Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-23
BEECHER.
The misunderstanding of the
jury.
Judge Nelson Makes Some Re
marks About His Com
ing Charge.
How Bessie Turner's Testimony
Upsets the Conspiracy
Theory.

NEW YOsK, June ga dense crowd
( filled the Brooklyn cOu t-rOOm this morn
| ing, the ladies in attendance being on the
| increase, and all the parties to the su:t be-
| ing present.
Judge Nelson stated some Of his Jury
were in his room this morning, and from
| conversations with them in regard to the
| occurrences Of last evening, he beliey ed
they were laboring under misapprehen-
siOns.
Fullerton and EvaTts made few remarks
on the same subject, and said all the issues
BeecheT had TO meet were those presented
by the witnesses on the stand. and not those
advanced against him in newspapers con-
tanning outside issues.
Judge Nelson then said he had observed
in some Of the evening papers a paragraph
to the effect that his charge hal been pre-
pared two months ago, and he had some
time since received requests TO change from
some Of the counsel, but in justice TO him
self and counsel he felt compelled TO state
that his charge was not yet finished, but
was now in process Of preparation, and that
he had not received any requests to change
lie was Of opinion if be was allowed to de-
liver the charge first he could do it IN sUcha
manner as that counsel would have but few
requests to make, and these they could adj
vance after the charge had been given.
Fullerton and EvaTts acquiesced in this
matter.
Beach then arose and continued his sum-
ming up to the jury and read the letter
from Beecher to Mrs TiltOn, in which be
speaks Of a bird singing in his heart and in
which he mentioned true inwardUeSs. TIE
nest hiding letter was also read by counsel
who took this opportunity Of disclaimiug
that he took the meaning Of the word 20
be adultery. That was not so, as it meant
cOncealment. Counsel then read the let I.
ter from Mrs. Morse to Beecher, in which T.
she says when she thinks of the misery he /
had caused to the family and hear him /
cracking his Jokes, she thought with the I.
psalmist there was no God.
Beach then reviewed the testimony Of !
Richards, Redpath and others, in the course [
of which he said that BeecheT, il innocent, /
could not have rested under the assertion 1
Bowen made to Howard in 1870, that
He Knew One Thing
which could drive Beecher out of Brook
Ign. Bowen said this to Howard after
stating that the settlement Of his difficult
ties with Beecher did not include the one
thing. This charge was known to Beecher
and vet he had continued living all these
years to break the scriptural bread for this
and pour out for him the
blood Of the Redeemer.
Counsel took up the testimony Of Bessie
Turner, and said it proved
One Important Fact,
namely, that as early as Dec. IA, 1870, Mr..
TiltOn charged his wife with adultery,
although the defense claimed that this
charge resulted from a conspiracy which
vas not formed until Dec. 20, 1874.
Counsel quoted sour relations 10 the
in which Beecher spoke Of the
dea Of a God suffering for a world, and \
hat there were some men who felt they |
rad no need Of an atOnement, and, says
,lr. Beecher, II do not believe Units need.
3eecher teaching the inspiration Of the
scriptures while he did not believe in one
f its cOrnerstOnes. Mr.. Beach made fur
her quotations from Beecher's sermons, in
rider 10 show that his teachings were 10 a
MEASURE a departure from the orthodox
lith.
Adjourned.