New-York tribune., 1875-06-30
THE TTLTON-BEECHER TRIAL..

TIE WAY IN WHICH Mr. TILTON's COUNSEL WERE
pUPED by LOADER AND PRICE-PLAUsIBHITY
op TIE MEN-rHEIR RECORDS scANNKD-LOADKR
WARNED BY GEN. PRYOR.
In conversation with TRIBUNE reporter last
evening about the Loader and Price and their nara
tvc Gen. Roger A. Pryor Of Mr. Tiltons counsel said
that tho men were both scoundrels and feions
reputable gcntieman-a reputable lawyer and
man of excellent standing In socety-had come 10
br Ttons lawyers and said that Loader had told him
the story which las been published And not only did
the information to them In this apparently disin
tercsted way but 1t supported by the testimony OF
named Hamilton. whose manner was frank and fair
This man came to them with Loader, ana
declared that Loader told him precisely the
same story nearly at the time when the scene
between MIR. Beecher and Mrs. Tilton was said
to boen Witnessed Then came Price, who told his
story with q candor and pausibeness that surpassed
even that OF Loader and his friend While both Mr. Nor
ris and himself lGcn Pryor. were suspicious OF the mar
ratve. Price had such commanding air OF trthfuness
that il really almost impossible to disbeeve his
statement after he had been brought before them
But evcn then the plaintiffs lawyers declined to act
and 1t was only when the story camo to the public
through tho newspapers that they decided to recognize
IT, and TO make an effort to bring 1t into the case When
the story In all Its seemingly significant detail
was made public. Gen. Pryor personally felt
that he should be not only recreant to his
duty TO his client II he did not bring the
matter before the jury but that he should wrongfuy
ignore the dictates Of simple equity as toward Mr.
Beecher If he did not give him chance to refute IT,
These sentiments shared by his associates So Mr.
Morris set about learning all he could Of the men, In
quires wero made where they had been en-
poyed and nothing but good report was heard OF them
anywhere Their whole past history. as far as this was
possible scanned and nothing suspicious could be
discovered. "I know nothing personally about
this you understand" said Gen. Pryor; "Mr.
Morris told us he did these things, ana the
result" Therefore since alloy could be found to de-
preciate the value OF the narrative apparently base
less suspicious and for the other reasons above NEIL
tonencd II was decided TO take and what the men
had to say.
While he did not cay this directly Gen. Pryor seemed
to have the opinion that Loader not the Ovemaserng
conspiratOr, who by his specious pleas and designing
vilany succeeded after difficulty in entangling Price
In the plot. Ho pus them on precisely tho
same footing OF coschemers and cOconspratcrs cach
abetting the other. suggesting and the like Price he
says been the lawyers the greater two
for dssembed of the quite deceived then
and led them attach greater weight to the story tha
they would otherwise have thought OF giving It, 1t would
be an outrage Pryor said If Price were not sernly
prosecuted for perjury with Loader, and both made 10
suffer the utmost penalty the law prescribes 1or inc
crime.
Loader dictated to ono Of Mr.. MorIss clerks In the
presence of Gen. Pryor and Mr. Norris the statement
which no subsequently swore TO anu signed as ah
affidavit The clerk took down precisely what
Loader said only changing words where IL was necessary
to mako plain English follow the techncates In
form and @, preston of afdays. Loader received no
advice suggestions whatever Every assertion was the
outcome of his vOlition 81 warned him., said Gen.
Pryor. to consider well what he was doing. told him
that he was not Obliged In any way-under no COM
pulson-to say these things. warned him that he
was making accusations OF the utmost gravity
md fnld i'm tn weigh
said that Leaders act in making the affidavit he could
not understand at all the motive he could not divine
he only saw that the scoundre and ought to
DO punished.
Mr.. Beach, Gen. Pryor said, had not withdrawn from
the case and would be in Brooklyn today MI motifs
and himself had been active lately because the brunt Of
the work had for long me in the latter days OF tho
trial fallen on Mcssrs Beach and Fullerton
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