New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-10
TIE CHARGE OF GARBLING THE LETTERS.
The Court met at 2:05 p. M, pursuant to ad-

TIE CHARGE OF GARBLING THE LETTERS.
The Court met at 2:05 p. M, pursuant 10 ad-
journment.
Mr. BeachIn respectto various letters and documents
which Mr. Tton in the course OF this long ana vexeu
controversy heretofore has been compelled to use he
has beop charged with gabng In respect to the letter
of February $685. which Mr. Tton had occasion to use
I'm his sworn statement submitted to the Committee OF
Investigation and from which he quoted Mr. Porter re-
ferrn TO the quotation and to the use made OF by Mr.
Triton, says:
And yet the bastard to whom letter Is addressed
published in form which was garbled raise, ana
forged: in form in which she is represented as con-
Inv way of apology for it, "wen but since commenced
this suit have furnished true copy"
The form which the quotation from the letter OF Mr.
Tilton was reproduced by Tilton Is this:
That previous 10 the aforesaid criminal intimacy one OF
the which Mrs Ton alleged for her encourage
Of WARD h sssf %as the fact that
much distressed with rumOrs against his moral purity
Kindness and yet resist his solicitations, and that she
could inspire in him. by her purity and fidelity an ID
%Sas ~ ts xSum n Of isGs he maintained with Chris
fian irmn9ss toward her pastor this position Of resist
ence. always refusing his amOrous pleas, wncn were
strong and oftcpeated and in letter to her husband
dated Feb; 3. 1865, she wrote as follows 10 oye Is
strong demonstrations or faseinatons could cause
me to yield my womanhood"
And Mr. Porter alleges that that Is garbled and forSed
AMI false IN its sentiment intent and effect
Here an strong. No demonstrations or destinations
could cause IN TO yield my womanhood
And Mr. Tilton inquired Of in relation to the motive
which induced him to make that quotation and pubica-
ton and TO the supposed effect Of it. says
quoted IL as a beautiful illustration Of her own sense
o. the dgny OF her and OF herself as respecting ~
That was the use which male OF that extract III my
statement 70 certify to her strength Of character
at that time.
Cmnment cannot add, ger 'emen, must be permitted
10 say with what my friend knows is the hndlest feel
ing toward hm-nothng can be added by way OF COM
ment to the unworthness Of such an attack In that
statement Mr.. Tton, IN pursuance OF the policy which
had governed him from the commencement OF his dis
covory O; his wife's turptude, was modifying the
oeuse was maintaining integrity Of character, was
protesting at least, and believing az think In the
purity Of her nature and in the spoessness Of her
under the circumstances under which 1t committed,
and to which shall advert hereafter and In this state
M mt before the Committee representing with what
fidelity to her womanhOod and to her marriage VOW,
accepted the intimacy Of Mr. Beecher believing in bis
previous moral transgression, will show you by and
by. and yet by faith in her womanhood and by be-
hef in her own integrity and by tho nature Of the
influence which she knew she exered Mr. Beecher.
rs will also show YOU Mr. Tlton was expressing the
confident belief and quoted this letter in support OF this
belief that this woman at the time to which reference
was made maintaining all those characteristics and
this policy Of action. lie deserves reproach gentle
men, There misconception misrepresentation OF
the letter OF Mrs Tlton IN this quotation. 1t was un
generous the part Of my learned friend Nay was
clearly unjust towards his adversary without presenting
you Of the quotation to assume that 1t
was garbcd and forged and for the mere
purpose OF INDUCING in violent expletive against MI
Tilt0n.