The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-05

duct TO your notice, you are turned over TO pro-
duce q measure aud from circumstances ana date
OF guilt out OF emotional expressions OF regret
ana pain, and modification, and pity, no man IN
his senses wishes such verdict as strikes 10 the
heart OF q woman aud her children and destroys
their fame; strikes TO the heart the honorable re-
pute OF the alleged paramour and Involves his fam-
iy IN ruin aud disgrace. Describing for moment
any OF the disgrace, discardlng Tor mo-
ment any OF the graver responsibilities mat grow
out OF the public and important cnal acter OF the
relations OF this defendant, particularly 70 the
character OF this alleged adulterer; leaving all
occasion an an anneal e. Know what instines II. Did
anybody ever see them in lewd connection, or
treadng devious path from the proprietles OF
society In any single instance NO. have INTRO
duced Tor consideration tails paper or the LIST OF
January, ana Of some other papers that may
need 70 call attention TO, not because | hnd IN
them, nor that | suppose you VIII find III
them, any reason Tor dlstrust, Tor 1t seems
to me upon the facts, as you now Understand
them, and certainly upon the theory OF these
facts and the testimony concerning them, as gwen
as well as the plaintiff g. there is n surlcicnt reason
and support Tor every expression 10 when is i'm
puted Just inference OF guilt In the sense OF
adulter0uS connection between these parties.
But as. yet IN the nature OF all judicial proceed
ings. when the plaintln, selecting DIS evidence
ana producing 1t with much attention TO lis effect
and It's concentration upon o result that he de-
sfres, proceeds through long weeks OF his EVIL
dence, ana the defendant Is not heard, and the
qualifying shades-the falslneatons OF the per-
Jures That have been produced, aud tue
character OF the treacherous memories that
have been introduced upon YOU and tine defend
ants case and view OF each situation l. pat in
your power Tor comparison with the plaintiffs,
Then you are IN position Tor the first time to
judge upon this remote and frivolous argument to
produce anything like substantial conclusion OF
guilt even against the character or an unknown,
OF a suspicious complexion, much less agalnst
man In regard to Wnom IL must be admitted, Ii
there be truth in the charge t is at variance win
every repute which those who slightly or those
who knew him well entertained. They mad
wholly overpowered the proofs OF the case, the
TIE RESORT or THE WIFE
from tho cruelty or her husband was real iact
the gravity, the sincerity, the orce Of which was
as great as was possible 70 conceive oil on aground
OF resentment OF q husband against such tnterfer-
ence ana a ground OF sefreproach on the part or
MIR Beecher tnat he had been rasniy led INTO that
by seandalous and false represe ntatIons. III he
had trusted the representations that we've brought
Mr.. Beecner mad INTERVIEWED had supposed,
had acted upon, and N reference 10
Mr.. Tllon they had struggled against,
strove TO represent to the jury that regard the
true relation between Mr.. Hilton aud Mr. Bowen
up 10 the end oil the interview between Mouli on
ana Beecner on the 3lst of December, winch had
Deen gone through with. Up to that time the
usual possession of his powers his authority his
income, mis- credit. his prospects, his expectations
all that had disappeared, and they nad proved
not only that MI. Beecner and MIR. Bowen early IN
tnat week did act, did talk, ala confer, and that
Mr.. Beeener's acts and accommodations all
went TO the destruction OF MIR. rllton's
prospects, In confirmation OF Mr.. Boweu's
purposes, they had SHOWN all that, and they
had shown too that tnls intervention had to
40 not only with the displacement OF air. Tlton,
not merely with the breaking up OF his then EN-
Payments ana the expected support OF his family,
but went on the ground, 10 vii, OF MS broken
character and ais prOtllgate conduct; That In re-
spect TO MS family and his relations TO society aud
his employment there was Iinal break; that the
family could not be restored without a rebuilt
character IN domestic AFFAIRS MI. IIItOn's part,
anu tnat his relations TO society and to the pubic
could never pe renewed except by the eblltera-
ton and correction III point OF fact OF
the charges against MIN, or the reconsideration
OF Ms downward coarse ana the reconstruction OF
his moral character in those directions. MIR.
