Year: 1875

liable 70 convey an impression which the party whom We arc
reporting did not convey The third rule na' inc
language In which the confession made unamsuons
because language used BY the party may ~ well appJ
Of facts another yos cannot tel oy the pe'e
confession what the party intended 70 admit III ne "
views q ease situations, the party speakhs
having reference to and the witness listening having rel
erenee to aeother quite liable 70 impute 70 the
speaker reference Transaction, give 70 his language an
entirely different meaning from what The speaker m'ehaea "
Of these rules are to be carefully observed


Again. the witnesses relied upon prove oral admissions
are Justly tainted with interest IN the Il estAoisna
that they have been guilty OF misconduct sehood in the
which they testify for instance they have been gnv
destruction of important documents in the case et
10 which shall call your attention further genuemeh
bearing the witnesses who testify TO oral confessions
this defendant or il the witnesses tesfyng 10 oral adm%
members Of the family or are moved oy com
interest result Of the action and particularly ney
admit that they have been guilty of repeated OF hs
facts which they testify this added to the inherent ID
trinity Of the evidence se would compel Jury TO disregard
evidence Of this nature.


shall not stop here gentlemen only denre 10 reca your
attention in passing shall not stop here to remind you
that every witness in this is tainted by the innrmes
which otherwise pointed out and which you have hearu
They from the family shall show you they
have been guilty Of the destruction Of the most important
this shall show you that they are under
the strongest motives possible TO fasen guilt upon THIS
defendant; and shall show you-no, they have themselves
testified to you-tha they been guilty Of repeated fasn
cation Of the facts TO which they now testify.


MR. BOwEN's sHREwD MANAGEMENT DETAILED.


Having considered thus briefly the rules Of law
which govern you your disposition Of this case now
invite your attention charge made BY the plaintiff against
this defendant and under which This
charge made. resume my narrative at the point
where Tton had said Bowen that Beecher had made an
unhandsome proposal to mis- wife This news TO Bowen
Of caused his soul TO thrill win De-
hghI lie at discovered his opportunity; ne eouid
lead Tilton to make q personal attack upon Beecher
this would give him the choice OF two alternatives II Ihoh
succeeded in his attack this would damage The Chd"
linton that the accrun2 benefit The independent would De
many times Ttons salary and the danger from retaining lon
would be for by injury inflicted upon danger
rival Besides such contest would make II mposslOe
for Beecer and Ton unite against Bowen and The IN
dpndent On the other hand Ton failed in his attack on
Beeche this would furnish excellent for getting rid
OF him In either event. therefore, Bowen to win After
few moments reflection upon the situation az now
presented by Tilton, Bowen turned TO him and smd'
Of that would have done nonor
to Aminsdal Sleek you and Mr. Tlton owe duty to
society This man the editor Of The Christian Cron ls
circulation has up in year from aOOo TO 1900 such
dangerous in the families OF his congregation
He wolf in fold We should unite to exurpate hin


Agreed" says Titon my contracts, and we VIII
smte him before the world


Them Bowen snce my hands tied by the resn OF


settlement that recently made with beeeher DO you
write him letter demanding that for which he eX
pictly understands should Immediately from the
ministry Plymouth Church. that he quit Brooklyn a. reel
dence and that he cease for The Christian C0


will bear the letter him and support the demand Ilton
thinking only Of saving his with Bowen
and without seeing the trap caught at the oa!t ahd
forthwith did the for the doing OF which his friend
Mouton an hour afterwards called him fool This
was master stroke Of strategy on the part OF Bowen
At one move he made union between Tton and the
The CRrG. Union impossible and left himself free to dis
charge Tton without any danger thereby Of strengthening
business rival For Bowen had no objection to joining IN an
attack upon Beecher provided nc could do safely TO himself
and dsastrously TO Beecher but dsrus OF Tlton, and
feeling that he broken reed on which was unsafe to
heavily he proceeded TO move cautiously to feel s
way carefully always keeping safe road by which he
could II TtOns charges true the mere reading
Of the letter would disclose the Consciousness OF gut 70 e
keen and arguseyed Bowen.


The letter Tton says open and this should
presented open by Bowen Beecer would perceive
that had been party it. To prevent this the cautious
OF The Indpendea said he went along bearing
Bcechers house. -" think would be well for me
seal this letter. then deny Beecher all knowledge OF


It's contents will bur this missile him. and carefully
watching effect, will await events before determining
whether will myself party the controversy or not


Nowhere has Bowens consummae cunning been more con


pcuous suggestion which led TO the Introduction OF
the clause in FOR which you explicitly
derstand" In the light OF Tlton's present accu-
sation few could understand how this clause
came to be inserted the the instance Of Bowen
With canse in, the letter would point so directly to some
cause OF oense against the writer which would be understood
by the reader that could the letter without pro-
yokng the slightest suspicion Of having been s insigaor


He the advantage OF watching OF seeing the effect
produced upon Mr. Beecher the reading Of the letter and
following thereuUOn
be able Judge Of the probability Of Mr.. Beecher's
guilt He could thus gain time and await
developments. But he not long in doubt.
Mr. Beechers reply that letter quick bold and impas
stoned Bowen, what does this meani This insanity the
man mad! And he attacked Ton to Bowen with Yo-
ence that struck him dead in Ave minutes He told Bowen
Tton life he had learned from his wife and hs


innate within the last TWO three years and ne did
what was worse he turned Bowen Mrs Beecher
who finished Tfton very summarly in Bowens estimation.


Having discovered the Of innocence where he had
fondy hoped disclosed the cowardce OF guilt Bowen
always quick 20 discern his interests at began mastery
retreat 81 don't know he said 81 surprised al the
contents OF the letter Mr. Tlton your enemy will be
your friend Mr. Beecher" "COdln your friend, not Short
And who had just before entered Mr. Beechers house
having pledged friendship Tton, left it, pedging
that friendship Beecher But he the friend Of neither
the mpacab3 enemy Of both Having made that Til
ton and Beecher would against him he
once determined discharge Tlton from his employ
This is proved by Tilton himself who says:


The next morning. after Bowen had instituted this demand
for the retirement Of Mr. Becher and after saying that he
would fofy it with facts be The Laoa Office and said
to me: Sir you Mr. Beecher the thugs
told y1u and Mr. johnson will cashier you and adds Til
ton hardly had his violent words ceased ringing my
when received summary notice breaking my contracts
with The bdeDeldeht and The brooklyn Union" And thus
Tuton's first attack upon Mr. Beeeher had miscaried


Mr. TILTON AND Mr.. BOWEN co CONsPlRAT0Rs.


Let us now, gentlemen, consider for a moment
the position which the interview Of Dec 90 had placed Til