The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-27
] .IBEEcHER TRIAL,

] Mr., Porter continued bis argument to.
iday. He said that tho frat object Of Til.
ton and MoultOn was TO reinstate the
former on the independents That failed,
The Golden Ags was established and the
friends Of Beecher were asked 10 contrib.
ute, In The meantime $1,000 had been
got from Beecher for BesSie Turner'S
school bills, and 5000 for the support Of
Tilton's family, for which latter sum
Becchor had to mortgage his house. The
Bacon letter had then been published,
containing agarbled edition Of the letter
Of apology, Beecher thought II called
for an investigation, but Moulton said
that would be breach OF faith. And yet
these men were the parties who published
the Bacon letter and the letter Of apollo
gy. We're these the men 10 advise silence?
II Beeeher was guilty and had debapched
one ot his own commulicantg, II he had
confessed TO TiltOn, Moulton and Mrs.
Moulton, II he had authorized MoulLon 10
tell Judge Morris and Judge Tracy, why
did BeeCher refuse 10 sign The card pre-.
pared for him by Tllton and to be read
In his own pulpltS t
Mr.. Pryor then read the card, which
admitted that Beecher had committed an
oflense, but no crime, and was willing to
resign. ' ir''f
Mrs. MQultOn In her testimony uttered
words iagainsther paStet not poisoned by
herself but by her husband. The counsel
would exercise the fprbearance due her
sex. II had been suggested by the enc
mies oil Beecher that the counsel had dealt
discOurteously with the peFjured black
mailer, but hU would leave Il to the Jury.
The counsel then reverted to Mrs.
Moultons testimony In which she urged
lIeecher 70, 60 down to the Ghp."h, .L:.
with this on his mind. There Is grain
Of truth In her narrative. II is true that
there were conversations between them,
but no two persons can give the same ae-
count Of anything that has occurred at
which both were present. How difficult
II Is TO repeat conversations correctly be-
tween which u number OF years have
elapsed. How easy II Is for the memory
TO be misled. Suppose Mrs. Moulton had
told youto the best Of her ability what
has occurred between herself and Beech
or. A mistake upon this point would be
the destruction Of an innocent man. The
testimony OF Mrs. Mbulton had been kept
from the church committee to be used In
the suit against Beecher. We have the
fact that ~ early as June, 1874, these two
slippery rogues-TiltOn and MOulton-
contemplated proceedings In court against
Beecher, and were cOnterring as 10 the
Witnesses hfrB. Observation-Disclosures
from .her alleeiance To- her husband.
This husband sent bis lady 10 bring
an apostle 'of free love to the
conferences, between himself and Tilton.
Mrs. .Moultoh represented BeeCher as
stating 70 her matters which were told
her by Tilton and her husband, and II may
be true she was misled by them. 4ul'-
= The counsel then commented on the lea.
timony Of Mrs. Moultnn IA to Beechers
reference to committing suicide. II
-MOulton was an honest man he was most
unfortunate; ho had been tried in the
balance and found wanting; there were II
honest men who had sworn falsely; II all
ihat ,Mohlton had testified to were true
there were thirty y.four men on the side Of
the defendant who had all sworn falsely;
Theo. TiltOn could not strike Beecher ex.
Gept by blasting the reputation Of these
men. g4.rH.f. HrJ
The counsel then referred 10 the at
tempt made to cast discredit on the char.
acter Of General Tracy, and said he
thought he acted Justly and honorably.
He congratulated the jury on theirfor,
bearance and tho Court on It's uniform
kindness. He spoke In laudatory terms
OF the care which His Honor had taken
that everything bearing on the case should
be submitted TO the gentlemen Of the Jury,
and said, that his name and those Of the
Jury wodld 20 down 10 posterity with
This trial. Counsel would say that Il was
his opinion TINT there was not man on
the jury who would give the verdict de.
liAhded by Judge Morris. No s1ch yer.
dict was TO come from this Jury. Their
verdict was 10 be one which would glad.
den many hearts and send an electric
thrill Of Joy throughout Chtistenddm. "
With these words Judge Porter con.
cluded his address, and bursts Of up.
pluuse went up from The people in the
courtroom. ...
Mr.. Carpenter, foreman Of the Jury,
announced that one Of the Jurors was III,
hid Judge Nelson Adjourned court until
tomorrow morning.