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noqf !: Ieo And friend 1t hts solicitation. II GRO
lar > sctor Circumstance worthy OF credit f.ere
W nda 70 shor, In TIM slightest deare,. I'm
p = famliarltT between these parties, rnuch

!ain'hartf netHeen these parties, tAurh
= md, during all thoso gears. ho Ia una 5lo 10
: which will hf,ou sha. Tic uhito-aonlei4 sou,-
1sa r beg So4s say n,.a1 a5 h" ssntes 5 n,s eooss
nsirely destitute Of either cla7a Of t,yidonco
asnslly rolled on to convict tho defendant Itis
confined entirely to confcshiona Of tho. lcfond-
despairod Of convickiug him on his 1eLto,s, and
thorctore they are attempting to supplement
them by oral confessions. That cttAs Of ovi-
donee bear Ia mind. came from s'aslo family
q shc family, OF Moaltou, and I
think l can saicls)-from thoao threo coz
sps5atosn against tho dcsendant,-sho plalnti,r,
nis mutual H. a., tslana. aud tho rnu!ual friondh
oal eonfcHssons hors. and desire to eeH your
aL:as'on to renaarkabio omission. You uoro
nosiaol, n thc opcaog Of tna caao by tho piairr-
would not bo confined to apgIo family. nor 10
= singlo Interest; thts tLcy would cslt q wisnein
whom they eonld el.tn to be, outside Of ID Is
circle, ~ tilsintctcstzd one. who mould toaIiv
their "itncsset. Frank Carponser-iA liz llero
!iaa ho been produced on tito wtnoss.stspd2
Nesofe sf eiose: sentso'nen, vii ei,oT 5ou wlv
stand. In tho frst nlaco, ho could not tes,ity 10
arr confessions Of Henry Ward Deocher in tho
second place, wc will show 5ou that, II they al
produced him, NO would hare blaatad their a,o
n1tH tA|p A1AA . EFiAGHC9s 4l3 fGA4uHH '&1bT
hsfo otait.ed him aro cogent and powe ffui,
aud, - YOU will aep. 1t in link In tho consg :ncy
theT. bHvo hoeu drawing around Thin defc a,isus
foe four yeara aud With him va wilt assah ISL Il.
They may think and hopo thoy hare brok ia tho
chain Of circumatantial oridoucc, but 80 MIL
-ehow thoEn that they ara disappointed n thoir
expectations" tScnbnsion.]
1AE 0AoE THROWN TO sfoULTo.k
ri nov rosuno tho narrative wh fre T1ton
saya to Bowen thas pooehcz lnado "a unl,sud-
knEs p1oposa1 10 Ills wife. This ,fas neWs to
Bowen The announcement causSh his very
sS lis 50 Wai de ca5 ma q
make personal sttack upon 3}eoehcr. this
would giyo him choice Of two alternatives. ii
Il!ton euceeeded III hia attack ur,n Doechor,
that tho sccrltug honsat to tin Independtnl
wonld DO many tiaea TiltonA tajarT. and tlls
danger from retaining Tilton 'norld 10 co1open.
stated for by tho Injury inilsc'. I'D Eron danger
Gus rval. Besides, such eon.'.et would make
II impossible for naecher an1. Tiiton to uni.e
ssainst Dowen md tho ;hnlependcrt. On tna
other band, II Tilton fatl ed in h,s attack on
nsesnsr. En- ZIP would tnrn,s M 90 excellent rea.ou
therefore, Bowen Was to via After a niunto's
reflection npon the Situation ~ now presented
" Hlton. Bowen tur1ed to him With serious
70 70 Aninilab sisek, and 81 Lid: .Yon and |. Mr..
editor Of tho 6's-lsaan Union ita circulation
has run to Ii, 900 sacl, maa I. 4 dangerous
y!a.tor .A. IL The farailtsa ot hls congregation.
should unite 10 extfrp,..o him. Agreed eays
luton; vet aa 'snisn hiin before tho un!li.'
lhen ahtd; howen. Since my hands arc tfod+ dn
soa *r1s9 t han 'o't-'; demanding that, for Eoa-
son Which ~, 20 e1F ejt1y understands: ho should
immediately cca ta from tho ministry OF Ply.
mouth churcl, !. that bo quit Brooklyn ~ a a
plsce ot Ter adnncs; and that ho ceass
:o TO-, "sso for' Tho Christian Onion.
