
in order to deceive him. while they them
selves were arranging for its promuIga-
tion. He portrayed the con
duct Of Mr.. Bcech"r when
he learned of Mrs. TIton's flight from
her husband; not only bringing his own
wife in to examine Mr.. TIiton rs to her
domestic affairs but proposing to subject
the affairs of that family TO the scrutiny
of the matrons of his church. lie next
discussed the pretence of the plaintiff
side. chiefly put forth by Mou.ton, TINT
the sending away Of Bessie Turner was
on Beechcrs account According to
Moultons own testimony he asked
Bcecher to pay the girls school bills
because TlltOn could not afford to. why
did Moulton put it in such way !! 1t
was for Beechrr that the girl was sent
from Brooklyn? Why should TiIton
have any interest in paving her bills
under such circumstances whether he
he could afford it or not. The counsel
then passed on 10 the publication of the
Woodruff scandal in the spring Of 1872,
and OF Moutons suggestion To Beecher
to consult Tracy rs Il sagac.ou' counsel
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