New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-25
THE TILTON-BEECHER TRIAL.


to characterize oense for the following reasons
FIRST because the necessary evidence th hs nsns.
persons who had happily escaped thus sr 'ne tongue VI
public gossip.
Who theyi
Next that the apology was designed to cover COM
picated Transaction details difficult OF Just
statements and last that no possible good could arise
from satisfying tho public curiosity this point Mr.
Tton after concluding his testimony respectfully called
the attention OF the Committee TO the fact that the Clerk
OF the Church had spoken caumnously OF Mr. Tlton
during the Late Council and had since unqualiedy
tradioed and retrced his statements untrue and I'M
Just and he Mr. IT, requested the Committee to rafy
and confirm thal apology making honorable record OF
the same in their report which hereby cheerfuy done
That was my Brother shearman The ofense that he
committed that he really believed that this was
insane. do not and he does not The retraction
however is before and its terms are very different
from what this paper would indicate. He dsclaimed
having used anguage that imputed to him. and
willing for the sake OF peace 70 make concession
to degree that think has strained his conscience ever
since.
Ill The Committee further find thai the Rev. Henry
Ward Beechers evidence cCrrOborated the statements OF
Mr. and Mrs Tilton He also said the church action Of
which Mr.. Tton had complained, had not been inspired
ty pastor but had been taken independently 10y the
church that the public impression that Mr. fton had
been in the habit OF speaking against him was unjust 70
Mr. T.. and was owing mainly 10 the unweloOme intro
ducton into the church OF charges against MI l., by
irere handful OF persons, who in doing had received
countenance from the great mass OF the
the pastor. He said that the apology had been
tIat after having been led by his own precptancy and
folly he singularity OF behavior In
his oaense He had always preached this doctrine To
Others, and wOuld not shrink from applying to him
self
You will bear in mind gentlemen. that before this pa
per was proposed by him. Tton had already testified
before Committee TO her innocence and Mr. Beechers
and that testimony confirmed and corroborated
by the evidence OF Theodore TitOn and Of Henry Ward
Beecher anl the Committee were so to certify.
The Committee. after hearing the three witnesses
already referred felt unanimously that any regrets
fapfA O. tn! n
acknoe sinens OF the provident1 opportunity winch
fbs lion has une xDectedv afforded draw forth
TIE testimony which the Committee have nus tepnrnd
IN brief bat sufficient fullness they believe tO
PLAN and put at rest forever vexatious scandal The
Comnlttte ARE likewise Of opinion, based the res
tm'ny submitted TO them that unprejudced court Of
inquiry cOu have this case as thus presented
On person bys principal figures without being stringly
Impressed WITH the moral integrity and elevation OF char
scter 0f ~ parties and accordingly the Committee
cannot farbca 70 state that the Reverend Henry Ward
Beecher Nr Theodore Tton. and Mrs Ttcn (and in an
especa! manner IN latter ana should the
increased sympathy and respect Oh Plymouth Church
and congregation.
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE "LONG REPORT"
Here we have, gentlemen. the written falsi
fcation by Theodore Ion put forth by him the 18th
July days after his wife had let his roof forever
two day. after he sent his threatening message by Red
path Of accusation OF adultery, which six days after
ward he renewed before the Committee Now this paper
written h. him the preceding week AM submitted 20
Henry Ward Beecher on the lin OF July, brands Theo
dore Titon q doubletongued liar Observe, lie spe-
cacaIy r,crs in this paper his ottor to Dr. Bacon in
which he had published the sO-calcd apology Il that
apology ever adultery it meant adultery then
Yet he certnes here that it did not adultery. he
says "tho apology designed 10 cover "a
complicated transaction, its details difficult OF
exact or Just statement Was tie adultery OF
his vie with Mr. Beecher complicated transaction Il
that was to Oaense and had been confessed by Mr.
Beecher what need OF detaiIi If he had debauched Til
tons VII. why unjust for 1ilt1n to state it'll II
the apology" meant adultery, what does TltOn mean
by certifying that NJ. Beech has suffered misreire-
scntatiOn. Re had. But the mis- presentation vas IN
impuuBg ID him improper proposals 10 IAton
wife. What does Triton mean by certifying to the
mOdcstg and touching sincerity Of MIS-. IiltOn,
and 10 her unsulied innocence and purity
TtOn had already public notice in the newspapers
that wi him ten days he should put before the Committee
his sworn In this report he makes the Com
nttee ce fy he, TOn, had been examined before
them and had responded TO the searching questions of the
court with freedom and candOr. Did he mean then TO
make that sworn statement lie Which is false, the
written statement OF the l4h that NJ Beecher and Mrs
clifton are innocent the written statement OF The 10TH
that they were shameless exposed, and confessed adu
tercrsl
The hour OF o'clock having arrived, the Court adj
Iourned until l l a. m to-day.