Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-12
BEAOHIKG BEEOHER.
Another Jam--.Half the Crowd
Women.
Beach Receives Frequent APP
plause.
Exciting Episodes with Jury
man Carpenter and
Judge Porter.

HOW nOHe1 EloyeO EaAse-lhEss HI
TONS MIsgiViBgs In Is66-Her Con
ressIOn-Evarfs' Miracles and Demi-
EOd-The British AEIstOcracy-Beech-
er Rocking the BABY.
NEW YORK, June 11.-Again to-day the
Brooklyn Courtroom was crowded and al
most one half Of those present were women.
Mr.. Beach on entering was received with
a round of applause. The following syn
Opsis Of Mr.. Beach's address is taken from
the report for the Evening Post, in advance
of publication.
He said large amount Of indignation
had been expended upon MoultOn, against
his alleged dishonOrable conduct in not
burning the documents in this case after
the Bowen arbitration, which they allege
contemplate this action. He called atten-
tiOn to the testimony Of Mr.. Stors that
Mr.. MoultOn said Beecher thought he bad
burned all those papers, but that Sam VIII
kinson was mistaken if he thought he had,
and if they were burned Tilton would
have no protection. There was no pre-
tension in this conversation that the re-
quest to bum the letters arose from the ar
bitration, but it came from Sam Wilkinson,
after the tTipartite agreement, with which
he was intimately connected.
Beach read the letter of apology. This
showed that the burning Of all the papers
was not requested, and that the destruction
Of none Of them was contemplated by the
arbitration. MOulton held the papers in
tact and unmutilated as the friend of both
parties. 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 material
proposition.
The idea that the trouble between
Beecher and TiltOn formed a part Of the
subject matter of Bowen and StrattOn, was
one of the most extraordinary which had
been put forth in the case. II was a busi-
ness difficulty between TiltOn and Bowen.
There was a written submission Of this
difficulty to MOultOn, and Bowen appeared
before the arbitrators. The decision was
given and the money was paid. Where
was Beecher if he was involved in this ar
bit-atiOn? Why did he not appear and
submit his case?
All the testimony was to the effect that
nothing was discussed before the arbitra-
tors except the business difficulty with
Of Plymouth Church and friends of Mr..
Beecher, and it was very likely this sug-
gestiOn as to burning the papers may have
been made By them after the award. Was
there anything to make this suggestion of
the arbitTatOrs binding? If there was, why
was it not produced by the defense? This
whole plea had been gotten up to slander
and throw discredit on the man who was
then the trusted repository Of all BeecheTs
letters and the friend whom Beecher re-
sarded as raised up for him by
A Special Providence OF God.
When papers in the case were destroyed
here was a clamOrOus Outcry and when
hey were preserved there were complaints.
If these papers were so trivial as the de-
ense alleged and so easy Ct explanation,
Why did the defense complain that they
we're Rept? What was the trouble if they
as was asserted, evidence Of Mr..
BeeCher's innocence, and secured bis &C
luittal? Why then, the gentleman for the
defense should be grateful to God and
hank the plaintiff for their preservation.
Laughter and aPplause.) The truth was
hat these letters had deep significance
which gave the defense the strongest rea-
son to wish that they had been destroyed.
Mr.. Beach said he did not feel called on
10 act as a defender of Henry c. Bowen
who had been placed upon the stand in an
swer to the demand. He sketched the
position of Bowen and TiltOn at the time
he latter wrote his letter demanding
Beecher's resignation, and said that TiltOn
vas betrayed and fOrsaken by the man who
bad stimulated his action. We bad no ex-
PLANTATION Of the
Sudden Change Of Front by Bowen
md his confederacy with Beecher. He was
not asked by the defense how he came. to
,hange his purpose and suddenly become
Mr.. Beecher's ally. Bowen wSs no friend
If the plaintiff, but was introduced simply
or the purpose OfthroWing all the light OBJ
ainable upon this case.
The counsel again asked, if it was pre-
ended that the conversation in regard to
adultery, did not take place be-
ween Bowen and TiltoD, Why did not the
counsel for the defense inteTrOgate Bowen
IN the subject?
After reading the testimony of Tilton in
egard to his wlfe's confession, Beach said
t was easy 10 see how her secret rankled
n her breast, and how all the power Of
An Aroused Conscience
orced her to make the confession Of her
,uilt. Beach said the language used by
riltOn in repeating the substance of his
yifs's confessions was his own, and that
10 attempt had been made to give Mrs.
riltOn's exact words. This disposed of
he verbal criticisms upon which so much |
tress has been laid by Evarts.
Raanh roa~f rod from q fatfar f-or,, Mro
riltOn in 1866, in which she said that till |
he last three dreadful years in which their |
confidence in Beecher was shaken, she and |
Ter husband had looked up to him as
o no ether human being. 1t was evident |
hat in the three years preceding 1866 |
Omething had occurred to shake Mrs. Til |
On's confidence in the guide of her youth,
the theory of the defense |
hat the purity of Beecher had never been !
ainted by a suspicion before the bringing |
f this charge.
Mrs. TiltOn's letter of accusation was not |
cOnfessiOn-was not intended as a record |
f the charge in this case, but was merely /
letter of introduction to the interview be- /
ween her husband and Mr.. Beecher. Mrs.
'iltOn, months before, had made verbal |
onfessions Of adultery, but these the pros
cution
Had Not Been Allowed 20 Prove.
The prosecution had also wished to prove
that the contents Of Mrs. Tilton's paper
7ere, but the defense had opposed this and
he court excluded the evidence.
The hour Of recess here intervened. The
pectatOTs on the bench included Senator
IOrtOn, of Indiana.
Just before the recess, while Mr.. Beach
7as speaking, he saw an expression of in
redulity resting upon the face of
Foreman Carpenter.
cooking him steadily in the face, Mr..
leach said: 81 am entitled to your re-
pectful consideration, sir. l am present
ng to you (still looking squarely al Mr..
the sworn evidence in this case,
yidence that has not been cOntradicted.
you may smile, but you are here under
our oath to sOlemnly weigh the sworn
vidence presented before you, and 1 have
right to expect your courteous attention
fter thirteen days Of speech-making on
be other side" This allusion of Mr..
'each's created
A Decided Sensation
D the Courtroom. After recess he con-
inued. He said Mr.. Evarts criticized the
elatiOn given by Mr.. Tilton of his wifes
OnfessiOn on the ground of its particular
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