, 1875-06-05
The Kcmorso Expressed by Beech
CT Wrongly Construed.
Porter's Theory Of the Letter Of Contri-
ton Upset BY Eyarts.


ton Upset By Eyarts.
EVtRTS' slxTHLY.
TIE JEAons HEGoNis1 DnowsT.
sp.e4a. Dspdteh to Tie Chicago Tribune
EEw ionK. June 4.-1ho sixth day of afr.
Evarto speech osd not prove his last. On tho
contrary, IL will continue three days longer
two days By his own admission, and You may
safely count he will occupy another. and poEhnpa
Two. Those ie no hope Of concluding tho trial
before Juua 20, for Beach nov talks Of speaking
four or five days. and tho Judge three more.
Two ju1oss took maps so-day.
Ito tAs As1oeL..ed Prtss.l
ONE MusuNEnru DAT.
NEw YonK, June MIR. Evsrts had tho usual
large crowd to-day to lBten 10 his ad1resa in be-
hatf of Mr. Eeeci.er. Tits iB tho pi1sh day ot
ltr. Evarss' speech. and tho e.hund1odsh OF
the Tllton-Doecher trial.
Tue following report Of what 3!r. EvArt. saa
| ia furnished by tho Erenin9 Pos! In advance Of
| lts publication.
| ue began by referring to \ letter known n tie
| "Catharine Gaunt letter." writ.ou by 3lrr. Til
| ton on tho 29th Of Juno. 1871. This letter fur.
niahca complete retutation OF the pEotense
that this woman had been guilty Of adnltcry. 1t
also furuinhed IN exp'kuatton Of the manner In
| which tho rure roatlone between = Clergyman
! and psrishioncr could 10 mado the cause OF
disturbance Of tue pcnco Of T. household. M..
EvArts read the letter In which Mira. T,ltou Aaid
that "her eyes had INIT hecn opened. for tho
first time. to a CONSEQUENCES Of her aiu, and
that tLis effect hnd bean produced By tho
| FICTITIOUS EXPERIENCES OF CATHERINE oAUST.
% narrated in CAar!ea Reada's novel;" tIr. TIL
ton, in tho confused relations Of hls affections,
| which he hulso!f had displayed 10 theories. aud
ideas which he had a!loNed to intrude them-
selves oven into tho co.umnh Of religious news-
paper, had been urged by his wife to discard
these ideas aod practices In tho letter, Which
conveyed such rcpsoach, though in ~ kindly
language that 10 did no. dare to publish 1t With
out mutilation. Thcn Mrs Ti!ton. by her read.
Ing Of Ills story, in Which enlargement IN q
houachold grew ont Of the attachment Of u wfe
to church in which hcr husband did not bo-
lievo, md her reverence for tho priest, became
convinced that sAe herself had hotu gully, Iko
"CRthet1ue Gauntlet
| MoAAL uSFAlTHfULNEss TO HER HUSBAND.
1u these rs!kt'ons bctWeen :" Cat!ar1ne Gannt "
and hor spiritual advisor there una Il, hint
Of bodily 1nlirtnity. Mr. Eyarta rkoichet thy
ontlinen OF the novel. showing how tue wlfc, be
I,or devotion 10 her church and Its representa-
tive, WAS led to place her allegiance to tho Inter
above her allegiance to her husband. Thts OK
1
passion Which induced him 10 forbid the priest
his doors. and resulted in dlscord: III the
ptotligncy Of tho husband. and in tue final vtnu-
cation ot tie wifo'e purisY. The letter OF Mrs.
Iilton, in the light Of tho story which inaplEcd
it, showed her heart ~ IN mirror. Tbs part
| alluding to her husbands uufathiulneas was
omitted in the letter when Af. I'lson published
it. and no astoFistts we1c inserted to Indicate
for the husband to publish his wito'H letters at
aIl, "a he had long sillco found cut by the opin.
ions Of .nen and aotneu Of tAis country, but to
mutslate these letters, IN order to
MURDER HIS WIPES FAME.
exposed him to inforencea which wore terrible.
