The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-25
THE CONTINUED SCANDAL.
What Has Been Done in the
Beecher Trial.
THE BOUQUET BUSINESS.

II we admit thar seven hundred people are daily
present-generaly new audience every day
there have been about eleven thousand persons
looking at the scene. and among them have been
In all about thirty women, some OF them wives OF
lawyers. few newspaper writer's, 80 SAID, and
others, friends family members or proteges OF
politicians.
MRS. TILroN
has been the most conspicuous lady In court,
and her marking friends-always two and some
times three-make a group that gives color
to the scene in the court room. They come
very promptly, leave the room at recess,
and return again in the afternoon BY the
fact that both Tracy and Shearman, Beecher's law
yers, have presented in the sight OF the Court
papers Mrs. Tilton 10 identity, and by the public
reception given to ner early In the trial by Mr.. and
Mrs. Beecher 1t is evident that she Is the partisan
OF Mr.. Beecher In the case and means to be under
stood as denying by ner presence ana Animation,
the lmputsuon her husband has put upon her. Had
this position been allowed to stand out sel1-sup-
ported it would have been more consistent, In
stead of applauded, as IL has been, by the rather
shallow presentation and acceptance OF bouquets
and formal Endorsement OF handwriting and pow
wowing In the presence OF the reporters.
As study In etiquette this has been said by the
leaders to be
THE CORRECT THING.
First-If Mrs. Tlton resolved, for the sake OF her
children and for her pride OF conscious purity, to
face all who accused her OF adultery, that nothing
might be said IN court she should not hear, she
should have main tanned htr position with as little
communication with Mr. BeeCaer as possible.
None AZ all would have been the proper Qudntun.
SeCond-Mr. Beccner, Svowing his sympathy Tor
the mlsed husband and setting down on paper the
Improperly OF his seeing the wife again, should
have Kept In view his position OF defendant all the
time, and not nave complicated 1t with reviving,
publicly, his familiar lrendshlp for the wife. II lie
be InnScent she IS Justly called by MIN .tne cher
NJ .ippo rs
DR.. Storrs ana others. II Mr. Beecher's attitude
Inc honest attitude the Ttons. IN all their Kin
and connections, have been the worst friends he
pastor oil Plymouth church ever mad. For them
he has mortgaged his house. discounted his pri-
jected TO loans and TO bullying, and twice. not once
only, has the plaintns vile entrapped him into
about the celebrated nest.nldiug letters, were u
distinct batch, the sequel to symbasny or mt
macy wGcn naa oeen suspen nt oy ae.
gether. In any view, therefore, OF Mr.: Bcecher's
future repose and safety, ne should have put on
the fr1gldlty OF man not thrice to be annOye by
the same general galaxy OF people.
THE BOUQUET BUSINESS.
That was piece OF ignorance which educated
people could never nave been guilty OF, and,
thel eiOre, the story that Mr. Shearman. one or
orsts saraen to the amount OF s12 ooo and that
this garden was an appendage OF the court room.
must be dismissed from every charitable mind.
The general nuisance OF the bouquet business
was apparent when anonymous partlsans began
TO send them to Iilton. In tissue paper and brown
bouquets arrived IN md-court while the proceed
ings were going on, to add their dyes to the
mOCkery OF a heart already claimed TO be bleeding
and youth claimed to be withered and trodden
under loOt.
Nothing Is so unjust as the rallying parttsanshp
around q delicate cause. The greatest wars OF
England were the wars OF only me Roses7-w hise
or red The effort to ornament scandal trial
with the blooms OF the garden and fanK with
flowers the degradation ol several lofty or, at
least, yiftuous Names Is only another proof OF the
organized bodies and carried INTO the court of
puDllc opinion IN advance o an examination oy
law. No has occurred III mOoern society
where the press was 50 directly and Immediately
brought into social, civil and criminal contest.
