The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-13
From the Chicago Tribune.l
THE TIITON-BEECIIE TRIAL.
plan of the Defense.

issued an official explanation of the case.
1t is taken from the Plymouth brief and
is virtually an epitome Of the defense.
guarantee it to be the authorized synopsis
of what Beecher will swear to. and what
Evarts will elaborate. The defence will
be an entire denial of any wrong against
Tilton, but not of an offense, which Tilton
could well afford TO condone, in 1870, and
which the world will willingly and gladly
pardon now. If Mrs. Tilton is to be credi-
ted, her marriage experience and her hus-
bands is that of thousands of families in
this country.
Theodore Tilton is naturally vain and
egOtislical beyond most men. He married
young a lady who was then quite his equal.
He grew rapidly and in every way. Affinity
he was the friend and companion of men
of worldwide distinction. His name has
been identified with great moral and po-
litical revolution. lie was fine writer, a
graceful and eloquent speaker, and man
of exceptionally good presence He was
pointed at in the street as II remarkable
man. He was followed. ilattered, sought
and sued in his Office on the platform, and
in the lyceum, by men who we honored
by his companionshir. nd 10y graceful wo-
men who were proud OF his attentions.
TIE WIFE GROWS rLAiN.
His wife lost her youthful charms, for
she bore him many children before the
flower of hit life had blossomed. ale
used to say says Mis-. Titon. ''that our
appearance in the street together caused
ridicule, because he was much taller than
|. On one occasion, when | joined him
on the street, he angrily said that he would
wish, for thousand dollars, that came
up to him. On another occasion, at a
party, he charged me not to come where
he was again during the evening" He was
perhaps entirely conscious of the wrong he
did her, but he did it all the same.
| His business as a lecturer took him away
from home A greater man than he had
free access to that home during his alb
sence. He found companionship in lit
tie lady who felt herself neglected bv hel
husband. She was the envy of other wo
men because of the great preachers mani
fest preference for her. He read manu-
scripts of his articles and books to her, ad
United her excellent taste, consulted he
judgment, and-most delicate and seductiv,
flattery of all-sometmes accepted it, AMI
the glory was greater because the worlt
did not recognize in it the paragraph tina
was turned as she advised it to be, or tn
literary character that was fashioned o
shaded as she had recommended. To tn
preacher and author this companionshil
was very grateful.
THE HUSBAND FALLS DOWN To sTRANd
GODS.
The husband came to sec this. He wa
too proud or too weak to resent it, but b
revenged 1t, as he could SO easily, outsid
his home. The pastor saw that he was en-
croaching on the rights of others, but h
readily convinced himself that he was in
juring nobody He was made to see, a
times, that he did give offence, but he wa
not conscious of any great wrong Tn
estrangement between the husband an
wife deepened and wdened. Finally
came to be whispered about that Tilton ha
formed alliances with other women. TIL
wife blamed him, but was the blame a
his ? The beloved pastor did not say tha
it was hers. Reports grew louder of tn
husbands infidelity. He was the avowe
associate and companion of women thu
even ''men of the world" avoided as bein
too notorious, or as holding their favors to
cheaply. The husband goes step further
and defends the theories of women VIII
seek to defend themselves and drag Other
down to their level by endcavoring to sho
that women may become prostitutes upo
principle. Still the pastor holds that tt
trouble is from without and not from witt
in. His sympathies all 90 out to the w
man whose home he is half-consciousl
breaking up-his censure to the man who'
ruin he is unthinkingly accomplishin!
: The pastor goes as far as to advise sep
ration. Another mans wife loves hin
He knows it, but the knowledge is swe
to him. The husband knows it. but he
too proud or too weak to resent it. All
: once the wifc's consciousness is awakene'
t THE ELIMINATION.
, All at once the husband asserts himself
| the pastor, the friend, the counsellor, Il
father, is confronted with the ruin he III
, brought about. His repentance is G.
uberant in its expression his remorse
: absolute as it the worst offence had bee
r committed. Lives are blighted, home
shattered. Tilton, with an essential
weak nature follows up his advantage
y argues himself into the belief that he h
s suffered the extreme wrong through i
Y wife and his friend he goads the one in
the admission that she as ct least tempt'
and solicited. He argues himself into Il
belief that the other had not solicited al
tempted in vain, because they both we
h too close in confidence. He insists til
l. they both were guilty of Sin they new
:, imagined. Beechcr, having told his sto
u with certain frank, bOyish shame, fir
" because he Numbered into Mrs. Titoi
a affections, and, second because he blu
dered out of the ENHANCEMENT in mann
= derogatory to his self.respect, will lea
ID the stand as one who, in telling the who
rs truth, has not only abstained from spari
v himself, but as well has charged nothi
n worse than insane Jealousy to his perseC
. tors. Having showered his Goals of fl
u he will
RETIRE WITH AN EMPTY scUTTLE,
~ aud allow his counsel TO supplement wi
III was a generous and forbearing contest
o. of error, but not an admission of erin
pr They viii further show that on Tito
:, jealousy waited his desire to suppls
y Beecher that when he found his opp
" tunity in the estrangement of his wife a
IN the boyish simplicity of his pastor he
II, gested it for six months, and then draw
', Moulton into his confidence, enlisted Il
III shrewd worldling in conspiracy not
an much against Beecher's purse as against
or standing in Christendom. That conspiri
ct ceased to be aggressive only when Beec
~ burst his bonds and appealed in despe
10 ton to his committe.
lis At first the defense contemplated onl
lst charge of mere blackmail-of an atten
w. to extort money-bY threatening to sub
~ for the misconstruction of the world fc
eu which could easily be exaggerated int
al crime but Evalts saw at once that TO