The New York herald., 1875-05-29

lite when was ia The nature OF circumstan tlal
confession. Durlng the congregational Council
came the nnal PRONUNCIATION OF the scandal They
thought that Inc bodness, the clrcumstan iallty
mean the Proctor affair, which mas nothing TO
DO with this, would overcome resistance and pre-
vent the inquiry into the truth Out Of all TINS
THERE CANE VIPER
OF calumny which nsLened itself on this defend
anl. In the Scriptures we read OF VIPER sprlng-
Ing out OF u IRE which mad been made and fasten-
ing ltsel on the hand OF the apostle 81. Paul. And
tue people, when they saw II, exclaimed, "He is
a murdererp' But the apostle shook IT OF INTO
the flames and remaining unnurt tine same people
OF The delendanps case Is tns:-Ihat
the relations OF Mr.. Beecher and Mrs. rilton
were, as Mr.. Beecher understood, entirely moral,
faithful, true wholly above suspicion Oh the part
or others or OF themselves. Butn recognized the
duty OF avoiding the appearance OF evil. Between
tnem there was not anything that was not as
open as the day. Tnen tnat, by wnat was reve-
OF her husbands house, there came to be a very
lamentaDe occasion 20 discover the household not
10 nave been happy, anu growing dlscords, sucn
as 10 require prompt action TO dissolve. Tnere
was sudden aud new assault upon him, IN the
name OF Theodore Tiiton, brought to hun ny Mr..
Bowen With all the pride OF an emperor Mr..
Ilton required MIR. Beecner to cease TO exercise
ms duty as minister ana TO leave Brooklyn.
sought nor cared what suspicion had started
this wild malice OF Mr.. Tilton, but quietly settled
tell friend Fullerton. There was no interruption
OF hrs sermons, his PRAYER meetings. ms pastoral
December So Mrs. Tllton opened TO ann grounus
OF complaint which were serious and which eN-
clted cOmmiserauon lor the disasters whicn hGd
fallen the family oil the Titons, on llltons
asseveratton ne restored Tllton's character and
lie, winch he had misconstrued on insufficient
facts. The occasion OF selEreproAch TO mr. Beechar,
worse than all rton sald was tnat there had
been bred in the affections OF his wife feeling
that had dispardged the ABSOLUTE Devotion that
had formed tue whole fabric OF their married life.
Under the impulses which were developed by tnts
commise ratlou Tor the disaster, ana OF sell-re-
r..
cur in the great outy as well as unmixed IN
terest that there should be all the reparatlon In
his power that possible. He also thought
tnat policy OF Silence shouli be pursued, ana
thaC everything should be me to build up the
lamily and restore the external fortunes OF Mr..
IntUn.
An Mr. Beecner's efforts to help Tilton pecu-
nlariy were faithful, honest, just efforts to repair
any wrong, to maiutaln unbroKen this goJd falt h,
and this promise and prospect Of restoring domes-
tic confidence and improved domestic relations.
All the evidence we have given mas Deen TO meet
the false view that the disturbance OF that family
grew out OF the intrusion Of Mr.. Beecner or oil any
seducer, ana such necessary disclosures bearing
on thaL question as came from Iflton's mscon-
of the character OF TINS pialntlG toward Mrs
woodruff, or Whatever they may have been, all
those questions did not grow out oI our evidence.
Tue story OF the removal OF Bessie Turner because
OF knowledge oi Mr.. Beecher was false. IL mas
been necessary TO expose Mr.. Illton's conduct
I toward certainly not very agreeable LADIES'.
Before we come TO any measures IN regard to
this controversy-December, 1S70-I need only
add that no love letters oil any KIND are pretended
TO nave existed between the partieS down TO the
month OF Dec smber Not one letter OF an incul-
patory Character The wnole machinery was lett
open when the vile left the husband, taking, as
her husband says, nothing but ais love ana good
viii. TAe love letters began alter the sItuaGlon
has been made public and Is known TO the hus-
Danu. some publications. OF THESE letters nave
peen made the occasion OF the pasest and most
vulgar lmputattous such as, | am sure, Mr.
luton In his senses never could have imputed to
his wle Tor dio he not tell you tnat nothing low
cunlu lind place IN the heart or the lie OI Ills
wIfeY Mr. Beecner's letters nave also been made
the subject OF mean and disgusting equlvoques.
