The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-09

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hing 70 avoid scandal Alluslon was made 70 the
$1,000 pald by Beecher. and counsel commented
severely on ne conduct OF hton ana NOM on.
III also spoke Of the fact mat Woodruff Ron
Jason retained $4,000. and lett poor hilton only
gl.oOo y echer's generosity wa pnncely Coun-
sci continued 10 explain toe motives whlch lnnl-
enced Mr.. Beechcr wneu VII ing tae ragged
edgea letrer. 81. Beecner, he said, dt1 not know
that Tnlon was spreading tnls scancal, aud he was
cut 10 the soul mat these men misunderstood
him. Counsel dselt at great length on the vari-
Gus features which the letter DIesen ed. il Mr.
Beeeher had the CONSCIOUSNESS OF any Of these
invited as an escane rom the suspicion and cold
ness 81 Moutou ana liton and OF rms area OF.
pres,l0n, tins alternative 10 Thlch NJ referred. ~
Wa "A lundamentaI principle or our nature tnat a
man Conscious OF quit never made record OF IL,
never paraded IL. Tue strongest seihsn IMPULSES
tnat are likely 70 oyerpower a man wnl not
induce MIN 10 CONCESSION. the wonnded man VIII
keep the hemorrhage locked NJ IN hls treast
before he tells the source OF the wound winch l.
cansinx hi4 death. counsel AZ Called ttent OF
IL two other letters OF Mr.. Beeeher 10 MoultOn
about tins time. lie said they Were out the con-
he sure In one OF these letters the phrase
bottom lactsn occurs "a relation 20
explained that TINS meant. "Has Bowen got
10 tho bottom 81 his project or are there charges
IN ms mind which nave no lower depth q sander
that do not Know orr Wlat was the Us OF
TINS ri.artlte agreement Were there some
other charges or soinetalng else In MT. Bowens
badget tnat Beecner dld lot know or Counsel
then alluded 70 the nrst occ aston when the policy
OF silence was broken about the end OF May, 1873.
Tnts brougne MIN Ia Mrs. Moulion tes' lmonY.
On the 2Otn Of April Tllton mad procured tue pub
hcaton OF the Bowen letter, or Golden A0e slip.
Mr.. Rowcus budgets Ola not seem TO have mnch
weight, altnougn they were enormous. Mr.. VIII
keson, one o. the most brilliant men ever edu-
Gated by pr Knox, who undoubtedly was lost 10
the Bar, had learned how 10 trace a serpent on a
rocK anu re recognized the TRAN OF Bowen. "
occurred ~ the Intelligent mind of Triton that
Miikesou had procul Ell the publication of tne TIT
partite agreement, winch nc looked upon As
scandal not - be endured and IT subsequently,
occurred 10 Mr.. Tllt0n 10 publish Mr.. Beechers
let or OF coutriton. After counsel had commented
on TINS point at some length the Court took the
usual recess.
AFTER THE RECESS
greater multitude than even that which
sembled IN the morning found means to squeeze
itself into the court room after recess. As The
dial lndiea ed minutes Of four O'CLOCK 1t be-
came evident the counsel could not nn.sh at the
hour of adjournment. He was s;ill dealing with
the evidence Of Mrs. Moulton and making the
audience smile good deal a. the absurd light in
which ne ned up Mrs. Moulton's statement that
she told Beeecner to go 70 his church and confess
lis crime and not 10 take me powder on his dress
ing table whicn he threatened 10 taSe TO kin him.
self
Mr. Evarts-Sow. gentlemen, on Saturday night
the 31st Oh MAJ, Mr.. Beecaer having confronted
the situation when MIR. Tilton SAID was TO be
uraNn Out the strange threat that " he (Mr.
Beecnerl published anything tnat Indicated mat
the policy OF silence had grown out ol regard Tor
others, ana was now ended, and the proposition
OF Mr.. Beecner:-"Now am man lree OF al the
to The world.n Mr.. TlltJn at once saw there was
no necessity for his PUBLISHING anything ana sad
would be enough, and the minimum OF lt
was tnat u ne would publish something
view upon the mater, mat Mr.. Tilton was
not 70 be rega ded IN the matter or these SANDERS
mat mad now become puoilsned, ana OF me con-
cesslon and settl ment OF them IN the tripartIte
agreement as necessarily the person mad done an
injury aud was forgiven, from what Mr.. Moul on
would d.. But that was not settled until Sunday
night.
AM on that sunday there passed = letter from
Mr.. Beecher 10 Mr.. Aoulton and reply from Mr..
