Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-03-12
The Scandal Trial.
CLOSE OF GEN. TRiCY's OPENING.

!
CLOSE OF GEN. TRiCY's OPENING.
You will remember in the evidence of Mr..
MoultOn himself, that he told Mr.. Beecher
If he would sign card acknowledging an
ofense without stating what the offense was,
Mr.. Theodore Tilon should accept it as
satisfactory, and if Beecher would sign it,
he (Moult0n) would burn every paper con-
nected with this case and would stand by
Mr.. Beecher if Mr. Tilton sought to wage
conflict with him after that. Now, gentle
men of the jury, if Mr.. Beecher had known
what they say he knew if he had been
conscious Of guilt with this woman for six
teen months if he had confessed it over and
over again to all those parties: if it be true
that his writings referred to adultery, not to
complicated domestic difficulty, how can you
explain that Mr. Beecher refused the offer
of MOultou? He had not mistrus,ed Moul-
ton at this time Gentlemen of the jury, do
you believe that, if Henry Ward Beecher
had been conscious Of bis guilt, if he had
known that his guilt could be proved by this
| cloud Of witnesses, that he would have re-
| fused an offer to sign card which simply
acknow ledged an ofense without naming
the ofiense, and thus had the papers de
s:royeI? 1t Is possible that Mr.. Beccher
wonld have signed card admitting an Of
lense, and specifying what it was 80 clearly
that nobody could mistake il but If there
WAS to be left any ambiguity about it, which
| woGli leave it open to misccnstruction, he
! rciase1 absolutely to sign it.
TIE REPORT PROPOSED BY TILroN.
And that brings me to consider for mo-
ment the card which has been given in eyi-
dence. which Tilton tell' you he prepared
after consultation with his wife after she
/ had been before the committee lt Is pro-
posed report for the committee - make |
viii read -ingle clause Of it
THE Committee further find that Mr. rilton "a
his relation t. TIC pastor had rst cause O ohensc,
and had received "a ypluntIry apology. Ar. hilton
declined to characterize tna ofsnse for the following
| F.rs;-Recause the necessary evidences which
! should accompany any statement would include
ulines THAI A1d happily cApet thus fir the tongue
I OF public ssip. Nrxt. The sPol0gy ~as deslsned
O. c'Fera -aril c5ied tsit1ction .ue. auihs ua-
! tails diilr.l,t o.! exact anf ju-; sta;emsnt
/ Now. gentlemen. that Is precisely what
/ Henry Il AID Beecher has always SAID this
/ controversy between himself and Theodore
/ rit1n was lIc has always said that that
] j. what the letter % contriti0n referred 10
/ ar no;hing else 1t waS an Ufiense in the
language OF tais report, '' Designed To cover
( 90 complicated transaction, including details
iilHcIi, ct ezac; o- ju-tstatement
ut-cuLa- LETTERS CONSISTENT Win TIE
FACTS.
vs. -ly. Gentlemen Of tie jGry, that if
Henry Ward Beecher had been conscious Of
guilt, ii lie bad supposed 4: the time Of
writing these letters that they coald be con-
strucl iatl confessions Of guilt i3r adultery,
/. l. u,- possible ;ha; any man should have
written them. Nov, gentlemen, they have
introduced before You some evidence Of the
secret correspondence. - they choose to call
it. between Ms TiiI1n and Henry Ward
Ieeclcr 7; was very secret, indeed
Whore age tle letters produced from? Why,
from tie archiGc- 0f Francis d. Moulton-
And how dil they get them Why, Henry
Ward B.eclcr delivered them 10 him. Do
ylg ;.o- tDius, gentlemen, that, It ne thought
;h.- Sgity correspondence, he would
Lave kept these letters L. himself or simply
DESTROYED them and placed them beyond ex
i,teucc3 There j. another remarkable ie;.-
ture o. this case Here was Mr.. Beecher
thev slv. possessed Of secret which he
Lrew were !, ever exposed would be his
ruin-a secret which they say he was CON
tin14iir pOying heaven and earth to conceal
;.-l Vet j. is remarkable lact. gentlemen.
that whenever one Of these PARTIES has tod
al.s.herof tia1 se,ret. aud that fact has
l-eu communicated 20 NJ. Beccler, he has
alway- ezure--ci the highest pleasure and
.rai.c-ati 1- lie had tod Nla,ton the 50
crc,. tiev say. and in 1871 Moalton told the
w.i.. -ll when She spoke 70 him and said,
ranS ih- ''-d i-e ''0'o' ~ WHY; 'ir;
.'-' We 90. neei.>' FrahA .AA 'ol4
"tl a''..- Dc. III AAu .'4en S'I'Ss,ins ior
year ana over % keeu ms 9..+e''"hu 70 Keep
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ir,ra1,eo l.ft,r. sboginc that Mr.. Beeebcr
WAS anXiluS to see Mrs IiltOn at church
t,s ryy,nll lie s1rb q satisfaction for him
=, So. hi. p,.,r yi,tim whom he had ruined
and yS,.s family be had shattered in his
,.-s.erc, ,,, Si,l,v vbe, lee ,yns iDvokiny
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,,re,nfion
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ottsn,i,n--on one Of the improb,bilitjes in this
r-,ee-anJ that i. She say- she urced up,n
b;,, %, o., l,yrn q, hi. church and confess