The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-08
THE BROOKLYN TRIAL,
Evarts Continues His Re-
marks.

! views III the years IOIIOMIHS low ttS
would call attention to the meeting on
the Bird OF January, in which 1t was
alleged that Beecher said to Tilton he was
ready to comply with the demand for
his retirement if it was insisted upon,
and that if Tilton said 50 the renting OF
the pews should not go on. How could
he speak of stopping the renting of tine
pews when this had already taken place!
| Tilton testified that Beecher begged him
to give him notice il he found
it necessary to make public recital OF
| this case, in order that Beecher might
commit suicide or leave for some foreign
| land. Now this whole proceeding, on
! Tiltons part, was ayOwedly, for the
avoidance of publicity and the improba-
bility OF such requests by Mr.. Beecher
was credent. Then it was testified, by
| Tllton, that Mr. Beecher expressed his
sympathy for Mrs. Tilton, and took all
the blame upon himself. Mr.. Beech"r
testified that he did not express great
regret for the part he had taken IN
regard to Tiltons domestic troubles,
and blamed himself for his course Ill the
matter. Then there was a very eStraor.
dinary interview in the middle OF Feb
ruarv, according to Tilton, which was
/ held for the purpose of asccrtalnlng the
paternity of the boy Ralph. Mr.. EvartS
! then read the testimony Of Tilton in re-
gard to this alleged conversation. Mrs.
| Tilton, it was alleged. came in the room
during the conversation and was told its
subject, whereupOn she burst into tears.
Tilton testified that Beecher said he had
no faculty tor dates but that he believed
in his soul the date assigned by Mrs. Til
ton was correct one.
Evarts read Beccher's testimony in re-
| gard to this interview, in which he denied
| Tilton's version completely. Mr.. Beech
er testified that Tilton expressed himself
despondently in regard to his situation
and prospects and that he (Beecher)
who was profoundly impressed with his
truthfulness, spoke words Of cheer and
encouragement. Before they separated
They Kissed Zach other
all round. Either this was fabrication
of the most unblushing ciirontery, or
1t was true narrative Not II
word of 1t except the assertion
in regard to Theodore IL. Tilton, WAS
contradicted by Tilton when recalled.
| Then there was an interview in May, in
which Beecher said Mr.. Tilton sat on his
| knee and WAS discovered by Mrs. TiltOn,
who came into the room and burst out
| laughing. At this time BccChcr believed
! that complete reconciliation had been
! effected. Mrs. Tilton did not deny the
| circumstances narrated but assigned
! them Mt date of ten years ago.
Bcecher testified that he never denied
the adultery to Tilton or Mouton, and
! or the best of reasons, for such an accn-
| .ation was never brought against him or
in any way imputed. He declared that
/ such an inSinuation by any person would
| have instantly terminated all intercourse
between them. The whole course of the
proceedings in this case was wholly in
! CONSTANT with the assertion that such
| q charge was ever made to the defendant
during this whole matter. How on the
plaintiffs theory could the pIaintllf 5
conduct be rcconcled with it, except by
acknowledging that he was guilty OF
! the basest possible motives.
Mr.. Evart. cited the English case
of Hume against Giles, in which it was
ruled that the relations of the husband
with the alleged adulterer after the al
/ legged discovery OF the crime were such
as to invaldatc the charges. He SAID
that to believe that the charge OF adul
| tcrv was true in this case, in view
! of the intercourse between the parties
after the charge was said to have been
| brought, WAS to believe that
Deccncy and Morality
were much lower here than In England
or that all their people had gone mad
Mr.. Evarts spoke OF the occasion on
which Mr. Beecher kissed Tilton, which
was admitted by the latter, save that
Iilton said the kissing was done on the
forehead. Well ifit was, Beecher must
have got on a chair or Tilton must have
Welded himself to the embrace. Laugh
teri Mr.. Moulton tod Mr.. Halliday
that if he thought Mr.. Bcecher bad
man. he should not let him sit at the Ia
BILE with his wife, as he frequently did.
Mrs. Moulton told Halliday that Beecher
had been her pastor from
girlhood, and that no one
could make her believe evil of him.
Halliday testified that when Mrs. MouI-
ton attended church, she always went
after service 10 the pulpit stairs, in or
der to get word from Beecher and to
shake hands with him. The portrait OF
Bcechers. which was taken to MouIton :
house in the fall 1870 remained hanging
in the parlor till the same time last year.
Here were those facts of conduct when
the iurv wanted to know as to determin
jnr the sentiment of the feelings Of the
parties. , =
Frank Carpenter to have Beecher and
TiIton coadiutors on newspaper and
at the omen activity of Titon in BRING
ing himself into relations with the de-
fendant.
Counsel next referred to an occasion
on which Mrs. TiIton asked Mr.. Beecher
for counsel in her domestic difficulties,
and on which he marked passage in the
Bible. He was determined then, that he
would furnish no ground for the charge
Of interference. and he simply referred
| her to the passage of Sculpture, beginning
Charity sufereth long. Mr.. Evarts
then spoke of the publication Of Mrs.
Woodhulls card, saying that the evidence
plainly showed that it WAS prompted by
Tilton himself. The scandal, proper,
WAS not made public until November,
1872. but this card was published on the
22nd of May, 1871, at the very time when
peace appeared to have been restored be-
tween all parties. He considered the
prctense that Tilton, Moulton and
| Mrs. Moulton had entered into
relations with Mrs. Woodruff
both distasteful and discrcditabe
TO themselves, in order to conciliate her
to silence Now the scandal article Of
November, 1873, referred to all inter-
views between parties Of which only the
parties themselves had been cognizant.
To get rid of the imputaton that Mrs.
/ Woodhull's knowledge Of this matter had
/ been increased during his intercourse
with her, Mr.. Tllton testified she told
/ him all these fact, at their first interview
1