New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-04

his own hand in the narrative OF the story that he 1amea
and bind 1t and clamp IL and cnch 1t by the testimony
OF five witnesses TO whom tho same dimensions nave
been given and witness has pretended that any otner
dimensions have been given for H. ana NJ TINS TIA"
no other dimensions have been givcn for IT, you nave ho'
any doubt any more than the OF open violence
that to you that the witness should change
places with the prisoner at the BAR and receive inc
punishment that belongs to the crimo inc crinc INV VI
moral assassination meditated and attempted W
pose with entire confidence upon the proposition tha
laid down TO you in advance OF my examination
of the occurrences OF tho 3Oth or Decemoo''
that IL charge of this guilt was not made then'
and confession OF this guilt was not made theh never
WAS tho charge made, and never the Confession n''
There Is no dispute that thore was no confession Oh mr.
Beecers part There dispute OF what his conduc'
was that he denied it, that he pronounced IL whoy u
tre and impossible Of having proceeded out Oi the NOUN
~ Elizabeth Titon that he faced the alleged authority
rr,curcJ the retraoton went about his own business
and though attended Moulton TO his mouse 'hat sh''
had no occasion to depart from tho position which ne
had forcod-a concession from them-and when they TO
heated over and over again aferward in their dealings
with Others that the charge whatever IL was was o
longer insisted upon by Mrs Tton and the test tha' N
Tton had proposed TO him. OF reference 10 her, h'u
failed Now, they asked Mr.. Moulton-" Let me ask you
was anything said to the substance This Is as
tween Mouton and Beecher whom Moulton was attend
ing him to Beechcrs own house
O let me ask YOU was anything said as To the SUD
stance Of tho interview between Mr. Beccher ana al
TitOn when you not PRESENT. mat ~, the ,ti
Triton had told him of the confession of his wife TO MN
O. Repeat what be said A. Mr. Beecher told me thaI
fessed and had read to him what either was confession
copy of confession ~ EzaDed OF TSeodnre had
told him of the for sending to him tue et'er
through Mr.. Bowen.
We'll now Mr. Moulton had that very letter. that had
been read by copy night to Mr. Beccher in his own
nd how
don't put 1t upon any notion that Mr.. Bcecher had e.
peaed tho language of the letter. lie makes him call II,
as they call it always themselves after the organization
of the plan to prosecute Mr.. Beecher confession
But that his OF the matter and that the only
account It, II there had been any truth In it, he could
have been asked to give you the words OF that letter. DC
cause he had the original at the very moment that he
saws this conversation was had and why didn't they ask
him thati
O. What conversation did you have, II eny on the way
TO his housel A. Wen Il was nothing but reIelon non t a
tne o,nef IN im s abpI would be-
O. Repeat you can. A. He SAID ne wanted
me to be friend TO him in this terrible business
YES g s Ana a'a you p'' WIN Hin ' " ~
so that is the end of that interview.
Now gentlemen, whom this paper was sought to be
proved on their side the ground that having
DESTROYED q paper, they had right themselves to
manufacture IL over again. The learned Judge did not
sustain that proposition, did not rule upon II, but
rejected it, from Mr. Tilton's mouth, as confidential
communication from the wife TO the husband.
Judge Ncilson-I think put 1t on both grounds.
Mr. Eyarts-Wel didn't understand that your Honor
necessarily passed upon tho other ground We gave,
then the contents of the paper and that gave them the
right to give tho contents and the disposition OF the
confidential communication between the husband ana
wife did not apply to letter put in Moutons hands ana
kept in his hands nearly two years No. not bit oil H.
Tho reason they did not give it was that they must give
it as Mr. Beecher gave it, the True Story gave H. as
the statements Charles Storrs, to Becher to Schultz
TO southwick, to Hartman, and to Mcheiway gave H. OF
face the charge of perjury the central fact proved on
them by their handwriting and by cloud of witnesses.
IL was not so much conscience that made towards OF
them about this miSsye-this missic-as tho fear OF
mems judgments; and as have indicated to you you
will find tortuous path followed by either OF these wit
nesses to avoid material fact an issue with Two up
right witnesses against them.