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HIE SCffliL TRIAL. I I One Hundred and Ninth Day oi the Great Suit. BEACH'S TERRIBLE DENUNCIATIONS The Doutle Dealing of the De fendant in the Past. THE BASEST ClilME KNOWN. "Tear from this Muq the Outer Covering and See the Rottenness Witnin." TEE INSUFFICIENCY OF BEECHER'S REMORSE. | "Clutching Plymouth Church by the Throat and Keeping It Still." The crowd la tne court room *u8nut "lar^ testeraay as oa the previous days of Mr. ? address, stUl there were quite enough presen tSTHm tttmospuers of mo chamber ^ rr.v Fewer ladies tnan usual were on Hand. Among tneui was an elderly, pan, delicate rneui JeTo^t"e Bhater community, who rave an at ten Uve ear to what was said. All manner of peop e Live "sued the trial. Tne majority ol the people who strained their necks 10 eaten W of of the learned lawyer's speec y ihe mechanic clas-. Ttcuets are no longer of any ooteney and tne rule Is first come first served, ir. needier. Healthy and happy to *1 ?"rl0J tvldence, cam# In on time, accompanied by ms mie and daughter-in-law. He hear. 10 h ' .antentious invective of Mr. Be.ch wi s an .t ;em;.t at pleasant ludifferenca: but me ?-e^ ?? ?3,r:r. S. ? ' -?" ?. r teen and trenchaiit presentation of tne ^ig lira ins t htm. Mr. Beach spote with strong eff ct, ind at tlmea with a ..parlor degree of eloquence cbuu ?l? leuer. .?4 u. turioui expressions they contain- He was cs peclaily forcible In Ills comments on the quoiatloi trom the letter of apology. "She Is guiltless. Z?.a ?????? ??? m mother " Here was an admission, he held, as "sSj defined as any that cou.d be given ol an offence that had beeu committed. and tkat ol tence taey contended was aaaiteiy. INFERENCES OF T1IK ADDRESS. Mr. Beac . began by referencs to Mr. Beecher s letter to Mouiton, wuerein Dr. Storr. comes la 'or ?ome words ol censure and abuse, an* 1s ac cused of trvmg to >oree a -hfllct between t e ..iter and Tllton, in which Morr. hoots to rain the lormer. Couusei called attention to tne fact that storrs aud Beecner ware friends of twenty live sears' standing ; bat because the .ormer, ,n accordance with the dictates of hi? duty, urged litigation that could n.v.r .arm B..ch.r tr he were innocent, Dr. Storrs is vimted by tM former with his most venomous and implacable maledietious. Counsel insisted tftat could not hesitate to say what the motive wa. ?nu? dictated the writing of mat letter. Ailudlugto the oca,ion or Ueech.r's meeting with Tl toa when the lormer wa=JT*"* ?f# adultery by the latter, counsel dwelt at some length and with considerable lorce and el0<l^* on tne conduct of Beecher tating this man 111 on t? nu heart, eulogizing him in public. writingr or Mito Morton that ne was a most ?????" | irlend, and all this arter Tllton had accaaed mm of THE IUSMT CRIME *NOWS ?, moral, and religion, "lear tried ueacn. "ta< outer coveringand wltnau the rottenncsi of the sepolchre witaia R aing over Beecher. experience ana men*.., fulfilling Shaiespeare's picturer in > ? k complete man. ooonse. .aid *ney were aakid to believe that ? maB iras incapable ol undemanding the charge that Tllton made agaia.t mm. and Wj* oncitv and tender li.ss were so great taat SOcld not defend His tonor as a man andi a Chris tian. Judge Porier had saw u was an indefinite and _ TnrAA witnesses usd .worn It annamsd offence. Tnree wub-mu. Bll-CMr was adultery. It was not necessary far Baecs.r to far ta his letter of apo.ogy that be wai an iduitersr. It -va. periectl* well uaderstood. Bie ?rhoie Ufa' ior loor years was biaaoned *l" tM . aames seducer, llbertue. additcrer.ia.ee p.leet. H* U A SACRItlOlOCi ADCiTERSR. His Drie.tly r?ues are besmeared with blasphe mous lust. Sor can ail tne snout, of W. toJJ sycopnaou wipe oat the tndeilbie infamy^^of the . A,.e wa vo be deluded," exc aimed uieaJeer. "Vth the ?ea that this man Is too par. tad noble to err and to slu V' cassiag oa to consider the ^u""on ?J M";mcn ion's separation from ner iusband. Mr. Bwctt .Skel how was tie eaigm i to be solved that a t'r LrJ liiton was won bad to the affections of ?er from r.nn. Horn that t me, untu .he wa. br ?ught through tne .attuaUHi ofB.ary ^'ard Be^er I and his -mis^arle* to te.ttiy against herhosMnd Before the Plymouth Church Comm ttee Mr ?niton lived in constant commuulou ton. Counsel asgod if Tllton wus alt that Bos.e Turner represented mo to be. a bro<e ,t oM ?Dd? oebaacr.ee abroad, why should Ue piangod in such terrlols anguuh ana temer , i4r.,s otters stiow. lor advising a coum- that, under th. clrcamstancea, any Chriauaa maa wouid have recommended. Mr. Beach r.i.rie 10 TBT. VARIOCS DEVICES r?orW'l ,0 rr, l --rtr" r." ;ue sint Biajpiy that he i.a4 Tamel Bowen to d .cha g- 'he profligate 11 ton mm in - charge of the greate.: cnrntian oetween Mra TUton and ner he,Da.?..ndth*t ie wa- tue une#n.ciou. .lOjeCt of Mrc J" IVe lues- wero b.t sin. whose t.r.aieaej tsioaur tilled b-m with me -uorror of great XZL ?*?"S iu.lt lor jower 0: domonstratlug his innoc-ncer If hU sin & U MTOIM ?... .. !..?? ?? UB waotti iNroRnarioJ" of TUMD'a enaracter, why did uot 8e?c"rt,t^ op and piociai u to tns woria 'sat nc a< ?ecsiv?c' Counsel ne.d that tne .lefendar.t waa in a,-c,npi.ee in a ssnes of lies u. ?ij?? acaad. , and read as ami fr?w Burns'advice to ."young 'fiend on liuoit ??? ?? results Of lying to coticeal them ana how con Harden* s.l w.thln ?n< rifle* the frs.int. aerellr.BeafniauoCMao.it into an e.equeoi ptctnrp of Beecr.er, who. looting jromtl.e Of ma hou.e, could tne home ue Had ruma an tfe.'ilated and ft?m hi" position on the' .un 1 loufc-d into the ayesei the victim of his .nst Who wa. loliowcd lb the sireet. sud into toe aacred ure< lucia of the court by n.a -o.nan he naa Hebaaehed .ud who flaunted her love .ndd.voiton wt mn in the isce o? tlie Jury. ( ounsei tn n re i#rre,l to Beecner'a letter m*h>cn he nroeiaim. m. .n-.ntl" of "?as.ng a ptat.ruent wnlca ?noiiid be ir the light of the Judgment D.y," and alJei why anoaid ne depreo^c ?? pabi.eitlon of M ,, ,r he coo d write a .tatement so toi 'lB ? taat it could <*ar t..e i.tut of irae and 101 ?nrH?r, B-ecinr wrot sto ???? - your energies on a hopeless u?ic." Counsel In. guued whit was tnis hopeless task and wny ibis despairing tone oa the part 01 a man ao powerful aa Beecner ana so innocent of the crime attrib uted to iilm ua ti.a counsel ?ay f INTRINSIC CHARACTER OK HSliCIIEIt. I roceedlng with ilia address alter recess Mr. ,aid tber "louu iret out or their own conscious ? conceptions and get ag near aa po??io:e to tliia man (Beecher) and flnd oiU ana undorstund mi hli qaaiUieiJ. lt u wr. tain mat the theory of Mouiton, expressed 1 'la letter to Beecher, that he could -tand if mo waoio c.ise were pubUshea to morrow, was founded on tne belief tnut u Bcecher conietbed lua sin he would oe forgiven. All nieu aru sinners, and the teaching ofUoJ is to conic* and t?e promises are that reuentauee will meet with merer and lorgivenssa for the am repented 01. Coanael held that the letter* of Beecher to Mouiton bore Internal evldeuce that the writer waa conscious of having committed if treat sin anu wrought great ruin. Dwelling on tbo sus?i won of suicide suggested b, bis letters, Beecher a* counsel contended, was ol that tender and ?