The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-25


Tue discussion appeared 10 be warm ana carried
on WIN great deal 81 acrimomous feeling on
uNDER THE GAsLGnr on rHE srRERrs.
tine shades ~ nignt were falling iasr' as
Through tue streets d Brooklyn last evening
hundreds wendell their way 10 the histrionic
court room - be admitted III they were IN any
way connected with the case and 10 be politely
REUSED " courteous OHcers II ii was dlscOv red
that applicants Tor admission were prompted by
mere CURIOSITY. Among those VINO thus congrt
gated IA tie streets about the Court House were
many ladies', wac stood alar OH upon the curb
stones and watched with the most hyely
interest every movement ana Incident thar
%as very GENERALLY 0q ~ erstooa mat
the Judge would reFurA 10 receive any verdict
the Jury were prepared TO render, the loungers
ABOUT the corridors WI re turned iuto the streets,
the outer gates that guard the approaches 70 the
corridors were with one exception locked, and
about tweny-hv police Officers were stalohea
WITHIN the enclosure, while others were nelu ~
reserve at the station house near By. one door
was ielt unlocked ior lngfess ana egIess. ,toa
which hundreds were turned away dlsaI ponies.
TINS action on the part OF the police officials
gave great dissatisfaction 70 the crown crown
which by nali-past eight mad numberea
iiuih 2,o0o. lhei We're cnlehY cohgIesga eot
streets Tor several blocks filed BY an ex-
cited crowd who only wanted hint 70 display
thelf enthusiasm lof one or the 0ther patty " sno
trial. me occasion soon offered when the police
omcers came out OF me oualllg haHlns ~ uu
tody the belllgerent newspaper men, whose 'inllI'
in the court room Is described elsewhere. sew
eral hundred excited men followed the party to
the station house, and among tnem were aiscoE-
cred quite number OF New York rouyhs, EVIL
Qently led by Elgntn ward ''fOunuer," VINO II
celebrated as repeater FOR the The Allen interest,"
MRS TILToN's CARD.
me uG and 0i pacsa IA tne hands counsel
IN expectation OF an opportunity 10 pre-
sens coaf gveD and asavs al.
soutely false having peen published against me,
now desire to publish ms ior ny own ylndica-
MRS. TlLroN's AFFIDAVIT.
The following affidavit, made by Mrs. Elizabeth
r. 1iton, was handed to the reporters by Mr..
Shearman for publication =
Henry ward Beecher. city OF Brooklyn, county
Elizabeth 4. linton. being duly sworn, says "a
follows:-
In the months of September, October and No
vember. 1869. resided with my husband III Liv.
lnpston street, and | had the entire charge oil
household AFFAIRS. No person was employed III
laying carpets or in doing any work at The house
except BY my drecelon. During THESE months l
did not employ or authorize the employment OF
any man named Price or Loader Tor ans Work about
the house OF any KIND, nor 90 ! recoiect or ~.
heve That any such men were IN my house during
any OF tae three months ABOVE mentioned nor u
the fall ol 1869, TO the best OF my knowledge
and belief were they ever Ia my mousse
have read IN the New York HERALD state
ment purporting 10 nave peen maue oy 2 nan
whom 1 am informed TO be Joseph Loader
TO the effect that in 1869, while Loader
and one Price were working on the hall stars,
opened the aoor 10 Mr. Beecner, when he selzeu
nod OF me, clasped his arms around me, Elssed
me and then walked into the front parlUf, With
mis- arm around my waist. The wnole OF TINS story
Is utterly false. l annex TO TINS affidavit the eX'
tract from the newspaper CONTAINING III lnc ~
formation winch have concerning the statement
OF TINS man Loader as 70 what nap,
he was there. This narrative, SO lar as IL relates
u myself. is entirely false, and the occurrences
therein described never took place either III oc-
tober, 1869, or ut any other time. There never
was any improper conduct or improper rela'
tloas between Henry Ward Beecler anu my
sell, aud all The charges OF adultery, or any
attempt on his part or mine 70 havo
utterly aud entirely false. There never was any
act OF familiarity or marx q Affection either on
OF my husband TO greater degree than what took
place In the presence OF my husband. Nor was
Beecner and myself there was between
me and my stepiatner and brother Nor
which might not with equal proprieIy
have passed between latner and daughter.
The 'front.' parlor was divided from the library Dy
close folding doors, 10 which there was no key,
and which was never locked These doors would
not come closely together, and when they were
shut there were always two wide cracks, one
between the two doors and the Other
through lnese cracks any one could
easily see what gong on in the 'front.' parlor.
Now, was IL possible IN 1859, nor at any otnel
time wnlle lived Ia my husbands house, Tor any
one TO look through the cracks between the iold-
seen rom the closed door the parlorS The
irc-it parior was, there lore, place IN which no
secrecy was possible, and, at the same time, no
one could have brought the loidlng doors,
as the man Price described having
parlor ii / was there. The sofa was IN close TO
the front window, aud It was my custom always
TO have the blinds drawn at the season OF tina
year referred 10 so that passers by should havd
seen the SOFA from the street.
The children OF the neignporhood were also &C.
cusromei constantly 70 play about freely
aad to run about on the piazza from
when the parlor WINDOWS opened, and there was
not the slightest guard or secrecy either from
people outside the house or from the servants
within. Ii frequently the case that quite
numuer OF chndren were playing the piazza
for long tune without interruption and In iuD
In October, 1869. l had no houseKeeper but
three servants and wet nurse, and alsG
had three children, besides my DaDY, all
toned 10 go IN and out through the front larlor
freely. No nousegeeper nor any otner person paid
the bills OF work people or any other employd
about tue house Ia the fail OF 1869. l paid all
mouse at that time, nor was mere any
elderly lady In the house VINO could
done in Il, nor, indeed. was there any elderly
lady with US during that fall, except occasional
visitors, none OF whom Interiered with the family
affairs
No man or men were employed to lay carpets In
our house at any time In 1859. we bough mt no
new carpets and had no carpets land down
after moving 10 our house In 1885, and
no carpet was LAID down on the hall stairs, and no
men we're employed IN the work OF laying down
either new or old carpet on tue nall stars az any
time IN tue year 1869 Any such work tna5 was
done at all was done by women. Tue only work
that was done by men ABOUT carpets was the car
pet shaking, which was done BY man with whom
i was well acquainted FOR several years and VINO
was not one o. the men referred 70 Ia the annexed
newspaper article. dld not employ stranger
70 do work on tue. carpets or any thing else, ana
n any men were employed they Will oe able 10
produce the records from the carpet stores with
formed and believe, tuese two men, Loader and
Price, we're not employed BY nor IN any
way connected with any OF those stores, nor cm-
ployed BY me, or connected with any person with
whom either my husband or myself had dealings
in the year 1863. In conclusion 1 de.
clare IN the presence or Almighty God
that | absolutely innocent OF all the
onences charged against me with relation "a
Henry ard Beecner except only tnat under the
influence OF my husband, wnicn found II impos.
with him. | have made charges against
Mr. Beecher which were false and en-:
tireiy uniounded, and which my husband
knew to Ue lalss; ana | declare that lett my
husband voluntarily and without any solicitation
or inducement IRON any person, aud especially
without any solicitation on tue part OF MT.
Beecher; but from any knowledge nave
OF his views, contrary 70 the desre o.
MIR. Beecner: and / do say because ]
do find, by SAD experience, that the only
result OF my long eudeavor 10 serve my husnandt
was that kept myself III his power, and tnAt ~
was imp0sslple for me, SO long as lIved with MN,