The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-09
hull TO an interview from which The wife was ex-
THR Jury WEARY

GUIDED.
the JURY WEARY.
At twenty-nv minutes TO nve one OF the Jurors
asked for an adjournment. Judge Nelson In
stead granted recess Of fifteen minutes, during
wdlch several 81 the Jurors TOOK short walk in
ibe air. ON their return Mr.. Warts resumed,
Mr Eyarts said, on the "frue - ryn ana the
could well reposa their verdict as no verdict ii
anseuce OF any testimony 81 importance ia max
M the case of THIS plaintiff mrs. Iiloa mad
fortunately preserved that paper save few pages,
wpIcn sne nal iNst aud wnicn she ana not attempt
~ replace oy memory. Triton IN tnis sto SAYS,
mY wife aGde a statement IN July, waicn inc
aiterward uOted down ''My FRIEND and PASTOR, IL.
". Beecner, sole TED ne 10 become wife 10 him
ward Mr.. Iiiton writes that she is ~.
nocent OF all ciminaitV she did
the one hand and publicity on the other sue
says, NO wound 70 me Is so great as that he thcr
read ron letters OF Bsecher deuyng "especlalty
and enphaucally DENYING ang criminalty with
Elizabeth Il. Tllton" anu expressing Tor her re.
spect aud admiration lor her Character as pure
and Caristlan woman. lliion uses the phrase
"crimlnal inamacy,n which admits Of vide
range oil construction. IN 1874 IL was conten-
plaIed 10 enlarxe ms cnargc 10 adultery ueore
tie church committee. Tracy had conversation
wIth Mrs. Moulton, when he sail, Il am mere only
10 give ev iehce In matters Introduced Tracy
said she must open her mouth first about that con-
yersarion. | VIII not speak nrst. Wien sue was
recalled 10 the stand the only thing souaht
to be SHOWN was that when she kissed
Mr. Beecher tnat she ala not say sne
believed him to Ue good man. fher4 was no
EFFORT 10 contradict MT. Tracy Mrs. Titon and
Mrs. Beecher IN matters OF detail ana OF substance
would nave oeen iDestlmab!e witnesses were they
not eNcuded BY tie law from the stand. But the
statutes exclude all matters that passed In conf
dence between husband and wife, and me counsel
for the plaintiff knowing bnis put themselves On n
fancled demonstration "tHat II we insisted To call
Mrs. iillon that taey would not ooieet.n they had
objected 10 T.iton, put the plaintiff carried tner
point. The p.aintln wanted 10 say simply that
IAterposed objection. The way to do her
slrai2ntlOrward honor and justice would have
been for them 10 have called her them
selves. she was the plaintiffs wife ana mas
been the source of making the clarge
OF improper solicitation not OF adultery. Tne
wife coad have appeared legally IN behalf OF her
husband, the plainud had they been sincere aud
IN earnest. You nave heard from her tnat the
Woodruff publication IL a monstrous falsenood,
ana that Inc alusion IN the Catherine GaunW
letter meant !mpurtJ on ner part was false
CONSTRUCTION. You nave heard the testimony OF
Mss Turner, givlrg her DENIAL 10 Mrs. Bradshaw
ana Nj. Oylngton a2u others. All these things,
and the wtie's testimony oil july ana that The
husoand conabited wltn her alter That iii some
showed her that ms treachery left II impossible
Tor her 10 trust nlm any longer; there we notn-
ing 10 Whlcn she could not nave testified.
MR.. BEEcHER's TESTIMONY.
Under all the suggestions that Mr. Titon and Mr.,
Mouiton could furnish ms lawyers, rue testimony
OF Mr. Beecher not reduced N the slightest
degree on the crosse xaminatlon Every form
anu degree or upure ctnduct with tins lady
most clearly denied. hr. Beecner OF al Others
knows what the truth ~ and he also knows tEat
his orr i no. ortlhed against lLe misconstrnc-
ton OF mems minds. have presented this man
as one oil absolute IN egrIty, except so lar as
This Charge IL concerned. | see NO evidence
OF douDle-dealing against hun. lie VIII stand
with the absolute rIght TO your verdict.
Mr.. Beecher has shown throughout tnis
matter confident IN his conscience anu It's appro-
val, confident In Goo and III the truth. We ind
against him evidence not or physical ana direct
observation or the senses but remote and moral
reaSonings rom tue sense OF his letters. Ihat Is
tie only resource and only pretence oil his ac-
cuSers. All the prollxity oil ingenuity and argu-
ment we would have oeen saved from II iG mad
been admitted tnat there nothing IN The
dual form oil the crime charged admitted. me
naa
AN ABSOLUTE ABSENCE OF GUILT
and an eXaltaton OF the character or Mt. Beecher.
ence TO verdict or one sile or the other. nnds
itself under some stress; but all points watch
would raise such DOUBTS are entirey absent from
TINS case III giving your verdict for AR. Beecher
you give true verdict Tor th3 families OF both Mr..