*u'. tn v.m "* inat' feelln* l>e I'ail done an lrre nvo.rt ii" Cr'me' h? BllW 110 U0UrS? be,0? to avojid the consequences of the Ignominy but aul MOCLTON'3 FBIEM>3UII>. He alluded to the testimony of Francis u. Moui ton, and having read extracts from Beecher's let t#ra reposing the most unbounded love and confl. t ence lu ilouitoa, he called attention to the sud den change in the Plymouth pastor's disposition, how Mouiton was denounced in terms of wither ing lnuignarlon, and held up by Beecner and his partisans as the vilest of tne vile. He wanted to know u Mouiton ever tn the wnole lour years of his service to Beecher altered In his fldelity for one moment, and when he was laid oa a bed or sickness Beecher haatened to see him, and de clared he was his saviour. Iu regard to the PUBLICITY (JIVXN TUB SCAKDAL, ho held It was one that far the sake of more in eresis tnan one should have never been submit ted to the public gaze. Mouiton labored to the last moment with unflinching purpose to carry out this dean-able end. auayet he la visited with the scorn ana condemnation of Henry Warn Beecher. Had Mouiton been also to truth and to his he ffilj^ baxe been the best petted man in !v?r Hc heId th0 cven tcnor Hw way. and thoujjh pursued witn denunciation and a use, be stands to-uay honored nrid disenthralled wVr? h?0mmKUnity' beVerftl a,tcmPt!' at applause were here checked, and His Honor expressed a hope there w. uid be no more demonstrations of hat kind. His Honor then said that in consults einrp"'1 .T ?r tW? ?f tne JUr,men * ae^ "as expressed that the Court should not an to-day Mr Lvarts and Mr. Beach both agreed to suomii to the wish of tae Jurymen and His Honor Mr Carpenter, the foreman, said several of his culi leagues needed a little rest and would like an ad Journment till Monday. Mr. Beacn said he did not wonder they required some rest, at winch there was some lauirhter. Ills Honor then declared the Court adjourned till Monday, at eleven o'clock. VISITORS. Besides His Honor on the bench were Hon. Josnua Van Coit. Brooklyn; Isaac BurnUam and David J. I'wobey, .New York; Hon. J. ?. Potter Arlington. Mass. Mr. Beach says he will be un able to fliush beiore Tuesday. Uh??. mr. beach's address. & %?, Beecner criticising tne course of Dr stona'in W,nicuCu?nr,Wlnatln,9 ?' Wu?^OUt of accomnliatic i*4 'l. 8 in* obJ?ct nougat to be acconipiisnej. He comuien ed severely on thu course pursued by tne delendant. It wL wr.tr?? wh'ln app^b^nsion that the subject about Which Mr. storrs was?peakiug and actinJ nation of Mr. futon to p,ymomh*church" cat.o?ri^h,,K,UUOer cooperation all tne coS cations whtcn surrounded Mr. Heeciier witn w7 h.^Mr^^n* aa* ? u7erfS"ly .lrmeni in? t? J?cner tnrou?fi this letter was atteiuDi *r ? *xer?iae an influence which wou.a restrain i?: SS ssKJi'.s'.K't.ii "Vn* M luT?lve n? expo^orw, .?.iwa i: ikx'2,7 c uvn iiUlgnig? lu riie iDoflt ixxB, ?swa izkt. lDftiaceritj, mho cu^rg* gomecti inko* in n.u penormsnce o, qi. ?jut" ,a ? churrh conucit ? ebullition wnich ought to dawn him. U BIECHJCit SlLilJtT L'.NDKR THE cilABni Another etrcumstince connected with this in quiry is as to the motives and oroies-inus w?i! n" M??.i "??? dec.sratlons and ou?i* Jriiin o Beecoer on toe uigbt oi December ? imu tf Beecher is credible, and aa 1-anoanlnt fVi. ^ SM mideTrk"tea" glpsIH tuo churcfc aod ;Lii iatnuv ir hi wTtlV Ci Ueiieved that Theoaore li'tou iL do^e 't^ w.'^ ? witn a malignant lsaig* "igaTu^ tndjer from mat inttrvicw i WltiA 11)14 COOViCtlOD, he XJVa IO Tiipnn/ir? TTi^ g^ujisyw.! Sr UMIJ1 ng \ O u?'' wife * wli^m' ae?ha^o?"S 'to u?r Lutjums wmoat 8#ti6rouicif m "heUagerOC'?U< Vut'mHn throSK 2lu?*aml LwV,#- lua '"aiuiiu/tured n*tw"Vwl?a If5r ex' perience or the world, we an- to be,i?n J\h*t u!" Beecner. under the?e cli uiristaice. aot .uVwu Counsel suosequ.ntiy passed a ni^ti tuiogiam on Hi* talents o! tn? defendant. HIV UEKOUtK's AUTIOK. W hy wa* It, uentiemen, if tue <*ife desired a separation, if Henry Ward Beocber advised it, if tn.it advice was conDrined i>> the jadicious couii ?el of tU: leading fiairon oi m* r. .mouth con jCiegation?whv ')ii not a *'jj.oration loliow? Tin iaill 1471, i37J ami ? 1873, uo n Jul), InU, tan wife remained true to n?r aileglauc?. and yet Henry Wurj lleacner beaoans a<> agonizingly fin advice towari separation# H? saw s?ica bornuia disseutlona ana disasters and sufleriin; lu t .o household o.' I'bendore iili.ui mat ilia ?enue neart w ?k Oioken and lie v?v suffering upon ihii rafg?'l edge the "remorse" me "torment* o. tbc daimed" in ' it)'' midst oi utter darknesa." CoanMl then proceeded to comment upon the fagt tuat various contrivances had bc-n uaed to suppress the acandaU II" a so read me no * i Mr. iieecaer kettlug form 'niton's lntei v.evr. l'nia man, co it nuoi counsel, uround wh m our srmpatuies and our admiration cluster, * Ik :h we lou^ i<> be neve innocent una pure, aithou/n ii ? slumbered aim rented ,u .g and weary monttia under uLaBouoriig accusation, at last ue lifted iiirn-t . iu la- majesty and giory and a nook off tbu oul accu-atioit an 1 Uo false taint ..i tao?e cuar.es wny, then. when everrtbmg u.ii >'i Mm to an examination of in* truth; wuen. ii ills siory lis true. lie na i tn? consciousness and iRCjce'ici." ai.a power o.' demonstration, w?y was ne s.ient ? Would it h ?va hurt iilton f Would it i.ava Suit Mrs. i ilton ? Why. sue ? ?>*?! In an ?<iu*i 'leg e.- oi degradation and impurity. wslc ?, under me clamors sfiM w'or.d's gossip. weighe-i Jowu Hei.ry Waid Beecher. Sue. too, wouid uave oeen ledeeraei. The ui?uonor<:d fugitive :n<ni net borne wou..i stand to-day be nratii it* ov*n noitree, a virtuous and an hou oi e l matron, pur.a - J and r<; lo. ioel from me taint oi sin and MoUaation. .No repruacii could have fauea upon bar or wnotr.e. except m*odora i; ton. An ? wo?dij tie have neon banned r \Vou.d lie huve >uffei?"l anymore tnau ne nm Kuitei r Would ma 1 oaditiou ua/?? been any worse than u ttxMi f Nay, wuu d it not bare b^-n n. j i ll' -i and impioveJ. 'i''''auii.' if Mr. BcuCfier came to the cooeluslou ibat is advice wai unw ae and iajudi iviu. in ao Mr?Be c?u.d have borua taauiuouy toTiitonand lie oomd b vva oeen saved ? aave i ironi tbi controveray witti Henry Ward Hcechar and Plymoutb enured, not ?aved from contr?vir<y witn tno w trid and soeb'tr; mat sul ..<l.on musi b< worked nut oy Ui!ns".f, mu imn . uiona. It na baa wronged his tru ? nai u e aud Riaat iritis by uawla* an. improper association wi.n any scuon or sect pro, .i...nnir perulcious iiuctriaee, h ne lias neen iuoiscreet in >.ia auora tion oi victoria Wood bait ?r au > oody, if triia lali* and Miamous Wiuatel atorv nadan. lounaaiioo, against sli tins na must labor t.? free uiinseil and leoeem niuiseii and i ia exait -ii luanuood; ne moat work out >,.? own tatrstiou wim tear aud ireatiitng. N <w, wtat narmcoul i aave come oat o Mh itiveeti|i?ti?u ii tnese tuingi said bv iienry Ward Heecuer n id ueen trui f ?irriR Di' ;.4MAriov. Read that .etter in ls'u, so m l of panlt'inos and remorsi*. written waen tbe suadow oi bis ?reat an aud ?o. row was chic* and biaca up a n.ui, ^b?.i tue >ijituesa oi mi contritio i haimc ted bia nature, before tue icnu coar*.; o. tone-a meut ike i oi o4 liurna ?' .ua ttsruenc-1 an wr bin ami w I'ltittd t ie isviiNir," an i co i I 4*' ... ? .tC'i-ait ami ii,- ?