, 1875-06-16

aRalpst him WHAT sl,onld Tilson do untlcr Ito
circumstances Counsel did not know what tho
left hla homo forever. Henry Ward I,eochor ro.
11!red host1h order that he might triumph. Tho
wlfn tnust do nomethina 70 rouaoye tbs snocts Of
tho accusations against Boucher 1nado to her
husband, honco her flight trotn her hnme. her
appohranco bcforo tho COMMITTEE and ler living
Nth tl4e ovingsons. Tho jury could .iptllcato
Tue character Of Theodore TIllon, but that
wou!d nos change hin fulurs much. Tlton
would yet
EMERGE FnoM THERE buApEY,
l: WAS tho msr1t OF great cllaractctn that thoy
Always dld. and though his wife hah aba,ld On I'd
her home, And It was almost ct,eerles5 lie would
yee redeem himso1f IN tile eyes Of tho world.
~ counsel sald, addressing Tho Court. that 31r.
Evarsa lad stated that 1t was Impossible fur tho
Jury 70 convlcs OH tho testimony Ut tho acc.,sng
partg but thsr had the confessions Of bnth oar.
tea. and Mr.: ]jencll c!stmbd tbs full c.uhc,ty OF
Mf. Boecer's oonfcsuton to warrant con nslctiun
from Tho jury.
AUTHORITIES QUOTED.
>, counsel lnotol tho i:nEliAh case Of Harris w.
Harris and Mortimer ~. Mortimer In support of
hls argument. Gounsel cited tho cano OF I,ur-
Bese Va. burgo'a in tho sac3nd OF Taggar.'s con-
Hibtury. aud argued that Mr.. Ernrts wns IL error
whgn ho represented tia: tho furce Of il1e
c'itleuce WAS restricted by the rules Of law soy.
ofnlng criminal tria1s. and co,lflsel stated that
ahaor Ihis vic" of tho mstter he would proceed
20 aaseas e,' ll.e evdsnso NF Dsse1 a!so quoted
mel W. NfAmtnei to show that wlion a.: attac!l-
ncnt existed, ind opportunities occurred, th.ro
INDUCED. o''
AZ thus point recess ras taken.
Alter tho roceaa SIR. 1Icach resumed tis necn-
mont, and cttol . decision Ut Lord Stowotl ia
opposition to tho p0Blti0n Of is Eyartn, that tho
oViuenco Of Knilt III case like Ilia must exclude
reaao1ah!o doubt In ulder 10 justify ysrdsct
aKalnst tho acrased party, lie than argued that
tho Court should instruct tie Jury TINT the
theory OF law advanced by EyartA waa
UNBOUND AHu E1HoSEoEs.
lhe charge in this caAa Waa seduction aud n1u,.
ters, and tho answcr to 1t wab blacknni! and
conspiracy. At tho first step tha: tho jury took
to investigate theHo charges, they were confront
cd BY tho igufo Of Elizabeth II. Tslton, Could
tAey bellere that Mrd. TIltou, ,logng Atr. DeocLer
~ Mr naos!ler had said ho bslieveI Dl.e did, aud
this Court to give him her support When ths
titai struggle between tho Lover mud husband
caule.-conld they bciiove TINT she was tho Gen.
tra! hguro IL 9 conspiracy against Mr.. Ee.chcr
Could they hc!ievs that tut: woman, wife and
. mother. ut the more bidding OF Aer husband.
had manufactured false charge aEaiuAt ilos
pastor, which Involved Let owu ufaniy TuIa
was Que OF thuHe incredible propositions ,vh,rl
tao nhhd at oncs rojoctod. Then, however low
any nlan might think sir. TiItou'H character to
no great that ho would deliberately cutter iuto q
conspiracy which mAB fuu!led upou the pre-
tonded iofany Of his "fo ?: Then what could ps
TIE Object or Buen 4 c0SyrlnAcYf
Mone4E lilo ToDtad hOne. IIe wRa living in
comparative luxury upon tho products Of ilis
intellectual labor NJ tue titlle wllen llu oLfaiuut
hH wfa'H confession iu July. l37u VA. 1t fan,e?
