The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-21
NEW YORK HERALD. FRIDAY, MAY q, 1875-TRPLE SHEET


she was ready 70 confront tnis man Hilton lear.
lessly. II will not leave the ROOM she saiu. II
Will stand BY Mrs. Triton II die ~ the EFFORT" lie
then gave me a blow thar nurled me 70 The OPP
posile side OF tie room. lelL striking my mead
violently against the door, He came Tor ward
perfectly glad. "Wny,n he SAID, "bessie my dear,
YOU trIppeu and ieIl.n Dd the gentlemen 81 the
Jury teiieve that thai was inventeof Was there
art enough in man or woman that could invent
THAR DID it not bear the image or truth on us
irontY What took place theny ION Bessie, my
dear,r he said. 1T is 40 wonder that my gray
hairs are going down IN sorrow to the grave
Iney remembered the last appearances Triton
made on the stand-tne last per
TO show Thar Bessie Turner he'd. he
said he had no gray hairs then. lie did not con-
tunlty then, If he pleased, OF making contradlc-
ton. They confined him 10 a single thing, the
circumstances or which he recited. His denial OF
fact was that lie mad no gray hairs then though
they were gray IN 1857, but mad reverted 70 taeir
calei ne began wiping his eyes and saying 'Bes-
sic, you are mistaken IN the woman you nave
placed confidence inv
the counsel Is now dramatic He leans the
whole OF his body toward the jury, shakes his
forefnger wheels around and faces Tilton and
cries out "He tried to practice upon Bessie
Turner the same imposition he Low tries TO prac-
tlce upon every one OF you jurymen.n
Mrs. Tllton said, ''She has had no protector In
you-yon offered TO ruin her." How did sue hnd
that out she looked this man straight and Iull
in the lace and said. '.You offered to ruin her."
Then he Strengthened himself up very straight,
''Did ever attempt to ruin your Just imagine
the mock soenlnlty with winch lllton stood
there The same thing that he attempted on TINS
girl he attempted on the gentlemen OF the jury,
and nc (Alr. Porter would like Tilton now to look
at the jury and see upon wnien OF tue twelve
s'Bessie, my dear did | ever attempt In
any word. shape or form to rum You;
ayes YOU dId,u she replied. "Do you remember
the time you we're talning OF atiinltes and wnen
YOU took me from my own bed and put me In
yours p, ION, my dearn he replies, "you are ex-
cited, You are lauorlng under lase impression"
ana said "rime and tine again have seen
Elizabeth Tilton and Henry Ward Beecher having
sexual Intercourse on That red lounge,n and not
only on the red lounge, but ne also spoke OF see
ing them on the CHAIR. he asked me II knew
wnat sexual intercourse meant, ana SAID did
notD And his last words were, "that red lounge
had been consecrated TO the sexual intercourse OF
Elizabeth aud Mr.. Beecher" Now, that was
any doubt that that occurred Could Bessie
Turner have invented IL IL was the truth, and
was 1t for such man as Theodore Till on tnat the
jury were 10 render a false verdict against an
Innocent minister oil he ,spelS The otner side
nad nad an opportunity OF making search IN re-
gard TO Bessie Turner They mad had access TO
each oil the proprietors of establishments at
wnlcn she was employed IN an effort TO earn her
bread; they had had access TO Albert Martin and
Joe Richards and TO others who were Wiling TO
yield themselves to base ends. but no human
being dare come up here 10 impeacn the charAc-
ter, truth. purity or integrity OF that GIRL
.'HoLLow FALSE, GowARDLYW
Judge Porter continued with venemence, point
ing 10 Mr. Tllton lis he the man on whomyou Will
stake your reputation among men' Hollow,
treacnerous, false, coward oasaW
Porter cries, I'D you believe this TO be an
honest manY Hollow, false, cowsrdly, treacner-
ousr' and ne strikes the table In rapid succession
over a dozen times that sounds like a rataplan.
There is a STIR among the Jurymen and visible IN
terest in the counsels argument is shown.
Gentlemen, you see the plaintiff. he Is swearing
10 wnatY Ii | read his complaint II Is Tor money.
Ii lnsten TO his counsel IL Is Tor revenge. II
read his complaint he Is endeavoring to make by
his oath, through your instrumentality, MS title
GOOD 10 100 OOO-more money than ne and Muul.
