New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-15
A. d. MARTIN DEFENDED.


OF my learned friends. II MI A. b. Martin, another
Christian man. known by the jury OF the vcnage, as 1t
Ia called: whose works In the ways OF pety and III hu
manty have been and are remarkable; gentleman
who has de soted himself with zeal and pety to the al
vancement of religion and OF the culture OF those ins
buttons which daily and hourly diausc their blessings
throughout society And he has been denounced az the
spy of Mr. Ton, from the circumstance that he happens
10 be an of his dwelling and in the face OF his
evidence, that lie in the daily habit
OF visiting Mrs Tton during her stay at Mrs Ovngtonj
and rendering to Ler those services which brother In
her unfortunate situation might perform. Was that
trueY Was he thus to this lady in her perious
and straitened ccumstancesl Did he daily give to her
the consolation of hs presence and his aid, and his ser
vice In whatever line department she might choosef
Mrs Oyington was upon the stand If his Representa-
ton in that respect had been foundcd 1t was very easy
for learned friends TO have contradicleu H. III lac
WAS unrieniy in spirit If he uncharitable In COM
ment II Lie WAS uniuti. in the respect and the service
which he rendered 10 Mrs. Tiltol under those ercum
stances Mrs.. Oyington had the c st knowledge and tile
aplcs Opportunity expose his hypocrisy ana treacl
.ry But that Lady SILENT and IL stands ~ an nd
united and uncontrlcted fact upon this recor that all
the sympathics of this Christian man. and all the kind
uss Of his charitable nature expended In rendering
the best and the highest service lie could render TO s
lady Under these circumstances il seems To be rather
hard that he should be denounced as Tie spy of Mr.
T,ltoD hanging about this lady In her misiortuncs for
the PURPOSE OF gathering whatever he might collect to
her disadvantage, and appearing upon THIS stand "a
witness 10 publish Il, to the world Has he spoken any
thing upfavorablc to Mrs. Ttonl Has he endeavored
TO prejudice her character her position her relation To
this unfortunate tian.action not word OF dsrespect
or condemnation not syllable. And he stands
now az he did before his appearance upon the
stand as the trucst and the best friend she has had In all
her complications with this affair. But then 1t IL said
that he fabricated the condition ot things under
which, visiting Mrs. Ton, he was accidentally brought
70 the information that Nh Tracy and Bessie Turner
inst before her before the Committee on the
same afternoon. were in long and earnest consultation
Tc subject he did understandable matter Of discus
sion lie cid not hear lie did not pretend 10 state 10
make any representations In regard TO any influence
which Mr. Tracy might have thought III to exercise over
the memory and the mind and disposition OF Bessie
Turner But Bessie Turner had represented that that
interview was limited TO ten minutes. Mr. Tracy had
ext. nded that interview by his evidence to an hour and
IL WAS in confirmation of the testimony Of Mr.. Tracy,
hat euarging the time, that Mr. Martin was pro-
duccd ar witness. Ills narration was that upon hot
Summers day, visiting Mrs. Tlton in her room.
the heat oppressive, and thaf she ana
himself went upon the back piazza Of Mr..
Ovngton's Louise for the purpose OF enjoying Chat.
And We have had evidence presented here to show that
pben Mr. Martin on his xaninaton represented
that that piazza shaded that the heat was not OPP
pfessve that there was freer circulation OF DIR anu
more convenience and comfort upon the piazza than In
the room Of Mrs Ton, ho was guilty OF msrepresena-
ton Upon crosse Examination he was led 10 state, with
ont any partcar observation ur reflection. but with the
knowledge that the place by some means shaded
he WAS led 10 state the walls Of Of the adjoining
bouses projected beyond the residence Of Mr Ovingon
and cast "a shade upon this piazza Well lie was mis-
taken In this that the next adjoining house did not itself
project but that OF the other houses more distant
did And when we came to send down our surveyor TO
examine into the condition Of the thing. We found that
there was large tree in an adjoining garden and that
there was O large grape vine upon rack. extending
nearly the whole length OF the piazza. which afforded the
shade which Mr. Martin erioneonsly attributed to the
projecting wall Of neghboring house, and TO this day,
this Jury and my friends would find If they observed,
that that grape vine 10 In full bloom and
foliage. and affords just the protection Of which Mr.
Martin spoke. Well gentlemen, II II seems consistent to
my learned friends under these circumstances to Charge
~ unmpesehed witness with willfu Misrepresentation
IN regard TO circumstances OF this character In which
witness might readily bs IN error tho principal fact Oh