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Til LONG TRIAL.
Opening of the Twenty-third Week of
the Scandal Suit.
*
TWELFTH DAY OF ARGUMENT
Evart8 Drawing to the Close
of His Address.
A TIRED AND WORN-OUT JURY
'"I "Wonder How Much. They
Remember ?"
. ?
THE QUESTION UNANSWERED. !
It must have been a powerful impulse of curios
ity that brought toe idle audience togetner that
?at patiently lor lour hours yesterday listening to
the tedious arguments ol Mr. Evarts In benall o^
Mr. Beechcr. The room was crowdod, tne win
flows wcro eitner closed ar blocked by a lot of
tall, gapintr natives of Long Island, and toe atm s
pbere, as a consequence, was very oppressive.
Trie Jury showed evident signs ol l'atlprno and the
women who wcro present launed themselves as if
for very life. It Is a pity the order ol Judge Nell
ion prohibiting the admission 01 any one to ti e
tourt room who cannot be accommodated with a !
icat has not been steaJuy carried out. It Is just
low, when ttie weather has turned warm, that
)ne enforcement of the Judge's ord.tr is neglected.
If this state of Hiraira is permitted during the art
Bress of Mr. Beaca, who will draw the lament
?u-ilonces of tho who.e trial, ttte women had bet
tor stay at home and cordials and suidlllnii salts
be provided for tne jury. While the pub
lic generally leel tired of this everlasting
lummmg up of Evarts. the Beccher and tne
Brooklyn people, who take up tho best, share
Of the scats every day, And It as delightful as a
aovel or a lecture by the reverend doiendant or a
sacred concert in the Academy of Music. But tho
Jury are not Interested, and aro apparently tired
and worn out by the tedious proceedings. Among
the spectators yesterday wan a quaint looking
?ld gentleman, who had evidently'never been in
Ihe court room beforo, lor ne gazed curiously at
the Judge, the lawyers, the jury aud the audience.
Be was very sympathetic over the twelve arbl- .
irators In tne Jury box, and once asked his neigh
?or in an audible whisper, "I wonder how much
Ihey remember of it?" Of course his question
?onid not be answered, yet It would be Interesting
to know exactly how mnch of the proceedings in
this aix months' trial the Jury do remember.
BEECHER"
wore a white vest, a black /te, a rolling shirt col
)ar and a face as bright and radiant as Elijah wait
ln^ nis bodily transfer from this vale of tears to
Ihe Joylnl mansions of the blessed. He taiKci nmch >
with his friend, ex-Jud<ro Porter, but he lost none
?f the able aruument Mr. Evart's made for him.
Mrs. 'Beecher, always pale and imperturbable, a
jrave, silent, unsocial, dyspeptic-looking woman,
had a bow of sky bine rtbnon under the rim of ner
bonnet.
tub lawyers' quarter
of the court room was almost entirely deserted.
Hill and Tracy were absent, from toe forces of the
defence, while Tiuon's phalanx was entirely un
represented. Morris. Pryor and Fullerton were
away, while Beach, a few minutes alter the pro
ceedings besan, went upon tho bench, said a few
words to tne Judge, then took his hat and de
parted, presumably to enter upon the immediate
preparation 01 bis bpeeca.
MB. evarts* points.
Mr. Evarta began his speech by referring to the
various interviews betweea Tilton and Beecher
and between Beecher ana Mouiton, and caid he
would c^ily briefly allude to tnose he nad not al
ready touched on. He spote of the conversation
hotween Mouiton and Beecher, wherein the
former's advice was asked as to the wisdom of
selling the ews of Plymouth church. Mr. Evarts
Insisted ta.it tnls was an impossible interview, from
the fact that Mr. Beecher tail no control over the
disposal of the pews. The talk regarding the
publication of tho scanda; and Beecuer's appro- ;
tension lest aia wlie should hear it, he termed
ibsurd, as no public recital could oe made that
Via. Beecher would no* hear. Iho conversation
#etwe?n Tilton an l Beecher tho night of Decem
ber ao, 1870, was then taken up, and Mr. Beecher'a
version ol that lamoua Interview was pronounced
the true ?ne. as it nad corroboration irom various
witnesses of tho defence. Another interview,
that ol February. 1871, in whlcn Tilton called oil
Beecher to settle the fact as to trie parenrage of
me boy Ralph, was gone iuto, counsel lusistlug
.tat the alleged intimacy betweou Mrs. Tilton
ind Mr. Beecher be/au October lu, 18?s, und th^t
;ne boy Halpli was born Juue JO. 1871. in hia tea
ilmony Tilton aworo that the boy was born -a
ew months after-' Octooer, 1870. Thesa -few
months after" prove to be eight montns and a
Ball. Counsel made a brief
bit ur declamation
*er* denouncing tne act of Tilton to inviting
Beecher to bis house, and in the presence of bis
true retelling the terrioie story. Counsel had no
loubt the interview occurred, but Tilton's ver
non of it was false. It was an interview arranged
'or the purpose of placing 'he relations between
the two men on a better and pieasanter footing
than it had been beiore. Mr. Evarts cited a case
in England win re the husband reintroduced and
became reconciled to the adulterer alter tho dis
covery of his criminal conduct and tlto Court dla
? issed the suit. Is was contended by counsel
that the casea wero alike, and he- mentioned the
nterriew of February, where the kiss wss given
ind returned, and a condition of comple'e recon
liilation established. The cbunsioi quoted irom
Balliday's evidence, in which Ilalliday said if tie
thought Mr. Bcecher was a bad man re shonid
mot think of inviting aim to hta taMe, and
1? was to Mr. HailKlay Mrs. Mouiton made the
laclaration that sho believed Mr. Beecher to bo a
pod man. lbc Woodnnll letter was taken up,
Vi. Evarts pointing out the lact that wbl e Tilton
laew of ihia letter and ui its intended publication
^e bad made this reconciliation wi'h Beecher. j
?This," obsei ved the counsel, "was the result of
ifee memory tuat couiss at night ana goes in the
morning."'
the pomct or WlEirt.
Mr. F.rarta. in resuming hts argument after re
nts* ?aaked mat tho point be borne in miud that
toe action of Mr. Beecher or any friend of hi* in
indcavoring to suppress the pnbiicity of the sean
Ul carried no icrpntetion of recognition ol a fault
ifany kind on Mr. Beerber's part. Be dwelt at
rreat length on tuis point?thia policy oi silence?
arguing that the ponderous scheme for the anp
iresaion of the tcanoal by Tilton and Mouiton was
tonirivod for the purpost of keeplur; Mr. Beecher
tonstantly on the rack of suspense, and, conse
luentiy, a more easy victim to the wiles of the
two conspirators who drew iiiiu into their tolls.
Vr. Evarts complimented the Woodhuil on hor
lellcate sense of honor In surrendering the pri
vate cone.-pondence, whtcb she was under only
*n implied obligation to product, ami then, in a
larcastic lone, continued, "11 tlifi least approach
lo delicacy and honor lud characterized th* hir
Philip Sydney ol the case there would have
been no occasion for this trial." The counsel
proceeded until adjournment, glancing at various
itatements ol the piainiiit, ihe sending away of
Bessie Tnrner, and Anally ended lor the day by
igaln reading tho letter of contrition and refer
ring to Tllion'a talk with Tracy aDout ihe publica
tion of the "true story." The interest ol the
tudionco was rather gieater in *,he aiternoon
man iu the morning, thanks to the change in the
vettfeer.
Wfcec CMr <mmz ?Mved Us day again g?w
lark and the jurmea srew tired. Mr. Ivaru
n?v*r heeded the dial, bnt kept on until the voice
of the Bench cried "Halt," and then there was *
groat yhnraias of chairs and a iratUcrlnir of men
anil women around the spot wnere Mrs, .Stowe
and her brother stood upon the bench bm:Ue
Judjfe Nellson. Cool ana attentive listeners were
Rev. II. C, Ackworth, M. A., England: Mr. John
Crooks, England: Major F. H. Norton, UnlteJ
States Array; 11. M. Delapialn. Virginia, and
Counsellor Spelllssy, of New Yorn.
>13. EV AUi.l- AiM>liSSS.
Mr. Emrs, m resumin? his address. said:?It
dc.es nut occur w;t a my purpose, i.or does 1t at all
lit with tne limit anon 01 nine winch ray own
sense 01 my duty to voti lmpt.aes on me, to treat
all me lanaom uod scatter a interviews that are
throwni:i her* ami tner? ountiK Hie lear- that
fo>iow tuts imp rrant .init decisive period be
tween these parties m December, 1870. arid Jan
nnry, 1871. l have proposed to you tn .r upon tns
occurrences ofiua' 't ook, ?s r specr charges or
on essiona, tnat week in Decernoer tne .|riwas
Net beacon toeso people, and t.iat tner a ter in
any view tnere would come to oe no new expres
sions or renewals cltner of accusation or or
demand. Ami in mat view I pas.i bir li.titlv over
mi interview on the.;?! oi J innar.y, in wiucn mere
urc coilt:iiced .several pa-sasces wli oh ncrhaps
may be brought to your attention or may already
ex.st in your memory, ami I will omy ask tour
aiteation briefly to them, tli&t. sou" may sea
whether or r.o I am correct in my view;' that
wlin ever is added after tliu period oi the last
weclc In December is oi no importance, whatever
view you shoatd take of wtut ooaired durtri" ?
that week. Now, .Mr. Moulton having in'- 1
Hist oil upon .Mr. Til ton's treating wltn Mr.
