The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-05-27
OVER THE WIRES
BnECEER-TiLTUN.
Closing OF Judge Porter, ArgI.
men..

"" loEi-, IA! ig:-i ursuaHt 10 al
oufh1eii,' tue iii'oh,be'ciet ifiai was re-
""'et ,i''' "icinl',9- Long V'ore uhe open
iS o! Inc court inc room was crowded, re-
~ nil'dihs one oi Inc carry DAYS oil The trial.
ne humber women Ia a''ehdanee was
srea'i! ciih'hisleu, when 'he court haoi-
!ues a''fioue 10 'hs iac' 'iat .he evidence
N !, 'ne case Is al III. EA,'uuse ror'er
men began lie summing up Tor the defense. |
ne saiu
SiifnN lou nave ,,,s oeeh ior h'e
months III Tue service oi iheodore lh'oh,
''n"i n IAN. r.. w. "hieh you ~eie
ou'' " 49, Sn1". nss, sinee 'he "-
Ss y. .n :, su u ~ iP'o,e pm"
oiPes Mnen 'hGy s.IucN einn On me one
Sne.N nc 'ui''eu ~ .nen .i'e o'nei. IN .ne
ins my niis". nav zen s'iuen win
.ne se .u an u 1 IN T".eh Pgr
me-, 81 . tne Sa anu 'ne oT1'i 'housh'
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u liz, ,t rri 49, Ill Laaa t III no ao.p'
WIS "' III .m. ,hn. III T;I,"u III u VII .ne
I ~ ~ tnfo,u..r With a - .%na;
~ -, 49,, W. L..ti. - ann
r. s;s,ar ~ H. LacL ,ni - AL" IN
.,r.,a,;I, Thaso ars ,ha 1ar,;.. - e
IT, $500 - III .onns.i;an Tn a ae
H. fS.m,.;,ns - Chr;s,;.r -. 81
,mor,I;,v N. or;c;n,,ors ,,nhf;sha,s anJ
moraiity; the oriSlhators' publishers and
ADVISERS In TINS matter. we had In
favor Of TINS defendant tne VILE, the chill.
dren ana 'he grahdeniidren, VINO iound
sneiter oeneaIn MS rooi, anu ,ie 3,Voo wor-
shippers oil flymcuth ohurch. we have
Win Us 'he unanimous ana enthusiastic
III rv,,,.,lv 81 anl;,,L,ana5 oLr;-,onia,.,
ume sympathy Vi ehishteheu vhris.ehuoii.
They loved the defendant, while they alb,
horrea M anu ,oa'se1 'ne names Oh iiiton ana
rank Mouitoh. ohe oil inc obstacles 10
tne accuser was 'ne defendant answer oil
ms innocence, ana inc oa'h oil an upright
man. Ahotner obstacle presented itseii IN
the uhDiemished character and unsui-
lied purity OF ooth MN and the vile.
let another obstacle was The iaet that NJ
ton and Mouiton Tor io1i years, by their
WORD: anu acts, iaisiiied such accusation,
Do'h IN WIRING anu otherwise. Another
ops,acie was the TACT 'hat iiitoh cohapited
win the lazy accuSeu, anu remained Ior
iour years ~ c ,he family relation with the
aduiuefer. ihey met ahother obstacle, IN
that they po'h linton ana Mouitonj ad-
inil'ed' Win lhe oath on their Ups, tha'
une! were III oPet, hostih'y Win defendant
ihey encountered anoIher obstacle IN the
lac' .hat 'ney ileu 10 conceal IT,
as 'hey say, anu lhe question
arrises IL .hey are no! mar. Now, we
were accuS'oiied u oeiie'e In truth, not Dy
the hunoer OF those VINO spoke, but In the
Propaoiiiay oi 'he stories III regard 10 the
na'uI Inc sl@aAer 'neh asked VINO was
'he aiieSeu cHiPr,, anu gave viva de-
4 VI &uI Ills early
Sio' nH Nis.iH" iiie anu iaoors, anu NE
Known ih'esi;y VI character. lie 'hen
8 HS T q, aonie tehst upon the purity OF
WE; mon anu Iei ih'eiiec'uai eaPacilles
anu .e', ne" uey Moupi nave you
oelete VIVA: y khowh 10 ever man, ~o-
man anu emu III we country 10 oe iaise'
that tnis man c9uid nave amour In open
uayhSh', oieniy uep"uchi,iS the mother
VI i'iiiliy .ra' sueh an intrigue couiu
any Possipily 1e sucG Ie carriec on
.nroush year anu = nan, no eye seeing,
NO ear nearing 'ne hrs' woman 70 tel II J,
ArS: iii'oh' ana me me, nrSt man she sn0ui1
49, y 70 va. I"S W. VI tnoi', anu iiehft warn
i ee'nei, he last I aa Oh eai'h tia' eouiu
nave peen suit'i me speaker spohe Oh 'he
i'hpssSipliiiy Vi Deecner taxing mistress
10 ms own nous, III ,isht OIL MS servants
anu slah'I r;i! turning 'o"arus Mou''
. aUn anu ill'oh lie speaker ekcialiheu
"n'' are such men ioi' C'iieSs ior huht'
my uo"n cielsy men anu c'uciiEihs women.
letters WHICH PaS9ea Win no '"ought OH
ner par except commence rePo,eu III hei
i,ieiu anu Pa,'oi' na'e iu'niessiy peei
thrown peioie ''ie Holio IN ai'pge'her i "ii'
ieir,t nsn' iiGiii 'i'''t i'i'e,i'eu.
| Il ol'ei "u"iesa WIS ih'eifuP'eu hefe ~
rec S,,
me I iip.ihe mas ,he iolio"ihs IN refer
IL, - e., - ar o hn -, II
first words uttered bv Jndge Porter wer,
,bese: Men are ant to he hold of sneecf
when two stalwart Champions like Monitor
and Triton male a ioint assault unon =
CLERGYMAN and a woman. the one forbid.
den by his profession IN return
evil for evil and The o,be,
weak. poyerle,s. held as in the hollow
Of the hand by man who has but IN IooL
upon her 10 subJue her 10 his will,p The
last clause. referring to Mr.. IiIton
was delivered in a deem Deliberate voice
with scathing force. and As the words wer,
uttered the sneaker turned toward Mr.
Tilton. who sal behind him and sbook hi.
clepcbed fist In his face. with !
look of scorn- Tilton's face turned very
red. but he looked the LAWYER straight II
the face. while his Inns became messed tn
pether as with suppressed ANGER
Judge Porter continued at intervals IL
trrp and depounce Tilton IN his face and
more than once the latter who was bus,
MAKING notes. dropped his men nervousIy
and half turning in his chair faced III,