Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-01

Beecher with seUuctlOu anu
These charges | have already proved TO inc I
full belief of three-quarters OF the people
of this nation including almost unanimous
lv the legal profession, who, above an |
other classes. are most competent to weisn
evidence. now wait to repeat ana Sol
emnize this proof in court OF law 10
this end two actions are pending IN tue
city court of Brooklyn. These are Hrsl.
civil sui. entered by me against MI beecn
err second. a criminal indictment procured
by Mr. Beecher against me. -.
The first of these causes, namely h''hc
against him, is continually thwartSG "
his strange and unexampled demand Tor
catalogue of the particular dates ana places
at which he committed his acts'of adultery
What is the practical effect OF TINS &c
mand The sexual intimacy between Ny
Beecher and Mrs. IIlton EXTENDED, accord
ing to their own account OF 1t. IRON INC
fall of 1865, through the whole oil i9o''
into the spring of ls7O--oTerlaPpins three
successive wears and yet Mr.. Beecner'
while publicly asking for what he ca Is the
fullest investigation, requests me to dwarf
and sbriyel nv proof OF this prolonged
criminality to two particular days, name
IL. October 10 and Il, 1865; q limitation
which his counsel are willing to enlarge -
as TO include an entire autumnal month.
during most of which Mr.. Beecher wa' an
sent from Brooklyn sheltered in Z safe aAui
beyond an opportunity Tor crime II ' an
effront to ethics and equity, and miracle
impossible, to limit Mr.. Beeche- 5 iour'e-n
months of adulteries 10 two days.
Accordingly give the public due notice
that 50 far a. the civil case i couc-IIc''
(which is the only one c0ntr0lle! by mel
Shall 20 into court on the first day when
am permitted to carry all my evidence Wl,h
me but never while must leave nine-tenths
of this evidence outside the door In othef
words. to try Mr.. Beecher for adultery.
with the adultery carefully forbidden to he
proved. Is farce AZ which am nJ1 h'.1ie-
quin enough to play in tao-e sal days
> Meanwhile. since Mr., Beccher i seek
ing to battle my case against nm, ! email
lengs him II end this hy-play OF strife over
a bin of particulars by calling up his case
against me- This he has power {" DO et
any moment What Is this case on the
the 81 of October last Mr.. Bcccncr went
before a grand jury in Brooklyn, ana ny
hi. own oath procured en- lAditiu4cht
AGAINST me Tor libel This indictment far
ni-hes the best case to tc-t tae rea. Issue
between Mr.. Beccher and nc. ial- reit
issue is not whether he shall pay m- q h-.T-
dred thousand dollars for running mf d me
Though not 4 penny Of this m5acy would
acceot. even il hundred iuriC~ should
muItiply II 10 a million) but simply whcta-
er Henry Ward Bcecher Is guilty of -cilt-
ton and adultery. And whatever COMPILE
cations may exist in my civil action against
Mr. Beecher for damages ,ellc!tln- Ms cease
less demands Tor particulars, On tHr "lA,
hard. simplicity itself is not more -Inp.e
than N-. Beecber'- criminal case against
me f,r lih.l if | have accused hun falsely.
In his criminal case shall neither trouble
Kim FIR narti-ular.. nor drive him from tie
snecial term To the general. r0r drag bin 20
albany 10 the court OF apueal-. nor compel
him - try hi cause VITA mere ti-hc OBJ
his evidence. nor In any manner Impose .u
him q gossamcr's weight of difficulty IN bis
bringing ne toJusj.ce- B. ire1y,ei, IN ,.e
criminal case he Will De r1iie'td ei ~ ~
omenet fears OF civil damages he Wal nave
the attack Instead OF the defence ne Wa,
be emitted - the last Word - t-e jury anu
II nave borne false witness against N'-a ile
Will be sh.e not only % prove ni -"-'''
but t. sent nc g. the penitentlary.
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cunning managers OBJ VT bccchcr -ail'>
are seeking u coutrayerc the ends o.. Jas
tice 9y the following S.ratagcm % VII a.
soon as Mr. Bccchcr- eluL-c. shall nave
restricted me 80 a. q make lnadmi-s:'.c
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