The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-11
BEEcHER, ,TILToN,
Increasing Interest in the Trial.
Judge Porter DiSclaiImS any Bit.
IerncSS Toward TillOn.

more denscly, ii possible, than yesterday,
despite the instructions issued by Judge
Nelson, and when Beach, who was early
in his arrival, entered, he was received
with storm OF applause, Tilton was
present, but Beecher and his wife were
| absent.
Mr.. Porter stated that Evarts was un-
avoidably absent, and was therefore de-
priycd OF hearing the remarks OF Beach
today, but he would be present to-mor-
row.
After few remarks from Porter dis.
claiming any bitterness in his attack on
'riltOn, and stating that he had not used
the phrase attributed to him yesterday,
"Down, down to hell, and say sent thee
there" Beach replied that he was sorry
| il he had misunderstood his learned
friend, but be bad heard him say "Down,
down." to Tilton, and had naturally
thought that he desired to cOnsign Tilt0n
to hell. Indeed, said counsel, ] think so
still, [Laughtcr.l
lIeechcr and his vile entered at this
point, and took their accustomed seats.
The Posts report says; Mr.. Beach
then resumed his address to the jury. lie
said that an effort had been made TO rep
resent that the words imputed to leecher
by plaintiff and his witnesses were such
as were foreign to his style, and could
not have been employed by one so skilled
in the Use Of the English language, Well,
there was no doubt that all men aCCus-
toned to writing and public speaking
had u style peculiar to themselves, Thus,
II any Of the jury should see pamphlet
containing the speech Of Evarts, with its
Iitle.pagc gone, its internal evidence
would he sufficient tO indicate its author
ship. However, he would see whether
the expressions imputed to BGCcher
were such as to indicate another pater-
nifty. The counsel for the defense had
urged that the term paroxysmaI kiss was
an absurdity which could never have
come from the lips Of Brcchcr, he had
had the curiosity to cXaming single
sermon and had found the words used re-
pcatCdly.
Mr. Beach quoted numerous passages
from this sermon in which the word par
oxysm and paroxysman were used in re-
gard to repentance, love and other strong
emotions. lie then considered the cx-
prcsion,a moral nNgara,and the argument
that it was u piece Of false rhctric which
l}eCcher never had used, he considered
this to be n forcibIc and proper phrase
to describe lIeCCher's position. Beschcr
did stand on the brink OF u moral Mag.
ara, from which only the jury could save
him. II was as proper an expression as
DR.. Watts "gulf Of dark despair"
Mr.. Beach then cited II number Of pas.
sagcs from IIecchcr's writings to show his
fondncss for GXtravagant expressions
and the liberties which he was in the
habit Of taking with the English language.
lie did not quote these by the way ofcriti.
ciling Bccchcr's style, but to show what
his style was. Such expressions were
natural to the man. The expression Of
liccchcr to Mrs. MOulton that she i'm.
pressed him as section Of the day Of judg.
mcnl, had been rdiculcd By the counsel
for the defense, who said that lIccchcr
did not divide the day Of judgment into
sections, and when that day came he
thought we should find out that 1t had at
least two sections. Mrs. MGuIton was
constantly urging lIcCchCr to confess; was
holding before him the day Of doom which
discourse was leading to, and he expressed
the feeling which she produced upon him
in n manner natural to the man.
Mr.. Beech then spoke Of the attempt to
represent as blasphemOus the letter to his
wife in which TiltOn spoke OF Christ as Il
historical character, but he was so regard.
ed Of course by lIecchcr aside from his
sacred character. Mr.. Beach quoted
passages from lIcccher's works and ser.
mons in (which he spoke Of Christ MS nn
historical character and one open to spec.
llation.
SOME COMPARISONS.
Mr.. Beach cited passages from Bccchcr's
works as showing his familiar mode Of
speaking Of Christ's life and attributes,
and urged the injustice Of sci2ing upon
Tilton's letter, not proClaiming his the
orics upon the hOusetops, but written in
private to his wife, as an indication OF
moral obliQuity. lie then spoke Of the
position taken by Porter, that the man
who could Use such language us Moulton
had employed concerning BCcChCr was
not credible witness. II this was so,
what sort Of witness would Porter he
after such Language as he had used in re.
gard to the plaintiff? lie next referred to
the charge Of reasonable conduct on the
part Of MOultOn, and said that his rGla-
tiOns with lIcCChcr were not changed by
the simple appointment Of the church
committee, bni by lIcCclcr's false and
calumnious charge that this long tried
and sclf.sacriCIiCing friend was n black.
mailer. Never until this charge Of
blackmail was brought against him, did
he use disrcspcclful word to BcCchcr.
Mr.. Beach then referred to portcr's
charge Of COwarllicC against MOutOn be.
cause hr carried II pistol to lIcCchCr's
house, and said that MOulton, engaged ms
he was III business which called him about
the docks aud among rude men, was in
the habit Of carrying n pistol for protcC.
tiOn in case Of need. The evidence show
ed that lie never used the weapon for the
purpose Of intimidation. Counsel referred
to the question why Carpenter had not
been called, and said that ii had never
been pretended by Morris or anybody
clsc that BccChcr had ever confessed the
adultery to him in express terms. Car.
pcntcr was held to contradict lIeCchcr in
case the latter denied the interview held
with him, but the state of the evidence
did not render II necessary. Mr.. Beach
said that in his professional intercourse
Of thirty years with Porter he had gained
II most ailcCtiohatc respect for him, and
he had spoken in kindness the words Of
apprehension which his duty had com.
PEELED him to utter in referring to the I'm.
worthy assaults Of Porter upon The plain.
til aud his Witnesses
MIR. EvAWr's EXTRAORDINARY POSITION.
Mr.. Beach then considered the prOpo.
silon Of Eyarls that this form Of action
was m anomaly, and TINT to bring Il was
lisrcpntablc II was mn extraordinary
proposition to come from an eminent
lawyer, that the proceedings sanctioned
by Mw wns legal anomaly, md that il
reflected liscrcdit upon the citizen who
rcsortrd to 1t for the punishment Of Il Sc.
duCCr. Our homes might he broken up,
our families destroyed, our wives and
daughters scduccd without any remedy
from the law established to protect soci.
ETY.. So strong wnl the hEman feeling