Moulton. Both letters are undoubl edly OF great
sIgalncance, and they followed after the parting
o. Saturday night m wnicn Mr. Beecner hsd stid,
II am going 10 meet tnls matter III this way" and
Mouiion and Mr. Tilton over that announce
ment CONSERVATION. say, because u
was termination OF the policy OF silence, and
putting an END 10 the Secret and malicious system
OF silence by which an honorable mans mouth
was closed even against confidence with any
tnIs letter. IL utterly precludes any idea hat
there was any IDEA OF any other state OF laos.
Al, you need IS 10 concede 10 me the situation u
facts as SIR. Beecher then conceived tnem. and
~ conceive right feeling and proper CHARACTER,
4 pure lie, and you Will need every word
ia these letters. / VIII not say Justification
or taem, but with an appreclauon OF them. and TO
those sentiments nave always wanted TO nave
Mr.. Beecner tried outside oil any SPECIAL crcum-
stances OF his position. / have desired 10 strip
MIN, as q defendant, from any other attitudes Tor
1our consideration tnan what belongs TO II as
maa standing On tne same level with all others.
But ~ saying that don't mean 10 say lie should
be judged brute, a. q pronigate or 4 soruid
cna: acter that cares nothing out Tor himself.
He shall be ludgeQ as a man with culture ana ex-
perience OF life and tenderness for Others aud an
appreciation or the noe that mas allen upon tnat
family, and Tor which ne was blamed, and Inc more
rerrloe consequences mat would uifiuse Them
selves, ever eating deeper into tue nearE Of That
fanny.
morning, June /. 1879, addressed Oy MN 10 MY
Dear Fra0K.n 20 the end, and proceedeo:-
FvA nm nlf NJ Ia
OF a guLtY intercourse between Sir. Beecher and
Mr.. nl'On ~ any Of these letters. mr. Eyarts
Bescher. IN wnicn lie defends Mr. luton against
tue mputauons u having s!andered Mr. Beecher,
aud COMMUNICATION see Ilton never proposes
anything Tor puoilcation un.ess taere Il tacked 70
n some certificate Of nis own goodness
MRS. MOULTON's TESTIMONY REVIEWED.
Mr. BeecneG's statement 10 nts cnnrcn. mat OF
Ju.y l3, 1874 narrating his acquain tance VIVA MRS.
TllIon and the troubles WHICH followed. was then
read by Mr. Evarts. Therein Mr. Beecner takes
upon himself Unreasonable blame IL this ce-
fendant lad been guilty. he would have besh
crusacd by these misiOrtunes. II you believe tina.
cEarac ana llfe are not truthful product you
may thlnk tnat TINS calumuy Is ART OF Henry
Maid Beecnec's Ile Ii ~ sad tnat on Monday
CURED au interview between Mrs.. MoutOn and
Dir. Beecuer. Now. eyeryoody would have been
Glad TO nave welcomed tins new witness with the
same c0udcence "a We did Mrs. OWING
..oa: Mrs Aoul.sn comes mere on
Of toe iact that the Toe mad been looked IN tue
eye. aud tgat win thss simple, bold proposition
Jet, somehow or utner a some place must be as.
signed iOr an interview. ~ the nrst Monday OF
Juge WAS bxed upon as mat unUccaped DAY.
wnen there occurred what never but once hap
peued-a vsls of Airs. BeeCher ~ AIRS. Moutoa
alone; anu you have az tue outset tue admission
that ~. Beecher mad never made nsr tue con
naant OF any confessions until tae I'd OIL June.
WAY he taen began no one understands, and WY ne
began with one whom DC supposed knew al. about
10 no one can tell unless 1t was - roll tnis sweet
mOtsei OF aduller under ner tongue aud nIs tongne
You see nov = witness, Ia relating conEersa IONS
winch took place ears ago, ana lnputiDI mean
ings 10 wn.t party sara, not giving the exact
language, Involves you ia perp.eNltle-. Ials lady
undertakes ~ give you an interview thGt zoos
pace II 1913 Ia tle nfst place, no sucn lnterleW
ever took place. AIRS. M0ultOn said { Ie interview
TOOK place alter nine O'Clock, aud M. beecher re-
nained there TIL luncn time.
Evidence was then read o. AR. Evarts showing
that Mr.. Bcecaer could not nave been AZ Mrs.
s.oulton's house Al any vi thc hours sDe sars ne
was tnsrc. Ihere wa an 10; clearly proven
Uut wnea you look VI Toe situation the moral aIIOl
h even more conclusive han tae actual ahDL But
III l. nard on MTs No .ltou mat tue only possible
witness q susan Ter iulervlew mas ~ part vim
three nUurs III 1t. Tor sEe SSears Mr. Ececner vas
coming away from tue house WMeu she went