The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-02


sir, do you come mere as friend, or how do you
come ~ son, / come here as q friend,n said
Bowen. Now, II Beecner could have heard me
conversation which took place about an hour be-
fore between nltou and Bowen what would he
have thought OF MIN How harmless are these
acids ana chemicals when you keep them apart,
but how they do play the mischief when they are
brought together. These two men would, to-
gether, drive Mr.. Beecher out OF Brooklyn, yet
when he sees the result of Tilt0n's letter upon
him ne replies that he is friendly to him. These
two consp rators, Bowen and Tlton, when To-
gether think eye overlooks their ima2tna tons,
a. II hdman justice and the moral government OF
the world had no other means OF fathoming
s'Ye fools, wnen will ye be wise ~ &C.
And now we are in this juxtaposltion
men can be overheard and their privacy can be
penetrated by the sight when they think that they
are alone From Inc Transaction OF December 20,
good deal mas happened 20 Tllton and Bowen,
Bowen saw necessity for MS rapid retreat rom
what tnat waS The staple OF the further con-
versatlon between Bowen ana Beecher was that
he coudn't remember but there Is not word
waning 70 give an absolute picture establish
ing the correctness OF Mr. Beecner's memory.
Beecner told you OF Bowen's recital OF the hor-
riOle stories when came TO him OF Iilton's I'M
morality, which poured IN upon him from the
norm and from the south. Bowen testlhes that
ne had never heard, IN 1872, OF any imputations
against Mr.. Beecner from hilton at the time or the
signing OF the tripartte agreement. Mr.. Beecner
the told MIN Of tue trouble In lilton's family OF the
night OF tine wife, the Bessie Turner matter, and
OTHER InIrigues Beecher concurred with Bowen
then that it wouldn't 90 TO nave Titon longer
connected with tue Independent Bowen had SUBJ
stantaly, ne says, informed I1lton that he mad
inteuded TO discharge him, and IN another column
he tells you that he had not absolutely informed
Triton OF That faci. so II Will be found that there
is a great vibration IN Bowens mino on that
point. Beecher gave him 10 understand he did
not care anything Tor the threat OF Tllton. Bowen
then saw Eggleston and said 70 him, Beecher Is de-
pendent and he boosted tDat their amity was
complete. Mr.. Bowen contradicts distinctly Mr..
TtOn AS TO TINS interview. We have fought the
Proposition II this acLlon OF the vile In open DEAL
ing with the pastor. sand the espouslng Of the
view whicn Beecher had given TO Bowen OF Tilton's
Mr.. Eyarss mere reminded the jury that they
we c practical men and that all the world 'assur-
lng you that the world was made oil green cheese
would not justify you ia bringing IA veraict That
It Is made OF green cheesen Hence he argued
soc al and religious rearons d Mr. Beecher
! and Mrs Tilton could nave llveo IN the rela-
ton OF paramour and mistress for SIX
/ teen months, and then that could have
suddenly been made known without an outbreak.
4 mat would be a new chapter in human nature.
Common sense discards this. II wife, conscious
OF me long concealed contamination OF the mar
I rage beo, mad CONFESSED TO a. iorglvlng husband,
do you think tnaJ wife would be the first to pick a
quarrel aa1 desert the shelter Of that rooff What
shelter against discovery. publicity ana
ruin So safe AS that What could break the tacit
or the actual compact OF secrecy Of restored love
to the fallen aud penitent wife so absolutely as
husbands profigacyY No, It Was not 10 be enter
tanned by the jury. ii We can't try these people
sse Mistress aues 60 the parameur, would he turn
ner over TO ais wife ior advce-to this matron
VINO makes the term OF maLr0n nigh III the roll OF
honor DO you think Henry Waru Beecher would
turn over hIs mistress to MS wife to examine,
with all the powers that woman knows 10 apply
to failen woman Woulo not ike W nave
any client OF mine convicted OF a crime
Ike this, but If he were convicted |
would ike TO have MIN convicted on
evlaenceY All Beecner wanted TO know from
Bowen when ne brought that msslVe was
whether Bowen was IN sympathy win this mad
con umely OF luton. Had there been the least
consciousness OF guilty relations ON the part OF
Mr.. beecher ne never could nave treated tsls
with a fnIf ar
regard the attempt TO convlct Mr.. Beecner upon
moral evidence as abandoned. You can read upoa
winch his. When you are Judging VI moral
character you are to Judge in the conduct
Hgs9 II under TINS H. tree men could not repose
wnst benenc Mt shelter mas ever been
reared for the confluence and protection
OF men. Tnere IS no better criterion o. mans
moranty tnan mis- moral conduct. You VIII
mot take pnnosophs ana the 6saoaings o. SGrpe,
sympathy. that warmth uf nearL tnAt makes every
chila Ms friend, ever, woman admire, ana every
sympathetic nature, accessible to tJe Appeals OF
friendship, remains In the hardened, wicked neart
OF Henry Ward 3eecneri and an these monstrous
absurditles, tnat DEFY faith In man and 10 God,
you are 70 beueye, IN order, order 60 ray, save
come now. gentlemen, to the first meeting OF the
injured husband and the auultefer amer the
alleged discovery Of the guilt Six months after,
il IS said, communication or some KIM prejudi-
cial to Henry Ward Beecheris relations 70 MRS.
