Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-16
THE GREAT TRIAL.


.Specia. Telegram to the Cincinnati Conn orciail
HROoKLYN, June Mr.. Evarts
co\ertd considerable ground to-day
aud We have now to behold Uuly the
closing struggle for his side tomorrow.
Perhaps he is holding the highest
force in reserve for the supreme mo-
ment, which will then come. At all
events he has not stretched himself
beyond measure to-day. He has rath-
er been reasoning over such matters of
detail as he had not brought under re-
view during the previous eight days.
III Z has now very nearly got through
with everything. 1t remains for him,
therefore, but to deliver that great APP
peal to the clarified reason aud con
science OF the jury, which will enable
them 10 give HIM verdict, notwith.
standing the TIltouian thunder of
Beach, to which they must yet listen.
Those people, therefore, interested in
this ease, who are yet dissatisfied with
such explanations as have been given
OF BeeCher's conduct, interviews, let
ter-. remOrse ana donations must take
their places among the anti-Beecher-
ties. They certainly can't complain
that these explanations have not been
sufficiently long and numerous.
MIR. Beechcr marched into Court this
morning, with "a frown on his face,
gray hair, Jupiterlan expression, wear
ing a double-breasted white vest and
SLOUGH hat, with other things, and
whirling a big thorny stick. Then we
beheld the advance of Tilton, white
! faced, auburn haired, wearing doub-
! le-breasted white vest, u blue scarf, Il
| slouch hat and other things, with an
Apollo-like expression. Beecher was
accompanied TO Court by his wife,
three sisters and several other rela-
tons. Tilton was alone and erect.
BEECHER Is DELIGHTED
over the receipt of some gold-headed
presents from the Ladies' Homeopathic
| Fair of New York. Among other
! features of the fair was one by which
| people voted one dollar vote for some
gift To the most popular clergyman.
His eminence, Cardinal McCloskey
and his holiness, Parson Beecher, were
the chief characters in the struggle
! but his eminence was easily beaten 10y
his holiness, who in consequence /,
1 rejoiced 10y the gift of two gold-headed
umbrellas and gold-headed cane
which last he flourished in court to.
day. Give the old man Il chance.
Lawyer Beach also came TO cour
this morning in all improved cOndi,
ton, but soon departed to conduct an
other case in another court. Tiltol
was thus again left in solitude withou
the presence of any member of hi
counsel, excepting poor Morris. II
the absence of his own legal adviser
Tiltou consulted frequently, deepl,
aud complacently with Beeener's law
yers. All the afternoon there wer
four men sitting close together in
straight line. AT one end of the brie
line was Beecher at the other TiltOn
while between them sat Tracy an,
Hill, two of Beecher's lawyers
Beecher would talk to Tracy and Til
ton to Hill, as all four smiled in con
sentaneous wrinkle.
Mr.. Evarts resumed his speech whel
he entered court this morning a
though there had not been a moment
interruption to its continuous flow. II
assured us that he did not propose t
treat all the random interviews an
dialogues of scandal history, for wha
occurred after the last week of Decem
Der, already reviewed, was of bu
e slight importance. Whatever judy
ment may be formed on the interview
of December so must decide this case
But he proceeded to riddle and Tidi
Guile Tilton's account of the interview
of January 8, when Beecher rave
about flight, self-murder, and resigna
ton, declaring his adultery to be love
not lust.
The speaker next took up the inter
view about the spurious child. Iii
tons account of it was absurd an
: shocking, incOnceivable and impossi
: BILE. When the vile interview wa
over, Tilton asked Beecher to resum
: his intimate relations and friendl
visits, and they saluted each othe
with the kiss of reconciliation. "AC
tons speak louder than words" Tn
speaker next reached
THE MAY INTERVIEW,
And took occasion to say that Beeche
, had never denied the accusation {
adultery to Tilton or MoultOn, becaus
, neither of them ever made any sue
/ accusation. Tilton and Beecher Ofte
= met on terms of social friendship, an
0 held business interviews after the pc
! riod of the alleged rumpus about adu
7 terry. w q hOW ntdIu VI llllOu > "A
! tempts to get Beecher to join him i
/ starting newspaper, which otfere
another illustration that Tilton, a
s through his trouble, was forever tryin
= to use Beecher.
p The speaker next adverted to I'll
3 original publicity given to the scand
!. by Mrs. Woodruff, and to the ensuin
:. relations of Tilton with her. We wei
III il haf
himself was the original fountain
r the scandal, which flowed into ii
g Woodruff, and We had an explanatio
4 of Tilton's operations and his disgrac,
full objects.
In the afternoon Evarts admitte
that Beecher did
WANT TO PREVENT THE SCANDAL.
: His conduct in this respect was Il
strongest proof of his innocence; bl
a. uvuG TiltOn and MouIton who m,