Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-06-09

rcsentations. There were numerous
other instances in which plain facts
had been misrepIesehted 1fby coun-
sci for the defense in order
to furnish a basis of attackzupon Til
ton. Mr.. Porter expressed extreme
surprise that the complainant in this.
case charged seduction and adultery
at the home Of Henry Ward Bteeher,
and also spoke Of the adeoitness with
which the 10th OF October, 1868, had
been selected to avoid an alibi. He
had drawn most attractive picture
of the hosae of Mr.. Beccher, which lie
surrounded. BY his family: Now he
did not know when the seduction was
accomplished, but tho place and. date
of adultery were those which were
furnished to Tilton by his wifeH land
Beccher according to plaintiffs testi-
mony, it was simply question Of
veracity between Tilton and Beecher..
Beach referred to the allegation Of
Porter that certain testimony given by
Bessie Turner and other witnesses for
defense had not been contradictcd by
plaintiffs witness when recalled.
Now he is submitted to the court
whether it would have been proper
for him after his witnesses had once
given their verdict of the occurrence
to intcrrogate them over again upon
exactly the same points, because wit
5nesses for the defense had given diff
;ferent version. The contradiction Of
witnesses for defense had been com
.plete upon all material points.
Beecher had said when Richards was
called to contradict Bessie Turner. he
only deniedthat tile alleged communi.
cation by her was made to him at a
particular place. Reference to the
record showed that Richards did deny
that the alleged communication was
ever spoken to him by Bessie
Turner at any place. Great COM
plant was made ofscruelty and neg
Tlect on Tilton's part because on Mrs.
Flton's return from visit she found
the housekeeper, Miss Ellen Dennis,
in her place at the head of the table.
Now Miss Ellen Dennis was Mrs.
Tiiton's cousin, q maidcnlladY,. some
what aged, who in Mrs. Tilton's abb
sence acted as housckecpcr, md natu.
rally occupied her placcSa the table.
When Mrs. 7. arrived she found her
there. Was not everything delicate
or appropriate in thats Then it WAS
alleged by Bessie Turner that Tilton
had-reinsed his wife rudely when she
spoke to him about servants. Sup
Ep.osetlis to be true, many great men
and kind-hearled men had been
chargeable with harshness, had been
annoyed by petty domestic cases, and
had not thought about those little
trivial details of domestic Kindness
which some women were disposed to
magnify. Bessie Turner's account
was non-important, and the house
keeper, Il. Dennis, was in her grave;
hut granting evcneet thaC Tilton was un-
kind in his household, granting he
walked about the house to find soft
place for reposc, granting he had fol.
bles which rendered his home nnhap.
py-did that give Mr.. Bccchcr the
right to violate its sanctity? The
very fact may have tempted the dc.
fendant TO enter upon his work
of seduction. So Of all cxtraneous
scenes which had been thrust upon
the jury. Suppose Tilton was the
adored Of Victoria Woodruff as lie
had been her cut0gist, did that affect
the plain:issue in this cause? All this
if true, did not overthrow the confcs
sion Of this defendant, and his stor.
and letters which his counsel passed
over SO delicately; and the narrative
of the credible witnesses who sustain
ed the charge Of plaintiif-all the al
Legations against the conduct of Tiltor
in his household and without did moi
4 diminish the sin Of Fl. W. Beccher
nor lessen the requirements Of the law
and justice for its punishment.
/ A recess was here taken.
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