Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-09
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fhn VIEWS OF ONE WHO sFENS TO KNOW
nen the defence offers its evidence IN
" ptsPafea 10 pass upon the prospects OF the
case, said gentleman 70 Herald reporter
their first witness" he continued. IN h. in
position TO say who has the best or worst OF
AZ, me spea ser was the best posted man "a
All Brooklyn down TO he minutest detail In
tie great scandal trial. He knew the case rron
A 70 H. He had given his nights and DAYS 20
The study OF Tire subject He took IL up for
bilious medical student taxes up some vag-
rant human body and informs himself as 70
It's precise anatomical construction. The
Herald reporter offered the question as To
what the trial developed. Theforegoing was
the answer he received. This trial remains
undecided, and IL would be clearly improp-
furnished the statements herein Contained so
long as that person is involved IN the per-
sonal conduct OF the case.
why" exclaimed the reporter. "yoa
must De mistaken. Has not the defence pro-
uucen some half a dozen witnesses alreafy 90
mat Is So" said the respondent hut an
mes ~ witnesses have been for the plaintiff '
That is so. The witnesses proiucei nv
the defence have turned out TO be actual wit
nesses for The plaintiff. IL looks strange
"Do you mean 10 say that Holmes, Owing.
TON ana Putnam have been witnesses for the
the defence" ~
"why, Mrs Ovington was a magnificent
witness for Beecher."
"Hold your horses. Mrs. OVinston WAS n
very superior witness indeed FOR the plain
tiff"
Then the defence has rot vet begune"
show anything"
please say where the defence has failed to
show its strength"
"MY STORY"
"WelI, now. let me tell my story. On June
. the Bacon letter was published. On June
q q letter from Mr.. Reecher fnever publishe.Il
was directed To a half dozen friends of his in
plymouth church calling for a committee OF
investigation. On the 9Th OF July Mrs Til
ton made her appearance before an Informal
gathering of Plymouth church brethren and
SPOKE very highly OF her husband. This did
rot suit the committee. Influences were set
To work, and on the 18th OF July Mrs Tilton
was induced TO leave her husband. Ia the
meantime, between the 9th and 18th of July
the members OF the Plymouth church that
were interested in vindicating the fair fame
OF tbeir pastor set TO work Co inveigle Mrs
Illton from the home OF her husband. The
letter written by Mr.. Beecher two DAYS
after the appearance of Tilton's reply to
Bacon, June %, was kept private until the
18th OF July. simultaneously with Beecaer'S
call upon the committee naming each in
turn who Were TO investigate the charges.
made against him was
THE PARTING OF MRS. TILToN,
with the words, I'VE part now forever ad-
dressed TO her husband. The other point
which goes 10 show that Mrs. Tilson had been
so w AROUND her, was
that between the expressions avowing unde-
waiting love for her husband and the equally
great degree of affection for Mr.. Beecher as
evidenced in her earnest action 10 exculpate
him, she must have been imposed upon in
some degree by either side. 1t was hardly
possible she could have testified that Beecher
was innocent and still hold that her husband
was as lovable as before, considering the
charge was one that involved herselfquite as
much as either of the principals. Now, sir
Mrs. Tllton was entirely under the influence
OF the Ovingtons. She was taken down TO
Coney Island on the 10th of July. She there
met with Mr.. Augustus Storrs."
"By accident?"
"No, sir. BY accident and design. She was
promised the means of support il she left her
husband. She left him the next day. Mrs
Ovlngton knew what she was doing when she
drove Mrs. Tilton down to Coney Island
Beecher was TO be saved at any cost Mrs
I1lton was the one TO do il. All kinds OF in
huences we're brought TO bear upon her. TIE
offer OF money, the seriousness of running
Plymouth church, the disgrace that would
attach TO her family and children all these
were put in a strong light before her, and she
consented TO do her best to save the church
and Mr.. Beecher and let her husband slide
This was substantially what the informant
OF the Herald reporter stated, and as he hap :
pened 10 be one who was more than simply
Informed about the case his information was
regarded and is recorded here as being worthy
of publication