New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-24
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Mr. Beach Ito Mr. Morrisl-Have we got II heref
Mr.. FullertOn-That IL copied from paper.
Mr.. shearnan-Most OF it is your own, believe.
Mr.. Beach-Most Of what
Mr.. Fullerton-No, Sir
Mr.. Beach-Whatt
Mr.. shearman-what you have been saying
mr. Morris here passed q newspaper slip to Me- Shear
man.
Mr. Beach-why, every word that have been reading,
as quotation, is Mr.. B6echer's.
Mr.. Porter-It Is from 0 newspaper.
Mr.. Beach-Certainy. Well, Mr.. Beecher's sermons
reported in the newspapers, by regular hired TO
porter.
Judge Nelson do not know that
Mr. shearmanI respectfully protest against this On
outrage.
Mr. Beach-why they have said II, Sir; they have said
1t In this case.
Mr. shearman referring TO the slip handed to himl
This taken from anonymous newspaper; not even
Newspaper In New-York. take 10 to be from Hart
ford paper It absolutely incorrect; and the learned
gentleman did add great many OF his own remarks,
without making any distinction between them and Mr.
Beechers words
Judge Nelson-we have no assurance that 1t lie cor
rect report.
Mr. Blackwell, Sir, If this Court and jury are 20 I'M
intelligent that when read from paper, and then CON-
upon what read they cannot distinguish between
the two why will recommend Mr.. shearman TO them
as an interpreter.
Judge Nelson-The jury can distinguish
MI shearman-It is impossible for me TO distinguish
your Honor utterly impossible to distinguish the quota
tons from the comments; and do not lind that one
third Of what he has put IN Is here at all.
Judge Neson-Well, distinguish or not, 1t 10 mere
matter Of Illustrations matter Of illustration.
Mr.. shearman-wen, II your Honor please. submit
that utterly unprecedented to allow COUNSEL by way
Of illustration to make alleged quotations from DO
PENDANTS speeches intended TO prejudice him with tho
jury and scandaze him before the public for 1t per-
fectly obvious that this s all for the outside public and
respectfully except
Judge Neson-n the counsel thought proper TO read,
by way Of illustration, think 1t Ia allowable.
Mr. Blackwell. Sir when Mr. Beecher was eulogized
great preacher Of the time as the great orthodox
teacher In the pulpit and held up as pure and true and
snless, suppose that, all addressed TO tho out
side pubhcto that outside jury to which my friend, MI
Porter, referred. Laughter
| Mr. shearman--n your Honor will permit me ono
word Mr. Evarts, IN the examination of Mr.. Beecher,
inquired fully into the course Of his life and will
find either in the speech Of Mr. Porter OF Mr. Evars,
one wordI will not say one word, but VIII undertake
TO say that will find entire sentence whchis
founded the assumption Of fact not stated In tho
evidence and upon which they had not perfect liberty
and opportunity to cross-examine. But here we are
loaded down with extracts, some Of them coming from
utterly untrustworthy sources, utterly incorrect
| Mr.. Beach-That is not true.
Mr.. Shearman-Itis true. II is true IN this case.
Mr.. Beach-No, it is not
| IT.
taken say my professional responsibility that there
are at least three cases. OF which he has
where the gentleman has made entire perverson OF MI
Beechers statements We have had mere, through these
| two days. language imputed to Mr.. Beecher which he
never did utter; have had Interpretations and perver-
sions Of his languages have had partial quotations,
no giving correct idea OF what MI. Beecher did
say than II were say that the Apostle Paul said
God be thanked for that ye the servants OF sin
Is Justice to the Apostle quote that and leave 1t to
stand as quotation from him without the context' IL
no more justice Mr. Beechey to treat him In this way
Judge NeisOn-we have assurance, OK course, that
these reports correct. We do not know that we
have no more assurance Of IL in this than II 1t were
| copied from any other paper Still, have no douos
myself II counsel thought expedent they could,
| by way OF ilustraton-not an argument reah from
newspaper from book, something there stated bet
ter than they could state it whether that book was Mr.
Beechers or Mr. Smiths anybodys else. But still II
not evidence nor be received such The jury are
to view 1t as simply illustration which at the bottom
| may be correct may not be.
| Mr. Beach-we had the announcement from the gen
tleman upon the other side that MI Beechers sermons
were gathered up weekly and reported in all the leading
presses in the contry and it is fact that we know In
dependent of their declaration. 1t will be an asonish
ment to a great many, Sir, when our learned friends
have declared that the weekly publications. thoughts aud
teachings of Mr. Beecher which, in their blessed nhu
ence are spread all the word-t will be an aston
|
reservations Of his thoughts and teachings and it will DO
qualification to many, Sir believe that the denial Is
| true.
Judge Neilson-Mr Beach, you have observed, by cxpe
rience in this trial. that you are not always correctly re-
| ported yourself.
| Mr.. Beach-Yes, Sir
| Judge Nelson-And yet you are remarkably clear and
distinct in your uttcrance
| Mr.. Beach-Yes, Sir.
Judge Nelson-There have been instances where you
lr-- al and hAN dAnh
that your thoughts in manged FORM now travelling
| throughout the world.
Mr.. Beach-Yes, Sir.
Judge Neson-It is but an illustration after all.
Mr. Porter-very differently reported in different news
| papers.
| Judge Neilson-Yes
Mr. BeachThat is the consequence Sir of the natural
imperfecon OF things. have got 10 be judged by the
in which am reported and when the reports
OF Mr. Beechers utterance come out In this authorized
form [holding up bound volume Of Mr. Beechers ser
mons and circulated his scrmons-we arc 70 sup
pose under the ordinary correction OF the author-and
when he himself has that lie has published thirty
volumes OF sermons, what not think am justified.
Sir in making from that authentic and author
lied publication of MI. Henry Ward Beecher.
Judge Neson-Coming from that source, there would
be presumption that the quotation would be correct
| doubt
| Mr. Beach-Yee. Well, almost every quotation have
| made has been from these books.
Judge Ncison-But coming from the newspapers that
| presumption fades out very much. And when you get
down as Hartford reminded OF the fact that
have received anonymous letters with extracts from
Mr.. Beach, have made quotation from any paper
| at Hartford, Sir
Mr.. shearman-I beg the gentleman's pardon. He
| has
Mr.. Fullerton-He has not read . word from It.
| Mr.. Beach-No, Sir, have not
Mr.. Sherman excitedlyl-why, yon are-flaughterl
| raaA that aatf n