, 1875-06-09

vent to Mrs. Woodhults Il night antl IroueEt
nor 20 hof house for conferences with Tilton
t, ana qn!.on I1os .1'iss three oar, Tb.t 4 one
ton'a bouae. in heal:h md strength. sent ths
woman to tsko Mrs. Woodruff III close car.
fhsn 20 hef houho on ThsEly.tst!i atteot, sud sho
toox her little hoy ~ an escort. Sho waa sens
Sgnln ~ shono inll grown 1ncn to take Hrs.
"oodhu1i down tom Thirsy.hfth atreol In tho
n1ght-ttme and allo took Moullop'a nothos a.
an escort. IL this WIS apparent the most Abject
siib1ectlon Of tbs wife and tho absolute tyranny
Of thshrsbhnd- master. and Moulton nas tho mai,
who srore hc would make It hotter than holi for
| anJ person who 0ppoacd him. The law IN opposed
| to p'acinx tue w!fe and husband in dilemma OF
sweating against zach Other. and when 10 this
psfsicnia,r = marriage tho "'to It trosed to b. an
| consoIenco with her husband. from whicll nhe In
| excluded. and when ncr husband sh, o4tcus to
make !. hotter than het for ans ono nho .estt-
! ileH agsiast lin. tho wisdom Of thu law is ap-
psfcn~
\ prSAoRzk1so sunY.
Here Eshtta suggested ttat II tho Jury wished
70 ao}onsn. 20 could limit himself 10 An hour to.
morrow. Tho foreman Hatd hs undcistood tho
Jury would prefer remaining to 4 o'clock.
Juror 1Ionry 1hayor complained that the fora
man was not meeting tho wisos Of the Jurors,
who bad 20 oitsn Welded 10 him.
Judge Neilaon aata ho bad frequently kopt
lnr1es Until o'clock, nntf c,oplaiu,e for being
kept NJ, hoar or 30 longer wsse uncaled for.
MT. Ihayet begged pardon. aud explained that
he and othora gave way on alt otLer o:eaaions to
Tue "ibhea Of the juror now wanting 10 Stay to
O'clock, and ho thought for once othass might
give any.
E1-IudRe Norris strongly objected to ID
1ou1niug until EyartA had huishod ~ Sir. DeHch
hsd gone away with the distinct understanding
that Eyai's won!d close this sseniug, sod il
the car Of tho jury the first thing In tho morning
Jndgo Nolson then granted Al tntAsmtssion ol
nitecn minutes to tho Jury. Of which about half
Of thcm araiied themselves.
MI. EyAnTB RESUMES.
After the tn.ermlrBion Mr. Evarks commenced
again with the period in 1872, when. In tae mont
EoloEln form. 1ituu drew tip tho ..True .;tpry."
~ that nafasise, and on Docchet letter Of July,
ld74, a. read to TITS Chusch1 Al before God-ou
their verdict with absolute security, and no YER
a.ct could bo giren against them without Sup
posing ~ thom dofor.B hch shouldn't be sup
posed. Ine True Story sets up distinctly
THIS sIATrlfEST:
I'm tbs summer OF 70 my nifo made COM
nunication concerning Henry Ward Descher.
WHICH afterwards sho noted down in let u1cmor.
anaam ss follows: Henry Ward Deechert tnY
,l,., Tread snd pastor socltea mo to be his wsfo
from my w4fe's handwriting" This. said ooun-
st!, Wan tho oriy accusation that waa over msie
w her: aud 1t Was withdrawn tho same day,
Counsel hsre read Mrs. Tlttons declaration that
hllo has been purs wife 70 her husband, and
a!.e blessed lin ozery day for his faith lu her.
Ihls htatemcat. ranarkod Mr.. EratsA, Is nub-
llshcd IN tho "Trun Story" yes Sir. Tilfon
comos forward and swears tA&t Bha ia an adul-
terass.
