The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-10


mis- glasses once or twice. When Beach exclaimed,
Of the highest histronic ability, shaking his st IN
the face my client and crying, Down. down.
down 10 hell and say sent thee thltherr" the hit
was received with loud laugh by tne audience.
Beach did not stop there, but went on 10 refer TO
the ignoble part Porter played in the drama.
COMPLIMENTS TO PORTER.
| have peen accustomed 70 seeing him In tine
front rank OF professional controversy claiming
ana maintaining the loftlest honoTs ot the pro-
iession, anu am PANIED and grieyed that upon
this occasion he mas lost tnat place, ana appears
here as a subordinate secondary adversary in
tnat there is no humiliation, gentlemen. No law
is would be dlsgraced Dy following the leadership
OF gentleman as eminent as Mr.. Evarts. L. Is
not that. But the Illumination consists IN the ig-
noble and unworthy service; he mas undertaken to
abuse ana denounee and eliminate, and, by fierce
aud furious eptnets, TO dive this plaintln IRON
the respect OF this jury and from the consideration
OF this Court Mr.. luton said to be tneatric,
"hollow aud theatric," think was the term. SIN
gularly enough, That accusation comes from my
Irlend Mr.. Porter. who mas given the most distln-
guIsned evidences oftne possession of the highest
histrlonc ability. why, you remember gentlemen,
with what display OF theatrical power, with wnat
violence OF gesture, win what lntemperance OF
speech Mr.. Tilton was assaed. It began 10 be
some what alarming, for when my friend Mr.. Por-
ter was nourishlDg his nst so furously In the face
OF Mr.. Triton ana IN his sonorous ana Impressive
tones crying out, ''DowD down. down 10 hell
aud say | sent tnee thitherp' felt some an xiety
for the safety OF my client daughter and
lOUkcu dTOuuu Win some dudZeHcHb LO see WHus
had become OF MIN. tLaugnter.) IL was crafty
ing to me to tnd MIN there, sitting composed and
Unbalanced rather amused at the grotesqueness
my friend Porter thought OF himself Well, sir.
are you to determine the case upon sucn argu-
mentsY Is party In court oil Justice, appeal
ing 10 the linpartallty and equity OF the law,
asking from his fellow men legal construction OF
his claims, OF his rights, be hunted from court
by eptnets ana denunclatonsp What sort OF
case is IL which demands this advocacy? Ard
how happens 1t that gentleman capable OF the
than n due share-and deservedly too-of probes
slonal reno"n instead OF temperate, logcal argu-
ment upon the evidence, spending i've days In
violent assault upon tne opposite party and his
witnesses?
THE sLANDRRED PLAINTIFF.
IL am not mistaken Will show you that In all
the emergencies and vicssltudes OF this strange
case Theodore hilton mas never departed nom his
manhood rom the sincerity OF his forgiveness as
toward mis- vile aud Mr. Beecher; That he mad ad-
hered 10 his honor and MS pltghted word under
every circumstances, until goaded and driven Dy
wrongs which could not be endured, to the presen-
tation " his case TO this Court ana this jury. And
why is that man TO be slandered as he mas been
slandered Why are all the terms OF the vilest
vugarity and abuse In this court OF justice heaped
upon Theodore Triton what he done Fab
ricated a cnarge organized q conspiracy, himself
sunk In the lowest depths or depravIty, hoping to
raise himself TO POSITION and character by the de-
stTuctlon OF Mr.. Beecher, subSldizing the honesty
OF his friends corruptlng the integrity OF woman
mood. suoorning perjury marsnalllng most
devIlisn skill and unprlnciplcd purpose
this IS Theodore lilton according TO
my ledFQeu IFleuuS. VIII you recall the
letters that have read to you OF Mr.. Beecher2
VIII you remember his exclamation 81 wonder
If Elizabeth knows now generous Theodore has
beenY" lis 1t possible that we three could be
again reunltedf Theodore will nave the worst to
Dear-the hardest part to bear;n and through all
these letters, until with the atulty OF guilt Mr..
