Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-25
Fitted to His Case.

rittCu " MS Ease.
Among all the problems and riddles
complications ard conundrums. evolved
during the past year from the BROOKLYN
business, there have been some devsler.
ments OF superior traits Of character on
the part of the plaintiff, and his friends
and counsel, which cannot fail to excite
the admiration, as well as the astonish.
ment, of the civilized world. They be-.
gan cropping out with the beginning Of
the case, and they did not end until the
end of the closing argument by the plain
tiff's counsel. What could be more beam
tiful than Mr.. Bcach's disclaimer of per-
sonal unfriendliness toward Mr.. Tracy
Of opposing counsel2 In the course Of
his argument Mr.. Beach felt called upon
to say that Mr.. Tracy had been guilty Of
professional treachery and personal dis
honor" that he had performed several
parts in this drama, all of them with
equal zeal and abandonment; that his
opening address was "full of animosity.
of denunciation, of untruth;" that he
was ''active, interchangeable, malignant;p
that he had been guilty of personal dis
grace and professional infamy against
which the highest in the land could not
stand against an indignant and outraged
profession" Under ordinary circum-
stances, and among ordinary men, such
language would be taken as indicating
positive unfriendliness. Outside of Brook
lyu it would be very liable to lead to es-
arrangement, if not to excite resentment.
But Mr.. Beach, in the catholicity of his
nature, and with the serenity and sweet
ness of disposition which appear SO con-
spicuously in Mr.. Triton and his friends,
speaks of him, Notwithstanding all this
infamy and treachery and dishonor, as his
respected brother" for whom he has no
''feeling but that of the utmost Kindness"
and of whom he says further: 1.-THE re-
lations between the gentleman and myself
have been entirely cordial, and nothing
that has happened or shall happen in this
case will interrupt on my part that friend
illness of sentiment" To this he adds the
remark: "And trust that nothing 1
shall say will embitter the sentiment of
that gentleman towards myself, because
he must know that my utterances are ex-
torted by my position"
What could be more charming than
this? Or than Mr.. Beach's relations with
Mr.. Bcecher2' Mr.. Beach has been en-
gagged now several months in an endeavor
to prove Mr.. Beccher guilty of seducing
and debauching the wife of his friend; Of
hypocrisy, lying, perjury; Of series of
crimes which, if he were guilty of them,
should place him forever under the ban
Of decent society, and behind prison bars.
He has occupied ten days with an argu-
ment to the jury, the object of which was
to convince them of his guilt But Mr..
Beach does not let little thing like that
impair his friendly relations with this
great criminal, or diminish his admiration
and reverence for him:
He is not only great in mind. great in
learning, great teacher, great scholar,
but he has that wonderful combination
which makes man in all his marvellous
greatness. He has the brain, he has the
heart, he has the physical conformation
in one harmonious and powerful combi-
nation, giving to human nature its highsst
dignity and its greatest strength; and he
himself, in one Of his memorable letters,
exhibits the qualities by which he is thus
enabled to trample upon adversity, to re-
sist all the passions which stir the sinners
conscience, and, in the face of the world
and IN the face Of has God, exhibits only
those attrdctiUe and grand qualities whtch
make him a great preacher and teacher.
When man uses such language in de.
scribing person guilty of adultery, per-
jury, treachery, and hypocrisy, he shows
well, he shows, we should say, great fit
ness for the position of counsel in case
wherein his client and friends make tea
table topic of seduction and adultery;
where the client sits calmly down to a
discussion of dates with the seducer Of
his wife to settle the paternity of his
child; where the injured husband ac-
knowledges the receipt Of money from
the seduccr with benediction, and where
upon his theory Of the case, no one OF the
parties to the scandal seems to consider
that there is anything wrong, except as it
is made public. Mr.. Beach seems to have
fitted into the case admirably, and to have
caught its spirit perfectly.-N. Y. Tribune.