Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-07
THE TILTON-BFECHE TRTiE.
Nr. Eyarts Takes 70 Fresh Start

NEw YORK, May The courtroom was
crowded as usual this morning, and many
ladies were seated among the audience. Mr..
EVaTt> continued hlS summing up. He sal {
IL aid not accord with his purpose 10 treat
all random interviews following those dpci-
sive ones of December lS70. aud January.
lSal. He had shown them tCat In those inter
views the time was set by The parties a Ia
the accusation. He would pass lightly over
the interview of January 81. that they
might see whatever was added after the last
week OF January was Of no importance.
Whatever view they might take of this o.
cnTrence. At that interview. after RpprbCr
had said that the expressions ne had made q,
MouIton were sincere. and that he desired L.
aid Tilton, the latter says Beecher added " 7
do not put in any plea FOR myself. but for her
and II you insist I'm your demand of your
letter OF Christmas day ! shall retire from
my pulpit, and the sale of my pewS shall moi
go on Now, how could Beecher renew the
talk about that demand when
THE WHOLE OBJECT OF TIIrON
i'm HIS interview OF the 3Oth was To obi feraf,
the effect OF that letter; To take IL back. and
now could he countermand the sale of pewS
since 81 has already gone on. 'LOok at the
ahsurdity of what he further puts into Beech
erS mouth: If publicity on your account
Is desired. give me notice that may commit
suicide or retire 10 Europe when the whole
object OF TilIon was 10 prevent publicity -
Counsel read BeechCT'S statement OF what
occurred at that Interview OF January 3 IN
which he says be expressed the utmost Sor-
row and asked forgiveness for tho wrong bp
rad committed. a ne felt that he mad been
instrumental, though Be'cher was more 50
in causing TiltOn'S loss OF erupIovn7ert
Counsel said the expressions imputed by
TlltOn AT that interview TO Beeclar are man
Testify rehaSh Of TIitOn'S story 81 what oc-
CURED ~ the interview OF December 30. The
interview which took place about the miidI.
OF February, after the fun settlement and
apology Were made. was next taken mn
1llton states he invited BeecAer 10 MoultoY'S
house with the view OF aSceTtaining
THE PATERNITY OF THE YOUNGEST Chilli
oil 4
that interview ia its inception i not absurd
40 imagination could make IL so. lis object
was To give time and place TO these amoUrs,
OF which no witness or even hint could be
given. TiltOn says after they had gone IN
stairs he informed Beecher the boy Ralph
was born few months after the date his
wife had given him of the criminal intimacy
with Beecher, October 10th, 1888; whereas the
child was born on the both Of June following
ana he wanted TO be sure that the commence
ment OF their criminal intimacy was i'm Oc-
tObeT, so thai he may ascertain IL the child *
his. He says "a few months" IN his evidence
10 give an air OF probability 10 what he is
telling. He says Beecher replied ne had
no faculty for dates, but that he believed i'm
his soul October IS was correct: that is how
Tllton supplies the want of evidence of time
place and confederation. Beecher gave his
own narrative after that; TiltOn was recalled
and he denied one circumstance i'm Nh
Beechcr't narrative. BeecheT denies with i'm
dlgraiiOn every suggestion that any such
topic was spoken about by either, ana thai
UNCoNTRADTCTTD BY TlLToN.
The only part Of Beec1er'S narrative 70
which IIltOn'S atteutiO was called, was the
statement that he told Beecher the WinS:ed
story originated through another Tilton. a
dlS>olute and Incorporate man, and that IL.
denied saying be mad not heard about the
Other TiltOn at that period. But he acknow-
lodges that the other TiltOn had been di-
Norced previous To That time, and therefore
the knowledge of his prOfligacy might easily
nave come TO him. II was most evident thal
his object in this interview was to clear him
self with Bcecher OF the stories about hi
pr"iilgacy, and make the ScapegOat the other
TlljOn, Beecher further states he was deaply
impressed with TitOn's truthfulneSS. ana
was more SorTOwful than ever for what he
had done, and that TiltUn invited him
TO COME AND SEE MRS. TILTON
again. They went down stairs, and i'm the
back room he ana TiltOu met Mrs. TiltOn. aud
they had long satisfactory interview
Counsel urge HAT Beechcr'S account COM
pUtcd with Oi iects OF TilIOn and Mou1ton
and there W "a 10 denial of the principal mar
l3llNe. and therefore the Jury should hold
That IL was substantially correct An inter
view look place in May again. al TiIton'>
house. Beecher was sent for, and Tilton ana
he got INTO bUsmeSs-iike interview. during
which he went over and sat on Tilton' knee
and Mrs. TiltOn came in and burst out laugh
ing, and walked over and kissed him. ie
cons delGa all nifhcultitS at an end