The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-18
The Beecher Trial
New York, June II.

NEW 0RK, June II.
All parties to the suit we're present this
morning, and dense crowd filled to court
room. Beach continued his address. He
referred to the session of the congregation
al council, and criticised the letter of
Beecher to Moulton, in which he spoke of
DR.. Storrs' address before that quasi judi
cial body. Beecher said that the conduct
of that gentleman was calculated to lead to
breach of friendship between him (Beech-
cry and Tilton. Beecher saw it would in
evitably involve his exposure, as complete
and derogatory as it was in the evidence.
What was Beechers motive for denounc-
ing this gentleman? He was a friend
of Beecber of twenty-five years standing,
aud brilliant orator, a man to whom the
people came in their troubles for sympathy,
and a christian clergyman, most emil
nent in his profession. On the night
of the Sd of December, 1870, Beecher
learned that Tilton had induced his wife to
make charge against him (Beecher), a
charge which was disgracefu to the laws
of God aud society, and yet Beecher comes
to Tilton and bears with him the unjust
admiration for the woman, and teaching
her that her husband was noble and mag
unanimous, and this man, a high priest of
the Lord, bound to rcbuke sin and resent
the false and atrocious charge which this
man, with the agency Of his wife. had
made against him. He (Beechcr) took this
man to his own bosom, and eulogized him
in his paper, the Christian Union. How
long would the christian ministry be rever
enced If this man, the pastor of the greatest
church in the world was allowed to take
to his bosom this liar and consprator, ac-
cording to iile theory of defense. When the
Golden Age was established Beecher con-
tributed five thousand dollars towards
spreading abroad corruption throughout
the world. The jury might be deluded
by the dignity of the defendant,
and they might think he was too needful
to the cause of God to be fearlessly judged
of these truths of sin aud guilt. But not
thus would be the judgment of Him who
judges the thoughts Of the heart. Counsel
then spoke of Beecher's public career as
minister, orator writer and statesman, a
very Yorick at the dinner table, and said
the jury were asked to believe that this
man was so simple that he could not de-
fend his own character from attack. Til
ton, Moulton and Mrs Moulton all stated
that he was charged with adultery, and by
word and actions he admitted the charge.
This man had sinncd at the altar, and had
deserted his priestly robes. Referring to
the advice of Beecher to Mrs. Titon with
regard to a separation, counsel said, why
was it that if the witness desired aseparation
and Henry Ward Beecher advised it
through 1871, '72, '73 and IA, this wife re-
manned true to her allegiance. Beecher
saw such disquietude in the house of Tilton
that his gentle soul was suffering the tor
ments of the damned, and he was standing
on the ragged edge of rcmorse and despair.
What force did the jury attach to the cir
cumstances, that from December 30, 1870,
up to the sitting of the investigating com
mlttee, Beecher had been acting in concert
with Tilton and Moulton to suppress all
whisperings of the scandal. What did they
think of Beechers letters in June, 1873, to
Moulton, speaking of the stultifying
devices by which they had saved
themselves This was but one of
the courses pursued by Beecher in conjunc.
tion with Tilton and Moulton for number
of years to shut off this scandal. What
was the danger? 1t was this sinful act of
a great preacher. Suppose there had been
an investigation into the West charges, and
that it had turned out that all Beecher had
done was to advise the discharge of this
pronigate from the editorship of the lead
ing Christian newspaper of the world, and
had advised the separation of Mrs. Tilton
from her husband, which would have pro-
duced no result. Mr.. Beecher would have
have been vindicated from all imputations
on his character. Why was Beecher, ST.