The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-12
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THE TRIAL.
Another Ovation to Mr..
Beach.
He Continues His Argument

New YORK, June ll.-The Brooklyn
Court room was crowded again to-day.
Mr.. Beach on entering was received
with round Of applause, The follow
ing synopsis is taken from the Ere"'"g
Past:
He said that large amount otindigHa-
tion had been expended on Moulton for
hi, alleged di.honorable conduct in not
burning the documents in this case after
the Bowen arbitration. which was alleged
to contemplate this action. He called
attention 10 the testimony of Storrs that
Moulton said Mr.. Beccher thought he
had burned all these papers, but that
Sam WilkcsOn was mistaken If he
thought he huu, and thought
| if they were burned Tilton would have
no protection. There wa, no intmatiOn
in this conversation that the request to
burn the letters arose from arbitration,
but it came from Wiikcson after the
tripartitc agreement, with which he was
intimately connected. Beach read the
letter ot apology. This showed that the
burning OF all Of the papers was not re-
quested. and the destruction Of none of
them wa, contemplated by the arbitra-
ton. Moulton .held the papers in tact
unmutlutrd. ~ the friend of both sides.
What had this matter any way, to do
with the examination Of this case? All
through, the defense had gone into side
issues TO distract attention from the ma
terial points. The proposition that the
trouble between Brechcr and Tilton
formed part of the subject matter Of the
Bowen arbitration was one of the most
extraordinary which had been put forth
in this case There WIS q business diff.
Guilty between Tilton and Bowen; there
was written submission Of this difficulty;
the decision was given, and money paid,
Where was Bcccher if he wa, involved
in this arbitration, why didn't he
appear and submit his case. All
the testimony was to the effect that moth
ing WAS discussed before the arhtrators
except the business difficulty with Bowen.
This whole plea had been gotten up 10
SANDER and throw discredlt on man
who WAS then the trusted repository Of
Bencher'S letters, and friend whom
Brrchcr regarded as raised up for him by
special providence OF God. " hen the
papers in the case were destroyed there
wa> clum"rouS outcry; when they We're
presented there were icrocious complaints.
/ these papers were 80 trivial aS the de.
fence alleged, and 50 easy of explanation,
why did the defence complain that they
We're kept II they furnished, aS was as-
serted, Internal evidence of BccchcrS
innocence and secured his acquttal, why
then the gentlemen for the defence
should be
Grateful 10 God and Thank The PIaic-
tin
for their preservation. Laughter and
applause The truth was that these
cttcrs had u deep significance which gave
the defence the strongest reason to wish
they had been destroyed. As to why he
was not called as witness, Frank Car
penter confirmed the statements made
10y Mr.. Beach yesterday, TO Mr. Beech
rrs statement, that lac first knew Carpcn-
ter IN connection with the scandal as
I Carpenter says he painted Bccchers pnr
trait in 1888, and says the fact is attestcd
I BY notice OF a picture published in the
New York Ercaing POST of October %,
1888, In reply to the question, When
did YOU first hear Of the scandal Carpen-
ter said it came from lady who was in
timulc m Tillon's family, who is now
deal during It visit she made to
my studio, early in 1871. Just
after Tllton'S rupture with Bowen, he
then heard the same thing Of it from
Tilton himself before the Woodruff
publication. Tlton nearly distracted
told him he had been to see DR.. Storrs to
ask him his advice about the publication
of card; that DR. Storrs told him a card
that cvadcd and did not deny Woodhulls
charges would toe more than useless.
Mr. Beach SAID he did not feel called
upon TO act as Il defender of II G. Bowen
VINO had been placed on the stand. He
-Nrtcncd the position of Mr. Bowen
and Titou at the time the latter sent
his letter demanding Bcechcrs
resignation, and said that Tilton was
brtrayni and torsaken by the man who
had stimulated bis action. We had no
cNpquation of this sudden change OF
front by Bowen and his coniedcracv with
Brccher He was not asked by the de-
fence how be- came to change his purpose
and suddenly become Becchcrs ally.
Bowen was no friend Of the plaintiff but
was introduced SIMPLY Tor the purpose of
throwing all the light obtainabe on this
case. Counsel again asked il it was pre-
tended that the conversation in regard to
Bcechcrs adultery did not take place
between Bowen and Tilton. Why did
the counsel for the defense intcrrogatc
Bowen on the subject, after reading the
testimony OF Tilton in regard 10 his wiie's
Confession? Beach said it was easy 10 see
Ayw
Her Secret RankIed In Her breast.
and how all the power of aroused con-
science forced her To- make confession
of her guilt. Mr. Beach then said the
language used bv rilton in repeating the
substance Of his wiics confession was his
uwu language. and no attempt had been
made to rive Mrs. Ti,ton'S exact words.
This disposed OK the verbal criticisms on
which 80 much stress had been laid by
Mr.. Evarl> Mr. Beach next read from
the letter of Mrs. TiIton in 1860, in
which she said, that until the three last
dreadful years in which their confidence
in Becchcr was shaken, she and her hus-
band had looked up to him a to no
other human being 1t WAS evident that
in the three years preceding 1866 some
thing had occurred to shake Mrs. TiltonS
confidence in the guide o. her youth not
with,tnnding the theory Of the defence
that the purity OF Beecher had never
heen tainted by suspicion before the