*i>.e?sinn? men with e lofty h..u isont uiot? u ui< auo irivoi manusr oi tun lu.iu upon tue stand. Me can Joke ana jeit and utter (Ms wlttl clams white all lame and character and toe honor of tdo CttO'Cii and religion are tremulously lu the balance. When iroin the ?pot where lie s*t tie could see the degraded victim ol Itla lust, and in nia imagination can look at mat household once liappr and honored which he has unroofed and dc.-o.aied; where lie could see its mistress, tlie wi.e ?r liis old iriend and oouipaniou and pupil, following lilnt atiout tlie streets of your city aud imo the sacred presence of this Court and flaunting her love aud devotion In the lace of tula jury. Oh, 1 h w (iar<leued, petrified, brutalized the heart of this man has become, th.it he could exhibit such a ciiaiitfe. And you believe th.it lluury >Vard beecner. as be appeared to yon upon this stand as u witness, speusdm; ol the same subject, dealuiK with the same i-barac'.er?, surrounded by toe same grave lutere-ts; that that man, so Jocund, so gay and witiv, could ever have written upon the same topic these words of anguish aud airouyl Oh. aid not this lady well estimate the condition or his .-out ami property apply the forecasting language ol ttie great poet! COMXK.Vra ON Till JL'Ml LKTT1C*. 1 must umv your attention to the letter of Juno l, 18TU, uot only because of its intrinsic importance, but bccau-ic u uew cuaracter, a revelation, Is I giveu to it. aud It is claimcd that this was a declaration or hostility by Mr. Ueecher; that at List his patience w.is exhausted, and he strips li.uucii for a Qirht. turcatcns to resign aud be rid oi tne encumbrance of ttie cuurch and tue poss'biiiry 01 harm to 11, and meet his accusers openlv and boldly, lJoea this letter bear .my sucn interpretation either lu ita own language i/r by couuectieu with surrounding and 1 succeeding events)1 "the earth is tranquil and the heavens serene, as botlts one who has about finished n.s world life. 1 did nothing on Satur day. My head was couiuseJ, but a good sleep made it like crystal. 1 uave determined to mate uo more resistance." And yer, say my irlends, he h^d prepared himself lor ras stance unto death. Alter speaking of tne letter more luliy, counsel exclaimed:?ine plade fer Henry Ward lieeelier to assort his luuoceuce aud purify uls uauie aud sweep the dust aud s'aln from tae pulpit whica he had occupied lor tweut\-flve years was there, i wrmv he stood in his regal pomp aud glory, the mouarcu of the lions of ins congregation. -'Ke slira!" Strip olf his strongest, brigntest armor, uud lor the purpose oi contest. Ah, no! Hut if Be contemplated a statement which should itu pusra his uonor as a clergyman; if, wltn tae state ment he threatened was coanected con test, fight, dispute, wrangling, dissension, well and good; but If it were the j I ruth bearing testimony to nis Innocence there was no necessity for Henry rtard Heeeher to retreat irom tae cltauel ol his strength. No, ireiitlcinen, when the very U"Xt day he pub lishes a card vindicating Theodore Tiltun irotn the unwortny cuar/e made against nun in tne public cur, Henry Wurd Ueecher did not contemplate 1 contest. I.veu his mavmtuimous generosity, n hc was preparing for the Uinu ultli Air. Tilton, was not, however, to arm his auversary with a uew uud a strong weapon against himself. Aud theu, Irom tne very hour that letter was written, Henry Ward Beecher entered itguin into his system of deception uhd untruth, commenced again his schemes inr secrecy aud silence, took up again the policy of silence, which he admits he entered in'o, li he ilia not uncinate it. and goes continuously ! aud steadily on in these triune etlorta io suppress tDe?e scandals, until at lust, driven to despera tion, when no longer the upbraidings and upris ings or his church could be fiuel.eii, when there must be a revelation of the trutn, a breakiug out irom tne dark'iess. theu, at last, ne auOptsthe course which he pursued througu the Investigating committee. Here the court took a recess. AFTER THE UKCKS.1. The *ame crowd that attended the court in tkc morning came Dack In the uitcruoon. Mr. Beechcr abstained irom returning. t>evoral ladles with highly powdered faces, ana said to be of the class called the aemt-inonUe, seated ihemsolves about the centre oi tae court room and dispensed their smiles and glances ou all sides with unremitting impartiality, airs. Beecner begins to show the wearing cflect oi her long attendance on the trial. She looted yesterday extremely pale and hag. gard, nud presented a wofui contrast, ti uly, to tne smooth, youtniul and hanasom- lace bcs'ido ter of her daughter-in-law. Beach showed no aims of weakening, though the strain on his men tal and physical system cannot be otherwise than excessive, in ois detence or Moulton "he pro voked applause among the audience, that was nipped, however, in the bud by the prompt rup pingof the court ofllcers. When these attempts at applause are made it is lunny to notice the two scli-uppolnted ushers of Plymouth church raia* their hands m deprecation ot any such displays. Mr. Beach resumed-Tliere is one statement in tois letter wnton Has excited mucii comment, and I cuDteria it la difficult, litliougli Aiued oy ail the surrounding circumstances and guiued i.y what l think are very strong indications oi tno condition of mind in which Mr. Beecner wrote it. to five an entirely satlsiactory so.uilon oi It:?'1 shall write lor the public a statement that will bear tne luht oi tti* Judgment Day." I bare endeavored to in dicate lu contesting the plea that this was a preu ara.ion ol controversy and a declaration ofusfl atice ou ihe part of Mr. Beecher, ana to suggest that the mood oi mind and feeling out of which this declaration grows was oneolcoStriLon.rJI pontance and determination to make* lull revela tiop aud confa-sion, and thua secure the quieting and composing pardon of Uod aud man. ft corre sponded win the Other expressions contained iu tnls most remark-oie document. The whole latter Willi tne exoeption o> the first paragraph. is lull of depression, surrow, gloomy lorecast "Tno earth aildark." but jet, looa.ng up io heaven, a *J?d pe*c? *lc*tnihg thrcugli the darkness. \\ hat does it meau ? Does it me*n innocence or a broken spirit awakened at last to a true conception ol thuse sarlr und noly asnira tious which first iliteo bis soul to an God t ir wm are to Judge of wnat has gone before, lr we are to trast to the revelations ol human li,s unuer the most solemn sanctions, n we am to repose with any conllde ice uoon our own Intelligence aud Judgment, studying the impressiohs of this man unaer otner circumstances, and If we can draw any rational inferences i.oui lugltlve efforts at concealment, irom practices o. dapllcity sna lraud br a areat religious toacner, wny there can be n, duuot abo'it the con struction of tnla letter. Ha apneals to Mrs. M'.uiton, strengthened by tbose whisoerin*s wnich, breaking down from heaven upon l be heart, had touched tne sensibilities of the heart and conscience of tula defendant, and, in the spirit ol the prodigal, he had determined to r as up and jo to ilia Ksther and come-s. "Katner I have sinned la tuy sight," receiv.ng tne benedic tion of parental forgiveness, inis is tue utteral construction to be put udou mis document. ^ AN al'i'BAL. And I ask the Chrlstisn hearts upon this lurr rJlf *oai,tr,lu?f u' experim.