3lr. Eyarta tiou read the letter, in which Airs.
Illton oxps-hsed hope that her husband would
uever ''u.el tho experience Of being nsis!ed by
good woman, AZ rho had boon by Eaod mau." "
1t WAS undoubtedly very hard that Becchcr
should DO judged BY these letters, or any othera
which passed hetwcen tho husband ant wltc.
aud ov the'r own deal'nes In regard to mat.
lottor showed that 90 guilt Of sexual immortality
With s1r.. Tll.ou could be imputed to Beschcr.
Or croHs-cxatnluatiou Mr. Tt!.on wss obliged
to adult tbas 10 knew The Sin Of y Catherine
ho Published the letter III the news-
uapefs iu nutt'ated form. to convey
throughout the country the ,ppresaou
that It ~as eoii sasion Of adu'!ery: TIE coun'
Sir. Beecher on thu 5th OF March, ISL. iu ~hlct,
shc aBkel lin, It Ibis heart bounded toward al
as It useJ." This WAS quotation from Hannah
Moro, whom no ono ever suspected Of incouki'
nunce. alrs. 1ltton also said, in th!K letter. tsl
. when Frank ra'd she 'mghs wait dear Plymouth
ngRin, she should
THANK THE DEAR FATHER"
THIS woman was snneEipa, and why should sho
. to the charge ahe had resr4cted. aud aisor tile
enlargement OF her husband: 1Aen, when
Lsf husband bscame weaned, in degree. ffonl
hts business tEoublea by the dream OF tito tod
eH A4e, aud hia attitude In tue household Ce-
oame changed III consequence. her huart MAY
| lIEhtoned, aud sue thought shnt al! hRd beol
l'uilt up agaiu. All haa boon built up on the
sacrifice aud all would have remained 90 had
come and held responsible position IN society
lnstead Of wreckinE hts prospects by his auher
enco to pernlclous doct1tncs and
| Hts lNPAruAT1od NTH yIcTuRIA woonnC1I.
Mr. EyaTts then road hef uots OF April q
1911, asking llE. Doschcr TO use his ,nlluenc.
wlth Nnu!son to secure the uestt tucsion OF tut
patesQ in his possession. sAyiug that her lssast
bled hight and day for The injustice Of their ex-
soultou. aud hy hln, shown to Dir. Tiltou. VII,
WAS not tue prayer OF tho wits attentled to- nov
that peaco had beon restored bosweeu all par
ties7 Who lad purposes sRalnst tho destruu
which involved their fu.ute nse7 Upnatnsa
silence was imposed upon MI. lseectleF, a1r. I'll
ton andeAvoriug to persuade hin' that his wif'
believed his purpose losArd huf had teeu lin
| pure AHl tHAs ......
AN IMpUrArIox op MORAL TpRrtrrpE
would result from my exposure Ut this fact; ycs
. Ill through theso unl.t!B, hir. Tilton, It wA
proved, tuld whom lo p!eased will, ID mucl
Of gasbliug as suited hia purpose. Ii
tho samo way silencs vas imposed upu.
llcccher by h1oulton III regssl to tho letter u
Illson, through Howen. which gayo Iseeher the
msaus OF exposing I,lton to public opprouriun,
1lr. Eyarts noxt reBd the lotter or May .. 1911
which slrr. Tlitun began by saying that Ao
futuse would 10 happier 1t llr iiraclles forE4yt
while he forgot har TAat wna certainly yer,
curious wish for Eepeatant WIFI to express Il
tic man wt,0 had wnnnded her. Then, In tn
sau,s letter, Mrs. rilton said thA. through tn
; psEiud Of her troubles she hsd snaeasured to
KKEr ALL HAHN PROM Mn. A3ECHFK,
aud that her weapons lad beeu lore, : farga
!, untis,ng generosity and "ness.lltding." III
| Ylle lntaEprnkAtion Which bad boon Klxon TO tut