, 1875-05-20
THE SlItGMjNE.uP,


NEW YonK, May 1y.-purauant to adjourn
ment, tho Dsoohor-Tiitou trial uaa resumed this
morning. Long bofore the opening Of the
Brooklyn Cty Court the room Tas unusually
crowded. reminding one OF tho early days Of the
trial. Tho number Of women In attendance vaa
greatly diminished, which tho court hsbitues at-
tribute TO tho fact that the evidence in tho scan.
dhl WAS all IN.
Theodore Tiltou ontered fow minutes before
h.a vife. Tie defendant chatted and laughed
will those Of tho Plymouth gathering In Ills i'm
mediate vicinity.
Dsiore tho Jury WAS called, Judge Nelson In
structed tho audience to koep perfect silence, "a
any noise would interrupt the speaker.
Ex-Judgo Porter thon began aulnuing up for
tho detonse. lie aaid: :" oensloman: You
lave boen for five months In tho aerv,ce OF
Theodore Tiltou, under tho 1naudates Of a
cllont has. since tho beginning Of This suit,
DEALT IN auRIrTuRE TRrHcIPLEs;
when thoy struck him On tbs ono cheok, ,bo tnfned
to them the other" In tho beginning tho jury
h hsyS Sssn sSo With as gSea{s ge a5 ,ss Of
counsel thought that II they had thon beon
callcd upon to 1eliyor THAR verdict, th9ro could
have heen little doul': what TINT verdict would
m; hsye beon. On ths ono hand they lad
former, @ Woodhell Va II'A and oIsdan' aad ?eo
his alHtor In the bacl and Bon Butler. tho STRAIT
Cget These are tho parties who aro the aponaorB
ohrletisp purity and morality, tho oriElna.ora,
publishers, and advisors In tho matter. Wa had,
III favor Of tho defendant, tho jury OF tho vicip-
age, tho wills, tho ohldEon, and tho gr.ndchsl-
dren, who found aholter beneath hls roof, and
TAnEs THOUSAND wonsurPERs or rLrhouTu
Cuunc1.
Even tho clustering. hcarts Of younR cl,tldren
love hia name. and will bo living to bless his
memory when you md Nil! le no moro. Wq
lave with IN tho almost unanimous and onthua!:: ::
as.ie support OF bis professional brsshleu, aud
tie sympathy Of enlightened Uhzstoudon,.
Those trusted and loved tho defend.
tbo n.raes Of Thsodoro TtIton md Frank Moal.
tou. Ia cur wtiolo Eystom OF Independence the
plea Of Innocence waA safe, and or laws In that
RESPECT wero not fasiuro
The speaker quoted from Milton ia regard to
the might Of truth and fts prevailing power. One
of tho obstacles to tho accused Was the dcFond-
ants ansWer OF his Innocence aud the oath or an
honest mau. Another obstacle tlioy mot With
presented ttselt In tho unblemished character
Aud yet anather obstacle Was tho fact that TIL
tan and alonlton, tor four yoaru, By their words
and acts. fatsitnd such accusationB both In nrit-
Ing and otheF1fle8. Another Obstacle NOS tho
fact that Tilton cohabitoa Rud siopt with tho
lAdY accused. aud
nEa1A1NED ron goun raAas
In family relations with tho alleged adulteress.
They met another obstacle In that thhy both
With tho oattt on their lips In open hostility
aRalnst tho defendant. TAoy encountered au-
other obstaclo Ia the feos that they tried to con-
ceal 1t, ~ they say; md tho question Rrlaos Il
tAoy are lying now. There wa IN Old ma1ita OF
to be Weighed IN the basauca, and hero IN one
scale thoY had Henry Ward Deoohor aud hls lilo,
and Tilton aud MoaItop, with the record Of their
lvos, IN tho other. Wa aro accustomed to ba-
spoke, but BY tha probability Of thu stohos told
In regard to tho 1nattor.
WHO wAa THE ALLEGED cuIpnITf
4 man thIoo.seoFo yoaIs q aas; solfz1Isoi. se :
Ghlssn .nd nlt aInistSr nsu Who
from Ills youth up had been dedicated to unl
aud rellftcn; who, tu his boyhnod. WAS ratsod
BY = mothor who Was an angel OF mercy. II ever
God sont ono upon tho earth. He was not
trained up iu Lessons Of lust, but w toosived tho
tonler md gracious sohoollng Ok Christian
mother, from whoHe letBons ho passo1 on to
labor In the icfds Of God. When the defendant
WAS going from oDa log cabin TO toEnoshos, preach.
seduees hetind. II ho VIVA truo to hts wlfe
mud yirtue in those carly daYa OF his ,nIu!str5,
shou1d It ho beloved tLat he had fallen uos'
The speaker dwell at come length upon
THE punITx or MIS-, Triton.
and her intellectual cAraofties, ana yet they
would havo you belseyo what ts lnaowa to every
man, voman, and child In tho country, that th!s
taau could hAVo Al AMOUR III open day, openly
dobauchlng tho mother OF family, that auoh
40 intrigue could DO carried on through year
and = bali. no cyo seetnS and no ear hearing, and
the first WomRu on epa. T., toll It Ia hlrp. Tel0n.
and tho dEnt NAN aho should toll It to was Mr.
last man on earth thht could Lave been guilty.
Tbs epeAeee spoks Of tho impoaaibility Of
Dasohers taking nl!strsaa 10 hia own house, sn
Turning toward Moai.oa and Tiltou, ths speaker
exclaimed "Whhk aro auah t1su tor, ualssa
fat inviting dssa elssuusz aad 10 dfds!it