Year: 1875




Recess.


After Recess.


Evarts continued his address. He said
that witness was finally brought, q
witness of intelligence and truthfulness,
who had gone in and out Of Tilton' 5
family for long series of years the old
family servant, half friend MS well as
servant, Katie Macdonald. She was no
doubt attached to Mrs. Tilton, but be-
longed to Tilton's side Of the family and
was DEVOTED to Tilton himself, yet
called for another purpose. Not one
fact was produced by her TO show undue
familiarity between Beecher and
Mrs. Tilton during the long period of
her observation. No testimony was
given on this point for the simple reason
that no testimony of that kind could be
obtained. Men and women must be
Judged us men and women, even if they
were abnormal characters. If Mrs. Til.
ton was all spirit and no body, and if
Mr.. Tilton was all body and no spirit,
no exception could be made in their
favor. He could not persuade himself
/ that it was possible that such an adultery
as was charged, could have been practic-
ed through two years without exciting
suspicion or discovery by Mr.. Til
| ton, man of intellect Of jealous
character and of experience in the world.
He could as soon persuade himself that
Mr. Tilton was not six feet high; that he
had not gift of rhetoric, and that he
| had not trained himself to use that gift
to advantage Mr.. Beecher came to the
witness stand, obliged to confront


An Array of Lies.


but not too many for a true man TO con-
front and overcome. His testimony was
clear and direct, under a searching cross
examination, and he maintained his in
nocence mistaken. People said Wait
for the rebuttal; but the rebuttal only
strengthened his case. 1t was noticeable
that Tilton and Moulton, in all their
| statements, were very careful that they
declared, on all points where contradic-
ton bv two witnesses were pos
-ibIc, that the law relating to perjury
did not permit the condemnation Of the
accused upon the testimony OF one per-
son alone; large part of the rebuttal
was occupied in the testimony about the
relative positions of Tilton and Mrs.
Woodruff in the Communistic process
sion; great deal of the testimony had
been given on this point and without
imputng any want of veracity TO the
different witnesses; it was difficult to say
who was right. The chief point was
established that the plaintiff and Mrs.
Woodruff So far sympathzed with each
other in their views rs to join together
in honoring the memory Of that Com
munc whose history included the murder
of the Chief Justice of France and OF the
Archbishop of Paris Evarts impressiyely
described the circumstances of the death
of the Chief Justice, rs showing what
lawyer could do at the post Of duty.


He then referred to the murder of the
Archbishop, saying that the clergy from
the ApostlesI down had always furnished
martyrs in all times Of public danger,
and that while as much Protestant rs
any one could be, he admired the herC-
ISM and devotion with which the Cstho-
lie Bishops of Paris had suffered for their
religion. However tainted the plaintiff
and his theory might be, he should con-
slider all the evidence offered in their sup
port with the same fairness and candor
with which he would wish for his own
to be treated; but in consideration of the
value of the evidence involved and the
character of the witness, this must be
discovered rs portrayed by Mr. Triton.
His hOusehould was nm ideal home with
II, =,
until it was entered by the seducer; but
owing TO some business difficulties with
Mr.. Bowen, with which Beechcr was
disconnected he deemed it necessary to
keep up connection with Beecher lest
in controversy between Bowen and
Beccher the good name Of his own wife
and children should be impaired.
Tilton was not afraid that his wife would
publish her shame, or that BceCher
would, but he was afraid that it would
come out in some way and, therefore,
whispered insinuations TO select circle
of friends, as the best method of keeping
it secret.


Mr.. Eyarts continued in vein Of
sarcasm to sketch the punderous and
elaborate machinery which Tiltun and
MOultoD found it necessary to employ
in order to keep this secret,
while Beecher was leading life
which was one of circumstantial confes.
sion. This continued, said he, until he
(Tiiton) found it necessary tor him to
reverse his policy, and he discovered that
it was his duty to sacrifice his wife and
children that ne might crush Bacchcr.
1t was thought that the boldness, the
Nervousness, the circumstantiality OF this
charge, supported by select bits of evil
dencc and scraps of Beecher,s hand
writing as prepared by Moulton in his
published statement, under the guidance
of an adviser, thought to be wise, would
be the


Death TO BE echer.