Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-09
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR
THE SCANDAL TRIAL.
BEACH BEGINS.
BIGGEST HOUSE OF TIE SEASON.
SPANISH COMPLICATIONS.
THE TILTON-BEECHE trial,
The Biggest Crowd Yet i'm Court

NEW YORK. Nav q-The Brooklyn CITY
court room was packed this morning with
spectators as IL had never been before during
the trial. The entrance Of Mr.. Beach who
was 10 deliver the closing address for plaiu-
till, was the signal for storm OF applause
which was with difficulty checked bv tn.
officers of the court. Ex-Judge Fullerton
arrived shortly after. and received a similar
ovation. The friends of the plaintiff Were
mustered IN strong force, and scarcely va
cant space was TO be found i'm the room. The
anterOom and Corridors were throngel with
distinguished parties who were unable 90
gain admission TO the court room. Plaintiff
was early In his place behind his counsel.
ana was closely surrounded by the SURFING
multitude. The throng was SO great Thai
Judge Nelson gave instructions 10 the Off
GERS IN charge of the court To make some ar
engagements and prevent a similar occur
renee i'm future. Beecher and his wife were
absent when the proceedings began. The
utmost silence.
BEACH THIN ROSE AND SAID
that at last Theodore Titon had an opportu-
nifty 10 be heard in a court Of Justice. after
having been overcome with calumnies Al
the church investigation every one saw thai
Illton and his witnesses were shut Off from
a hearing, and it was no wonder that public
clamor demanded justice should be done 10
MN In this unfortunate transaction.
Al this point Beecher and his wife came
, y. In, me room, anu took their usual places in
Counsel said if this cause was TO be won by
bold assertions he yielded the palm i'm that
TO his learned adversary. He supposed he
spoke TO men properly exercising the prerog-
ativeS of their position. To-day they held in
their hands, as his friends on the other side
said.
THE DESTINTES OF THE GREATEST
PREACHER THAT EVER LIVED
and they also held in their hands the desti-
nles of this plaintiff and his witnesses. Tn e
law had selected them, and To- them IA
been committed the great interests of this
controversy. You, Ir. Foreman, have been
appealed 10 personally. and, said counsel.
know the influences which have operated on
this trial, and i know the power and iuliu-
ence of the organization which surrounds
the defendant. My friend, Mr. EvartS. should
not have wished for the one hundred ewes OF
Argus, for he already had them; nor for the
gold OF NJ idas, for that had already been scat
tered with lavish hand. Counsel was not
an orator as Brutus. He had no calumnieS
70 utter; no epithets 10 apply. He had only
logical reasoning tOapply 10 the
FACTS OF THE CASE,
and II these Were rot enough TO satisfy the
minds of twelve unprejudiced jurymen he
wanted no verdict in this case, but if coun-
sci Drought 10 them those proofs approved
by the law sufficient TO convict of guilt then
in the uam9 of that law and its justice coun-
sci demanded verdict. He had right 10
demand il, he had a right 10 ask them before
Tllton was disbelieVed, before Moulton de-
FAMED, and the letters of Beecher. and the
statements of Mrs. TiltOn TO her husband
were discredited he had right to ask a YER
dict. Had the jury ever heard
SUCH A PERFECT STORM or ABUSE
as they had listened To during the past thir-
teen days, and yet defendants lawyers asked
them If the plaintih had any case. They
had given 10 the jury very strong concep-
tion of their ideas. They had resisted with
but one witness, and that was Henry Ward
Beecher, and counsel ON the other side had
held forth that they had disproved the evil
dence by tEirty-fOUr witnesses. Now. said
Beach, The only witness who appeared
against Tilton and Moulton To throw dis
credit on their testimony was Henry Ward
Beecher