Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-27
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INV HoES. May s5.-Tbe BscS.IVn CITY
court VS. moe tca>C,v Rocked Thar, uSual
MS a IN. TIE number ~ Ia lies i'm attend
ancc was very large. E.ccher aud ~ r. We,
early in their seats while the plaintia came
iC n few minutes before the opening of court
Judge Neiliol instructed tbs audience 10
keep perfectly quiet. IN order that not only
they should hear TIE counsel. but that the
juiN also should hear him.
Mr.. EVarts then rose and BEGAN his at ire {.
lie said w Whatever divers tlcS the tfial az a
cause migat Present, the solicitudcS of an ad-
NC ate knew 20 end. 7 1cIc was everything
an this cause that should make every one
thIDk what he woCld desire. ard what he
misses himself one would wish -ome OF
ttc-e fabulous rpwcr~-one would wish for
one hurcrpd eN"S u prN into every fold and
CreNlCe Of his testimony. aud draw forth
every fact. One would wish 5ar one hundred
ha.ds 10 hold up the whole mass OF ~.
aud then that ne might divide 10 -
tiat at some fingers end there mi-ht
se each pasSa-e Wtlch would throw
j ght on II. one would wish he had that
POWER OF reason thai cogld grasp the
m5Ss o. evidence, separate the ore an
parEc 40 OF all The drOSs. and lose -
ore penny ght OF All the gold OF truth I -
IncH be would wish tOI the greatest paN-ar
Of elCguenCe that would leap from mo nth -
ear. lt has been true ia this case ION tAa
time when the scandal burst. 80 lar a. midi
Idral facts were concerned. that the deler-
da"t and the lady had not received thaf
cha, ~ which the Scriptures taught. Europe
rad Leen trying America and New YORK had
been trying Brooklyn, PD,sbyterians had
~ AN
bad been Try ing Plymouth Cluu H.. When
they came 10 consider a e defendant a 4. once
there was an expression OF public opinion a :
% what was right 60 bc lone by such a man.
The result would be that unless he could
prove himself ~ clear a. in the day of nd
meut he would be able 10 DO.
THE DOUBT OF MS GUILT
Won a remain always The same. Take the
loini, said Mr. ENarts, where the scandal as
matter of Inspection aud wise del Iteration
came. His client, Mr.. Eeecher, was sdbmit-
. a 80 ind Az - A..
with the case. The idle prOnigafeS of New
York believed the scandal: why, that a cler-
y man should err with woman Tire wicket
classes said thai they had known Il always
and were glad TO see their opinioriS were he
ing accepted by more serious classes. Many
looked on Bcechor'S robust frame. aud con
cludet his physical strength hal overcome
his sense OF duty and o. religion. All over
the country There was a certain rpSpapSiaiIf-
" thrown over the case and over BeerheT.
Counsel then referred 20 the letter wlich ar
peafHd ia western paper relative 10 the caep.
and which held that a. man who hat done
SO much for religion. and had Such a drain
on his moral system, that he was entitled ID
lEdulse 10 Little extent any Of hiS desires.
Mr.. ENaTtS said TINS was but "A weak argt,-
ment. Many men would have been shockc
when IlltOn and Moulton called them adult
terors, but Beccher continued his Masters
work. Others said what a shocking thing h.
was that Mrs. Beecher should attend this
scandal trial where she would hear much
revlling OF the one She loved, and the
GROUP OF PHARISEES
undertook to sever the marriage relation a
well as the apostolic vow. Counsel believed.
when this great preacher came 10 give his
testimony at the last lay. and render his
talents up, they would not be fouad want
ing; nor was there even the SIX
months of the B1crhcr trial lost Ia
blm. The nTsi important prOmul CATION in
this case grew out OF the Woodruff threat
ana the Woodruff publication: the next pro-
mitigation that gave rise 10 a popular accep-
liability OF lis source was the publication OF
R9rOn nv .aff ATr
EvaTtS then referred 10 the appointment OF
The church committee. and Sa id charges were
examined, evidence wei ghcd. aud the result
made known. Mrs. Tilton accommodated
herself to the position she held as wife aud
mother as against iler church and pastor,
and gave AN account generating Mr.. BeecheT
nom having improper sexual relations with
her, and clearing and Nindicating her own
honor.