New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-22
PRESUMPTION IN FAVOR OF INNOCENCE.

But do propose TO make one or two sug
gesons bearing upon another point that grows ont OF
what have already said. Gentlemen, if there were
shadow Of truth in this story do you believe that Henry
Wsrd Beecher, when he consulted "a TO separation
between Theodore Tlton ana his wife, would have sent
that wife D. his rife tell her story Now, that IL
oeston that il addres your intelligence and
ty l. il in accordance with the ordinary course of hui
man affairs Are you ready 70 believe III Innocent.
nothing more natural Guilty, il is utterly, absolutely in
credible Another question it were rne, rs u matter
of fact that on Sd Of July Mrs TltOn came down
from the country volunteer to confess TO an unsis-
pectinr husband that she had been guilty OF adultery,
And with her pastor, do yol. believe that Theodore
Tilton and she would have slept together that
night, the next night the next nght, the next
week, the next month. the next six months the
next twelve months, the next four years
Again; II, on the night OF the Sd OF July she had
come and told such story Of her pastor do believe.
when he afterward in her house in the month OF
August when she SICK and by her request they had
prvate interview together in her bed chdH6er II lie and
guilty and she had confessed her guilt and been
his accllsr Of the vndictve malice, OF the ter
rle power OF hate of Theodore TtoD that she would
not have given him one solitary word OF warnngi DO
you believe that for six months after that she wond nave
permitted husband and him 70 meet N the streets OF
the City Of New York-nay at his own house. which NJ
Beechr might at any have incautOusly entered
and without knowledge that this man held in his
hand the power of life and death him.
One more question: out OF order OF time,
and yet within the range Of topics. II 1t
were true that confessed adueress and that he
would live with for four years writing and receiving
letters like which have been read in your hearing
If this were true. and the time when they were
finally 10 separate whom would yon look for the sepa-
ration Would YOU expect the injured husband 10 drive
forth the wife, would YOU expect the criminal wife
10 leave the innocent husband ieave him. not To join
the parsinour leave him to live alone leave him 10
depend upon the charity of those who owe her nothing
leave the man whom she should look FOR support and
trust herself strangersi Here 1t IL the guilty wife
that her back upon the innocent husband and Will
not return the guilty that won't forgive the innocent
Again; there Is anOthe. Of these Questions which
arises out of the incidents Of this and has
culiar significance We have all known something,
something heard something and read something Of the
history feowmcn IN ancient and IN later DAYS.
Where until Theodore Tiltou the example, Is the in
found in the whole worlds history of hus-
band who had forgiven ms aduerous WIFE, who had had
children by her who professed ~ love her taking from
her certificate n writing that she was prostitute
Mart you. gentlemen, this man never cid but he swears
that he did and because wish 10 pose the false
hood oi his thai AK you the question. He did