Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-22

Court AdjOurns Till MOnday-Beaeh
VIII occupy Only Two Days, but
Evarts May Run a Week.
New YORK, May 21.-The Brooklyn
City Courtroom was more thickly peOpled
than usual this morning, and the parties to
the suit were present when Judge Porter
continued his summing up. He said he
would call the attention Of the jury briefly
to the testimony Of Mr.. Bowen. Mr.. Bow
en- in his testimony said Beecher did not
advise the dismissal Of Tilton from the In
dependent, but we found him on cross
examination admitting that Beecher did
tell him things that were new TO him in
regard to TiltOn's immortality with women,
and in regard to other matters discussed
between himself and Beecher, Bowen could
not remember. Instead Of contradicting
the editor Of the Christian Union, Bowen
confirmed him. When Bowen took the
message from TiltOn he did not know what
was the whole truth. He did not know the
charge was adultery and not one of i'm
proper proposals, which would Just be as
injurious to the clergyman. What the
talk was between Beecller and himself
Bowen had no remembrance, but he knew
it was of TiltOD immortality and the troubles
in his house.
Proceeding in his review Of the case,
Judge Porter said: Frank MOultOn on
That stormy Night
entered the dwelling of the pastor of
Plymouth Church and told him he could
not 60 as TiltOn wanted to see him.
eWhat does TiltOn want with me?7 asked
Beecher. "He viii tell you when you get
there" replied MOultOn, and he took
Beecher to the house of TiltOn that night,
not for the destruction of Beecher, but for
the OverthTOwing Of Henry G. Bowen or
the reinstatement of TiltoD, and they
brought their machinery to bear upon
Beecher so that they had him in their tolls
for these years. If it were true that on the
Sd of July Mrs. TiltOn confessed TO her
husband the commission of adultery with
Beecher, do YOU believe that TiltOn would,
either that night or for the next four years,
have slept with her? Gentlemen, do you
believe that for six months after that she
would have permitted her husband and
Beecher TO meet at her house and on the
streets Of New York; If this were true,
that she was a confessed adulteress, would
he have written letters like those read in
your hearing?
TiltOn obtained a letter Of confession
from his wife, informing him of Beecher's
having made indecent proposals to her.
This was the occasion of the memorable
interview the night after it was written be-
tween TiltOn and Beecher, and this inter-
view was told TO other parties and these let
tiers aggee. The defendant himself some
where on the stand states that this letter
was not a charge of adultery bot Of i'm
proper proposals, and TiltOn when on the
stand testified in direct conflict to this, that
it contained the charge Of adultery.
Counsel dwelt on
The Letter Of RetFaetiOn
given by Mrs. TiltOntO Beecher. MOultOn,
who sWOre in this trial in the spirit Of
friend, says he did not see the letter charg-
ing adultery, and TiltOn swears it was in
lis possession. Do you believe, gentlemen,
if this paper was in MOultOn's keeping be
did not read it? Do you believe that this
letter of confession, which was so import
ant, was destroyed, while the letter Of apOl-
ogy was kept? Why, gentlemen, this paper
had served its purpose to the cOnspiTatOrs
and il was disposed of. Il was not a con-
fessiOn at all, but an accusation which was
retIacted by Mrs. TiltOn on the G0lh Of De-
CCmbeT.
On the night Of that day MOultOn goes
to Beecher to obtain the letter of retrac-
ton. BeeLher said it was due to the
memory OF his friends and his own homer
if he died, that he should keep this paper,
and MOultOn cajoled him into returning
IL to keep up friendship with TiltOn.
Placed in such a position, what should
Henry Ward Beecher have done? What
would any man have done? No person
could tell, for they would all have acted
differently. BeeCher and TiltOn were as
opposite as the poles.
The hour OF recess arriving, the court
till Monday next, Porter being
by Leat and greatly
Judge Nelson stated that if the counsel
did not.
Finish Next Week,
he would hold court Saturday.
"And on Sunday too perhaps suggest
ed AIr. Evarts
Mr.. Beach said ne would not occupy more
than two days in his summing up, and
therefore he desired to know what space Of
time would be occupied by the other side,
but Mr.. Evarts could give him no satisfac-
tory answer.