, 1875-06-10

accomplished, but tho place and d.ts OF tho
adultery "crn those which vero furnished 10 Til
tnt bv ilis TIfe aud Beechor, according to p[aIn-
t!Hh Testimony. It wRa q simple 1uestt0n OF
seracity between lfiton and Hcecher. Mr. Beach
referred TO tho allegations Of Porter that certain
| ncahen for thu defsuso
| HAD Nor DEEM coxrRApicrzp
| ny planttTH withcsAns when recalled. Now, fle
sopmitteti 70 tho Court whcthor It would hare
been proper for linn, after h,s Witnesses had
nnca giEcn t!sclr testimony Of tho occr1ences 10
intefrogate thom over again III on exactly
tho sa.no po,nte, because witnesses for
tho dnfenHe had given different ves-
| Ito dcfonne had beot cump!ete upon alt material
points. Porter ssii thst when Richards was
called 70 contra1ic: Do:sie Turner l!a only de.
denieh thst t'Io alleged communication by her
was madc to him nj particular place.
| KEfEHESCE TO Tf1E RECORD
| hhowcd thh. Richards did deny that the object
! Of Tho alleged communication wau over spoken
| Of to him by Batsie Turner O. any place. Great
cointlaint was made of cruelty and nnkintnees
on l'ltuna part, hccauac on MsB. Iiiton's return
from Marietta clio found the j.oneokekeeper,
Mlh" Ellen De1niH IN llcr place At tho head Of
tile table. NOW. Miss Ellen Dennis WAS Mrs.
| aho, In MrH. 1ilto''B absence, acted a. homo.
] !tccper, And naturally occupied her place, ut tie
s1ble. Whom Mrn. Tl1ton arrived from her vtnit
hho found her thero. There wasn't anything IN
alleged by Bessie TUNER that Titon had re-
pulsed tts w,fo rudeIy when eho s1toko to him
hbons tue servants, Suppose tha be tsnc-,nany
Eteas men. aud kinu.lsear.cd rucu, lad been
charHab1s with lnFshnosB: Asd beeu
ANNOYED NJ rE7Ty DOMESTIC cAnEs,
and hal not been thoughtful about tLosc ti:tlo
trivial detniis OF domestic kindncfs which ep1nc
women we7o disposed to magnify. Bees,e Tur-
eF, Ellon Dennis. wah in ler grave; bit, grant,
Ing. even, that Tison waa unkin1 III his
household, granting that lie Walked about
tue honeo at night to llnd safe place for
rendered ha home unhappy. did that give
| Mr. EeecLcr tho right to violate it8 Hauctty7
IAo very facts may have tempted the defendant
"a crter upon thu work Of scluction. SO OF all
the extraHeoNs issneH which Lad baen thrust
Upon tue tu1S.
! Theodore Til!on WAS adored Of rictoria Wood.
| bull, a. he hal been her culogat, and suptoa.ng
that. 1ehs than man, or than brute. lie Ind
s'.luccd, ut Wnstea, Young Eirl intrustcd to
hls care, how did that ntrcct tho plnln lsEuo In
this chuso? All this, il true, did not overthrow
tno confcsaon of this defendant, LIS strong lot
tcFh. which hts counsel passed over no delicnteIv,
aad the narratives of the credible witnesses who
sast@'ned the Charge Of plxntir. All tho alle-
| cations against tho conduct Of Mr. Tiltou, iii his
household and without, dld not diminish ths sin
Of slr. DeoctcF, or lcssen tho requirements Of
| law md iu5.lco fus its punishment.
| Tito noou rcceds was hero taken.
Alter tho reco>6 air. Easch 1e.l,uled htA MI
| dress. lie spoke Of Mr. lortc1'H ASSERTION tLat
~, Iilton lad garbiod tho Griffith Gat,nt"
letter in its publication. and then quoted q
rahsage IN which extracts IRON .Ae lot.cz wore
used Ls Nr. Tilton III bis aworu staseu,eut. lilo
sa,l tho conneut coull not add to the refutatlon
| slis furnished Of Dir. Portcr's allegation. Ns.
1ilton 1neroiy quoted Part Of this LITTER in SUP.
port Of Ais position. with no gasb:iny or 1nls~ s
representation. aud hts learned freud was un-
j1lst and unEeneTous in tho use Ae Lad attempted
to make Of it.
THE porrIAN VERDICT.
