Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1875, Page 2

ed fortwenty yoars, and doring that tima this lady was the wife of ‘Theodore ‘Titton. Bho was amembor of the -chnreh, and her husband and ber pastor, up to four yearn ago, wero the warm- oat Fitras. He vieited thelr homo at Tilton'’s reqnost during that time, and thero was not tho alightent evidenco to show that the defondant wae guilty of tho offense imputed to him. There waa Nov THE sLIGNTrAT EVIDENCE, elther, to counect the offense with this white- eouled woman of having criminal intorcourss with her pastor, You will remembor, gentio- mon, the story told by this woman reeking from the dens of pollution (Kato Carey, or Kate Amith, a8 sho calls hersoll), who srvore that sho sav the plaintifl’s wife eltting on tho Iap of her pastor, and heard bim say ‘Elizabeth, how da you feat?" ‘and hor roply of ‘Dear father, I feel B0-B0, (The ‘audience hore burst foto Inugbter, in which Mr, Beechor and hia wifo peer When tho laughtor subsided, Tracy continued :] And how, gentlomei, yoit will remomber tho atory told by Mrs. Tilton's brother, when, on one occation, he went into the parlor—at what timo ho dose not know—Mra, ‘Tilton was moving rapidly away, will hor face finshed. Mr. Beochor eat quite still. ‘This was nut in a bod-room, but in the parlor of tho hongo. — This caso stood en- tirely aloof from that sort of evidonce which fs reliod upon to provo this offense true, Thoro ‘were oral confessions, bit thoas camo only from ove family, that of Moulton, for counsel would incitde in that family Thoodoro ‘TMiton, The only evidence given as to the confession of Mr, Beecher waa by Moulton, his wifo, and tho plainti in action, Thoro was another man whom thoy had omitted to callin tho caso, ani the reason they did not do ro wae because they wero afrafd that his toatimony would be blasted. Conneol anbmitted that through the whole trial nothing was adduced to prove tho criminality of tho defondaut, aud tho whole matter was COOKED BY THY. FNTILE NRAIN OF PLAINTITE Yo this action. In cegard to tho importance of the oral confeesions of the evidence, counsol taid hia collesgue, ax-Judgo Porter, would read a fow quotations from legal suthorities, and Mr. Porter did so. Gon. Tracy thoncontinucd reading his addrosa, Be sald: Wo shall produce witucescs whose okaracter you aball not doubt, who shell ropeat aceurately what thoy havo hoard, and who aro fnfuenced by no mative but to tell the whole troth, aud nothing but tho truth. Admissions of cal confessions aro always unroliablo, for it ‘waa tasy topo haw men relating whot anather marty sald wera lahla to be mieundersteod. fhorewaa anothor difficulty about the mattor, and thit was to roport accurately what had oc-, enrred, and tho language used on Which the ovi- ‘once fs based was not unambiguous. All these rules should therefore bo carofully observe, Ho wouldshow tho jury that the witnesses for the proseaition wero not to bo belleved, aud that they had the strongest motives for fastoning guilt on thodefendant, REECHER AND TOWEN. Tio would row go back to tho perind when Til- ton told Bowea that Beecher was guilty of mak- ing unbandsone proposals to his wife. ‘his, eald counsel, wes done to ravens Bowen uniting with Beocher against Tilton, The Instter was only seoking toanvo hfs contracts witt Bowen, Bowen had no objection to join Tilton in a war seainst Beecher, provided he could do so safely. ‘The tottor domuncing Boechor's resignation was sont, and Beochor'a reply to owen was, “Bowen, what dooa this moan? This man in mad;" avd he theroupon told Bowen of ‘Tilton's former life. Bowen haying made certain that Boochor and Tilton could not unite against him, bo hastened to discharge bim, as waa told hero by plaintif’ himself, Bowon then told Tile ton that if he overmade public tue stories ho sproad agalost Doccher ho would cashier bim, This, said counsel, Yas 9 conspiracy by Tilton and Bowon against Boechor, but from which Bowon hod slipped out. This, gentiemon, waa done to the way of busincss—ao much lving for so much money in dotlers ond conts, This was donc to dwarf the growing progross of. tho Christian Union, and advance the cause of tho Andependent. (Tho counsol interrupted his addresa here, and ex-J udgo Porter quoted from lugal anthorities in regard to the law of couapiracy,} ‘Eis plaintiff, resumed Gen, Tracy, was o conspirator with Henry C. Bowen avainat tho cliractor of Henry Ward Beecher. If Houry C. Lowen shonld deny his:dgnoranes of tho lottcr demanding that Boochor should leave his puipit, thon I conid not aak you to boliove plaintiff oven against bim- aelf, but Bowen had beckea ont carly. Ho did not want to go any further po that path, and Tilton was forced.to seok another frond, After tholatterof Dec. 20, 1870, Beooher saw Bowon and convinced him of his innocence and the falsity of ‘Yilton's stories, aud Bowen retracted his utterancos, aud during tue 26th, 27th, 26th, and 29th of that month‘tho do- fondant bad no intotviow with Mr, Tilton or bia wifoiu regard to how much the hneband knew Be Duele intimacy, and counsel submitted that was NOT THE ACTION OF 4 GUILTY MAN. Mr. Boocher did not know, contendad connee), what the charge was on which ho was requested $o quit his pulpit when he roceivad the lattor, nor ‘was he swarcof it until thutstormynighton which tho interview was bad at Moultou’s hose, On tho 26th Francia D. Moulton loarned of tke fool. feb act of bis frieud in ronding tha letter to Beocher, and said that Bawen would loaves him mone to support the ctiarge which he (2i{ton} bad mado agaipet Beecher. 