Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-07-08
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TAarssAy, Jaly 9, 1873. "a

Now that the jury u in, What shall No say Of
Tho Beechsr tsiAl Thsss y no vsFdist exosps
such a. proceeds from The fast that nine out NJ
twelve considered Nj. Bsseher innocent only
one-fonrth Of the maa who weeo sworn = Justly
decide on the evidence esnsidsFing that kr. IT,
ton had made out his case. OF iesslf, althossh
no formal verdict could be dsiivsesd, this great
preponderance Of judgmsnt In hIs favor ID .
substantial victory for The dsfsndant, and mar
hfying defeat for tho prossousss. NTilssa start-
ed out to crush Nr. Bssohsr. With svssy h.
strumont to accomplish that purpose, he has en-
tirely failed in 1t. II nina mn ont Of twslve
had considered his evidsncs conclusive, It would
have been substantial qualification for him, but
nine men outiof twelve jsAgs Ahat hs'has not
made out his casa,. AnA,so Mr. Beecher 10 sub-
stantially justified.
Beaidas the jaAgnnA of tAeeusfsa1tAs ct tAai
Jury, the disclosures In relation to tho infampus
conspiracy OF Loader and PrIos affect the public
mind very sssios,sly. a ms nansa1StSrs cf tAsir
testimony WA supssviIsd By Tiieoa's counsel.
and Mr.. Mouiton has hAd his hands 70 Gloss 10
the perjury thaa fhb Aassss ~ aiilost burned
in the explosion. People ask, and not unrsa
sonably, whether more Of this work was done In
the preparation Of nsAas 10 crush the ds4dnd-
ant, and whether the perjury Of Loader aad
Price is the oaly false swearing with which NJ.
Moulton has basa eonDastsa. % 4rAu aR BOD
The great casa, however, has now reached .
reAting-placs. There may bs more Of 10 or not.
1t can hardly b. pos.thls thai. .sqeh . Faal vni
ever b rsppatsd, siahsf + Shs tsksz 1sDoo, q
otherwise, and Il u hard 10 - how, II the xAip
question 10 goue into, any trial could be mtsh
less in IL proportions Of tsstanooy, argument
and pleading than the ons jass closed. II,
therefore, the oass does not again coma into
court. publio apa3oeAsA be.kapsd from ~
appearance 1t now presents, and people vill
widely and earnestly di6ss, ~ thsy have dona.
in their judsnsnt - 70 the suin Ior inno-
cence Of NJ. Bssohss. Foe ourselves, ,ws
regard him, not triumphantly vindlca-
tod, 1t least msasurably suooossful in his de-
fence. TiiAoa has nos tpvp4 his cAasgA has
not made ont bis case. By the thsosy Of our lAw
and the only rate theory Of any lAws-we ~
gard al accused persons innoos0t, unlsss tastr
guilt b dsmonAtrasad. No rush thinf In b@su
done In Mr. Bseehsr's case, and ~ hold HIM
legally md morally olsar Of the charge. He has
passed through faEy furnace md has not b>sn
consumed. There IL, NO doubt, the small Of Dire
on his gasmsnts. Hs has bssn soqphsd. His
repu>saaon and nsef lave puaSed. Hs is
not the great man hs vss in former years. The
fact that hsUDf Yzuphae Of people
believe him . dlshonorsd and guilty man
shean his Imperial strength. This v
I'D 70 say, bat undsniAhay Eas. Il throws upon
the future thsrsanaeftoS further disclosure Of
the truth. In ths ad& u Providsnos in nay
well b that Ill that y now In doubt will become
Bs.a.srias. ia p.rss &. Ia p NJ. II