Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-11
MEMPHIS. TENN. FRIDAY. JUNE II, 1875.

/ exalted are not free Of temptation, but
are often too weak to resist, might
| be recalled hundred fold.
/ Mr.. Beach than referred to
/ the lease Of Professor Webster, of
Harvard college, who, holding the high
/ est position in Boston, murdered DIR.
Parkman under the influence Of merce-
| nary motives, and, after q denial of his
! guilt, was tried and hanged. In the
! trial, as here, the argument was that
a man of his previous life and reputa-
ton could not possibly have been guilty
OF such a crime. Take away the charsc-
ter, Judge Of Henry Ward Beecher as of
any other man, accerding to the pre-
ponderance Of the evidence, and could
there be any doubt as to what the Judge
ment in this case would be? Counsel
quoted from EvaTts's address to the jury
with regard to the physique and charac-
ter of Beecher. This plea Of Evarts was
all illusory. Mr.. Beecher says there is
no need for men to come TO him and
confess their sins for be could read it il
their eyes and on their skins; and men
thought that because they committed
their sins at night they could be hidden.
Again, that there were some men who
could not hide their predominant pas
siOns from the eyes. This, said Mr..
Beach, was uttered from Plymouth
church pulpit by Mr.. Beecher. Mr..
Beecher also says that the intellectual
forces were increased in a much greater
degree than they were before, but that
illicit passions remained exactly the
same as they had always been. Find
me, said Mr.. BeecheT, a great prelate or
bishop who made the world greater than
l. I mil nd
drOss in him. Counsel would not have
entered into this subject had not Evarts
touched upon il, and he would not say
anything except what he believed sound
and Just. He had nothing to advance
about the defendants physical condition
or his power of incOntinance, but il Mr..
Beecher was ass2iled with these evils
counsel would judge him as he would
Judge himsslf or any Of the jury. COun-
sci here read quotations from the
writings Of BeecheT ON the subject Of
love, and continued it had been said
that Moulton had failing memory,
and that Tracy had counted the num-
Der of times he had replied 81 don't
know" and some Of the gentlemen had
remembered the testimony of Mr.. Beech
er, and although not so long on the
stand, he had used the expression fifty
three times. He used 81 thinkn two
hundred and fOrty-tive times, and ~
don't remember" fifty-seven times.
There was an inimitable theory in the
case Of the defense, which was organ
lied by Mr.. Beecher, and shadOWed
forth in his statement to the church
committee, and that theory he carried
with him on the witness stand when he
gave not his evidence, but a narration,
which was given under the sOIemRity
Of that oath required by the law. Now,
said Mr.. Beach, Mr.. Evarts inquired if
this was case of seduction where were
all the love letters? A lover
always writes letters, but when
in Grim. con. case like this, did
they ever see the love letters
passing between the parties produced.
Counsel was asked why he did not pro-
duce these lOve-letters. They had
enough experience with poor Kate Car
RE, who was assailed on all sides.
When they went to New Jersey and
elsewhere in search Of servants, Mrs.
TiltOn and the lady Zealots of Plymouth
church were there before them. They
had been met often with the question,
why these servants were not produced,
but the counsel had searched for them
without avail, and gentlemen Of the
jury, said Mr.. Beach, when person
has got it at his command, it was the
easiest thing in the world to supply the
evidence. Mr.. EVarts said we had no
proof. We produced the lctter Of con-
fessiJn and gave testimony bearing on
the guilt of Mr.. Beecher in his associa-
tions with Mrs. Tilton and his presence
in the house in Mr.. TiltOn's absence, and
yet they say we are all wrong and have
no proofs OF the oftense.
Adjourned.