The New York herald., 1875-05-29


lions 10 the interests society and their influences
upon the happiness OF others, and had asked
your assent 10 the proposition that this case vas
utterly bare or all these facts or conduct as seen
and observed, which lead TO the conviction tnat
there have grown up in the hearts, affections and
passions OF these people those vicious purposes
which lead TO the wicked act, wnlle nothing has
been proved which could possibly lead to the
conclusion that such crime had been
committed. 1t is true there was a habit
Of social intimacy such as belongs TO the relation
OF o clergyman and parshloner, but all the evI-
dences tend TO show matter to account for and
justify such a degree oil intimacy All the testi-
mony on this point, as lar as he press 1t, ls
entirely from the defamer's own testimony. The
number OF visits during the many years OF con-
fessed intimacy and constant regard Is repre-
sented as occurring at intervals OF from three TO
six weeks. each one OF those visits during the or
ness-servant or inmate OF the family, not even
Tlton nmself-there IS not single witness who
pretends tna' :, there was was a visit in IN
Yate call. There was perhaps some so
cial entertainment, some invitation, some set
mite, and certainly very lew Tor the evening at
which Mr.. Beecher was present or showed his
in parlors. And in regard to any visits OF Mrs.
Titon TO Mr.. Beechers house there is no evidence
ut ali that any such occurred. Mr.. Beecher says
that If Mrs. Titon was al mis- house on the 10th OF
October lie did not know OF IL, and counsel on the
other side treating OF this ala not ask MIN n he
had seen her; he proved, however, that he had no
recollection OF having seen her there, ana the con-
cluson naturally would De tnat II sne nad been
there he would have seen ner there or would have
known OF her having been there. This
might, thought unimportant In 1tsell, be thrown
in with some additional evidence TO support the
possibility of Guilty conduct, If backed up with
other evidence. 10 say that the Visit OF a married
LADY OF parish In the daytime at the house OF the
clergyman Is suspicious act would shock not
only the sense OF decency but the sense OF fairness
and, Intellectually, the common sense OF every
man. lft were otherwise II Mr.. Beecher's SIM
pie statement OF his visits TO Tiltons house could
be contradlcted 1T would be- Five servants i've
children and grown inmates, besides Tilton him
self and wife, are all unable TO contradict his
statements. Waat is uncontradicted, whether IL
hn haNa nF
because misfortune has prevented It's contradc-
ton, is now III a court of justice explained away.
Where are tue seductive acts ana the corruptlng
influences this pastor usedr
THERE WERE SOME BOUQUETS,
some flowers sent TO the chamber OF woman in
confinement flowers sent 10 the paror or q lady
living In ner own house, nowers the sight OF which
whose perfume betrayed their presence to every
comer. / DON'T think you VIII find out evidence or
corrupt and adulterous purposes IN the mere fact
that these nowere were once, twice. three times
presented. Think OF the constant. watchfu. jeal-
Gus, hostile and malignant observers who watched
these persons-the vile and the clergyma during
all these years. At lunch IN Demon
ico's Mr.. Judson, Ia the course. OF the con
versatiou introduced by nton-and IN which Mr..
Beecher comes out the prominent nRure-says.
.'We there Is one thing certain at least tnat Mr.
Beecner has not been involved or suspected OF
any Irregularities toward women,n ana filton
says, "lv'e lost my faith in man. THIS Was
pleasing form ofmaking an imputatlon against a
friend. Ths was In 1865. pastor, a visitor at
his house, man that Tor years hau TOLD lnat
little woman a. his CIltonsl house loved n MN nm
TOMS, was also friendly to Mr. Beecher. He old
not ike these cowardIy thrusts, of1sprlng OF
suspicion thus displayed to breed the mis-
chiefs 1t was intended 70 breed he brings
IL for ever. A wise has said. suspicious
that the mind OF itself gathers are but buzzes; but
suspicious thar are arttncialiy nourlshed and put
into mems heads by the tale whsperings OF Others
have stInQs.n The plaintiff Knows the old prov
STD mere ap Inc e gVeu hs n or
STRIFE. The ancients nave stern maxim, making
the absoluteness and dominion OF tns evil pas
sion TO be ex pressed in a few WORDS leaving, IN
fact, nothing more TO be said about IL, "InUfdtG
test0s dies non dgitn Envy and malice keeo no
holidays, and Theodore Tilton spent Christmas IN
forging weapon with which ne meant TO
strike Beecner 10 the heart; New Years In
Action displays the man-the treatment OF himself
by himself; MS own description Of himself leaves
notuIng TO be said If him DF others. lie opens his
heart 10 us; ne coasts OF his magnity, and takes
credit Tor all the horrors II reveals You nave no
need 10 measure the character OF sucn man ne
stanas revealed in all the ceformty OF his nature
se-revealed and self-cOnyicted. No wise man
thinks more Of such revelation than he does OF
his beak In the hearts blood OF Its prey. or how
merclless shall be the coil and crush Of tue SER
pent when 1t entwines It's victim.
