The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-25

oe carried ani SUI be innocsnt, ana nnstlt that
which love had sanctined. THIS. say, gentlemen.
was the subject OF ire luent consersstion netseen
IL was these sentiments that were 40 offensive 20
that pure. devoted vile ana mother. ana vhich
Week alter Week. Tues. sew, vie.. ana ii,es's s.so
clates were extremely offensive 10 hls vie. Inis
pusnsnt TO her thsn tue easnge 10 rshx on. IRE
one she s.rose against win sng llsh. snifeatis.
sas,uss She me e.sp, n me , essr,a s ss .".s'
herenis; she forbade her house 20 the ~omen wno
advocaied II; she demonstrates vith bsr hssOsof
whom he associaiea. ana e.r1scaia,r sas sas.
peeled his numerous lriendshlps via women shIca
knew no sexr she rejected as sopni.,ry that zoe,
were helps TO MN IN MS ls0orss sbe prc<en 20
relations would bring MIN sul ntoa per-lstsa N
the necessity oil eucn frlsn0snlfs aud nuIlll1trd
Sur, ME- =. lecture tas tour N s s. ss
the acquaint lance oi a family and tel desperately
in love WIN one Of its dsusn,ers sna inyllsa nsr
10 visit MIN al ms house. and he INSISTED upon as
vile inviting in,s younR iady 10 their nome "a
Brooklyn. Hilton himself tesuned th4t his ~ne
lady, and on seeing the extreme cordiahty Of
friendship with which ne receive hef. Hrs-
luton y,eideo. however, 10 ner husband. ana IN
vited her - make visit. rue laay sccepls ana
came. IL was the friendship ana visit vHich drove
OF the attentions paid TO trIs Young LADY BY niion
while she was living under his roof That ne vas
desperately In love VITA her there - no aouDt lie
which ne himself has pubhsnsd. aud wRich ne IN
troduced In evidence before you. But tae lacy,
soor learning the true character aud the danger
which associations threatened ner isir name. s9s-
DENY put an END 10 the Acquaintance, 20 tie great
sorrow ana dlssrpo.n.msns o. hr. in,ea.
TO MS wife on the subject Of OF relate
with other women. "hls Friendships" a. ne
rcspondence that nas been introduced. n a re-
markaole corr espondence, gentlemen. 20 pass be
tween man and wife. II develops trait IN Mr..
Tilton's character mat Ia at unusual aud almost
unaccountabie, tnat ne could presume 10 humlll-
dtscIoslng to her m rrespondsnce the Iriena-
ships which he mad for otner ladies'. ard describ-
ing them as going to the extreme lengths which
ne did.
LETTERS or THE rLArSrirr
Here Mr.. Tracy read several letters written by
the expression, 'rhe number Of people Who mate
each other, wno nt one ano ner exactly, WAC are
counterparts rs very small"
TILroN's MORAL PRosrRATioS.
Mr.. Tracy Continued To say This woman mrs.
Iiltonl nastened to Int him from the moral pros.
magnanimlty and divineiy inspired sympathy ani
would not let hei sell rest uii,ii she had taken on
herself the blame OF her husbands iault snd mad
found on her own part some excuse Tor hts many
SINS. For this imaginary fault she iasned herself
applied 10 herself the epithets when we're more
extravaxant than those which her husband mad
restore bis self respect and replace him on ms
pedestal OF pride, and TO convince him tnat she
worshpped MIN more aud not less than sac had
done before mis- humlliating confession. Oiher
letters OF Mr.. Tiltons and Mrs. i1on's, when
nave already been publ shed expressing hopes
about the ultimate fultlment OF their idealisiic
vieS o. love were here read, alter when Mr..
