The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-20

ecclesiastical council the editorial chair IN Jne
CURED. In iront OF those assembag.s OF mis- coun-
trylnen who came 70 near mis- inspired words before
they went lortn 10 ngnt the battles or their coun-
Try Nay, sir, standing alone 10 the midst OF our
enemies, where no other American could stand
and changing the tide OF public opinion, SO that
England which was all against us when ne went,
became divided, aud the iaoorlng men or England
were our allies rom that hour. inns man who did
not rea0 his own letters VINO did not pay MS own
bills, who ala not receive hls salary. out gives
everything 70 the cnarge o. the honored wife. VINO
~ equal 10 the task-tnis man, as SAID per iorm-
lug laDors net Ike Hercules, bat like a Christian
clergyman, out Iaoors At winch most men Nould
opportunity or the taste TO devote year aod
half OF his life 70 a low debauch?
I Here there was some amusing pantomime.
Judge Porter's voice Is unsKilIuly managed. Its
detection is great toward the end or a sentence
as 10 render the words totally inaudiole at short
distance; that part OF the audience, therefore,
that LOOK ed at the counsel as he hammered on
table like o blacksmith and grlmaced at the
Judge, but never heard a word OF what he uttered,
concluded it was very funny ana laughed.
TILToNis AMoURs.
Why, gentlemen, even Iheo lore Tlton was too
conspicuous q man 10 keep his amours secret.
And Jet would nave you believe that he lore
most man IN the American pulpit, VINO llyed IN
man and woman IN the counLrt, known 10 the
servant girl, known 70 eacn poor negro, man
like mis- 10 be pursuing Il secret amour IN open
day, that he shouo De deDaucnlng and living
year aud half Ia uebauchery wien woman VINO
eaten the bread OF the covenant from
mis- own hand that such intrigue could
be carried 90 TIL ough year and q mar anu no
eye To see IT, and no ear TO hear 1t. Aud sue, the
last woman 10 tell 1t, told IL TO the last man on
earth IL WIS likely to be lod TO, aud Henry Ward
Beecner told IL To the last man on earth ana 10
the man ABOVE all others waom be would nave
snran6 from. DO you believe ~ WHAT measure OF
evidence snail he required TO commend sucn
story ~ your confidence against man OF ms IN
spotted hie-a man VINO mas borne universal
fame, against the oash OF a man VINO never was
n,
vita reference . the woman. Whatever else IN
tins case may be true, Que thing is agreed upon.
Down 10 the 10Th day OF 0ctoocr 1868. If there
was one woman IN all Brooklyn VINO could com
sex ana OF our own sex. that woman was EllZa-
beth X. Tlllon; u woman wooded, wnen she was
twenty years old. 10 u man whom sue made tue
subject or luoatry almost ImplouS; woman
who having many severe crosses and trias,
pied them as the just penalty OF her own
upon ner husband, 10 wnom she was yoked
that wnen sne dad not follow 1t would break, even
child, so faithful TO her church. SO laith-
Iu to her trust IN her God; woman
VINO so laOored TO bring DOCK her husband 70 the
faith OF his youth anu ner womaa nood; so earnest
for those GEAR cnlldren, whom she laDor-d 10
bring up according 10 the precepts OF her saviour
who, with all her 1eeoieuess OIL health-as the let
ters that her husband mas introduced here show
would 90 through tne lone streets AZ nlgnt on er-
rands OF mercy; "a woman, IS ne would nave you
believe, uniortnnate IN her mother as she was I'M
| fortunate IN ner HUSBAND ana yet whose neart
80 full of generous and noble and sympatne bic
affection that wnen sue could nelD the SICK and
afflicted she was invariably lound at their BEDSIDE,
wants OF the destitute; a woman, VINO,
Waen she could not hnd IN private lam
flies the means OF satisfying her craving for
relieving human iuflrmty added TO all her otner
cares the charge or that Betnel, when sue Was
contlpulng dong her DUTY there; IL woman SO
pure that the very man who, to strike Henry
Ward Beecner, would send the lance stra ght
through her neart-even he STANDS before you,
with the oatn lresn upon MS lips, ana declares
thar she Is the wnltest soued creature he had
ever known among the children OF men; woman
with q clear intellect, OF nlgn sense OF duty IN
every relation OF life To wnom rowing her children
was u passion, ana, fresh from tue gr ave OF her
dead BOY, walking up TO the house OF her pastor,
would deliver up her body IN prosttutlonl Wa,
the tueme Is too mOnstrouS anu too prepoSterouS
TO be entertained Tor al instant. On such an ac-
cusation you have eight mouths oil each OF your
lives, eac.l OF you, To satisfy tne malgnity OF the
aatnor OF tais monstrous charge; and then
again the foolsl idea that tnls woman
that hau no lust. no passIon-tnls woman
was deoauched upon tine shallow prctence
dressed 10 her DY tue same man VINO had an
nounceu the Gu SEES God upon the aduiterer ia
her hearing Sabbath alter oaobaLn ana ear alter
year; that Inat maa should her that tuer
love was Innocent. ana that any expression OF
love Just as harmless as Mss or careSs!