Iheso arc two pernons, eaid counsel. excluded
bY law from ttls wltness-ataud. psccher xu1,st
!oao all Ills wife's knowledge aud memory OF tho
1acts and cirtumseanccb. and Alta, T.lton ia cx-
all tlat passed ~ confidential between husband
and wife. and yet plaintiffs counsel haro cloneu
TO put themselves in the forensic demonstration
that they would mol object to her testimony.
tons being wttneca, and they carried THAR
point. Why dtdns they then apsak Of Mrs.. III
ton. Why. thor didn't want hos 10 testify
asa!ns. them, but aftcr tho dofeuso ras closed
they made aEh9w Of offering to intctroze no OBJ
}ect'on. but II ihbF believed ehn .ould tes:fy IN
their favor tho courso for thcru vaa 10 call her
themselves. and put on tho defenso tho absolute
responsibility Of excluding her. But ehe wns
not ueodod for tho plaintiff has Elren evidence
ovar and over again Of aer densxla Of gui!t-in
her retraclou, in the lottcr to DR.. StorIs in tho
declaration that tho Woodruff scandal WAS base
lipef, and In tho Catherine tiauns letter. o.
TN. It IL evident that she could disclose unth!ng
Of interest, except On Tho ground Of contidencc
between husband aud wite whelo the rrohib-
t1on Of lam c0Incn in.
FINAL euMx,xo-ur.
This survey Of the evidence. tho counsel t,us&.
Cd hal brought before tue jury tho general
4ES
II is, of course, defebso against chat Res which
Aro got TO be be proved against him.
Ih9 defondant had G,vcn blu explanation
and subjected himself to long croea exnm,na-
tlon suggested By Iiltou's leug und not friendly
observation Of him, aud whatever nigh. bo said
IN tue way Of criticism Of his want OF memory,
yet tho croas-c1amlnation doesn't reduce tbs di.
rect, aud The direct stands plain and outsppken
denlat ol 40! form Of guilt with Mrs. 1ilton,
Defendant stood tharo conscious OF the truth.
And unwilling to abstain from the trusl,, aud as
= man Of unqueedoued truth ip every dop4,t-
mont Of fe. under Tho burning criticisms Of
men. u aptl there IL nothing in our jurisprudence
u tlat doeS not end L4e c-aae.
ArrEAL TO TUE JuNT.
Tho Jury. il any..ioubttus Issue brought to
determination Which gyos = verdict to QUO OF
tho other cide, 6nds itself nndas solne di1trets
but in this case tho eentimousB and feelings Of
tho jury srs wholly absonl; for 10 giving i YER
dict Tor Doeahes they give verdict tor truth,
aud honor, and eafely. They tase 1l!ton
~ his honor, they cannot, alas savo
5 .n y t. nj as ,ss: 1ed hsy rho Ts
verdict Of safety to hopor for every ono whose
safety and Aouo1 were Involved.
VERDICT ruA PLAINTIFF
strikes into tho heart Of llla wife, breaks tho
his nHu good name disl,onos8 our community,
AID strikes blow At the dignity OF human nature.
hut tho Jury would find that this suit was ia tho
nature Of conspiracy, having not much in It as
A!nb, ous E9uhAHE aua EsV"t1E uHII tnQ poverty
Of the palntlH aud tho atraIts 10 was III
brought him to mako An accusation agsinss
tho honor Of bis wife. Tho cha,Acto, t.
al object Of mos: solcitous interest to
eyery Judge and Juror. What shcy want
Cd to know is whether this case matches
l'aeclets character, aud when you hare Ills ito |
from boyhood TO the pFcsout dAY, opon ana pub |
lie, generous aud kind. elevated, noble and true,
Yoa do not need much time In finding out that
coArec nelasA acts OF seduction do not match
With tho kind. loving. generous heart Of HeusY
Ward leechst, tApp'susc.l A gool msn is a.
Ways achool-boy TO acts Of fraud, aud |
Deecher will DO = sshoo!boy to the srts Of fraud
hereafter ~ hcretoforo. Il docs match wth h,s |
and with the testimony Of ous Nltness
hete. tnAt ho IL "greAt b0v." Now, By
In,s morbid ssIf.8oFshp Mr. TiIton has
nlevass4 himself aboyo the sossra,nis OF ro-
gou. Of morality, OF duty to .wlfo and
children, and to soSiety. whotoset thaao were
Put IN competition assu BY tho ini!!otion OF 4
pang to himsclf. Ills caseos Ands IN II tho nasu-
nj development OF moral alsiAtion from faith
sud duty, which haA!ly brings confusion Of ideas
- to What duty aud morality sic, aud ends in
:he avll eradication Of sotsh sppeiites. regard
eas Of Auy disaster to t.loso Who 4to no&test aud
should 10 dearost to him.