ISeecher, with respect and consideration and
courtesy in ins house, a verjt tltli.-uit proposition
to accept it vou bel me tuat tne tiiiuivo hit-bind
ana iins purtmour >t od in one unotner's pres
ence, with ttus ln'tputed tcjurv ?ttli exist, ok aa h
m..i ter oi leeiing or resentment. b-iwecn tueni.
Now. after Mr. Ileeener had said. ns I have stated
lo you mat the expressions fie hud made to Air.
Moulton were sincere, una that ne had this coin
nn eranou. this regard tor and ti.is i.esire to aid
Mr. 'inton. we nave, according to Mr. Moulton, thiu
nir'.her statement. He s.iys ('his is Mr. ldtoni,
"I thou sain I aid nor pn*. in any plsu for mvauir.
but only lor her: indeed, if you wist> to carry out
the ri- m.ind which was communicated to mi in
your letter of Cm bunas Day, thar 1 should retlie
nom my pulpit, you i.ave only to say tne word
and l will re ire: the lenttD^ of tho pews snail not
goon." Now ihe utter inipos-ioluty ol either of
those statements is obvious u;ioti undi-puted evi
dence. In tne tir^t place, how could Mr. lie -cner
fia.v to Mr. Tilt on. "Ii yon wish to carry out tne de
mand in your letter ol < hnstinus Djv." when the
whole agony or Mr. Tilton in me interview oi the
liotn oi December had been to obliterate that let
ter and that charge, und to solicit .nr. Ueecher lo
the point of not resenting it, una treating it as if
It never had occurred i And how could >lr.
neecner on the ::d or 4th of January, 1871. talk of
the renting oi the pews not jroin^on. when they
had already been rented t have rum request to
make, that u it be necessary lor you to make a
public recital ot this case :?what an extraordinary
stat meat to cooie irom Mr. Tilton's mouth, when
the so Icltudcs of his wile, as he savs, had
prompted linn to resort to lr. Ueecher to see to it
that oy any chance. eveu in tue exaceri ationsi ne
tweun Henry Ward Beeeher, notuing could pos
siol.v come out?"you will mvo mo notice in ad
vance ol your mten ion to do so, in order that [
may iro out of tne world by suicide, or else escap.
lug Irom tne fa;o of ray mentis oy
A. VOYAGE TO SOME FOREIGN LAJiD;
and furthermore, 1 ask you to no ino this favor,
thai, wnoev r else lu the wide world is to be in
formed of tho tacts of this ca-e, at least my wile
shall never know anything on the subject, lor .sue
is not only yonr enemy, nut may readily becoaie
mine. It you can spare her ttie pang ol having
t.tieso facts communicated to her I will consider
tDftt iis an additiounl occasion ot jrraitnde."
Now, gentlemen, look at trie absurdity or tuts.
The object o: this is to make it a \etiiele of n trra
tive that may introduce coDirs.sious. ana wner
ever any Ko-carc can be found mat can take guy
of that, commodity Mr. Til ton alwavs drives it up
in season and out of season ; but the absurdity oi
that situation oetweon tnetn.o: Mr, Ueecner'.s sua- '
(resting tne publicity oi tlia' account wtnen Tuton
had i> en strugRling against with all his mum ail
that week and urging Mr. Ueecher not to permit :
a cnance of publicity.
Counsel suoiuit'eil that the interview as nar- 1
laied oy Mr. Tilton and the vxpressious imputed
to Mr. needier were a rehash and reproduction of
t&e narrative and scheme of the sednetioii and !
toe adultery which Mr. Tuton in its perfect lorm
delivered to toe Jury as tne narrative ol the wiie
to mmseit and ms repetition or n ioMr. iwc.ier :
on the 30th ot Der-ember. Wnatever btlalls that 1
interview of the Until ol Dcceraoer in the judgment !
oi the jury carries witr. it necessarily ihesub. e- 1
queur reproduction of the sauie idea anil of the
same expressions. Counsel then reterred to the '
interview whicn occurred in tue middle oi Fe ?ru- i
ary after wnat was suoposed to lie a very lull ac
cord aud settlement between the parties ol the
grounds and measure ol complain', of tne grounds
and measuie, reproaci und apolocv on Mr.
lieecher'.s part, maae upiu anumberofletteio hear
ing date the 7th ol l eoruary and ihereaiter, .Mr. l il
ton i-aid he invited Mr. beecnur to call at nis h< nse
and that wsa the lir.-t invitut.on of Mr. Beecner
to his house that haa occurre . lie told the jury
the o ject oiitiu# vUii t-? ins nouse to relievo
tils tuiuil cupc(?rniU4{ tne genuineness or spin ion -- 1
ness oi tne . (Nprlug Kaipb. Counsel contended
mat ii tins luiervitw was uor. in its conception
suitxcations and descnpilve ol it by the plantitr an- j
surd, it * as not in tne power of imagination to
make it so. it proceeus upon nothiutr, lie said I
comes to riotning, and has no posvibie exlsicnce
in ihe nature oi mtuxs. The oo,oct ol it was to
luruisQ wiat Wiia rrgai aeJ as u iiecessarv, if n>it !
a vory lmp?rtaui. link o;evidence to ?ive t.nie and
place to inese amours, wrucu nobudv had cietected
orsuspccteu. und which no evidence eouli evor
approach even with ihe eye oi jealous su-, icton
ana furnish a einule witness or a'aiunle ntnt
about it. And tn.it is the wnole object?iioi. oi the
interview, out of tins eviiience oroiiticcd by iiituu.
Counsel coniRienrcd at le-mti. en tais point, aiifl
subseiiovntiy aiiuded to t lie two iilions, c iara#
tcnzdi^ the entire narrative ol tne plaint.u as un
trus'wortliy. He compared tue statement made t?y
the puintitl and the t c.eni'.aut aud asked tue Kirr
to Judge accuidingiy. ' j
A PARTICULAR OCCCKUEXCE.
No*, KcntHuieu, con luneu Mr. hvarts, a par
ticular occurrence toon piace which 1 win no#
bileilr aovtrt to in ihe ouenln^ ol ls7i, in tins
very tuotitii ol May, in wnich mis last interview
took place between Mr. Ttlion and Mr. Ueecher at
ii is noue, aud wncre ihere k as an absolute win
ma ou: o. n.-ieelmif, ot evil o. Idioii, ?d evil pur- 1
pose, apparently, and w.thin a wee? alter that
thete was pubiisned by Mrs. Wooahull a card in
two ot toe leading morning pap.-r.- of the citv of
New YorK, lu winch wnat must be consiueren as a .
verropeu e.'crenceto the condition ol adulter
ous intimacy net ween air?, iliton and
Mr. Beeeher, conttnuuig fur years, was
clearly made. The evidence, as I submit to juu,
fceui emeu, shows tnat Uii- publication was pi ?7
moieo by ?;r. 'tuton himself; timton mis evidence
it is impossible to doubt mat tue source ol Mrs.
>Voodnull's iniormation was his?was Mr. niton's.
I tie scandal propei was nut puoiiniieif until No*
'v ^'iuJicr, tuc?ir<I wtyi oo tno
2i!d ot Aiaj', |871, and t\as at ihe very period that
apparently, if there wer.i auy sincerity in .vir.s
Jiliou.ii there were any pos-ioi-j naeuty on his
part to tne duties to his wne lunnly that he
nas suK-icned. nuy po.salble uonesty m his rela
tions wiin Mr. H ;eciier, an^ pi ??iole conlidence to
be 11... in the atti ude and conduct of Mi, Mouiton
wneu everything was at an end. when evert linn ?
had been explained, when it was periectiy uuuer'
sioou id at me extent to whicn Mrs. Tiltou ever !
had cone, to winch she untiappiiv had been
Drought in the way ol accusation, was on tnat i
written siiy wtnen she nad letracteu the next day
ait<rshe uave it. there comes ou: this direct mi
Jjutatioit lu ?l.s. WoodUun's cafd. And tnis
introduces a certain epis ode, so to speak, in tne
course ot this direct narration, orougnt in bv the !
plamtitl and made << servo tue turn in his hoiisd' i
ot suowinit c, the inculpation ol nr. Beechiras
requiring, or at leasi desiring, or at least ttconi
mcibi to ami approving a couise oi ttetlon on ttie
Dart of Mr. liltoa an i Mr. Moulton and Mrs. Moul
tou, of association with Mis. WoodhulL uisre jura
blei io them, tnat Is. to niton, Mouiten ami ms
wife; Uis:a;?tenii io ihem, injiiriug inelr credit
with the coniinuiii.y, aau nubmltieo to as ihe will
lair aids ai d helps to ..ir, lieecner in the course of
concealment. Iiue. Mr. liiton rroiis-es mat u.