Beecher. coniessedly man OF the largest sympa-
tnies, OF the most exaggerated sentiments OF duty
and ndelty found sucn situation displayed be-
fore him, and then found the grounds OF his usti-
ncation OF his nasty action, cut from under him
by two principal facts. II they believed Bowen
against Tilton by the same rule they must believe
Bowen against Beecher; and II they believed Mrs.
1ilton against her husband, by the same reason
they must believe Mrs. Tilton against the mseves.
1t was no wonder tnat Mr.. Beecher was placed in
q position where he bitterly reproached himself
And when a man, who was described as all heart
all sympathy, Was once touched by the feeling
that he hsu wronged any one, they must charge
him with his emotions according TO MS charac-
Jer-sensitiye, emo ional, careless ana extrava.
CANT IN ms expressions. Was there ever moro
depor9be situation than Mr. Tilton's and his
iamily's, and did not they think that Mr.. Beecher
was man who would ieel Mr. Tllon's reproaches
for not aiding him at that time When thew ap-
preached the evidence IN that way, even II they
accorded 70 the letter any great weight, IL seems
absurd 70 accord TO u any stronger expression
sorrow st the ate Of Things tnat then existed
the injury done TO Tiltons business ana the
alienation OF MS wIfe's affections. There WASH {
any occasion for making any record OF
the disaster, the injury and disgrace OF
the IlIOn family, Tor all that passed
city OF the disgrace disaster ana lnlamy. There
wasn't any need or motive 10 convey Information
in the way OF Confession. Men would nnd that
Mr. BeecneI . magnanim w had not been overes.
timated by Mr. TIlton. He was made 70 feel that
lie must do something to repair the wrong they
tell him he has DONE ana so M. Noulton goes TO
obtain this memorandum rom Mr.. Beecher.
The LETTER or CONTRITION.
Mr. Moulton says 10 Mr.. Beecaer, "Why don't
you write this, that / may show ar. milton what
your feeling toward him lssr And this 10 IIltons
Beecher; "you tell him. s.oh. II would be better
Tor you to write It," was Moulion's reply. Mr.
Evarts (reading)-HI ask, through you. theodore
BeecSer had given an explanation Of tnas sen.
40 my circumstances than l nave been.u AR.
Beecher told them that when his son was IN trou-
Washington TO help MN. Mr.. Evarts SAID that
the proposition that this passage could in way
refer TO sucn a charge a. adultery was ABSURD,
referred 20 Dy ar. nlton.
AR. Evarts wished the jury TO understand that
the paper was report made by Mr.. Moulton OF
EMOTIONAL IMPRESSIONS
by Mr.. Beecher, intended to show Mr.. TiltOn that
Mr.. Beecner was not ms enemy. Wen might Mr.
many interests De imperIlcd, II tins cream ~
made the subject OF discussion.n ''She Is guilt
sions or another.r How could she be guilt
less unless they accepted the baderdash
been spoken OF a. a "Ictter or coutritiOn.u
Contriton Tor what3 General Tracy testified that
Moulton told him IL was the notes CT q conyersa-
ton ne nad vita Mr.. Beecher. 10 was called the
apology by Mr.. Triton in the "truc storY,n aud
twice In the letter to DR.. Bacon. AZ tnls time.
when he was trying TO dispaee the grounds OF
the enmIty OF Beecher towara himself, he was
writing a letter to Bowen setting lortn The accu-
satiOns against Nr. Beecher. What became or
that letter IN the latter days no one knew. Bowen
says II wasn't shown 20 MIN. Beecner says IL
wasn't shown 10 nln. TtitOn sad, in ais Golden
Age sip, that Mr.. Beecher denied every one OF
those charges made by Mr.. Bowen; he cared
nothing about those charges. the EFFORT was
20 bring Beecner back 20 feenng that
Bowen nad been the contrtver OF Til
TOMS downfall, ms he had been the au-
thor OF the imputatiOns against Mr. Beecher.
Mr.. MOuitOn told them that all through that Pc
Rod the purpose was not only 70 get rne none y
but q reinstatement IA Bowen's employment and
q renewal OF the former contracts. But the object
was 70 get Tlton relnstated in MS position on the
Independent before the collection OF the money.
The "a OF January was spoken OF as I'll occasion
oil an interview, out IL was not an important one.
Mr.. Beecher says there was none; that on that
day he was busy receiving callers. MIR. MOulton
saws IL was an interview In which the renting OF
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