The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-26
PULPIT OR PENITENTIARY.
Nh. NouLroN's PROPOSITION TO SUBMIT THn
QUESTION OF Mr.. BEEcHER's GUILT or Hs

Nh. MouLroNs PROPOSITION TO SUBMIT The
OWN TO JURY.
Francis d. houlton that the public may know the
bottom facts" Of tho Brooklyn scandal has written
70 MI beecher tho following open letter. containing
proposition TO submit the question whether the
Plymouth pastor should leave tho pulpit or
60 to the penitentary ordinary jury OF twelve Sc
lected men -
BRooElYx. No. 40 RgxsKx STREET ArriI Is. 1873
HrSRr wAnp BEEcHER:- -
your grave wshoa, adding 70 the agony with which
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have sronssd q family whom ned must
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and religion which Sroas conssmps. ssss yos
should leave the one or 40 into the other:
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expede"t that willy counsel could suggest
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AZ one Of the instruments Of snch evasion 10 nurs my
credit witness, procured own perjury in
dctment against for libel yourself In statement
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made TO the same committee This you did not
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tribunal sui against for malicious prose-
perjury Be IN issue before Jury eoun.rymsn
the n o. the before s Hs
The trs y dsI%rpg 70 my allsssscns and admitting
YET you bound my complaint because o.
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your purpose OF evasion
from pulpit declared your Willingness desire
10 tried before tribunal that sosd compel Da;
Of ministers You were talking then to audience OF
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and do not now but propose 70 hold IL
being DESTROYS only Of submitting the issue between
tina, you ;ha Dc 50 admit intention 10 avoid and
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without technical objection who knows anything q fact
crime other Testimony tribunal before which The
4 Do no' desire sPy % ysp y suit
which ought to Be dev tied to better use than indemnity
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issue a. y i ..,n. IN ny, my favor:
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slsc the jnry or s leave rs selection 70 George G
church by reclamation and whom declared oath
tho witness be ne OF the excellent OF the earth"
any those gentlemen agree upon.
II neither OF these propositions Is satisfactory 70
will name and you name another and they two
shall third to act referee under rule Of the
Court.
II these offers objected to by ycu am willing that
Thomas q Shesrman and brother. Edward Beecher
shall select SIX and win name two 10 select six
others neither nor nor our 20 object
the chosen and the verdict Of the majority 10 be
accepted by the mai decision Of the case
think propositions Lot to moral obec
tiou and challenge to trial that will set
tie the question whether ought to DO in the pulpit or
In the Punitentary
You need ask why do before the commission
partsans In and OF the Advisory Coun
Gil The Issue Is did commit perjury. did
my wife commit perjury at the trial in tho CITY Court
proper decision that question as You have my pckes
friends TO institute tribunal to decide It, wou<
properly dstrast lis and refuse 70 before 4
properly dstrst it, mparalty and decline is jud
The spiders parlor does look inviting to the y
college professors and dosors Of divinity do the
validity dsrust the and fair who love jus
ce and for the truth 60 T. Some fair and jus, men
fall why innocence should shrink from the established
mode. Of judicial inquiry and should hy for refuge 30
fully devised methods In which candid have cont
deuce. FRANCIS ID. NOtLTON.
General Roger A. Pryor has appealed to the General
Term from the decision rendered by tho lower court
the demurrer in tho Moulton .Bcecher suit.