St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-01

ing mp has case against me. This he h.
/ power to do at any moment. What l.,
this case ! On the :}d of October last
Mr.. Beccher went before II grand inI,
in Brooklyn, and by his own oath pro
cured an Indictment for libel. This III
dictment furnishes the best case to test
the real issue between Mr.. Bccchcr and
me. The real issue is not whether he
shall pay me II hundred Thousand dol
/ lars for running my home Though moi a
penny OF this money would | acccpI.
even if IL hundred imries should multi-
ply it To Il million.l but simply whether
the Rev. Henry Ward BcechcI i "uilh
of seduction and adultery. And whatever
complications may exist in my CIV il :rr-
ton against Mr.. BcccIIrr fuI danIanc>.
clicitimg his cc;ls,lc~S demand fol uaI
ticularS, on the other hand. SimulirIi.
itself not more simple than Nj. Beech
cr's criminal ease against me lur libel
if have accused him tiiSrI. Ia tin.
criminal case shall nett her trouble him
for particulars, nor drive him from lh,.
special term to The general. nor dra.
hmm to ALBANY to the court of appeal.
nor compel linn To ny his cIII>c with =
mere tlthc ut his evidence. nor in am,
manner Impose on him Il weight of din
cuilN III his bringing me tu Justice.
Moreover. ~ the criminal cast. he VIII
he clic\cd "t his ili-omcmcd fears al
civil dama"c>: he will nave the attack
instead at the defense: he will bc en-
titled To HE last VOID tu the iHr, and
If have born" false " illness against him
he will not only he able to prov. ne
guilty. but To send me To the pcmitcu-
tIarN.
Ill. | am advised and believe that
the cunning managers of Nj. BrrrhcI'~
safely Hc seeking 10 conlriiNtnc the
ends of juSttc 10y the following Stlarr-
gem. to Wit: as soon us Mr.. Br,chri,
counsel shall have restricted me 50 a.
Ia make inadmiS>ihic my proofs ui his
II months OF adultery (thu- cutting the
very hearts core ont of the civil suit
their plan tlIcu is to suddenly withdraw
the criminal indictment against me
which Withdrawal is To hr explained To-
the public by Nh Bccchrr'> chirf,lnm-
pion and fellow sufferer under Il rhanur
of seduction. the editor of the SInokiNu
Eagle. d> AN act of unrNamplcd MAJ
nanImlty shown to me by Mr. iiccchcr.
Bl his plan of operations am to Ice
prevented rom irving Mr. Bccch,l la
the civil suit MI. Hrcchrr i al the
slime time /" Ice saved from the min
necessity of trying me under the c,im-
lnal indictment and 80. hN lhc>, two
devices. Mr., Bcrchcr is to ESCAPE rri.I
altogether.
respectfully request all f,ir minded
persons /" unite IN determining that
Nh. lc"rhcr shall not have the mnrul
support Of he community. either in
thus competing mc to restrict ~,
proofs of his aditlt,lic~ of lists. I-t!'
and $50 t" two days. nor in lIi> scheme
"t inst ri", ;iinT against me Il criminal
Indictment ion the sake ol temporary ct
feet and then Withdrawing il from sub
>cTurnt tIILi.
". T"Hrhing Mr.. Brcchcl'< renewed
demands for impossible particulars. /
here repeat in substance " hat my com
sci presented before the cont Il ioII-
night ago. III prompt fuliiincit OF their
pledge T." supply. at Il half-houI'> notice
nj! tn" particulars which ", pn>>c~>rd.
/ hct are liic~r: That the Rev. Henry
W and !i,"clr'I committed acts of adult
trlN with Mi,. Elizabeth Il. rilton ON
the lOth and i1Ih of Ortohcr. I-'i-. and
at ihtc!N ai> thereafter till the Spring oi
l-N: that SAID acts were committed ut
IA Columbia street aud III Xiv im">tnu
street. i'll the ciIN of BrnuklNn: that
confessions of these acts were made bN
Mrs. Iiltou "u the third of july. I-1U.
and at other times: that similar con
tc>>i"u> were made 10y Mr. Brcchrl on
the Both of December. l-1U. and at 9th
cl times that the confessions of Mrs
Hilton were made Ia Mrs Martha T..
bradshaw. MIS- Emma H. Moultnm. Nj.
Francis ID. M"ultom. my self and others:
that the confessions of Nh Bccchcr were
made to Mr.. aud Mrs. Mnulton. myself.
and "ihcI>-to SAY nothing of Il series
at Mr.. Bccrhcr'> letters 10y which hr
makes plain confession of his guilt t.
all VIII" can read and think.
And | respectfully submit thai the
statement of particulars. of which iIur
foregoing l. Il digest. and which WAS
laid hN my counsel before the court aud
the public many days ago. j. sufficient
~ explicit to warrant me in now de
mludim. thar Mr.. Bccchrr shall rithcl.
he c>t"plrd hN public opinion from i'm
posing unhcald OF restrictions on my
- idrurc in the civil c.i>r. or else tIr.t
he shall forthwith begin his legal prn>r-
cutinu.
Furthermore. ask all Just men ro
JON with me III drrlIIrn. that if Nh.
l;c,rhrr shall still further clog and ham.
per the civil action CA the one hand,
and At the same time shall Withdraw
the criminal Prosecution on the other.
thus using both thc~.' cases only t" pre-.
vent me from Submitting to Jury ia,
general fact of his long continued ABDUL
tciN. Mr.. Bccchcr shall then Ice deemed
I" have confessed judgment and must
stand >cIt-acknuulc ,grd ~ guilty he
fore the civilized world.
THEuDnEE TILTo>.