Year: 1875

DEATH would be happier could but feel that forgive while
you forget In all the sad complications Of the past year
my endeayour was to entirely keep from all suffering 70
bear mys alone leaving you forever ignorant o. Il MY Mea
Pos were love large untrng generously y ahd fu M


As gentlemen the letter refers as we VIII


think be made manfesto tho fact that she had confessed
this crime TO her husband and that she now asks his forgive
FOR having made that confession 20 her husband In ms
letter Of January 1872 the latter clause reads as iQows
will take up your time by reading the whole OF the letter


shall be in New Haven next week to begin my course OF
boat for Havana and Florida On Thursday called ON Monday


These candestne letters discovered after Mrs rton de-
serted her the th OF July last and that was the
muncation between defendant and his wife have al,
FSs 5 e nsss ppH be q s @cahnr 6nt
will pass 70 some other topics have been speaking,
on Of he one % letter ' to which have rt called
your attention. within the period between February
events is written by Mrs Morse Mr. Beecher by him
delivered to Mr. MSuton, the custodian Of his secret snd
win call your attention to paragraph OF as being to my mind
very M sigTiiicGnt nao o,i e. she commences


Nj shearman~Is that January 1871


Mr. MorNo this is October the 2lst the year not gwen


Mr. Moris-lS7l 1t commences


MI DEAR SoN-Do come and sec me- viii promise tha the
know bard 70 bring up you must have suffered IN
tonSely and WILL fear until released by death DO you
know think strange should as TO call you Son,
when told Darling felt you could in safety to yourself and
all concerned you would be to called that endearng name


THE secret Of her life shall be mentioned II you will
call 10 see me Come and see me- and the secret Of her
life which has caused YOU and all and will until released
y death such intense sorrow and pain shall


will not bring that up VIII not harrow your feelings
sion upon that will not ailude to the secret OF
her life What these people talking about what does
this in such language that What Is this secret of her life
Ormentng them, and WILL until released by death lie
about il she the fact that he knows all about


she the fact that he knows that she knows All ABOUT
it, and they talk about II matter well under
stood among them and between them The secret Of
her life shall be mentOned know You must have sur
fered intensely by it, and all shall hereafter until released
by death" What they talking about gentlemen What
this Of her life that giving them much pain and
much anguish subject that is not 70 be talked about
among them, which must be buried, which Is too piercing
too sharpponted 10 be talked aboutf Leave II alone
Bury it up .
the ordinary rules Of evidence in any that you might be
called upon Try between people Of less distinction than Que
now anon trial with one half the evidence that have detailed.
nnaion upon tie destroyer But We dare not stop
even here would though the was proven
over and over again by the confession Of the de-
fendan by the confessions Of his VICTIM by the knowledge
communicated by her mother by these letters which are pa
clear and unmisiakabe Yet say dare not stop, even
here propose from this period onward 10 present 10 you
evidence still conclusive than any that has preceded H.
evidence clear conclusive, 40 convincing that you VIII
not hesitate for single to give Us that
Justice which claim at your hands. We como here
IRON bl1hted and q dcsOated home. The children
my client scattered in different parts Ho will return To-
night cold cheeres and des0ate home there


the land And from that home he viii come in the morning
you fathers and brother and husbands coming
your happy homes he from his desoote one Until then
l viii close my remarks


Mir Beach-Generay adjourn this hour, your Honor
poase.


Mr.. MOrris-NO. sir


Mr. Beach-It is impossible for Mr. Morris to do II.


Judge NcisonThe gentlemen Will please keep their seats
ing eleven o'clock remind you To observe the injunction
heretofore given To enable you to avoid the tong you will


When the iurymen well away, the doors opened
and the Court vacated for the day.