Tracy said He had represented 10 her and made
her believe that her ending MIN, his jealousy. ner
lovelness mad compelled him TO be q hypocrite to
her, and to conceal from her his relations and his
affections with and for other women. he told her
that that course OF lie winch her conduct IN tins
respect mad enforced upon him had broken down
his self respect. That IS what she alludes 10 in
this passage. She will aid HIM now to restore that
sell respect which she mad helped him to break
down. And, gentlemen
Mr.. Evarts-It Is time 10 adjourn.
Here MI. Tracy broke OF his address, and the
usual recess was taken until two O'clock
Among those who occupied seats on the bench
after recess with Judge Nelson was exJudge
John I. Brady, OF Texas.
AT THE RECESS.
Free opinion was passed at the recess az to the
ennciency OF General Tracy's speech. The matter
pleased his friends and obtained the respect OF
Tilton's partisans, while 1t was generally re.
GREETED that ne had not mastered the case sum-
GENTLY 10 have detained without manuscript aud
with his own native confidence.
AFTER RECESS.
At seventeen minutes past two. the jury being
in their places. General Tracy resumed his address
to the Jury He said -
: GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY-At recess 1 was read
ing to you the remarkable correspondence that
followed the interview between husband and wle
on Sunday evening, January 26 at tue time Mr..
tour IN the West mad read to you one letter tier
from Nj. Tllton written on the cars tnat night,
and !, nave read to you Two fro, from his Wife
February 9, 1858, and you will see by this letter
the high esteem in which he held his vile at this
time.
Mr.. Tracy read the letter dated Charlottesville,
Ind. Sunday morning, February Q. 1883, which has
be AGAIN. man amonS ana
tian among Christians"
During this Western trip he had. previous to
ierred. He mad stated to her. in order 10 make
aagemenis at lecturing, and ct tins wife, having
promised him no more Bindings, no more harsh
letter from him informing her Of this fact, an.
swered IN the manner shall now read:-
the letter (Which d, mas r already been published
airy ls, 1885, In this letter Mrs. Tllron remarks
that tue 'ldea OF faithful true marriage will be
and renned word-uness we renew It,"
At That same journey West, on the goth OF Feb
Western influence, and that he, having r'' m a
VOWS OF faItniulness, assured her that the spell
with him had been broken.
Thus mucn, gentlemen, lor the letters while he
was West and or the assurances Of fidelity TO his
marriaxe vow which he gave her alter that con.
ever he has re ,ur ned 10 MS home In the city OF
New York. Old associates nave come around him
aud new temptations have oyerraken him,
and he finds t at the resolutions o, January can
not hold out throue b the lrosts oil November. he
Is stricken sgsn with nnmii,a;,on WIN feel:
those temptations. and moved by q gentle letter
which he received from his vile, IN his studio n
New York, ut his office, on the 80 OF November, he
replies to her. The letter says:-"All my religious
dOuots and dltfcatlcs have been ana are,
and lear must be. shut within myself.
because cannot open my mouth to you con-
cernlng them without giving you wound"
Tnis letter was followed by q short one rom his
wife, dated Thursday evening, FEBRUARY 20, 1868,
In which sne says, ~ cannot join you at home
am thinking you are happier where YOU are"
TINS was succeeded by another letter ron Mrs.
Tilton to her husband, daled Nursery, sunday
evening. March s, 1885," she says:-'I never saw
my path 80 clear as pOw-that whatever you o..
say or be. 1t oecometh me to be the CHRISTIAN vile
and mother" Notwithstanding the promise OF
amendment or January rs, 1865, the promise OF
complete REFORM 1t 10 clear from this correspond
ence and from That OF November 1868, that rneO-
dOre TlltOn mad again Iallen and was again under
the influence OF his Old associates, and ne Tell
eenslDly, notwithstanding the VOWS ne had naue
III The January previous. THIS Is made evident
from tue correspondence OF 1859 and OF 1870, aud
rumOrs were thickening around him, rImors were
thick In the air. IL was Impossible TO let 1t alone,
and alter December, $780, The storm burst upon
him ana 1t sti uck him Ia every quarter; ne found
bis business In peril and MS nome was threatened.