, 1875-05-25

Tic Cunrt htre took the usual recesn. |
After reccas, Mr.. Porter continued hin argu.
nant: IIe SAID that, in describing Henry Ward
f'eccller ~ a liar and anenh: Frank Monlson
correctly dc.crihcd h,mneIf and Theodore Il!top.
II the blood Of Triton and Mou1ton were trans
fancd, f It would flrd q; blaek fcstlng-plaeo IN
After continuing for porno timo In this strain
Of invecstve. Porter spoke Of the iinprohtbihty
Of 1aty'n AaYing to grav-harcd clergyman, ~
Mrs. Moulton says she did tn her own house,
ADDED rorn YxAna or PERJURY ASp IrtSo
to hb origina! ni1 Of adultery. She said. haring
told him this. sho declared to him belief that i
10 could oortesa u to rymput cbnfe e,,s and hs ss
been mado 10 tel by her husband WIS
nlonstrously incredible on tho thco Of it. |
and furnished lis own refutat!on. Meu
who lsd nedisatod murder. men
capable Of dcvislng such fao1icatons. and tn
duclng their wives to utter them. 1fouIson Han
no unworthy mnion md COMFORT Of Theodore
Tilton. lie a1so lad threatened TO drive Eceehor
upon tho witness~ssand, Forgetting it, fulfill
tneut required tho aid Of zach man on tho Jury.
lie thought Ae could make this threat Icgasd!css
of thu fury, 20 long ~ ho had to assistance Of
tue splendid adsocate, Of frank Noultou, and
Emma Monlton.
TIE cAsE or xnA%KLrN WOODRUFF
rhs Al instance Of ths degree to which u1o man
can corrupt mother. Woodruff, who won1d ie-
grot hia aeiton in th!s case @ a. long as hs hTed.
tie craft Of Titon and the cunning Of 1loultop,
until no was brought to the stand to deny tho
word Of ono Of tito most promsnont merchants
In New York-a man Of uninpcacilcd l,onoT,-
who WIS t1ue and noblo In evcry relation Of
life.
Porter said ho had many notcs which ho wns
compelled to diecard, brcn':sa to ure them would
protract t1s argument beyotd reasonable limits.
Tllern WAS onc passage 10 Which In nl1lSt DO 81
lowed to refer. Tilson said ho had always
THOUGHT or nEEcnEn Al ntu nor.
and In tho nozt sentence accused Bcecher Of
craft; tailnE advantage Of opportunity to gain
an apparcn. advantage over cross.osnmlnlng
counsel, vhcu lo bad chance during lin ex-
animation lo thrust \ dagEor into Beechcr'h
side. referring to tho title OF the True Story.
aud to tho Insertion OF ,rilton shat llo did not
wheo ha go t1t nenq M pr EAU .o
Iim1alf before he know that Redpoths notes
l,atl boon preserved, and when he supposed that
oil the manuscript vxs dust and ashes. lie then
said that tho story OF Heoche.'s preaching to Ills
mistreyaes tue origin of which Tilton said ho
did not know, was said by MonItou to have beon
told him by Tilton himself, when tho latter wns
pretending to be Becchers friend. Even Monl-
ton WAS compelled to coufcsa that whom lie waH
told this
lie DID soT pI:L1g7E IT.
Porter thet, Bl,aHe Of Ti!ton's threAt to shoot
Dcccter, aid Rnid tic jury were asked to con-
| dsmu tho latter Oh tue oatG Of an nehasstn: =.
III kll9 4<GLkGE 10 klu AOmPlRlAl4lR I4bVuAs
said Tho speaker, Tilton denounced the story Of
his ,n,fe's adultery hs tic raised BY Bowen aud
| Woodruff, aud said ho had 10 knowledge OF tho
! scandal nrticto ho would hayo you believe that
| whom this scandal nrticto was published aud
teleRrnphcd oil over this land, aud abroad. TINT
he (:liitoo} remained ienoraut Of It = week.
