New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-27

OF manhood II fsfled to mako every allowance, con-
sisent with the innocence Of my client which the IN
stincs OF genemanly feeling the broBdest Christian
charity suggest This Ia her due In right Of her
womanhood, even though hcr oath p0isousd dag
ger-poisoned not by her. not by her. but BY her hus
band to drive homo the heart of tho pastor from
whom she has often received the bread and the wine
which typfy the body and the blood OF the Savior.
through whose forgtving love you and unworthy We
may be- still hope for final salvation This is her DUE
even II she really believed that the unrcturned kiss
which she says ho 10 Henry Ward Beecher in tho
privacy Of laiys chamber, and the absence Of her
husband, was given 10 a confessed sdultercr. to
peruTcd hypocre with whom her conscience would not
permit her to commune and who frankly avOwed his
purpose in her presence MAT dav the next to commit
self murder crime odious to God that 1t was made
the punishment of the betrayer OF the Redeemer
crime 80 odious TO men that it was punished by the
Common Law Of England by burial Of the cuprt at the
crossroads beneath the horses hoOfs and with stake
driven through his body. Hers IL the testimony Of
woman against woman, whom she admits she never
loved, ono whom her husband hated. he admits on
OATH at least from the tine OF his return from Florida.
in the Spring OF 1871 Hers ia the testimony OF woman
against clergyman to whom she continued to profess the
warmest frenshp after she admits II had been
arranged between her and her husband and without the
knowledge Of Mr. Beecher in July 1874 that her test-
mOny not to be given before the Church Committee,
but to be kept for contemplated suit at law
against they still endeayoring to deceive and
shall exercise toward her the forbearance
due her Sex orbearance which she has no. exercised
TO one whom she received under her own roof as an
honored guest and whom she accorded favors which
virtuOus accord to known and confessed
sdnterers IT has been suggested by the enemies Of my
client that have dealt dsooureousy with the perured
bacmailers VINO sought to destroy him. 1 appeal to
your consciences the conviction Of your understand
ings based upon the evidence. II Mr. Beecher be per
jnrcd aduerer they would have believe and as
perhaps they themselves believe fully Justify the bitter
denrncatious you have already heard from my friend
Judge Morris and those polished but more deadly
which you have already heard and win hear hereafter
from my eloquent friend the senior counsel for the pros
ecution. II he is innocent these false accu-crs
II this Ia case OF conspiracy and perjury would be
monstrOus thai advocate OF the New-York Bar
should he.tate in tribunal Ut justice and in defense OF
noncombatan to denounce guilt and to protect nno-
cence. But you Will bear in mind that nothing have
uttered in your presence approaches in severity and
bitterness the language which this cultivated lady swears
she uttered beneath her roof to her gest 70
her reverend and cray-haired pastor! Listen while
read and tell whether in your own Minds you do not
that she Ia mistaken TO the conversation she re-
ports whether you don't know that is impossible that
LADY 80 years OF age and bred in good society, could
stand in the presence Of gentleman whose hairs were
gray who already gan tremble and sway from the
influence OF age above ALL whether she could thus talk
TO such man when she believed he stood within twelve
hours Of Judgment seat when she believed he was
capable Of self muror when she believed he equal
10 PERJURY baones To breach Of trust, 10 all that MAS
foul and false and dsLonOrablc.