New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-12


then there no evidence OF manufacture, there mono
of that comparison and agreement which suggest CON
versatOns and interviews and arrangement "e"'
you will apply that all around In THIS case
Mr.. MoultOn you camo hero telling conversations
OF that whole transaction. II would be to my mnd I'LL
possible 1t would be Of Mr. Evartss miracles IL nc
did it, and contrary to the law OF the human nina ana
the experience OF the world But suppose, four years
ago, five years ago, upon certain occasion suuaen1
broke upon your attention and said to you sir nave
Just killed man," and relate the circumstances tnc
motive with long detail and beg you for silence ana
you believe that there palliatng circumstances about
my guilt that although justice cries out for my blood
although the commands you to reveal my guilt tha
nevertheless those modifying circumstances entitlo
me to your cOmmiseration and silence. Years
| pass along. The murder Is at last out, ana
am charged with IL, and you are brought
forward witness to the fact that made confession
Of it, and you give relation Of that confession OF all
the paatIng circumstances which stated OF all the
surrounding relationships Of the transaction. Well
sklful examiner like Mr. Porter. or Mr. Evarts, gets
hold Of you and no involves you In some verbal contra
dIctons somo rhetorical extravagances some improb-
able circumstances, inconsistency OF detail We'll
that all well! You may have been mistaken In regard
to those but could You forget tho central vivyng
vital fact of what confessed that had killed man
You may err In everything else. Memory Is de-
| fectyo There are thousand things to betray IL
| In our nature and influences from without. But
| I repeat, can the fact ever be eradcated rom
your mind that ] confessed that killed that man
Mr. Moulton and Mr. Tlton, Mrs. Moulton all the rest
NAV err in the and the details OF their
narration but when Henry Ward Beecher with culver
| ing LID and mOstencd eye, and bowling his head IN
shame and agony admitted tho fact OF seduction OF Mrs.
rton there is no human being on earth would let go
that circumstance and the ineaceabe impression which
| II would make upon the human mind
Now gentlemen, appeal to you granting all that my
learned friends say. cOnceding all these results OF
forgctness and fralty from whatever cause there Is
no possibility these witnesses could have forgotten
the fact that Henry Ward Beecher 80 grand, so noble
and exalted In his high position when the accusation OF
seduction Of Mrs TiltOn made against him. In pro-
found sorrow and admitted his guilt Mr. Evarts
WAS inst about this time in his speech making his
| sault upon Mr.. MOultOn, and no found IL neces
| sary to say, to give strength and possibility
| TO it, that this Moult0D, who relates with
so much precision and particularly. could not even re-
member at the time of his visiting Mrs. Tllton upon the
| Goth or 3Oth-whenever 1t was-Of Deem
Der 1870 whether she was sick. Well, my
| friend spent some sOnorous words on that prop
osition What did Mr.. MOultOn say about it Not
of very great Importance, genemen-Only "a it Illus
tratcs the method and tho manner OF attack which these
gentlemen upon the defense have been constantly mahns
upon our caso-the plaintiff and his witnesses.
Judge Neilson-He said she ILL., chnk.
Mr. Bcach-Ycs, Sir
judge Neilson-Ani I had occasion to remark that
layman visiting lady. and saying she was Ill. think
was saying all could say on such subject.
Mr. BeacI-well yes Sir yet it suited the purpose OF
Mr. Evarts addressing this jury, to say that Mr. Mouton
could not tell when he examined by him to that
point whether not Mrs. Tilton was sick Well, now,
/ have exposed
Mr. shearman-uc could not tell whether she in
bed.
Mr. Beach-IIe said he could not tell whether sho was
sick Yet If make any missatcment am quito willing
oI,n w
allegation. Well it seems to BIO settled by the remark OF
the Judge.
THE ALLEGED MUTILATION OF TIE CATTLE
RINE GAUNT LETTER.
l should have read the evidence from the
page that he did testify upon that subject but then the
fierce savagery of Mr. Evars excited at tho charged
mutila0a by Theodore Tton OF tho Griffith Gaunt
letter You remember tho letter, and remember the
terrible expressions OF disgust and condemnation OK
pressed by Mr. Evarts tho charge that Theodore
Triton had muated letter for the purpose OF imput
Ing to disgrace and dishonor, and his character
and his held up by tho counsel to the con-
tempt and the disgust OF tho world for that aud his eo
qucnt words Of nvccve will ring in tho ears and hearts
OF the world Now, what is tho truth about 1t
The same charge made the trial. on tho oxarnn-
alton OF tho witnesses Mr.. Evars says the subject hav
ing been introduced by Mr. Fullerton in these words:
Mr.. Fuerton-There is one question here in reference
t 70 s was noi an omission in the Catherine Gaunt letter
You spoke Of The Graphic. lind The Grophc here, and
witness ought to answer the whole question.
Tho Witness-I respectfully ask the Court that Mr.
Eyars may do justice in respect to the Catherine
Mr. Evars-It is not necessary; stated that when the
publication in Tc Graphic was produced IL would OF
course speak for itself
speak for me. lie kind enough to inform the jury that II
was there Autographed as it was written exactly.
would do the same for you under the same circum-
MI Eyarts-I will do exactly as said would that
when The Grophic was produced with II III would pre-
The Witness-Thank YOU
The Wiiness--fae Smiles !; it is an exact one.
Mr. Evarts-And the Catherine Gaunt letter is not
Mr. faerton-That is the difficulty That book no one
seems be responsible for it is noiuS diiuS.
Mr. Eyarts-fhat agree to. I do not want TO hold
any responsible for it 1t was the only material We
Dr. Evarts-Now this is The Graphic of Sept - 1874
and that was the first perhaps the only issue OF this A.
That is the only time ever published the Catherine
Gaunt letter. and that publication is correct.
sue of The Graphic in which the pIbica;ion-the tho
graphic publication or Jdc smile publication OF certain
letters made by you and at your request A. 1t s
Sir.
connection with your statement that you lnadei A.
Ye sir s the SM G 4s Cath
Q. That speaks for itself. But my point is this
whether 0q made any Shs 5sr of e OF rae s"
made any other publication of this letter in fac
smile or any other way out ta which is ID your hanus
Then he goes on to other matters
O. 1 do not conhne myself to the Catharine Gaunt
letter Did you publish any statement number OF yac
SMILES OF any OF the documents or papers except what
are these sheets which now hodf A. No, Sir; the
other statements published by Mr. Mouton.
Mr.. Evarts-Now have 1t. Now the letter. here fac
SMILED contains the omitted passage and the omitted
word any," and 1t answers entirely, presume, TO the
original letter This Is The GraDhc Of September 49, 1871
WE'LL now Of course this must have escaped the recol-
lection of Mr. Evarts but 1t is unfortunate This dshon
orable charge against Tton goes out the world
The sanction Of the authority and the high Of Mr.
L.