The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-05

II HUSBAND
| him into actual gailt, and there was reproduced
| before her all the situation which by her own
abasement sefreproach and taking upon herself
was responsible for the OVERCOMING appetites ana
inoulgences Of her husband, anc then she saw how
position OF the powerful writer FURNISHED
lesson 10 ner tnat for vile the nrst
! tendency 10 allow even an image to intervene be-
1 tween a nusband's portrait IN ner heart - an
error, and that without tmpurty and without sin
the sense OF loss OF chastity on the one side or
| proposition OF dishonor the other there
arises mischief that cannot be measured but
which In themselves are most deplorable. Tho
| first two sentences In the book show you at once
wnas the nature OF that lesson was. The husband
says 70 the wife at certain stage or passion, ex-
cited Dy the intimacy between tine priest and
the vile, "Lne linen ror say once no lot AL All,
a9an,n and the wife replies, 'Then
say they nay doors and not yours, ana
| that hoy man shall brighten them whenever he
| WILL" And then YOU have the declaration OF re-
sisIance ana OF controversy that may spring up In
/ an entirely pure womans mind when clrcum-
stances Dring tnat point OF contrarlety with
! her husband. Catherine Gaunt was Catholic
aud ner nus band a member OF the Established
| Cnurch. She vas pious. devoted, an earnest
and an honest believer IN the CRrlstian faith as
/ taught by her Church; supporter OF ali its great
| teachings worker In all Its great cnarl-
ties and lover Of Its great helps to the
conscience and the soul Her husband, well
! ent 70 religion, having NO sympathy Win
Catholic oplnions-and no sympathy with the
plety OF the wife and the father confessor Ia
| his acts and purposes and IN his faithful
Observation-Disclosures intellect she admired,
whose rapt devotion she wOrshipped. and whose
purity ana power as a servant OF God she set
above her husband and his indifferences, and mis-
\ tons OF mutual regard, mutual esteem, mutual
appreciation. that ner husband was led into con-
people, VINO II they are NOT good characters, are
yet q o. Protestants or good Catholics, good Pres
oyterians, or Methodists or Congregatlonalists,
as the case may be, mad his feelings excited, not
| to be sure by the steady hypocrisy OF the laRo
not by the close attendance OF soma modern sir
Philip sidney, but under the impulse natural TO
the neart oil man, seeing the great pietY the
great aspirations, the great labors filling the
wifcs Imagination, subtracring her from the vul
gar sympatnles that belong TO everyday lie,
that TIVE priest shall never darken the doors
again, and she replies that the property was
hers ana the ao man saouq 6u s eaten i 9eg
discord and the separation aud destruction
wmch finally ended ia the Donlgacy OF the hus,
fidelity VI the wife. and IN the restoration u the
| husband himself. redeemed from the stain OF sin:
And yet with mis- apprec Ation OF that novel ana all
the sentiments conveyed by 1t Mr.. Tlton has nos
hest ated to make THIS ground Of mRutng caraal
connection in the place OF which he knew was
nothing put withdrawal OF the wife aneetlons
| from MN.
Mr. Ewarts quoted from Catherine Gaunt the
Sc nc between Father Francs and the vile.
And now another letter. Introduced oy the plain-
tin following this one by TOUR or five days or SIX,
that Is written from the same place. (hr. EvartS
read the Lottery
MY DEAR THKoDoRE-r have expected you all day yes
terday ant to-day. But letter put into
my instead teel the oItterest disappointment
further discipline Of being msed By good woman, IS
1
wait Lord. thank you the suerings OF the
past year.
Mr. Evarts argned that 1t was very hard to
Judge Mr.. Beecher by either of the ABOVE letters.
He mad no agency In writing them, and the jury
must remember nov perfectly plastic D MIS- I1oa
evidence cannot with justice be brought to bear
upon Mr. Beecher.
We now come, con pinued counsel to an inter-
view following the day amer that which had been
already referred TO- 1t was on sunday, the LIST day
OF January, at Mr.. Beecner's mousse. WHAT was
the object OF that interview. Mr.. Moulton comes
TO Mr.. Beecher on the afternoon of Sunday, and
Mou TOMS testimony that polnt revealed the
whole object OF the interview. Moul on had tes-
tIhed that ne went There by invitation. that lie
told Dir. Beecher that MIR. Itlton was pleased at
having secured tae retracton, and that be in
tenued to protect the eputa ION OF his VINE at all
hazards. He also testified that Mr.. Beecner said he
was In great misery for the wrong be had done Mrs.
and Ma Tnton's pastor, ana he wept bitterly.
