The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-08

Judge Nelson. Cool and attentive listeners were
Rev. e. {. Ackworth. NJ A., Ehgiand; Mr. John
Crooks, England; Major +. II. Norton, United
States Army; II. N. Delaplain. Virginia, and
Counsellor spellissy, Of New YorS
Mr.. EyARTs' ADDRESS
does not occur with my purpose, nor does 1t at oil
1T with the limitation OF time which my own
all rne and0m a1d scattered interviews that are
! thrown III here and there during the lears that
follow THIS lmp, rtant and decisive period be-
tween these parties oI December, 1870 and Jan
nary 1871. have proposed To you that upon the
con esslons. that week IN December the iine was
aet between these people ana that therea ter In
any view there would come to De no new express
slons or renewals ellher OF accusation or OF
! demand. And IN that view pass bnt shtlY over
| an interview the 81 OF January. IN when there
/ are contained several passages Wh.ch perhaps
I may he brought TO your attention or may already
| ex 81 in your memory, and VIII only ask your
! atteatlon breezy 70 then. that You may sec
| whether or II am correct IN my view; that
VIVA ever IS added after me period o. tho last
4 week in December i 81 no importance, Whatever
view you should take of what occurred during
tGat week; NO." sI Montoa naMng H.
! Beecher, with respect and consideration and
! courtesy IN his aouse very difficult proposition
10 accept Ii YOU believe thaC the injured husband
! anu TINS par amour II cd in one anotner's pres
| encc, with TINS imputed injury st eXiSting rs
matter OF feeling or reseniment het ween them.
I Now. after Mr.. Bcecner had sald rs have stated
4 TO you That the expressions ne mad made TO ar
/ Moulton were sincere. ana mat ne mad thls COM
| mi Grafton. this regard Tor and tails Oesre 10 AID
/ MIR. lllton. we nave according 10 Mr. Moulton, tins
\ lur her statement. tic says chs is MIR llltonl,
! al then saia / nor pnt IN any plea Tor myself
bur Only Tor her: indeed, If you WISH % carry out
/ the demand when was communicated 10 ma IN
1 your letter OF Christmas Day, mat should retire
4 rom my pulpit, you nave only To say the word
and viii re ire: the renting OF the pcws snail not
| 20 on.'' Now lie utter mpos.ionty OF either OF
1 those statements is obvious upon undl,puted evl-
! dence In the hrst place, now could Nj. Bescner
say 10 MIR. Tllton, 'll yna wish TO carry the
1 mand IN your letter Of Christmas Day. when the
/ n N -
ter and that charge and to solicit Mr.. Beecher to
the point of not resentIng 1t, ana treating IT as n
it never had occurred? And how could Mr.
Beecher the sd or Attn of January, 1871. talk OF
/ the renting OF the pews not going on, when they
had already been rented II have TINS request to
make, That II 1t be necessary Ter you 10 make
pubic recital OF tins case what an extraordinary
/ statement 90 come from Mr.. TIlton'S mouth, when
/ the soic;tudes OF his wife, as he saws had
prompted him to resort to Mr. Beecher 10 see TO 1t
tween Henry Ward Beecher, nothing could pos
siply come out-syou Will give me notice IN adj
NAV 90 out of Tie world by suicide or else escap-
! ing from ne lace OF my friends by
A VOYAGE TO SOME FOREIGN LAND;
and Furthermore, ask you 70 40 me this fsvor
that. whoever else III the wide world is to be IN
formed of the facts of this case, at least my vile
shall never know any thing on the subject, Tor sue
/ is only your enemy. but may readily become
theso facts communicated 10 her VIII consider
tbat an additional occasion OF gra1lude.N
Now. gentlemen, look at the aosurdty OF tnis.
The object OF this Is 10 make IL vehicle of nara
tive that may INTRODUCES confessions. ana wner-
gO-curL be l0und mat can take any
OF that commodity Mr.. Tllton ALWAYS drives 1T up
in season ana out of season; but the absurdlty Of
mat situation between them, o! Mr.. Beecher's sug-
gestlng the publicity OF THAI account when Triton
had peen struggling against with all his mlgHt all
that week and urging Mr.. Beecher nos TO permit
Counsel suomItl ell that the interview as mar
raled 10y Mr.. Triton and the expressions imputed
TO Mr.. Beecner were rehash aud reproduction OF
the narrative aud scheme OF rho seuuctlon and
the adultery which MIR. 11ton in Its perfect form
delivered TO the jury as the narrative OF the vile
4. BceCAeT
the 30th OF December. Whatever beialls tnat
interview Of the 30th OF December ~ the Judgment
OF the jury carries with 1t necessarily he suose-
quent REPRODUCTION OF the same idea and OF the
interview wnicn occurred in tue middle OF Feoru-
airy after what was supposed 10 be very lull ac-
coyd and settlement between the parties OF the
grounds aud measure OF complaint. Of the grounds
aud measure, repToaca ana apology OH Mr..
