Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-06
THE BEECHER CASE.
Mr.. Beecher ~ an Athlete.
Mr.. BEECHER,s conn nr

~, Nh BEECHkR's GOOD HEALTH
Mr. Beecher walked to where Mr. Rsara,
was standing, and they shook hands so,ti.
ingly and politely. The Jury had gone out
consequently Mr.. b secher could not be ac-
sociability Win his enemy's LAWYER These
two men are alike I'm temperament, in man
mer OF speaking, and considerably in looks
To nobody else among the lawyers than Mr..
Reach does Mr.. Beccher listen With much at
tention. - nv
what are we going to do II the juror should
not 6e able TO attend ?, asked Mr.. Beecher.
oh, we ca go on with eleven, or less !" re-
pled Mr. Beach, ''if both parties con-
are never sick, believe?"
81 used 10 be sick cut west" answered Mr.
Seecher "Strong constitutions cannot COM
pat against malarial diseases, like chills and
lever; But during the twenty-seven years
seven days by sickness"
-, You were something OF an athlete when
sports" and Mr.. Beecher stretched out both
arms and brought his hands hack n his
s sInS ~, as though bringing out the mus
MAKE the longest run OF any man in the
country-could beat them all. / was good M
holding things out for a long time at arms
iengtn- L came OF strong father aud a
strong mother, and I am very strong NV
sell. l am sixty-one years old. but bearmy
age lightly. This bad atmosphere DOESN'T
hurt me. i am conscious OF il, but IL does 1T
Cypress me-"
Mrs. Beecher was ready to go. aud had call
cd her husband twice; but he had not n arr
her. Then she touched his arm. and they
went out together, with the Plymouth at
PENDANTS trailing behind.
NO CLERGYMFS WITH REFCHFR
From Uhe " y. World
There are no clergymen with MIR Reecher
their peer, except his brother Edward. II is
his own church-that. and no other-which
clusters around him in this court. How diff
Ierent twenty-eight years ago, when he was
examined in the little old church on Gran
berry street-which this society had pur-
chased-by an ecclesiastical council, a the
candidate Tor the new Plymouth pulpit
Then there were present representative from
twelve Congregational churches There we're
Rev. X = Storrs, from the church OF the PHI
gflms, and j. n. Sprague, from the 2d Brook
Ign congregational. From New York there
We're keNs ID Z. Lansing, Geo. Il. Cheeyer
Nm: ". Wallace, Jos. p. Thompson aud :.
BRISTOL From the three cities OF Bridgeport
Hartford and New Haven, were the Rays
Nathanial Hewett, Horace Bushnell and s
W. ;. Dutton. From the Salem church, in
BOSTON, was Edward Beecher, his brother,
ne who, alone OF all identified with him in
ms past career, comes now to the court and
sits close by the defendant in this cause.
Nhen Mr.. Beecher was installed there was
an invocation by Rev. DIR. Humphreys. The
sermon was by Rev. DIR. Edward Baecher;
the prayers by DDS. Hewitt and Bushnell;
me charge 10 the pastor by DIR. Lansing; the
fellowship of the churches by Rev II. y
j. p. Thompson.
w" hhciS dIS hOht vi lucSe at MI. Beefl-
er's side but Edward Beecher. flesh OF his
flesh and bone of his bone.
GIVE THE OLD MAN A CHANCE"
To-day in New York the slang of s.Glye usa
rest is set aside, and the new phrase, ssGiye
the old man q chance" is in every mouth
Mrs. Moulton said il SO innocently. She in
answer TO question of Evarts, replied, 81
counseled the short statement because /
thought Mr.. Beecher would see the saving of
clean confession, and IL would give the old
man chance."-Ne,c York letter 10 81. Loais
Republican.