Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-08
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR
THE BEECHER TRIAL
ENARTS ON T. 7.
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDDLE
MURDER BY BURGLAR
ENARTS ON 7. 7.
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE MIDDLE.
MURDER BY BURGLAR
THE TILTON-REECHE TRIAL.
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NEW \ DIRK. June S.-The number of ladies
III attendance at the Brooklyn city court
room this morning was largely i'm excess al
that OF previous days. Ten minutes after the
hour kEartS continued has summing up. lie
said that
TRACY's TESTIMONY WAS or THE UTMOST
IMPORTANCE.
His interview was invited by Tilfon and
MoultOn for their purposes. and then the sit
uation pressed them so that an inspection OF
the whole area OF the scandal was required.
and as the interview was required an honest
explanation Of BeeciIer's situation wsS need
ell. woodruff, who was az the interview. SAYS
ne ana not pay much attention 10 what was
gosng on. MOulton ami Tiltou are recalled
and they deny only this much Of Tracv'S te>-
tlmony, that Bacon called the>'. contritiou
letter- memorandum of converse ion
win bcecher. Both deny that the true
story was read. but Tiiton admitted thai
some time or other during this period he read
tie " true story by Tracy. and there was no
0thcr Time that he could do so. They 10 not
deny that the substance of the true story. e"
the charge Of improper proposals was reif
at thlS interview. IIltOa WAS in the
haolt oi making distinction between the
"tfue story as lrSt drawn up. and aS com
pleteG with the letters attached wEiI.
PRINTED SLIPS OF THE Woodruff
SCANDAL
were ready during the winter and spring. II
was for the genius OF Stephen Pearl Andrew,
fnaily To edit and complete IL. bv putting a
philosophical head and tail piece 10 it, out
tHe article had long been in existence ATo.l-
ION denies That Tracy made the remark
about apology" that il seemed to amount
Only 10 al unsuccessful attempt on Mrs.. I'll
ron ; FlrtGe' Tracy swearS he asked Them
what thelr purpose was. and that they an
sWered, To nUsa the scandal. He told them
IN thai case u deny u AMI II tleStrp- an
me papers. bui Illion replied that If Those
paEtr> were destroyed. Boccner or his church
would reEd MIN. TiltOu. who had been So
quiet. As ne says, under MS injuries ara
wounds To his pride. that ne slept by h.>
VIE side FOR four years after the ALLEGED
led a . D
test he underwent on this trial, and the lion
wa never aroused within him until
BEEtHER THREW DOWN THE GAUNTLET
haElng a moderate cause of complaint
against BecCheT. TIlton was continual IL ont
running II in his printed Slips and in his
coWardly secret disclosures and StabS i'm the
dark. counsel said ne would now MAKE "A
lew remarks on the subject Ofthe impuiation
sought 10 be cast On Tracy, rot for being a
wltneSS.fOr that was forced upon him but Tor
ms pre- fesslonal employment. The profession
requires that If employment i declined by
counsel IL must toe on condition that the
cllent VINO applies shall not be preju igel or
injured thereby. 1t will not 10 10 say, Wen.
don care 10 bother myself. There are duties
and there are rights TO be considered which
are overlooked by these fippant critics
How pitiable the coiditjOn OF suItorS. ii
lawyers of their choice are To be IA ken from
mem by trivial ScrupieS or torn from them toy
malicious interference. Woodrurapproach
Tracy with the idea that IL i not a profess
S!oEal consultation he is calling him ID, and
Tracy began by saying he went there
As FRIEND OF BEECHER
ON condition there were no hoStilitie against
Beecher and 10 have the facts disclose u
INN. he i acC0SteG at the outset with The
whole truth VIII be told 10 YOU" H. tnen
on these facts nOstilitieS commence. will tn
etiquette Of your profession a low YOU 10 -
pou>e Bcecher'S side He replied, WHAT
ever the etiquette may be. IL / hear yOlr
story shall not eSpOu>e the other side il
there are hOstIlItieS." The truth was all toll
and then Tracy came 10 the conclusion there
NTEnt To- 2 mt
at law, and he dismissed the matter from
ms mind until 1874, when he was advised
mat they were taking matter to court and
raising a charge Ofaluitery. On hearing this
Tracy addressed himself 10 Tilton. saying
tnat II he did, this promise ne hal given not
10 tie counsel for Bcecher was no longer bini-
inE. This took place before members OF the
church committee, and II is remarkable that
T1ltOn did not deny Tracy'S statement. That
story he had been told was one of improper
advances and not adultery, but ne answered
that the promise was binding on Tracy new
trthe!e>s This matter, however, has no re-
latlOn 10 the merits of the case. but was
made the ground for invidious suggestions
during the trial. The document called
THE RAGGED EDGE LETTER,
written by Beecher To MOulton. was next
discussed. Mr.. EvaIts said the letter showed
how Noulton had worked upon Reecher's
cOmpUnctiOnS and feelings. and also that
harmony had been so completely restored
that Mrs. TiltOn ami Beecher wrote letters 10
each other. Letter was here reai.l In il
A'NNNiLLt IIll'Dll lildt Oh MS return
from New Haven he had received a letter
rom Elizabeth, and copies her letter rDI
MoultOn. He writes: 1T seems a change
has come TO TiltOn since | saw him on the
cars. He has felt that / hai power TO help
nm which ! did not exert. I believe you
participate IN that feeling" &c. Beecher
testified that he wrote that letter b.
cause he hal noticed that Frank
MoultOn had begun TO impress him withou;
asking for money that he was not helping
TiltOn enough. and tnen he sat down and
wrote that letter 30 full of strong feeling and
unmeaSured conjunction for the part he
had IN IlltOn s disaster. MOulton did not
seem 10 answer that letter. II Moulton were
Got playing the part of preparing Reecher
Tor The application for money he would have
answered IL. Next came not the direct bul
The circuiiou> application for money through
sam - nGSOi,, and the threat 10 publish
the printed Slip. The ITst time MOultOn
spoke OF money was when lie spoke of rails
ing the mortgage off Tilton'S house when
BeCchcr said: Il Will DO my share"
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