The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-22

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as much a matter of right as If she had
been outraged by violence. Mr.. Beach
then took up the circumstances which he
said were notable as affecting the guilt or
innocence of the accused Mrs IIooker's
alleged threat to expose Mr.. Bcecher's sin
from the pulpit of Plymouth chuich, and
Mr.. Beechcr's correspondence with Mrs
Bradshaw in regard TO her offer to testify
before the investigating committee were
two of the topics touched on.
A JUROR SPEAKS.
After Mr.. Beach had CONCLUDED his ar
gument for The duy, Mr.. Hull, one of the
jurors, arose and proceeded tn address the
court, speaking for the jurors collectively,
in the strain oil one who had been injured
and who desired better treatment. lie said
that Mr. Beach had taken occasion to re-
feet on the jury and make destinations
against them 1t was not the first or sec
ond time they had been compelled to listen
to such insnuations. Mr.. Hull then re-
ferred to the iuryman's grievance in being
forced 10 follow carefully the long and
tedious proceedings in the case, in being
obliged TO neglect their vooations and dis
regard the ties of family and home. with
no other compensation than the pittance
they were receiving. All these things were
sufficiently glievous to them without being
obliged to listen to damaging iusinuations
limiting at their being approached by influ-
enccs which were to sway them from an
honest consideration of the case. The only
way in which they had been approached
was by having sent them in envelopes slips
cut from the Sun newspaper.
Judge Nelson said that he thought tho
jury had misunderstood the utterances of
the speaker. Allowances should be made
for counsel speaking rapidly and in the
heat of the debate.
Mr.. Beach said that his honor's cxplana-
ton might have been urged by him in ex-
cuse, but he would not offer it. He had
good reason to believe that the jury had
been approached by cmissaries of the de-
PENDANT. His evidence in the matter was
good as he had absolute proof of it, and he
perhaps would present it to the consdera-
ton of the court before the case was ended.
He would show that members of the jury
had given vent to opinions as to what
they would DO on various occasions and
that they had been approached.
Mr.. Abbott of the counsel for the de-
PENDANT, said, addressing the court for the
first time since the opening of the trial, that
such remarks were out of order unless
made with sense of professional respon-
sibiliiy
Mr. Sherman said he had controlled the
discussing of the money in this case, and
that every dollar hal been honestly used.
He called upon Beach to prove what he had
said then and there. Beach suggested that
Sherman should not make statements of
circumstances and matters outside of his
knowledge. He had made no charges
against the jury until they were called ont
by the jurys remonstrances. He had been
called on to produce his proof. He would
take his own time, and consult his own
pleasure as to proving the charges made to
the court. He requested Judge Neilron to
appoint time for hearing Of the evidence
on this matter.
Judge Nelson suggested that that was
not the proper time to bring the question
to the attention of the court. If the plain
lifts counsel desired to be heard they could
bring the matter before him by application
made after the close of the trial. In con-
versaiion, the plaintiffs counsel refused to
disclose the nature Of the evidence, which
they claim is in their possession, showing
that the jury has been tempered with.
The charges of bribery and corruption
made 10y Beach We're received with loud
demonstrations and expectation on the par,
of the audience, who were all alive as &c
the slightest movement on the part of the
participants in the discussion.