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Show TELEGRAPHIC THE i:Ki: IIKK IK1AL. New York, 2i. JuJgc Porter continued con-tinued hia summing up of tbo case this morning. Ho first commented on the tcatimonj ol Bowen, who, he s:iid, kslificd that Beeclier did not ud viae the dismissal of Tilion, but on I cro-a examination adinitteil that Btcfher told him Lhingsabout Tiltou ii never beard bulure. Counsel pointed out certain alleged inconsistencies inconsis-tencies in Bowon'a testimony. He argued that Tilion and Mr ml ton, knowing of ,the impending dowufull ol tho lormtr, arranged a conspiracy by which Beecher wast to be made the instrument of reinstating Tilton with Bo wen, and alter convincing Mrs. Tilton that thero was a conspiracy con-spiracy against her husband to drive him from tho inthpnd-uit and Brooklyn Brook-lyn Union, MoulUm went to Beecher and took him to Tillon's house on t!n- night of December Uth, not, said Po. ter, lor the destruction of Beecher, 1 but for the overthrowing of Henry C. j Bowen or the reinstatement of Tilton, Til-ton, and they brought their machinery machine-ry to bear upon Beecher so that they had him in their toils all these yeari. He asked if it were true that on the 3d of July Mid. Tilton confessed to her husband the commission ol adultery, adul-tery, did tliG jury believe that Tilton would that night, or lor the next four years have slept with her ? Did they believe that for six months afi-:-r that she would have permitted her husband hus-band and Beecher to meet at her home and in thoetrccU ol New York".' Counsel dwelt on the letter of retraction re-traction given by Mm. Tilton to Beecher. Moulton, who swore in this triid with the spirit of a fiend, saya he did not see the letter charging charg-ing adultery, and Tilton swears that it was in his possion. Do you believe, be-lieve, gentlemen, that if this paper was in Mouiton'a keeping, ho did not read it ? Do you believe that this letter of confession which was so im-porunt im-porunt was destroyed, while the letter let-ter of apology was kept ? Why, gen-tltiueu, gen-tltiueu, I his paper had served its purpise lo the con.-pirators, and it was disposed of; it was not a conies-;km conies-;km al ail, hut :m ueetinatiuii which was retracted hy Mrs. Ti:ton on the 30th of December. On the night oij that dav Muuiton eoes to Beecher to obtain the letter of rttr.ielion. B. saal it was due to the memory uf his lam.ly and h:s own honor, if he died, that he eliotild keep ihis paper, and Moulton cajoled him into i turning it to keep up friendship with Tilton. These troubles Mouilon laid the blame of on Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Tillon's love of Beecher, and her family troubles, which Moulton said had nearly turned her head. He also said to Btccher that Mrs.Tilton kmd him (Beecher) belter than she did her husband; and now, said Moulton, all that you have gut to do is to join' hanusnilh me m an ellort to ECt matters right, Beecher saiJ if he had caused all this trouble in tiie family and won this woman's love : from her husband.he was willing to do1 anything lo repair the injury. Placed in such a position, what should Henry Ward Beecher have done ? What would any man have done? No person per-son could tell, for tbey won 1.1 Uve acted differently, Beecher and Tilion wero as opposed as the poles. The hour of recess arriving, the court was adjourned till Monday uext, Porter being inconvenienced by the heat and greatly fatigued. Judge Neilsou stated that if counsel coun-sel did not finish noxt week he would hold the court on Saturday. And Sunday too, perhaps, suggested suggest-ed EvarL. Beach said ho would not occupy more than two days in his sunmiirg up, and therefore d.'.-ired tj know what space of lime '.u-uM be occupied by the other side, but Kvaris could give him no salisf u-l jj-y auiscr. |