, 1875-06-02


honor forbade linn, because Of lhe settlement OF
tho dlft'cnltinn between is,tn and beecher. Why
did not Bowen thtuh Of thia before hs told I'll
ton all tAsso stortes2
Has tlen psepated. containing. : demand for
Ieechers instant retirement from DrooktYn,
"for scasona Ell tcitty known to himso1f." Thia
appeal 10 lseocllef'a inhur conaciousness wha 10
van written thu latter knew that II be bad not
rot Doecler. the editor Of rival iournAl, he hal
IL least got Iilton: That hold blackmasliuy
letter put Tilton tn hts power. Doxen dld not
ueecher. hut tho. way VI. long enough for him
to taye time 10 think ih,t It might he ~ weli II
the letter Was cIoaed. That much Of the truth.
A. least. was got from Bowen. lhat tip on
ueechec recel.ea this latter aud read it. and
Lo did not fall donn deal. On the
contrary, ha said: '.1'llis man must be crazy"
That VAS enough, for Boscn. 4io k.av tLas II
ecioueneas nigncd by Iheo,loro rilt,n lad bean
founded upon nny fscs, tno quit u tls threat
ened criminal would havo .a[poAred, 1t feaat In
Lis fnce aud 1nsnnar. When Eowen said that,
ut 1aatter nhht Mis-. Tftton told her husband Of
what he charged, thcro was no consciousness Of
odcnyo diEn!hyed In Beocher*b cauutouance. All
that hapEeued wss tia. Doechnr WIS hvnro Of
Tifton'H ennntr towarda hin, aud how Dovsu
muat havo rubbed sha hands OF hib understand.
ing toyether Hhou 10 heard of thin. Ueecher
aaKed Bowen II ha ca,ne thgrn as ftieutl, &C.
cofd1ng to tho IAttes'a testimony, aud Hsweu an-
bwered that he waa not hos'llu to him. II
Brtchor had been present at ths interview te-
fore thiH between T4lton And Bowen. At tbs lat
teE'a parIor, what would be Lavo thought Of
Do"on's conduct3 Theec consplrators, -uowcii.
1iiton, aud Moutton,-wflen thov were together,
thought that no e,e saw Or no car heard their
machinatsons. Nothing had happened IN l}oecheg
fsum tho lnteryiew ot Dec. 2G uus sool deal
hnpReued 10 Tiison and Huwen. The latter saw
In wha: q light
1tlH coHrAsroxsH1e WITH r11Toy
placed hitn, and haslened to leave It. Deeches
told Bowen OF the horrible stories about Tllton,
Of his cruelty to hia wife. and her eight from tho
| house. together With Bessio Tnipur'a ktory.
Eeoclar thought Tilton was not fl tnan to DO
| Oh tho lade''endcnf, and Uowon hhl then his
mind male up on tho subject and had s!rcady
told Ttllon that ls wns gong to discharge him.
" Tho batnro Of tho interview wAs that Beochcr
did not care that" sail Evarts, suappluE ts
fneess," " fur the nesve !,e l>owen} torc To INN,
but Do*cu was afraid that it might 20 abroAl
about hs connection with the mattcr." The jury
vera men Of cornalon sonse, ana wcro not to
discard a.! reaaon nhen tAey ca,ne into tho jury
box. Did tncy belicso that man. pastor,
1i'tou Tho relation Of paramonr and msasro.r.
and that alter cightean mutths It cArno
| 10 tho husbands osfsf Did the Jury
think that this wotunn would pick i
Nhen hsr husband hai condoncd tho otronao.
| aud thus make it public Could they imagine
| that wife 70 situated could rlah out of that
house aud 1oavo her tl.au,e IN tho hauds VI her
husband7 Did they tb,nk Acniy Wa-d Decchtr
would turn this woman oyes to bis wife to apply
to hor nll tle e1anlna alton that ono woman ~oa1d
apply to another faien one? II the jury would
nut tuks philosophy and the soach,nsh OF tho
Scripture OIL sho subject. let theal tako tIa gen.
esoslty OF Dsechern ileart. which WAS inconstst-
+nt wlth coureo Of p1oliGAcy which hardened
tto heart. Do mon traid connsel} gather t;gn Of
| ththt!cs, OF graies Of thorns. OF, having SGT
thoraa, do shs1 expect viutsKo'
| THE COSTtA.I1f.
| Counsel then ra:cr;ed to tho interview be-
tween tho aitnEcd aduterer aad tho injured l,us-
baud. after tho oleunc has been committed, ei1
| months after these two men bud bocn brought
together and i.yhEts Hai1 lie thought this waB q
auy acc.lsaton Nas made At ali 1t VAS made then.
WhatoTor Of confession, CONCESSION, or sclui-
esceuce On tho part Of tha accused ever took
place, took piaco thon and thoso. That MA thu
{ periol, situation. and aspect Of tno affair sll
| round. Mr. Tllton had then got, a. ho rays,
from Lila ~lfe, paper wr,tteu III hcr own hand
ot aon1o chatAstct znd innoss-tliat III admitted.
mS s1s nor,lt,d in !, a hsr sas room s,n: By
Tho ramonstrances Of the nurse. He got that
paper on the 2gt!!, and presented 1t on the HOlh,
That papor waa destroyed by Theodore Tilton.
| atd Elven him to destroy By FrGncls u. Moul.
toE. What iu itiAca.lon WaA tlcge Tor 1l0uItot,.
after tho trfpa:tito agrccmeu: WAS s.gned to g'yo
| this psper to T!tou to destroy7 Tno Jury Aau
| bVra a Bcif-confcssod. absolute ttenchurv, aud
| ahsuute conviction Of these partloa' OWN false
| hool.
MIR. Charles Htorr., In hia tcstimony, said hc
told sIoulton that Sam W,lkcsou he'd stated
that oil tho papers SHOULD TO bGrued, aud
that Mouiton said shey wore all burned. aud
| l'eccher tlpka thcy sro burned. II thoY weio
burned Nhht won.d Theodore dol"
There was only tho one paper burned. and
! that Wan tho miBstvo obtained from Mrs. Ti!son.
| The Court adjourned