10 wanted nono. 1la had obtained hyh
literary reputation throughout tho country, and
held An enyiabla rank ~ au adltor. xutuor. aad
orator. Il thu c4arge was true, not only had
Illton aud N(oulton psr|ured themselves iu this
case. but htrs, Mou}ton nnd Mrs. bradshaw had
doEe tho liko. for tue Bake Of Theodore Yilton,
ana MrB' Tlton had iulned lcr good n,a,o Tor
the same purpose. II thia waA d oonHpiracv to
e1tort money, Why was 31r. B.oct,crs nut A.
acoapte1 wlen he volunteered ta ald in paying
OF tho mortgage upon afr. Tton'a house, ~
tossitiod by Nr. Heecher himself? Ilus what hsI
struck h1b mind most f0rtbly ~ utterly de-
stsoying tho idea Of blngklpa,l mas
nEEcIEH's OWN nELCcTAHr ADMISSION
under cfosH- xAnlination. that llo believed Tilton
was s!ncero In hia accllHlt, Ut, Ola the night Of
Dec. 3o. lB70. How could tilla bo rotonc;pd
with any idaa OF conspiracy which was or.
gauzoa in THAT month. When alr. Boocllor
tnado tAat admission le stamped the whole
thooFy OF conspiracy and l,laeAInail III an ab-
buEdltf. Imagine, Ecnteasan, lhoso two cugag-
in3 ~ conspiracy TO- e1tort nlonoy from
Mocoot, hnw did the Jury thllk lle wunld tre.t
These charges, ktuwlut, him Us tier did
Would Ao hnvo cowna be.oro them or yleIdcd to
them Oh. no. said tho speaiscr. he would
UNIV bua lEhL u[GhIH CI ACGtlH3klO1 AtlI
nmpod tie accascTa III tho dust in his righteous
indignation. It wns perfectly amazing that afr,
teecaor should ~ hatbor!ng hiid fondIing tue
biaoln,ailern. and day after day ut.erius tho
Lobcst tributes to thc.r chAtartorA.
. Counsel allu1el to the eud1ayoss made by |
sloa'mau aud Tsacy to snbuu Mr. Deaches With |
LAe !dcR tlat tleso tucn wore tlacknlallurs, and
EEcuEnA STRUGGLES AGAINST THAT ruouuIlr7 |
Counsel thon reverted to tia charge against do. |
lsndans: aud sad that II his eylenco was to bo
IpH La.
nei,ta or his consclcnce, than thu cass MAS ceas.
1ut It theso Was not q cluar deuinl Ut tl,osa |
:harges doHn. Oh thu record. tuon AIr. Uocel,er
1as y no. ga,lty. TAe question: wan whsther
[lsn.y Ward l'oschor could be allowed to GUMS
N lho stand and overturn oil this nlaas OF
testimony against him by hia own unsupported
tord. llo read to tho jury tho e.toz uf rutra:-
Lon, and said that from tho tessns ,,soi It was
'yldont that III tho letter Of confession mup!l
stongar terms were used. Tue boly Of tho
rlsnl, lienry Ward Baeeher," "gi"''s sni !. xas ss
,roposteroua from thin to bolIeys that
he letter OF contessiop only chArgu1 i'm
roper solicitations. Whom hat til ia laly subjected
'ersolt to tho domination of her husband or
ublect to his will IN opposition to Tho wishes Of
lascter? Iell mo thai il you cau, said counsel |
Why this woman had
'EDioATEp lteit souL TO HENRY WARD pEEcngM
mABiue LIT: naooher tcfl,ny this woman Of this
stter'of confession being Lis doa.h.iow. and
alklng about tho Council uG ministers in 1870,
t1ore thore eyHr waH a breath about it, Waa
ha ntateinans 10 har husband al tho i,ragua.
lon OF Ttlson Did hs inyont it, Or how did lls
row Of those arguments OF Boccller's, or Lox
Id hs know that bocotor, In tho proatrltiun Ut
40 nomont, hhl usel tue Batno works Ao lad
aed u moulton'B about ILLS bong ruined man:
I'D yet tue Jury wsre ssked to boeto that this
Apor was Hslttou by this laIy, actsog uudur LILO
ontrol and at tha diola.ion OF hee husband.
Tho Court adjourned. i
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