-ntal religicn! au?i who know how humiliating h is and crush ing to kneel at the conle.->sioual in a spirit <?/ godly contrition, ir. wuen .he answer of peace ,ror5lveii?? comes, there is ample reraunera f on in tne joy oi its reception? It seems to me if t.ie world needed a lessen, and It .m lisu teach ings enough of the wo-ikuess and inarmitiis ,u*tore: 6ut "" H needed a grand example ol a great mind aud of a great heart falling beneath the fierceness of temptation, oat yet in the grandeur of their nature and lu an inspiring auu exalted purity of religions faith rising up t.eiore man and o I, confessing Its lall, and pledging itseii to a rmewed una more perfect life, Henry Ward Beecner c .uid save given that ex .tuple and honored his own uature and exalted his own name, 8uiu:ii fled the Church to which he belonged me .d n.' nurc glorious lignt even around the doctrines he w?-exiy utignt. Well, it seems to me i?irtUlu I- 'I4 ,ul*r?vlew between Mr. vionitou and Mi. Beecher, and to that letter of Moulton ?,4,r,?,,'ult"a *4J'" to Mtn tn suostinca m l?ct?ars revealed ,on csn ?h .1' . r on 1 t**,n tu l,e ,n tae danger tn it has faced you munr tim-s before, if y< n n ,?r loolc it ?(jaare lu the ?jes it wl.i come and s irink a>?ay again/' Wnat W4S this usoger. gontl/ien Has it mere dsnger irom the causes which h ive beeu assiuuca uy Mr. Tnton r Was toer* anv oang-r to i.ome from me lact tbut Mrs. Tilion h?d faiien in love witii Mr. Heecatr t CMarly not Mr. intm never suggesren any sucn Mea* never tnrrateneJ any suca revelation us that. fnere never wa? *ny suea danger tn.it had thoreiore ti.reatened Mr. Bei-cner. W?ii there was do dauber spuagmg irom tne otlier ciicumstance* impending over Mr. Beecuer. Tna advice IO Uo wen, tne aov.ee to a separation, ere uteu no pern to .ar. Beecher. Xow, this is uo* a mere aentnaeut; this refe ? to toreatened cenL ^,Vr w i?e.r/nr,t".u WJ" wnn remorse aorrow ?n<i all that?oosed win, hreat a.ilictioii upon tne miscaief woicn Mr., niton s iove i.,r >im i ao wrocgnt? thai la all veij well, net we tw * tbange, an a^SllmptIorl ac<juies?sd lu n? htm. that ther? had been 'gum and araiu peril assailing bun wnen ne ua<t loosed tle*rri". ?a'f "4C"' ,U l,1# U4'J,,? w,llcl1 hsd b^eu ue-cria#? by uimse f ss wen as by tue witue?s. s wt.y i cowered a?'i siunk awav. We,I, now tills Implies Muj ii assumes error: no such woroa as tl.'.so cijid iiavu r,#..n wntteu to uenry Ward Beeeier if his own story of nis ini,o. .*ne? was true, beeauae a? sua exposed to no peril ANCIENT HISTORT. Mr. Beach here read a length, extract irom Jo. o'rPthU.,p ' n 19 ,0,cl rbe *'ors tl,e "e ?u'.'ti ,n or the Roman matron. I'aulins, by the Je?? Muu filV'. a"' *Kalt '? obtained the con .? .tJ? Pfiesis of t.ie Jemule of Ills, who obtained tr.e saucfion ol tbe matron namod to sut.mil nerscli to tae embraces of Monuus wno personated the god Anaois. Mr. Bescn then continued as foilows:-Do you detect no analogy between that and the tragedy oi the day t A noble womsn. strictly morai and JMf-nn? "ia e<"hly temptation, rejecting the approacne* of -.ne j'.w, Muudus, and yet suomiuin.f nersei. to tne eiin>ruces oi a lau c.e.l god sue believed to tie God, and with her husnsud believing that tn.it wis u ? 'coarge to Per honor; believing, nevertbe.ess, that fi'n -cllMt8 , tntf * virtuous nut. ron. H'.w dtiTe.en; is it irom Henry \*ard Beecher In tne rusjes y <>f nis naturo and witb the love and reverence winch Mm, luton r?*it tuw4iM iuui. cooiisig to uer ton iroi anubiM. teai'tniig her thai lie indulgence of lov ? > tn ho impurity, sn - trusting to uis teacnina* an i oe iieviof .<(? fv >ru as sacrea and as irmniu. us If It were a direi t rcve a ion irom neaven. Ah ir. Beecher, knowing how ho bad tempted and overcome tue nature of tins woman, well uilurit no say, "Sne is guiltless, Unarm? the transgressions of another." Well muht be say, "1 will <lie before sue shall he inculpated." And I honor hltu, 1 uonor Uim lor inoie words. If there win gmlt about it?..nd in my judgment there was, deep and profound?it attaches all to biui, und li does. WUKRB .\ VIRTirora WOMAN' FIRST FALLS the guilt alwavs belongs to the wmpter, aua the pOulshment ought all ?> ? nis, and vet how strange are ttie ways of the world, 1'he wean. deluded woman failing through tnovery power aud exalta tion of ner beat affections is daniueu in the estima tion of the world, aud no who should bear all no uuilt lives a* be will hereaiter; lie is accepted 111 ttie rank* ot men as an acceptable associate ol pure anu upright ? en. 1 come now, gentlemen, to the coiislclor.it on of ttie testimony ot I'.aneia 1>. Moulton. In tiiu course of my reieretice to tne evidence 1 have read numerous p'trui'ia, as irom .Mr. Beeciier bearing me highest testimony to the Integrity and ildelitv of Mr. Moulton. Will you not permit me, aa they are collected here in very *liort ex ].i-< s-iions and will take but a moment, to read them t Mr. Heach then read extracts from tho numer ous ietteis of Mr. Beecher euiogfxlng Moulton. Anioug tliem wero tbe subjoined expressions:? Many, man* friends hat (Ju l raise 1 up to ma. but to no one hi them has llf ever eiven the opportunity ami tho ui-.clii ii so to kerve me as you liavc. My trust lu you is Implicit. lot! triend whom (IikI has scut to me (Moulton) has proved, abow all trlauils that ever 1 had. able ami willing to relieve mu in tills terrible emergency ot my tile. His hand it wan u at tied up Ine storm that was rea4v to ijur-i upon uur heads. .-u ruaiiKK SO, 187t. ? My heart warms to you, and you nnuhthave known that I should be here, it you loved in.' as much ai I do y?u. 1 am, my uuar Krauk, truly ana grateiully vours. Kk i iiL i uy 5,1871 ?I lurluis all this time you are literally all inv stay anil comfort. I should lave talleii on the I way but lor the countku you inspired and the hope which yon breathed. I am well nlirii discouraged. if you, too, liesse to trust, to love me. 1 am alone. I have not another person in the worla to wnoin 1 could no With sincere gratitude tor vour heroic triondship, ami with sincere trleudshlp, even it you love me not, 1 am yours, though unknown Ji nk 1, 187A-The Dain ot lite isibut a moment the glorv oi everlasiiui; eiaanoipatlon Is worldless. incoa eelvable, mil ot beckoumg irlorv. Obi mi beloved Frank, 1 shall know you there and forever hold fellow sun \\ith \on .int look back and smile ai. the pastl July 7. 