New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-09
THE PROCEEDINGS-VERBATIM
GEN. TRACYS TESTIMONY AGAINST THE
PLAINTIFFS.

| iournment-
| Mr. Evarts-The grave importance, the convincing
weight the natural attraction of absolute confidence to
the testimony Of Mr. Tracy, makes this point OF our
present attention thoroughly conclusive in what
ever depends upon oral than whatever views
we take regard the manifold interviews that have been
gived complexion and IN another by opposing wit
could reasonably be expected for them Now,
the only remaining question Is when this scene pro
duced you correctly It ends all controversy In what
degree is reduced dsparaged by any counter proof
on the other side In the first place, 1t Is OF their own
showing the interview invited by them and for
purpose Of laying out the strength OF their situation
toward the public, in consequence OF the pronunciation
Of the Woodruff publication, and that that situation
pressed upon them that it must be met by an intimate
inspection and thorough investigation Of the whole
| OF this scandal, and every point and title OF
| its proof; and as this interview would 30 re-
qure for their purposes why it necessarily involved
free and honest statement Of Mr. Beechers situation
these matters and you have in the proposition OF Mr
Moutor Mr. Beecher and in the frankness and readi-
ness with which MI Beecher conceded the exploration
and the nbosoming Of the facts of the absolute &C.
curity neither Mr. Mouon nor Mr. Beecher had the
least idea that it could be permitted point In this nero
y incidental and external dilemma in which Moulton and
Tlton placed by the talk OF the streets TO nave
confidence and disclosure of the wickedness of these
many years II there any such wlckedness In them
1t is like @ man, avoid whipping for some minor
fault exposing himself by his excuses and disclosures to
be hanged for O murder. Then what do we nnd from
these witnesses any stage of their testimony in dis
paragement reduction will not sag of every word or
phrase of the conversation detailed by Mr. Tracy but
of every substantial trait and characteristic OF It'll MI
Woodruff says that he did not pay much attention;
whether he was asleep less Of the time did not
clear to his mind Mr. TtOn does not say that ne
communicated Mr. Tracy fact TO the contrary OF
anything that Mr. Tracy says Mouton says the inter
view, after Tilton came in, commenced by T1ton's
XOu
and have seen some of the papers," Now, when
Moulton, Tton, and Woodruff are recalled, after MI
Tracys testimony has been given, they deny only the
following merely fragmentary parts Of his testimony
Moulton denies calling the apology notes or memoran-
dums" Well. that might be q denial that was entirely
consistent his having usedI mean In this witnesses
fashion Of telling the truth the sand-entirely con-
sstent with having sad why that is in the nature
of notes memorandum" That is the statement
made from Mr. Beechers mouth, az he said IT, he gave
some answer suppose to the question, and gave some
true description OF how there happened TO be paper In
his Moultons handwriting, addressed to himself IN
signed by any letter writer and intrusted to him in con-
hdence Mr. MoultJn denies part OF MT Iracy's ac-
count of his Tracys nerrogatng Tlton on the precise
language Of the charge in the wife letter. but MI T0n
does not deny any part Of it, They both deny that the
"True Story was read; but Tirton his crosse1am
naton-his previous OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES That ne
read every word of the True Story" TO Tracy during
this same period, at some time or other
and there not any other time TO read IL
but this. And then we have every opportunity
for evasion and prevarication between the True
story In its and final touch and finish, and the
True Story in its study metations which occu-
pied very considerable time, the object being as Mr.
Tton has said turn 1t and over and consult with
this and that friend, great men or small men-men who
could give fair index Of what public opinion would be
a. TO how this unpublished manuscript would strike the
public whenever should be put in print and under
div
ing this and that and channel Of public opinion
with the concealed ISLANDERS against Mr. Beecher that IN
that paper are contained And they do not deny that the
substance Of 1.-THE charge Of improper proposas-~as
read at this interview. Mr.. Tflton has fashion OF
thinking that the absolutely perfected True Story in
cuded the letters OF Mr. Beecher and his wife. which
form ts Close and which into existence In the end
Of December; but in his testimony he has drawn the
distinction between the True Story" as 1t had adj
vanced in his mind and in bis composition. up TO that
point and how that termination In regard TO the re-
corded denals Of Mr. Beecher and Mrs Tilton formed
the final close of the paper and 1t is IN that mere pre-
variation, True story" as completed paper and
True Story as prepared to take Its completion
that the changes are ng and the excuses are found for
saving the True Story" lot read to this or that
man when answered that purpose, or 1t was read to
this or that man when it answers that purpose
Just as in respect Of the Woodruff scandal the effot
has been the effort perhaps. in argument, before
vou Will be made-that all this theory OF the Winter and
the Spring OF tS72 having brought into existence the
body OF the Woodruff scandal and its representations In
aims ready for publication, then in the needs OF flton
required is answered by the statement OF Mr. Pearl
Andrews that be did the final editing upon the paper as 1t
apueared In November 1872 but on his own statement
Won se the disclosure and the discovery that the body
the body Of tho paper exactly as It was pr1nted-was
ready and THAI handed to him as the matter ON which
bis literary and philosophical genius were to operate In
making head and tan piece and he did make literary
and philosophical head and tail piece to it, but the body
Of the play was drama had been m existence in
sips for six months and 1t only the prologue and the
euilornA OF literature and philosophy THAI came into
existence October u that year And yet by such feeoe
devices the prevarcaons OF witnesses are 70 he
sustained the woodruff article Is shown not 10 have
existed prior 10 October, 1872 because MI Andrews put
these fnng touches it And so Mr. Tuton expects,
when occasion needs impose upon you that the True
storx- was not complete at this or that stage DO
cause the final letters not ready TO be inserted as It's
fit conclusion until the end Of December But Belcher
makes tlat clear. We do not need to rest upon MT
Tacys kuowledge and memory for that Belcher makes
that clear and Beohr makes also perfectly clear that
anV sttmut 60 impose upon you that the reading Of this
MANAGE Nv irend and pastor proposed to me TO be
his wife with all that that impnes comes OUT OF some
other piece Of writing than this original accusafio by
ucidnx up letter prepared under the husbands eye V
the wife and With Dr. orrs which repeats this &C
cusattou IN its terms Any attempt TO impose upon pour
understanding tas THAI letter was the matter, In his
vtex handwriting which he cop4ed-t would not help
the substance u his at al. but any attempt To n'
fus. yr MINDS or impose upon you in that regard must
utterly fan because Nj Becher tells Chat in his In
terview sought compelled by Mr. Tnton, when the whole
documents were read and read, and when Tilten WA
questioned and questioned about this slip Of paper.
whether the very language under his eye was In his
wfes handvrttin9. not, and the answer was NO. 1t
4, IN Mudtons possession the original ut that inter
view originated one idea Of any consultation with DR..
storrs The question asked Of Mr.. Belcher by Nj
Triton: Who Is O good man TO ask. man Of great
authority Of groat credit. man Of level Judgment OF
soher cfrc,mspect thought 7" and the Suggestion Is