1 appeal to tho True Story" ss written by Theodore Tilton, said counsel, to rofate tho evidence of Moulton snd Tilton. Counsel briofly glanced over tho rarious incidents contalied in the {roe Story.” Bs was interrupted by the usnal rocoss. After tho rocoss, Alr. ‘Tracy said that Tilton, after ho was dcserted by Bowen, was placod ino sondition of grostembarrassment, He had is- sued achallongoto one of the most foremost mon of the ogo, and ho had nothing to support it but hts own word, If he told Beechor that ho bad been deceived, tho latter would ask him bow he came to wnto no insolent a letter, If ho said his wifo bad told bim the story against Lim, his wife would deny it, Lhe cool aud calculating villainy of Moulton here assisted Tilton, ‘Iho Mephistopheles at Tilton's elbow suggested that, as airs. ede ras ton lying alc, nae was a good opportunity to sccure » signature to a writing implicating Becchor. ‘Mr. Tilton acted zpon this suggestion, Ho turned away tha nurse and companion, shut himself up with his wick wife, and finally persuaded hor to sign a paper, the import of which sho dimly, if at all, comprehended. If she had an ides that ste In soy way did a wroug to Baccher, ale believod it wooldin thocnd be beat forhim and for all @oncerncd, @ DEY BUT POINTED REFERENCE TO MOULTON. ‘Mr. ‘racy thon aaiied who and what was iran- aD. Moulton. Ho wont on to any that bo was amen omiuently qualiticd to play the part which bo had taken in thin couspiracy. Tho jury bad poen him upon the stand, and kuow bib coolness and plausibility. As ho ‘uimsolf had confoxsod, be wag a hoathen, tut bo could presout himsalf a8 eo angel of light, ond ho had ao appoared to Boocker. Mr. Moulton, Ar, ‘Trasy wstd, at the time when ho becamo known tu Beochor, Was a ember of tha firm of Woodruff & Robinson, ous of the most promivont and respoctablo firms in #rookjyn, This frm, like others which had doalings wilh the Oustom- House, neoded 8 man who could secure fayorablo Togislation aud could serve the house lo advan- tage in cazea of diliculty with the Governmant, Moulton waa the member of this firm who oocu- this position, To succeed in his work, It waa poconary Sor bim to havo friends tn high places who could influonco the nows- apor press, Tilton, whom ho had known from Bobhood, waa such @ frlond. Tilton was then the odiwr of tho Independent, o dournal which wos origivally rectus but which ‘fulton mado largely secular. Ho waa also tho frend of Horace Greeley, and tho latter was supposed ta Jook with favor upon any one whom Tilton xecommouded. Jf Tilton was menaced with the Joss of his position, Moulton was therefore mon- aced with the loss of tho all-important source of Ais jutluence in business, A f acy thon reforzed to the fact that whilo Til- ton had teatifod tat ho bad not takon short-band » Botos of the correspondonce botwean Moulton and Deechor, Moultoy himeolf bad waid that he Lad, ine ce. Wale he Lad wrote to Boechor on tho Attho conclusion of # scathing donunolation of Moulton, Tracy sald he could Baty be painted by an artist, and that be Led beon bo painted jn Leouardo ds Vinci's pichire of tho Last Supper. Tho matted bsir aud augular featuroy of Judea search formed a prototype of this “ Mutual ond, : At this point mado by counsel, the audience fairly roared with laughter, and thore wero slight gigns of approbation, Judge Neilson mterrupt- ed the counsel's address, aud chocked tho turent- ened spplauso, warning tho spectators that if thie ocourred again he would cloar the room. Gen. Tracy continued; ‘his was TUN MAN WOM TILION cHOse YOK WIS yEIEND’ AND CONFIDANT. ‘To destroy Reacher, they resorted tothis slander. We have sean bow irs. Tilton was imrassed to this acousation against bor pastor, and this suggestion was mado by tho devil, Moultga, who bad goneto Beecher» house and asked bimto come tu bis house and hold an {oterview with Tiltou, Ou the way ho iuquired the objoct of the interview, and Moulton raid Tilton would tell him. Moultoa, on the way, profiered his Atieeds! In to Beaches, when the latter asked hit wai lic > sould do, Moulton replied; Tam not eCbrstuan, but! will ecow you @hat »beathen fe .cando, Moulton had beon to some paina to ox plain to the public what bis motives were in taking tho course he did: Ho says he did te to fpreservo the peace e of tho respective families, Ha introduced this man, whom he accuecs of adultery, to hig wifo, snd took him upto that wife's bedroom, That wifo sympathized with tho adulteror, and on ono occasion oven kissed him on the forchead ; but when the timo came for his Intoroats not to ba served, tho peace of the familios, tho tralfare of Piymonth Church, and the dangor of Christian sociaty wero loft to taka care of themaolyca, Mouton tells yon that on fils way to his own houso with — Beechor ho told him of tho aslandors that Bowen had raised abont him, aud Neecher re- wet that he bad heatd nothing about them, Whon he was introducod in the house to Tilton, T want to call you attention to what Tilton did, Ife suld to Becchor: 1 snpposo you rocoived my lettor,” and, on Bescher's reply that he had, ‘Qilton anid. “Weill, E want you to consider thts lettor nover written.” Beechor {nterrupted him nud askod what it waa Bowon bad bocn saying about Lim on tho 26th, aud Tiltow loft the relation of tho poition of tho story of his wrongs, and digressed to toll Gcechor of tho Bowen atorics, All of thia story, sald connsd}, eluce the time of the Church Commit. too, has boon Inconsistont with tho action of plaintiff to sustain the cargo of adultory, On that stormy night of the interviow in Moul- ton's house, thor brought Beechor thoro tomako thoir charges agaings him, aud that charge, do- elared couneel, WAS NOT TO DF ADULTERY, ‘Thore were no charges of adultery until Mrs, Tilton left Ler home at tho inatiga- ton of Morac, and it was ;found that Keecher was in consultation with ber, aud ho was threatoned with —dismiesal from the Independent, and this plot ho Latebed with Honry C. Bowen, Ho formed this conapir- soy to drive Beechor out of Brooklyn, and this was tho only quoation whou Francis D, Moulton enterod {t. If Theodore Tilton was 9 man of flesh and blood, ho could nat have carried this droad sccrot in his bosom for six mouths with- out letting it ont. Dofore this it was not adul- tory. but achargo of ankle improper propossla and adyaneca to hia wifo. Counsel would show thom, by five persons, that Tilton had charred Becchor with boing inatrumontal in causing his dismissal from the Independent, and sleo by his (Tilton’s) wifo aud Mra. Morso, that ho had charged Boecher then with impropor advancos tohte wife, and when Beocher asked an ex- planation Tilton referred him to bia wife. Til- ton tells you in his “Tria Story" that after ua told Beochor of his wife's accusation, he (eech- er) nuked pormiasion to go and sco her, but wo will show you, said counsol, that Beocher denfed tho s)logation that Mrs. Tilton hnd mado any such accusation. Airs. Tilton bad rorgotten tho wording of her letter of accusation which sho was forced to write, but when sho mot Beechor and know tho uso that was being mado of bor lotter, sho hastened to write a lottor of ratrac- on, Theodore Tilton had ton days to proparo his statomont, aud lad spondence. In it he states that after Becchor left Moulton’s the night of the interview, hocame to Titon’s house, and ho puta the words in his mouth in tho statoment which amounted to o coufaseion of his guilt. Are. Tilton wasin bed asleop whon Tilton returned that night, Hor nurse was elosping witb hor. Sha awoke, henr- ing ‘Tilton talking, and was ordored to loave tho room. Bho stayed in the noxt room, and heard ‘Tilton, in angry tones, forcing bis wife to sign tho explanation of her lottor of retraction, say- ing that Beecher had extorted the retraction from hor, BEEONER HAD TILTON IN UTS TOWER whon he obtainod tho lottor of retraction, and could havo crusiied him with ithad ho wlehed, and Tilton, finding that ho was in Boochor's power, obtained a letter from Mrs. Tilton to Moulton, soling bim to got tho letter of rotraction from Beecher, a8 ebe wished to bum it. Moulton, armed with this letter, wont to Boechor for. tho Jetter of retraction. Boochor asked what he shoulddo if tho retraction was given up Moulton edged Lie word of honor ha would keep buth otters of confession and retraction or destroy them, Beecher said ho did not want the ratrac- tion lotter dastroyed. Tho reason these papers ware destroyod, claimed the counsel, was because thoy did not contain s word about tho charge of adultery, but only impropor proposals, Was this paper destroved with tho knowledge or consent of Beochor? No. He would show thom that this paper was not destroyed, if it was destroved, until this conspiracy was hatched between Theo- dore Tilton and Victoria Woodhall for the do- struction of Honry Ward Becchor. They would show thom bythe testimony of a man whose wort was not questioned, that, after the publica tion of tho Woodhull scandal, Tilton showed him a paper which ho snia was a copy of the docu. ment shown Beecher on the night of the 30th of Decomber. This man asked Tilton if that was inthe handwriting of Mra. Tilton, but he re- piled that it was not, that tho original was in Toultou’s possession. And yet Moulton dooa not knew when or from wham ho ro- ceived tho lotter’ from Mra, “Tilton asking for tho letter of retraction, Ha did not remomber if eho tas in vod or nat at tho timo he got tho lettor. It was not very important as chsractorizing the witness’ conduct a8 to whore ho got the lotter, or in what manner, but it waa important aa to (uo crodibility of bis statement, and as tothe amount of belief to bo placed in his testimony. Was tho friendship of Moulton to Reecher a slacere ous, after the former tastl- fying that he had baen a friend of Tilton's sinco his school-davs, and when ho learned of Boocher dobauching hia friend's wifo ? TEACE, NOT WAn, On the evonlng of Jan, 1, Moulton again visit- ed the house of Bacchor, But hocameto make peace, not war, Ile drewa picture of ‘Tilton's sorrow, of the uttor wreck of his fortunes, of tho destruction af bis faratly pence, and all fn termna so vivid as to excito the foelings of his hearer to the highest pitob. He vindicated his friend from the calumnious stories which Lad beon brought ta Boocter, and bad been believed by him. Wo convincod Deocher that tho charges which the fatter,” bolieving them to bo tra, had repeated to Bowen, wore utterly without foundation, ‘Thon ha dwolt on tho slicnation which had arisen botweon this husband and wifo, and on