zc ti and intfiest to Keep hi* wife's name from ex
jiosure and ;t.e disorders of in* household, wli .t
ever th )v od,j;it i?e, ir ni pnoiicity ur comnmnt
utrnlsn a n.otire en nls part to this odious associa
tiou thai be niaintaim-o lor inure than a year.
well, ijentleiiieu, we Inuoduced It then, upon hia
oath, lu tins way:?fnai ne was sent ior oy viis
?oodtuill, v.tm whom ho had no previous ac
qiiaiiitance. though t.e admits ie had s?>cn her
vueC in souie pr loisc.uons oouiMny, and that sn ?
put into his hands that card, ni.d ne road u*
with astonishment and kept tne be?t lace be
cenid ana iri ? 1 t ? conceal any conscloinne s that
It related to anybody mat be was concerned with
or mat lie knew anytnln* abunt u, bat mat
thereupon Jir?. \\o?iihuii lalormed bnu tnat
it related to Ins wiie and to Mr. j>echei Now
genu, men, tins was the i.'n uf Mai 1871 an.i is'
Mr. intoti piayed the n-ie oi Intimacy on'Ins own
suowtuir ?no or complete tauinacy on'the evidenc
that we have adducct with tins ni.iy for ceriamif
a period.?, twen.- or line n month-, aud w<* think
inuc.i lonxci. ?nd soin ? time or oiner to wit in
Novemoer ot imere . uti.e .. r.e a full pub
1 teat Ion, however wlln unci exigirarnted nnd c.\
irft\u^jtu .or the i?urpo-i:? m cuursn tnat th. re
was, thar it included notoalv tne uctsor ?>r?arl
lial scandal, *h heiwean Mr. Tilton ano Mr.
lieeoher, oui oi uli me iiisiucnvreM between V mi.
ton and Tilton, or interviews tne sacred c'omi
nenees to wn ch ?ir. rieecer Mr. in^nand Mrs.
Mouiton alone wcie introduced,. nritiu the week
lu Deceinoer, me ,.i;iiy p?ri 0i January, flnadr
all those tilings came out.. Mr. Triton, by one ol
tiiose judicious mlsifkaiioBs tnat is to l.rotect
himacitagaiaat heeesaary implication jy teliltnr
vou that in that week in .day. Is7l, Mrs. Vi. odhnll
had in her knowledge detailed to mm the sub
stance oi uli iii..i i;e pnu.ls ed in December,
CI MM.NO MH. TII.TO.N,
to get rid of nnuecessary Impuiation that tiiere
hd.l been n ?rowtn oi the womna's Icnowieni/o
iturtnir her nsnociatton with him, tetis you unit
she had it at me t e,-inning oi mat association.
Ass Mr. niton where did saeue'ltr Hen you
nui.v re mem tier tna I asked s.in'n ho ihouirnt Mr
iseeciier had mid her, and lie uuiri't think be had'
Had wr. Moulton told heft He didn't think lie
had. ^ ou imdh't told t.cr f "Oh, no; It aston
istied mo when she pointed her flntcr at that
paragraph in tbc^ard." Hell, nno dm you think
did ten her f And then 1 tailed his attention that
it waa not a qoemton waemcr toaie ot tlie notions
of the scandal Itself Dad transpired throns?h the
whispering gantries ot tils mulicioa* accuaaiions
h&'i losinittiioos airalnat Mr. Beechcr aud in- wl ?
durlnir ihi* preceding year, but that it carried
knowledge or the interview* between hl.n, Tilton
an i .Moulton iin'i Weeeher about the cliarue, me
?oni<*?Mon, mo letractloo, the wile's action,
about iln: puroi, about the recantation of
the retracilon ana ail tdo private c mncil* ?i.lch
ha<i for tltfir sol s ouject ubaoiute secfec.y.
w here did ull that come in o thu woman's head
In tne mootit 01 May, l^Tl, at. tin- time you say urn
bii(|ir<iur fits' Interview with her? "But," he
nays, i tiui>i>osi> it must have come through Mrs,
Whenever any troubin in the 1'iltoii
family cannot bn Imputed to anybody else then it
is put on to Door Mrs. Morse, the moibernn law.
tiis wooDimu
Counsel, in commenting on tlie relatloM belween
Mrf. Woodtiull and the plaintiff, ?ont on to Bar
that Mr Andrew* comes and Bays, a' Mr. nitons
desire i brought nun into com uunicatinn with
Mrs. Woodhuli in tno eariy day* of May, 1871. aud
tuere was nine enougn during the ruaii
i n >se weeks oi May belore tne i-d (or ..lr. mtja
to have told this story as ne (inland yet to * us tain
thatcard. ?ud 53r. latou had not ye^
practical pr. o: oi lree institutions and had nut
coiiec'ca any raouoy irom Ho .yen lor losing m
ffutoa on t? Inaepenamt ami lie was still
among these respa taolc jt6ntletB"n, Itnrt "c ,
chouirnt It quite as meat, while ho was healing ll?
wound o-ruustbiy. to tlnd some opeuuiouitioi
irresponsible imputation tnat Mlottid _^c?P
alive excitement :uiu HUBtain solicitude ineje
you nave tno tlint open proposition thrudah
t ? convenient aaeucy of Woodnuli A cui
l,a Tney agreeu to make mis cii.iw, and
lor fear tli.it would not lie evidence to show that
tiiev knew anyming particularly acout it, i
bruutzht you T lton's testimony that the woman
Knew all .-.he ftii'.inti >d, in the fall oi 1S72, alio he
w?(4 *4horri>r fttrucK# 2s-n>? i sunt mi -, Morso
ear oy his testimony, n 1 have not shut h*r uioutu.
Now beside this. ?j Lave evidence enure y trust
worthy thai, lUtnoinri Mr. Andrews mis itiven us
: thr-c- weeks' start about the acquaintance oi .\lr.
Tiiton wlm Mrs. Woo iiiuii beioia t
<!f tu s ear i, vet. irom oer witness's?Mrs. . aimer.
M" Wooaleiga ^ ud Mr# Gray?we ?iud thisiuuinncy
i between the Woodhuli l-.nl> and Mr. latou in the
i:i e winter or early spriug ol 1871. Now. Mrs.
I L'liimtr says that Mr.:. Woo .null brought to liei
<\irs. rainier) tliatcard on tne 22(1 any
1371. beiore it was published. Cuunse ieadMis.
fanner's tvidoiiee on this point, as aho.vlJK iue
eon versa rion winch looic plaos I'et^cea.Hra.
Woo i.iuti and 1'iit n in reloreuce to ' ?'? chars, t
S st ho dHendant, and continued a* i?u
ows-?Now. Mrs. uoodhu.t'a statement give* n,
\vhoil she (IOCS tiually Mui)UH!l It ill 1S7'.-?*!
pvo oers ns us sources or some, an-i some law
information aocut tnia matter in connection wit a
C. Wolmhuli, but she ^'VC8 her Iiarra ve and
hi.st?f? it uuon wuat Mr. intontolo hci. liti ttoir
of it tneielore, is rtia; Mr. Ill <?>i told her; ami v>e
I will see what Mr. niton does in regard t;. the pre
tensions i>i Mrs. Wooauu.l * article that Mis.
Fiultua Wilght 1 >avlB, the ureal luieUect in Mr.
I 'liiton's lamiiv, had poured iuto Mrs. Wuodliull s
ems considerable iDiornmtiou, and Airs. lJizubctli
(jady stauton lian had a long interview and told
Her the satue thing. Mr. liltou 'uruMoea tau.
{?(Mutation oi both ol thes-; sources of Mrs.VVood.
I imii uiturmation iu the pntuicfttion woich lit,
! nr!kes aa iTiuvrt of his ' True .Story." Fortunately.
tnis oart was preserved, i>nd was prodace l irouj
! the orurmal in Mr. Tilton's own house, counsel
!| tiifin adverted to thtj ietier oi .4th# 1 ?tu iuu NN.
1 Davis and quoted from it. lie also quoted Mrs.
Wanton's letter about the WoodUnii woman's
''now Mr Andrews tells you that he was the
ffrut^mln wi.o was present wi.en Mrs. Stanton
L" ii ? interview wi.h Mrs. Woodnuli. Nobody
la undertaKen to produce that Interview as
covering any greater ienfrth or breadtn of exam
initiou liianiB ?iven in this letter oi Mrs. btan
tun. Now i produce this staremeni oi 1 at.lino
Wi itrht Davis ana tnis letter ol Mis. .stantou, not
because they are iu tnemselves evidence, but bo
causo they are made evidence by Mr. iiiton'i
d'odiiclQU theui as a correct and truthiul state
Stent of the connection of these ladies wan any
communion11011 wHn Mrs. Woodnuli, lalslfyin;? the
p?opo".tiuu that either of tueut made any such
coiii in uu 1 a'l'in, and puitlnit it hb a part or his
narrative, under his owu nantl, that precluded
?hs mea tnat eitner oi tuem had. it'sevideuce
aiainst htm and it is true. Well, now you see.
haviusr saut Mrs. Morse's ear, 1 now sunt Mrs
st mton'" anil Mrs. 1'auline Davis' mou hs and
what month or ear was mere that could have
communication on thia scandal but Mr. I l't0" a"li
Mr". Wooithuil: she so published it in nor t aper
that he top' licr and ?he put It on his telling, al
tliomrn she had these previous communications
liotii tne.se ladles.