This proves evidence In the aVor ol these parties.
There Is noLnlng IN them but the most elevated
expressions oil leelnR But shere are In these
heart OF Ellzanetn Ttton wnaG becomes of tine
honest testimony OIL Mr.. Tllton 10 the absolute
purity OF ner mind and Of tne testimony OF Mrs.
Bradshaw upon tue same subject that sne was the
"cleanest minded woman she ever metz And how
ofMrs. 0vlngton's estimate oftns friend and sister,
ANOTHER PROPOSITION
TO which he called attention, aud one which he re-
gardea as OF great significance Is that there IL not
any evidence, after leaving the area OF circum-
sJanttal evidence, that does not nave its origin,
not whlle tue seduction or adultery Is gong on,
but long alter both relattous mad come TO an
enu ana long alter both stories uf tney ever ex-
istedl nad been smotnered. There Is not WORD,
an act movement a conversa ION in waich Mr.
Beecher is connected that does not nave origin
subsequent to December 20, 1870. That Is the
frst pretence, II any such evidence originated,
the 30tn OF december. There was no hing ever
passed between Mr.. Bcechef and tlem TO snow
guilt or CONSCIOUSNESS OF 1t, but muon did pass
that showed sympathy for the affi!ced parties aud
winch was spoken IN efforts TO relieve broken
family.
comes every bit out OF the Mou:on mansion aud
none OF IL comes out oil the house OF All. Beecner
or Of Mr. 1nton. lie learned oi no exception 10
this rule, except In the case OF the interview
at Tllton's house which grew out OF arrange
ments with Tiiton winch Moulton had made.
MJULToN's HOUSE IS
the h0tbed In when tins testimony has been
raised.
Mr.. Evarts closed at this point, ana Judge
Nelson. addressing the jury, said they would
bear IN mlnu tnat the proprley OF holding court
on saturday had been preached here iofore. aud
q
OF the jury lost halfa day during the present
Foreman Carpenter said they were unanimous
In their objection TO attend court on SATURDAY.
Que o their number WAS not well ana others mad
OF To ir neglect wunout serious inconvenience.
Mr.. Beach said tnat he held In MS haDu pack
age oi papers when had been handed MIN by an
ot1cer. tn were addressed TO me members or
the Jury, individually.
Tue Judge suggested to Mr. Beach TO keep them.
but tue laGter salu, Il think Your Honor nad bet
tel take tneIn aud open them ana see from whom
ther Gomez
Forema an Carpenter interrupted, asking whether
the court would SIT on Monday, TO which tue
Judge replied that tney would not, a. they were
Gay would be legal holiday. Mr.. Beach again
urged that His Honor take the papers and look ut
them. III VIII look at only one OF them, y said HIS
Honor humor0usiy. Il SHOULD not care to read
them akn Inc papers were them opened Dy the
Judge, or rather one OF tnem. They were illus
trateu German papers. Handing them TO ClerK
Madison, tue Judge sad 81 will instruct the Clerk
TO keep the papers tin the jury nave performed
TO them.n Uaughter.l Inc Court tnen ad-
journed TIL eleven O'CLOCK on Tuesday morning
neXf, June |.
Mr. Chester Carpenter demurred against ses.
sion to-day, on account or the health OF his fellow
Juror JEFFREY. so the Judge adjourned the Court
till eleven O'Clock Tuesday, explaining that Mon
day was q legal holiday, It being Decoration Day.
When the adjournment for the day took place the
lawyers had good deal OF Dantering.
Evarts said TO Beach -"Beacn, see you have
been taking copious notes OF my speecn.n
'Yes,m replied Beach. Il took a great many
when my eyes were SHUT"
"0h, then, suon notes as tnese,n responded
Evarts. ''are not rellabe.n
s'well," retorted the other, with q humorous
twinkle OF his eye, 81 think III be able 20 remind
you that they are"
Tilton was sitting beside the two and laughed
az the lawyers curious ways OF naternization.
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