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Show LATLST DISPATCHER GENERAL. Mil-: ni;i:rnKu tuiak. i.'jSTINL'KU F 1 to 11 F1K.-T I'.WK.J After recess Beach re-juined hi. add re.-.. H'-" juke of Porter's a;r- 1 tiu:i tu.it T:itou h-d g.irblui toe '; " hithtSi Gaunt" letter in k& publie t 1 tiuo, and qiLuted a p.iae iii 'nich j extract.-, from toe letter were o.r dby I Tilton in h in worn statement. Til-i tun ino.-tly quoted a part of this letter 1 in Biipport of his po-ition, with no ' misrepresentation, and his learned, friend was unjust and ungenerous in 1 the uhc he had attempted to make of it. He said ho was not especially favorable to tho mode of argument, which sought to enlist the sympathies 1 of the jury upon one side, on the ground that a popular verdict had been given in its favor, but if this mode wan to bo employed he wished it to rest upon a sound basis. He denied that a popular verdict had been recorded for Beech er as had been assorted, and named a number of well known newspapers as an indication in-dication by their course that popular 6cntiment was in favor of Tilton. This was a matter ho should have been ashamed to allude to but for t tie example of his learned friend. LI was said by Evarta that all the best : classes of society in the vicinage had gathered round Boeeher. Whero was Dr. Storrs, Dr. Schuyler, Dr. Buddington, Dr. Talmadgo, "Dr. Duryea and Dr. Vandyck? He had seen Plymouth Ply-mouth church in all its glory and the parasites of Beecher's exerting their influence in and out of court, but had not seen these representatives of sis-tor sis-tor churches hastening to extend their hands to tho delendaut. There absence ab-sence was no proof of guilt, but the attitude of the jury of the vieinago should not bo misrepresented. He should not make such appeals to tho supposed prejudices of tho jury as had boeii mado by the other side. The jury had an oath in heaven and could not lay perjury on their souls. Even if Beechcr was found innocent he was sullied and damaged and could never stand in the pulpit again, the same grand and heroic character as before. If Tilton was sustained by the jury his future would be olouded,his home still desolated and his innocent children child-ren must suffer from the blight of disgraco. There had not been evi-ponce evi-ponce so far to show that Tilton had llinched from fidelity to his wife and family. Both of my learned friends thought they found some contradiction between somebody and Tilton, which led them to expatiate on his gray hairs. Porter commented On it as a striking proof of depravity. It was remarkable that two such gentlemen gen-tlemen aa Evarta and Porter should remark at such length upon the subject. sub-ject. The truth was Tilton had no gray hairs and the letter did not assert that he had any talk about the unfriendliness and hate of Tilton to Beecher. If it is true that Beecher the chosen friend of the hour, had debauched this man's wife and defiled de-filed his hearthstone, nothing that the court and jury would do could satisfy that revenge. It would exist I so lone as both men would breath. 'With ell this passion ho, strengthened strength-ened by love for bis wife and children, child-ren, had withheld his hand from being stained with the blood of his injurer. Porter also toucher on the arrogance, as he alleged, exhibited by Tilton. as to the distribution ol church missionary funds, but all thia . was for the purpose of making the jury believe that Tilton was puffed up with his own egotism. The next accusation accusa-tion against Tilton was that he quoted in the Bacon letter a garbled edition of a letter of contrition or apology, and failed to give that portion ot it that was favorable to Beecher, and this was a serious imputation, and required to bo examined to see if they had disproved Tilton's integrity or that of any ot the witnesses produced for him. Beach then read a portion of the letter referred to, and sail Tilton Til-ton had not put in a word or suggestion sug-gestion in tho document imputing an oflence to Beechcr; on the contrary, it shields and defends both, but Baoon had characterized Tilton as a knave and a dog, and said he was living of 1 Beecher. With this imputation to rest and not be denied, how was this to be remedied but by a simple relation rela-tion of facts with regard to his dealings deal-ings with the- church and the West charges, and therefore Tilton quoted from Beecher's letter, and what part did he omit? Porter says he omitted that portion of it most favorable to Beecher. Counsel read the portion which was not quoted, and appealed to the jury if there was anything in it which was favorable to Beecher. Both these learned counsel had misrepresented another fact; both had Baid that Tilton in the summer of 1874, had sent some word to Beechor by lied path that he was going to change his tactics. Tilton did send word that ho was going to charge adultery. Why did he do it? Why, up to this time these men had been working with the motive of shielding Mrs. Tilton. It was the policy of silence and Tilton, up to that period, in pursuance of that policy, had (aid the charges wore of improper proposals pro-posals on the part of Beecher toward his wife. It was true that Tilton declared de-clared his wife was as pure as an angel, and that the charges were of improper proposals, .and it was in this vein that these papers were prepared which roused tho hostility of Beecher. What was there in the letter to Bacon except the quotation from hia own Iptter to Tilton. that. fnrePl Henrhn, into the angry mood, only that quotation, quota-tion, which, of all the letter ot contrition, con-trition, he swears on tho stand is true. Opposing counsel, the next day, say Mrs. Moulton, on the stand, pronounced pro-nounced Tilton as treacherous, and they charge her with being a conspirator conspir-ator against Beecher, acting under tho miluence 01 herhusbaua. What were tho circumstances under which Mrs. Moulton made use of these expressions?" ex-pressions?" asked tho counsel, after which he read to the jury Mrs. Moulton Moul-ton 's evidence on the subject. "Thoro was nothing in this testimony," said counsel, "that justified the other side in saying Mrs. Moulton regarded Tilton Til-ton with loathing or called him ' treacherous." Adjourned. |