Ill on, or 10 the tenor OF ms intercourse win Mt
togetner; ana / THINK gentlemen, tbat you viii
aunt IN advance, agree with me mat TINS inter
view carries more Importance IN its real occur
rences III you can get at them) tpan any other OF
tie interviews. II there was an accusation made
at all IL was made then and what was made tnen
was the accuse ion that existed either Iu Imaglna-
uOn or mad been produced upon Invention, or hau
any basis IN act Whatever your tneory may
be. on Whatever conclusion you may rest, "nat-
ever the accusation was to be az an honest accu-
sauon. IL was then and there MADE. NnateveI
OF con essl0n, Whatever OF concession, Whatever
Of acqmesence the part of the accused, II u
tuOk pace IL took place !hen-tnen aud there
was the period, then ana there the stu ton, then
and IN re the aspect the matter all round III
you can get tue truth 10 would De worm more 10
you than any other Long, drawn out, plecemeal
Intercourse OF the Interviews aflerward. WHAT
nau TtltOu done on MS own showing IN respect 70
fhat IN eryiewY He had got from MS wife. he
sass, II ne speaks he truth, paper Written Ia
her nand OF some character and pu p1rt. rms y
aamitte1. He mao got y upon efforts ~ that SICK
room. persisted IN DAY after day, against the re-
m INSTANCES VI the nurse, ana that paper nc pro-
cured on Tnursaay, December ~, and nc kept un-
known from anybody tin the night OF The 3Jtn.
Now what would you give to nave thai paper.
10 mas been destroyed Dy theodore IltOn VINO
Wnen7 They both swear not a. TO tue day or month,
or year, but fix the lime IN relation 10 another
eyent-lL was Immediately alter the signlhs o. tne
uiparti @ agreement What Justncatlol was
there Tor Francls ID. Moulton, Immediately after
the tripartlte agreemeut, 70 give Is 20 theodore
no ldea with reference TO the connection OF this
PAPER and tue tripartIte agreement. Our wit
nesses, claim, FIceland, Storrs, Whke-on, All
swear tnat there was an agreement
that all the papers should be Cestroyed.
But shortly after that Moulton handed TO
hilton The paper TO be destroyed and
Moulton testihes that he told Mr.. BeecHer That he
mad Kept that paper as wei as the otner. and that
they should not Oe separated, but should be kent
together mutual protection o. DOtn parties.
You nave the self-cOniesslon Of absolute edcnery
oi Moulton ana TlItOn and OF their own NlsenOod.
You nave got them both. Moult0n hanued 20
destruction only tnis one, aud there ls no order
or EXPLANATION OF their want o. destruction 81 all
the rapers rhey say there was nos anything
SAID about the destruction OF me papers. Where
dld the uniatef al destruction and tbs unilateral
SAVING Of pagers proceed uonf Mr.. StOrrs was
asked what Moulton said about burning tne
papers and se said tnat "Sam Wukes0n
10 burn tnem-Mr. Beecner's letter OF
apology ana al the papers.n Mr.. MOuton,
wnen subsequently asked II ne had burned theia
replied, sUf con Sc 1 burned all the papets. aud
b. Iaugned and sald Mr. Beecner thinks nave;n
and then SAID, "Sam WIkeson THINKS burned
ail the papers; he n mistaken. Wat womb Ihe-
odore DO sun trouble 2" IL was part OF the ar
rangement mat al these papers were 70 be
mn uen In IN haalHnPn neBtrOY the