Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-22
Beach Charges that the jury
Have been "ApprOached."
One of the Twelve Indignantly
Responds.
Brother Shearman Demands the
Proof.
Beach Asks the Judge to Specify
When He Shall Produce
His Proofs.
Judge Nelson Says "SOmebOdy
Must be Punished"

New YORK, June 21.-The courtroom
was more densely peOpled this morning
than it has been since the early Gays Of the
| trial, and many ladies were among the
spectators. Mrs. Beecher was attended into
court by DR.. Edward Beecher. TilLOn was
early in. his seat. Beach continued, and
said: 1t was not for Tracy, the advocate of
Beecher, to condemn MOultOn, who was far
below him (Beecher) in intellectual quail
ties, and when Beecher entered into the
policy of silence and operated with Moul-
ton to that end, the defendant should not
blame MOulton for his action in that re-
spect.
There was one other witness who had
borne testimony TO the confessions of de-
PENDANT, a woman who had been eulOgized
by Beecher in his letters, and the question
is was she to be believed. Beecher had de-
MED the interview with Mrs. MoultOn on
June 2, claiming that he spent that morn
ing at the Eagle Office with Kinsella, but
Kinsella had not been called in 10 prove
the alibi. Besides, the new evidence Of
Mr.. James was conclusive. He saw
Beecher ON that day coming from COlum-
bia Heights and going towards 40 Ransom
street, shortly before 9 o'clock. Mrs.
MOultOnis story was true, and he was not
guilty Of presumption in saying that every
honest Juror felt it in his heart to be true.
He did not mean by this the juror who had
said Mr.. BeeclIer was too great a man to
fall, who shut his heart aud ears to the evil
dence and looking only to the grandeur Of
Mr.. Beecher's character, believed that he
was unfolding Christianity in the pulpit
and temple he de6led.
An InsuIGed Juror.
The sixth juryman, George Hull, ex-
pressed disaprObatiOn at the manner IN
which the counsel had made undue refiec-
tions on the jury, and said that the jury
had several times TO sit add hear these re-
Elections, and complained that il was too
bad, besides being kept away from their
homes for six months, TO have 10 listen 10
the insinuations of counsel. The fact
was the jury had not been approached ex-
cept by means ofenvelopes, producing one,
enclosing cuttings from the New York Sun.
Judge Nelson said the juror misunderstood
counseIs remarks in the heat Of debate.
Mr.. Beach remarked that he had good
reason to believe members of the jury had
been approached, which he would present
to the court at another time. he made no
imputation against the jury, but
He Could PrsVe
they had been approached.
Mr.. Abbott protested against the unprO-
fessiOnal mode in which these statements
had been put forward.
Mr.. Shearman also challenged the gentle
man to produce his proofs then and there.
TSome Kisses by the audience.l
There was not one dollar Of money
which had been expended in the case which
had come from any source except the peck
cts Of Henry Ward BeecheT and himself.
He was ready, for his own part, to take the
responsibility as to how the money had
been expended.
Beach replied that Sherman spoke with
out knowledge, inasmuch as parties in
sympathy with the defendant could easily
use moneys for purposes not known TO him.
He replied that he did not charge any one
Of the jury till he was called out by jury
man. He would be sorry if he had said
anything offensive to the iuTymen or done
ANYTHING to injUTe the cause OF his client,
for that he would have no right to do; but
as they had been challenged he would now
ask his honor TO
Name the Time aud Place
for the production of his proofs.
Judge Nelson suggested that the proper
time would be at the close Of the case
when somebody would have to be pun
ished.
The matter was then dropped and the
court adjourned.