Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-05-20

ed, well poised, not merely aclristian
but veteran christian and minister,
and man who from his youth up has
dedicated himself to God and rcli gion,
who, in his boyhood, was raised by u
mother who was an angel Of mercy
if eve. God sent one upon earth. He
was not trained up in lessons of lust,
but he received tender and gracious
schooling Of a mother, from whose
lessons lie passed on to labor in the
field Of God. When the defendant
was going from one log cabin to an,
other he left no mark OF the trail Of toe
seduccr behind him. Ii he was true
to his wife and virtue these early days
Of his ministry should it be believed
that he had fallen now?
AFTER RECESS.
Judge Porter resumed, quoting
from one of.Mrs. Tilton's letters in
which she brcathed forth Il 4eryor Of
admiration for her husband; woman
whom lie would have asked to have
shown MS an adulteress, knelt to him
as to God, ana-loved him as she loved
her rcdcemer. This woman, standing
at the grave of her boy, they would
have you believe, stood within nine
months at the grave Of her own honor.
Porter quoted from Mrs. Tilton's
letters to show her unselfshness.-
Counsel also quoted from letter of Feb
ruary 3rd, !, in which she repreilcnd-
ed herself forher shortcomings. The
bastard to whom this letter was witt
ten, furnished it to the papersfo for pub.
lication, with the intention o. blasting
his wife and injuring Beecher. Why,
said counsel, should she write to her
husband in remote state, need she
mention the name OF her paramount:
This after October 10th, 1868, when
Ti1ton alleged that Henry Ward
Be ccher debauchcd Elizabeth Tilton
at his house, and after October, 1868,
when they said he repeated the of,
fence. Another letter was quoted Of
Mrs. Tilton's referring to the trouble,
as if of her own making, and yet Til.
ton came on the stand and swore as
if itwerc Of Henry Ward Beeches''s
making.
The cousel then referred to the gifts
ofbeeks s Sc which were paraded by
Judge Morris. and which hc said
would not be likely presents to be
made by y libertine. Counsel read
other letters for the purpose Of show
ing the jury what passed between Mr..
Beecl,er aud Mrs. Tilton at his visits /;
said they only offered exeuse-ef-7 7jeal.
ousy to the man who only wanted an
opportunity for Ills inidelities. Tie
couns Il also quoted from other letters
to show that when Mrs. Tilton men
toned her son, Tilton hastened to nc
cuse Beecher Of adultery, and that he,
(Tilton). was excessively jealous. In
fall these letters Of this poor little
woman there was nothing but gloriti-
cation and alteration of Theodore Til
ton. Beechcr in the course Of his life
has written few letters to Mrs. Til
ton, and then these are taken as evi-
dence, though written at the instance
of Tilton. The letter of Mrs. Tilton,
Of January 18th $40, to her husband,
was also read, in which she mentioned
the visit of Beechcr to her house that
day. He quoted from letter in which
she asks her husband to believe III
Jesus Christ. The woman Who wrote
that letter to him, Clifton, was moi
an adulteress, but she was faulty only
/ in that she loved him too we'll.
| The court here adjourned.