The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-19

Public Opinion as to His
Innocence or Guilt.
THE NEW EVIDENCE SUSTAINED.
A Card from John Jones Price
Proving His Character.
THE WITNESS LOADER CoRROBORATED

The luli in the great scandal trial In Brooklyn,
rave opportunity yesterday for any quantity OF
ipecula ton to what the result would be In the
md. The Plymouth church party expressed their
complete confidence that the verdict OF the
twelve good men and truen would be IN favor or
the defendant. The friends OF 1lton, ana they are
daily augmcnting IN numbers, were, on the con-
trary. equally confident that their side OF the
question would be sustained Among the more
enlightened and unprejuGiced portion of the com
nunlty, however, who espouse neither side, the
Iuoject was discussed on broader basis.
THE NEW EVIDENCE,
which was discovered and published In the HERALD
OF Monday, has been everywhere talked over, and
while there were many who professed at first TO
treat the matter 9s mere sensation, yet he bet
ter class and more thinking portion OF the CON-
munlty have, in view oil subsequent events, come
10 the conclusion that TINS evidence Will be adj
nttted by Judge Nelson. 1t was argued that
n view OF the fact that the men whose state.
nents were published have since made afidayits
sorrooorating The facts therein contained, that the
PLAINTIFFS counsel would have TO take notice OF
me matter and that the defendants friends can
not AFFORD TO object to II.
THE ATTEMPT TO PREJUDICE PRICE.
That there is an attempt being made TO either
get Price, one OF the new Witnesses, 10 leave
the city or else TO impugn his cred
lbiity Is beyond doubt AS VIII be
seen from his letter which Is published herewith.
lie mas, in addition, during the past two or three
days often asserted that he mas been approached
by some OF the friends or the Beecher side but mas
sudlously avoided them. He meets the state
ments made against him on all occasions by refer
ring 10 tue arms with whom ne has been employed
during the past ten years Tor his character.
The card from Mr.. Evans, oil the Franklin House,
speaks for itself and entirely does away with the
erroneous impression that may have been tempo
rariy created By the recent reference 10 some
man named J. j. Price In q morning Journal
LEADERS, STATEMENT CONFIRMED.
Mr. Edmund X. Hamilton, paperhanger and
decorator, living at No. s3T Dean street, Brook
I'm, stated yesterday 10 HERALD reporter that
Tor the past four or ive years ne had known Mr..
Joseph Loader. the man referred TO IN the HERALD
d Monday last who saw certain transactions
occurring between Rev. Henry Ward Beecher aad
Mrs. rilton. This acquaintance had been both
auring the time he was io0eing around previous
10 his starting In business for himself and since
the time he mas kept store.
..About three years or three and a half years
ago Mr. Loader tod meu said Mr. Hamilton,
'tnat nc aware OF certain iacts which, Il d.
yulged, would put Mr.. Beecner m different Ight
before the public Al this time he Ola not tell me
wnat he knew or any oi the particulars. After
the case came up ~ the Court 1 asked him why,
4 be had any particulars winch pore upon the
10 state what ne knew. Then asked
him what ne knew ABOUT It. tie then told
the same that nave already been MADE public IN
IN columns OF the HERALD. | sncn told MIN II
was IN ms place would 20 forward anyway, and
that the counsel for Ar. Iilton ought 70 DC IN
formed. He urged me not 10 speak Oi N, ana al
vanced as "A reason that ne was afraid II would
hurt MS uusiness, as nc haa 4 great many Gus
TONERS among Mr.. BeecGeris friends. On Satur-
day last ar. LoAecr called On me aud asked me u
nad ever communicated 70 any one whaL ne had
tod me, Tor ne SAD HERALD reporter had been