Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-18
The Scandal Trial.
Mr.. EyARrs' ARGUMENT CONCLUDED.

sure OF advertisements in our columns, DO
> not permit us to give Mr.. Eyarts' review
y Mrs. Moulton's testimony, or his explain
~ ton of Mr.. Beecher's ragged edge" le
- ter, which he claimed was strongeyidence
innocence, since it is principle of hums
II nat re that no guilty man ever voluntari
V ma $ a record of his guilt, or full di
= closure, if it be confession of iniamy, even
= the relation of penitent to priest, patient
- physician, or client to lawyer. We ma
publish extracts from these important pa.
d" sages, hereafter.
WHY MRS. TILTON WAS NOT CALLED.
; We had very early discussion on thi
IL subject before Mr.. Tilton was called, and {
If the absolute exclusion OF Mrs Tilton. an
: her necessary exclusion and my learne
friends put themselves upon the law, and in
L sisted upon it as being the law but the
], said that it did not follow that Mr. Tito
5 might not be n witness, and they carrie,
their point. Now, why didn't they thel
say something, at that stage of the case
about their willingness? Why, gentlemen
t they didn't want Mrs. Tilt0n To be a wit
1 ness but they wanted to say, after our cas-,
was closed, under the rule Of the law tina
r made it impossible for US to produce her
they wanted then to say that they would moi
interpose an objection. Well, gentlemen, il
they thought that Mrs Tiltons evidence
would be agreeable to them, the way for 4
lawyer to DO the honest, straightforward
thing in that behalf was to call her them
selves You understand what the law is,
and you heard the form OF the proposition.
But on our part, why, We have the absolute
and repeated exhibition by this plaintiff of
this wlies denial OF there being any truth in
his charge. evidence binding on him, pro-
duced by him in the solemnest forms, one OF
which have lust read to you, given by her
and indorsed by him as true and through
a multitude Of forms first, in the retrac-
ton second, in the letter to DR.. StQrrs 4.
next in the solemn and truthful declaration
that the Woodhull libel was Il prepostcrous
and wicked SANDER next in the letter Of
denial next in Catherine Gadnt letter-and
| may bestow a passing observation upon the
July letter, five days after, which was really
postscript to the Catherine Gaunt letter,
which contains the phrase
81 Ihop, YOU may not bo msled by good w
man. as have been by good man
Having in the Catherine Gaunt letter. five
| dayS before. shown exactly the extent to
| which she had been mi>ed and which was
not all impurity Of person, but Of divided
unity Of affections Iilton'~ testimony that
she denied having violated her marriage
vows her denial to Bessie Turner
her solemn denial to Mrs. Ovinston. as
produced in the faithful testimony OF that
lady her denia before the committee: Mrs
Bradshaw 5 statement Of her matter. which
they introduced, which says in the end of
1913 Mrs. Iilt0n never confessed any fault 20
her Mrs DAVIS and Mir. Stanton dcnials,
published by this plaintiff and read 10 You
yesterday, IN which they say they had no
confdenccS with Mr.. 1iton-all these,
coupled with the fact that the wifc'~ tcsti-
mony given on the 9th of July before the
committee had denied the whole. and that
the husband received her o. his bosom and co.
habitei with her after that. Now, beyond
this there was nothing that the wife, tc-ti-
mouv could have disclosed 90. auv interest to
You or t. me except in the field ol confidence,
between husband and wife, which the law
would have shut out.
Tue ARGUMENT rEoH CH,EAcTEB.
Nou want +, know whether surb Il ebar,e
,na.rLcs Mr. Eaa.bcr's rharort,r If II
matches II Will fir somewhere II r. 1oes .
M, N onv,rhr~, II d,.s ma. ,n,tcb And
when tbc wh,'. ca.e a,ain.t a man +. not |
ba.eJ nr., tbe tc.fipsHv of y,itne.-cs who I
bs,e 'sed, tho alIs,ei .,lI,ire-o,,. a,,r-oa,be. |
~ INV ,c The oI-,,,rt,,rit;cs tberdf,- Lnt [
c'.1.;s-. .of moral evidence thor he sail :, |
and :, mp tr1m inference. IN he drawn from
H. lat,ers-tbcn tho in,.or,ont one.ti,n i
A. r. ,,,ateb % Tho ban.evyif, whom ebe
wishes =, match :, garment either in c,l,r
or IN revtpre b,. n, difB.,lltv in determin-
ir,, thot crimson and ..,rlei A, ma, match
Win ,,,r,,l. ,r VIII, white Arj ,vbe, vo,,
have thit character yy,ven in lincamcnt.
thar NJ, man dosltSof and tlis TCi in its
whole rcri,1 fr,n Lovho,3 IN the rresen,
a. -, r., tb. ,..ili. o., ,,ors-.,i,. and
k;ni dlera,cJ roilc AND rrre ,,,, IA ,-t
need IN .nend much finn, in fn3i1,, out rbot
the SCARLET rnilt of adultery ard the coarse
and selfish TprsDit. of .edncfion do nor match
yritb tho cencr,us bcart the l,yin,, kin3res.
and the 1obilirv or m. ~ Ucnrv Wi
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'hey are Drought ln'o 'nc 'o''s W I.-uisl gseu'
coh'Il'lu-' niIu'-'il7 e'i'il'''.S ny, 'nele !
wa iCnS ago an "a I'i79on' IN an eplsF"m'
ol tni' regosii1ou principe , ol human ma
'ure ny u9 you No"HGI' ViuS' tnat tne ;
eAce!leh' Iaou''., Is 80 oi'ch ue'eNeu Dy
Irauuuiehl linpo>IlonS against MN, y so'i
ah Is always Sc"op'"oS TO tne arts ol :
rauu- ouGh Is tUc experience o' human t
nature ana VINO Wou4l WISH 10 loose lnho- t
iehee iy pec9H'ns cne, victim oil inpo5itiohS
anu ne hau losl laltn IN human nature {
Nay Mr.. beecher VIII nea scnool-boY to I
,he arts OIL irauuTheF'al'er aS heretofore G
II does inatch with ms nature winch all men
HnoW anu ne mas .'een MY Described ny t
witness mere IN Il slis'e "oFd-that he Is t
sreat BOY, :
W hlle Mr. Beeeher mas gone on from his I
'arly marriage ana ms carly labors, show |
ne the lie ol man who has constantly f
worked ana worked ior the good OF Others, :
md has taken, without arrogance and with \
'ut PRIDE, such need OF popular approval A
n the enthusiasm OF ms friends a followed I
rom his conduct-you ind that Mr. Hilton, c
'egnnlng IN the same ialth, with the same Il
'lety, starting upon the same career, and q
with the support ol that most useful AID n
wlle oil equal or greater plety' wrapped up O
n Christian iaith and IN christian duty as :
he end and object OF lie that lor while :
le pursued that path. anu was favored by t
he friendship, anu by the earnest and en- :.
huslastlc support, IN his rising career, vi g.