New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-16

O Did you receive the time ofits date, n ua
| letter submitted TO defendants counsei)
Mr.. Fuleron-Iaye you any objection to IT, genuenen'
Mr.. Eyarts-I suppose not.
CONFIDENTIAL Co.,.
DEAR FRAyK: indignant beyond expression storIs
sympathy and friendship for Theodore he has against him
in sincere His pro
LESSONS and hollow and faithes
They merely tactical His object is plain lie IS deteIhes
possible That il his game BY singing Theodore believes
that he will be driven which he hopes will ruin me
Il ever man betrayed sno ne has am IN nope sat
T. s,s hand ~ ke N friend There are one or two
rea-ons emphatic for wqng until the end VI the Council be-
Characterization violent that the public mind likely
10 be the ecclesiastical elements and not IN the per
'0 e II Plymouth Church d5zowipIf VIII constitute
That Council does not da49S'4p rynoan Ghsrcn
then undoubtedly stor WI 90 on ~ b Dh and in that
4 At any rate while the fury in Council It's not To
effect in degree, and after the battle over one can
know how to be- 6u pretty nearly up with inward excite
ment and must run away for day or Two and noe anu
Cordially and trusingly yours, B.
March IS 1874
No one can tell under arst impressions what effect Of soch
| speech will be. H0ugit 10 damn otOrrs.
Letter marked Exhibit No, 3O'l
O. Handing letter witness There another letter Mr.
Mouton which you will please look and whose hand
wiring it s' \. In the handwriting Of Mr. Beecher.
| O. To whom is it addressed A. To me-
Q Did you receive it about the time Of ts dae' A. did;
yes Sir
Mr. Fuleron-r read it in evidence:
Sunday Night, March % 1874
FRANK Is there to be- no end q rou6e' l. wave 70
follow wave IN ende NJ" from S 70 RE ' Ti,n t
cre D"s beyond description fe Ike lying down and yns
devil Of mischief wond rather have had j.yein launched
a5nm'' m me T shameful Hcscy o. bringing the mot
sacred relations into such publicity h.- me with noTor
But there some siisnt aIeYanohs Inc para,
graph came when the public mind was engaged
with the Council and with Theodore letter., n'l"
will pas further notice H i MT tdFen P uy
other psper. il " sink ont OF sight aud De forgotten whore
sobd have az bad But " write searnan letter and give
him my full feeling atout IT, must again be, rs have
new aud assrant element " nncmd-t oa onc for peace:
and II that be-, for dea-tlat rH bring peace h
fytn hope thu. drop u .al may uk through out ~
ssht and not prove mortal poison Yours s'e e; p
Ib,ye written strongly to Shcirman and hope he VIII
send T. unsolicited am .ick bead heart ma BODY,
but must move on feel this morning IKE 'tUhS uss 70
| by the rnn
copy Of letter marked Exhibit No. ST.
O. Now Mr Mouton, il you please whether Won raw
the paragraph in TIE Union to which reference IL there made
! A. did.
a. STATE the substance fiji:
Mr. E,arts-W would rather have the paragraph.
NJ Fuerton-It not necessary, II your Honor peare wa
should p.o those newspapers a are incidentally referred
TO- That not rule. only wanted to Know the subject
matter u the article.
judge Nci-on-The subject matter We have got think The
paper ought be produced Yon can produce IL hereafter
Mr. Fullerton lt j. referred collateral matter
Judge Ne-on-It not remotely collateral ihnN tho
PAPER should be- produced You can introduce hereafter
q After receiving hat letter did You -ee Mr. Be'c"Fi A.
Yes, sir; saw him.
Mr. E,arts-Tuc paper in the letter
Mr. Fullerton paragraph from Tie C.t0" Is as fol-
lows
Mr. Eyars-we consent th,. being read a. if the paper
wa. here We only object memory AZ TO accuracy
We understand that TO be the ZANE.
Mr. Fullerton lgoadn-:
mort, t tAS ss sf IF B service The p sso Of s
ting his view, as to the '9sn' IlL ~ be C1rcb how
ever was Communicative H. -ald he mad received no mt
r, 10 a. me y' sandal on NJ Bccchor he said lar Toa
was concerned he clifton wa ont oi n T ,r Mr. r
Ttou hc had occa.ionrd The HAo. tto4oe ~me IN ,1n
the strange powe posed her often spoke Of the mott
incredible things. declared thing p1-- lie ia ere Rpos-or
bjf had sc-5,lc @ fhat Il the 5ttr things she bad tod
Kim in her ncfumistc trance false and impossible men
why asked Mr. Sheannan Tie scandal Nj Bcecher be
the only truth in hei cray words
O. What If anything did Mr. Bccchcr lay you in regard 10
that publications. A He Thought it was ouiraseons-he 'ad '
O. If you can anything else he told please state
it? A. lie laid he would write don't remember "hcherL
Jaw him before The letter not but Lad converse
| ton with him concerning that pangnph-whether It
was before or after the receipt Of this letter
don't remember and sad TO him: MI
| Beccher. you that that statement II
false regard Theodore ani YOU know that 1t II fao
with To
il corrected will trouble about IT, II i an outrage am
NOT AT il a, coming from Mr. Shearman al, don
think he Is above such matters That is what told Mr.
Reecher and Mr. Beechc said that he thought was an
outrage: that he thought cruelty that caused nun
an almost unspca5c agony aud DE- wept over H. and od
him that -holld % Sir. >learnan ABOUT IT, anu
did 70 70 Hr. Sherman aboa; ~
Mr. Eyarts- about what passed between you and
M Sherman.
The Wines. am not going to say anything about that Sir;
sl, Mr. Bcechcr had Nr Shelrnan. and told
Mr. Beeher that Mr. sherman refused read the paragraph
when paccd il before him hIs desk. and | told M
Becchcr that had subsequently taken Mr. IllOn TO zee
Mr. Sbearman and thar Mr. S.eamin had made
an explanation TO Mr. Tton. which Mr. Tuion denounced
as false and Mr. Beclgr subsequently and told nm
of letter which Mr. lad given me 10 give TO Mr.
Titon which Nlr Tton had refused receive on the ground
that il contained deliberate f-eh)od and that uness Mr..
sherman did write another letter taking back as il should
be- retracted that Nj Tion would make trouble about II
and told Mr Bc.hcr subsequently Jhat ar sherman had
written letter Of rc,gacOu and had received back from NE
the letter which Dee wrote at drt and which Mt Iuon sg
matted a. and Mr. Bccher said TO me also that
It was his opinion Mr. Sherman Has mischief maker
uaughtcr)
O By MI Eyarts-You have not sttel,vhen this was' A.
In an Interview had with ing this paragraph u
The Union.
O. When A Shortly after the paragraph in The tnoH APP
pcarcd.
Mr. Beach, suppose we have that correspondence "a
desired 10 fix the date.
The Wine..-rhs date Of Mr.. ShcarnAn's letter would
fix it.
o Bv Mr. Fullerton Handing book TO witness Look a
thai and see il t will dx The Of Mr. Shearmaus letter
Mr. Eyarts-Thc date Of the all that is
sary.
Mr. Fuleron-That will enable him dx the date Of the
conversation.