1*73? My ilear Frank?The country Is besutl- 1 ful; the birds as good to me a> David's harp. I only : u.'cii some one in tails to, ami that one Is you. Imcittf5KB, 1873.?This will oe uandeJ Co you by iny friend, trail* 1>. Moulton. whom 1 believe to bo high. ] minded and honest, and whose statements should be ro- i eeivsd bv ail wlio kuo'V him with implicit confidence. Ubchmbur 3, 1873.? I believe him to lie holiest to the core. I would trust hint with lite and property without J scruple Ubcicmbsb 3'J, 1873.?Mr. Frank Moulton I have known lor year*, and 1 should as soon believe that I myselt bad | set on toot stealing ami elieatiugs as that he had, or liad hail tho slightest suspicion ot it. Well tnat does not bring up tbe quotations and tho testimonial to as late a period us 1 desire, on the lOtli of July, 1874, Mr. needier addresses to Mr. Moulton thai letter with tefereiiCJ to Mr. llaiiiday and Ins interview wltn lilm, winch 1 read to yon this morning m uuother connection, in Whten ba addresses Mr. Moulton :is his dear friend, referring to Hailtduv. approving and ud puudirig ins interview with lialndav the uignt lie lore unit t hen arranging aud couaortlng with lilui for the purpose or looking alter the future crn duet of this ailllcuity. Well that is July lo; that, I ?Opposed, was alter the call oi tue investigating committee, according to the evidence. Air. Monis?About two weh.s alter that. Mr. Ueacti?ai out two weeks after, tben 1 will being it up later. On July 24 Mr Beeciier writes, addressing Mr. Moulton us "My dear Mr. .Moul ton." aud a?ked for papers througn Mr. Tracy, ami lor the beans ol tne difficulty with Uowen. Ituoieuiaielv alter Mr. Mourott declined to lur nisii to Mr. Beecher tbe documents or copies of tneta In His tios.^e.ssioa. which we may talk about bv and by, Rlr. Beecher became his r-vtler. lie then makes tue charge teioro the luves l^uting Committee aualnst him of blackmail, and tne charge springs into lull life and activity at once under the culture ot Ply mouth caurcn. Ttie wnole laud is flooded who It: Mr. Moulton Is beaten down as oy the lorce oi a icmpcst, and no mau, nowever sturdy aud strong, 111 this community could nave siooct before tue hurricane. Witu the charge ol lienrv Ward Beecher, supported uy all l iviiuMitu cnurcli against tnni, ol a uilse and outrageous conspiracy to '.iiacktii.nl lienry Ward Beecner, why Mie withering lnuiguation oi tne world wouui blabt the accused. Now, are we to Judge Mr. Moulton by this alter uiid interested motive ot Mr. beecher. True. Mr. Beecher, when lorced upon the stand, aud til detlance ot ail tue uniges aud Instructions ol hneai man and I racy, cohiessed mere was no blackmail; but yet an odiuai, deep and merciless was created ugaiust Mr. Moulton, under which ue appeared'upon the staud betore you. Mr. Beach tben quoted from the opinion of Judge Couistock, in tue case oi stacy against Granam, wnere a witness was sought to r?e discredited oy proof of contradictory ueciarailon. The couusel spoke ol ex-Judge Conistock as Just hav ing, In connection with his colleagues, Obtained tne most distinguished proiesuou&l triumphs in inodera days, and declared him to l>e a proiound thinker, au accomplished logician, an able lawyer aud a useiul judge, .(tins was a ref- { erence to the Tweed case, iu which Judire Coin stock Is oue ol the oounsel.] Mr. Bca>:ti then re sumed his araument as follows:?Now we nave these testimonials iu lavor ol Mr. Moulton. Wtiy, ?eu'icmen. we nave the testimony ol lienry Ward eecuer himself upon this stand In lavor of Mr. Moulton tor his fidelity and mendahip and laub lulnets. Be gave & new luea oi lrlendship to Mr. needier, und the learned counsel repeats tnat as a sarcasm, while Mr. Ueeclior sp-se of It as eicvating Ins sense oi tne puruy aud devotion oi manly irieudsnlp. it is plain. however, that up to A trust, 1874, utter the organization of tnis luM-stiguttug Committee, Mr. needier trustod and coiumeuded Mr. Moulton as bis earnest and ; devoid triend. aud yet uo man ever entered a court oi Justice?as a party or a witness?who has been abused and vilified wiih more continuous an J inci easing asperity man Frauds V. Moulton. Weil, what has ne uou?, gentle mau r lie is called a traitor. Will >00 t?!l me how ne was treacher ous to Mr. Beecher f Was it at the Woo lliuil out- e breakr Nay. Was It when 1'i.iua was the ac cuser. and at tbe hist origin oi tne frieu<.iuip between Mr. .uouiton and Mr. Beecher > Was it at the time oi these various publications or threatened publications by Tilum ? Bid he foment them or did ne retain tliem ? Was be an agitator and conspirator disturbing tne iraoqui.I.ty and stirilng the sensi u.lines oi Heury Ward Beecher to prutnoie tlie wed are oi his iricnu, or d.d tie suppress, on the part oi lilton, every document until 111 ton was so exasperated that uo human power could restrain htm!' Did he SOtThS AND MODlt-Y the expressions r Did no suggest shir s and eva sions and carry theui into operation and success luleilectf And u < ne mi intermit bta exertioua uutii Mr. keecuer, beiore nis commltteo uud In tno correspondence in regard to iuruianin.r tne pa pers. liiipiu.d 10 ului disuobor und uu honesty? Now, if u thing nu happened ID the exi?t*rieuee ol u tutu, he can teil w.'i 'ii uud iidw it happened, uud 1 waut Home Wteidgeut K> u'lc.iian to tc<i tus iu the lour years' ins ory ortuis a.'lair wUeu and where It was that Francis I), .vou.tou was treacherous to toe in terests or raise in the service of Henry Ward Beecimrr (Applauae.l Judue Mniiou?Uetiiletuenl Mr. lieach?it is very easy, gentlemen, to deuoaiK'i: und revile. U is very easy to call uard names, it is very ea.?y lor a power like henry Ward Ueecuer and Plymouth cnurch to scoat an* man in mm community irum reapectaoia presence aud leception. Kiancis I*. Mouiton Mas lett this power. A young man, but just starting upon ;ne joui ney?the practical Jour ney 01 life, just mixing in IM imt *tru.gie winch disciplines and develops our naiure and leads us to honor u ,d -uccets. Au: in tnou^ni It was a uoiite aim au honorab.e am(nota tion between biiu and needier. lie, the heuiieu, welcomed tne great heart au J iriemlship ol Henry Ward Ht.-cner, neariug in his nands liis Ute of the gieatest preacht of the age. in daily con cr euce?jy. Mr. lieecner. wheu MC*uess and disa bility overtook uun, nuiryuu t > bis beiuiue as if bo was bu only -avionr and ti ust, ai he declared be wan. we.I, tns *ai ralucr a Cat eriun ami de ceptive association. It might wsil be that even Christian hopor, Christian integrity, rnnrl.t ISTI been tempted to lie under >ucn circum stances; mat even withbut the neces sity which overshadowed lux boyhood irlend and bis lauiny, Mouiton uHgut welt ne willing to saeriuce at least bl* iormer veracity to protect the name and lame or so aieat a man. Well, gemlemeu. n you pursue the his tory of tins trausac ion later you will sea li<w true turn man continued. lio made on? ntaieweut nefore the Com mute*. lie bays to Mr. iieecber, "I flunk this is a gr at inis;aite. I duu't tbiuK this investigating commi'ie.: ouaiit ever to be ca.led; nut 1 gue?a we can manage it yet." Then c n.e a series oi opera tion* >or iue purpose o Jevlsitiir some tno ry, lor m..i xtatemeut by Ueechur, by Mouiton, by lllton, w nich Win ne acceptable to tne ?; >mmittce and euaoie tnera to make a report which, while u nu HUl u voi.ial offence to Mr. boecher, wcuid oro tect Tliton wild save t.ie disgraceful revelations wilted mutit otherwise become nec.ssary. Well, beecner makes a statement sustaining tills theory, Mouiton ina?e.