tho dennn t. Ti1ton, thinkins only ot
saving h,s oontracts with Bo~eu, and without
seeinE tue gap caught at tha oait, and forthwith
slonlson. An hour aftotward called him d-a
1901. !F ls was nastcF.dtroke Of strategy on
tho phH ct Bowen. At Que moyo t,o had lnado
;. nanson tesmeon T!lton and tho Christian Union
iMpos' 1bte, and lett himself FREQ 10 dis
chaEe . 1tlton witlont any DANGER thereby OF
etfe aEthenfnC Il bnsl,IeBH riraa; for Bowen had
20 objection 70 Joining IN au attack upou
~ ,ehcI prorlded lie could do 30 ssfoly to hin-
Ec II and asas:rOuay to Hoeehar, Nowore has
foren's cunning becn mora conspicuous than ia
liz Buggoatfo1. which led to HE Introduction of
tho CLAUSE III the letter far rcasanH which you
explicitly understand in tho light Of riIton'a
:, pEeaent accusation few could understand how
this clause came to be fnsartod In tho Iettar 1t
tho instance Of Bowen. With tl1iu clause in, thu
: letter mould point "a directly TO come c4sso oi
9iiense sgsinss tbs Trtle. IT,. Which wonld bo ua.
the letter without provoking Tho slightest sue-
plcion Of having boen ita ias1gator lie uould
; have tho advantage Ct wAtching,--of oee1ug tha
sfIcct produced upon Sir. Hceclsor by Ills reading
Of tho iettor and tho poreonal iatcr;low immedi.
ntety following thcreu5on. md thus DO Rblo to
Judge Q! tho probability Of Deccher'a su'le. He
could thus gain timo and aw2,t devolopfnonta
but he waa not long IN doubt. Ieecher'a reply
to that 1otor WAS quick, bold, siti inpassoned.
Ho~en, 1hat docs th!s Incau? This 10 Insanity.
i Tim man IL mall Having discovered the cour~
| ago Of innocsnco whcro hu had fo,,dy hoped to
. see tho oowardice OF gui!t, Bowen, alwass quick
to diaceru his interests. ut once began nsaater'Y
rctrcat. 4 don't know llo satd Il am
surprised At tho contents Of tho letter. II Mr..
Til!on Is your enemy, mt!' be your 'roud. ar.
Nj. Deeclof'd honse. having pledged hla fFiond-
Bhip to Tilton, uow lett it pleag!ng that friend
ship to Boecher. But TO was tho ftriend OF
ueltleF-sho impacablo oucmy Of both"
on arR. MouLToH.
This is how ho paid his respects to Moulson.
who vas not present to enjoy tho chara:soriza-
! ton.
"It Ia hardly necessary, gentlemen, that I
| should OCCUPY much einIc III describing tic
character OF FFanois D. Moulton, or explain tho
motives which hare aotuatod bin. throughout
taia controversy, Ife has been II your psnsoace
D No mau IL The eourt-room could fall
!, to DO sstlHaod that Moulton Was per.
ton VOL chosen br. tue patns9 to play
the desperate Part oi friend. Cool faarlass,
ttcra1y ability. gifted With quloG perception Of
I human character, Of Tremendous euorgy. and
totally destitute Of any belief in conscience. 10
immortality. ct IN God, thls man wss we'll quail
God like lis gront archetype, 10 deceive the very
eiect themselves. He han told you uudar, the
aofemnisy Of an oath that lo vas hoashen.
aud by TINT you will know what ha
rnean1-not u heathan Ike eocsAtes OF Plato :
, not heathen like lhoae men OF Old Win WALKED
in dark,ess hooklng after tho hight. and to nhom
The great part OF tho Catholic Church has ~
slgnod pleso Ia the otheE world tree from pa!n
, can Only be found iu tho 'n!dss OF uhsis:!an
clyIlzatlop-a man who despfses tho idoA Of
peruop.l responsibility. who seons at tho idea
, ot future accouus. who rcada thn solelnn worad
= Of Ecrjpturo OF wto llsteus to tho instructiond
at the dhu1oh and whose only idea Of 1od u
as convenient namo for founding m oath OF
oaforcing an ozecraton. Yeti was GOT ia this
cuoo that 10 presented btu1ssft to the defend
, aut aul Lo took great caro- not to
; ! inptesn yon With this conception Of bsmsoft