The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-25

the Legitimacy OF his children and the character
or Christian clergyman IS the means or rein
statement. Again, In speaking In reference 60
the clause IN the tripartlte agreement me pre-
else words he used were :-"i will never sign any
agreement which win prohibit me from pursuing
Mr.. Beecher from pursuing Henfy Ward Beecher."
Why, you need not De scrupuous about It. fon
might have signed forty agreements. he was
always signing agreements and always breaking
them, and he cannot In this case De punctilious
As matter or course, in whatever form IL was, ~
would have been broken Just as readily. the
business OF his lie has been undolng what he did
and violating his pledges OF honor, In breaking AL
obligations, and promoting his own interests ~
the EXPENSE OF all mankind, OF his own family
Now take the testimony OF Jackson s. schultz.
Now observe. l have given you so lar the test-
mony OF Mrs. Moulton. IL You believe her descrlp-
ton OF Theodore I1lton, what is his character
testimony or Samuel Wlkeson. II you believe
that, what Is Tiltonis oath WORTH
RLACKMAlL.
Counsel then reviewed the testimony OF Jackson
s. schultz, and submitted that the plalntlu nad
been doing nothing but blackmaillng for years;
that he mad lived on blackmail, mad INDUCED ms
own lust on biackmail, had taken backmall IN the
form of Oeneaction, taking IL Ia any FORM on which
il could be got. he was ready 10 adopt any con-
trivance, even the same manner OF fraud ana
spohation well described when he put on Bowens
for the good Of the od Here, pursuer as he was OF
this reverend defendant pursuer as ne was OF TINS
plymouth crew, determined as ne was TO dow the
roof or from Plymouth church. he was only satisfied
when they came TO bis terms and settled with MIN
on bis terms And this Is the man who tells you ne
didn't want money, and that when Frank Moalton
took 900 ana put III aside, nve parcels OF 81 900
each. $4,000 when FRANK MOulLOn gave MIN IuhL
money he always closed his eyes threw his mead
backward and put It in his porket-didn't know
where the money came from. lie had no record
OF Lhat transaction. ldonit wonder that You truly
said on one occasion when Franklin Wo0druH
talked with him on that occasion. ave won't dis
the question whether Theodore I1lton knew
where that money came trom.n Why, one or the
leading merchants or thls Continent, man OF as
clear integrity as any man who ever sat upon the
bench, swears that Theodore Tton tod him that
ne would blow the roof rom Plymouth church I'M
less Plymoutn church came 10 his terms. aud on
Il
Beecher was right when he told Mr. Redpath OF
this. lie Is not often man VINO SPEAKS against
anybody, Mr.. Redpath knew that Theodore Hilton
was man, that money could assuage his grief
ana when money would not DO otner means must
be adopted.
Having referred at length 70 the evidence OF Mr..
take Theodore rilton among decent Christian
people, and you ina his malice showing itself
there. Take him with respectable ladies' and ne
forces II upon them. Go even TO those resorts in
which he found greater pleasure, and even there
YOU md him saying IT, Wherever he went he
carried with him denunciations OF Henry Ward
Beecner, tie same stories III respect 10 his own
vile, Of MS own perhdy. Again, IN conversation
with MRS. 0ylngton after the publication OF the
Bacon letter he said IL now his time for action
and he proposed TO fight II out from that moment.
Various expressions OF the KIND, figures OF batue
axes anu swords, and that be would not sheath the
sword until Beecner was down. You may t1roW
away your shield; you viii never have use for It.
In another conversation with Mr.. and Mrs. OWING
ton he said: - SHAH be the samson who Will de-
stroy the temple. VIII pull down the pillar OF
TIE temple on MI. beeCNtIt anu, uiluDuKH my
family are crushed, he suall be crushed VITA
them.u Again IN the testimony OF Mrs. OvlnRton,
when the committee was in session:-"Wlan he
greeted us in the piazza ne spoke OF Mrs. fllton,
and said sSne Is trump ISN'T sheH near she
spoke well before the committee, ana that she
All ncton1ail a action.;n When he spoke Of .
ncuon think II was he said - Elizabeth Will lie
Tor me; she Will tell any number OF lies Tor me.