ION ana Beecher BY pu ttng all their joint posses
sons on the eArLn or all tney could raise toge ner.
II he is swearing Tor revenge Bessie turner Is not
on tnat remarkable day. Mrs. TIlton was taxing
refls g IN that room, where the bedside Was worn
by Knees Bonded IN prayer-a room too FAMILIAR
with sorrow ana anguish. "MT. hilton Came TO
me and SAID he wanted 10 see me; ne took me
story once and over again about tue lounge and
tne cnaIr; ne mentioned the names OF three
gentlemen in connection with Mr., Beecner's; he
sad mule Paul that was dead was Mr.. Beecner's
enid that he did not claim any OF his children
but Florence; tnat Mr. BE cler preached 10 twenty
or forty OF ms mIstresses every sabbath; ne salu,
TURNER, that his mother hau laid her hands on his
heao and blessed him when ne told tnIs and nad
nave beenp sald. q do not believe there Is one
word OF truth IN tnat; It was wicked he.'"
FATHERLY INSTRUCTION..
'.When he asked me II / knew what sexual
heard OF 1t before in my fe." suppose
OF the corner stone on which your verdict must
be based VINO Is 70 be believed. Mr. hilton or
tne ADOPTED Guild Which Will you trust, II yOu
have no other evidence and are lett In doubt?
Why doubt IS acqulttal. But you DO not DOUBT.
Theodore Illton's account. No mao IN this room
knows better than Tllton now false verdict
would be IN ni3 favor.
.Doubt Is acqultta!r' exclaimed the eager
speaker. Yet he wanted no doubts, but verdict
that would establish mis- client Deyond the re-
hottest Suspicion OF MS enemies.
Is Bessie Turner corroborated or connrmedS
Do not their VIKINGS confirm her, ana Goes not
the admission OF futon aud MYuiton, ootn oral
anu written throughout tue past four years Of TINS
travail, connrm nerg Does not the correspond
ence which nave read 70 you show the treaenery
of the man. Does not the oatn OF Henry Ward
Beecher, the character Of ne pure wife and the
character OF this clergyman confirm nerf Does
not Ttlton. on the Otner nand, enaDie you TO un.
derstaud ms writings MS speeches, MS cnaracter2
Does not his wickedness all condemn MIN aud con-
firm the truth oil her testlmUnyf
our IN THE WINTER NIGHT.
There is not much Hsore TO impress you with In
regard TO this iact out taere are certain Things in
ner testimony VIII en- will call your attention TO-
Mr.. Porter then read from page 429 OF the printed
testimony OF tue interview bstween Mss turner
up 10 her own room, worn by weeping mo grief
ana nad gone 10 her couch and when Bessie Tur.
ner was renewed rom her painlul intervew--an
Interview ia when Young and unmarried GIRL
was compelled to listen 10 wnai sexual intercourse
meant-she goes 70 MRS. Ii,oa,. r91m ana teIis
broken hearted woman 90 as she listens 70
Besse's reclLaiY Miss turner says 'sne
rose from ner bed. MRS. Hilton never said
word. she arose and dressed herself and putting
on her waterproof cloak, she went down stairs to
the basement; sac dian't put on her shoes
Bessie says, II wanted 70 go with ner 10 her
mothers, Mrs. Morse, but sne W uld not allow
me; she went round 70 nee mothers house: |
wanted 20 20 with her, but she wouldn't let me
20: invent up to bed and slept with tne children
that night, and the next morning went round
wita tue children to Mrs. Morse's." why, gentle
men, each OF you In your homes that winter night.
when sheltered CHERISHED ana loving family,
a lew blocks below you, and under the roof OF
man upon whom God had conferred sucn
blessings and hOnors among bis fellow menl
Theodore TIL on the man that poured
sucn gross ludignties upon the wife who loved
HIM. We find that this poor woman, sick and
broken hearted, Is compelled 10 steal down stairs
in Der stocking leet ana go out alone In the win
ter nignt TO md q refuge rom the crueltes Of ner
protector. These are things wnicn, thank Coo,
NOT OFTEN REPEATED IN CIVILIZATION.
The closing half hour OF the days speech was
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