Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-05-25

I1C dUtIIlLtCu hISU; tllaC lie u0u broken
faith Will, Tilton There was no
person with whom he had not broken
faith; and was this man, on whom no
person seemed to place reliance, to be
believed when he maligned Henry,
Ward Beecher? This man had threat
ened to shoot Bcccher, but this was
mere bravado, and q man who could
make such a threat without intending
it, was Of a low order of morals. :.
Court took recess.
s AFTER RECESS.
Judge Porter continucd:-NIoulton,
i6Sdescribing Beecher as liar and
snake correctly describes Frank Moul-
ton and Theo. Tilton. Ii their blood
were transfnsed it would find as black
a resting place ia the heart of one as
in the other. Porter then spoke Of
the improbability ofSa lady's saying
to good hearted clcrgyman, as Mrs.
Moulton said she did in her own house,
that she had added 4 years PERJURY
and lying to his own original sin. She
stated she then told him she believed
he could confess it to the church and
be forgiven. This story was mon
-strously incredible and ridiculous
Men who had meditated murder and
the like, who had their wives lying
for them, were capable Of devising
such fabrications. Moulton was no
unworthy consort of Tilton; he also
had threatened to drive Beecller from
Brooklyn. Tilton threatened thus
even on the witness stand, forgetting
that its ful6llment would require the,
aid Of iurymen. The case Of Frank.
lin Woodruff was an instance Of how
much one man can corrupt another
Woodruff, who would regret his ac-
tionlin this case hile.he lived, was
hurried from one thing to another by
the craft Of Tilton and cunning Of
Moulton, until be was brought to
deny the word Of one of the most
prominent merchants in New York,
who was true and noble in every rela-
tion Of life. Porter saidhe had many
notes which he said he must discard
as they would protract his argument
too far. Tilton said lie had always
thought Of Beecher as big boy, and
in the next sentence accused Beechcr
of craftily taking advantage Of the
opportunity to gain apparent advan-
tage over cross-examining counsel
The story Of Beecher's preaching to
his mistresses, Of which Tilton said he
did not know the origin, was said by
Moulton to have been told him by
Tilton himself, though pretending to
be Beechcr's friend. Porter then
spoke Of Tiiton's threats against
Beecher, and said the jury were asked
to condemn the latter on the oath of
an assassin. In a letter to his com.
plain,ng friend, to whom he denoun-
ced the story of his wife's adulterer is
lie raised by Bowen aud Woodhull,
and disclaimed any knowledge Of the
scandal article, and this while that ar.
ticle was telegraphed over the whole
land. 1ilton was in love with q wo.
mon who published. it. She was
white-soulod, but after this libel on
his wife-he quarrelled with her. He
next puts in vindication, not because
he loved his wife less, but because he
he loved Bowen more, and feared
Bowen would be crushed by Beecher.
This impudent cuckold turning of Til.
ton, who comes into court fourishing
pair Of antlers not his own, and asks
you totip them with gold; this cuck.
old submitted bis short report for the
adoption Of committee, after the word
about Mrs. Tilton's adultery in his
own hand writing, .Tilton, knowing
the facts, thought this report would
reflect credit on all concerned. This
is the document proposed by Tilton
and Bowen-the report BY Moulton
on the 14th of July. They were about
to entrap Beccher into the use Of Ian
guage in that document before the
committee and leave the alleged Of
fence committed BY him underlined -
In the long report Tilton admitted the
falsity Of. his own accusations. HI
did not know that the law said that
what one man wrote for another te
sign was evidence against himself.
Protected by thc:repnrt proposed by
Iilton for the committee, aud thrice
after commented thereon, three day,
after he told the story of his wife say
ing she left his sroof, be certiies here
that the apoloe did mean adultery