The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-10

THE BEECHER-TILToN TRIAL.
Continuation Of Mr. Evarts' Argument

interview between Mrs. Moulton and
Beecher, June 2, 1878, and said no such in
terview took place on June 2, 1873, Ger.
tainly not of the dimensions and limits.
She gives from nine in the morning until
lunch time. The evidence shows that
Beecher went ON the two o'clock train, and
therefore he wasn't here Mt two o'clock
He was in New York at ten o'clock, as
Cleveland testl6es'; and he swears he was
all the rest Of his time in his own house in
conversation with Kinsella, and that the
telegram was sent off at $50 o'clock, and
there being no servant in the house Mrs.
Beecher took the telegram, all this occupy
ing his time and making out an alibi. But,
even on her own showing, it is impossible
that the narrative could be correct.
Against that alib the evidence was pro-
duced of Mira Eddy, the respectable
daughter of Judge Sutherland of New
York, but 1t is hard Oh Mrs. Moulton that
this witness makes her part with three
hours of interview, for she says she saw
Beecher coming out of the house at eleven
o'clock. And the witness, Mr.. Jayne, re-
members that at about nine o'clock, as he
was going to business in New York, he
| passed Beecher, and turning around the
corner he saw that Beechcr was going
to Remsen street. But counsel did not
see how there was a chance for Jayne,
at the bottom of those steps, to turn around
and give a wary look, such as woodchuck
gives before popping into his hole. How
ever, counsel really believed Jayne's object
| in coming to testify was to advertise the
bealth-lft. Mrs. Eddy has no means of
fixing the dates, so that the external alibi
is mistaken. Bcecher did go to Moulton's
on Saturday at in the morning, and for
aught he knows that may be the day to
which Jayne and Mrs. Eddy refer. After
further argument TO show that Mrs. Moul-
tons testimony was not trustw orthy, Ev-
arts suggested that, if the jury wished to
adjourn, he could limit himself to an hour
tomorrow. After discussion it was con-
cuded to have an intermission Of fifteen
minutes, and then have Evarts close his ar
gument. After the intermission Eyarts re-
viewed the "true story" spoke of the ex-
clusion of the testimony Of Mrs. Beecher
and Mrs Tilton, and deprecated the at
tempt of the prosecution to place the re-
sponsibi!iy of such exclusion upon the de-
Tense. Counsel then continued, This sur
vey of the evidence, he trusted. had
brought before the jury the general force
and logical effect of it on the defendant z
part. 1t is, of course, a defense against
charges which are To be proved against
him. Defendant had subjected hiis"li
to the jury, given his eXpln' ton,
and subjected himself t. 'uns cross
examination suggested ~ lihoa's long
and not friendly observation Of him, and
whatever might be said in the way of cIit-
, cism of his want of memory, yet tn crpse
examination does not reduce the direct, aDC
the direct stands plain and outspoken de
NAL of any form of guilt with Mrs. 'rilion
, The defendant stood thus conscious of The
truth and unwilling to abstain from truth
and as u man of urquestioned truth il
every department of life under the burning
criticism of men, and there is nothing in ou
7 jurisprudence if that does not end the case
A jury in any doubtful issue brought t.
determination which gives verdict TO ont
or the other side finds itself under som,
and feelings of the Jury are wholly absent
g, for in giving verdict for Beecher the,
give verdict for truth and honor ant
safety they save Tilton IN his honor
They cannot, alas, save him in his truth
= fullness and they save the wife and fam
ily. Then verdict for defendant is
verdict of safety and honor for everyone
= whose safety and honor were involved
, A verdict for plaintiff strikes in the hear
of his wife breaks the heart of thi
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community and strikes blow q
the dignity of human nature. Blu
the jury " ould find that this suit was in tn
5 nature of conspiracy having not muc
4 in it at first but growing and growing, III
til the poverty of the plaintiff and tn
:, strait he was in brought him to make a
accusation against the honor of his wife
: Character is an object of most solicitor
0 interest to every Judge and juror. Wha
). they wanted to know is whether this cas-
;, matches Beecher's character. When it
J a case of witnesses who have seen devils
G tions from the prophecies, all is plain, bu
o here it is deductions from his letters, an
then the question arises, does it mate
. with his character; and when you have hi
: life from boyhood to the present day, ope
# and public, generous, kind, elevated, nobl
8 and true, you do not need much time /
. finding out that coarse, selfish acts of 81
: duction do not match with the kind loving
3 generous heart of Henry Ward Beechel
t Applause. A good man is always
l. schoolboy TO the arts of fraud, and Beeche
= will be a schoolboy to the arts of frau
hereafter as heretofore. 1t does mate
+ with his character and with the testimon
l. of one witness here that he is great boy
o Counsel then passed on to the considers
:, ton of the character of Mr.. Tilton, whor
,, he designated as a self-worshipper, an
u said that when man becomes this and ha
@ rejected the worship of divine being, an
"a dislocated himself in his relations wit
- society, he is morally insane. If he doe
y not hold on to exaltations of spirit h
n drops lower and lower in degradation c
n the body. Thus it has long been notice
;, that when egotism is adopted as rul
- God destroys the moral nature. And no'
s we must acknowledge with Difference TN