The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-22

morning. Counsel cited the evidence
given by Mr.. James in regard to tins
matter, after which the Court took the
usual recess.
After Recess
Beach continued his argument IN sup
port of the proposition that the defence
had failed to prove an abb, and Sald MIS-
Moultons story was true, and that he was
not guilty of presumption in saying that
every honest man felt in his heart, 1t to be
true. He did not mean by this, that the
Juror who had'said that Mr.. Beecher was
too great man to fall, who shut ms
heart and ears to the evidence, and look
ing only to the grandeur OF Mr'
Beecher's character, believed that he was
upholding christianity in the pulpit
and temple, he detiled. Mr..
Beach urged that Mrs. Moulton
should not be branded by the verdict "t
this jury in order to save any man or
church from the consequences %. the
truth. Rather, he said,
Let Every stone eofPIymOuth Church
be Razcd,
than permit lady supported as this la
DIV was to be dishonored by all unjust ver-
dict. the effect of which would also dis
grace her child. He knew the inhuen-
ces TO which some of this jury were ex-
posed, but they should not be permitted
to weigh tor II moment against the con-
siderations which he urged. The counsel
then said that the fact that fiitoa had
condoned his wife's fault had been made
the text of severe reprobation by the
other side, who argued from this that the
charge of seduction was untrue. But If
Tilton believed that his wife was guilt
less in spirit and had been deceived by
Beecher's sophstry so as to believe that
she had only done her duty it was as
much her husbands duty to forgive her
us if she had been forced by bodily vio-
lcnce. But in any event, said Beach,
what was Christians duty towards Il
guilty wife who had repented and
confessed in view of the example set by
our Savior in the case of Mary Magda-
len. whatever might be the first impulslvc
emotions of the husband, it was not in
the nature of manhood To finally reject
the wife's appeal for herself and for her
children. To condone there must first
be sin. Condonation meant forgiveness
of guilt.
When Mr.. Beecher said that Mr.. Tilton
had condoned his wlfe's fault, he made
substantial confession. 1t was some
what notable event, said counsel, when
Tilton appeared in Plymouth church on
an occasion in which the question arose
as to whether he had slandered the pas
tor. and in the face of Plymouth church
and its members, challenged invcstiga-
uon, one would suppose that when this
church was convulsed with this difficult
tv, it would seem that when the judlcIa.
ries of the church had Tilton before
them, that then Was the time when lnJur-
ed innocence would have stood up in
the person of Henry Ward Beecher and
cleared himself. Would he not have
done 50 had be been innocent? But
Beecher, who is so proud to-day, when
confronted by Tilton then skunk from the
issue. 81 have no charge to make said
Bcechcr. Why WAS it that this matter
WIS then examined when circumstances
were favorable for settling it. Counsel
then quoted from Tiltons testimony in
regurd to Beecher's telling him
of Mrs. Hooker threatening to tell the
members of Plymouth Church from the
pulpit, of his relations with Mrs. Tilton,
and said that Beecher did not contradict
the story. Were we to disregard such
evidence and refuse to hear such nm APP
peal as this from Tilton? If the jury be-
leved that Beechcr approached this wo-
man, and he denies 1t, then his evidence
went for naught. On the proposition OF
his learned friend Eyarts, he was
False in one Thing, False I'm All.
When the West charges were pending
and Mrs. Bradshaw was witness ION
the 4th of October, 1875 she was
member of Plymouth Church. Counsel
read letter written to Beecher by her
about this this time, and said that this
was written by woman who wished
to protect Mr.. Beecher and would
give her right hand rather than
any harm should happen to him. The
answer to this note from Beechcr, was
also read by Beach, and he asked the
Jury if they believed that there was not
the slightest shadow of offence on the
part of Beecher, or he had not been
guilty Of the slightest impropriety to-
ward this lady. 1t was admitted that
Beecher prepared resignation, and in
his letter he declares his willingness to
sacrifice himself for Tilton to step down
and out What q spectacle was this and
what situation for an innocent man TO
place himself in. This was a PROPOSE
ion advanced to twelve intelligent and
honest men, that Beccher had not the
slightest taint of guilt about him. This
was in Beecher's letter, and he could not
ieny it. He was willing to sacrifice HIM
sell and his interests. II he was inno-
cent, why should he forsake his pulpit
md duties? By any penitent act could
Beecher more earnestly declare his guilt
If this sin. This was fact which could
not conscientiouslv be removed as 1t was
iown on the record, and it could not be
pushed aside. The jury must deal with
t honestly and logically and if they did
t to the advantage of Beecher, the jury
would have an inconcevable power of
ogic.
Beach then read the letter of Beecher
% Mrs. Tilton, written IN 1871, wherein
ne saws that God was kinder to him than
MS own thoughts. This was written said
counsel, after Mr.. Beecher had written in
another letter that he could not visit Til
on's house without his consent and he
lid not think it would be safe to do it
With that. After he had found he had dis /.
urbed Tilton's houshold, it was then that I
Beecher undertook to write these letters.
CIandesfine Letters,
hey had been called. 1t was then he |
,ent these letters to this woman; foment- .
ny her passions, and appealing to her .
ltlcc,ions; bearing in the face of the the I
Dry ne presented in this court, the indel /
cacy of loving him without solicitation.
1t was at time when the horrors of
ieath were gathering around. He sent
.hese letters flowing with expressions of
owe and eIerting all his influence 10