Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-18

llOn as Geau OF tne fIyfneutn cluTcD
he appealed to those members OF the
jury wsao had approached the eOnfes
sional, If the glory and peaCe Of for
I giyeness did not compensate for the
humiliation OF confession. II the ides
OF suicide had not been brOached by
BeecheT, why did MOultOn endeavor to
discourage him in this letter from going
whining into heaven as showing q
selfish faith il God? The counsel then
argued against the idea that because q
man, christian pastor, had been guilty
Of sin ne could not be reiDstated when
purified by repentance and confession.
Referring again to the letter Of cOntTi-
tlon, Mr.. Beach compared the eX-
preston Of Bsecher that Mrs.
Titon Was sinned against, not shining,
to the declaration of the seducer Rob
ertson, in the Heart Of Md Lothian, THAT
"Efie Dean" was guiltless Of all but
trusting a william. Counsel here entered
into an eloquent defense of Mr.. MOultOn.
He read the short statement which
MoultOn submitted to the Investigating
committee, and said was not MoultOn, in
devising means to suppress this whole
scandal, acting in the interests Of public
morality, and would not every man
here have been grstified if he had sue.
Ceeded? What had Moulton done to
deserve the scOrn and cOntumely OF
Henry Ward Beecher? Suppose be was
the unprincipled knave he is represent
ed to be-a heather and thoroughly bad
in all his qualities. Why was it that
when Tracey had got Tilton at the bot.
tom OF an abysmal depth, which only
the imagination of Tracey could reach,
and had obtained Mrs. Morse and had
Bessie Turner as flying scout, why did
not MOultOn then desert TiltOn and join
| BeecheT? II MOulton was a soldier of
fortune he would have followed the trail
of profit and dangIed at THE ends of
a bag of gold. But these epithets
and denunciations of the coun-
| sells learned friends would not crush
him, and however faulty he might be,
| he was true to his honor and friendship,
and all the power of Beecher and his
miniOns would not prevail against him.
| Mr.. Fullerton stated here, at ten minutes
! TO four, that his learned friend would rest
/ for the day, as he did not desire to enter
/ upon g new topic OF his argument.
/ Judge Nelson cOncurTed, and stated
! that as the jury did not desire to sit to-
morrow, and as he was i'll himself, he
would suggest that the court and jury
should have days intermission. This
was agreed to by the counsel and the
court then adjourned till Monday morn.
ing next.
What Was Seen in TtIsOn's House.
New York Herald, Mondayl
The following statement was obtained
from man who was engaged in laying
carpets in the house Of Theodore TiItOn
in the month of October, 1869. The
name Of this man, although known TO
the Herald, is withheld for reasons that |
can well be understood. 1t may, how. !
ever, be stated that he is now occupying, |
and has during the past two years occu. |
pied, store and carried on a business |
on one of the principal streets in Brook |
lyn. He is also well known in the com: |
munity, and is a man of family and |
means. He says substantially as fol- |
lows: In the fall of 1869, in the month
OF October, but the precise day 1 cannot |
now recollect, was engaged by a man |
named Price TO assist him in laying car
pets in the house of Theodore TiltOn, in
Livingston street. We were there doing
this work during two days, commencing
each Gay at about ten o'clock and leav-
ing of somewhere in the neighborhoOd
OF three in the afternoon. On the Sec
OHd day, along in the afternoon, re-
member hearing the front door bell ring.
L IulSDlllQ
work on the hall stairs. Mrs. Tilton an
swered the door herself, and let In an
eldcrly-lOoking man, whom I subse,
quenuy learned and know to be Henry
Ward Beecher. AS soon as the door
was closed Mr.. Beecher seized hold OF
Mrs. Tilton and clasped his arms around
her waist, drew her to him and kissed
her, and she returned it. In fact,
Beecher raised her off her feet during
the operation, and pressed her body so
close to his own that it made an indelb
bic impression on my mind at the time.
The whole act was one that gave me the
idea, which can never be effaced, that
the relations between the two were Of
such intimacy as could only exist be-
tween man and woman who were
either matrimOnislly or
CRIMINALLY RELATED.
The two, after this first salute, walked
into the front parlor, on the left hand
side of the hall as you enter from the
street. Mr.. Beecher had his arm still
around Mrs. Tilton's waist and spoke to
her, and she to him in the most affec-
tiOnate manner so far as I could Judge
from their action. He was bending
down to talk to her, with his face all
smiles, while she looked up into his
countenance appearing more than
pleased with the attentions Mr.. Beecher
was paying and che receiving. asked
Price if he knew who the man was, and
he said eyes, that is BeecheT, the
preacher" l remarked, "They are a
pretty loving couple, guess. Did YOU
see how he lifted her up and pressed her
to himm Price said, "Yes; and guess
I'n take peep and see what they are
doing" Whereupon he went through
into the room at the end of the hall. In
a moment be came back to me and told
me that he had been looking through |
the keyhole of the door dividing the
front parlor from the library, and had
seen Beecher
ON THE SOFA
with Mrs. TiltOn in such position as to
leave no room for doubt as to what they 5
were doing. In fact, to use Prices own !
words, he said: "Beecher's having a
good time, l guess; he's got it all fixed" ,
asked him what he meant, when he
replied, "You know what 1 mean very
well; but il you want to get it straight /
er, pIl tell you" He then averred that :
he meant criminal intercourse between :
the parties. L had left my hat and some {
Of my tools on the mantelpiece of the
room where Beecher was, and said to :
Etic6i Il DdNe SOOu nina 10 go In ! 3
there suddenly and get my things that i
left there" He dared me to do it, and +
[ said l would go in. With that went i
across the hallway, opened the door and
walked to the mantel and took my tools. g
The door opens inward, and behind it a
there was a lounge. As walked across +
-he room, when l went in, saw no one, /
but just as l got to the mantel l heard /
4 rustic, [ turned round to walk out
when ! saw Mr.. BeecheT, as it were, Just 3
rising from the floor with one hand on r
he lounge, and moving away from Mrs. i
IitOn, who was sitting or reclining on
t, with her skirts very much discrdered. g
Mr.. Beecher was directly in front of d
ler. l drew my own conclusions, but n
said nothing until L got outside I
q the hall, where | left Price looking I
n through the crack OF the door. / v
hen told him what l had seen, and he
said he saw Mr.. Beecher, as I went in,
in front OF Mrs. Tilton, and
hat when l disturbed them he had .
,isen from that position, and as he did y
70, hurriedly arranged his dress. Mrs. \
Hilton made no movement to arrange Z
ler clothing, so far as l saw. The time =
hat was in the room, OF course, was y