Eyea ii were on trial for the Nathan murder and
she saw me commit the deed and she were called
upon 10 testify, sne would never testify against
case, MIR. T1lton. Yours is not parallel
case. II an Innocent man was on trial for his llle
and was about 10 be Convicted and was called
on to testify, believe that should tell tue trutn
even although II convicted my husband, rather
than the innocent should suffer- He said, NO,
you would not.i 20. what did ne say to THAR
A. He said, No, you would not Mrs. Owing
ton-"Yes, would lie said Mrs. Tilton had only
lie, and that II he had committed the Nathan MUIR
eer,n &c. You observe that Is one Of tue uses this
band That is part OF the teaching OF that
school OF which Theodore Tnton claims 10 De the
head. l hope ne Will never nave sucn another
disciple as Moulton IN that school Moulton says
MIR. Beecher Is a liar and liDerune. That Is the
spirit win which this man comes to cast slur
upon the reputation OF pure woman and upright
MoU1roS COWARD.
Tie Is the man who made two calls, one on
woman and the other on clergyman, and carried
o pistol Tor his protection. am wrong as 10 the
date; it was the day before, saturday. man
Wao was SUCH a coward that ne needs pistol IA
his pocket 70 walk down To the house OF theodore
Tllton IN order 70 get nom ms VIE letter 20 en-
coward when he goes TO Mr.. Beecher's and wants
TO impress MIN with sense " MS yalor, thst he
shows the pistol, although there Is no occasion 10
use it-thaI il not the KIND OF man 10 talk about
shooting. He had better not talk about the man
ne Is going 0 shoot down. But there Is THIS TO DO
remem oered, that Frank Moulton, II he told the
truth mad IN mas heart this tnlng-fOr this was
after he breach-had in his heart at that
time q spirit which would have been muir.
cerous, only his neck did not Ike the moose.
The man VINO Is only restrained from murder by
NtnW L. har 80
by twelve sworn Jurors. OBSERVE, DO not believe
That 10 was any more than Idle Drayddo, but the
man who Jokes about assassination Is a man OF
low order Of moral instinct. Let 40 man, let no
woman, let no cnId, trust him. Don't trust nls
oath. sui more dop'k trust his ostR sgainst ms
enenM Again, In the testimony Of MI. St0LEsi
'IMr. Mohiton babe me the compliments OF the
day and explained WHY ne sent or me. We went
upstairs and be said he wanted me 10 tell my
brother that he must not sign the Plymouth
Church Com mlttee report. lie said that Mr..
Beecher confessed MS adultery 70 him." An
hee he anew himself, ne knew ne was not an
honest man and therefore be adds And | can
prove IT. MT. M0uI0n had been brought TO the
point lie SAID he was gong y drive hr. Beecner
cut 81 lymOutn church and out " Brooklyn.
At this stage the Court took the usual recess.
AFTER RECESS
Judge Porter said:-ln another or these inter
views Mr. MoultOn unconscUusiy daguerTeotyped
himself ~ tue language nc applied 70 avenerated
clergyman IN describing MN " q member OF his
own church as liar ana sneak. Honor thy
father and thy mother that thy days may be long
M tie land winch the Lord thy God gtvetn thee.n
Inc only commandment as the Redecmer said,
wnlch was coupled with a promise. The spirit OF
reverence for age exteuas not merely 10 the
parental relation, bat 10 every other, and men
Ike Theodore liiton and Francis y. Mouton In
speaking 0f
ONE WHO - HONORED,
not only Of home, but abroad, whom all the world
reyeres, undertake to talk 81 him - they would
OF = street olackguard-a liar and sleak; and
intermingling these men joined together; you
might ialuss the blood Of MOutOn into Illt0n and
Ii would hardly disturb a thT0O Of tue pulse lake
the current winch tnrODs IiltOnis veins ana put
AZ in the bosom OF Mout0n, and ~ VIII Inc as black
a resting place In his heart IL would in Iut0n's
own. There are things which little, base, con-
temptble men delight IN. n Henry " ara Beecaer
had IaIlen, II II we're true that the great
man had disgraced his calling and bis
family II IL were true that man 20 proudly
gifted OF God and ~ much honOred OF
IN IN, had in tempted moment, yielded aud fall
len, acKn0 wledged and known Of all men,
these Two classes or men OF the beser sort would
rejoice, and you and aud each OF these his coun-
sci here would have fclt a sadness theY could
scarcely overcome These men think that q lie
well stuck to IL as good a. the trut1-tnat, In fact,
they can double and treble the he and Impose