The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-29
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REP 0RT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
.BEECHER TRIAL.

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New YoRK, May 2s.-ThG Court room
was crowded this morning, and Mr..
Evarts continued his address, He said
he Was asking the jurys attention to
what tho law required as q legal certainty
on the question OF this cFiminality as
having an influence. on tho happiness OF
others, There were some relations be-
tween Beecher and Tilton which were
part Of tho case. These relations par
took Of the nature Of those which should
exist between q Clergyman and his parish.
ioner. In regard TO any visits Of Mrs.
Tilton to Mrs. Beecher, there was no evil
dcnce Of any at all, The counsels learned
friend never asked BCecher II he saw her
at his house, and there was no evidence
that Beecher saw her there, What were
the seductive acts and influences that this
visitor usCd2 Why, they ranged from
books to flowers sent TO tho chamber Of
the woman in confinement. don't think
that you will find that these flowers, given
IN the full and open form In which tho
evidence has shown, will tOnd In any way
to affect your judgment, Tho counsel
then called the jury's attention to the ab.
sence OF the affirmative fact OF the want Of
any direct evidence bearing on the crimi-
nality Of these two persons.
Tho counsel commented on Jackson's
testimony In relation to having lunch
with Tilion at Delmonicos, when the lat
ter said no had all faith In the man.
Jackson went to BeeCher and told him
what Tilton had said; BeeCher went
to TiIton and called him TO account
but he denied II. twas for the jury and
counsel to protect q man in the lower
walks Of life like themselves from
trumped up charges like this calumny.
Look at It's effect on those against whom
It was aimed II their lives were hidden
and never came out until In casea like
this. Tho traits OF character displayed
by Tilton and MoultOn were not new (;
they were seen as the distinguished
friends and instruments Of Catalinc, de-
scribed two thousand years ago by as
learned advocates aud In better language
than the counsel could describe them. SEN
sible people did not need to eat q whole
loaf Of bread TO know that II was sour;
but most people would eat on, thinking
the sourness had not struck in; but II a
loaf Of sour bread were taken into the
stomach the people would find how in
digestible II was. Envy was the counter
passion Of love in every sense; 1t llaunts
itself because OF the success OF others; 1t
finds its occupation and work in the de-
basement Of this prosperity. Envy and
malice keep no ohoIidays, and Tilton spent
Christmas day in preparing letter which
he said was 10 strike to the heart Of
iIecchcr. How manifold and how mer.
ciless was the fold Of the serpent
when II Cntwined It's victim. Ilav-
ing cautioned Judson never to speak
to him again or bO friend to
him any longer, Tilton wrote Il letter
to him, Tspeaking Of his friendship
for him since b0yhood, and declaring
that the debt he (Tilton) owed him never
could be paid; dwelling on the hours
they had spent together, and asking that
whatever Tilton had done 10 offend
I}ecchcr he would blot them altogether
from his mind.
Now, gentlemen, said counsel, you will
understand from this letter what the
words were that were spoken three days
before. Now the jury would understand
what lei Tilton to say that he had lost
his faith In tho man when pressed as TO
what were tho stories Of Beechers I'M.
morality. There was something In this
conversation that would lead the jury to
waver In their estimate Of this mans
lTiltons) character. II showed them
that when they wero dealing with par
ticular line OF conduct, II they could only
got hold OF a map Of their character, they
could form an idea which Of these men
were to be believed. Error may confuse
and distort but never will altogether hide
truth.
Counsel then discussed the character Of
the cross.cxamination, and dwelt on Til.
toms denial OF having grey hairs In bis
head ut n certain time when he had for
gotten having written letter before that
period about his grey hairs being brought
down In sorrow 10 the grave. He had
forgotten, said the counsel, saying that
even III sirc ,.hosoi nu,,s VI '' N'0'' "O' ''' ''V"'
were a'i nu"'ei'u'
Counsel also touched on ne testimony
Of Martin in relation 10 the piazza Of
Mrs. Ovington's house, and said there
were instances OF cases where men dashed
their brains against orlok walls, put mere
wa, an instance whete q man dashed ne
brains out against a Drlck wal whlch
was not there' Ihere was an olu LATIN
motto, "fats" :" aao, JaIsa N on'al9AS-
satisfy yoursell mat man waa ialse IN
one thing ana you could satlsiy your
sell that he was lalse IN ALL IN this
cause they dld noi need 70 trIst 10 max
Inns 80 iirtnly established as TINS maxim.
The record OF this case only required mat
they should reverse ms proposition.
Iilton has shown himself ialSe ~ every
thing-in written anu open ialsehooodS
OF confession. ihey were asked 10 believe
that IN ms WeD oil laisehoou presented
to them 6y the prosecution, there was one
thread oi truth. counsel salI ne hau
shown me Jury aireauy that ilitoh was
Inc watcher o. ms wile anu nus 3Wn SS.l
household. Evatts then reau from III
tons testimony win reference nh 10 Bowen
telling MN ~ June, loVo, that Beecher
had becngulIty OF 9cts OF auultety begun
n Indianapolis ana continued since. II
iilton believed Dowen, n say tne &c, counsel HS
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