The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-12
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THE BEECHER-TILToN TRIAL.
Mr.. Beach's Exordium.
New York, June ]

Mr.. Beech entered the room he was again
received with round of applause. Gen.
Pryor came into court to-day. Beecher
and his wife were also present. When the
court opened Mr.. Beach resumed his adj
dress. He said that much indignation had
been visited on Moulton for not burning
the papers relating to the scandal, which it
was alleged was one of the terms of the
tripartite agreement. Counsel called at
tention to the testimony of Storrs relating
nation from that testimony that the re-
quest for the burning of the papers did not
arise from arbitration, but came solely from
Sam Wikeson.
Mr.. Beach read letter from Sam Wilke-
son to Moulton, asking that the letter of
apology be burned, and counsel said the
burning of all the papers was not contem-
plated. Counsel then did not see why
Moulton should be excorated for failing in
his duty, nor saw any reason why he
should be blamed for not following the re-
quest of Sam Wilkeson. Days had been
spent IN the consideration of this
subject, and the speaker did not know
what this waste of time had to do with
the question at issue. All throughout
the case they had been led in this man.
ner into side issues. Yet the counsel on
the other side argued that 1t tended TO
shake Moulton's credibility as witness
What if Moulton did promise to burn
these papers and he did not do it, there
was no reflection cast by bis failure to do
so on his character and honor. Moulton
would not burn the papers unless both par
ties concurred. Tilton was disturbed about
his difficulties with Bowen, and his paper
was embarrassed, but all this had been
ended, the man stood erect and his troubles
with Bowen we're settled and 81 900 paid.
But the trouble now with Tilton was the
matter ut variance between him and Beech
er, and when this arose it was stated that
the difficulties had been acted upon by the
arbitrators. 1t had been proved here by
the arbitrator that the matters to be set
tied were between Bowen and Tilton, and
not between Beecher and Tilton But it
has also been SAID that the destruction of
these papers had been spoken about but
these arbtrators were all members of Ply
mouth church. Theodore Tilton had been
published over the land as calumniator
of the proudest orator of the greatest pull
pit in the land after the investigation by
his (Beechers) packed church committee.
Why all this uproar about non-destruction
of papers? Why did his friends complain
of if there was nothing in them and if
their contents showed the innocence and
Il integrity of Beecher what was the trouble.
They cannot be satisfied that they are
kept. Counsel knew that tine testimony of
Tilton was true, and he would show them
hostile to Tilton, but he had been called as
a witness. Tilton testified that Bowen
had been told stories by Beecher about his
(Tiltons) character, and they were of SO
serious a nature that Bowen was of the
opinion that Tilton could no longer hold
his place in the papers. At the same time
Tilton told Bowen of his charges against
Beecher and Bowen said the difficulties he
had with Beecher were settled, but fol
Tilton to write a letter to Beccher, calling
on him to leave his pulpit and Brooklyn
for reasons well known--and that he
(Bowen) would support him in the charge
This letter was conveyed to Beecher by tho
hands of Bowen, and we find that after
wards Bowen deserted Tlton's cause aftel
stimulating him to make the attack. Why
did not the counsel on the other side ash
Bowen when he was on the stand if he did
not stimulate Tilton to hostile approach or
Beecher? Bowen was not called as {
friend by their side, but only to throw
open any avenues of light upon this contro
versy. Evarts had commented upoi
! the relations of Tilton to Becchcr of tn
, alleged confession of his wife. Beeche
said on the stand, 81 knew had him then
; l did not interrupt his narrative, but let hlr
go on,"-as if he (Bcecher) owned the uni
verse. Referring to Evarts' story of wha
a miracle was, Beach said that Evarts, lik
: Punch, was a plagiarist, in that his stor
4 was copied from an old Irish one of
i priest who had been explaining to his pa
: shioners what a miracle was. One of b
g hearers could not understand the explain;
a ton given. Perhaps it was not practic,
! enough for him any way, he waited III
d til the priest came down from the pulpi
He spoke to him, and stated his inabiit
. to comprehend what miracle was. The
G said the priest Pat, turn around and h
Il parishioner did so, and then there followt
d a sudden reflection and extension of one
the priests lower limbs, which somewh
. staggered the Irishman. Pat, said Il
priest, did you feel that FAX, did, sa
Pat. Well, said the priest, it would ha'
been a miracle if you did not. daughter
If my learned friend, said Beach, turniI
to Evarts, has any doubt upon the matte
can illustrate the subject both fore
bly, and practically. (Renewed laughter
Counsel then read from Tilton's testimor
III IcSuiu W INC otoiic5 uc Was toiu
Bowen about Beecher's adulteries, and as
ed why Bowen was not questioned abo
this when on the stand, and said that whe
it was not contradicted 1t was to be tax
as true. One thing we know, said couns,
was that Elizabeth II. Tilton loved, ay
almost worshipped, Henry Ward Beecht
for that was confessed. She was a peculi
n lady, of strange emotional character
Beecher says an inspirational woma
Beecher was her pastor, but she recogniz
10 no wrong, except in the life of dece
she had been leading and there was not
ing in this TO oppose the likelihood
IN Beecher being told by her that she had tC
her husband of the relations. Would it ha