The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-16


proceedings known these circums tances, he would
not now introduce the subject.
OPENING THE CLOSET.
Judge Neiison-l think under the circumstances
you can open the closet and see what Is In 1t.
Mr.. Fullerton-Did you find these portraits of
Mr.: Beecher IN tnat closets A. Yes, sir.
Mr.. Fullerton here handed the witness seven
full sized card photographs OF the pastor Of
Plymouth church for identification. The counsel
then offered them IN \, evidence. The CARDS or
iitudes.
At the production of Beecher's photographs IL
an attitudinizing position, seven in number,
Mrs. Beecher DID not look particularly pleased.
However. she rallied directly when she saw Mira
Tllton violently tanning herself Mr.. BeecheI
laughed. All the strange ladies' In court looked
delighted, as we had now come 10 the pictorial de-
partment OF the scandal. Fullerton held the por
trats OF Beecber IKE o poker hand where there
was not one small pair. Gil the posturng being dik
ferent.
Mr.. Evarts objected to these portraits, as they
didn't prove the presentation. They were moi
properly evidence and could not be considered a
such.
Mr.. Beach said that II they could snow that Mrs,
Tilron had locket with Mr.. Beecher's portrait ID
1t 1t would be perfectly competent for them Il
Judge Nelson ruled out the photographs as evil
Mr.. Evarts said he would introduce no objection
didn't see that 1t could nave any bearing on the
ISSUE as there was no presen tation SHOWN The
pubic man dd not constitute ground Tor sus.
PIGEON, and does not prove anything In the case.
suspicious II only one was found but When there
were seven OF them discovered IN a secret closet
Judge Nelson said it did not indicate that Mr..
Beecher had gwen ner them. however.
gree OF regard which the lady mas ior MIN. No two
pno ograpns SHOWN are alike.
the r no neH 4sy taken
same time. He inferred that they were taken 81
Mr. Evarts remarked that they may all have been
taken at the same time. The fact OF her Rettlna
them from Mr.. Beecher is not, as the counsel say,
evidence against Mr.. Beecher.
Mr.. Fullerton then exhibited two letters OF he
number found IN the closet. marked IS and IS, and
aske e, wnetner ne recognized them Witness re-
Mr.. Evarts asked whether those pictures were
In evidence, and the Court replied they were not
IN evidence. though they have been shown to the
Jury as exhibited. They could not be put on the
Mr.. Fullerton thought they were in evidence as
much as instruments could be put IN evidence 10
Judge Nelson replied that description OF them
was IN evidence, and that was sufnc,enr.
Mr. rE Eyarts TOOK an exception TO THIS point ana
read what he had taken down In reference TO
O. Now. Mr. fton, whose signature Is that; is
It the handwriting Of Henry Ward Beecners A.
Mr.. Fullertcn-rhis is good enough description
or that picture. Where aid you fnd that plot rei
A. In the closet after my VIE mad LETT the house,
.
alter my vile lett.
read all the letters from Mr.. Triton 10 his wife on
Thursday. There from hotel IN Pitts
read. The letter was inll OF efrectlon and com
menced 81 am mere IN one OF my old familiar
Tonight the Academy OF Music was filled. y =
Your LOVING letter greeted me on my arrival here
hotel are iu OF attention to me-. MY face gets
shaved witch unusual attention, and boots get
poiisnneed with unusual radiance 1enclose
Mr.. Fullerton having read the letter referring to
Mrs. TiI1on being so young looking and having SO
many children. public attention was called 10 the
redundancy Of children among the members OF the
Bar. Mr.. Evarts has fourteen Mr.. Pryor Is said "a
have eight. although very young man.
Mr.. Fulerton-i call your attention, Mr.. Tilton.
to paragraph in your letter to Mrs. Tiiton.
dated January 2s, lSes-to paragraph and ask an
Cleveland. IN which he aludes to his feelings in .
gloomy, sad strain and refers to "whited sepul-
chresn and dead mems bones."
q. What led you to write In that strain ut that
MI: Evarts objected on the ground that It was
IN the letter.
Judge Nelson said witness might explain; II
there were any circumstances tnen existing that
led him to write III that strain II would be pertis
nent to put that que ,tion.
Mr.. Evarts commended that asking witness' exc
act mlnd and feeling as matter between hus-
band and wife was Incompetent.
Messrs. Beach ana Fullerton argued that IL was
proper 10 snow the condition OF witness feelings
wnen that was written, and the question was put.
"What caused you to write that letter &C tnas
time ?" A. have no recollection OF tnat letter or
my mood OF mind at that time can only explain
count Tor It by certain changes 10 his condition
winch were passing through his mind; 1t was
terrain iaitn, WHEN ne learned when a small boy;
from the time he was ten years old he was accus-
toned to take dread and majestic views OF things
N m 70.
dwar;ed and shriveled; he was religious Ito
In early days. like those or monk In u
monastery and would have rather cut OF his rlxhs
hand than have written letter on Sabbath; lr
was part OF MS belief mat all men were miserable
sinners; IN later years those sentiments and
opinions left MIN, put not their resonance. and
him no TO this hours many OF those letters TO his
WIFE which had been read In court were written
views; he could not describe his intellectual
suferings OF these Jour years. after which ne let
60; be BUNDLED himself In dust and asneS.
q. Those sen tments grew out OF your religious
convictions at giving up your OLD theological
Mr.. Evarts asked whether these letters were nos
the. result Of religious feelings.
Mr. Fullerton said this correspondence runs
through number OF years, ana the witness now
accounts for these various moods to which answers
are necessary TO explain, or the expressions used
IN the letters may be turned to an account Dy and
Exception was made by Mr.. Evarts.
dency and humiliation TO be written as they APP
pearS A. Religious scruples that then had; Tor
lour years was like the frog creeping through
Acheron.
Attention OF witness was called to the letter OF
hts vile In which she quotes from him such ex-
pressi0ns as "Yours In dust and asnes," 'YOuri
acnlngly," &c. and counsel asked for an expa.
nation.
Witness said that he could not account for them
rs whole, but from his general mood, which was
that OF reimbursement that came upon him In
sequence or hts religious turnings; he hardly
knew IN what words TO set forth the circumstances
which resulted In the change of religious views Il
Vas a m a m nQn al
view OF God-tO broader view OF Gods Kindly
anect0n and goodness to man; he supposed tnat
the one great point was the deity Jesus Christ;
he passed from thence to the Unitarian view, DIS
allowing God as JenOvan; 1t shook the i0unda.
he could not speak OF It without giving pain
others, and he therefore kept his mouth closed;
had written hts senrlmontQ freely to hla wife