Titon IN ms iruth,uiness Your verdict ior the
deienoant IS verdict or the safety aud honor OF
All whose safety ana honor nave been involved in
this investigation. verdict Tor the plalntin would
Urlng dishonor upon the Christian reigon and
the purity OF American lie. Aud you are asked
TO do that upon the absence OF the slightest proof.
You are asked 10 do ms on the statements OF
men VINO nave acknowledged 10 lying through a
series OF years. There Il 20 doubt OF what the
duty under the rules oil Law, Tor you 10 nnd Tor
the pIainur, unless there Il q reasonable doubl o.
the guIlL o! TINS defendant. rue absolute an
compete acquistal OF Mr.. Beecner Is demanded At
his WAS A CONSPIRACY
which grew Irom small beglnnlngs 10 large pro-
portions. And now, gentlemen. character Is al
ways lelt 10 be- IN aificut Inquiries. an OBJECT II
earnest solctude WI every Judge, jury and iribu.
ma nat has 70 pass upon It. sometimes cnarac.
ter 10 spoken OF as weight 10 be thrown Ia IN
evidence. When particular charge Is imputed
against 4 strange or obscure person low solicit.
jus the verdict tley are gong 20 give. You
want 10 know whetner this charge nts
Mr.. Beecher's character. When you have this
CHARACTER. woven IN nneaments that 10 man
DOUBTS oil, ana THIS lie IN It's whole PERIOD open
and puonc ano generou' ana Kind elevated, noble
cover tast the scarlet guilt OF adultery aud seduc.
ton do not match with Tue noble kindness ana
character OF Henry Ward Beecher. (Applause.l
IL matches not with oil you know OF bis reia-
ton 20 bis worldly AFFAIR.". lie overnows with kind
ness and CHARITY Tor even these men who have
come 10 testify against him. Tue good man Is al
ways scnoOlooy 10 tue arts OF fraud. Mr.
hereafter as heretofore. lie Is and VIII be great
the PLAINTIFFS CHARACTER.
Mr.. Iiton presents 10 YOU extraordinary
character, ana ais manner aud MS evidence are
quite IN consonaDee win that character You nnd
Beecher and WIN The support or thst Christian
WI wniie he pursues that pain by the Support of
aance OF ms nature. TO REJECT noses and tie
prophets ana tTamole on C1rIst anu tbs followers,
and on aod on tIi what Is regarded by some "a IN
exaItatlou OF manhood, ana IN the end this proud
career. which REJECTS the religious Donds OF So
woodruff. such are the revelations Ui that career
Mr.. Evaris then proceeded 10 cri,lcse the evils
OF seli-loye, y Inch u spec es OF moral insanity
ana tue egGtist !, never permitted TO stand slll
Dut he drops lower aad lower. Man cannot stand
In opposition TO virtue, morality ana society with.
out ign0minious laiiuTe. sach are tie moral laws
when DEFY egotsm. TINS morOd self.worshIp
vita whicn 1lit0n ma, elevated himself " h-recver
wa Tut in competition pang 70 the expncalIon
OF MA career, tnen tue moral alienation rom duty
INTERVIEWED. and be gave way 70 MS senshness,
regardless OF toe rum aud dls asier 10 tn0se wno
are nearest aIu should be dearest TO him.
1HE Two COMPARED.
10 concluding NJ. Eydrts compared the plaintiff
WIN the defendant as tollOWs:-Like uato tue
two men spoKeI OF In ths Scrpture-s'Ihs wise
man OuIlt nIs house, ana the ram Qesco nded, aud
the floods came, aud The wiads blew, aud toe
structure fell aof, iIT 10 was founded on q rock"
The rains descen0ed aud the foods came ana the
winds blew about the fabric ~ the mans char
acier, about the llfe 0f Henry Ward Beecner: and
let every Que know that tue reason the struc-
turc did not fan was because tae struct o
was butt upon a rock. "ADd ne that heareth these
savings oil mine aEd dosth them not snail liSen
them 20 the f0Olisn man who built his honsc upon
the SAND. and tnc ram descended, und the noous
came, ana tue winds blew, and the rouse leil,
aud great wGs tile fail heieO.' Your verdi 9,
Qentemen will match tlat parable made Tor oil
such Tor AL time ana under all circumstances.
lnuesd. more appropriate or Impressive eXplana.
hns q a N~u uV VI ~ ed