The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-23

was willing to step down ana out OF the noble life
voluntary sacrifice 10 the good OF Mr.. Illton, by
his craven fear of sisters tnreai ened accusation
from his pulpit by the unanswered appeal ol MRS.
| Bradshaw under the circumstances | have de-
tailed, by the uphraidJng OF Mrs. Morse, DIV tue de-
weight 81 circumstances, all fallng IN with tae ac-
cusatlon OF seduction and opposed only DY Tue
4 / cannot pursue my original purpose or eXamln-
ing IA detail the testimony OF the numerous
Witnesses presented on the part OF the defence.
I They relate only to the question oil conspiracy
and oackmall and to the con radIc ory declara-
tons, winch have been sufficiently explained. III
/ tue evidence oil Mr.. Bcecher IL not sufficient TO
dispose oil the theory OF conspiracy aud black
/ mall no argument oI NINE can convince ne intel
Agence OF this jury, You would not believe hou2h
one should rise from The dead. MI Beecner says,
after relating all the variations Of MS mind. all
! the fluctuations from his own unbiased impress
4 SONS OF the integrity aud honesty Of Mr. Moulton
I and naelitf and MS account OF the influence which
was used over him by his professional advisers
the question Is put TO him, "Mr. Beecher, your
answer to the question put 10 you, whether you
now believe that Francis Moulton intended TO levy
1 blackmail upon you, has not been answered salts.
factorily some OF my associates, and put y to
| SIR, II you mean by blockmall that he levied any
7 Contributions for his own advantage on me, DO
not think It; out II you mean. Mr.. Fullerton (tnat
I Is. the witness contlnung), bu5 II you mean tnat
] ne levied money upon me-, using my generous eel-
| ton, tunK he did," Now, you perceive, that Is
entire surrender OF the idea that there
tlon-tnrough threat Well, say all, nearly all
J the witnesses on the part OF the defence have
I and rllton were constantly holding over Mr..
4 Beecher The threat u this accusation TO extort
way, IN AID OF Tllton and his restoration To pros
perlty. rms is abandoned by the evidence
\ OF Mr.. Beecner. His own uneducated,
!! directed conviction was that there was
nothing OF the kind. and wnen aided
4 the conclusion that the only blackmall used or
inhuence used was an appeal by Mr.. Moulton 10
4 his generous lnclinatlons and knoness toward
\ MI. Ilitun. Well that, OF course, gentlemen. is
OF no Importance In this case. When Mr.. Beecher
comedies that no terror was eXerted, that no
threat was uttered, taat all the benefacJions
which were secured tarougn Moulton were by APP
peals to Ms generosity AID kindness, why then
tae theory OF The defence falls Il terry There is
no stu IL t1at, there is no compulslon III thar,
there Is no extortlon IN that; Lnat there Is no
imagination and manufacture OF false story ana
an uniounded accusation IN tnat There IS nothing
III II Shtcn llnpeaches III any degree the lorce OF
the testimony which we offer or aids 10 any extent
the Theory vi thIs defence. Well, now what need
mass OF prooisS lake tue testimony OF Mrs.
Ovnltou, Ar. ovlngton, Mrs. putnam, augusta
Moore, OF these Winne!d witnesses.
BELCaER, wILKESoN, CowLEY,
oil OF them, what do they amount TOY TO what
( point arc tne5 directed TO show That Tilton and
Mouiton on various occasions represented the u.
renee as impure proposals, and they admitted II
anu gave the reason Ior ~ and tnen to support
\ Illton was issuing TINS cuarge wnateVer IL was,
/ Tor the purpose or coercing some beneactlon Of
/ some character out OF hr. Beecher. Well, all that
Is necessary 10 be SAID ABOUT IL IN my Judgment Is
/ that when Mr.. Beeener makes the acknowledge
I ment that ne dues under oAth ana Wnen we
avoid all contradictory evidence, all materially
ana power OF TINS evidence Is lost. Now, l might
say III regara TO Mr. Wnkeson that when he at
tributes to Mr. Tlton the declaration on the morn
ing or the al think lie was that morning, at any
uon-Mr Wikeson attributes 70 Mr.. Iillon the
remark that he would publish certain things il he
was not gulng TO get his money; why,
In this ne must be in error. because at
that time all mat matter had ocen arranged.
