New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-17
Mr.. BEECHGEs ALLEGED EFFORTS At SUP
PRESTON.

And IL IL tho excuse which nr. Deecher gives
ltrnn eIy in juno July 1874, bringing the whole
matter before inycsng ltn nee But then nom
the very moment That Mr west presented these char"s
until Jnie 1874 Mr. g@oc,er persis'cny an llhcrior'-
~ resisted their invest safin. Theodore liOn stool
mon ths record "a hayiig made inst him the charge
OF adultery and to q worthy AMI pons commitment of
his own church Sincere and honest Christians in that
church saw the neee ,sty Of vincat0n. BJscn then
coninlmicant, Bowpn now COMMUNICATE; Theodore
Tfon ostensiby connected With the church; and yet
these two thus arrasned by n responsible mem
Der NJ the church, and upon explicit charge
OF this cnracer are slelterctby Henry Ward Beecher
and every movement toward Investigation Is uppres ed
by his great power And he innocent; he under M rei'
tlons of especial friendship obligations toward Mr.
Bowen or toward Mr.. Tilton; he knowing that these
seanlalous charges fe in the com nnty and were
song his Christian chnrlctor ami reducing his pastoral
influence: he unconscious OF Oifcnse-nav. proud and
grand in h asserted nhocence he gathering about MN
the power aud influence u devoted congregation with
the exception Of few who could not submit I" these
,eln'alous in,pultons; he seeing all the pernieious
con. sequences flowing aud to flow from uncon'ra-
dctei ilnputations Of this character. AMI sensi-
he OF bis Innocence. never prosecuting tie
In Iniry. hut stamping il unlor his feet Well II
re Iiros rcat stretch of human creduify, It demands
from us reversal OF principles aal instincts OK our
nmon and VI MI the motives Ut hunln action TO
believe that th5 man, Ter the creuln Stances could have
WIS ,neslng beneath this accusation; there was some
influence to tnins apprehon ion. some secret con-
yciion Of guilt. which bale this man he , end suffer
which ed him o bear all the darkness AMI tie shadow
which WIS gltIerins around his great and fair meme
Can yOu accont for ID otherwise Can 1--WE ~ the
law an to the great world way Henry Ward
Beechcr not only sill Mt then, bat scienng and con
irving and aborng stlnc investigation You must
account for IT, We 70 judge this Nun according To
our knOwlo ise OF meu and our knowledge OF his own
character his position; aud when We find him ant
Ing the part OF guilty contrycr AMI scicncr against
the inyasti tton of Il racos cha 70 against himself
shrinking AID Sinking from the l,i' Of proof and o.
truth, must mpute TO him the ordinary motives which
Apply to the fugitive criminal.
Well this told, too. have said, to Oliver JOHN
SON md when he the stand question was put tn
,n thpugh Il witness for the defendant upon the sub
iecf. And the same Summer it was communicated u
Ms. Mol - the eyiIcnco shows Ia $50 II Wa COIN
Inunlcated b. Mr. Joseph H. Il card' the brother Of ts
wo.1laa direct qualified charge nil lie to her brother,
n Chi ,aa uan and gentleman OF confession made by
his of lltc.y with Horny Ward Beecher anl yet
told Tat INIT man gh IN disappeared before the In
Vssitibs Committee re,soI 10 speak upon tbs subject
Theodore rltOn proves the conn icatiOn - Mr. Rich
,s. and hen ie is the sand fr,en - up0n the
other .ile have no cnllion 10 ask him the question
whether in the year 1870 that charge Against ns sister
made - him. We conld not ask IL orr mouths We're
closed. But If Triton ba this c0a-pigitor AMI liar and
base ca'urator Of his wiso and his pI''o~, when that
relahl, genllcm1n III stand, soNrn1i n lie was
ly every motive that conll animate b1tAcis heart TO
speak In vinlcaou ~ hs sister aIl to contra ict TIC
slu crcr ~ her nauie, why didn't they ask hIni hnd
Il Ia coId bur favor Ole testimony, why va, his mouth
shut beosc the Investigating Committed No Antagonist
to appear AGAINST him, before favorable rlJn-tiie
cos Ticuds OF Mr. B.cccg-Why sho'd lie hesitate Il
ia could 10 give brothers testimony il ENJr OF Sis
crs luered fanel Way, gentlemen, arc all these con-
sllcr.lio.ls to be OycIlOo.ldi Are tie unbusi.ng
conf lncc ,nd bIt assertion and tippdut ori;Ory OF
my crtd aycIs.iics - overcome al. these egtt nee
This gathering OF c!relgisaucos-1yo, these crcun
Stances which the pIOyilensc OF GJi ever scat;ers
around te path Of tho gIty-,re these evidences and
circiu.,t,IEces to be all d;srs rodl And is dis man,
in his borrowed OK parity AMI inu0e from his
great position-this poehilte OF the pupit-is he 10
iug nent ani all the rules by which they
are 10 b. guided IN Ter the law ! lApp,t1se.l
If thts Confession harmless IL 10 inpIte no g1t,
il litta remarkable that Mrs Tit0l have said
should he anxious to destrov IL ant il ia little sin
-,lr--a little singular That these pc sons implicated
sbod not at once have been ready with prompt denial
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