Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-20
The Brooklyn scandal.
HOW SOME NEWSPAPERS STAND
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From The Troy Times.
Beecher knows, and also his
friends, know, that nothing can be
kept back. The whole truth must
be evolved. The case is one of life
and death with him, and his APP
pearance before the judge and jury
will recall the manner in which
the gladiators saluted the throne :
AUe Caesar, naorit,1rus gos salute,
[" Hail, Caesar, we who are about
to die, thus salute you.'') Ali feel
that this trial imperils destinies
hardly inferior to those of national
Importance.
The Graphic is openly hostile to
Beecher, and by its amazing skill
In caricature, has dealt him some
powerful blows. The Times is also
Tiltonian in its preference, which
leads us to imagine that the Trib-
une must be Beecherian in its pro-
clivities, for these papers must be
true to their avowed antagonism.
The Herald would do violence to
its nature if it did not take altern-
ate sides, while the World, though
very reserved, is friend of the
clerical defendant.
WHY BOWEN DOESN'T TESTIFY.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
/ have got into the inside
of the mystery about the
calling of Bowen as witness in
the Beecher case. 1t is this; Mel
Their side wishes to call Bowen, for
the reason that both sides are anx-
ious to have the privilege of cross
examining him. 1t is for this rea-
son there is SO much playing about
him. tbs on this account that both
the opposing counsel are working
sharply against each other in re-
gard to him. Brother Bowen is
sure to be a bad witness for the
side that calls him, whichever side
it be, having something to say
against both Tilton and Beecher.
But the party which has him under
cross-examination will have the
advantage OF him, get deepest into
him, and be the best able to ana
lyze his testimony. The explana-
ton of the Bowen mystery is not a
fancy of mine, but told me by an
individual who knows all about it.
ONE WHO Escaped,
From the Bartholomew Democrat.
There is probably but one wo-
man connected with Plymouth
Church or TIE scandal whom
Beecher hasn't kissed-that's Mrs.
Beecher.
1t was narrow escape, for she,
too, might have fallen had she
yielded to one of those paroxys-
NAL kisses.
BID MRS. TILTON CONFESS TO HER
BROTHER?
From the New York Graphic.
Mr.. Joseph III. Richards, who so
reluctantly testified in the Beech
er-Tilton suit, and whose testimo-
NY deepened the suspicious of his
sisters guilt, very naturally felt
aggrieved by the severe handling
he received from Gen'l Tracy. Mr..
Richards knows a good deal more
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him to tell, and is only hindered
from making statement by the
probability thst he may be recall
ed to the wituess-stand in rebuttal,
when he may be required to say
what some people may regret to
hear. 1t sometimes seems as
though the rules of courts are in
geniously contrived TO exclude as
much information respecting case
as it is possible to shut out. 1t is
an interesting question how a
statement to the effect that Mrs.
Tilton made a full confession to
her brother would affect the trial.
And then suppose Mr.. Bowen
should epliven the columns of the
Independent with few chapters
of perS1naI "Reminiscences