St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-07-09

One of the most curious features OF
the defense is the rapiditN with Wili'h
Mr. Hrrcirr'S legal advisers nave iloii'
time to time, substituted one theory ior
misunderstanding elaborate CHAINS
of explanations, then repudIat ing 'hrhi'
then returning to them, then discal'iihS
Them again. and so on dd MfhH"m,
Every theory which Mr.. Bercller put
f,.v1rd 10 account fnr his conduct De-
fare rhr trial Was expressly contiadiriea
H., himself or his counsel HpOh the thai J.,
Every theory advanced 10y Mr.. Bccciier
duning the trial is express y 'oi'''""'''
cd hy his own former admissions ana
Ictters.-N. \. Times.
Considering everything, It does seem
rs if Tiltnn had made Il very narrow t>l
came. while the friends ct Mr.. brcrh'i
h.,I. GOOD reason to regard the end %
rh. t,i,l as Il substantial Justification OF
the confidence they have leFoSed III
their ;,lstor during his troubles Sd con.
ti,,Ilr,. which Is sure 10 h" manifesto"
now with rrdnublcd warmth. Ehth"-
>i;>ms are infectious. and 50 we may
rNprct to see the mrtnhrr OF MI Beech
Ell, supporters increase with gltat rap
iditV. and his influence at least I"l Il
timr-to become greater than II mas
been At any day since the scandal was
first dragged into the llGht.--NeT l0Th
Uib"He.
The easiest thing 10 say ahou! the
final position of the jury i'll the Brook
kn rrial is that it we'll represents tn"
state of public sentiment. The Amrri-
can Jury -proIriblN the jnlN OF the civ
=. AZ, ,tI-.,,rI, .nH Ii l.
one of those cases where precisely the
same facts make different impressions.
according. to diverse mental structure
and subtitle nn',,i >NmpLthir>. y Ne"
York paper gives II good illustrative i'll
stance. 1t SAYS that Il lady VIII" lives
in he country had been faithfully read
ing II full report of the trial t" her hnS-
band who Is hlind. Here were tW" per
sons getting exactly the same intnInla-
tiulI. and ceiling II together. and vel The
result Wa> hat one came Ia he rs ~tlnng
Il believer in Nh. Hccrhc!> guilt ~ the
liner in his innocrmct. There il hardly
Il hnII>,i"Id ;,Iuund u> Niich d",> not
reveal the same diversity oi opinion.
B0StOH .j0H,Hdi.
While tili> trial has Developed aI,>"-
lmtrl\ nothing /" justify The arrtI>'.f> "t
Nh. BcrrhrI III their gross chief arrn>H-
ton against linn. ii lias revealed Il lh"iI
sand things which more than justify the
il"i""n" I'll >trii>l long lrli 10y th"usHmd~
ni thoughtful and conservative mmds
"l the moral n''h"ua ana me f'll@i"'N
theories al VIZ l,r'r'nf an" 81 VII.
hr''"'' >th"'I. VII. I''ccHt' >'"1'i>
substantially acquitted. to-day. "i adul-
terry WIN Nils. IlIl"il IN ne stands
'tINI. i"-ut\. >i">l'tliiliiil c"hNl'lti "I
enabling" Vii. ! Iltom /" hlIug such IN
accusation against himself with pIiu>I-
pIlliN. 10y his l"">" and ir"'iie>- dISir-
gard ct tn" conditions Witch >"i"l and
t"-I">lr"lIn@ ni'n CLOSELY" III ihr ion
nation ana '>tthii>iiit"Hi al men 50
rlAl ana PrI>"hai IcIal!"n> IN HE.
V. !. " "i1".
The, stood nine tni Bc,rhrr and
illrc ion Tiltnn. Well. We. ,t,. NOT
sue shat thlr,. 10 one i ANY >IIuII~,.l
than tn" >cmIinr outside OF the julN
huN MI. Brc,h,I and his friends ul;,\
huNcNtr. icci that. NIIh time. the uru-
portion viii stealth, hrcnnrc sill y,,nt-
81 IN then favor. .iHuny .IoH,ndI.
Th,. iur, .,,nJ rh,,.,. =, ,,,,. in his e.
,or. and if ,h. Christian n,n,,I, ut IN,