Mr. Beach eaid Ao waH not especially favorable
to tho 'nbdo of argument Nl1ch sought to enlist
| the Bympathles oi 0 jurT upan QUO uido upou tie
ground that the popular verdict had been givcn
~ its favor; but. II this mode was to be enl-
rloycd, ho wished it to rest upon sound basis.
lie deuioa that the popular verdict had bcen re-
corded for h1r. Deechcr. ns Asd been inserted,
aud namod a nnmhor OF well-kuown pcwspapcse
in different pcctions OF tho country as indicating.
by their c1ursc tho popular aentiulont In fayor
Of blr Iitun. Tl.h wxs a nlatter which ho
nAou!d hare boon ashamed 10 alnda to but for
tho c1alnplo sct lin By his learned friend Tncnit
"aa Bad by Dir. EYatts that all tho hes. classe8
Of society in tha ytcnnge lad gathered around
Mr. 1secchor. Had they done uoi Where VAS
Ut. StJrIH7 lilo belonged to
TUE ICnY OF TIE r1ciSA0E.
Ml,cra were Or. Schuyler. Dr.. burlington: Dr.
IalnInEc, III. Dnryea, aud DE. Van Dyck? lilo
had sec!l Plymouth Church IN all It's Glury, mud
the parasites OF Mr. Boucher, exerting iu4uenco
III anl out Of court but ho lad not seen these
representatives Of Hs.er churches hastcn'ug to
extend thoir hAndh to this detandans. ILeir ab.
sosco WAS no proof OF Lin guilt, but tho attitude
Of the Jury Of tae viciuago should not he misrep-
seaented. lo aail he Should not mako
such apposla to tho supposed rrejulieos
The Jury Ind an oath u hoayen and could not
lay perjury on their souls. It would DO tho
Aspp!cst event 70 the history Of this csBo II it
could te proved to Mr. Tiitou and Lis counsel
1.s} cf {,,$aI
:it!ton losud her husband rs she ~ns mid to do
by AT. Io1ter, lie quoted afr. pottor's remarks
OH this point. aud said such luvo NJ she was said
to cntortald for her husband certainly did sp-
Bho Has tho victim Of TINT husbands baso cot,-
crishcy. 1t WAS only sttcr she had passed. oyos
tho threshold Of her home and allied hersof to
s1o foFtunoa Of itcnry Ward Dcecher that
TILE "roL1cr ur s1LEScE" FAILED.
Tho jury Of tho vcinago thon saw That thoee
uuat bo an investigation. aud tho disclosure OF
IL" eocrot waa Inevitable. Whoever hat this
disclosure to anawer for WAS auswetablo far all
eyuE this caso might bo determined. III Ms. por-
tor Ind said, tho1o was jury greater than hero
present to tFy this jury and this Court. There
WAS no end to the misfortunea Of this case.
sullod mud dAmsgod sud ho could mover stand
III the pulpit again tho same grand and heroic
character rs bc'oso II alr. TiIton was sustained
BY The jury, his future would bo coudcd
pt %Ht lAet u6 AUt10 NOHl4 6ttlI DO uCSQlAttQ.
aid bis innocent chiidren must still suffer flou,
tho blight Of disgrace. Tile only resourcc for
tAosc eugage1 III an intelligent examination Of
tho caao Was +, dibchargo their duty fcarlcssly
and honestly, leaving tho consequences to take
care Of themselves. THO man who did 10 waa
foa1loas Of all criticism or accusation.
Counsel regretted that hls learned friend had
not given him some bclter evidences OF
MHs. TILToS's LOVE FOR HEN HUSBAND.
lfo could not show anything clsa Ia her
conduct but All ldolatrous devotion to |
llcnry Ward ueecher and his cauac.
Il there was any cause that led her to
this conduct, she might be forgiven; but |
wlon and whore llad 1t been Shown that Tiltou |
had liCchol from fidelity to hin wife and family?
There had not been any ev,douce giyen 10 far |
20 show that. Both OF my learned friends. said
air, 1each, thought they found soule contradlu-
t1on between somebody aud Theodore Tlltuu |
which led them to o1patsase on his gray hairs,
and SlE. Porter commented OIL It aa 1uont |
striking proof OF his de1'ranty. II whs ronark- |
abo that two stub gentlenon as Mr. EyRrts and |
Mr. Porter sLonli remark At such leuKth upon |
tno subject. The truth was realty that Mr. Til |