The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-12

looking squarely at MIR. Carpentry sworn
evidence in this case, evidence that has not
been contradicted. you may smile but you
are here under your oath to solemnly
weigh the sworn evidence presented before
you and | have right TO expect your
courteous attention, after 10 days of
speech making on the other side" This
allusion of Mr.. Beach's created decided
sensation in the court room Foreman Car
penter flushed, turned his head away from
Mr.. Beach and famed himself vigorously
After recess, Mr.. Beach continued his ar
gument. 1t was said TO be unnatural that
Mrs. Tilton, speaking of Mr.. Beecher,
should specify that he was her pastor
Well, Jacobip, speaking to Laban of Ra-
chel, specified not only that she was his
daughter, but his youngest daughter. There
was significance in the allusion to Beech
er as her paster. 1t was this relation which
he bore to Mrs. Titon that gave influence
to his persuasions. 1t was said that the
confession of Mrs. Tilton was no evidence
against this defendant. That was granted,
as the court had ruled it out. But when
this confession was detailed to the accused,
| who covered before it and exclaimed that
it would kill him. 1t became significant ev-
idence of his guilt the defence claimed this
was forced confession. There was the
weakness of their position They mistook
the paper obtained from Mrs. Tilton on
the Goth of December for her confession.
But the confession whose repetition stag
gered Mr.. Beecher on the night of the Both
was that revelation which was made by
Mrs. Tilton to her husband in July, 1870.
The counsel for the defence urged that
Mr.. Tilton and Mr.. Moulton had for years
been asserting Mrs. Tilton's innocence, but
the prosecution had proved, as well as the
nature of the case would admit, that these
declarations were made for the specific
| purpose of protecting the reputation of
Mrs. Tilton and shielding Mr.. Beecher.
This course was pursued with the approval
of Beecher and under the professional adj
vice of Benjamin F. Tracy, Mr.. Beecher
did not deny that he sanctioned this policy,
and in his statement to the church commit
tee he declared that this policy ought to
have succeeded. Referring to the assertion
of Mr.. Evarts that an expression of Mr.
Beecher was qroted by Mr.. Moulton, he
expressed doubt on Mr.. Beecher's part as
to whether he was guilty or not. Mr.
Beach said that an eff was naturally used
by guilty man in speaking of his SHINING
when he felt that the offensc had some ex-
tension. Such comment as this by Mr..
Evarts was hypercriticism. We were seek
ing after the truth through failures and
contradictions of memory and through
clouds of passion and prejudice. The jury
were to judge of the broad facts and not
upon surmises and conjectures as to trivial
details. Speaking of the failures of facul-
ty and of memory, Mr.. Beach said that he
believed there was more involuntary
perjury committed in the courts
of justice than the human mind
could readily conceive. He did not
believe that single witness in this case
had gver an exactly accurate narrative of
any transaction which occurred two or
three years ago, or even one year. II
there had been it was one of Mr. Evarts'
miracles. daughter Mr.. Beach then
read from Tilton's testimony to disprove
the charge that he had garbled the "Cath-
arinc Gaunt letter" and follows with an
earnest assault upon the proposition of
Evarts, that because Bcecher addressed
British audiences in favor Of his country
during the late war, the jury should
not find HIM guilty of the charges
preferred, lest the aristocracy of England
should laugh at American institutions.
All, said Mr.. Beach, my learned friend
has had too much TO do with England and
her arstocracy. If this was the way the
jury were to be controlled then God help
American institutions and justice loud
applause The counsel hen went on to
remark upon Mr.. Evarts statement, ''woc
to him that calls evil good" Making a
divine God of Beccher, whereas not a
word was ever said by counsel,
in denial of the charge of improper adj.
vances and Tracy in his opening admitted
the question to be whatever charge and Of
Tense was improper advances.
Mr. Porter here interrupted and said lit
could not permit counsel to state a false
, hood and miS-state what they said, wher
said Judge Porter have we admitted the
guilt of improper solicitations.
. Mr.. Beach replied that his learned frien'
put their friendship to tension when h,
accused him of a falsehood.
Mr.. Porter stated that he was asloundet
that Mr.. Beach should say they admitted
the guilt of improper solicitation.
, Judge Fullerton stated he understoo
Mr. Beach to say that the charge of i'm
j., proper advances had not been denied.
8 Mr.. Beach angrily repealed the accuse
ton, that he had stated falsehood an
q said he wouldn't take that from any mar
=, Counsel then continued, and dilated o
the habits of Mr.. Beecher, and said tha
\ he stated he had all his studies oyt
- at ten in the morning. and tba
:. was more than he (counseD or they coul
y say. He also tells us that h
! Saturdays were holidays with him, an
:. now these were the days when the trouble
,, came to him. He found time on Saturda
;, to pay visits, to go to-Mrs. Tilton and pr
:, the baby to sleep, and engage himself fC
q future duties in that connection, as he sal
- once "If the baby was uneasy and woul
! not sleep, send for me-" He also tour
, time on Saturday to take Mrs. Tilton fl
, drive. Another charge brought again
r. Titon was that of his cruelty to his wifi
and there was only one witness, Bess
, Turner, who testified to this brutal condu
d on his part. Abiding to the alleged or
!, city of Triton in his own house, couns