, 1876-06-19
BEECHER AGAIN IN COURT,

sn1mon Shfnner's sult for Hots OF Fnlse
Teettl for hIra. lseechcr and Dr. Lyman
l.cgot.cr b1nde Twenty Yoara Ago.
Nfr }vrk Sun, June17.
Salmon SkinncF's suit against the Ilcv. Henry
Ward Bcccher waa called for trlAl bcfore Judge
Weslbrolse yesterday. The pastur Of Plymouth
Church nnd his wLfu sat nlnong tfe spectators
ut tho right Of the Judges bench. Tho Dc,
fenlant parcd Ills lnger-i.als And glanced at a
small book TN lis knee. Mrs. Bccc!lur ovca-
sionally spoke to hin antl then smiled. Gen.
Bcnjam!n FTanklln Tracy, Bccchcr's lawyer,
with his twn clerks sat ut the counsel table. Ex-
Judge Richard BltstGe1 1iltl sUtl, WHO appeared
for Dr. Skinner, cunyerse.l With tluir client for
q few minutes, aud tllcn Judge l5ustcea opened
tho case for the defendant. liz recitru The fact
that Dcecter is the pastor Of the wealthy aud
world-knowM Plymouth Church. uni the l,lai11-
tiit is poor 1'lnll who su'ply asks what Is due
lin fro1i. tho dcfcndants. It Is fur wurk dune
far the Rev. DR.. Lyman ltecchcr un1 the
wife Ut thu Rev. Henry Ward Bccvicr, sail
the lawyer, that We ask my fur, u,rl WI hold
TINT tho Rev. Henry Wur ijecchor is responsl-
bic fur such tudehtel lness, usn! tl.at he promised
to pay 1t. ME. HtrchGr, EcntlcnGn VI the Jury,
wif not pay. this bin until lse Es compelled ~.
Henry Ward l,ccclce sets VI, III Ills answer the
statuta Ut Limitations III neans of escaping
tho payment 0f t'le aebt,--aIl alsWer, Gun.
Buatectl aaiL that IL essentially ltslsut,cst.
Salmon Skinner WQH Callcd to thu Wtnc5s-
atanl lie testified rs follows:
have heen dcntl.t fur thirty.cfght yaass In
iiuds"n, Hsooklyn1, and New inrk. kmuw Henry
Ward nrcelcr. First becan'o acquainted with hl,i,
!n 1879 Inate = temporary act Ut teeth fut Mss.
lcechor, mud Afterwards Two rsrlMs.Sat se!s.
The temporary set WAS worth about Sl00. aud tho
permanent se,s from SliD to $:OU act The le,n-
poEary ret was returned IL niu+ II !. Cnsluinury
for dentsta to receive such acts aftcf thvy ssavu
become uselssa to the weaTcr, Fur these scta Vi
teeth have nayef received much uIle crut.
1nats sst Vt toeth f"r tho lt"s. Dr. !.yM,al.
nsechcr. THIS waa 4uns ut the request Of Mrs.
Henry Ward lttecher mud her husband. | nrtuf
received fafthnK fur ills set Ut teeth. The
tssth wess waat N kn1~a - har! block, naonnsr4
oa goa and Aaudrl. Mrs Hecshrr's AAturMI
@ @Ssssh IN H. upper md lo~er !aws wsln all g.no.
issscllsr ~as Introduced t., me i,y Mrn. iicnry G.
Duwcn: did no! s0iic!t thu Iol of maknB i set
OF tseth for Airs ltsectrE kuw the lrclh Ia t,st
eats y % wsn M .hI va; sTana1s o s
nude th1 lt0v bf. Lyn.aA tieechers treth IN MI.
They Wcte to be present from hA chl4sren Henry
Mara, llssfet cathat'ne, Thomas ND y1, charies; M
f4itl'ng.
Tho witness identified tho following letter to
to his lawyer, Mr. Fowler;
DEAR Sir: My late tathor was hts own master,
with lls own family. Thu prrt.hsu thai ever IL.
came responsible for hin t. Skinner t. a1.nr1.
know notnInY whu!c'er of !!s .sksnnersl business
heechcr serslcc tn years long agu. knn" nothing u
It. Only tste!y, Ind when be ssced sxc!to4 by drink,
has 10 made any dsmapds upon Me. ! have al-
WAYS regarded then, " foolish and fantastic. o.
course, II thess ts any equitable debt uG could
bc lnure willing anJ anxou. tu discliArke it lA4l !.
oas ot hia e'alm. Is sln'p!y, psspd..tfus, md
tuuhd professionally 10 pursue this mailer further,
Tracy, brooklyn, II. W. DEEcuEn
Henry Ward ucccher was then called BY tho