Beecher reached The position whereby his cnurch
was driven into active hostlllty-througn all the
letters and declarations OF Henry WARD Beecher
he bore truthful and honorable testimony to the
manhood ana sincerity OF Theodore Tilton. And
Moulton-wnere IN the whole range OF friendship,
uIalkr faA - no % fhn nan Ut nhI
piers anu poets, can you Ind anything equal TO
the tributes which Henry Ward Beecher mas paid
10 Mnulton? Isnali ask your attention by and bY
particularly to TINS; but IN passInI snall ask you
TO consider these testimonials originating rom
Henry ward Beecher In favor OF the men and OF
the women wnom his counsel nave so bitterly and
loudly denounced. An, gentlemen, there IS the
diliculty in this case. It Is just the difficulty
when originated In the nrst place-the charge OF
blackmail.
/ agree that Henry Ward Beecher Is great
man-great in intellect aud great In many noble
at all 10 reduce tde estimate formed OF him by his
counsel. by this jury aud by the world, except
that where my learned trends elevate him to
that degree OF perfection that he Is purely good
and sinless. | beg exception to the statement,
the argument nave the honor TO present TO you
there are some EXCEPTIONS TO be taken 10 the
character OF Mr. beecher.
Beecher looked pleased for moment. Beach
was apparently taking directly the opposite
course from Porter ana Evarts, ana using honey
the Plymouth church people gave a ndly glance
at the lawyer Tor this most une pected courtesy.
Mr.. Beecher grew more confident, and his face
was calmer than when he entered the court room,
with Iorebodings OF being nayed alive.
why TILToS PUBLISHED HIS wIFE's LETTERS.
very severe Philippe was uttered by Mr.. Por-
ter. and In substance repeated, put not with the
same violence OF language, by Mr.. Evarts upon
MIR. Triton Tor the publication OF his wies letters.
Well, don't know, gentlemen, that you ana 1
wOuld he willing such
repreue nsion 10 a husband VINO has found occa-
sion to publish ms own and his wiie's letters under
any possible circumstances. l am quite willing TO
cOncede that without real ana men torlous cause
an act OF tnat character would De indicate. 1t
would De repulslye TO the feelings OF the husband.
the sense OF every man oil honor, TO publish let
ter written TO MIN, either In the confidence OF
sometimes attacaes TO communications as be-
tween business gentlemen; but 1 thlnE we
can concede the emergencies wnicn would
make the proprtey OF the publication
very obvIous-crcumstances wnicn neither OF
the parties TO tue correspondence would feel AIRY
repugnancc, but, yieldIug 10 The necessities OF
the occasion, eacn would approve the act. What
were tue circumstances Under when these pub
ncatiUns were madeg Upon the cross xamllna-
ton OF Sir. lItOIl ne vas allowed 10 speak OF tue
circumstances ana OF the manner wnlcn led to
TINS publication and says, "Ddrlng the early con-
SITUATIONS nau with my TREND, Judge Morris,
put into ais hands the papers. lie read them and
said, These letters ought 10 be published, al
least LIBERAL extracts from Them said No; they
are private letters. ana thlnk there Is an impro-
priety ia publishing tnem.i He SAID, ON tie con-
traTy toe case was OF sucn seriousness and gravity
and nad been so greatly misrepresented that he
thougns they should DC published. He then sug-
gested mat gooo taste, perhaps would be for
Iueir publication, not hele IN Brooklyn, IN
either OF The local papers, but at some
distant point; and at that time Visit
was made 10 my house by agent OF the
Chicago tribune. Judge Morris made his acquainI-
AHce, aud gave to THIS gentlenaa little extracts
ron these letters. ana IN that way they were pub
nsnea." Now, tney were published at time when
MIR. Ilion was pursued by mlsrepre sentGtlon and
ialse pubic accusation. lie was represented as a
brute in ms uomestIc relations. lie was charged
with the grosscst outragcs upon MS vile and
family The most vulgar ana debasing crimes
we're imputed TO him; they were circulated IN all
the papers OF tie land. The only weapon OF de-
fence he mad was the testimony Oh ms wife In her
letters written under circumstances which gave
TO their contenta entire yeracIty and verify.
Beach thus threw u new light upon nlton's mo-
tive in publishing his wlfes letters. Porter called
him a bastard and q villain and many other such
handsome names for doing so; but, as Beach said
very iorciby, when ne was bounded down by Mr.
BeecheI's adherents IN the press ana elsewhere
and represented as being aDhorred OF mis- wife, he
s,o He uhn tfn