The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-20


one OF those friends. Now we rsmark that
Bessie Turner gives an account o. tina: IN
ierview in which ne showed his manhood
to his sick wife by cnarging that none Of
his children except Florence were me, and
men. one OF tile four was whomY One o. the tom
was OvingtUnl Do you believe taat EDWARD J.
ovlnsIon ouni ~ necessary 70 lnIrade on tne
Tor vile VINO IS Ike Que OF the princesses u tht
cartns We have letter nere o. me glh OF Janu
airy. 1867 illustrating another tnlhg' that Az M
wnile tns was q poor SICK woman married tot
hale, stalwart, eNacftng man. NOW .aoont THIS
time, January q 1861, she writes, NY Nltai ofces
grow Door, anu there olc ! have endured feloha
and other eruprons. nave now nrameg eie-
lbs and ooseness of the bowels, out Wit wy 70
take better care or my wretched SELL because u Is
the best man the word WAC loves me- why
vas mat letter pubiiShedy Could man havo ,Iona
ANYTHING more indecent, more mean, more con-
iemptlble tnan u pu1isa ~ the newspapers OF All
This land the wlfe's letter, IN when she plains
OF ner ielons her eruptlons, her lnnamed eyes and
her looseness 81 tne oowelsY Don't Jon see way u.
WASP Tnls mans greed Of admiration. his un-
bounded, sf.lted egollsm Is such thar get CONS
plment lie would publish anything
Porter, indeed makes good deal or the cor
respondence OF lrs. Iilion 10 show that through
no fault Of hers she was deemed not good ennugi
for her grandose husband, VINO even complained
that she was too small FOR him. and could not tail
to him, the great genus. a dozen times Porter
he reads, turns, with intense sarcasm o! lool
and voice, TO Tilton, saying, land this Is thl
man, &c.
THE wIFEis SIN.
Well, now this woman Is SAID 60 use language II
TIE ''CatharlRe GaunN letter wnfcn indicates tha
aduiteress. She talks about SIN. Why yen.
temen, when you come TO rcar those letters vou
aoout some sin. Her sin was sac was not good
enough Tor Theodore. He coming homo, with
aad his beauty. Bessie lurper woulr. comb
his nar ana Mrs. Tilton would read 10
him. HIM, and the oysters We're pTencrea aOu Tor
his palate and the dencaces To- table,
and because the poor woman sometimes got
Tired she was soreY abused and not ented
with ner tot, lere was the yoke. Sae Was down
there, ne up here, and u never occurred 10 ann
tnat her misfortune was ner END AMI not q tbs
Well she reproacnes herself; she says, my great
bugbear and ng ntmaIe tAaJ / wlll hide my lows
fen Win me Iast mont, IL he mad another wIfe
should Tor Belcher, he would cnargc him Win
another seduction and bring the same PROOF az
AGAINST Mr.. Beecner. All through these letters wa
ma "Becher. Belcher. Belcncr; Ovlngt0n, Owing
ton Ovlnyton,i ana by the time Becher's turn
came he should nave found new vie. he would
rely on the uath OF Frank Mouton TO carry on
crlln. con. case against hn. Now, here Is rnis
woman .'wno mas cherished secret love for her
dlabo.ical seducer," as my learned friend on tue
other Side would say. Now here one or those lit
tie touches OF wemanhood. Yous in these lie ters
dore. But then she had the leenn2 mat Whatever
he did was right These men VINO nave moods OF
gem also nave the privileges OF genius; ana yet
W e ind TINS little Woman nulnbly, quietly deprecas
tlye-'.Pray take care oil your oocy.n Aud ne did.
JANUARY.
Ny lips hunger to kiss yon
Now, here is q letter which precisely illustrated
their relations This before any imputatlon
(seading.)
Don't You know my beloved don't you know the pccu.
liar phase Of chnsls character lover = 50 preelou.
ha ns learned love lm ana YOU couple YOU &
him; nor consider It whit irreveren = counie
one whit irreyerent'as man bowed down with gricf
for her
Tnat perhaps referred to adultery with Mr.
