The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-08

ton asked Beecher Tor counsel IN her do
nestle difficulties, and on which he marked
a passage in the bible he was determined
then that he would furnish no ground for
a charge of interference, and he simply re-
ferred her to the passage of scripture be-
ginning, "Charity suffereth long" Evarts
then spoke of tue publication of Mrs.
Woodhull's card, saying that the evidence
plainly showed it was prompted, by
Tilton himself. The scandal proper was
not made public until November 0, 1872,
but this card was published on the 22d of
May, 1871, at the very time when peace
appeared TO have been restored between all
parties. He considered the pretense that
Tilton, Moulton and Mrs. Moulton entered
into relations with Mrs. Woodruff, both
dstrustful and dscredible TO themselves,
In order to conciliate her silence. Now the
scandal article of November, 1879, referred
which they only had been cognizant.
To get rid of the necessary imputatlon
that Mrs. Woodhull's knowledge of this
matter had been increased during his in
terviews with her. Tilion testified that
she told him all these facts at their first in
terview In May, 1871, to his great astonish-
ment. Cunning Mr.. Tilton; he was asked
if he thought Beecher or Mouton had
told her and he thought not. He had not
told her and thought it must have came
through Mrs. Morse. He was asked If he
did not know Mrs. Morse's infrmity when
he told her and he was obliged to admit
that he did, but the enorm:ty of this was
too much for plaintiffs case and next
morning Tilton made correction, saying
that he never told Mrs. Morse about the
proceedings after December, 1870.
Recess-Mr. Beecher was surrounded by
relatives this morning; family party, in
Guiding his sisters Mrs. Harriet Beecher
Stowe, Mrs. Perkins and Miss Catharine
Beecher
After recess Judge Nelson announced
and wished Mr.. Evarts to proceed without
him. Mr.. Evarts continued his address
to the jury, and said they must
bear in mind that any effort
to suppress the scandal did not imply
fault on the part of any one. Who was
not anxious to suppress the scandal. and in
what case could it be more desirable TO sup
press it than in one involving these par
ties !? But the course of Mr. Beecher in
this matter, instead of indicating guilt on
his part furnished the strongest proofs of
vanced by Mr.. Titon to explain the known
facts of his connection with Mrs. Wood
hull. The defence has probed this intma-
cy which the plaintiff pretended was for
the protection Of Mr.. Bcecher, and had
shown that it resulted from an enthusiasm
for Mrs. Woodhull's opinions, and an
infatuaton with the charms of her society
and her person. This lady remained a
yelled priestess to our mortal gaze until
the closing days of the testimony, but there
was no danger of her being misconstrued
or misunderstood. She had a wide public
reputation and he should not discuss it
but if 1.-THE of the delicacy and sense of
honor which she displayed in this court
room, in regard to the custody of private
letters, Rad been possessed by the
modern Sir Philip Sydney there would
have been no trial of this case.
Evarts portrayed the conduct of Mr..
Beecher when he learned of Mrs. Tllton's
flight from her husband, not only bringing
his OWN wife in to examine Mrs. Tilton as
to her domestic affairs, but proposing to
subject the affairs of that family to the
scrutiny Of the matrons of his church. He,
next discussed the pretense of the plaintiffs
side chiefly put forth by Mr.. Moulton,
that the sending away of Bessie Turner was
on Mr.. Beecher's account. According to
Mr.. Moultons own testimony he asked Mr..
Beecher to pay the girls school bills be-
cause Mr.. Titon could not afford to. Why
did Moulton put it in such way if it was
for Mr. Beecher that the girl was sent
from Brooklyn ? Why should Tilton have
any interest 10 paying her bills under such
circumstances, whether he could afford
them or not p? Counsel then passed on
to the publication of the Woodruff
scandal and of Moulton's suggestion to
Beecher to consult Tracy as sagacious
counsel and Beecher consented. Moulton
said F.: "He may have to tell him the facts"
and Beecher had no objection, Out of that
rose an important fact for Beecher. The
counsel for plaintiff deserted advantages
from this, he expected to prove out of the
interviews with Tracy of Beechers COM
plicity in the policy of his silence.
and Tracys suggestston of lying. Tracy
did not represent Beecher and might have
been brought as a witness against Tilton
and Moulton, but counsel do not desire to
give testimony in cases in which they are
engaged.