New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-22

In regard 70 them, ana then, simply Tor tho purpose OF
impesohins and contrsdicting and that not the st
tude tn which this question stands
Mr.. Beach-Yes, Sir; and IL IL did come that aft
tudc II your Honor please, then It being collateral
| trsdctiOn would not BIO admissible.
Judge Neison-I am not prepared TO say how that is
now 1 rule this out for the present.
| ARGUMENT AND OFFER OF PROOF By MIR.
EyARTS
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| Ivan, % kr., What .uocsss,v. .,ens xou ,ook and
aso What smagestions MT Beecher made II any from
time to time with regard to that apprehended danger
was sne s vy h tas NJ Roehr did not
| know we will disnense with ~
Mr.. TtOn-Tbere were no steps In the business with
VI y 's nv. az a. -, re I'D
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dome Inv Mr. Ttnn in OF this confederacy for
IN. oh,oc, IN vsxv .,,agaa a our client Tn exist
himself and Mr. Moulton ana Mr. Triton as act
inc tn.s,har Mr. Triton bas Mr. Moultoos
reja.,ons I'm him in all that passed In reference TO this
matter az the CONTROVERSY between him. Mr. Tlton and
Mr. paacber az neug TIM der,ostorv Of bis coufdsuce
the agent nj nj. action and they On ON and prove nrma
| ttpalv hnruf Tho I'M nh
Give the of being one of the steps that
! NJ p.echar ruaw of under the motive and
| in acco,pn,shine the object. Of the suppression.
| Now noint NV ofpr fin order that there may
-. no o,s, ron b,. cuas,ion v,tbout raj a,ion In the
~ ,,noa tho, 7 nronoa.i N the ouestiop of whether
,h,s ao.,o, ., NJ TNltc, ana Mr. Moulton uuon the
oah,s ,,s n, tho n,eras. NJ Mr. paecber and for the
os tho .c.,da for causs Mr. Moulton gives
II as the true reason Of Mr. Tton and thereby makes
himself a party to it-as the true reason of
acon-that it had no relation to Mr. Beecher; reia
ton TO humorng this woman but to the purposes Mr.
Tton Now offer 70 prove by this witness that Mr..
Nouton told him when the matter was fresh and the
"Iife" was lust published that Mr. Tiltons motive and
ohiect were tn mt bmsef AT the head of the
~ bts counrv and that they were more numerous than
| ,h. c,or,rocationaI,st
! Judga Nei,son-f,na moment would ike very much
~ the counsel woud give me specific reference to the
evidence given by Mr. Moulton because il he has given
ordonce ~ Tho, ar,cer Won NAV contradict IL by this
r,,nass. hr+ that IA not met nv general argument Oh
| - ,u,,ion even
-, -. d.. :, o rronor r,.o.o Mr. Tuton bas
,h. nu,,,c,t,o .. ono Of the seps Inv Mr. Moulton
-, h,i, . ,h, xorI,on ,pnroved the nrudepce OF
,h ,,,. atom INT that the rvr;ting nj The Iter WAS
, rder tho n,otive that covcred the action whether
o,d ,.a,.ron o not II aid not remove the
nprnoss NJ action the motive or character of
| u i,,n thot NJ uou,ton thoucbt IL w,s inudicions
and would rather that that particular form of carrying
ON, common nurpose had not been adopted or pursued
put tb nont nv this testnonv that Mr. Tton assigns
oao rh,oh NJ MouI,on assevarotes and delivers IA
,a ,re reason Indeed dom, know even that 1t rests
necessarily upon the formal words or statement Of hr
Tton lint Mr. Mouton delivers IL IA the motive Mr..
TI,r IN ,h ta that IA carried to the account Of Mr.
lhtoh III Ins s'cP ona' u 0"ii'o" w ''i0 " "
this statement that have read in the direct Examination
| 's Y 49,. ,o, ,,,, NJ pooi,or ,,,s NOT A.
that there was not any step Iiat BIZ boccher " ho' 10
| much connected with "a any Of them; and under the
ero1 s,tar,en+ NJ Mr. Tion on redirect examination
1
o,ar,,,bine, doro With Tho WoodbuIls IA he was
| 10, Ns,lsonT, vou ca, .bow me ANYTHING that Mr.
Mou,ton saig IN bis examination upon that subject you
or ~ lihor,y IA cortrodict that nv This witness
! NJ ryart.-r will look If YOUR Honor please
I,doo Narso, M course I an, obliged TO rule with
,a,o q, o,.i, se,,,ed nrncn,es of the law OF eyi-
ao hr+ ., NJ, Noulton has said anythiag upon that
,,, rh,c, This ,vitnes. ran contradict YOU are at
I,her,v 70 90 on.
NJ FvartsI do not call him for the purpose OF contra
dieting Mr.. Moutcn
| Judce Nei,son-Tben 7 rule it out
Mr. EyartsI call him for the purpose OF delivering the
truth as stated by Mr. Mouton and Mr. Tton, that the
narsonal objects OF Mr. Tlton were the and the
motive ~ the writing OF that letter Mr. said
| referring to the book
Judce Nesop-Is that ON the direct or the
| inotioni
Mr. Eyarts-The passage that now call your Honor's
attention to ia On the crosse animation AT page 227
This ia what Mr. Monton says about Mr. TIt0ns state
| mont his renort of IL In Mr. Beecner:
That ~ was s,np,v revision Of the manuscript ~ her
husband THAT IL. Mrs. Woodhus husband; that h.
Thought that people would dete9t ms hndworR IN y,
ana ola him that aid not think fat that was very
good reason He said would the responsibility of
II. And that was the sum ana subsance OF H. MIN .ne
was fepdlv act and right in the in erest of the re-
preston OF the scandal against Mr. Becchcr, his wife
and himself II waS IN inc intere ere OF ms AMY anu MI.