the utter misery which had fallen ppon tho wholo family in congoquenco. Ail this in torma calculated to wring tears of blood from a compassionate heart, but without = word of direct accusation against Beechor ; and qe un- dor everything sayo implication, that In some way Boocher was responsible for all this suffer- ing. Responsible for Tilton’s bustaces mis- fortunce, becausa he and Boweu had united to turn lim out of tho Independ and Brooklyn Cnton s rosponnible for the do- imoutio mnlery, because the alienstion of tho wife, which Deecher lind previously supposed to hayo ariton from the misconduct of the husband, Was now assumed to hava been caused by sn un- duo affection for the pastor, and s violont and Protracted utruggie between bor pasalon and her wonge of duty, which had deatroyed bor health and unsettled hor roaguon. It is yory cauy to imagine the offect of auch 4 process upon s na- tura proverbislly kind and jngenuaus, Themcas ure of undeserved misery thon predicated of this plaintiff, having been pitched vory high, with caroful ingenuosity, 1t needed but a slight pual of sugpestion to roll the wholo oyor upon tha defendant. It needed no apocial argu. mont or porsuiasian to fix tho responsibility, The man for whose shoulders it Lad boon prepared hagtoned himself to assume it, Henry Ward ‘Beecher BTOOD CONVICTED, IN THROWN MOBBID mAGMta~ ‘TION, as aslandorcr of the moanest tyne, and as a pastor end frieud whose heodiega folly had iutro- ducod discord into thg holiest of rotations, and had plunged luto sorrow oue of tho happicst fomillos of bis flock. Gontiemon, can you picture to yoursolves the Sgony of his solf-roproach ander ‘this now and Betounding rovelation? Can you imagine with what fouatical romorge he would plurce Inusolf Ogain and again with the thorn thus furnjeled to Us hand? “* What species of slandor,” he would ay, ie ao baso as to charge « friond falsely with marital unfaithtulnous, soeing that the charges mynat involve not bita alone, but alao sonie iuno- cont woman in jnevitabla obloquy?” It jy true he mighe falliate tohimsclf tho fault by pload- {og the honesty of his intentions end his belief in tho truth of thease reports, Bat neither dn low nor iu morals {y moro belicf ins slaudor @uy justification for ity uttorance iu the ab- souse of preliminary inquiry with care propor- tlonate to tho magnitude of the case, Why had ho not made more careful inquiry into the sources of his information? Why a he not ine stituted a mora searching invoutigation into tho facts, Lofore suauming tho reupounibitity of ac- tion #0 injurious? Why so prompt to ro- celve with crodit calumutous reports against & friend? Suck were the queutions which roused the consctonce of tho dofendant under the skillful mavipulation of tho plaintiff's scr viceable friend, pustod bomo with etinging force and agonizing effect, Byt if on ‘tule fret charge Beochor, Solloetete the delicate instincts of sn honorable man, felt himself to bo abso- tucely without oxcuse, how musé his solf-re- proach have been fatensitiod by the additional ought wow presentod to bim, that bo bas boon the means of beguiling Mre. ‘Filton info an une due affection for piuaelf, and thus alfovating her from ber husband, and dostroying the homo whera that husband might otherwise have found refage with hig rained fortunes. If thia were so, sud the evidence of what he bad himealf secu in bia thon excited state, caused him to ac Moul- tou's statement aw truc, thoro wae olutoly sooess to all tho corro- | THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1875. Bat ous. @xoneo oF palliation which he could offer to his own accusing conrcionae for the offonso, viz.t that 5 TH TAD NOT INTENTIONALLY DONE WRONG ¢ that, though he might have boen culpably care- lons, ho had not boen conecianely cuilty of any canduct tending to oncourage alleged affection. But such # dofenso involved the implication that the Indy had conccived this pasion ontiroly withont suggestion from him or any encourage- ment on his part, and ho waadebarred from any Buch plea by all tho inarincts of s gontloman na yrolt as by his genuino respect and sifection for tho lady horself, Nor would tls ploa avou, if ho could ~ haya induced hinisclf to mako it, have been 5 full dofonge, Ib ty tho solamn duty of w clorgyinan to provont sual dis aaler from arieing out of his associations with hig flock. Ifo in wenerally {o fauit if he {nila to eco and to ropress tho frit wymptomys of a dan Rorous aection for him onthe part of marriod women, This, gentlemen, is tho simple and ob- vious meaning of that fanguage In Booaher’s statemout which bes beou so Balleioaaly and #0 dishonostly perverted for the ands of ¢! conspiracy, Think for # moment situation. A charge, the most tarrible that could possibly confront a man in his position, for it ‘would be ouay to ebow that, under the circum- atances, ® charge of impuro proposals would bo more diltiguls to moet Lhau ona of actual adul- tery, Such a charge haa been anddanly sprung upon him Jika # thundorclap from a clear sly, not from 9 gasconadiug hartoyuin who orders him out of Brooklyn at the muzzio of a ahent of “commercial noto,” but in a paper sigued by 8 lady,—his friend, bis child almost,— ong whom be know to be, when {a her normal condition, puro and good and truthful, Tow stunning tho sorpriso, how horrible the complication! Is it posable that sho can havo