Year: 1875




he done that outwehed all those charges that were brought
against Theodore Tton by the defendant What led him to
excam that even this bad would have been better
in his circumstances than he wasr Oh yes 1t was true
There is word in that letter. there not word uttered
by that penitent that night that not true. 1t was
true and he would have been better What had he
done Why had debauched the wife Of his trusted parish
ioner and she cOnfding member OF his church He taking
advantage Of his position and Of his high calling had debauced
that woman true and he Theodore Ion would have
been better man In my circumstances than have been no
Ton would done thathat is what he means Buthe
will die before anyone win be ncupated. How Mrs.
Tion lncupated and who that ncupaed her She Is
guess snned against bearing the OF another
could guilty Of the crime of adultery and yet he
progress Of this trial. authority high upon that subject on
authority less than the defendant himself who that by
does happen In all cases hat he sedced E an ac
compce in the crime but the sufferer And so here she re-
presented guilty, because Of the that
csed this confdng child OF the church by strong ana
powerful will because she having implicit faith in him. Yields
OF this She guess snned against bearing the tansIcs
sions another Her forgiveness have" have her for
office having thus used and influence over her t. get
possession Of her virtue am guilty she is gni al have ,1
God into the heart OF her husband to forgive me as
clear that the defendant that Mrs Tton
the sufferer. He says, Mrs Tilton is grtless snned
sin committed 1t offence in which there guilt
The bearing the transgeson. Of another Somebody
had been guilty Of ranressons with her which he not har
husband had to bear The only question i who the


cssor Hear the Her forgiveness have - am the
tansgressOr He declares that he forgiven for sin and trans
sion and guilty with Mrs on Can there be anything palmer
present proposition so clear and unmistakabe as this She
Is guess nned against have snned against her. She is
and her forgiveness have She has forgiven me for sin for
transgession and for guilt and will God put it into the
trnsgression, Of which have been guilty"


it cannot be said, genemen-and that Is the only pos
It cannot be said that the defendant in this
language he did know what he talking about when
he wrote these words OF repentance and contrtonwhen he
sorrow great wrong that he had done No he fully
derstood the import Of every word that he uttered on the first
Why give this to Mouton in confidence Why should this
confidence be repoed in him about matter relating TO business
advice In regard to family ars No. II was he secret
the secret that he said woud kill him on the Night OF the
goth OF December when he left the house Of Mr. Mouon to
90 to sick bed Of this that he had debauched Had
Mr. Mouton been on that night the bearer from Mr. Beecher
OF similar letter had be come to Mr. Beecher and said, Mr.
ter Of reea letter Of sorrow letter OF contriton and he


asks your ne dd TO you EGo, 0H the 0,Tan Sn
Oh no nng Of the kind but Mr. Beeeher falls down upon
this and commences his letter with an
peal and closes with prayer to God that he may soften
h&ea towards the man who has wrought this great ruin In


The Court here took recess OF an hour.


Judge Nelson cautioned the jury usual The following


Gentlemen Of the Jury we about to adjourn to two


O'clock need not repeat to you the Injunction Ito & already given
but avoid conversng about it, or allowing any one to speak to


Judge NeIsonThose gentlemen behind jury please
retire. and pass out don't wish the jury to hear any ncden


The men back the throng around the railing


Judge Neils0nMr spauldng will you take this Jury down
will have lunch there in a separate apartment -


Officer pauldg departedwith the jury directed and the
Court broke up for the recess.


The Court again convened promptly at O'Clock, and Mr.
GENTLEMEN or THE JURY Men usually exhibit various
emotions proportion TO the that gives 10 those
emotions fear the danger that il foeseen ~ grief the trouble
that has produced and Of the emotions And
about, before closing the point to which called your
attention this morning, TO call your attention to
that phase this branch Of the in order that you might
ee what perfect harmony there between this letter that
have called your attention and the condition the party
mind AS portrayed by himself that time and for the further
purpose showing that impossible that that condition
matter had for its foundation terrible thing what
ever ii was that the defendant at the time that that
having committed terrible wrong and for that pur
nose that about calling attention declara-


lions and invite attention To them, that may
perfect unison there u between the condition Of the
| writer's mind and the letter itself


believing that presence ordinations and counsss
had tended to produce social catastrophy gayo
| sion to feelings IN interview with mutual
friend not In bold and ncautious words, but eagerly
taking the blame upon myself, and pouring ont my heart
exnggeraton Of mpassoned II seemed To that


life work end abruptly and In disaster. in
ensey excited indeed felt thst mind In danger OF
walked up and down the pouring forth
heart In unTestraned grief and bitterness OF self
sstion heaping all the blame my head shed
and my voice broke and distress boundless snd called
the man that hAd "rongeu 10 iofSe Hc great wrong
- You Sec gentlemen what perfect harmony there Is Taxi
the letter eonron break up isto sentences nerspeSst
IL with the language that have just quoted and you wouh
nerceye which part the letter and which part the anuag
ihat have quoted 1t would sound oupouring OF tn
heart as says OF "impassOned sorrow and grief" AM
vet you bc told that all this anguish and all this
was the result OF soe trivial matter Certainly, gentlemen