The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-02

had at least got Tilton. That bold black
mailing letter put Tilton in Ihis power.
Bowen did not have far to go in order
to take this letter to Beecher,
bu the way was long enough for him
to have time TO think that it might be as
well if the letter was closed. That much
of the truth at least, was got from Bow
en-, that the envelope of this letter was
closed by moisture. Beecher RECEIVED
this letter and read it and he did not fall
down dead. On the contrary he said
"this man must be crazy that was
enough for Bowen. He knew that if
that unexpected appeal to Beecher's
own conscientiousness, signed by Theo-
dore Tilton, had been founded on any
fact, the guilt Of threatened criminal
would have appeared at least in his face
and manner. When Bowen said no mat
ter what Mrs. Tilton told her husband,
or what he charged, there was no con
sciousness of offence displayed in
Beecher's countenance. All that hap
pencd was that Beecher
was aware of Tilton's enmity towards
him and how Bowen must have rubbed
his hands together when he heard Of
this Beecher asked Bowen if he came
there Us a friend according TO the lat
ter'S testimony, and Bowen answered
that he was not hostile to him. II Beechcr
had been present ut the interview before
this between Titon and Bowen at the
latters parlor, what would he have
thought of BOwen's conduct. The CON-
spirators Bowen, Tilton and Moulton,
when they were together, thought no eye
saw or ear heard their Vaccinations.
Nothing had happened to Beecher from
the letter of December 2Gth, but good
deal happened to Tilton and Bowen.
The latter saw in what n light his COM
panionship with Tilton placed him and
FASTENED to leave it. Beccher told
Bowen of the
Horrible Stories
about Tilton, of his cruelty to his wife
and of her flight from the house, together
with Bessie Turner's story. Beechcr
thought Titon was not fit man to be
on the independents and Bowen had his
mind made up on the subject then, and
had already told Tilton he was going to
discharge him. The nature of the inter
view was that Beecher did not care said
Evarts, (srapping his fingers, for the
mlssivc he Bowen bore to HIM; but
Bowen was afraid that it might go abroad
about his connection with the matter.
The jury were men of common sense and
were not to discard all reason when they
came into the jury box. Did they be-
licvc that man, pastor, moving in the
society he did, occupied the relation of
paramour and mistress with Mrs.
Tilton? Did the jury think
that this woman would pick
It quarrel with her husband and leave
his roof, when her husband had cOndoned
the oiIense and thus made it public?
Could they imagine that wife so situa-
ted could rush out OF that house and leave
her shame in the hands Of her husband? |
Did they think Henry Ward Bcccher
would turn this woman over TO his wife |
to apply all the examination that one
woman would apply to another fallen
one? If the jury would not take the
philosophy and teaching Ofthe Scriptures
on the subject, let them take the gener-
osity Of Beecher's heart which was in
consistent with Il course of proAigacy,
which hardened the heart. DO men,
said the speaker gather ligs |
of the thiStlcS or grapes OF the |
thorns, or having set thorns do they cx-
pcct vintage.
Counsel then reverted to the interview |
between the alleged adultcrcr and the in
iurcd husband after the ollense has been |
committed, six months after these two .
men had been brought together, and Mr.. |
Evarts said he thought this was more
significant interview than any other. If
any accusation was made at all, it was
made then. Whatever of confession,
concession or acquiesonce on the part Of
the accused ever took place, took place
then and there. That was the period,
situation and aspect of the affair all
round. Tlton had then got, as he says,
from his wife, paper written in her own
hand, of some character and import, that
is admitted He got in her sick room by
an effort, persisted in day after day.against
the rcmonstrance of the nurse. He got
that paper on the 18th, and presented it
on the 30th. That paper was destroyed
by Theodore Tilton, and given him To
destroy by Francis ID. Moulton. What
justification was there for Moulton after
the tripartite agreement was signed to
give this paper to Tilton to destroy? The
Jury had here a sclf-confcssed absolute
treachery and absolute conviction of these
parties. Mr.. Charles Storrs, in his tcsti
mony, said he told Moulton that Samuel
Wilkinson had stated that all the papers
should be burned, and that Moulton saw
hey were burned and laughed. Another
stated that Henry Ward Bcecher thinks
they are burned.
Court adjourned.