assented to auch an accusation? If go, what diabolical machination has led to it? and what must bo tho finalresult? Io haa ro- celyed from her, indecd, a frank ratraotion, with tearful oxpressions of regard, and a touching aecouat oF the means by which ahe was driven towuch an act; but hardly are those consoling accounts cold bofore he ia informed of a tetrac- tion. Thon is ho indeed broken to hoalth, and distracted in mind, aud all these ¢ronbles ave boon brought upon a family for many years and stillgo dear to him, and boa minlator of tho Gospal, who fag been to theso people na a fathor. Ifo, tha man by whoeo agoncy all this ruin bas been brought about. Whon wo cou- nidar the swift anccogsion of images presented to the man who, in addition to his romoree for tho past, had reason to apprehend a planga into public conflict with a jealous husband, and with no other defense thay his own simplo word of honor, can wo wonder that Bocchor was o deoply agitated and oxcitod man? : But this is notalli, ‘Tho pastor of Plymonth Church, surrounded by troops of friends, might hava risked ven this torrible conflict, if he woro absolutely freo from biameworthiness ; and it as bocn frooly asked, How could ho apotogizo to a husband who brought a falso charge against him? Bat this contingency liad boon foresoen. ‘The omissary of Tilton on: tirely dropped the charge of improper advances, and noither then nor evor aftorward alluded to it, But, using the Janguago and man- nor of agentleman, and pledging his word of honor to tho truth of what ho ssid, ho found no difficulty In convincing Beecher thatthe unhappy woman who, a3 Lo well knew, and as hor hus: band knew, bad always lovod Beecher with o reverential affection, had been mislod by his flat- toring attentions and sympathotic interest into AM ACTUAL PASBION FOR Iitm, which had deatroyed her domestic pence, and the straggle between which and her sense of duty had shattared hor mind. That this was tho fact. wo have strendy shown that Beovher waa mado fully to believe, And did not this afford a more satisfactory oxplanation of her mysteriqua charge than his provions eupposition (hat it was extorted from hor by her cruel hus- band? Nothing was more natural than that o woman whose mind was shaken by thid cause should {magina that the object of her love had olicited ber affection, Nothing more natural than, {n on hour of romorse and of mon- tal distraction, that sha should confess her own passion ond assert that she not only loved, bas had been loved. Tor where is tho woman living who will freely confess that sho had lovad without encoursgomont and without solicitation ? This supposed atate of facte cleared up the wholo toystery, oxpiained the whole disan- for to the family, and relieved the husband from all suspicion. of a conspiracy against his pastor, Bat where did tt leave tho pastor himself? 1tmadoe his dofenso impossible 80 long as the accusation brought against him was not coarso and vulgar in its terms, Hoe wan not froe from fault, Lis own conscience condemned him, although he woll know that ho had over said an improper word nor offered an improper caress, Yot ho COULD WOT DENY TIE CHANGE OF MAVING DE QUILED THE WOMAN's AFFECTION, without imputing to her tho delicacy of “ thraate ing her affection upon him unsought.” ‘This ia what henaid: Ie would dio before be would, This is what he esid in bia statemont laet Au- guat, thas ho had always found it impossible to do, Nowy, moro, with auch instinctive horror did he’ shrink from such ® dofense that ho would not ws it to justify himself before his own conscionco, but nasumed nt onco that mingomo wav he most havo been to blame, ho muxt have outiced tho affection of this. wifefrom her huaband, and to this charge, which was the only ono intimated by Moulton, ho PLEADED GUILTY BEFORE HIS OWN CONSCIENCE, and bofors bis God. Mr. Beecher, on tho night of Jnn. 18, 1871, full of tho conviction that be was responaibio for tho distracted montal condition and domestic misery of the woman he lovod with a8 pure an affection as any of you, gen- tlomon, bayo for yourowa daughters, for upward of an hour H.W. Beocher walked that tloor, riviog utterance te amotions so intonse {no fans gorge wo oxtravagant that tho solf-possorsod, eey-syed geutlemay watching him there almost forgot the delight of the triumph in the ploraure of surprigo. h the voiubility of ono half crazed, he pours out the most polquant solf-reprosches without limit. For, gentlomen, you know that men express themselves about thelr sins gonerally in tho inverao ratio to thelr desort of blame, Their estimate of sin is accordin to their _ stsndard of holloces. jo «this «defendant on this occasion, excited almost to frenzy by pitty nnd temarsa, gave way to hia mighty sorrow in a vocabulary wheae eombro richness and fullnoss wo may well imagine, Thero fs no doubt, gentlemen, that the paper originslly callod “tho Jottor of apology,” but more recently the “letter of contri jon” was written by tho motual friend at thls intorviow of Jan, 1, 1871, but, in regard to overy other fact conoern- toa its preparation, dofendaot and Moulton will iu conflict, It will bo observed that, whilo Moulton anys that the convorsa- tion = Jasted «= two. hours, and = that Boochor was greatly excited, yothe names but three topics of conversation, and ell he rolates of the tuterview would not occupy more than fiftcon