New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-04

weariness sickness disaster and my relations to the
husband which she did not need TO repeat to Mr
Beccher because he had been LEI into full knowledge OF
them during her resort to him and HIS wife In the proceed
ing weeks OF the same month" and the assurance that
this temporary continuance for immediate would put
end TO all trouble between and my husband; that
the hurt you but TO aid him. and me- as
his subject and submissive wife" Now, gentlemen you
will see that "a Mr. Tton makes his wife say-and say
have doubt. trulyin this letter to Dr. Storrs when
her attention il drawn TO point she Is absorbed IN o
and thinks OF nothing else. "When, she says my nus
band importuned me for something TO DO used use
fully for him, gave IT. and not to injure
you. Now you say 1t will injure you' why
take it back. Tho truth Is there Is nothing IN IL,
as YOU know and l put tho matter rs IL shouiu pc'
Alas II IL could have been and only 80, Dnl "ncn WI
Titon returns he says "Why. that is all very WE'LL
YOU please but there than that in what you nave
said Won have disclosed to Mr. Beecber that have got
from Won by force by persuasion, and by fraud aSe
charge against him. and that puts In his hands H"c
charge against me-" "Wel. that IL not my uesrc vi NY
purpose and give you an explanation not rch AZ
ton of what have given Mr. Beecher not ialsnc'.ion
Int an explanation OF It, that only mean 1t as an eNo
,, n, INV charge that gave you against him. and not
Ms source and origin OF any charge against you Is "
nroect him against you this is to cover MT becchoi
against this poisoned arrow OF fasehood that e'o "
Won by giving him the shield OF truth against III 'r
world but did not mean that 1t should DC WcnPon
AGAINST you nor to be used against you" Wen, there
wasn't any dan ger OF its being used against MT lVo w
Mr. Bcecher II YOU can believe Mr. ton that tne ias'
thing that he desired to have this controversy DC
tween Mr. Beecher and himself concerning anything '"''
touched his wifc's character or honor now INC
nation Won will observe does not deny the statement LII
the retracton 1t only says:
T wish 10 give a statement that Mr.. Beecher cailcd
mon me- and asked me If would defend him agains,
eny accusation in q council of minister's and replied
soemnly that would in the acclser was any othe
person than my husband Mr. Beocher dictated slter,
which copied as my own TO ee usou ny mn, a. Mr.
Bcecher against all other persons, save only yourself
Now it does not say that she had given him iaise
yindcaton false Defense only that II there came 10 do
an issue between Mr. Tlton as accuser-her husband as
accuser-she did intend in advance to espouse nos
ty to her husband. to dlsarm disable him in advance
in other words she did not intend to take the attitude
of vito betraying. revling disgracng her husband
Well we all know how foreign to any traits OF TINS
womans character, putting herself in willfu opposoh
TO the interests feelings OF hor husband Was now
we have very clear evidence that was this second e-
ment of the retractiOn, Of antagonism to him. that
created Mr. Ttons hostility read now from his state
nent to NJ. Beecher
Bcchcr getting this paper did he state any reason
why that was sol A. That IL made him appear, made
hn opDear a. in with his wife, and
made Mr. Tlton appear though he had been making
false charge.
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when Mr. Tracy and Mr. Moulton were talking together
in November or December 1872 and Mr. Tracy could not
see why man should not be allowed to get retracuon
from false charge Mr.. Moulton pointed out to him;
The retraction is something than mere retrac-
tiOn 1t implies that Mr. TltOn cOcrced the letier from
his wife, and that what gave great OHcilse W r'
TltOn.
Now gentlemen, have read to you the language OF
OF that slip of paper produced by Mr. Tton in the mar
ratiye that he gives as repeated by himself two days
infer il was first read to Mr. Beechor when Mr. Tton
told Charles Sorrs what it was and have corrob0raed
and REINFORCED that viewby every form and degree OF
supporng evidence from numerous witnesses tat inc
requirements Of full satisfaction in minds could de-
mand We are right always in understanding that II IL
what is proved that is to carry down the presumed nno-
cence OF defendant; and ask you now whether that
being So that the charge then of improper advances
and nothing else untrue that you don't at once
see that all possibility of the interview having carried an
imputaton of actual guilt OF this immense area and
Nervousness that Is charged and which Is the measure II
there be any at al-whoy Incompatible Whit
Now gentlemen If that ia not the true view II this re-
traction written by the woman who made the charge,
doesn't prove it, if this solemn formal statement, called
tho True Story" in which the words are given, and
which he saws he copies his wfc's statement. and
neither adds TO- takes FROM by any comment OF his
own-if that not the charge, and the whole charge,
why don't you prove something elsci Why don't you
show it? Why did you destroy the paper as soon as you
had "A chance7