Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-06-02
The, Beecher Trial
Resumed.
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Aud Evarts' Argument
Continued.

A Discussion Of the Law and Evi'
dence Delivered to us by Tel.
egraph in Badly Mud.
died Condition.
Beecher Again.
New York, June l.-Evarts con
tinued his address for the defendant
in the Beecher trial this forenoon. He
called the jnfy's attention to the fact
that in December, 1870, Beecher re.
ferred Bowen to his wife. There was
. point attempted to be introduced
into this case that there was an at.
tempt on the part Of Beeoher to pre-.
clude oil knowledge Of His relations
with Mrs. Tilton from his wife, but
parties on the other side never
sought for any papers in proof Of
this accusation, but when Bowen was
referred to Mrs. Beecher he was told
that Mrs. Beecher had letters of her
husbands, received from Mrs. Tilton
while she was in Marietta. So that
the jury could have no doubt but
,<that Ill Of Beecher's correspondence
was in the hands of his wife. Counsel
refesred to the meeting between
Beocher and Tilton on December 80.
1870, and said the evidence entirely
refuted tie theory Of the plsintiff, aud
showed thatSth testimony was false
tehis exar knowledge. TiIton, in
direct exaninatioQ, denied any sepa-
ration on account Of incompatibifity
Of views between himself and his
wife, until the 6nal abandoning of her
homs BY Mrs. Tilton. According to
Boecher, these came like ~ thunder
bolt on her, the revelation Of cruelty
on the part Of the wife aud infidelity
on the part Of the husband. This
revelation came from Bessie Turner.
When spoken to he referred them to
his wife. There was q consultation
10 which Deacon Bell took part, and
carried the Zip from Beecher to his
Wife when she was too busy and
could not attend to the matter. In
ythe conversation between Bowen and
Beecler the whole transaction was
disclosed to Bowen. It was referred
to Mrs. Beecher as having the best
knowledge of the facts bearing on tie
subject. Evarts then referred to
Deseher's taking counsel with Bell
on this matter, art. TiltonsI leaving
her home, and referred to the touch
ing testimony of Bessie Turner on
the subject of Mrs Tilton's midnight
fight, which was proof of Tilton's
cruelty; Of Tilton in failing to contra
dict the stories the testimony that
Tilton called on him January 2, 1871,
and asked him to 60 and see Moulton
about the stories which were in cir.
culstion about him, all showed the
jury that Tilton had tried to mislead
their judgment. According to Bow
ems own worde the stories about Til.
ton came from him. After his inter.
view with Bowen, Tilton went to his
house and announced himself ruined,
yet be says he had then property to the
amount Of 5000, as he testified.
Counsel went on to demonstrate, the
abssrdity and contradictory nature
ofTilton's testimony
Tilton had referred to Mrs. Beechef
Is his most relentless enemy. She
never received any Of his confidence
Counsel referred to the acknowledge.
nent Of Tiltoo that had he met bis
friend Storrs instead Of Moulton, he
would have made Storrs his confident
and regretted he had not. Storri
testified thatin January, 1871, Til
toms ground Of complaint was thit
Beeoler, Ms. Beecher and Mrs.
Morse were telling stories against
him. Tilton set up the theory that
until his'removal, they had not been
reported TO Bowen, and that Beechel
had no intrumeutality in his remov.
al BY. Bowen. Il was pretended By
plaintiff that he was . wealthy and
prosperoas man until the act Of Bow
en in discharging him; that this did
not, ashs formerly represented, STRIP
him. Hs pretended that it was no
until the chimes Of St. AIMS wer,
ringing ihsthe year 1871, that he va
first aware that any moth had cor
rupted the ssrment Of his pride.
AYTER RncEas.
Evarts then discussed property
sworn by Tilto1 his; argued ths
-itwas worth less ct the close Of th
year 1870, when business affairs wer
ins stAta 1f complete prostratiou
and IL ~ then he joined with Bowe
in,aA effort TO destroy Beeeher, get ri
cf him q editor Of = valuable papeI
and leave tha naatezof, tho situs
tim. Bossaltop the message q
Tilsoa 70 Hseossr, and tie result 9
tho AH0rt 80. - Isltnn tenfifi0{