minutes. Indeed, ho statoa but fittlo of importance ocourring ou that day, except the fact of the writing of this fettor, Ho admita that tho preparation of the paper was suggested by 4 rematis Deechor mado during that convorsation, But in another part of his testimony, he sayy that tho papor was PUEFALED AT TUE DEOTNNING OF THE CONVER- BATION, Tie anys it was dictated by Beecher dotibarate- HA geutonce by sentence, and that he wrote it own as dictatod ; and that the papor wae not in Boocher’a words, but oyery sontonce of his construction, while Boschor will you, gentlemen, that this paper was prepared toward tha close of a long and excited contro- yort ti The slightest glance must convince sny lntofligont man that no wan of letters wonld evor lava Hterally dictated this incohoreut pro- duction, no matter what lis temporary condition, if it wore short of absolute insanity. Evon {f ho bad beon inasno ft fis ‘doubttul whother the habits of a literary man would not havo ied him to prepare a Ietter having at lenut tha oxtorna) symboly of logic, sense, aud ordor, But tho panex now under consideration, a4 the moat uneducated man tnust sce, iv absolute ly without Jogical Boquence and violates tho _— moat familiar —— rules of composition, If Beecher had ronlly dictated the letter to Moulton sentence by sentence, bie literary inutincts would inevitably have prompt- ed yroduciiua having suche natural Beginning, middie, and end as ia common fo all lottera written by educated mon. ‘THIS PAPER 148 NONE OF THRESH THINGS, Tracy here dotalled glaring dofcctain compo sition, otc,, and said: Now all those facta and elrounyutauces we submit to prove that tho paper was prepated at tho beginning of tho i- terview, and all of It dictated by Boocher excopt perbaps the phraso, “In trust, eto. ', atthe commeucement, and that the wamo wau duliborately dictated by Beecher, and written dowy aa dictated, his evidence is shown by tho paper itsolt to be false, aud that whon Deechor allg you, sd he will, that the lotter was propared at tho end of a co yorsation and not the bogluninc; that te wasdoneiu great haste, aud not doliborately; chat i¢ was not dictated by him, but was au effort of Moulton ¢o recat! at the ond of a convorsation the oxpressions made by euchor durluy the interview, at a time when the room was growing dark; that thoy wero suddenly brokon of by tho ringing of tho tea-boll; that ho refusod to sign the papor because it was not bie, and that, Moulton’s earnest solicitation, he added » meworaudun abtho footot it without readiog the peper or hoaring it read,—his statement is corroborated and confirmod by the naper hinolf, Adjourned. [This wax all of the report that had beon received at the hour of going to press, —Ev, Tninune}, ————_ DANVILLE’S CONTRIBUTION. MIBS MANN'S EXAMINATION, Apectal Diavaten to The Chicago Tribune, Dasvitig, IL, Fob. 25.—Court opened at 11 o'clook, Judga ‘Terry presiling by agrcoment of both parties,Judgo Davia boing still too ill to ate tend. Tho doporition of Sallio J, Anderson, of Ohio, wna first road in ovidonce, iu substanco ag follows; Lknow both parties; have known dofendant for four years aud plaintiff ono year. Dofendant told me ho became are ARO, jualnted with! pleintit nine Bho wea thon a buxom young lady, well developed and retry. He told thi three mouths yofore bis marriage, fe told mo abe fad alwwaya been as trite as etcel to hints thut Wera wae a child, sud 1f de had ved thoy would hava married, He toll me that he had all the felters thet patoed between them, and aha could not make anything by ating him, Tho deposition of Dr. Prostou, of Grocncastlo, Ind,, was introduced as ovidenco, and was to the effeat thnt ho had boon consulted by the plaintift several timos. Sho supposed heraslf pregnant by dofendant. Io was employed by both platn- tiff and defondant, and paid by plaintiff. Misa Sarah 8, Manu, tho prosecuting witness, was called to the stand and oxsminod by Yoor- hoos, as follows: ‘My namo is Sarah J, Mann. My agols 81. Mr, Blackburn commenced pay- {ug mo attention in tho your 1863, I was thon living ot my father's house in Paris, Tho alton- tion was continued up to 1872. He returned from thoariny in 1864. In Beptombor, 1965, wo wero ongaged to bo married, He then told mo {ft might bo ona yoar ant it might be ton years hofors wo could lo marriod, Lut, as sure ag God lot him tivo, ho would marry mo. Iie only oxcuso for not marrying mo thon qos that lis fathor would distohorit him, and he must walt until bis father's death, That prom- iso continued until 1972, when I heard rumors of his intention of marriage with bis prosont wife, Aftorward he told moof ithimeolf. Dur- ing all those years ho gavo mono jutimation of his dostro to broak the engagemont, and visited mocontinualiy. I romovodto Iowa in 186¢; since then I hayo beon living in my own house. Davie (tho dofondant) suggested that — purciaso tho houwe, Wo gavo & Joint moto for it, Ho always paid tho faxes and sav to tha ropaira about tho honso. Iowned o farm in 1860. Teold it, Davic attended to all my business, I kopt no bank ac- cotnt, Io kepttho monsy. Idon’t know how much; kept no account with him, {0 Novem- bor, 1872, ho deposited in tha bauk for me $502, ‘There wag soxual intercourse botweon us dating this time. Thot intercourse contianed until just beforo his marriago. A child was born in 1865, in Indianapolis. Mr, Blackburn