< a statement sustaining tms tueory, and Tiltou draws a report for the com* ml tee, to winch i wi.u to ask jour attention lor a iioinent. >on see, gentlemen, wua* tbls lit M . ueach here teau Mouiton's short statement be,ore tne lu<es Uatuu committee, and 4 n tinued, "Was there an> trcachery t > Mr. Ueocher in that f Was ther? auy wunt of lideiity r is il true toitt Air. lieecner utves us an excuse tnat alter the Uacou letter Mr. Mouiton had no devices, no puns made, no edorts ? \\ uat necame oi the comereuces abd what was the oattse o: tiictu, be tweeu Moutto.i and Iracy and nutier loiig alter tne llac m letter, alter the Iiivestuanutf t'o ti nut'eu was called w hut was the cause or tneu reports.' Wno biouvii snout tne ooudiiion of tmcfs whic i led to tuem?tne long and the short report f rue rwi iv or silk vs. No man lias cvor i ai l any at ention to the proem s a .d t ie reveiationi of tma e .niroversv wiinout tun cie:ru.u s.nse that, u never ougut uudtr all tne oncumst.in oa connecioi wi'ii It, o have ueen subjected to the puolic ua/.e and exam laatioo. Wasn't Mr. Mouiton. wneu i u was do vising and at e npilug to c?t, ry into eifect tins mode oi qiiletintr and -ettltng tins whole dimcuit., aeiing in t.ie iiiter- mis ui tno p rties grid o, pub iu n.oi'uinyf An i if he nau t>e n snci ess.ul would not evuij imio futu n.ir wmi t to circUtusttitcea ueCJiit i.mi bis 'ai ne?t grnt|tiid? f >i he c uld uave (' r? i'?ii mi'c i -t-ou' ?s tvnlc i tullowed 1.is fniiuf1' ;.o iii"'n n I a?K .au a? nu, i loltowlnir op tut* idea of settlement and suppression, carrying out the origiual theory, upon widen Mr. Mouiton continued to act la con '? Junction with Mr. Beecner and Tilton, laboring to the lam moment with unflinching courage. with unhesitating personal sacrifice, wliat is there Fmncis D. Mouiton did which subjects tilni to trie treatnii-nt lie Das received and to tlie acorn uud condemnation of Henty Ward Ueecner? Suopose lor oue uiouit'tic that Mr. Moultou was the unprin cipled and untrusty knave uo 1* represented to be?a man oi the world -uud a heathen, sub Jeci to all tne temptations ot tne world, bad, utterly bad, in all his quality's and in Bis spirit. Why was it, wheu Theoaore Tilton wus lost, wnen ! Tracy hal tut hiui at the bottom of that ut>\Hoiiiui depth winch oul.r the imagination of a Tracy could reai-h?(laughter)?when no was damned beyond all rescue, when *:r. Beecner had called hid committee and got It all nicely dove lulled and arranged, when lie jrot. tlie possession <?! Tuiou'tf liousenoM aiid his wife had deserted him, with' Mr-. Morse as an ally, with Bessie Tur ner as a flying scout?(loud launlitcr) ? Judge Nensun?Silence I Mr. Beach?Wltn all uls other retainers and satellites, with Mrs. Ovington, with the coutribu tious oi money, alter Mr.. Mouitou had done all lor and got all rom Theodore Tilton he could pos sibly acquire?il he was tins ingrained and uriaut kuu\e, way dion't lie desert Tilton and adhere to Beecberr You see theso soldiers of lortnne follow I heir interest; these men woo are regulated by no moral principle, who h tve no asuirauon above a ban of gold, w uo would rather revel in Ultn and vulirarity, why tiu?se men will follow taa scent <>l piollt and advantage. And wiiv did Mouitou ?tlcK to > nc lulling causey Can you answer con sistently with nis imputed characters Do von be lieve, when be saw the tempest (fathering about hint, when uppa'ently his business prospects were ruined, when It Reemed as if mere was no salvation irom rum, why did He not turn to Henry Ward Beecher? There lay weaitu, tlie ami es of frtsulnu ami fortune and relUien. Why, Fraucui D. Mention could have been the i>cai petted aud the best pampered man in the city of urooklyn if he would have been false to his train and to his mend. (Applause.) livrrvbouy knows It, ana yet in the face of de nunciation auJ disaster, never lor oue instant talteriug in hi" manliness, Francis 1). Moulton has pursued "trie even tenor of his way," aud even now, in the honest sense and appreciation of an American community, he stands disenthralled aud redeemed. (Applause.) These epithets uud denunciations of uiv loarned irtcud have not, ihoy will not crush mm: because however pas stotiat", Intemperate, faulty he may be, he is yet true to Ills honor, laltliful iu lus friendships, aud that miii glued with the intellectual qualities wnlch Henry Ward needier attributes to hlin? nay. clothed with those moral attributes which Henry Ward Boecner couceued to turn?Fraucla L). Moultun?will mily redeem himself and Ills lor tunes, and all the power oi BBKCI1KR AN1) HIS MINIONS cannot trampie mm in the dust. (Loud ap plause.) Judge Xeiison?Gentlemen, this won't do. I have to request there will Lie no such demonstra tion again. Mr. Kulierton?My associate could not finish another topic, sir. before adjournment. Jud^e Neilsou remarked mat it was desirable not to hold court to-day. There was a ques-iou of convenience to beuit.i luvolvod In ir, in willed he hluiseil snared. II the counsel should conclude I lil.i ar-umeu' on Friday there would bo uii uu I suitableness iu i/iving me case to the Jury at tlie ! end of the week. Mr. Evarts said that if the situation of the Jury ' men was such us to make it nesirable that the Court should uot sit to-day, it was not for the de fence to oppose it. Mr. Uracil said that there was no sacrifice or indulgence that tliev could reasonably make mr tne convenience and accommodation of the Jury that ought to be refused. Beside that he under stood His Honor to intimate tnat i<e (tne Judge) was in a pnvs.cal condition which required relax ation, aud witu that auditional reason ho should have no nesitation whatever in acceding to any order that migut be made. A 1KKBI.E JURY. Foreman Carpeurer oi rno Jury?I would say ou behalf of the jury that they are unanimous In de siring that when you adjourn me Court you ad journ it until Monday, borne of our number are quite leebie. Judfe Neiison?One of the Jurymen wa? com plamiug yesteruay. Mr. Beacn?i don't wonder lie U sick, sir. (Laughter.) Judge Nellson?Ho didn't attribute to yon the cause, however. l he Court tnen adjourned till eleven o'clock on Moudav morning. PLYMOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC. About 1,000 of the children and teachers of l'iy inouth Suuauy school. with their friends, Bailed up tns Hudson yesterday on the steamer William Cook