The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-02
BEECHER TRIAL,

N BEECHEH TRIAL,
NEw YoRK, March 1.-The Brooklyn
City Court room was allied again thil
morning. Judge Nelson was early in hi
place, and was looking fresh and full O
spirits, chatting fAmiliarly with those
near him. Tilton sat behind his counsel
Judge Beach and the defendant and biz
wife occupied their usual seats, and with
them we're seated Col. Beech6r's wife and
Prof. Raymond. Mrs. Tilton and her
friends were absent,
Shortly after the opening OF the Court,
General Tracy continued Ills address.
OF all these interviews between his
friends and those Of Beecher with regard
to the newspaper enterprise, Nlton was
informed that the counsel would show
them that Tilton knew ofthe negotiations
going on with Beecher, and also that the
Bacon letter was in preparation. This
second scheme 10 obtain money was do
nouneed by Beechsr's friends as black
mailing operation, and they advised that
not o cent should be given. Tilton's
Friend then said we will publish tho Bacon
letter, The money was not paid and con-
sequently the Bacon letter was not pub
lished. Beecher was summoned 10 an In.
teTvieW In the Remser street study when
the publication Ofthe story was threaten
cd, Beecher had stood their threats and
charges for four long years, and now
Beecher, who was put In this position by
the indiscreet conduct Of q friend, delied
them, and when they used their threats
no told them 70 let the storm come, On
the following Saturday he went there and
told them that he welcomed tho conflict,
but would not drag bis Church into II as
ho would reSign, When the letter Of res
tignatiUn was shown II nearly took biz
breath away, and he told Tilton they were
both amazed at the temerity Of the man
whom they both expected TO lead
around for sOn Q time, On June LEI
he indited that letter when he expected
IN preach his last sTemon. This letter told
Moulton that II lie published II lr
Beechor) would publish Rstatemeut tlai
would Atand the test pf Judgment. Day,
When BGechen wrote that letter contains
Ing tho inference that he thought he wa
going 10 preach his last sermon IN Ply,
mouth Church, Moulton sent letter II
reply telling Beeclier not to be afraid, that
II the whole story were published to.
morrow ho (BeeCher) could stand, And
yet MOult0n, when on the, witness stand,
tells q story covering period OF three
years previous when Beecher was con.
Tossing his crime. When they heard the
defendants story and took Il In GUnnec.
tioli with the letter Of Moulton, they
would reject the testimony given by Moul
ton. The counsel had taken the precau
ton to count the number Of times OIL
the croSs.exAmination Of MOultOn wheJ,
no said II don't know" whom asked abou,
any questions TO which ho did not wan
to make q reply, and be had said those
words or words similar exactly 305 times.
And yet Moulton had not q defective
memory. He could tell what was the
subject Of Mrs. WOOdhulls address In the
5teinway Hall meeting on GrOss-examina-
tiOn, and he was able to repeat the words
Of Mr., Tilton In introducing her with "
much exactness as they were published In
the shorthand report which appeared Of
tic proceedings on that occasion In the
World. Recess. l...,.4
After recesS counsel referred 10 the
testimony OF Mrs. Moulton relative to a
long interview with Beecher at her house,
He said the subject Of this pretended con.
aullation and the circumstances under
which II was had are such as 10 make II
certain that II either took place OH the
ID Of June, 1873, or never took place al
all. Gentlemen, In all this tho inter.
position Of Divine Providence Is Slngu-
larly manifested; for on that very morn.
Ing Of June 2, 1873, BCechor was detained
at his own house In consultation with
gentleman well known to you all; and at
the very time at which, according to Mrs.
Moulton, she was tucking him up on q
sofa and encouraging him to confess, he
was seated by the side of his own wife
speeding his way to Peekskill. This we
ahall prove TO you 30 conclusively that
| feel confident TO predict that you will
see Mrs. Moulton again on the witness
stand teStifying hero that her June ID
was Monday, May 3lst, that by Monday
she means Saturday, and by four hours
she meant half an hour; that there was
no sofa and no afghani that 0 o'clock in
the morning was Z o'clock IN the evening;
and that BeeGher's card In the Eagle was
not spoken Of nor thought Of. .D.
Tracy still further reviewed the owl.
dence Of Mrs. Moulton and others, and
said there was no person so much exposed
to n charge Of this kind as aclergytnpn-
one against whom II was 80 easy 10 level
arrows and darts Of malice and hatred
II was such u charge that was brought
against John Wesley, who more than any
other man reSembled the Apostle Paul.
In the discharge OF my duty, said the
counsel, have laid before you rs much
Of onr case as Is In my power. What
was the use Of the noble lie II 1t was not
proof against such attacks and charges
ds these7 Good friends and neigllbOrs
have stood around the pastor In this trial
because they have known him for years,
and many Of them have looked Into his
blue eyes for thirty years and always
/ found them truthful. You will interpose
like rock between this man and this
scandal, You will tell the American peo.
pie that when charges Of malice or Sian.
der attacks person II will meet with a
rigid investigation at the hands Of an
American Jury. This man who has
guided hundreds In their counscls and Is
looked up to and revered by thousands, Is
dragged into q court Of Justice to answer
a charge Of adultery. This man will live
and be pefpetuated in each tnans meme
Ory when the remembrance Of his prose
cutOrs will have passed Into oblivion.
Perhaps when years have passed away
your children OF your childfen'a children
will come TO look at the Seats Of The Jury
where they returned tho name Of Henry
Ward Beecllcr to the world without n
stain, and centuries will roll away before
this trial will be forgotten.
Here Mf. Tracy concluded his opening
for lie defense and the Court adjourned.
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