, 1875-06-23
BEECHER.
An Indication by Judge Neil
aon Concerning His
Charge to tho
Jury.
nlr. Beach DfsayoWs an Adu1lerous
Interpretation Of "Nest-
Iliding.'
The Plain Significance of Rich
ards Unwilling Tes-
tinony.
4 Damaging Construction Of Moth
CT Morae's Extraordinary
Letter.
1oW Dtether Received The Latter Delivered
BY Bowen.
The Pressure Brought to Bear Upon
Members Of the Jury.
Plymouth Patronage to Be Withdrawn
if They Vote Against Beeoher.
Attempts to Intfmidato and Sf-
lence Londcr.
1ou Deether Received The Letter Delivered
BY Bowen.
The Pressure Brought to Bear Upon
Members Of the Jury.
Plymouth Patronage to Be Withdrawn
if They Vote Against Beeoher.
Attempts to Intfmidato and sf-
lencc Londcr.
YESTE RpAY.
THK JTfNY BKr Hi1Nr.

YESTERDAY.
TIE JURY sET AloHT.
New Yoax, June IA dense crowd filled the
brooklyn City Courtroom this morning. tho
number of ladles in attendance being on the in
oreaao. and Ill tho parties to the auit were
present.
Judge Ko!lson stated that aome Of tho jury
we're in bis room this morning. and from con-
VIBRATIONS with them In regard to the occurrence
OF Last evening. ho believed that they MORA labor
ing under mIaapprchonsions.
Mr. Fullerton and Mr. EvAsta made fem re-
marks Oh tho eapne subject, aud aaid that all the
issues Mr.. Descaer had to meet weEo those pro-
acutod By witnesses on tho stand, and not those
advanced sRaiust him In the newspapers. con.
tainng outsido iasues.
rEnson's CHARGE.
Judge Ncfleon thon said that 10 had observed
The effect that bis charge bad boon prepared two
months ago. and thht ho had somo ts,ne Aince
received tequeata to cbargu from eotno Of the
counsel; but In juBtice to himself and the coun.
sci, be fell compelled to state that hle charge
Hns not yet finished. hut WAS now III process Of
preparation. and that he had not received any
requests to charge. He Was of opinion that, II
he was alouod to deI1Vcr hss charge hfst. ho
could do it in such q naunor u that counsel
would hayo but fer requests to make. md theso
shsy could advance afsoe tho Charge had boon
gwen.
MI. BEACH CONTINUES
HT. Beach then arose and continued his sun-
n1lpg up 10 the jury, aud road tho latter from
Bescher to Nrs. Triton, in which ho speaks Of
~ bird singing in tho hear t" and ia which he
hiding letter was also road BY tho counsel, who
took this opportunity Of discikirning that they
took tue noauing Of tho word to be adultery.
TllAt waS not so, as 1t tnoant concealment. In
Deechors novel, "Norwood." he likens deli
cato woman copcea1lnK heE love to = bird cover
Ing It up with vtuos and leaves. In the 1etter Of
Jans /, 1878, Boocher sRid he Was spending bis
!aas Sunday and preaching ilH last sermon. aud
tn Tilton's testimony it appeAra Deechcr asked
linh documents that he might oithos take Ills
life by suicide or takd voyage to somn
foreign land. The Jury alto remembered
tho evidence Elvon By Mrs. Mou1ton. Counsel
would trouble them with few remarks upon
TIE TESTIMONY OF RICHARDS.
In which he stated that ho SAN Beccher in tho
front room and Mrs. Tton moving hastily away.
with flushed checks. Tho jury might not give
Ing her b1othor to tostty aGanst his sister, and
that horror Of tho situation did not strike them.
Counsel had not preased tho witnobe very close
II. ~ they had got enough from him to
Tllton loved klr. Deooler, and aIso shat he had
: feeling for her. Romolnber this condition OF
thipge:in that light. Deechor On q chair, tho
door opened suddenly and this woman spring.
log away from him with burning choeks. Was
not this situation which mould cause sua-
picton to enter the heart Of brother7
We arc told that Beecher visited Mis-. Triton to
pray With and AdTlsa her, but this was not tho
attitude Of prayer that theJ wero In "hon tho
door WAS oponed. It ~as suggested that In tho
impulse oS tho moment, and in embarrassment
Bho did not advance to her brother to grcet him,
but went to window, thus showing nho was
cognlZaus OF the nature Of her lmprop1lety.
WAa this Witness, therefore, to be belteYed2
Couosol thon passed into the consideration Of
nEDpATu's TESTIMONY.
He read tho intorYiew whrh lkedpath had with
Tiltoa 1t the tfme he got the "Truo story" from
him, hnd also IN Interview which RcdpAth had
with Til.oo whom slou!ton Was present, uu which
occasion HedpAth mentioned the fact that be WAS
gong to 500 Doochcr, aud Illkoa said. "Tell
him that charge adultery"
Council then rcAd the lettor from Mrs Morse
to Boochor, in which, she says, whon she thlnks
Of tha misery he had causod to tho family aud
heard him cracking his jokes, nhe thought with
tia paalmist, ":rhese WAS no uod." Doechor
made no luqu1Ies Of ler 40 to mhy Hhe charged
her daughters miaeEy to tfni. and tho troubles
iu this family household. Whit would Beechor
do 1t ho had been Innocent of tho chArge7 In.
stead Of Writing. he would hayo gone to her sul
pEMANDkp An EXPLANATION
OF this language llsod about him, ~ pure and
innocent - ho said ho was. and mover usterlag
"a improper word 10 her. Could this man, II ho
wss innocent submit to theBe charges without
remoustrance1 1t hs could. he did not Inherit
1n another latter, Mrs. Mosne depicts tho
htraiss and circumstance her daughter
{Mrs.. Tiltou) wAa in. and imp!orea him
{Deechet) to como. and tho secrot Of her dauEh.
tor's lits would not be mentioned. 6he know it
VA hard to bring 1t up. aud that he must hlyo
sunersd Intensely. bho thought it strange that
hs (Deecher) should ask bor 10
CALL HIN Son,
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