to loua Island for their annual picnic. Leavlag the new dock at the loot oI Fulton street at nine o'clock, while a line band played inspirit ing music, passing the American and French war vessels at anchor off the Batter/, the gay company enjoyed the charming scene presumed by tho moving fleet of sail and steam cralt wmch dotted the bay. The various ferries, the verdant Battery, the steamship wharves and the leng line of shipping and docks passed like a panorama on the right, with Jersey City, Hoboken and Woe hawken on the leit, presenting a scene under tne sunlight wuich could hardly be excelled lor beauty and variety in the round world. Yhea the sail up the noole llndson, with just air enough to save the ladles the fatigue of oslug tuelr laos, passing m review all tae mogio caatuu 01 tn> Jersey Palisades on tae west and tne thousand surprises afforded by the succession of thriving tow^s uud their interven ing rural residence* aod wooded nuisldes whlca dot the eastern hank, flUed up a bill of wonderful attractiveness la in* way of scenery, Plenty of opportunity w*- adcrdea 10 tnose who delight id tae poarry of moti u to indulge during the trip iu ilmcing 10 tiie lively strains or tho band on the malu deck, w.iie those ol more quiet tastes used the promenade deck lor observing tae beauties of Hip day uud scene, joining iu social c.i.it or uvea indulging iu milu flirta tion. To toe regret of ail Mr. Beecuer was nut in tne company, though it was weil known he had wished to join it. His family, ft.mover, was represented hv Dr. Edward Beecher, witn hi? wife una daughter; \?r. iterbert Beecriur, and the wife oi Colonel Beecher, with ner children. Froiessor Raymond, the ?juperintoadeut, and Assistant superintendents Dr. Brush ana R. W. Raymond were iu charge with a committee or teacher.*. wh? took caro that not nlnjr was neglected wulch could add to the pleasures o' tno day. At iiuon the part* reaches the pleasant shades o' lomt is.mi i a utile above Foekskni, when the a-v.-ral family anJ iriendly gioups took their dinners In me open air witn me xesr i l keen appetites, after which they .unused tuemselves foi two hours strolling about the woods uud gathering floral trophies to deck their list ? and to carry uoine us mementoes of tne happy day. <m th return trip there was plenty of vocal mnsic under the leAd of Mr. camp, Miss l.asar uad others, ah came noma tlrod witu the plea sures of a delUhtini day. SUICIDE B? PRUSSIC ACID. A HBOOK.LYN PllViilCIAN IJIUNKS POISON IN TUS prksexcx or su win. Coroner him ns, of Brooklyn, held sn inquest yesterday in the case of I>r. Napoleon F.ilmer. a native oi Geneva, N. ?., aged forty-live years, wno died on Wednesday nigh*. irom the eilects of a quantity oi prussic acid which he had drank with smcldal lutont widlo suffering from temporary men ai anefratlon. Dr. Faituer hiul lately given symptoms or insanity, wnlcu is hereditary la his lauHly. About two mon'hs ajo n : re elved the intelligence that ills youngest slater had been sent to a lunatic asyium. wuicit had the effect of lowering his already depressed spirits. lie ro lamed home on rteduesdav aiternoon alter visit ing nis . atieuu, and sleu* til. even ing. when ho K.,r up and went out. auortly oeio e nine o'clock t.e came in, and uin i biuaiug in. lamuy go^u nunt repaired to ins chamber, loiiowei by Ins srifc. W uile III* wii'o was arranging tne tied f?r htm lie filled a g met witu some colorless liquid and drank 1 , afterward nanumg tne goblet to aer, with me re quest that she take It di.wu stairs. bite did so. .m i noticed that mere * ere a lew di op# of the liquid remaining .n the bottom ol tne g'ass. it looked like waier, but vii^u i-er son came in i.e ex iuiiucu It and lound that it Was i.rusaic acid, 'iney hastened up siulrs and found Ur. fanner l.iii_r on the bed unconscious and bieatblng heavily. A puv-Klati was summoned, bui ?Dr. i aim' r expired neiore :ns arrival, i ne Coioner's Jur> teudered a verdict that tne deceased came to i?? destu iroin th<* eft-cts uf prtisaie acid adminis* tered oy in* own hand. Dr. palmer served In tae army an a surgeon during the la's war. He ii id bign social collections aud enjoyed a large practloe. CO140NEB8' CASKS. The body of a man, apparently about thirty years of age, wss louud iu the Kaet Hirer, at tue loot oi Ihirty- ourth street, yesterday. uerty Marcus, a l oie, cry years of age, jumped Irom me roui ol No. us Ludlow stroef, to the pave ment yesteraay and was instantly killed. The do ceaseu was insane. llie ' orpse oi a man, wno had evidently oeen a semi iu. wa< louud iu tho water at pier 40 North Kiver, ye terdiy. A nevr Ooin luiant was foobd drownod yester day, at pier s Nort t Kiver, oy Officer coffoy, oi tne T*eutv-s ?ventti pre inct. An inqeest eras heil yesterday, by Coroner nii'khon, on tho b my of Ueor?to Brooiiiiew, who was suifocsted -vhiio attem, ilng to clean out. a sink ?t So. aa Bedioru street, ou tne inn inst. ? he Jarr renusied a verdiot of deatn irom acui Oe iSal c.iu o?. A verdict of accidental death wu? rendered fester my in tne case of 1'noniKS Fhaieo wfio #n Ki l>* i iiv an loc siirt in 1'hir 1 uvenu?*, bet w. oh i-.ig.i j .* oud ,.nd KigAty>tl)iVd streat-. Juueli. CREEDMOOR. TUX STATE NATIONAL QUABD AT BALL PBAO ? TICE. Tlie following regiments of the National Guard sent detachments to Creedmoor yesterday for ball practice:? First battalion, A company, twenty.lour men, under ttie command of Lieutenant \V. Marshall} U and K companies, Eitrhtli regiment, sixty-five men, wi:U Captain W. ltoss in command; compa nies I and K, N'lutti regiment. llfty men, under the charge of Captain G. K. Ilussey; companies C aud D, FUty-dith regiment, forty-one men, Captaiu Marrer Iu charge; companies A, 1J ana C, Tilled regiment ol cavalry, ninety-two men, commanded by Captain Flatter. Major Parlt^r, actinu as divl. u:on inspector ol rifle practice, liad charge ol tna cavalry Hbooting and Major 1). D. VVylie, inspector ofnfle practice for the Third brigade, directed tnat of tne iniautry detachments. The tiring commenced soon after ten o'clock at llie loo yards butts, and when the men had tin* lulled there they shot over the 150 aud 200 yards ranges. The First battalion sent Ave men to tno third range, the Eighm iegiment thirty men, the Ninth regiment twenty men and the Fifty.liith regiment seventeen rueu. The Taird cavalry had no ammunition or the calibro corresponding to their Remington carbiues. and were therefore obliged to borrow ten Infantry rules to practice with. Their scores not bavins been mado accord lug to the prescribe i iorm will not be ci edi ed to them. Colonel Budice nays ttiut he made every effort to obtain ammunition irotn the Ordnauc? Department. u ider charge of UeneralKnox, but aid not get It. Vesrerdrfy the 303 and 400 yards ranges wer< not used, tiecause r, was found impossible lor tn? men to ahoot over more than lobr ranges and do Justico to the practice. ?COKES OF TUB FIRST BATTALION. l'nrili. _ T^talit Serjeant F. J. Toellner j ioi?'i 5 4 3?ltl?28 Servant Major Engle j f^o ^ 3 t ??16 -?