Wen, 1t turns out that Horace Greeley not at
TItons house al the time OF when Bessie Turner
speaSs. There are eight distinct facts contra
dlcted IN her testimony here and her statement
aud sue acknowledges tnem. The principal TACT
contradicted was as to the length or time
pied In that interview between General Tracy and
herself can well see how the disposition Of
who developed such q "hlgh standard OF theatre
cal t2lent,n may, In the appearance OF her mag
inatlon and descriptive power, exaggerate by
woi ds as she does BY action. As early as Deem
Der H. 1870, Mr.. TIlLon did make a charge or
adultery against his vile and on that day Bessie
Turner communicated the fact TO Mrs. Bradshaw,
although Miss Turner denies IL. Tracy tells you
tnat IN his intercourse with Moulton TIIton and
Noodhul, the idea o adultery WAS never limited;
that the only charge was tnaE OF improper solicit
atoms. Yet Bessie Turner, their own witness,
tells you tnaL the charge OF adultery mad been
made by Mr.. rton. Mr.. Shulrz, whose recollection
does not accord with that OF either MouIton,
Woodruff TItOn. tells you that IIlton was not
present during the interview NJ which Mr..
Beecher's contributing TO tne Golden Age was the
topic OF CONVERSATION, though ne admits that
Woodruff aud that rilton would not accept
any pecuniary benefit from Mr.. Beechsr. lie
retu ed all assistance ana co-Opera ton the
part OF Beecher; Moulton and Woodruff Dotn tell
you this. IL was matter Of doubt and interest
what explanation would Henry Ward Beecner
give 10 thus charge. aud particularly how would
nocence. In legal minds there was from the very
first out one resort, ana that was the necessity Of
denial. NO matter what might be the proof
against him, no matter now hard and heavy the
circumstances mi2nt encompass him till ne
seemed like Lord Byrons scorpion, ''Glrtn win
fire." Yet there was no alternative but denial,
brave and bold, founded upon his character an
NOT only denies the offence Imputed TO him, but in
a court OF Justice and before toe world sustains
that denial wtLn
Now, gentlemen. tins IL tue horror that -
pressing on some or your minds-tne difficulty OF
believing that sucn man, vita such cnar-
aoter, can outrage his own conscience and
the law Of Cod. That he has 50 done u IN form, IN
seeming Is just as certain as the afairs OF human
evidence. They can't ayolu tue proof Of the PLAIN
uns three witnesses. Either they have peea con-
ylcted of inventlng an accusation against an inno-
cent man, or else MT. Beecher nas quieted MIA
conscience consistently upon denial IN tue form
MT. Beach sAid he found In looking at the writ
Tags OF certain philosophers Of all sects consIs-
tencJ prevailing tnab II Is thought that under
tam circumstances ~ Is not only pardUnable 10
lie, but IL IS the duty q man 20 ne. The counsel
read from numerous Authorizes upon tails subject
WHAT Nh. BEECHEE's COpEf
81. Alpnonsus Liquor teacncs tnag woman
VINO mas committed adultery j. Justiueu aeuy-
Ing her guilt. Ills text DOCKS used IN Catholic
semlnarles ~ . nlgn authority. Dr. Newman
who connected himself Win the Catholic Lnurcn
about twelve years ago, was accused o. lying. ana
he made inquiries anu eontendea that according TO
hot sinful une IS designed 10 deceive 70 his INJURY
II he can be separated from injustice il Il not
wrOnx. Milton SAYS, .AA discrimination Is not
wrong which nay be considered 70 be mallcous.r
DIR. Johnson - aIsO cited as sustaining the same
doctrine Of casulstry. There Is another authority
'PerJury Tor good reasons. is, with advanced
thinkers, no sln.n That Was written November 5,
1872 by Mr. Iaomas X. Beecner, brotner OF the
defendant, 10 his sister. tine counsel nsre
READ the letter OF Mr. Thomas X. Beecher
70 his sister, 10 which he Uses tne phrase
quoted) MI. Denhau, subsequently, Chef
Justice u England, and counsel for Queen Caroline
on tnat trial said taaE from the oeginnIDg o. the
word no Instance mas been recorded OF person
caarged with adultery bang called upoa 70 dis
prove u. ~ could not meet the end OF justice, Tor
10 beiieyeu that perjury would De q less sln Ia
one 50 gtuate4 han the reYo,atlUn OF his part
nst's RuIt,b Professor WILKINSON. OF the Rochester
University, says IA regard ~ peJnrY:-"FAe
Scripture uo0g not say 'fhOu shat not lte' but
Taou sdalt not bear lalse witness against tny
netghOOri" Almost oil tile casul Is conceive that
falsehood undef certain circumstances Is not stu-
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