Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-02
EVARTS EXPANDS.
Salient Snatches from His Line
of Argument.
PrOsy Heading to All Who Have
Not Watched the SinuOSi-
ties of the Case.

New YORK, June 1.-Mr. EFarts to-day
continued his address for the defense be-
fore a crowded house. He called attention
to the fact that, in December, 1870, Beech
er referred Bowen to his (Beecher's) wife.
There was an aspect attempted to be in
troduced into this cBse, that there was an
attempt on the part of Beecher to preclude
all knowledge Of his relations with Mrs.
TiltOn from his wife. But when Bowen
was referred to Mrs. Beeeher he was told
that Mrs. Beecher had the letters her Illus
band had;received from Mrs. Tilton while
his wife was in Marietta. So the jury could
not doubt but that all Beecher's cOTespOn-
dence was in the hands of his wife.
Counsel then, regarding the meeting Of
Beecher and Tilton on Dec. 30, 1870, said
the evidence entirely refuted the theory Of
plaintiff. Beecher then took counsel with
Bell, one Of his parisIioneFs, about the
matter and asked his advice. Beecher
stated to him that Mrs. TiltOn had left her
husbands house and gone to her mO.her's,
and that TiltOn's licentiousness had been
very low and bis conduct to Mrs. TiltOn
had been marked with great cruelty; that
Mrs. TiltOn had sent to consult him, and
Mrs. Beecher had been brought into the
conference. Now, said counsel, the jury
had the touching testimony of Bessie Tur-
ner with regard to that wife's midnight
flight from her house and Bessie's follow
ing the next morning and taking the chill
dren with her. The jury had proof Of
TiltOn's cruelty and pnOfigacy, and that
his wife needed protection permanently
until a separation was obtained. Beecher's
note to his wife, said Evarts, read that he
sr,aTSnaI e, Ahfn1r Mr. Daaaf,a-
right and that a separation was best. Mrs.
Beecher never received any condolences |
from TiltOn, nor was she ever deceived by
anything in his manner.
Counsel then referred to the testimony |
Of Stous. When TiltOn was called to the |
stand in rebuttal, he did not contradict |
Storrs' story, and did not this lead the jury |
to believe that Tilton had attempted to be- |
guile and mislead their judgment.
DR.. StOTTs testified that on the I'd of Jan |
uaTy, 1871, Mr.. Tilton told him his ground |
Of complaint against Beecher was that Mr.. |
Beecher, Mrs. Beecher and Ma. Morse had |
been telling stories against him to Bowen, |
and had influenced his wife against him. /
The testimony proved completely that /
Lhese were the causes Of TiltOn's hatred to-
wards Beecher. When Tilton was recalled |
10 the stand he did not utter one word OF /
denial to this entirely new matter intro
iuced by StoTs.
Evarts then discussed the list of property
testified to by TiltOn, arguing that it was
worthless, as being unstable /
md unprodu tive. Since 1871 plaintiff had,
with the exception Of what he had picked !
Ip in his lecture tours, received no income
except the $1,000 then in the hands Of
& Robinson, the $1,000 received
rom Bowen, the money paid by BeecheT
or Bessie Turner'S schooling, the 5000 !
or which Beecher mOrtcaged his house,
Ind the contributions Of subscribers to the
Golden Age. At the close Of 1870 TiltOn's
business affairs were in a state Of complete
and it was then that then that
le joined with Bowen in an effort to de-
troy Beeche-, get nd of the editor of a
ival paper, aud leave them masters OF the
ituatiOn. Bowen took the missive Of Til
on to Beecher, and the result was as Til
on testified: the next time he saw Bowen
he latter was in a terrific rage; tat Bowen
aid if TiltOn dared ever to say he was a
onspiratOr with him, that he had anything
o do with that letter, be would cashier
i'm and turn him out Of the Office. It was
retty evident that on this 27th Of Decem-
.ar, 1870, Tilton did not stand on velvet
With Bowen, and that the engineer had
een hoisted with his own petard.
IL was when he found his attempt to in
imidate Beecher had only completed his
wn ruin, that TiltOn determined 20 secure
he assistance Of Beecher by getting around |
hat great, generous heart OF, his, which was,
'iltOn testified, that which made Beecher
Teat. TiltOu said the way to get at that |
cart was to persuade Beecher he had done |
man an injury, however slight, and if other |
len knew this, as we'll as he did, they |
-Ould impose on him a great deal more.
Evarts then spoke If the remorse natUr-
lly felt by man of delicate and noble
ceilings, in believing he had improperly in
srfered in a household, which stood to him |
4 the relation of friendship. He could not,
e said, sufficiently express his scOrn for the
ispOsitiOn which would judge every man
y the motives which would influence the
DaTsest and basest natures. Evarts quoted |
4 this connection the lines of COwper:
a kick that scarce would move a horse
MAY kill a sound Divine.
Then followed the visits Of MOultOn 20 |
ne house and secret interviews with Mrs. |
'iltOn. Mr.. MOultOn's memory was very !
eculiar on these points. He did not re-
lember whether the woman was sick or |
neither she was in bed. Il was a good |
hing to command ones faculties aud when !
LoultOn was on the stand, one could al !
lost see his memory come and 90 like the |
.dy's maid.