Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-05-21

monteu OH tne witnesses Tor the de
fendant, among whom he said were
men of eminence and popularity, WHO
transacted business with all parts o.
the world and whose word in CONNER.
cial circles was never doubted, and
whose deaths, if they occurred togetl..
eg, would cause the city of Brooklyn
to go into mourning. There is in the
breast Of each of us u tenderness ex.
cited towards women, remembering
our wives, mothers and sisters. There
was day when such tenderness rest
ed in the breast of Theodore Tilton,,
but it had now takcnits flight. Coun.
set then spoke of Bessie Turner, as
sisting in rearing children in Tilton's
household and loving the con!pany Of
Mrs. Tilton, wherever she went com
manding respect and reverence. This
girl, then, growing in that household
to state of womanhood she often
was made the object Of approachmcnt
on the part of her adopted father
She gave incidents ofthcsc approach
es, and she had atthc time no thought
nor could she be led to believe that
the man whom she was taught to
honor and respect by Mrs. Iilton. was
endcavoring to destroy her for time
and for eternity, and blast her future
life. This will show the heart oi the
man in whom the accusations against
Henry Ward Beecher and his (Til.
ton's) wife had their origin. Counsel
read testimony of-Bessie Turner in
relation to approaches, and said there
is a simple, childlike narrative told
BY her, and no man who heard her
speak doubted its truthfulness. The
might Of this girls testimony was felt
by Theodore Tilton, and as conscience
makes towards of US all, he could
give no other than qualified denials
while on the witness stand. Mrs.
Tilton told Mrs. Putnam of athesc
stories and got her toYuestion Bessie
Turner about them. How.shappened
it, If these stories were lies, that
Tilton told his wife Of them, and she
told Mrs. putnam, and zit-was@from.
this 4Tiend that Bessie Turner first
lcarnedSthat Tilton sought her ,soom
for the purpose Of debauchipg her.
AT this poip, the usual recess was
taken.
AFTER RECESS.
Mr.. Porter referred TO Mr.. Richards
rs the bastard who went before the
church committee to put his own Sis
ter in false attitude by his pretended
solicitude. lnstigated by Tilton, and
under the mslign influence Ct Bowen,
this man has come into this court
room to make q buffoon of himself,
which only Tilton could have equalled.
How had this man contradicted Bessie
Turner? He could not deny that she
told him what she said she did; but
Mr.. Richards denied the immaterial
statement that she visited him at the
Arcadian building.
lie did what was in his power to
assist Theodore Tilton and commend
himself to Henry G. Bowen. There
ought to be some cipher mode Of al
phabet by which to sdesignate such
men: Mr.. Porter then spoke iu
scathing terms Of Martin, whom he
declared to:bc Tilton's miserable per.
jured spy, in comparison with whom
he respected even Moulton. This man
Martin, who was sent to pry into
Mrs. Tilton's conduct and report her
language, had been put upon the
the stand to swear down Bessie Tur-
ner upon the point Of what took place
at Mrs. Orington's. This man, who
had scaled walls and houses where
carpenters never built them, and had
cast into protecting shadow place
fully exposed to the blaze Of torrid
sun. These men had been put for
ward to oSWeaE-doWn-Bess1e i 'urher,
but girl who could stand the fire of
a most brilliant cross examination, and
9 girl who could defy Mr.. Fullsrtoa,
even alter the latter had been oblig-
ed to call to his assistance the most
brilliant advocate in this country or
elsewhere; this girl who could with
stand the combined, attack Fullerton
and Beach, had but little to fear
from Joe Richards, even when sup
ported by Tilton or the spy. Martin.
Mr.. Porter then urged the impossibil-
|ity Of any girl, ~ years!of age, being
able to fabricatc the narrative. Til.
tons whole character rendered prob.
able the language attributed to him
by her. Counsel then referred to the
question of Tilton to Bessie Turner
whether she did not think his wife
crazy, and said it plainly indicated !
purpose. Why should 1ilton fear this
girl if he was innocent, and why re-
proach Mrs. Tilton, for bringing her
10 use against him. Tho plaintiff Is
counsel had had access to to all per-
sons by whom Bessie Turner had
been employed and to oil With whom
she had been associated, and yet not
one had been placed upon the stand
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