toot mo thero. Ho claimed tno ahild as hie, aud namod it for himself. I loft it in two weokn, LTleft the child because Lo said my father had said ho would not turn me from his door, but that ho would shoot him like # dog. He told me ir ¥ would leave tho child there one year, wo would then be married, aod he would briug it home and adopt it ag our heir, In tho sutnmor of 1872 1 was again pregnant. [I wont to Dr, Prestou, of Greencastle, Ind., and consulted with him, He would have nothing ta do with it untoss Bir. Biackburn came to seo him. Blackburn then wroto a letter. [Tho lotter was offcrad in ovi- dence and identified In gubstauce ox follows: “ Jennio tells mo that you will not sasiat us in our dilficulty without my consent, It ts my ex- proas wish that yon aswlat, You need not be afraid of Jonuio or 1. She is the most true, faithful, and devoted woman that evor Ilved. Bho las plonty of norvo and couraga to atand any teat. Let tho consoquonces bo what thoy may, you need nover fear of either sus or I _ blackmailing, proseouting, or persecuting you, and Lhopo that we msy bavo equal contidenco in you.”) Itturned out I was not pregnant, Mr, Blackburo often took mo to partios in Paria, Had partios nt my own house, Ho always assisted in ontertaiuing company at my houso.” Bix lottora were introduced by plainti” which wero fictions, aud writton by dofondant and given her that sho might show thom to hor friends go as to mielead him ss to tho real object of bor viuit to Indianapolis, CBOS8-EXAMINATION, conducted by Maj, Gordon: Twos 9 years old when I camo to gar, «County. I met the defendant about seven ons aft Ho payor or, paid me any sttontion till 1863, Ho was s Cap- tain in the army. Ho stayod home from Novew- bor to Fobruary, Ilo did not thon talk of mar- risgo, He camo to sco mo ounce or twice a weok. Wo bacama engaged 1n Septomber, 1864. I was tn Indianapolis six wooks before the baby was born, Mr. Adams, with whom I boarded, had threo daughters, Idonot koow that it was an assignation houso, I remalnod in Ohio till Sept, 1, aud thon came homo to my father. Laslopt with Biscgbura at Biro, Adams’, Mra. Mano went to Cincinnati with me; also A, K. Conkoy, {A portion of Miss Mann'q cross-examination is excluded from this publication—Ep,] Iam acquainted with William Morgan. I dld not tell him that Br, Conkoy had seduced me whon [waa 16 yoars of age, Morgan never kept moa company, Ho did not lav ons lounge with mo two nights stono in my own room, I never had soxual intercourse with him, Y wont to Dr. Preston, of Grooucastto, my old family physician, in 1872, to try and get him to produce an abortion on mo, thinking 1 was preguoot, I ascertained that I was not. Tho lottor sent to Prestou was 2 copy of onegiven me by Black- burn, Inover had carnal connection with any other man. ‘Ton days or two wocks after wo wero engaged; the defondant had illicit inter- courso with mo. I sold my farm for $4,400, ‘Tho defendant purohasod {t, He and I in- tended’ going to Kausns, Ho never gave mo any note for tho $4,400, nor paid mo intorost. todireot by Voorboca: Blackburn was a Cap- tain fo tho Twenty-first Rogiment of Illinois Voluntaors, President Grant's old regiment. He camo home to stay from the army in July, 1864, Bisokburn took mo to tho honse in Indianapolis and told mo it waa rospectably house, Iwas futrodnecd to Mra, Adame os Mra, J, B, Price, Biaokburo introduced Limesle as Col... B. Prica. Mra, Adams found out woe were not married through Dr. Dick McQeo, who attonded mo. Capt. Blackburn know that McGoo had been in tho Ilnojis Ponitentlary for larceny, I did not cote dirootly home from Indianapolis. I wont to Ohio. When I nooded zones i lIsckburn gayo Itto me. I objected to having McGce attend mo during my confinement, D, B. Titts swore that Blackburn vielted Misa Bian tivo or three times a wool during the timo his folks lived in Mies Mann's houso. “ William Moore awore he wold Miss Bann th house, aud that Biackburo did not sign tho note, but ssid ho would staud good for it, Disckburo paid tho note. Hiram Vrasorsworo: ‘Toma brother-in-law of Mise Mann. Disesburn told mo thero was contract botwoon him and Jenolo in regard to their marriage, and ha oxpected to live up to that. Bisekburn told mo since tho suit commoenceil ho directed lotters to Jonnie a8 Ara, D8. Blackburn, just to please Jonnie.” George Toborls swore hohad sson Blackburn goto Jennie’s, on an average, three timey a wock, . Ilo had attended a number of parties there, and Blackburn slwaya actod tho part of uit George W. Rooyos awora in effect to the samo. Jolm Wostbrook swore Blackburn bad 1,300 acros of Jand in one farm, worth #20 to 925 per sore; another farm of 225 scres, worth $60 por acre, J, B. Woods swora, in effect, to tha sama, « At thig poiut a targo lot of Jettors of the de- fondant to plalntim wora submitted og evidence, during the reading of which the platatest for tho first time showed considorable fesling, Theso latters were very sentimontal and loving, abound- mg in high-flown phrases, postical quotations, which Voorbocs road vory ctfeativaly tu his mel- low, sonorous tones, ‘The letters ssamed to bring up ta tho plaintiff many reminisconuos of the past, which caused hor to drop her black yell and silently weep. —_——— A FOND DU LAC SCANDAL, 4 PREACHED ADUEES IIS WI¥E, AND PLAYS GOD TO -BEMOVE HER-FLIGUT O¥ TUE LADY To HER PARENTS. Specwt Dispatch ta Tha Cheaso Tribune, Foxp pu Lao, ‘Wis., Fob. 25.