The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-13

he mad injured him and had been forgiven BY
nim.) "Thls." says Mr.. Tilton, 'is
to me- No longer can remain IN false position
9s pr and md nsn ne 70 tins
May, 1873 and then follows the letter OF contriton.
MI. Filton then says that this document would
snow whether he had wronRed Mr.. Beecher or
Wnetner Mr.. Beecher had wrOnged him. This card
vas shown to MI. Beecner on the same day by Mr..
M0ulton. and he was told that unless he publishes
Mouiton submitted the card which chs Mr. Ga Beecher
proposed to be published by Mr.. TiIlon he made no
charge against NE. Beecher. He accused MT.
Beechsr been guilty Of adultery with his wife;
ne MADE no charge whatever; ne SIMPLY proposed
written by Mr.. Beecher on ' the he's ist Of January.
1871. he held him up as his own accuser his
OF srfn Of M On the s
Beecher wrote the following letter.
To THE TRUSTEES OF PLYMOUTH CHURCH,
istry OF plymouth church. ''' '">' '' '''"-
you in
but since recent publication makes this longer
''''''' ''sA Ny Henry WARD BEECHER
That letter he brings to Moulton. Mouiton' calls
SHOWS 1t to Tilton, and tells him what Beecher pro-
poses to do: Tilton said to Moulton :-"lf he
IT. @ 9
such q sin on my family |! viii not stand IT," The
Gnsrges made Ss by Mr. West were not prsierre
been talk in the church OF investigating tue facts
connected with Woodnpll and Mr.. nIton's connec-
ton with the church, but the hrst intimation Mr.:
was on the 2lst Of June. 1873: II was
from investigation on those charges that Mr..
Beecner wrote his letter OF resignation and retire.
ment, but 1T was because Mr.. Triton was going to
publish his letter of contrition which Mr.. filtOu
regarded as Mr.. Boechers confession OF guilt; tnat
was all Mr.. Tilton proposed to make no accu-
Beecher:
his own accuser. He sald ~ will publish that
card. 1t is mis- letter OF contrltion." That was
ali. Driven to frenzy ut the Idea OF that letter
being published Mr.. Beecher writes his reslgna-
ton, and he offers to retire from Plymouth
occasion by Mr.. Moulton that saved Mr..
Beecher to Plymouth church. In May, 1879 Henry
oil Plymouth church but Tor f. ID. Moulton, that
very church which afterward cried out, "kili hint
Jury doubt for moment what that letter reierred
to? DID They doubt Its meaning or import when,
the very day Of iIs pu6catlon IT drove the author
MS position IN the church, willing to resign from
his ministry and retire into private lie, because
possible for him to malptain those secrets when
referred to tnls terrible charge
Mr.. Morris went on 10 refer to other branches OF
the letters and correspondence, and said that in
all probability but Tor the advice OF Moulton who
urged MIN not TO confess, MIR. Beecher would have
yielded TO the counsels OF those who lmpored him
TO confess before his church and before his Cod
Counsel next referred TO the letter OF June 1879:
not slandered him, aud that Mr.. Tilt0n had re-
trained from publishing the card. AS might be
expected, counsel continued, the members Of
Plymouth church could Dot at that time under
stand why Mr.. Beecner refused to declare against
Mr.. TlltOn. Knowing That Mr..
TILTON HAD ACCUSED MR.. BEECHER
Of adultery with MS wife It was no wonder that
ished at the publication OF Mr.. Beecher's extraor-
binary card. MIR. Moulton again came to Mr..
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Mr.. MouitOn only involved Mr.. Beecher in
greater difficulties. The difficulties became
so many that no power on earth could
save him. For four years Moulton had tied the
storm. but when 1t purst the "God-sent friend" had
to bear the terrible enmi:y which was hurled upon
him. 10 ward on the dangers which Mr.. Beecner
was at this time gathering around him he wrote
again to his friend, hoping that nothing would
appear in the newspapers and that the women
Should not do harm.
When Mr.. Morris was reading at is the women
that make the trouble" Mr.. Beecher showed his
teeth, laughing. Morris added that all the horror
and darkness was not because he had given inju-
dicious, but udiciOus advice. At this Mr.. Beecher
looked moody again and dropped to the perusal OF
a paper-covered copy OF q book. Morris voice was
in very good condition, aud his second days
speech was an Improvement upon the first Cay.
''By GeOrgep' said one OF the Plymouth men.
che is managing to get his whole fable into tho
minds OF the jury. He gets it all In In advance
OF tue evidence, too"
THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
Counsel tnen went on to speak Of the action Of
needed TO stop the investigation ana again Mr..
Beecher returns to his ''God-sent friend" Moul-
ton. Then letter was written. which stated
that he (Beecher) mad withdrawn from the pas
torate OF Plymouth church four years before.
That was a successful device. resolution was
adopted by the committee correcting the records
IN regard 10 the withdrawal Here counsel read
circumta . Attending the S' presence 'e Of
Triton at the meeting Of the church con-
eregation when Tilton declared he was ready
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the atter's statement to the effect that the differ
ences between HIM and Tlton had been amicably
settled and that he had no charge to make. Wnen
In 1873 Mr.. West charged that MIR. rton had
charged Mr.. Beecher with adultery, Mr.. Beecher
did not defend Mrs. TttOn, but tried by every
means to avoid the opportunity then afforded him
to save her honor. 1t was too late, he said, to
her husband was absent in another STATE It would
have been his duty to have defended her, but IN
stead Of doing SO ne did everything 10 avoid such
action. Counsel here read the letter OF Mr..
Beecher to Frank Moulton, OF November, 1873, in
which he acknowledges that he was tired OF
living, &c.
At half-past twelve. the big juryman, Cnristo-
pher Filter closed his eyes preliminary to taking
nap, and his beard flooded the inside OF his vest
as he nodded forward. Mr.. Beecher called Pro-
lessor RaymOnd's attention to the fact, and they
both looked on and smiled. Another juryman,
commonly called by the reporters Newman Noggs.
because OF his exceedingly sorrowful appearance,
languisned in his chair, driy permitting instruc-
ton to be poured over him. IL was very warm In
the court room.
THE SEPTEMBER LETTER.
Counsel next read the letter OF Mr.. Beecher to
Mr.. Moulton OF september 3d. 1874 in wnlcn he
trusts to Mr.. Tliton's generosity to stop the pro-
ceedlngs, and to the cOwardlce with which tho
defendant cried out not to have MIR. TlltOn ac-
cused OF any crime, as he was an In
nocent man. and people asked themselves
what great CRIME had Henry Ward
Beecher done when he had written that
letter OF contrtiOn which mad sent a c0nsterna-
ton throughout the land. Did the jury still doubt
That the charge was true; that Henry ward
Beecher had deDauched the vile OF Theodore lil-
ton He (counseD did not propose to leave tho
case un til there was verdict given which would
indicate the honor OF his client.
Mr.. Morris then pleaded that having been suffer-
ing from illness Tor the past few days he was un-
able to close last evening and would ask for an
hour this morning, when ne would conclude.
Judge Nelson replied that he had been In hOpes
counsel would have finished last evening" but con.
sented. The Court then gave the usual caution to
the jury and the trial was adjourned until this