The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-14

hover OF sweet anection, deliberately, heartlessy
dooms the c0nRding victim. The accuTsed sorcerer
opens the door OF the world TO pusa her forth
she looks out shuddering, Tor there is shame and
I sharp toothed hatred There Is the world spread
| out she goes, iather and mother heartessly aban-
doning her, brothers. shame and SISTERS
ANGUISH; IL is a vision OF desoatlon, a plundered
home, an altar where honor purity and virtue
and peace had been rutnlessiy sacrlnced to the
foul Moocn. All Is cherries 10 the eye and ner
ear catches the sound Of signing and mour ning.
| writing and lamentatlon, and far down at the
He vision 6ne mprxs clouds h
ness OF death, the last spasm OF horrible depar-
ture the awful thunder OF nnal doom. The pol.
! lshed scoundrel betrayed her 10 abandon her.
surely society will crush MIN. They will smite the
VOL and seek out the bleeding lamb on my
dropping victim Is worse used than the internal
destroyer he Is iondled, courted, passed rom
IN the inlurlated tramp OF pubic Indignation.
| REhINIsCENCE
AS Mr.. Morris read rom q sermon OF twenty
years ago Beecher's account OF the 'accursed sor.
| cerer," the seducer, the latter's face took on q
smiling sensibillty, flushing repeatedly. and he
! put DOCK to his face and whispered to his wife
| that he recognized his old sermon OF 1854.
| The points Morris tried TO make impressive in
! this excerpt were the sentence, 1.-The victim is
often the sufferer and not the accomplish and
to compare this with Beechei's apology. "She is
gutlessn-neaning Mrs. Tilton. The jury caught
this more than the spectators.
Twenty years ago that was the utterance OF the
defendant III this case and oh how true he drew
the picture. Gentlemen OF the Jury, fear have
delayed you already too long, certainly have
TOO long Tor my own strength and my own health,
one e hase
consumed when tell you that came here with
hss nv With e # the segs nns
now before you on the one side You see man
eua wsn osae1
side You see man powerless and poor. coming
to YOU from desolate home. Already he has been
Vlah nt ala nhnP md
again the victim OF . foul persecution, unpar-
alAeued Tor power and relentlessness. And what
Of loving and beloved wife, OF happy and inno-
cent home, which his bosom iriend, his life long
taking advantage of that friendship, taking ad.
vantage OF his absence, and taking advantage OF
his sacred calling has disp0ssesseS ana despoed
have children, you who know what 1t is to return
from your daily labor TO the bosom OF your happy
family, you can appreciate the wrong and The
suffering which my unhappy client has endured.
And IL IS with our case, az you love your home, as
you love your family and your children, as you
regard the sacredness OF your homes, as you rev.
erence virtue and respect the sanctsty OF the
family altar, call upon you in the name OF all
that has been violated, l call upon you IN
tue name OF Christianity, by the teachings OF
dered from Mount sinai, by every consideration
That Is near and dear to us on earth call upon
you to brand the seducer as his CRIME deserves.
Let 1t be written on everv door throughout the
land, death and destruction to the seducer, and
when you havs rendered that verdict You will
tuous mother, Of every virtnous daughter in the
land. and peaceful countenance wl follow you
through lie, win be with you In the last solemn
scenes on earth to console you when at last you
stand with your life record before the ever living
God Applause and hisses.)
| Judge NellsOn-The audience win please be
quiet.
subserve tue convenience Of all parties concerned
in this controversy If Your Honor Will now take
recess.
Judge Neilson-Unttl what time
Mr. Professionalism TWO O'Clock, when we VIII
be prepared with our evidence. or we may be
Judge Nelson-I think it should be earlier than
Mr. Evarts-we would suggest that srcn an ar.
rangement Of the tables should now be maze as
would give more accommodation to counsel
the recess we think, WIZ AFFORD the officers an
| Judge Neilson-Tne officers VIII attend to that
matter for you, sir. the Court 10 now adjourned
until hanpast one O'CLOCK.
THB RECESS.
At the recess the domestic performance OF Tues
day again took place at the centre Of the court In
tensiied by the act OF Mr. Beecher himself walking
up beside his wife, and after speaking some time
to Mrs. Field, conscious Of Mrs. Tton's presence,
but not looking at her. he suddenly looked down
at the proper place for the little wite's lace and
put out his hand and spoke In q cordial way, con-
| tinuing the talk for long while she smiled from
! under her chm to the cords OF her temple. He
talked in q manner OF badinage, as II he we're
merely exhaling breath from the enervescence
OF his mind. She seemed elared with the atten-
ton she received, and wore beaming express
sion tsil she left the court room. Mrs. Beecher
had little to say, but he'd q big bouquet In her
hand all the while.
Judge Norris speech was effective with she
jury, In that he got in q complete statements OF his
case and Kept their attention all the while.
Mr.. Beecher said to him, when he was done
'Judge Morris, let me introduce myself. We
have never met, believer 1 see that others be-
eide preachers can make long sermons II you
had done me the favor to have called upon me
| could have given you several hints for Jour
speech"
Mr.. Morris replied :-.Mr. Beecher, / have been
grattded with your attention, and tried to say as
little Of unnecessary harshness as I could"
Just before the Court was called TO order Judge
Porter, assisted BY MIR. Morris, made raid on the
reporters for having too much room. Mr.. Eyarts
reinforced them, ana said that ne had never been
SO inconvenienrly placed. It was very apparent
that much OF the crowd arose from the display OF
church people, 1riends females, &C., at the middle
OF the court, who made crater. 30 to speak, and,
being too rai and delicate to be crowded, assisted
she many reporters tables to squeeze the lawyers
into . small shelf between the spectators and the
jury.
TIE FIRST WITNESS.
Judge Fullerton then called Augustus Maverick.
| PROVING THE MARRIAGE.
The witness. sworn stated:-I have resided In
Brooklyn about fifteen years; have been &C
Qualnted with Theodore Tllton about twenty
years; he was married on the I'd Of October, 1883,
at Mr.. Beecher's church, by the defendant in this
case; was not very intimate with his family be.
fore his marriage but lately have been very in.
| innate; DO not know how many children they
have; do not know where they resided directly
after their marriage, but when visited them they
were living at No. ia Livingston street; was IN
the habit OF making occasional calls there; he
| arrfn hn uQ ant
| OF Brooklyn.
| MR.. MAVERICK
was man OF delicate mould and professional
appearance, wearing spectacles and q mustache
and goatee, with long brown hair nearly covering
his ears. He has been enabled by his intimate
knowledge OF the plaintiff ana his family from the
inside to convey an immense amount OF informa
ton to the people through the press. He believe,
in Tilton's case and gave hts evidence in q deer