The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-17
BEACH STILL SPEAKING TO THE JURY,
Following the Defendants Counsel
Over the Whole Ground.
FIERCE BURSTS OF ELOQUENCE.
The Secret the Man Possesses
Finally Possesses Him."
CONSCIENCE TOO POWERFUL TO RESTRAIN.

YESTERDAY was tue SlAtn Gay OF MT. bcdCu's hu-
sress to the Jury. His original intention was to
.onfne himself 10 a period OF two or three days,
but Messrs. Porter and Evarts wandered SO far
ana so long in to the desert wastes OF the scandal
that Beach concluded the duty was imposed upon
MIN OF following these truant lawyers through all
their wandenpgs, and or charging down and cap
turing every position they assumed. Had Porter
and Evarfs been satisfied with joint term OF six
Gays Beach would have been satisfied with three /;
out as they extended their plea and stretched It
over period OF two weeks, ne thought the least
ne could claim wouid be hair the time consumed
" his adversaries. Beach made
A PLAIN, FoRoIBLE APrEAL
10 the Jury yesterday. on behalf OF his client He
ald not stir the same depth OF feeling as on other
days, but 70 those who followed hts argument no
presented a strong chain OF reasoning. De dealt
WIN the letters now familiar 10 the public
sfMrs. hilton and Mr.. Beecher, dissectng them IN
swsy that made their Intrinsic meaning stand out
ss clear as a beacon hight. Especially lucid did no
make IL appear that Moulton acted as sincere
friend OF Beechers. 1T was his hand that tied
Up the storm that was about to burst on both our
heads,n wrote Beecner 10 Mrs. Tilton. And yet
this man. said Beach, is called by the counsel
Of the defendant a conspirator, a blackmailer and
Mr.. BEEcHER's APPEARANCE.
Mr.. Beecher was present in the morning aud
navior are different from what they were when
Evarfs and Porter spoke. Then he looked cheer
full and paid close attention 70 every word ut
tered, but now that Beach ns the air OF the cham
Der with she burning language OF unsparing
denunciation the great preacher is nervous, un-
easy and plainly anxious TO be anywhere else on
earth than where he Is He reads while Beach
speaks and turns his head away, but somehow he
Is constantly returning his glance TO Beach, and
WHAT COUNSEL PRESENTED.
Mr. Beach continued his great speech by refer
ring again to the retraction Mrs. Tllton gave 10
Mr.. Beecher and dwelt on the pnraseoogy OF the
paper, calling special attention to the word Gin
cupafang,n II occurs IN the following SEN
tence :-"wearied by importantly and weakened
By sickness, l made a statement 1nculpatlng my
friend Henry Ward Beecher." Counsel insisted
the word '.incupating" was not a woman's word,
snd they had evidence that the phrase was used
oy Mr.. Beecher in his letter OF contrtion. Beecher
ywesrs that the letter OF retraction was written
BIZ Mrs Tilton at her own dctation; yet we ind
snst 1flton next day goes 20 Moulton and tells him
that eecner extorted a letter OF retraction from
nls wife, which he dictated himself. How did TIL
ION know tnatg He knew IL from that paper his
wife left; for MIN before. she went TO sleep, In
which she tells him that she gave Beecner . re-
traction. defend him IRON accusation in q coun-
sci held that the conduct or Beecher-In the way
ne went 10 work 10 extort that retractlon, and,
after getting it into his possession, negiecting 70
show IL TO her husDand-was unmanly
coUAkDLY AND DIsHoSoRABLE.
Several clear admissions OF Mrs. Triton 70 her
husband or having done wrong were read by
counsel and criticised. Mr. Beecner said he had
only extended parental anection TO this lady. and
yet she declares when she suffered her love 10
break into a passion II was then only that she
felt her CRIME. Sue sees now as she never saw
,efore the wrong she Ead done TO her husband.
henry ward Bescner taught her that there was
40 SIN in the act. and she had come TO believe IN
der his teachings that three persons could be
united in a kind OF trinity after the fashion OF the
Godnead Itself, By sort Of identity OF interests
while at rho same time all three gTa;ined all their
spontaneous desires. To THIS letter Mr.. Beach
gave large share or attention, and dwelt es-
pecially on the expression that she was now pre-
pared TO renew her marriage VOWS. Counsel al
iuded to the
INCONSISTENCIES or sEEcHEE.
admitting az Que time that Tilton had shown him
the higAess proofs OF friendship aad the next mo-
ment accusing him or perjury. conspiracy ana
rlackmai Mr. Eeach referred 20 the destroyed
statement OF Mrs. TIlton. IN which she confessed
ner gailg ; her husband and held that even If
rhey rad n IN their hands now It would throw no
more lignt On the case than what they mad. Toe
other side would stlll insist tBat written
der sun,ectiCn 20 toe VIII a. her husband. Beach
c7ed out, ''what means this outcry Of my friends
on the other sIde against Mouton ~ lie gave
oack 10 Mrs. Tiit0n. % lie destroyed Dy her. the
rery paper that would most damage tae charsc-
ter OF mr.. Beccber. and lie retained the enc Cthe
re,ractIonl wnlcn would serve for bis defence.
Council referred 10 the confession which Mrs. Til
ton made TO MIS- Martha Bradshaw, in August,
1870. IL was that confession which convulsed
Plymouth church. anc tnore has been
so PEACE ~ rHAT CHURCH
M to this nour. Why all this scncming aud SUB
rerfuge on tae part OF Beechcr to keep the charge
against him stIiI Beec1er smiled very plea
Iantiy when counsel asked n all the brazen decla-
nations OF the counsel on the otaer side ana the
svh- sounding assertions Of "tns potentate OF the
ou pitt tponting to Beecherl should De allowed
10 sweep away the memorable facts they tthe
slaintn bad presented 81 the guiit OF the defend
MT Mr.. Beacn callcd the attention OF the Court
o tue question o. Mrs. Tilton testlfFing as wit
aess, ana insisted that, though the rules Of evil
Ieuce exclude CONFIDENTIAL communications he
.ween husband and wife, the parties 70 an action
tan wave tina rule and the evidence OF . vile be-
some AZ competent AZ that or the husband. II the
parties u this action we're willing thoir wives
could be produced and tneir evidence ad-
mitted. II was not tnelr place to produce
MRS. Tilton. she had identlned herself entirely
with the other side, and the other side could have
produced her, .roat woman on the witness
stanc, with voice that would have penetrated
the conscience o. the world, would have pro-
nounced herself and Beecher innocent Beach
continued to dwell upon the strange fact that the
other side withheld Elizabeth n. Tilton from the
witness stand when she u all others could have
established the innocence or the defendant.
THE LETTER or APOLOGY.
Resuming after recess Mr.. Beach took up the
famous letter Of cOntritton or analyzauon.
shakespeare might as well have denied the
Authorship Of the sorioquy In nanet as Bsecher
ceny the authorship Of this letter or contritlon."
counseI asked the jury to imagine Beecner con
nciously guilty Of the crime attributed