, 1875-06-23

mill Bowen Inquired OF ht9esRhat h. bad 10 saT
.nos, :, r. H. did Ho I'D for "a esp,n.,d ,n,d
Be.eher lad 10 fnonlsdgo of ths io,e torao
%sa: ~ ,,!,.:s: ,tst tHaSeGp s;
feetlnEs .sre friendl1 to bin or not7 I'eechsr
then saw tlln necoaAisy Of distEacsing Nowon'a
attention from Titon And secu1nY him AZ IN
air for h1utae}f. lilo took tho right course
10 do 10. tnangh Of his motives no aro ignorant;
bowen
WAS Still. 4 KExnEn or nEEcuEh's cuuncH,
and partook OF hia ninsttstioos, And d!d 1t not
throw light on the mstter whom tho Jury con-
aidored Beochel'd sppcal to BoHsn. which eatne
from bls trembling lips. 10 bo 4 friend To him7
Mr. beach than doctAied tblt Doocher. II inno-
cehtt could not have sested uudsf tho aRsortlon
OF Dovols. made to Howard tn lH7o. that liz knew
thing Which could dtvo Ueecher oilt OF Dfoo,s-
lvn, and which Dtoclet did not dafs deny. Uow-
On sAd this to Howard after stating that tho set-
tlesnout Of hls difficulties With Doecher did not
Include ono thing. Ihb charge WAS known to
Deoehar. aud yot ho Ind continued LIVING ali
commitment and pour out for him The blood of
tbo ksdeemor.
Tho usual rcecsa hers occurred.
After tho rscass Mr. Beach continued llfs Ad-
dYess, saying he would con1der sono mtnor top
lea. ue referred 10 Beecher's call npon btrs.
TlIton when he came from peelakill for that
purpose, ~ QUO of tho little circumstances
which corfoboratod tho case Of plaintiff
llo alluded again to the charges OF b!ackmAIi,
and then took up tho
EVIDENCE or DEssIE TURNER.
He asgued tho atory Of her removal from har
ballroom waB abaurd. Ito didn't care 10 make
clasRs Of w!!1fut nntnlth agaluss this ~1tne1s,
but shst her thteadbase nature. 10 borrow ! word
from tho defenae aud the prurioncy Of her i'm
Aginatlon, had led her into great exAggcratiops,
h thought thete could bo no doubt. Ono tm-
porsant fact appeared ftun her Testimony, TINT
~ ah1ly u Dec. II. 1870, Mr. Titton charged hiA
wife with adultery, although tho defense cls'uod
that this charge resulted from ! conspiracy
which Was not formed until Dec. 70. Moreover,
Mrs bradshaH testified. although Bessie Turner
dooiod Il, that The fact was communicated to her
BY Bessie Turner 1t that date.
CounBol conttnuods Tho issue cannot ba
avoided. Tia plainlin'A wlt1aAxaa
MUST NJ CONVICTED or PERJURY
er Or e'.o HI. nesshe5 bss quoted his conscience
Counacl atased that theso wcro cases when
mon had lied to savo the honor Of women with
whom thoy bad intrfgues. and th1t Ia such In
Bsancos it was thought to be no ain, and ho
quoted several caHes as examples.
Counsel then quoted from SERMON Of Beech
Or. In which ho nA.d that tho hrst thing
Alter committing crimo rms 10 puli-
aguu;s y3fss fSm sos a'g@ oo d. ri: snd tio r., :.f
ing Of Icocher, And tho question WAS, whether
| ho had ac,ed on biz owp theory, aud convinced
| hia own mind aud conscience that this was .
! case wlero ho ehoufd commit that which, nuuos
other circumstances, would bo : Erievous sin.
Deecher had often shown the tandencies which
beset man who ltod e7en in tho court Of his
owp mind, whom he endeavotcd to befoX and
daceirn himsoif. LII. Deecher uAys hu docs not
| marvel that thero is no such thing, but tho
marvel to him wAs, that there was
| 30 LITTLK or IT.
| Counsel quoted from sermons Of tho defend.
| ant in relation to the atunonlept, in which Nr.
Doocher BEoko Of the idea OF man suffering for
| a world. and that there we're some mon who fe.
that they had NO need Of N atonoueut, "and, "
say8 Mr. Deeoher, ~ do not boEievo in its need"
Henry Ward Deecher. tcachlug tho inspiration
Of tho Scriptures, while he d!d not believe in
one Of its corner stonee. All the Apostles, said
Mr. Leach, teach us that salvation naa reached
through tho Rtoning blood OF Cnrist, aud all tbia
WA rojccted By Mr. Deechet, who didn't believe
IN the nasinR blood Of a lledeenor, and Tracy In
hs opsu,uE branded .Moulton as \ l'sa.l'cn.
while Bcochor Was hofd up Is tho pufe and
| Christian chArattar Of tho age.
Dir. Doach mudo further extraets from f1r.
| Doecher's bcrmota iu ordor to Ehow that Ais
teachlngH we're. IN maAnure, h departure from
tho orthodox faitu, and tho court adjousnoo.