Now see how that fitted with the character OF the
offence with winch Mr. Beecher was charged. on
Moulton's own showing the whole point Of nor
anu proportIonate suaerlng was not that ne has
committed mortal sin but that through his pas
toral relations ne had produced respectful afiec-
tion. MIR. Moulton said 10 MT. Beecher, "Why
dont you express your grief to Mr.. Iilton f' ana
ttAlr Beecher told 10 take pen, ink ana paper
ana he would dctate.n Mr. Evarts continued TO
read from the testimony of AR. Meulton TO
the effect that Mr.. Beecher had told MIN
tnat he first ceased hts improper relations
with Mrs. Tnton wnen she sent for hlm
referred to they prayed, according TO the evt
Gence OF Mouton, Tor strength 10 discontinue
:
animation ne endeayored 10 get out OF M0ulton
whether the phrase 'sseXuallntereourse" was used
wnen Mr.. Beecher said ne had prayed to the ALI
seeIsg and ever living Coo. ms occurred, ac-
cordInR TO his story IN july 1870 Now IL APP
/ peared that n this were so he also visited Mrs.
Tuton IN August aud gave her the best advice In
his power about her separation from her husband.
And ~ further appeared tnaL on That occasion
feved that Moulton put Olasphemous lnterpre-
tatIon Mr. Beecner's story OF tns second VISIT
when he did pray with her. Counsel proceeded
TO read other parts Of MOultOn's testimony ia re-
gard the alleged conversation to the effect that
ar. Beecner, when Mouton told him that TtOn
I believed he was MS enemy and mad used his infu-
ence with his employer and as his pastor TO nIure
nun. that ne mad no feeling OF enmrty toward III
ton and tnat he mad never sought 20 wrong him
also no Nv MOulton described
TILToNis DESPERATE POSITION.
with large family his hands; how that Mr.
Bcecher counselled that ne tMouton should
WIZ aomn .ne ~ !ts i :, Fiena
In wOrd, A. was friendly and sympathet In
teIvew. Counsel then proceeded 20 ask the Jury
TO compare the testimony he bad read with the
real condition OF luton and they would be able 10
determine which was the true basis upon which
10 believe whether here any act OF guils COM
mitted by the defendant Counsel reminded the
jury OF Tlton's visit TO sam WilKesOn, when
ne threatened TO publish statement In the
Golden Age Wilkeson's testimony showed tnat
1Ilton intended 20 publish the statement unless
Justice were done 10 nIm-in other words unless
ne received 81 900 he would publish a statement
that would allow Tor The moment the evils OF So
ciety to pre- ronderate; that would cause religion
to be attacked. lie dld not care about that. 10
Mr.. Tilton that person himself was the central
figure In the universe. His children had nothing
TO do with 10. He would have $1,000. Justice
should be done to MIN though the heavens should
fall and all this, continued counsel, though he
TODD the jury in the outset MS object was TO puD-
lisa himself against the slanuers OF Bowen, and
would project MS family from even sidewind OF
calumny Counsel read the testimony OF Wnkeson
as 10 what Hilton said Of Bowen and Beecncr; that
the latter had not come 70 his rescue, aud that ne
lay crushed on the sidewalk In Brooklyn. Here
IGN was thrown on this work OF MOult0n's on
January /. TiltOn wanted to be sure that Mr..
Beecner had entertained no enmity toward him;
that not about 90 visit on his mead the wrath
he elt at the letter he had received from BOwen's
hands. and tnls same point the Jury should to
the evloenre OF the conversation between MOu-
ton and Charles StoIrs when M0uton sad that
1Ilton was as necessary TO the Independent as
Horace Greeley to the New YORK Tribune. COun-
sci characterized IIton's policy as unlatcra ST.
lencc. Triton iH his first evidence called NflkesOn
o liar. When he was recalled he changed his tao
tCs. Counsel then read Tilton's account or the
Converse ion between himseli and Wllkeson Ia
Washington, wnere Tllton said nc showed wtkeson