New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-22

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subject to mistake however upright and honest nc may
be In his statement 1t Is with Dr. James nave ho
doubt that he is Just liable to as other gentlemen
but IL wond secm as II tho circumstances "Hlch
attracted Mr. Janess attention could not very wei mus
lead him The 81 OF June was tho anniversary OF MS
wedding day, to which no was accustomel 10 a'Gloh
some Significance; an OCCASION at any rate, upon winch
his mind reverted his marriage relations ana MS hoc
lie remembers that upon that day ho saw MI Beccher
and IL was not mere casual observation There was
something in the appearance OF MT Beecher WHICH i
nrcssed itself upon the mind OF Mr. James, he swears
and that connected it IN his memory wsh that annVer
sary OF his marriage OF being acquainted with
Mr. Beecher and having served him in the course of his
professional business. Mr. Bcecher being accustomed
gracousy him. tho fact OF his passing near Mt
Beecher without any recognition from hin considering
the relative positions of the two gentlemen would be
q circumstance which would attract his attention
fix his attention. He might have felt a little
cagrined mortified But no noticed upon Mr. Beechers
countenance usually cheerful and radiant into whose
eve to look In his moods and comfort to be at
once inspired with cheeruness and mirthhe noticed an
unusual depression. He was sorrowfm and moody MS
head cast down, none of the stately and tow
ering characteristics Of Mr. Beecher about the
man. He turned into Remscn-st without noticing
this gentleman 1t at the time, gentle
men, YOU remember, when the Tripartite Covenant"
was published in part, when Theodore Tlton was de-
handing from him Defense correction righteousness and
threatening he did not receive To publish the letter
which he had prepared containing Mr. Bcecher own Let
ter OF COntron 1t is true that the horror or great
darkness was then around him. He felt that crisis had
approached. and he rational escape from IT, lie
feared that the revelation against which he had been
contending with the aid OF Mr.. Moulton was inevitable
and IL is not wonderful that he should have been cast
down. At any rate, the testimony OF M James upon that
point is not to be discrellted. / 70 Mr. MOrris Mr.
Beecher was not recalled, was hcf
Mr.. Morris-NO, Sir.
Mr. Beach-Mr Beecher was not He'd after the tes
timony of Mr.. James to modify any statement made by
that gentleman and stands, thee FORE unconradctod
upon thi, record that Mr. Beecher mot by Dr. James
nJer the circumstances to which that gentleman tcst-
es Now the testimony of Dr. Jancsis passed OF by my
learned friend, Mr. Evarts, with ajest hardly worthy
the seriousness Of the topic. Substantially al be says
about this gentleman that he appears To nave seen Mr.
Beccher through stone wall That Is not III my JudS
ment the mode in which evidence upon point 80 central
and so significant this should be met and Answered
grant you the possibility of error but when gcn'nln
Of fortics himself with such circumstance
sustaining tho accuracy of his recollection and when his
testimony harmonzes and connects Itself with the gene
raj fabric of the proof something more must be urged
against him than a wittcsm. 1t was not through stone
wall that Mr. James saw Mr.. Bcecher 1t was with full
opportunity to see, in full view, and there
can be no mistake in regard to the con-
dtion of Mr.. Beecher. which was entirely
conformable with the spirit with which Mrs Moulton
invests him when he reaches her house, was entirely CON
fornable with the condition OF mind in which Mr..
Beecher on that I'd Of June would naturally have been
Now this evidence gave, and repeat to you again.
when Mr. Bcechcr had been then overcome by the tc:i
mony Of Mrs. MOulton. strengthened by the cy-
dence OF DR.. James, where was Mr.. knscIa
If Mr. Beechcr on that ID OF June was In
Monague-pace and turned into Remsen-st. but four or
five doors from Mrs. Mouons, then he could not have
been in company with Mr. Kinsca at his hOus ut that
period. Quite possibly lie may have seen Mr kinsrld
prior this but at that particular time, about O'Clock
he the vicinity of the very spot where Mrs hou
ton says he holding this memorable Interview Win
her.
But, gentlemen. Mrs Moulton says that sic related
that story to George Robinson and jeremiah r. Robin
SON. On the night of the I'll OF Jane she says she told
TO her husband AMI my impression is that on the next
day. or at least within day or two subsequently, tod
to George c. Robinson and jeremiah p IObnson-iO
both these gentlemen. George Co. pleasant ana worthy
member Of Plymouth Church, Of tie lights OF that III
stitution-nay tits saidby amcmber oithe
firm OF Woodruff Robinson, from which Mr. Moliton.
in consequence of his connection with this investigation
was excluded. Why do not my friends produce George
C. Robnsonl If within day or two If that period, or
recent time of that period Mrs Moulton communicated
that story George c. Robinson, it must have been
true. II she didn't and my friends could have
proved that she did not, Mrs. Moulton would
have been discrcditcd and overthrow. There is no
avoiding that ISSUE gentlemen. According to tho law ms
have read it TO you according to your own sentiments
of Justice aud right aud ii George C. Rob
inson could have contIaliced Mrs MoultOn upon that
vital proposition of her testimony, he would have been
placed upon the stand and SO would jeremiah T. ROBIN
son have been asked when he was upon the stand
Again. If Mrs MOultOn had fabricated this story If
the hostility and unfrendiness OF Mr. Beecher in the
month OF August when he made HIS statement before the
had I'd
reputation of her husband assaiIed that all her
Christian principles, all her regard for truth and integrity
was lost swallowed up in the desire TO support her nus
band would s,c have testified. without necessity, that
she made revelation, repetition Of this interview with
Mr. Boecher, to Mr.. Robinson, furnishing the ready
means by which she could have been destroyed If 1t was
untrue, giving to Mr.. Boecher tho surest means
OF annihillng her integrity and her testi-
monyl Is that the way that consprators perjurers,
aci Consider upon this point OF alib the testimony
of Mrs. Eddy. Mrs Eddy met Mr.. Beecher at some time
coming the house Of Mrs Molton about the time
she specifies depressed gloomy head down, and noticing
nobody. lady acquaintance meets him upon the stoop,
and so absorbed is he upon the subject which has been
writing and soul that he passed out without ex-
tending TO her any notice whatever and Mrs. Eddy goes
directly the house. being admitted by Mrs MouOn,
and finds Mrs Moulton in agitation and tears, and be-
eye Mrs MoultOn tests that was upon that second
day Of June that Mrs. Eddy came into her house.
Mr. Fullerton Certainly.
Mr. Beach-My friends have justly eulogized Mrs. Eddy
as lady OF responsibility, and the daughter OF the
rcspectcd Judge Sutherland Is that allegation OF Mrs
MoutOn tue Was it the second day OF June that she
met Mr.. Beecher coming Quit Why did my learned
friends object when we offered to prove by Mrs Eddy
that upon that OF which she speaks the date Of
which she could not fix, when she found Mrs Moulton
in this condition. Mrs Moulton revealed 10 her this very
storyl We supposed had legal right to prove It, un
der the circumstances. Our learned friends objected and
his Honor differed from u.s. bat with lady Of that I'M
improbable character uususpected by our friends upon
the other side when we had the through her OF