, 1875-06-22

Hra. Dsadhhaw Was wltucAa, on tho 4th OF Oc-
tobet, 1873, bho wss then member Of plymouth
Church. CouuecI read tbs letter written 10
Dcccher by hos about this time, and said that
tact Mr. Doechor, and would give her right hand
rather than any harm should hhppon to him.
Tho answer to this noto from Deocher mhn
lilo ;ar2 fe'd by BY nesoh as. and 10 sslsd tho
not tito alfghteat Shadow Of of'ense on tho part
Of Eeccher. or that he bad not been guilty Of tho
nli9ltost impropEety towards this lhly: It was
admitted that Deecher prepared reEgnhtfon,
sacrifice himself for TIlton, 10 "step down aud
ont" WIat spectacle this was, and what =
position for au lnnucent man to place himaelf
In! This "aa a proponition advanced to twefve
not tho .ligltcat tnint Of guilt abou: him. This
vas u BeechteB letter, and he could not dony
It. lie Nae wiling to sacrifice himself ard btu
'ntaEcsss II ho was innocent. why Should ho
forsako lIis pulpit aud duties? ly any penltent
act cou'd leceher more earnestly declare his guilt
of Ibis ain? Tlla WAS fact which conld not
copncienttously 10 removed, al it was down on
lhe record. and 1t conld not be pushed aBlde.
The Jury must deal with It honestly and logically.
md. It they did il to the advantage OF ".
Deccher. the jury would hare al ipconceiSAb's
powot OF logic.
Beach thcu read
THE LETTER OF DEEcHEH TO Kns. T1LToH
written In 1871, wherein be eays that "uoa was
WAS written. ka[d counhe'. after Nj. Boecher had
written In another letter that he could not
visit Tilton'a house without la consent.
and ho .didn't think 1t rould DO satee
he I'd disturbed iii T.l,ons Hise hou.eholS, 1 u' Il
1as thon Bcccher undertook to write tloae
letters -claudcstino letters they Ind basn called.
1t was then he rent these lettots TO this vornan,
fotnentiug her Passions, ard appealing to her
affections, boarIug in tho face Of tho theory ho
presented 10 this con!t the indelcacy Of towing
linn without solicitation. It mas at the time
when the ho, ,roru Of death wore lowering around
him no sent those letters, flowing With express
sionB of love, exertinK al his influence 70 weAn
this wo1nau from her Aom0 nud children. 1n-
stead OF Adlnon!ehipg that woman. a. prieBt
should do. Of the ndolicacy of her af5ectious. ho
vrltoa to her three letters expressive OF lis feel
iug5 toward her.
4 JuRon Rises.
Tho sixth juror, George Hull. oppressed dis
APPRECIATION at lhe manner in which counsel had
made undue reflections Oh tho jury, md said ti1o
jury had several times 10 sit and hear these re-.
bldos boluB kept away from their homes for six
mouths to hayo to ltsteu to inaiuuattonB OF
counsel Tho fac. Was. tho Jury had not been
approached except by meana OF envelopes {pro-
!lnclng ono) enclosing cuttings from the New
judge Nelson aald tue Juror misunderstood
! couuHcl'e remarks !u tho heAt OF tloba.a.
Mr.. Beach remarked that LIZ had good roason
| TO believe monborB OF tic Jury
HAD BEEN APPROACHED,
which he would present to tho Court 1t another
time. Ho made no imputatlon against any Ut
tho Jury, but he could proro they had bean ap-
| psoached.
Dir. Abbott protested against the unnro-
! fcstfoual mode IN which thcdo statements had
| been put forward.
Mr. SAearnlan salso challenged the gentleman
To produce his proofs then and tbero. tSome
hIascs by the audiauco.] There WAS not one dollar
Of money which had boen expended in tue case
which had cotue ft0m Any source except the
pockets Of Henry Ward Deecter and himself.
lie was re,dy, for his own part, 70 tnke the
responsibility Rs to how the money had boon ex-
pended.
Mr. Beach replied that shoarmsn spoke with
| ont knowledge. lnasnuch N parttea in hymnntly
with the defendant could easily uso moneys fot
| purposes not known to him. He repeated thRt he
l.ad not charged any OF tho Jury unit! he was
called out by that appeal Of tho jurynan's. lie
would bo horry IT be had said anything o1fenslre
to tho jurynhn, or done ANYTHING to injure the
cnuas Of hiB client, for that lIe would hasa nc
right to do, but aS thoy lad been challenged be
| w.ud now ask His Honor to pAma tue tiuus aud
| place for tho production Of hts proofs.
Judge Nelson eu9gest"l that tile proper time
would bn ot tho Gloss e. lto rase nheu nomo
body would hAvo TO bo prnfhhed.
Tho matter WAS then dropped, and Court aa'
jou1ubl,