(scntlrlsen the ldea that tue woman VINO could
write sucn letters as tai5 husband mas put In
dence ore YOU could De deceived Dy sacu bald
ana paltry statements GA! tne inians tnat lies
benIau TINS language whicn he and MOulton put
into the louGn u Mr.. Beecler a. tue means OF
secuclng his vic. rais Is he language which he
used III tae beucnambef Of BESSIE Turner on The
night VIII III h put Ills han0s IN her bosom ana
told ter tlat these things we're done Ia tue nigh
SONS oil love, anu that any form or expression or
love was as innocent 5 u cursss or KISS. You
see tine mutt IN wnicn ine alleged confession was
coined.
the language OF the counsel Is choice and effect
i've. The jury hear best part OF 1t, but the
jorty OF the audience are compelled TO be content
wItn fragmentary sentence. He has discarded
his manuscript and IS speaking extempore. He
has touched no law books as yet.
A DENIAIS
The house or Henry Ward Beecher never de.
pr,yed Tor year ana nalf nor ior any Jear or a
hall OF year oI the hgnt which then and now H.
Eliminates Dis dweihns. house lrequented ny
friends, HIS brethren OF plymouth church, us
brethren Of every denomination, MS clerical
friends. ON, REFUGE at ~, aud my noble friend
tue other side nas experienced o.ner hospltail-
ties than have during tue progress 81 TINS. IL ne
mai happened 10 nave seen tue atmosphere OF
purity anu 1--we there; II nc could see every MEM
Der Oi That FAMILY rom the Oldest 10 the youngest,
All nose grandchildren. an insca together III one
spirit OF k.nGlness and love, u would unnL
MIN 40 sum up this case. lie cOGu not do II. mo
couu not 10 u. Wny the idea 81 Henry Ward
Beecner, III no we're Ca nabie OF having mistress,
taxing That mistress benea1n MS ToOf putting
that mistress where MS servants ana ais sranc-
door Whlcn. n you knock ON ~, Will be opened ay
sirs. Beecncr os Is was opened - Mrs. Iilon 0y
her. the Only time Mrs. iilrJn ever entered the
nouse-wny, gentlemen. can you conceive any
tning more absufdY Marx you, nos m instance or
sudden yielding % passion OUT taey state tnat ~
bis confession, through tnat year ana a nail from
August To- l6bs. 10 tue spring OF 1870, IN MS housJ
anu IN hers tnIs prostitution was oelng carried
on.
tie is outlining the case ana drawing a bright
and noble picture OF Beecher and Beecher's nome,
and Beecner's eyes MI with tears as the quaverIng
voice oil Porter speaks OF MS once happy nreside,
flied Dy his children and grandchildren, warmed
WIN love and Illuminated with the light OF trust
ana duty.
TIE TWO HOUSEHOLDS.
Two houses IN which this crime was committed
two houses wnere no door Is locked except upon
some special occasion Two houses where every
servant can lOok into every room two houses
wnere every END free access from garrett roof
10 the celiar nopri Tne mOnsrrous story Is told
~ fneoGorc ltlton tnat Henry Ward Beecher con-
IesSen 10 MIN tAaL IN these two houses ana
through that period ne was debaucning this poor
tiek woman. And tnen the SIN more monstrous
ana incredible story-wnIcn, II ! remember rlght,
milton himself nan not the e1rOntery 70 tell, ana
whicn was leit inr AOulton that tndt God tearing
lnan anu G1l rearing woman came 70 the c0nclu-
son that IL WAS better 10 stop; thdt they mad
bstter 40 no furtner me reverend gentleman takes