New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-10
A PERSONAL APPEAL TO FOREMAN CAR
PEWTER.

The law has selected you as twelve intelli-
gent honest and lawful men, to decide the great ques
lions involved this controversy and to you has com
nted this cause lighted with these immense and per-
manent interests You have been appealed TO- MI fore
man. personally by my friend Mr. Porter. He has
assumed to know the sentiments OF this jurybox lie
has assumed 70 say lie knows what the verdict OF
this iury will be- know he mas large facilities Tor OBJ
tanning that information facilities which are denled 10
this pantif and know the influences which have sur
rounded this trial have these omnous and nolsome
sbones lowering about the outskirts Of this investigation
know the power and the influence OF the organization
which has surrounded this defendant during this trial
NV friend Mr. Evarts wished for tie hundred eyes OF
August he has them, and more, 100. ana the nun
dred arms OF Brialcus; he has tiem ana Las mao
them and more, too. And there was no necd OF MS
wishing for the gold Of Midas he has had that TOO ds-
pensed with great berality with unbounded generosity
and always placed where will have the best erect But
il seems to me most astonishing assumption OF prophet
ic power upon the part Of my learned friend that IN
court justice before gentlemen sworn 10 DC
and true honored and distinguished counselor before
the plaintiff is heard should assume to say, Gentlemen
tnow what your verdict will be-" ITO Mr.. CarpenterJ
Sir YOU occupied that stand You avowed that you had
opinons favorable to the defendant In this case
but YOU sad in the presence Of that God whom you Wo
ship and revere that you could nevertheless oeciue ~
case impartay upon the evidence Are you 10 prudge
III Is there any counsel in this case who can appear 10
YOU personally and he KNOWS WHAT inc 'ciuc Vi '
Jury will be Aye that 1t will be acqutta OF MI beecn
er without leaving your seats by what authority ooS
the gentleman speaki II am addressing gentle
men OF that character gentlemen whose jung
ments will be carried by epithet ana caiuih-
nv and abuse, unsupported by eVidehce' IL
The and the oraory Of counsel move the
conclusions Of this jury have hope OF success De-
fore You. gentlemen I am not orator as Brutus H.
have no calumnics TO utter; I have no epthets TO
amply have q plain, simple, logical argument to pre-
sent 70 Won upon the proof this II there be not
evidence enough there be not proven facts enough
under the ordinary administration Of the rules OF evil
dencc abiding by those lessons VI wisdom and OF truth
come Ia ia from the past-if there be not enough TO sat
sfv the minds cOnsciences Of twelve impartial
and unpreudiced men, want no verdict In TINS case
7 want no untruthful judgment against Henry Ward
Beecher ask for no perversion Of the law ask Tor
M surrender of the consciences and the pure and nte
gent Judgment Of this jury. But II bring 10 them
those proofs approved by the law Jushed by the MS
tory OF the law evidences which the law pronounce
as sufficient TO convict Of guilt in the presence OF oil
the charitable presumons Of the law then In the name
of that law and Its justice, demand verdict Ahd
gentlemen have right TO demand 1t. have right
u AJAX you before Ton shall be disbelieved before
Moultop shall be discredited before Mrs. Moulton shall
he DETAINED by your verdict before the letters OF Henry
Ward Beecher shall be misc0nstued before the comics
siou OF Mrs TOn shall be disregarded accepted ana a
proyed as il the defendant In this case-before all
the prominent and convincing elements OF this PROOF
shall be disregarded-I have right 10 ask from you
consideration far elevated and truthful than has
vet been given 10 these evidences know the wonderful
mower of nv learned friends upon the other side have
felt It's influence. cannot say that an even yet TO-