New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-27
MRS. MOULTON DECEIVED BY TIER HUS-
BAND.

Another significant fact is that in her CONVEX
saton with Mr. BeecheI she never except the
sion to which have already advered personally I'M
puted to him the infamous crime OF adultery and that
when she did it is inserted In report OF things said
to have been told her either by others or by him on
some former occasion and the former occasion upon
crossexamnation disappears Let me again remind you
that her statement is the information received not from
Beecher from others. Her language, at page 49, Is:
He had been walking up and down the floor and seemed
very much excited, and after few moments CONVERSE
ton he took my hand and asked me if knew anything
Of ts sorrow Of his fife. @ OF this sorrow Of bis lite
did o. What then did he sayi \. lie said, Then Frank
has told yOu facts has he IN the case y sai lie
has" O. And then you partedi A. don't remember OF
anything more.
Frank has told you the facts" He trusted Frank
man OF TRUTH and did she Frank lied to her as he
had lied to Mr.. Beecher.
Passing over much OF what intended TO say from time
10 tme cannot pass il all. desire TO advert for
moment to that portion OF her testimony in which.
her cross animation she interweaves version OF
what occurred that memorable I'd OF June, and In
doing so inerweaves the thread OF absolute suicide
O. What did he say at this stage Of the matter he
said he had made up his mind, II Tlton published his
Letter of Apology, 10 take his life; that he had powder
on his library table which he should take, and that he
would pass quietly away without struggle
Gentlemen II this story true, why have You been
for nearly half year prisoners OF the lawl What was
there 10 prevent Mr. Beecher from computing suicide
II he had editated death and had provided the MEANS
and those means painless why is not Henry Ward Beecher
dead WHY Is that powder still on his library table,
ready for the use OF his children and his grandchildren
The occasion for taking it the threatened pubca
ton OF the letter of apology" The letter OF apology"
was published The same woman who had sworn but
few pages before that In the whole conversation there
WAS not even an alusion 10 the letter OF apology"
seems 10 have overlooked the fact; the letter or
"apology" was published; The powder remains un-
taken that specific the price Of which viii be almost
bfcb main
less and instant DEATH still lies there waiting for either
of us TO go and procure it. And yet this talk Of suicide
has rung through the land and 1t never seems 10 have
occurred anybody that while Mr. Beecher has gone
through darker days than those he still lives, strong
healthy. fearless, living man!
have siad enough, it seems 10 me, to be able
10 safely leave the issue for you TO determine
whether the testimony of Francis d. Moultons wife,
a. you have heard it, and you shall weigh IT,,
should In your Judgment outweigh the benign presump
tons OF the law Henry Ward Boechers oath OF limo
cence Gentlemen, 1 must close, and 10 do so must
discard the notes which intended TO speak for the
time is already hand and feel that have trespsssed
too severely upon the condition Of health OF Of your
number There is so much have left unsaid that
I ought to say II now mad intended and hoped that
should been able to present 10 you the contradictions
OF Francis D. Moulton / have not the time go
through the names II Mouon Is an honest man. he Is the
OF his class II he has this trial been
weighed in the balances against his whom
you know and respect l must believe that In your
Judgment, mne he has been found wanting. Moul-
ton main prop OF this prosecution, stands before you
confronting oath to oath like Cleveland and storrs
and Free.and, and his partner Robinson; Samuel D.
Partridge, his bookkeeper; H. o. Armour, the landoru
the very house in which he ves-these and others
IT, think, in al-an supposed to DO honest
men, all false II Mouton Is true, but,
they are true, Moultcn is false In regard to
! Theodore TItVn, | need only say that le has the