, 1875-06-24

that sho pniptt should DO turnct1 into lycoum
for tho consideration Of tho local and political
rtol1nrly admitted i.to this pulpit aud aincupsnd
by in hnointefl minister of TOD, and this ohtom
ha1 loon followed by tLa pastor Of plymouth
Church. 1.cccher'a AcrmoaH wnrs ilftc1 will,
l.1eRo worldly topfcs, and lis o1pl eBRiona Gbout
ArpLAuHE AMONG tits AUDITORS.
III 1ato Acrmon Of 1'eechcr'a. counsel lad OBJ
sorycsl in tho newspapers that lnnEhtnr wan
CAUSED by tho groat preacher ft'nrsoen t'tnea--
>" lIlt easlghtor IL not nppl0uso," interrupted
M1. Shoarnar.
'.lt wax apptauso." continual Mr.. Beach.
and. turning to tho fn!erruptcr, said fio: My
tanGhor Of tlatn ALL"
5tr. I,oact, then Had Bcecl,cr, In ono Of f1ia
scru,onH sasH TINT llo prayH "os, tho %ane prIn-
I ciplo that q co K ia forced out Of bottle" a
worry g0uh principle, commented tho sIoakcr,
wllen fleart aud Bonl ARC overlooking with raliR-
ion. Counsel thon quoted MI extract frum one
Of 13oocllers te1ts III wlticl, llo said ho wond
rather havo haen tho psodgal Son than hia
bsotLer, who WAS
roo nTINa1 TO GET nnuSK.
and 10 unsylnpashotto to nin aacyiousfy."
5Ir. Slearlnnr hore aAkcd: "Fron what IN
that o1tr4ct takenl" aud sir; neae', 5ep!Ied
tndsnatIop tiI rS''' tbas lit was ' AZ " outrago @
justice, In tl,iB, and tint ttleRo extracts wero
Incorrectly reported ho knaw, aud would ptcdgs
tanned that 1t was pretty evident that ali this
was not intended rs eViHouco. but calculated
TO prejudice tho jury and the public against
Beechcr.
not aMhmstted to tho jury ~ svidonce, aud Rskod
Nr. Beach to
PROCEED WITH rsB ARGUMENT.
t1r. Hhoarnan (cxctedlyl-"l protest against
any further quotations"
Ar. beach will my izascitls friend allow
Mr.. shearman-"All this eau have no effect
ET,Judgo Morris" wol]. it aeems to have an
ot1ect on you"
Judge Nof!son thon atased that he had read
tho sermon on tho "prodgal Son. ~ reported
iu tho Christian Union.
Mr. Porter aross ant declared TINT be desired
to take An exception to this remark Of tho
Court.
Mr. Beach continued: Hs sad Il had been
marvel to tho ChrIatian world that wi,cn ths
tsia! was proceeding, lcochor WAS abo to
CoSTJsuE TIE FUNCTIONS or HIS OFFICE;
that through these four yeurs of torture and
anxiety this man had Htood up, the admired OF
all ndnirors. The Jury did not underBtand tho
greatness Of thfH mans charnctcr, hin power and
grandeur. lilo lad gtent Iron will. which Bns-
tAnod him through tlleao four years, when he
was plunged iu remorso and ddespair, and through
this trial. DoechorH whole eatinsnto OF thia
caae was that on o certain day he was ap-
preached BY bessie Turner, who nado distroBs-
In tho T,lton household. Those troublos con-
corned man whom he bad known from boyhood.
They Eeeihed In tho szmo city; .yos Bsocher
tells yoo that, without any conotlltation about
tue truth OF thoae stories, without any effort 1t
kindly Eemonsttance uenry Ward Beccher, as
ho saSp,
ADVISED A BEPAnAT1oN;
thcp, after nwhilc, comes charge by this man
(11ltou} against Deochcr, 4 charge Of indecent
,mpEoPEieticB with tho vito Of that man. Afr.