Theodore 1flton sas tn loyo with tho woman
| who published Lis nrtictc. Slo was wh1te-
bou!cd article; Int tho coarse OF trno lore never
ran a,nooth, md after thia llbol on his gife WAS
published ho auarstled with hcr. When lug
charge mas made s3nlunt Tllton'a wife, ho d!tl
not hasten to put IL = vinaicstion Of LoF. not
t because he ioyod his wifc tic lcss, but bcc2uas
| he loved Henry G. Bowen morn, and
pEAAED DoWKH WOULD De cNUaHkD
By Horny Ward Beechor. After Doecller's re.
turn frum Fuessk'll OH tho l3th Of July, 1874,
rnid Mr. Porter, and attor lscdpath'a message ol
tho 18th Of July 70 Deecler. the eha1go way
then changed to adultery. but lscdpath didn''
| bo1ieyo this charge. This impudont cucAoll
Haid tho speaker, turning to Titton, who comes
into court hourithiug pair OF nutIeTs which aTe
not his own, and which he Asks you to tip wit
god-thih cuckold submitted hs short report fcl
adoption by tho Committee aflor l}eeclcr'H re-
turn. This report, gentlemen, DIDN'T contain
one word about 3trs. 1ilton's adulteFy. 1n AiI
own handwriting, Theodore Tilton, knowing 81
reflect credit on ali concerned. This IL thu
document prepared by Iiton and borne tt
Decchcr BY 1loulton on the 14th OF July. Tho
were
into tha uso Of tue language uaed IN that documcu
before tho Committee and leave the alleged VI
fcnse committed by him undo!inod. II the long
report, Ti1tou admitted tile fa!slty Of his osn &c
Of tho law. that whns man wrote for another T.
Sign waB evidence against himself. Thus repor
showed that tho ony o1enso imputed to Mr
Deecher was charge Of
1MPRopgR PROPOSALS..
Counsel then 1o,d tho long report prepared b.
Tilton to he submitted to tue Committee, Au'
commented briefly on tho different portions Q
It. Here waB the rapport, said p0rtor. which T1l
ton prepared after three ds,s: Ills wife had le(
hin rcof, und after 10 had told the story OF ht
wifo's adultery, aud lie cerifies here that tn
apology did rot mean adultery. bu: It WAS II
apology for a mixed up affair. Which was THO
tho paper OF tho l4th OF July, Which. exoneEnte.
b1rs. Triton and Mr. Doeches, or tho paper o
the 10th, which rot thom forth ~ shameless, OK
poaol aud confessed adulseroEs!
THE NEW T0RK Tn1nUNE's COMMENTS.
Tho Tribune Gays ' Al, e!a1o'ato vesbal ana!y
lis Of tho lcttor OF cont11tion entered into b.
tho orator. The fact TINT in the senteEco.
can ask noth.rg,' etc., there ls q tlottua IT. =
tho cnd Of tho wonl can,' did not escape th
lawyers notice. aoll l!o msdc use OF i as NJ, ~
gunnont ngai,nt tho probability of Beeoher'
aek nothing WAS, ho said, all explcsalon whicl
man trained In letters like Alr. Boechor va
!, incapable OF Masking. Tho argument mas thu
aloulton Ind written tho wortts, and It,ton has
|
.. "Speaang Of Daeohes a Life Of Chriet.' m
OF In!!crton'a remark about the possibility q
Itlton'a writing tho lifo OF Judas lacasiot uade
certain circumstances. JndGo Porter exclaimet
'Wo might have suggested wllsthcr. II Frau
. atoulIon had bson QUO Of tho Twolse Judas l.
carrot would lAvo pocketel thoao thirty pieccsc
silver.
, , "I1c spoke With great severity Of tho allesc
pressure brought to bear upon alfs. Moa
!, tun, to maLs her swear falsaly. ~
story Of what sho had said to II
Borchor in the way OF cci,snra Of il
conduct. aad Adyiea - 10 what ho should do
Judge Porter declared to be improbable aud u
: consistent with her character. Stir n
! through tho audience uhen tho orator with il
!, tenso eRrtsaIoss exclaimed. 'Thst stnE
: would nevnr lave fAllsn from her lips II 90
bad not visited upon hes tho calamity OF bind!I'
her, horo not beyond thu life. TO man Ill
Frank 1fou1tDn.'"
Judge polssr will conclude bis argument Il
| murruM Afternoon.
BOWEN.