Dere tne Court took the usual recess.
aftkk the kecess.
A rain and thunder storm at this time cooled
the air. diminished the audience a trifle and mado
the court room more endurable than In the morn
Iur. Peai3 oi thunder emphasized the words or
Mr. Evarts, who spoke with energy, but with ob
scurity. His word# were long and many. His
sentences were endless, and he piled up the epi
thets higher than the pyramid or Cheops. Day
li^nt was considerably eclipsed, aurt the circle or
gas jets high u? lu a recess or the ceiltuir were
nti.de use or for the second time in the course of
the trial, lho artificial iiirnt became neces
sary or only some twenty minutes, and
then a cold white liaht entered the window and
lalllne on the weird lace of Kvarts gave him a
very ghastly look. When the Court reassembled
Jiiu-ic Neilson addressed hlrnseil to Mr. Everts and
said"that Mr. Beach ws.sengaued in another conrt
and (lesit'C l he might procced In his absence.
Mr. Tilt en busied himseir takia/ notes. Mrs.
btowo was very afentive, leaning: lorward to catch
the Bpcaker's every word. Judgo Morris was
aione, like Uie last rcse of summer, ail his brother
counsel on the tame side being gone. Tracy aad
Hill returned, so that the delendant ti?d all his
legal troopers around him. besides au unusual
niu -tcr or 1'lym iutn cnurcn brethren, not to speak
or Uie sisters, who were in strong Tore*.
Ju-'ce Nellson?Mr. Evarts. Mr. Beach will be
absent tins uiternoon iu another court, and be
vvi% 1-1*9 voit to so on without him.
Mr Evarts acquiesced and proceeded with his
?duress savins that no ibi utatiou or diso-isltiDn.
J!!?";, the pan or Mr. Beecner, Mr. liltou or
Mr ilouiton. iu at tuo lrieitd or either shoaiu pre
vont t ie pualicity ol the scandal car les no Inipu.
uuioit ?>1 r comiltlon ot lauitor any kind oi gieat
!<nr aide ration toll! borne m mind, wno does i,o:
w.sn to avoid se.iu.ul? i neoulntltr had thoug.it
it neeessarf, even wliU great risk or credulity r<>
1 i?dtVa me conies ion and the knowledge that an
nim st l it rpreianon oi tne writings oi Beeeher
wotua prove nts innocence or the marg-s made
r"?,o?t him! to proceed with it. Even irom the
fact m.wever succe-siul they might be ingettln-f
the evidence to ue luokcd at in plaiutitTs favor.
Ln aavt'ntaroat scheme wortsy oi the ingenuity
or lho puiiitm led to tne theory ?'"?*?*
rart tnat nil his ass. ctation with Wood hull
and the u^sire of all Bunpressi. n was prool jn tuo
guilt or Mr. Heecner. The concwsion ol lDti uacy
between Heectter ana Mrs. Tiltou was looked upon
as wrong m at r-cting me public gazo to tne
laults. errors and uuut ol Mr. iieecne . Mr.
Kvarti then reviewed the history of Mrs. Woml
hud ilecuiild on I* say with ret-ard to t.er tnat,
it tue delicate sense ol nonor which s.te nad <.X
nio.teo. and for which sue sti ui.i receue lair
credit, in disclosing tee private cosre-poi d noe
woich had ooiy an implied ?.nn?i. in
i>eean>e they nad occurred betwaeu a geinie.itan
una a ladjr: H toe iea?i approacn iode?ic?cy afid
tottonor, aa in the esse ,1 -rs. Wootihul, i.ad
characterized tno sir l-hdip Sidney of t-tis case.
tiivroald nave tiscn ?kjcpiou ior this tnai
Lot ppor.unity nr tni? wronf perversion or truth
and in i - tailzie <?l misrepresentation and la Ise hood.
I He to Id not seu irom
i A.Nvrni>? orsci.osKP
on this trial t .at *ii?. wofanull ever deserved
Mien ireut.uentat the ihikW tn ldton or ilr. ?n<i
Mr? Mouiou. Hue had never s ugnt their society,
hi t there was abundant proo tnat ?h-v had
-ought ner. rre ^o-caii d policy ??r silence naa
no ?,,:.ne or pe.ilt in this c-jB"! except to< airv
oat the argument that because Mr. Beeeher knew
oi itl concurred in, aided m or submitted to the
oo'icrofMlen.e mat tnat vast., be talten as a.
Lc?nowl.'df..ieutof hisgullt. Hut the whole ami
*rue policyor sileoco were disclosed to you in hy
miBiortaties and misery of niton, in Jte 'hs
lurb.nce or tne Bfle rtlons between ifce liusbood
and win. and the coueeaed noil reproach ot Mr.
r-eechar in re/ard to Ins participation in the re
iSnt a they were imputed to nun, us they were
"n rifs iniiia. aod wore tnnee the subject of im
itrrsSiou irom tne evident c. Hot yon will see and
vou must have seen ;nat ..ii this policy or silence
"was not oi Mr. Heecher's cttoonng.
ththb is xo Aii**rr
on tt?s part or me ;?l<lnufl or oo tne part (.'bib
meed Moultou to prove t,a. it. w.s us po tcT
butTt.n itie .?onirarv.in tm? presemanon ol tne
ctrenms ances to mm, they showed mat it was ail
tneir own cUorts and a xlety tnat BeWier
Hh otid not, in the spirit and ItoldneM
Ol Me nature, iiia lverier.tl*, in his oeeance oi any
controversy ?u uie ?umeet. lead to a premaiuro
publiclt v to It *11. There la no evidence to snow
tii?t Mr. Heecner on ills accouut deeired this
s i mhc. It *idi nll-impor an t?> iilton to keep
ti e matter from tne pnolic. Ho might well say to
iitn)?-*11 ? I w ill i's ruined in puolic repute ror tue
Itcanoals tb?t have gone abroad ; mv enaract;r
wiii be olasird: and ne feared tie irrev..eabie;
nuiiiu'' into ucpair and tue destruction that muat
10 ow in his person una lamny mrtnne. It was
ntdVr these clrcam.iances, wncu t.iey were
"i',,, to M-. Hcechcr, mat the pulley o. sllenco
was ace-nte l and submitted to. Bnt was this
auiiotit t UO.ICV r NO. tnerc was nothing in It on
the mtrt oithe plaint iff or on the i>art oi Mouiton
eiVpt to nold it in tut If own hands using sttruce
iu*!,, hi . it i i#*ir D'ea^urc. Upon that coudt- |
01 ..i^tOH'ir- at t.ieir V complete
uu" successtul. This was the policy mat,
w ti caii i*d out wltu reaard to Bessie
l timer, niton the iSr'^st
nut He sale Turner was sent a ?ay i'* rr"e "jr.Ttsi
m silence and in the interest ol Mr. Heecner.
Mou ot "ay" i0 Mr. Heecn. r that UHoiii, in a
hard way and it would t>e wen to neiP aim. ir sho
I*en sent away to save Beeriief. wny Bi.onid
Ti ton iroubit* h innalf auotH ucr, piyinpf i<*i h>
edocatH n? I lie waoi? ?f th. evidence went io
ptov rouciusivelf Ttlton s connectKu vrita tue
wooohuii scan ii al. In tne spring oi J8W II was
wi ami me medttition of Mouttott end luton tnat
a vorv c'le. tive blow of same kind mlgat be Btrncc
at wc propei and uatnrai ?olicitutie oi all eon
eerne.l to prev?nt any publicity of tbo relation*
the i axliting i etwenn 'niton and uh ruml y, ana
tf me visit to VViUesoo had not hart the effect oa
Mowen of Dromnnu the payment oi tne t7,oou, If
thai b ip liu'i not pr auoed t.iu result, Then :ik-s?
otfier slip# tnut w re in existence of Wooduuli's |
would have beau resorted <i us a more powerful :
engi <? !< r the aceou.p i-u neat of their ??ljjeci.
1'itr the threatened ruol.eatloa of ilie. Bom-ii
Jgu sua answered all purposes, an i itie
others were reserved 101 sumo future use. It whs
this ,lnt /or tat" letter tt at produced turn
woman's publication, ^oubeque .cos not only with
drawing irnr?? ner support ma juuctlou with tun
greet democratic party with which lie had
not been hitnerto in unison, he reitt-ed
to lunger support Jlrs v, oodnuli lor
ttif Presidency! Who ea., te;i wtiat the Union
might nave gnleeu m u:l> nnd struffle for the
supremacy* oi tne .nr sex/ Who can estimate
what **i: ct It will have on the destinies of the
country ? But, then, rius Woouhall publication
cum ? lu r most oi portune manner, i u time
when u serves ner-onai purposes, t'nl* lady nad
a win of tier own, auo what in the si ring of 1872
Iia<l ii en prepare i or his use while friendly wltn
Uie plaintur no*'came up In another poslt'oo.
and this H council publication created grmftcou
stemanoa in tho camp ot the Moult"ns. Toe
swiennnr came to b" made piibl^ Hut'fluon Dad
lurntshe'i tne iutormal|?u on which tne story was
limde. The consequence was iliat MOWfou's part- i
neif and otiK'ii i un tnu Pro!uce tixciiMite seemed .
lo thli.!? th., Mouiton onjMit, in Ills own doleiice,
ei'her deny ti e i ? r.o isliuli'y ;< r tue siorv or own
that tii??re was t-oui ? truth in it: tint lie should
say it was a i ial?e, that lie had furnished no sup- I
pi rt ior if all, or admit it. Wail, wo culicd !
ad ae? people to say what ho did say, uatl they !
put it ,n ;? very diflerent form. lie tells you that ,
no was
I.YING FOR HR. BKKCUEK.