Ovington and DR.. Dunnlng. These were ner SINS.
Aud lnIs man i so Ike the Saviour he 10 bowed
Frlf fnf hnra al Va ~ ria
men, nave not mucn sympathy with eNag9eraten
forms Of expression, but then we know tnere arc
aiitles OF character. Bat the cruelest ana vilest
use you can make OF the very weakness oil your
VIE is taking that weakness as evidence or guilt
You VIII see every letter u uers Tiltonlan. When
/ come 10 read has letters YOU VIII see they come
from mint. '.She was clay in the hands OF the
potter,n and he moulded her IN Whatever shape
ne would.
AT this stage the Court took a recess.
AFTER THE RECESS.
The court room was less crowded than In thu
forenoon. Judge Porter has been improved by
lunch. He is more inteliglbIc'to the reporters.
He resumes the reading Of HRS. Tllton's letters TO
her husband, interspersng the sentences quoted
by comments, sometimes striking, sometimes
plausible, sometimes weak and ridiculous. The
jury give him larger snare OF their attention
Than they did III the morning. Still tie speaker
lspses INTO inaudlbty at times. The reporters
continue 20 complain TINT ne Is not as lntelgible
"a
quality Of instability that is very trying the ear.
Mr.. Porter SAID that he cane now 10 read the
concluding passage Of le.ter:-"l bless YOU;
know you; love you" THAT was str NJ language.
Ihea came the appeal .-"G0a sustain you, anu
help botn 10 Keep ,ur vOws.n Was tnat
prayer ior herself II was her heart; u was the
great tenderness 81 4 Woman's love, appealing ~
-inat love 10 aDanaOn tbs preferences Tor others
and cleaye only - her VINO loved MN. as she loved
the saviour III wucse feet sac Knct snu taught her
children ~ sneeL IN oder 70 snow tue uepth OF
this womans nature anu the enthusiastic leryor
sue ielt toward ncr husband ne tMT. Porter)
wouln resa ~ tue jary passage from the tetter %
February I, 1858 Inc passage was as iclows:-
you now ,waIAinE n the sunshine hearlfal JOY
ana wCio ain catch the hem Of Your garment
passed by.
The woman who so loved Triton was the womas
upon wh Sc neck ne asked tae jury 10 stamp their
heel. THIS was the woman vhom TIE curt . nj
Jury were asked to stune - an adulteres
the woman VINO knelt ner HUSBAND she
knelt 10 God, ana who loved MIN a. she bovcJ
Nor Kedeefner. they now came IL February a.
1898 to the beginning " tue year whcn Was "a
be the time wacu the summer Aas 10 come bv
tue sickle OF the reaper thar was TO down
litte Paul, VINO was ripe f9r the grave. They
would nave the jury belcyc that this rfcmau.
stauaing within el1ht mon.Gs Or inc death OF ner
boz was also sanding wtGin nlne an4 nali
mOntis or tue death aGd ruin y.
HEH Own HoSOEl
Reflect upon what nlanLcr u woman IL was th1t
Henry Ward Beecher, VITA all MS brilliant
talents, commanding voice ana popular name,
purpose Ol making the means 81 nllulsterins to
MS miserable iast! Here II now sac speaks.-
"roor girl that l am without the attractions
whlca even ordinary men WORSHIP Nifnout tue
intellectual gifts Worship IN you, without thCsd
personal attractions that win tho atleau0n and
hearts oi tue Young, the th0u&htless or los
ncentiOus - But When she found R1r husband
returned her love sac says, 1t y more ihan ever
over it ana Gray over IT. 1nis woman laughs
over me returning love u her husband. weeps
tnat lie came 10 her arms aud leaves tue arms
that would ne more attractive 10 him. goes 20
cod IN me gratitude O her neari, and stu. lhs y
the woman whom ne proclaimed rs an ''a1 ute
ressu and decreeu her 10 De stoned. mere was