Beechers part. mace up IN number ofletters bear
Ing date the 9Th OF February anu thereafter, Mr. I'll
sald he invited Mr.. Bcecner 10 call at MS house,
and that was the first invitation OF MI. Beecner
the ject OK tals visit 10 ns nouse was TO relieve
his mind cvncerning the occurrences or spurious
ness Of the Gspring Ralph Counsel contended
tnat ii TINS interview WAS not III It's conception
suggestions ana descriptive OF II by the plantiif
surd, II as not in the power OF IMAGINATION 10
make it so. It proceeds upon nothing, lie said,
comes TO nothing, and mas no possible existence
In the nature oil things. The OBJECT OF IL was to
furnish what was regarded AS u necessary, II NOT
worry important Ink providence to give tine ana
place 10 these amOurs, winch nubuGy mad detected
or suspected. ana winch no evidence could ever
approach even win the eye OF jealous sus. IcIon
I a "a
about it. And tnat y the whole oplect-not 81 The
interview. but Of this evdeace produced by lIlton-
Counsel commented at length on tlis point, and
| subsequently alluded 10 tue iWo IlilOnS, claras-
terZnl the entire narrative OF the plaint.n as un-
Trustworthy he compared TIE statement MADE by
the pislntln and the Ueiencant anu asked tue jury
10 judge accordingly.
A PARTICULAR OCCURRENCE.
Now, gentlemen, cOu mued Mr.. EvartE, par
ticuar occurrence TOOK pace which VIII nov
briefly ADVERT 10 III the opening Of 1871, IN taIs
very month OF May, IN winch this last interview
tooS place between Mr.. Tnton and Ar. Bee cher at
hts n0u.e, and wnere there Was an absolute wlp-
ing out o. nl-eeiug, OF evn opinion, ol EVIL pur-
pose, apparently and within q week after that
there was published by Mrs. woodruff "A card IN
two OF tue leading morning paper. OF the CITY OF
New YORK, Ia which what must be considered as a
very open elereuce 20 the condition oil aduter-
Gus Intimacy between Ars. lnton aud
MR. Beecher continuing for years. was
clearly made The evidence, | submit to you,
gentlemen, shows tnat thls publication was pro-
moied by Ar. Futon himself; That on tns evidence
IL Is Impossible TO doubt tnat tue source 81 Mrs.
Woodnull's Information was hs-was Mr.. llton's.
vcmbcT, 1872, but tnls card was published the
22d OF May, 1871, aud was at The very period that
apparently. II there were any sincerity IA MRS
Hilton, il inere we're any possible naenty ON ms
part to toe duties TO MS VIE anu family that he
mas suggested, any possible honesty IN MS rea-
tlons with Mr.. Bsechef, any possible confidence 10
he Iut IN the att ude ana conduct OF All. Moulton
wnrn every thing was at an end when everything
had been explained, when " was perfectly under
STOOD mat the extent 70 when Mrs. Tllton ever
had gone, 70 winch she unhapplly had been
brought in the way OF accusation. was on that
written slip when she mad felracteu the next day
alter she gave II, there comes out this direct I'M
putatlon In Mrs. Woodnui;s card. And this
introduces certain episode. 50 TO SPEAK, IN the
course OF TINS direct narration, brought IN by the
paIutIn ana made a. serve the his house
OF showing n, the incupattOn OF Mr.. Beech sr as
requiring or AZ least desiring, or al least acan.
eecng to and approving course OF action on me
part or Mr.. 1lltpH AM sir. N0Uit0n aud Mrs. Moul-
tou Of association witn MS Woodruff. dlsreputa-
bic 10 them That Is. TO tltOn, Moultsu ana MS
wife dlsiastelu 20 them, iniurlng their credit
with the community. alu submitted to az the Wilt
lag aids ana helps to air. Eeecner IN the course or
NAT n
zeal ana interest 10 Keep his wlles name from ex-
pOsure and tie disorders of his household. what
ever they mig1t be, lrum publicity or comment,
furnish motive on his part 10 ths 0dous assOcia-
ton tnat he malntarcd Tor moro than year.
Wen, gentlemen, We Introduced II chen. upOn his
/ oath, In tnls way:--fnal ne was sent Tor 10y Mrs.
WooaAuli, Win whom he had no previous &C
uuaIntaucc, though ne admits bad seen her
once IN some pr0niscu0us company. ana that she
put into his hanus that cara, ald ne read IL
win astoltshment aud kopt the best face no
csuld ana trled - conceal ANY consciousness that
Il related te ANYBODY lnAt be was concerned wth