Oh. gentlemen, n mnu who net lor Mr. Beecher i
will lie ior lii uself. it may bo a hard shift lc?r tins
plaintiff ihat, no has no fitness to prove is case 1
other than i.iui-eli and Aloulton, who out i
of their own montti nnve told .yeu that
they n >ve lied and lied to put a wrong face on
this matter. Trie irou'oi o is wtieu lie piaces ex
planations to clow you his motives ior mistflca
tiou rimy wro then trivia! compared with uie
niotite i r nils .flea ion now, and n you judge ba
tweeti the la Is lieaiioBoi in.' t wo stories you will
flud th- doubt nil tost i nony in : tie s< raps of papers
lie produces. '1 tie diDlculty lies net urn en which is
tlie story and Which i> the trniU. The counsel ,
ior the piaiiiwff. aosiroiH ofiia\:!ig cert ? iu aa
vantiige-i iioin whu' lie t vpected to liroveof cotn
plicity of iir. Beec er in tn ? poucy ot siu-nff ftlid
jtisrincaitoii o iting.se ks .? >me little phrases to
aitow 1-iiu.i Mr. Beccu t* was oottnd ity *? ntr was
ana Mr. I'racv. True-. To ion, Hoofltuir and
.viouittm wi-re Uiono witnesses ot what parsed at
tli;.t. interview, and no" Air. I. ?teller, who was not
a party to that conference, i'be eviaencooi these
con versa i tons nas o-en displaved to give tlie im
pression mat lie was. I'racv "s conversations were
with rliton and Moultou, and he initfitr, tbcreiore, ;
Have hnen lir'JUtffcS as a wt tie-s lor tlio defence. ,
See how tiio devices oi men wno met for evil turns
to good. I iiey Had oeen trying to make our, ihat
Mr. ueeclier :-ceu and mat. sir. iracy acqui
esced. 'l'no sopsequen ?? vuarge oi adultery leads
to the leiease oi Mr. i'racy from any re
straint or leellt'^r when th v introduced the
Now I call your attention totue suiiject ot Mr.
Tracy's interview, 'llien "Moaiton txot per
nns-ion from Mr. Boecitvr to ted the' truth."
At iliut interview, t ten, he did tell Tracy the
' truth. They to.d Ti icy :ho story tiiey rold strange
people. AU wteir evidence is that they were to
! te l the truth ar>"tit the fact- in Mr. Beecner's
case, when yon rtt^i what rhev torn nlm corre
sponds with every written pacer in respect to the
charge?'he retraction, the letter of contrition,
the "True Story," tit? 'tcnitil ol the Imputation by
Tilton that hi.; wlie had been guilty otanv im
purity to Mom, Belcher, Harmon, sehultz, Wil
keson, McKelwa.v and to others, tnere ts lotblag
in t ie room now f >r doubt. They were to tell tne
trnrh to iracy. as permitted to do oy Beecner,
and now sec tviiii they did tell him. Now you
must either stamp General Tracy aa a perjured
witness and condemn Mm as nicotupeteut in un
derstanding the statements and the documents
there, or you mus' throw out this testimony as
falsehoods on the other side. Of whom judge ye t
General I'racy has a cool judgment and an honest
heart, ana lie stamps this whole caso as a con
uplrucv.
At tms point Mr. Evarta read coptt us extraots
from ihe evuienju or General i racy toucnlnji: the
Interview in question, whiou occupied his time
lor tue remainder of tne aiternoou, atter which
ilte coutt was anjouincd tin eleven o'clock this
forenoon.
THE BROOKLYN STABBING CASK
Patrick Cash, of No. "9 North Seventh street,
Brooklyn, E. D., the \oun? mau who was stabbed
I on Sunday morning duting u picnic ol tne Mag
nolia Association at Myrtle avcuuo Park, was ut
the Olfy Qoapitat last night is a dying condition.
Tub anrgeou ir. attendance thoug.it lie could not
survive until mornlnv. There are three wounds
on ins body, either one ot wnicn. the physicians
i think. Is sniUe.ent. id cause deaih. Coroner
Minm- viatted t. o hospital to rake his ante-mor
tem siutenent. unt ne refused to divnlire the
name ot his assailant or to t ivs anv additional
<niorrn?i ion com ertntnr t tic affrav. Tho polic* nay
that VUjg :s one ol iti'tirM notorious charac
ter# tn 'he Kas'crn District. The association
to wmcu he ti;lou::> is composed almost
entirely if the initio Kow gang, of
Which Itogera. who was executed lor the murder
of Ottlctr Doiioiuif, w.i- a member. A tnoruagh
search bv 115 poiira for thus ; imtltcated in iiic
aiira.y resulted yesterday m the arrest of Patrtcl
lieaii, a: I'd tfrcnty-two years, of Ainslic and
Morrn Tenth Creels; Lawtence Head, seventeen
years ot age. residing ni No. 1-J7 .North ? lxth
street, and Patrick nowlhiir, aged twenty-one
\ tar?. of No. :iii North Tenth street. They are held
to aw ait tae rcsul' oi Cnsti'i injuries.
A MIDNIGHT TRAGEDY.
A POLICE OKFICEB FATALLY WOTTNDED' IN THE
I>T8C TTAROE OF IKS DUTIES.
About ono #tlock on Sunday morning last a
drunken broti occurre; in ono of the leading
street* o; Trent :i. N. J., whlrh resulted in tho
probable fatal wounding ol a polica officer named
Jaco ? Heupp, wal e lie was interfering to preserve
peace. Jauios iCejnan, tho alleged psrpetrator, is
a man of uneuriaolo reputation, having boen
always closely ldeut'fled with the rowdr element
of the city, lis is a niu-euiar lu 'kt .7 fellow, with
prominent f a ure , about tMlity-hve years of age?/
and judging by bis appearance be is that type of
a desperado who would not i?sliat<x to coiniuit a
crime. 'IT 10 wllowunr deposition was mane by the
victim 01 tuis uaaeuy
I, Jacob Keupp, one ot tin- pollc officers of the citT of
Tn lion, Bow 1) iiiR griif?u-l.\ woiimli I an I Miller ti*
free. pain, nil 1 l.e|ie% :'U th it t' - 1 1 won ti l i< a
mortal one an 1 1I.1t 1 11111 1.1 iinmedisnt timiner ol death
an : aui about t > me. do inn <c . 1: .. itrmetii. tr* ely and
*< lum tri ?. oi lit ctri uinwnnce* urnlcr whtcli I re
ce 1.1 1 tn( won.1 it?
About >1 >1 rii r imit twelve oV!rck on ?nn1iv mum
lue, .Ii ? 1i.114M0 < r June. Ib.'a. I wa? on duty .1- a p..'n o
onlerr a 11 1 ws* lii roiiipanv with l?cwls Hurt
niAiiu, al<o it police o.ileer, oa fir nil street,
lies' "furley" samp 01.'-. an ! ?e saw .lames
Keeonn uni anoii > r mm e iio-e n .me I ,10
rot knot*, riir> >. e-e cr atlttz ? iileturlianci;. bv
I r.; -1xjh and sw arms t<in .. ? ,? * hdi I iioUc. ? ifilccr
II*rnannn went up t?. them and stnppei ;li< <n. Keeiian
s.in! Ii Ita 1 a ri'jlu tu 1.0 a; he i lea ? d. Ilnrtmsnn tuld
II i 111 it ti ? ulit Ui 1 sto,i le Wi ulil lock i.itn up. hoet no
aaiu ttoera *u.< n. ? m imi lainn. l iliaiconldar
res' hint. I "it > tffe-r hiiriinuin tin 11 went iu> t > him
and <x?\ h'?!j ot Ita. nil he iKeciian) i-f.-i-t-.i ami
k: lit I at ir. ?. I hi> ! h tn i>v .ne ne.-t, and lie threw
me iidwii. and be had the bed ?l me lie ii.ke.t uiuie.