Mr.. Evarts tnen proceeded 70 read the letter
from Mr.. Tilton 10 Mr. Beecner, dated Brooklyn,
May So 1865, concluding with the words:-
Meanwhile on my friend, may our father In heaven
bless earth guide YOU strengthen you illumine
you and at ast crown you WIN tne evesasng crown
unworthy but eternal friend, THEODORE flLTON
what are words worth uttered or spoken by this
man. whose slanderous tongue, three days before
these lines were penned, spoke mischief OF Nj.
Beecner 10 a common acquaintance. ON, serpent
heart,
Counsel went on TO say that truth comports with
every fact pnysical, moral and spiritual In the
world. Error may confuse error may distort but
be sure there Is no untruth tnat IS not IN
compatlbe with eyery otaer truln IN the ma
terial creation or the moral creation. Some
times by unfortunately or skIliully acquiring
iacts enough 10 see whether, the par
crOss-examiner 20 baffe the false purpose o
witness. Way, wnat u cross-examInatlonf In
this subtle, penetrating power some think it Is 10
exhibit me Affirmative of me nory ana the exact
ness OF expressions OF WORDS ana tnat a great
Ieat Is accomplished by asking wltaess TO tell
long conversation over two or three times. A
witty and profound crOss-exam1ner mas demon
strated that this thing cannot be done. Mr.
EvaTts, In giving amusing ms ances OF how truth
would comport win all truth however remote IL
might seem, went on 70 say that wnen Mr.. Hton
wished to convict Bessie Turner OF a lie, with
circumstance, he gave you as the reason tDat ner
story was false aud his was true ABOUT his speech
his gray hairs going down TO the grave, he said
ne hadn't any graY hairs. Wen, that showed
whether Bessie or ne told a lie. That II a very
good test, and he thought ne knew about the gray
hairs IN his head and Il ne didn't nobody else dId;
but Bessie nad cOm0ed his hair, Bessie had told
you how frequently sne mad combsd his hair, and
l have found that people VINO DON'T grow gray
hairs are quite as ike 10 see them as those VINO
90. But he had iorgotten-and, indeed. ne had
his own belief In the verbal in SEPARATION or the
scrlptures-he had forgotten tnat II Is written,
"Inou canst not make one hair white
or blaCk.b Even unuer Oatn ne cannot.
But ne had forgotten more than that,
he had forgotten that even the hairs OF tue most
worthless mead are all numbered, and when truth
comes TO hgnt IN ms own letter, written three
years before, when he tells his wife 's0ray hairs
since your marriage. have fallen upon u.s." he
shows you what tbere IS IN nv suggestion, tnat
truth matches all the truth In the world. And
Bessieis statement matches all round while MS
broke at the irst attempted connection.
MARTINS LIRs.
Well, we had another witness, Mr.. Martin, aud
ne thought inexperlencted 10 ths practice OF the
story In wOrds and there wasn't anybody TO con-
uadict him. or at any rate A II was only words
against words, tnat he could do some damage TO
Mrs. TIiton by hls testimony given In friendly
intercourse with her. And so he told you that he
and sge, beng too warm IN the room up stairs.
went down ABOUT nalf-past two In the afternoon
to SIT on the piazza because 1t was cool. Well,
now there is a matter which don't seem to have
much 10 do with ne solar system, per Sc, by ITSELF
but you nave got TO match all round, and truth
does 10 without effort; but falsehood, never And
he was SHOWN tnat the sun blszed there on that
July afternoon with the thermometer among the
nineties, and tney mad gone there TO SIT for a cool
place Well, that looks as II ne had run agaIust
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