13oecher aayB io bellave4 that tho charge was
folced from the wife by tue ilnportunitca of
her husband md In q newspaper Deccher
onlogizca this dstnrbor Of his wifos peace. and
for threo years praises him for htA kind md
friendly feelings towards him (Dceelcr)-this
man who mado tho chargcg against BoecEiet and
forced Ills wifc into theHa accusations na con-
spirator; then, whom b1ouiton oomes into tho
case, he learns that he haa ;':
A11ENATEu THE AFFECTIONS or TEE WIFE :
from lor husband and introduced discord into
tho household. Take this story tu its imperfect
outlines did It conform to tho nstinct nf cur
nature, and woro tho statements OF the defense
vol submitted that tloy aoro lpcrodiblo, and 10.
worthy Of hoiicf, aud II tho Jury examined 1t
carefully tloY could not fail but 500 tho fa1stty
Of IL and tha evidence Of an ingenious mind
driven to the brink Of ronorsc and despair.
The usual sccoss was loro takei.
DI4ART At TnAcY.
Aftor the recess Beach resumed hts argument
Tie Baid that lie was obliged to speak with seyor-
ity Of professional SrotLeE sna there was no
!awyor could have to perform than that:
hstnsolf upon the wltuoea-Btand. and had
Oontradlctod three Of tho wituoasoa for prosacu-
ton, lie lad no cllolce, md was compelled to
conRsder hin teaisnonv together with tho attitude
lo occupied In tic caHs. That witnoaa bad nu-
quostosably contraa'cted Nj. Tilton, n!r;; Mou,.
ton. and franklin Woodruff on a mntosiai isaue
In tls cause. IIe lad played IA this scandal
oqual zoai ana ab HI WIen IL ps Seeebera %
s1sy @ u Gt to contradict
plnlnsif, Tracy leaped into tho bEoach aud
sAcRIFlcED HlAsELF ron u1H CLIENT.
He atood In tho sRtno attitude ng noccher oppos-
ing his unsupported word to that of throe gon-
tlemen Wloso reputation waA equal 10 hiB own.
Mr. Evarts and Mr. Portae ad ea!l thAt tho action
Of Mr. Tracy had received ther sanction. he
had the greatest respect and regard for theso
genslo1en professionally and eocls!!y hut on
opinion, aud regard tho COURSE OF Mr. TrAoy Al
involving professional treachery aud potHona!
his!lonor. .tApplauae.]
Donell' tlcii cited number Of instances IN
which American Courts hud strongly re,robated
the appearance OF q lawyer iu tlo duAl character
Of counsel and MItueBs. Wuultk any Eantlenau
OF honor suppose TINT Tracy had right to act
AZ counsel for Dir. Dcccher? Now. sail counsel,
4s44s N1Ullsbu VII l4!b At1cGt
he communicated to Traoy thnt Tiltou preferred
q charge OF criminal ipt!mauy with his wife
agaiust Mr. Doechor.
Mr. .BhoArman interrupted hero to state that
Tracy had always been acting a. counsel Of III.
Deecher, =, -.
Mr. Tracy, anid counsel. md his advocates e:
COULD NOT sAuLH = ~ ns:+ .
away from tho fact that he wau acting ~ .the
advocate Of Mr. Tston. Tho Jury might reiaero-
ber tAat Tilton had told Tracy ho lid not undes:
Htaud the etiquette OF tho profession, and Tracy
replied that no matter about tile otsquotte Of ths
profession llo woull p1otcct hiH relaiions At Ill
hazards. Tracy md hsa friends had challenged
thts issuo,, and tLoy must meet II. Il the pro-
feHbIon will tolerate such = breach Of faith ~
that. II will become, and ought 10 become, BY
word and Hcorn.
{b1r. Beach here read tho resolution entered
into by the lawyoEs against abandoning one aide
OF = case hnd taking up the other.) lsave that
part Of tho argument and only regret thnt had
to tcfes to 1t. Tue subject will bo loft to the
consideration Of others.
TIE FEROnATInN.