Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-26
n INJUSTICE.

A day or two since the telegraph An
uouneed that . nOlk preseqi had been
entered In all the criminal cases growing
GU, Of the great Bsechsr scandal. This
Be- good Ter public morality. though
us opins that all possible injury In that
direction vas accomplished BY the put
location VI the events OF the trial last
Be this q IL may. II h sigually
unjust to Moaltou. whom We believe to
b more deeply vronssd than any man
In connection with that
famous trial. From the frat. q united
effort was made to erush this man. A
whole congregation. wealthy and inAu.
entail. singled him out for a special rem
geance. and united in hsaping upon him
all the indignity possible. Placed In q
strange aud most embarrassing position.
forced TO become . witness and tortured
for days upon the stand. he stood tho
ordeal. and displayed q power Of phy'-
ieal endurance and strength OF intellect
unparalleled In the annals OF
legal trials. Both Moulton and his wife
were insulted and bsigered by Beecher's
lawyers beyond all reasonable limit. and
both were o~stracised by Plymouth
Church socisty because. upon the wit
ness stand under the sanction Of their
osihs. they gave their testimony against
it, favorits pastor. Not only this, but
TO cap the climax OF insult aud injury.
Be~cher sued out n writ Of lib-l against
Moulton while tho trial was In progress.
Whatever the intent OF such q proceed
ing. its evident effect wa to impair the
strength OF Moulton's testimony and
cast discrsdit upon him. Further pro-
ee~dings were abandoned. and recently.
in reply TO n letter from tho District At
tor,sy. expressed his willingness to
have . node prossqui entered in the case
Of ''Ths People VI. Moulton;" but
the defendant in response to q
similar letter stoutly protested de-
claring himself innocent Of the crime
Of libel. alleging that no could prove
every charge he had made against
Beecher. and demanding. in the name
OF right and justice. that he DO brought
to trial. To this no Wa entitled BY
every principle Of equity and every rule
Of justice. To deny IN accused man .
trial snot to confess his innocence. but
simply to say that hs cannot DO proved
guilty. thus leaving him under the
stigma Of an accusation which only the
verdict Of a jury could remove. In this
plight Moulton stands to-day, and to
every fair.minded mar the glazing In
justice Of Diminishing his case. In def
ance Of his demand for trial, Is appar-
ont. The action Of Beecher and his
friends throughout the whole Of
this scandal business has been devoid
Of fairness. and this last action
Of tho prosecuting officer In Diminishing
this case. Is not the least injustice per-
pctraied by the Plymouth Church in
ausnee. A whole community have set
themselves at work 10 hound Moulton
to isnominy and their attempt 10 sd-
IDENTIFY seconded by tho law officers Of
Kings county. Itisa Disgrace to law
and nm insult to justice that such things
can occur in any locality, and only adds
another TO the many instances which in
Law. in courts. In churches and. In COM
munities. might Is made to supsrseds
right and the plainsst demands OF
justice and equities between man and
man are ignored in Difference TO massed
wealth and influence. Moulton 10 the
victim and Nero wa not moro i'm
placable than are his snsmies- Beschsr
and Plymouth Church.