>or E. Micas iKfcSSiiifcLli The following are among the best records ac complished by the Kigutti regiment:? SCORES or TDK KIUHTH K Ed IM E N'T. YirtU. T<.tnU. MUton Swayi |3? HSi3U John C. Wheelor. J jl'Za 2 3 J s-ii<-34 Oeorgo Uucbafian j ^ | j} i} 3?13?31 Edward VoMi IS00-.2 042 2-10-29 Captain W. Ros. j gjjl* J * | 2I1L2I , . . ? ?3 2 0 4 0?# John A. Dunn , u 4 0 3? 7?11 ? _ ? t aw?I 3 0 3 3?13 1 ? ller I SJO-O 0 0 2 0? .'-13 _. ,, ,, 12.i0?1 2 0 3 0? 8 Thomas Mctann < 5W- 3 2 0 0 0- 5-13 t . > 2 0-4 0 2 0 2?8 Jamc* Kerrigan ( u u 4 0? 4?13 SCORES OF THE NINTII RBdIMENT. W. A. Bicklehaupt. J JJJlJ ? I ? ?? I 200-4 2 3 3 4?IS M- Bllsau ( aou-0 0 I) 0 8? 2-18 J. A. Mulligan JSJ.HJ 0 0 0 0?*2?18 U. E. HUdobrand j jgjlo * ii J Jl'i-l# W- Wolfe |ift5 5 28??-l. W.c. woods.:. !mo^oo8oI13-14 SCORES or THE FIKTT-F1FTH KEG1MKNT. Captain Klaithaar I fioo?4 i u i 0? 8?21 Sergeant "Uirbowtky ! SdO?J 0 * 0 3?'7?20 Corporal Hebllch j ggj jj J J Captain Marran..... JOO?0 0 0 4 0?'4?M Corporal Sultan.. IiouZh 6 0 0 0? 8?II Lieutenant Moehrlug I &00?0 0 3 0 0? U 1 21)0 1 o 3 u 2? y Corporal Bode } 0 0 3 0 0? 0?11 Private Lorgenberg j 2uj^) u 0 5 0 'i?U NEW JERSEY'S DISGRACE. THE WAB AGAINST FRAUD IN HCD80N COUNTT? A STORMY DAT' AMONO THE FREEHOLDERS. The Hercest fight ever wa^ed In New Jersey airaniHt extravagance and fraud in public inttltu? Hons is now la progress. The disgrace which Du been Heaped upon toe taxpayers of Mmlsoa county by the uutduahlng defence or fraud la tbe Board ot Freeholders wan partly redeemed at tbe meeting of that Hoard yesterdav, when Mesira. O'Reilly and Cummlng arraigned trie system of official corruption wltn a boldness and eff.-ol that recalled tbe memorable invective or Attor ney General Gilchrist and tbe charge or Judga Bedle to tbe Jury In tbe malfeasance trial* wiibla the same building. At tbe opening of tbe proceeding! Mr. O'Reilly insisted that tbe Tweed system of reading oilla la bulk bo discontinued, and that tbe Item* in aU bills be read. Hera Mr. Gibson became alarmed and strenuously oblected, but Director Young ruled cnat ttuy must be read aocordtng to Mc O'ReiUy's request. Then loilowed exposure! of a series or spurious claims and mosi exorbitant charges, waicii were never iiv tended to came to limit, but ouletiy pa?i through the hands of committees. Mr. o'Reilij called at'emiou to each or tnese Uerns, walie Mr. Glnson kept up a ruunlus Ore of protest against the objection* to them. Rut it was only wnen Mr. Camming arose tuat the fl<ht falri? ooaimooced. He moved thAt a system of rotrencument o? Inaugurated in the Coauty Jail similar to that iu Essex couury. tie submitted a briel plsn, by truicn a eavlng of st leaal $20,doo a year would be effected to the county, Ueinre tbe closing wonis oi tbe resolution could be pronounced Director Young, rapping neavuj wuii tils gavel declared it out of order. Messra O'Reilly, Camming, Van liorn, t're?man and others protested against this arbitrary ruling, and an appeal lrorn the decision was made. Mr. Gibson moved to table tne apueal and bis motion was supported oy Messrs. Harper, Young and Mulioney. Af:?r loui sharp smr. miahing, In wntcti Mr. McPhiiups, a quiet, weil-m-uuing member, was captured bv tug Philistines, the decision oi tbe Chair was -uitained ngiti ft tue protests ol tbe iallowiag members wnose mimes will neieafter be insclbed on the roll of honor:?Memrs. Cronnam, Freeman, Heri tage, Cuaming, Van Horn and O'Hail y. inis was the first victory ror corruption. Mr. o'Re lly men moved tnat the Board resolve Itself into u Committee of tlie Wnole to cooxldei un application of Mr. Allen, who offered to take oaarge of tbe jail at a rate lot each prisoner whica would save nearly $10,000 a year. This motion Director Young a:ain declared out of order, but Mr. O'Keillj pressed It and it was carried. Mr. O'Reilly then mauc a lengthy statement, setting form the econ omy in me mauagemontot tbe K.?scx Count* JaiL where the prisoners are fed at an expense ol llt.ooo a year, *nu? in Hudson county, witu le?i tiian half liie uutnberof prisoners, ibe expense n more than douale. In tne former Institution tb? cokt la only thirteen and a hair cents a head. In the Him so n County Penitentiary It Is only tour te?n cents a head. In the Almshouse thirieeu. id the Lunatic Asyiuiu tweuty-oue tenia; an Met iu view ol ah tnis the keeper of tae countj jail receives lorty een's. There was plainly s leak of |tf>,000 somewhere, sod ibis leak he pro posed to stop. Messrs. Gibson ana uarper re torted by abunlnir Mr. O'RcUy, wno was ably sus tained by Mr. Cummlng. Tins ueutieman pro. uueed i long roll oi statistics, wuii.li. ne said, spoice more fotciMr than mere words. Diructot ^ oang t<?o< tiie floor and argued mat, inasmuch as former boards did not remedy t>e extrava gance, me present Boar 1 should ke< p h i nds off. He then made me extraordinary oeoiaratiou, la the fae) ol Mil the arunmeiits aui llgurea, tha; :n? juil was the most economical Ibstuutlou la the county. I his brought uown a volley of derisive laupiiter iroiu trie loooy. Mr. O'lteUy br?nded a* false the imputations cast upon mm oy toe last speaker, who deliber ately declared he would s ate tils reputation thit bis (O'Reilly's) statistics in regard to t te Kssex ( Ounty Jail wore u iroled una uutrue. ??li," said the speaker, glowing with uuinr.rion, "ne nas no otner reputat.ou than that tiien bis teputatou il irretrievably los ." This brought down 'lie lobby and tor a time there was great excitement. Mr, Cronham called on the mernoers as public olBtart and as gentlemen to do tboir duty honestly, l'ne management or the jail had been a sore and a disgrace to the county long eootwn and it was time to wipe It out. He had teen visitors enrer mat institution aud come oat so intoxicated that tuey na<1 to be taken away id coacUes. He hftii endeavored to rame iy this die* grace In former boards, bat he always leceived sucu opposition tost he was left iu tue minority, 'flie result 01 me discussiou was the ap. oln merit of a committee, consisting of Messrs. O'R- idy, cumtuing. Cook. Gins ,0 and Young, 10 visit tue Kescx County Jail aud mate a report to tue Board at the next meeung. _ _ A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS* Hugo MeNesblit, a laborer, was severely la> jured yeateruay moruiug by an embankment jo 11 ng upon him at tuo corner of fiiiy.uiuta street and Eleventh avenue. John Miller, a brakeman on a freight trsln ol the New York and H ? rieiti Railroad, e;l Irom bis car at Mott Haven yesterday morning, roceiving severe ?njurie-? ai out tne ue til. He was taken 11 the Ninety uinm .?irrect R-caption Hospital. Michael lennaat, 01 No. U5 Varicfc street, fsl from ti e second story window 01 No. sao We* street >o?teidrty tuoruiug, rtcchlna seuous !? ternsl Inju 1 i?s. He was <ent to Believuo Uospnah William Cuinpiieii, a flreuian ou tue New Havoa ? toamer c. tl. Nurtnam, lyiug at nidi i!> i-iast River, was severely scaidod ou cue '.-ac^ aud .nas yo-terdiiy ooioioa wmie ai ti iw in the caaiiMi room, tie w .s >en in ihj Park Hospital.