Several OF the LAWYERS IN the case were first re-
tanned as attorneys, not at law, but attorneys at
runor. In the city OF Brooklyn t1ere was an In
slant division OF the press and THIS extended 10
New York city ana to the country at large.
Frightiul lbes were banded 10 ana irO, and every
energy was applied to on,sultlng the contestants.
rushed 10 with Il great deal Of exhortation That
was hardly tGe product OF men inspired to preach.
Jursts took up the case and Analysed 1t before
the pubic curiously as they would dssect the
legend o! ''rhe Man IN tue Iron Mask" and hence
batcn OF libel suits preceded and surrounded the
issue at law, when Itself meanwhile was mystic
rluiisly drawn back ana Kept In allegiance, go that
we ha We nad the witness Mouton asked auring the
past week whether lie has not had TO pay the cost
OF defending be! suit. In short the trials sought
TO be crowded IN before TINS one are MADE parts
OIL tue record against their defendants.
SO red not aie the parties to the suit that 1T is
went out OF court on the conscientious advice OF
one o. ner most esteemed friends living distant
from the scene OF hostlliIies, to the following
eject
'.You are being used to pull other peoples chest
nuts out OF the fire. The attitude OF all parties
tuwatd you at pres mt Is your vlndication Neither
SIDE Is lncensed against you TAKE this good
opinion and costs and ,etire." There are none
VINO can question the good sense OF this advice
and MISS Proctor is not only at rest, but sne mas
tue pr lection OF the Judge Ill TINS case, VINO Will
not let her name appear.
nj
to courtesy. On both sides there is a reckless DIS
position to pull OFF other peoples heads to make
missiles OF them. In this way Or. Patton, OF Chi
cago, was dragged in by the Tton party, ana
Mr.. smith, OF Chicago, wac made TO report tale
when led to the SUIT against the Brooklyn Argus
The artist Carpenter is almost as much denounced
as Mr.. NUutOn, before he has testified anything,
and II Is even sad that II MIS-. Mou.ton remem-
bers anything preJudicial she VIII not DC spared.
An lhIperll!ed reputation Is the most desperate
resistant N the world. Like Sir Edward Mortl-
mer. III the 'llon Chest" 1t Will sacrifice the
recipients of It's secrets rom the mere tact OF
possessing them. The prisoner IN the Isle de
Ste. Marguerite mad for associates only those who
had Identified him.
OPINIONS OF THE PUBLIC.
AS the trial progresses ana the evidencel ID gwen
the case Dy the trends and partisans OF Ootn
sides becomes more. apparent, as furnishing
clubs and III the street the Inherent theories
ivrined by in crested pal ties are promulgated anu
discussed. The friends o. Beecher are sun con.
ldenr that he Will come out with clean skirts and
IN re sutta or the strong Clrcunistantial evidence
That appears Ia tile written documents STATE tnaI
oil has writings are diifdsed with poetcal tone
that has been mslnterpretcd by the general pub
lie They say like all great meii, Beecher eXperl.
euces moments when IL was reef ana pleasure
to sit down and conade TO some intimate friend
the many thoughts ana lancics tnat nashed through
MS brain. His affection Tor Mrs. III on was tnat
oil a dear
CONFIDENTIAL FRIEND,
that sympathized with her In her troubles and
also asked her consideration when burdencd by
his own. They denounce M0ulton and llfon as
two INSCRIPTIONS and ianatcal believers IN the
Tree love doctrine, at, aiilng TO force the Ply-
mouth church pastor into advocating their
theories OF the proper relations between man
and woman, determined 10 crush MIN, as he prop.
ably knew too much OF their private AFFAIRS and
then laid the train TO the mine which mas since
EXPLODED.
TODAY
at eleven A. Nj, the crosse EXAMINATION or Francis
ID. Moulton Will be resumed. Judge Porter SAID
yesterday that ne hoped 10 get TO court. put, as
atl 1a lun1r urnc WAS duunIful IL he