I got 11^ n?... 11, ufl'., er lUr mann <*-ie.i 10
1.tit the nipper- on nlai. iliore was a
struKdle, and I threw htm iio?>i ? oa '
?lack I- rreH's |e r-ilt. He ?..t npua .11- ie- l again
am! ?ai1. "1; >r| douin jroa. Volt s? ot a b?: I'll lei \ou
have wnnetlilng elst." I i-a?* nini pot Ins h\tid in ln.<
p !. i ran': ?a. ? hie.) one, an I 'n- It red a allot. I ''It,
I wniVnuiMi'i), au i lie tlno :Miot!ier >ihot. iis Hu n
said, "O il il.i mi j ob . now I liai e ?ot ? -u. I will knock
? i ur no- off"' 1 ssi J. ? v.??.' man ymi ato't able '
and 1 ntd anotlier t.i.nie. Ofte i r llavtmaiin .'id ail he
, .u il I1111 waspreitt i??il on ol i.reaib. .la. k arrell
heipe.i tn imi we iinaily go; nlui im to the . tiv Jail. I
know Unit James Keenna. the in sit whom I ?n .;inu
s tn: 'vitiiano About liruint'H to the 1 i v.inil. was
tin iinn > id-; 1 the - ho I km w J aim's keenau well
an I t.avo ..now 11 lit.11 tor a Ions t tu<\
'thobalis Indued in tne abdomen and ha? a
downward leti^ciicv. His. Itlcs, Philups and K
dtt.e pn ' e i tne *oun l lu ice. but failed to rind
t&e iciflctt mess nger ol d-atn. Alter a consulta
nt n th"' expressed their opinion that the victim
would not ret over.
Kesnsn was titl.^n tieiora a police (nstlce and
arratwciied ou two rh:tr*es?una i< c sssault with
mi nt to ur a.H- ib tic ti pi<. mid tne other an as
san ; on I,e?i- H.utmarin. He. sto.'l- denied tne
i ha fe .and said I nut be old lint inflicf Hie wound,
ami mi l! f ilia< 'tn police officers knocked him
down and ciuutted Rim. lie was committed to tuo
t tmtv jail to await lil? trill. His beau, fare and
bonv no re marke ? uc.i inoiciite mat a severe
si 1 aggie took place b 't*i'?n In in and the officers.
Ye-uecdAv Au'ustis Friiev, !-nlnek iinie-,
W e?tp\? Appb tiatc an i J sejiii Wci- s. Who. it is
alleged, w re } r.-5cu at m- tragedy, were bound
over ?is Witnesses, until. xcltemetu was caused
bv 1 lie 1 \ en 1, au i it contlnm-s '?> >"? t he : rmcii ai
tope; for coiniirjnt in I Pen ton, Keupp was always
known to bi mi cmctent ottieer. .c-a .e-s and in
tieina in tlie t!isclnr?a ?n 111s duties, and he is
lieln in hitf.i estc in. lie suh a wne ?nd loar
ciiidreii. iducn s\ nipatny is ieit for the wounded
nun .11 ! ln:= family. 1! .still continue* in a pain
lul (onditloit mid it 1 probabie ho will nut re
<??>?< r.
A S\| un.KiiltH S IH'RCLARY.
In th^ (iii- court at Yonkcrs, Wcstchester
comiit, jester .n, ii- an lia es, aged ninoteeii,
wassenionct u to the. Alnatiy I'Ber, entinry lor one
yuar on his ccniesslo.i of hanti? broken into St.
joim'i cnurcli and rilled tne p.mr box 01 its con
tents Inst iHtday n jfht. The prisouer, who has
airea iy ma his m .rk in the l|ou?e of Uefnge,
wnerc nt-served a term tor ine crime 01 ineendi
arisni, .-pent tiie irucde la of bis sacrileait.us t*x>
pioit ?t. leioine 1'srk on >atnrday, ami* wnile re
uniiinir iri.ia mere wai eoiiare 1 ny captalu Man
gin, to whom he snbscqaenily ackiio Alt'd^ed his
guilt, lie directed an en trance to tne ctiurcn by
biiSttnjt one of the windows, snj. after snatttr
Insf ii" recep acle ior chari'.aole donations, sue
cccded lu iteming oniy aooot $i.
\
NEW YORK PRESBYTERY.
THEET CITT CHTTBCHZ3 DECLABED PAST0RLEB5?
BEPOBTS FROM THE GEN'EBAL ASSEMBLE.
Yesterday bemz the flrst Monday In ttia month
the New York Presbvtery met in tbe University
place chapel. Tne most important Items ol bust
ness transacted were the transier of Mr. Julias
H. Wood, a theological student here, to tne care
of the Preauytery o: Kewark; tue dissolution of
the oastoral relation botwj -n R?t. Bavii Mitchell
and tne Canal street Preilbytarum church; o: lie v.
Edward P. l'aysoa anil the Cmon church m Yorit
vllle, and of Kev. Morae Kuwell and the ManhatJ
tflnville Presbyterian churcn. Jn the first case
named commercial advancement is crowding
churches and people out of Canal street ana con
tiguous strees, aud, while tee corporation known i
as the Canal street Presayterian church Is a
wealthy corporation, the congregation that wor
ships tn the building in Green- street whlcn bears
that name is poor and leoble, and toe minister
depending on tneir offerings would never grow
nca. Besides, Mr. Mitchell nas lud a call from
Canada. In the ease 01 the Yorkvilie cliurcn its
trouble is that the church buildinz came before
the people; and as tne pas'or cannot live on
stones nor on promises of supiiorr, and would bo
USely to starvo before Yorkvilie HlH up with Pres
byterians, ne iisics to be saved irom such a death '
i>,v being allowed to resign. ills society can raise
about $350, and tne Church Extension Society al
low an additional sum, which, however, does not
furnish adequate support. Mr. Payaon is one of !
three brothers who are members of the New York
Prcsovtery. und their brethren in the Presoytery
yeetorday expressed ver? deep regret at the ne
cessity or Idling Mr. Payson go from tlieir
midst. It was believed that in a snort time me
new Vunderblit railroad (sunken) will be finished;
ami that a regular station or stations biding es
tablished at Yorkvilie thai section ol the cuv will I
tuerealier very rapidly 1111 up, and that, prooauiy, |
wi(Din two years the now meoin churcn and so
ciety would lie able to cartf lor itseli.
TI1E MANHATTAN VII.US CHURCH
is suffering 11out causes different to these. it Is 1
"under tne eaves oi tao cauiollc Church" und in
stitution* there; the place is rapidly filling up
with Cutnolics. and in its p rest at location nit. im- j
possible, so Its pastor a;id people till ok, for i tie
churcn :o succeed, i'ue society has, tberelore, 1
legally transterred its propei iv, valaeu at sa^OOu, 1
to the Ctmroh Extension board, in the iio,io that
that Hoard will sell or ui*u?ie oi it and locate tue
society in a more elignno po i ion. li not, the so
ciety Will be compelled to disband. The. nave
unanimously votei against acoepiuv the resigua- :
tiou oi tneir pastor, whom they ureati.v love. uut
ihey are not able to pay him uuvtluug hkc a lams
saiary. Heretofore they have paid mm unout
9350 a year, under a nominal engagement to pay
mm$i,o00?of wiiieh is paid by mo Cotticii
Extension lJoaru. But, cvau wit li the entire
amount Air. Howell could not support his large
und rising family, and with tnls -um greatly re
duced he has nad to lull back ou His 'own
private purse for ytars nast. 11? uucs
not leel mat ho can continue dmnz taat vetv
Ions and so resigns. liis church, however, have
pledged tuemsetves to ra'sc ilns year iflOj toward
ins support ana 11 tie cuarch ..xiension Hoard or
the Presbytery conid help them out a little more
they would ne very giai to keep tneir present
pastor. In e^eh oi these eases, h >wever, the pas
toral relation was disioiveu una Commissi nets
ol Presbytery were ,<ppointeil to preach in those
] cnaruiies aad so declare tne action oi tne Presby
tery. The call oi
XIIE I'OUltrn PRESSYrEBIAN* CHCltClI
o: this city on tne ltev. Ur. Joun J. Black, of In
vernesr, seotlaiia, was received and enuorsed.
Air. W. J. Gumming*, a aradnate oi tne Union
Theological beminary, was He .-used to preach.
The Kev. Mr. A!e.\ie, a missionary among the
Bohemians on tue east side ol the city, gave an
interesting account ol Ins work. Less limn a year
ago he oe?ran nis mission among this people, of
whom mere are 10,000 In this city, wuo, previous
; to his advent, hau no religious lustruciloa at all.
; 'ihey hate the i ope and cuTimiicisui and are more
< lnlldei than any in lug else, lie nas now gathered
a society oi thirty-three communicants. iney
! worsmp in the Collegiate caurch, on Pntli street
anu avenue b, and Mr. Alexie supports himseif by
teacning lanzunges, except that tue Cliurcn Ex
tension Bo*rd i.as given the soclecv Sioo. ur. |
Boom spoke in very compiim;iitary ttrms of Mr. i
i Alexie aua his work, ana tne Presbytery, by vote, 1
recommehded him and his charge to the consider- I
ation oi tne Home Mission Hoard for $600 a year.
l ne delegates to tne General Assembly presented 1
brief reports of tnai, gatieriBg tit Utovelaud, omo,
last mouth. Mr. Mingins regretted the speecu
that was made there b.v ur. Nicnols ou fraternal
relsyiona witu the hnutiirrti Churca. ile NtltTDd
it wil; iaKt? twenty-flve years to undo tne evil
there aim then wrought. Mi. PagB gave a humor
ous account o> tue gattenaf and tne journey
thiiner, ac<i thought inai. ft mistake was iuuu:' in
calling tue ^outlieru uiurcli reneliious siiu. nut
l)r. Hat Held, wno was present, tnougii not as a
delegate, didered lrorn ins breinren, ..nd believed
that that snceca wounl make .Nw< I hern ami soutlw
era Preauyterians better incuds than they had
ever been, me Boutbern peopie lUe piuc^and
in-iependence, and the North having already twice
hel i out tue o'ive bianch and oefu reiuseu by the
south, it was time that tne lormer snouid declare
its independence and wait lor overtures irom tne
.south in the liittire. Had they gone on tneir
knees and confessed tbeiuselres wrong tne Assem
bly woBid have justly forfeited tne respect oi nom
tbe Northern and Bouthera c'nurelj.
THE NEW JERUSALEM.
THIRD day's session or THE annttal con
tention.
TUB General Convention of the New Jerusalem
was attain In session yesterday, Rev. Chauucey
Giles presiding. Reports were read from Canada
and Missouri. The Rot. J. B. Stewart made a
communication on ordinations, giving the li<tt of
new ministers lor the pa?t year. An address irom
the Geii?ral conierenc^ of the Cntirch in Great
lirttain was presented and a reply lead.wMch was
referred to Ks\.Jame? Reed, that aliu.<on might
be uiade in it as 10 what nad !>een aotie in tn.s
conn try relative to tie distribution or Swedeti
bonr*s writing*. on the question ?t itcMlungein
the order of wnrs'iin. me mv. v. H. Beuade ad
dressed (he t-onvetiuoii at -out > tciu.ni. A dls< us
mon ensued, whicn occupied the forenoon s ?*-u>n.
and in the alternooi, was continue:), the re?ult
beiun that tne suiiifrt of .1 new inurgj was it
lerred to the Kxeoauve Committee. Kev. .Mr.
titles recommended thai the w ashlngton society
should i?v* asalste 1. A length) r -port on eccte 1.1 s
tlcai aiTairs was pra-enrel '?u$ not read, and 1 r.
was o roe Hid to at 260 extra copies of 1 be pro
viofd. the name* of tat? Executive Commit re.
were announced. A resolution ?as adopted
111 >tKins the President 01 the C uivetiu ti t?e rticr
i.<M t?er to the Comerenco to be field in Englafld.
The Lull loud was placed a'. t!ie disposition of tne
trustees of the buiidlug fnnd. Kucduraging re
ports xvere rend irom -rverai ot t.Ii?? association*in
the Mate . jrtviB* tin- tiKiiures of tne diOerent
nranchea 01 religions labor. l'ne Convention ad
journed to this 1,1 r.nn;; at ten o'clock.
THE REFORMED CHUKCH SYNOD.
AN UHBELENTINO WAB TO HE WAGED AGAINST
BOMANISM?THE CABDIXAl/s APPOINTMENT A
MENACE.
Yesterday was the flfth day of the session of the
Reformed chcrcn synod at Jersey city. The <>pen
lng cxere sea were conducted oy the Rev. E. No
rius, who was at one time a missionary in China.
Tho committee on Comederation presented a
long repoit recommending the confederation of
the Re.ormed chnrches. with a general Pi -
bjterlan alliance, lor the purpose of pro
raotins the cause ot tlie Church and upris
ing the inroad* and error* of ({oimmism.
The Confederation is to hold a grand conference in
J-ondon, England, on WedoesdlS', ju y 31, to make
prepatations lor holding a universal council next
year, to ba known as th? Alliance of the Reformed
churches adnering to tlie Presbyterian sys'om.
Among the code of laws recommended In tin re
port was one entitled "The Overthrow of Roman
ism." Tne reading of a portion ot this ret ort was
the signal lor a most exciting debate, as
aoon ?s a motion was offered lor tne
adoption ol the report Elder Cornell
arose and made a most, determined sicecn, in
which neembodied his surprise in the report. He
said that the Reformed C6urc;i should a:lend to
Its own business and ?tu !> how'io condBct It be
foi 0 it atteaipted to help other churches to do
tneir work. He mentioned seTernl church** in
>ew York which went iimo, atirf cited mem as
example* o; me cousequenw* ol attending too
mueti to tne affairs of otuer tie ?pk; to the negi ci
ol one's own house hold. He mi id ire tiniu nad
come when ttie Rciormed CuurcB ought to
fifvute more attention to its own ntlalrr.
It was assuming 10 uo tor otnei cnnrcli'-a wha 11
eouiuto'tdo lor ttsei'. He uuerei Ioe cold pre
diciion t i n it tne KeforiU' d Clmrcn perxi.nco m
mien a course i' would i?a dead a e. a te?v years.
All tnesp eniiinxiomento' wc-re bin links to inter
tne Ciiurca aim pi event, it irom he ping itseir.
homing mat \lew he lelt nonnd to vote against
an mi u wild projects. As ion he letnaitteii in
tne synod he would not tail to r cor>i his protest
against sue 11 suicidal enterpns
Eioer Perdon denied tnat tne confederation In
voivod '-organic action,'' nut asm pi) implied wor*
in concert wttti theennr hes w ucn believed in the
sukic docti ni'-s against tnose wiuchdld 110 .
Mder Anderson, of New Yora, i>ewalled the
do* nitll of tlM Reformed Churca tn that ;'tate
: an.! the correspondin ( growth of th'. I'res iviermi
i Church. He was opposed to au> luruier uaiuu
with the Presbyterian Chorch, which nad become
?o lurse that 'l swallowed up the Keiormed and
all utticr caurcnes which allied ttitfimol ves to u.
/lev. Dr. c'nambera and K?v. J)r 1'aylor having
ad* o atod th- coniederation. Elder <.'orii"U re
turned to tlrti ch?ige. He said "i n h e saved rhe
ciiureti i>i a in aib.T oi me committee from rba
audi .ije-rN hammer tnirty years uu?, and now it
Is tnere airaln. lie urjrea ever* jr^umuut in his
powrr against oouledei ation a'vl s uU u was <>ulv a
plan w :?-it-ivs the Keiormed church will go down
tne uu.i' t <ii the Pres'jvteriau Cuurcn, uover .'.tjaio
to ijo ltKMinfled. Klo? r Ferdon'a amendment,
t.iur Dr. 11u> on bs authorized to recommend
u mica of delegates io rue Conioderation, ana that
the cl?rlc tfive hi ? selections their proper c. edea
uaU, together wKh report, wure flnallv adopted.
Kev. Dr. Imbrie, m? coifespofiding Dileiraie
rroui the General Assembly oi ine Presbmriau
Church, wm introduced aud grpeteci wifh the
usual mark oi re* ecr. lie delivered im
ftddruss upou ths workings or tus Cuarcb
?U'J it.-i ("?"ir') to co-epcrne witn the H-.
iornr-t Church m ine cause and the im
possibility oi keeping tue two cnurches
apir'?being so much arfce. lie believed in a
coa mon oi all m- Evangelical churches, ami toe
whole to uo caiie I me Reformed chin en 01 Amer
ica. 1 lie Doctor was dismissed by the President
w?tn a ii- at bi.eecii, anvocaUun co-operansff uuiun
uiiu atlvi-in^ nil moana to expel tue power of tne
lJnpe oi Borne irotn the United States. Tins was
the organic action so uiueu aes.recl. He w?n
in lavur of men a union oi the i'roteatunt
ctiur hes as vro 111 check t ie eacroa 'hments of
Poper* ana Koiuanism, and earn;sity exhorted
ibe brethren io pray icrveatljr tliat tne power of
"Popery" mav n-ver be auie to acquire iny poli
tical l SMiica in this country, and mat tn ? Btblo
and tne imaiii: s hools may oe rieleu<ted aenmst
"Romish'' attacks, m 'he course o. nta remarks
lie 8am mat the?ppoin meotofa Cardinal la tola
i ouutiy was contr.uy to the constitution.
AN INTEKEti'IING 11ELIC.
Durln? the demolition of tfte "Old North Datcu
church," located at the carrier o' William und Ful
ton street-, an interesting wuviiir has been dla.
covered, a tall description ol winch wli be found
in the aeqnei. Th* curiosiT referred to is a me.
tallic plate, about trie size of a sheet of letter
paper, and had enslaved upou its lace a brief
nfcetcu oi the cturcn itseir. be^iae gmng tne
nam*s of its original projectors. The material ot
the plate is similar to tvpe m:Hal and tiie inacrip*
tlon upou it la very ci udely stampc l into its sur<
lace.
unc of the workmen, John F. Scullion, engaged
In tearing down the ancient cdltiud, states that
one weeK ago from S.iturd ty Utt he lound the
plate under the bu8e of tt'.c flrac plliar, L e., the
supporting column npur^st the pulpit. Theaa
piuars were of wood and supported tae galiery.
arruAHASCK ok thi; helic.
The fane oi tne curiosity role red to Is very
much worn, apparently irom tne influence ol
moisture, tnucn or tao inscription upou ic being
faicna*%av so as to make it. partially illegible.
Many oi the letters arc euurel) gone, and it waa
oul- alter tiie m'?ai careiul examination tuat toe
writer n an euaule i to correctly interpret it. The
In-crip ion U in juaiw lioirian capital letters. It
reads, hue ior line, aa ioliows:?
THE INSCRIPTION.
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j or i;it iiktokjikd ruiitKSTast dutch cuukcu ur J
sTEB CilV OE .NEW VORK 10P OtOUlU SIKD1CX I'.NDKS IBS \
J ivsmciiox oricoMMiiii: or }
{ ELDERS DEiCOJS i
< PK1KR MAliaeil tl.K ISAAC ROSECtLT
i rtlliR L tOTT AlUtlAS lJAXCKER
5 | OILS' nuGEKT AK11UXV NARSCUALK )
STUkor>0':i.'S V AX WTi'K UAHRKTADKEL }
S ANDI.r W ?Ri:i:STKD ICR CAR'K.NTEU AXD rROIRCTOa. ?
s IOBN STAUU SASTCa MASON AMI ALEX HA1US. i
{ THariuar stosl was laid ictr 2 irC7. or J
J MR IACODUS ROSE CELT IBM. KLUKK.
s TBK WALL* 11 t'ILT TO RKCB1CI TUE RUOf. IPX* 17 1768 *
s THESE riLLAM.'RKAREli. tVXK 21 I7(i8 )
5 thc rinsT EBaLjga xintsrEi: eoh the dctch i
j Co.vgih.uahos Tut Ria'D AricaiDALD laidlii 1784 J
4 PKACI BKWJTHEK THIS SACSBD PLACE. 2
i AMD KiiLT GIFTS AND BIAOSUT OBACE.
7 TOSIAS VAX rx vnT. CLERE OAlll rSCIT?
* The aoove is au exact i eprodu jtion of tne orig?
nal inscriprion, tn wnicb it will lie noncea that
tne letter "l? is u cd instead ol "j" and tne letter
"u" in place of the letter "v."' It will also be ob?
served that many ol tne best known people ol
in icera New York arc descendants from those
wni.se names are engraved upou tins quaint old
relic of a nuadre J ye >rs aga.
11115 ^UAllAMINJb UUaiMlSSiUJi.
THE APPROACHING INVESTIGATION BT 6PEUCEB
M'gUIBF.'s COMMITTEE?AN AJS&EMBLTMAN "WHO
WEST OIT "HALF COCKED."
During the session of the Lejrislatnre It win M
recollected that Mr. Scnuvler, 01 Tompkins county,
made certun charses apalast the Quarantine
commissioners, among which were statements
tli.it they had been guilty of too lavish expendi
ture, and had tailed to tnaKe their reports to tho
l<eifisla ure as the law provides. tpon his lnfor*
matton a committee was raited, of which Speaker
McG'Jtre is oaairman, waose duty it is under ths
resolution to inveetlgare the Quarantine and
Emigration Commission and report to the next
Leirisiaiure.
uencral MfQuade, the recently appointed mem
ber oi tlio Communion, wad yesterday visited oj a
representative of the Herald, ann when a?ted
wh i' tne committee lslisel. to no he replied:?
"They were appointed to Investigate u?: out
tiiere is no'ulQg to invesn?ratc. Itier win meet
e*riv in Julv and we ti?ve tendered them the use
or our rooms and our transportation to enable
tn-m 10 mate the investigation a thorough one.
We nave tne Ntesmers nopiuns aud Fen ton. which
are at their disposal. U'o are anxious for a full
Investigation. and It will 03 stiown in.it Mr.
Sc&uyler is misloiormed as t > our violation of the
law regarding oar reports to the Legislature. so
soon a--lie made the complaint wo at once tele
jrra h d Dim. ;.nd r.er ? i? ? copy oi it. it has nevet
been published, and it wt'l show our position ro
gatdlim the proposed investigation."
inc iolioffing is the despatca referred to:?
Nrt Von*.'Mar 19. IS73.
Hon. J. VT. Scary i a. A?setnblv < it tmber. Albany:?
Unr repor n ivcr? usiuttiUt a .T.t.na ?ry if. IS 4. aud Jen
narv ail. IS.'ft ( it- SeUiU' riocuvuent* 111 and 2i > Tho
lar,'? expcniiiture to winch yon reti-r w?s not under
control of this i>mml?don. tint < ia t>oard create.I b?
chapter TM, Uws m r?B Alio v ns to iliat is
order to make vour Invetflrat ;n c itti; Iste n would b?
well i i In \p that iioarl included in your resolution. W?
nre jri.i.. that an Invent iL'atlon ha* ocen orderesl.
v.. i. u. - TEARS.
DAVia r. Ji Do.
Altlion >h hut recently appn'nted -i ? on?mU>ioa?r my
Information induces me to concur fu'Iv wuli mv -i '.?oet?
ate*. J vmi:? Mc^lTAM.
MUNICIPAL NOTES.
Deputy Sheriff McConlalc yesterday ffliosm
S lomon TSellmann on board of the ste&msttp
.vl>ain, c:iarjrcd with betui a defiulter w the
amount of som ? ?2,500. iieiimatn was an emp.uyd
ot I.eopo d ana Michael I.. Lipschtta la Berlin and.
it Is said, forged mils of exchange for 2,400 tbatert
and n-il with tut* money irom Kcrlin. On hie per
-on. when arrested, was found *130. which wsi
handed over to the attorney for the do raudes
firm, who th?n permitted His prisoner to goal
laric.
The City t hamb^rlatn maKe^ the following flnaa
rinl statrm?ut lor the ;>nst week:? Pil.ince May
29. IJ.0T2 4M 01: receipts. $291.!>">?' 31; psymeott
f ia.t.oeo art J t> uallC J J UU9 S. # ? .111, J1.< 7S.
i h ? IMln"? Jn?nce?nip stm remains in ahsyancn
A Commit el tourxe tn name ot P. s. Dufl'i cailo*
upo i the Marnr yesierdat. Dir Ills h?o >i was. as
us lal, entnelv noa-oofnuiitlsi ot^ tit?aiit?oct.
li was auderstood that a rcpct<en atloa
froin tne com nlttee on . Organization
of r.;m:nanv Halt would call iron th?
.Mavor yesterrt.tr, but tnese ui<ringutsnsd states
men, wno Have iieeti so snd ienly im:Tess'>.| wim
the need* oi the working i> an, (ltd riot an pear. S
?l'logatim irom fie First .Vsseiuily<i|*trict, oou
sis .riir t Mr. Mnller, ex-Alde^man Mitore. ex-Ai
<i?*11.lap Koler. M'. .lames H.*aie> ana Mr. Kdmand
liurke, called in tlio aiieraoon. and urg?u n-nn
j.,r. >? .rttie u<?ce-?rv of reeling from (h^ posi
tiou a filch tie occupied a lion th's i i!i;?or taut ques>
tioti. Mr. Jiulle. .icti'd apoK-isintn. M-iror
n> tekhaoi prouiis 'd to csve the ni itter his earness
rotisniera ion. l 'ie sviupatnetlc reaolutloti tirce
in ward '? tnimi'te'"- and at <>'her Kiaces ron'innea
lobe played. ? ilie the i>oor un a delve on'he
Boulevard iortwe?iiy t entsnn hour.
iiif ? -I'h "i Mr. .'time ; M. hweeny, brolher ai
1',-i^r I'. Sweeny, was a eu'ij-ct of cons derabln
comment aiu?nil tne ? if. llali ye torday, whers
ino vMitiomin eas inmlisrlv known ior years,
both as nor* to rate i'.-ar 1 ot I'ouncittiWa aud
c.ertc of tne superior'" >urt. u lien ino King wota
to the wail Mr. s*.eent lost tn?* latter position. i|
winch 1) ' was stiffen \ i tivMr.rhomaa Boesi
His gem .1 i|n nitii" were a ludc i to, while tne s >d
circumstances eurrountiimr ins ?n?*i?? career were
pointednu' as chuh<m hustetnug n.sfeaih in*
f, reign country. Tn^li'lgutl u will go on without
change on account <m his death, other taan to
mak? his heirs or Ic .atees |i?rtie .
THE BROOKLYN* \LDIRMEN.
At the meeting of tne IU'o >:.h n Board of Aldefw
men yesterday alternoou' Aid nnaa Hopes pro.
sented a petition ironi rho property ownors on
Faitou stri-et, stating t uat they lounrt it dtClfnlf M
pay tne fourth iu-;a.io<nt of the an*c- uneut tot
pariu : the Mive!, and ask.n r an extension ot tint
to enah.s (ham to do .so. The p'iHlon was HfltoM
on flU.
corporation Connsei DeWitt presented a com
munntattou at a tin it that the c.:n? ?i the city
against .loan A. i.ott aud ntiMrs mvi.iviug tne
line-tl not tn?: legality o; Ule assessments upof
lainls outside ot Pros pec; I'a.k .or the oesetit dl
the Park, tiud n-cn carried to the t ontt oi Ap?
peals, w ere a decision Aoreine to tne en* had i>ee?
rendered. A dim o costs, ainonntin* to $120 II
hi.d U"?'u eiitered iu the count? ? rt.'s -dBce. TH?
Counsel reeominenaeii tna' riie nili ue paid.
it wo rcsoiv d that the tin li ill be uecorstsd
I snd iiiummated on tne nth ins*., ilie oentcnalnl
1 anniversary ot the battle of Uuascr UilL