—Ifond du Lao ls now exporioncing its first unplessané sensation fors long timo, ‘Two years ago, a young man, fresh from college, aged 23 yours, married a love~ ly woman in Michigau, and immediately became pastor of achurch of this city, {1a seemod to bo vory earnest in his dovotion to the cause of religion sud tho interests of his congregation, At tho oud of tho yoar he was rotainod; but it was not long before serious chargos were quictly tnadg against him, ‘I'he minister and his wifo boarded, To was charged with most BUAMEDULLY ADDSINO VIG WIFE, — ® young woman who bad eucceeded in making heraolf beloved by all ber acquaintances. Soma time lent summer, sho told the unchristian min Inter that she should ba compelled totleave him, sud return to her parentein Michigso. When he saw hor getting ready, and saw tliat eho was dotermined to go, he bogged and pload with hor not to thus exposo him to a morcilesa world. fo oarucet and touching wore his ploadingn that sho consonted fo 8 compromiag, by which'she was to fo home on a visit of two or thros montha’ dura- tion. Sho wont homa, andin tho couras of s month ho wont after her, and throatenod to ruin hor reputation tf abo did not immodiately roturn with him, She came back, and thon commenced hor troubles In dead carnest. NE ANUSED M8 BEFORE COMPANY, calling her ‘an idiot,” ''n dirty alnt,"” “a low, trutal flend,” and ‘a lazy bitch.” He caught hor bythe arm and pushed her outdoors one night, and throatenod to lot her remain there in the cold. Trico sho mado an attempt to geb atvay to £°, home 3 but ha blocked her game, and then told horthat, if she aver again attomptod tolosve him, ho would bave ber taken to jail, Thia frightened the poor woman form tine; but, a week ago, whilo ie Eldor was off altend- fog to a religions convantion, tha jaded, abused wife packed up her things, and atarted for home onthe night train, Tho luavand has added to the abamoless abuse of a noble woman, NUMEROUS LIER} and all who ever had any respect for him have casthimoff, At onetime, not long ago, aftor ealliug Lia wife ‘a dirty slut,” be dropped upon his knoes and addressed tho Throno of Graco in this langungo: 0, Lord! Thon knowest that my bated wife is tho ono great obstacle in tho way of oravival of roligiou in my church, Wilt Thon, in Thy goodness, come down and remove hor?" ‘Thig was in the hearing of his wifo and two of the boarders, —>— A LEAVENWORTH SCANDAL. CLANDESTINE MANMIAGE, ENFORCED BEPABATION, AND UOLY sTonizs. Special Correapondence of The Chteaga Tridune, Leavenwontn, Kan., Tel, 24.—Tho courso of tmolovein the Helmcke-Crancer wodding is anything but emooth ; in fact, i¢ runs through more shailows, miseries, unforeseen and un- fortunate circumstances, than any matrimonial ventare on record, The Beecher-Tilton cane in ® gocondary consideration among tho gossip- yeuders of this locality. “ now's HEIMCRE ?” is the constant salutation of the day. Lvery- body wants to know whothor Helmcke has ob- talned possousion of his wifo, and, if he hasn't, what is the reason for the separation? * Tur Lnwonz has already publishod the first chaptor of tho affair, doscribing how Heimcko mot Silas Belle Crancor, tho 17-year-old dsnghtor of a wealtny Delaware street morchent, whose Broadway reaidonco {s ono ot the fnost in tho Weat; how bo wooed and wou hor, and how ho managed i THE CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE, After the marriage, which was solemnized nc- cording fo the laws of the State, Heimcko or- dorcd the drivor of his squipage to procond at ouco to Fort Leavenworth; but the young brido Insisted on first ecelog her mother, aud im- parting tho nows to her materaal paroot, Sho lad hor owa way, which bodos bad for Helmere, to begin with, and accordingly took ns dramatic position in the front parlor, while her husband introdacod her to his mother-in-law as his wifo, Afainting ‘sceno followed. While restorativos wero being applied to Mra. O., & mossenger was digpatched fn hot hnste to summon Mr. 0, from his place of business to hishome. Like a phil- osophor of Food, sound, bard, Western senso, ho listened to the story of the secrot marriage, and, without basto, malice, or oxhibition of wounded parontal pride, docided that bis daughter should REMAIN AT Tose until numerous naughty storica concorning 4 former marriago of Heimoke wero invostigatod, to ascertain if they had any foundation in fact. Heimcko recognized tho foreo of Mr. Orancor’s docrod, and, with the beat iiwco possible, hbetoolr himself to his quartors st Fort Leavonworth, to awalt the rosuit of the Inquiry. Ho found, how- ever, ‘after two or threo dava’ waiting, that ho was not montally or physically fitted to illustrate “Patlonce op » monumont smiling at grief"; 80 TIE CONSULTED LAWYERS, told tho atory of his former alliance with o fron- tior girl, and, like a Brooklyn worldling, asked for logul advice. Ha was told that he could got posseseion of his wifo upon a mit of habeas corpus, and application was forthwith made, Yeuterday thecans was ar; id before Judgo Ide, of tho District Court, ‘bo attorneys of Mr, Cranoer submitted aftidavits that thse young brido was not held in duress, but, on the contra- ry, Was romaining at home upon ItER OWN FREE WLLL AND MOTION, until tho scandalous storios concorning Hoimoko’s marrlage wero investigated, Tho bride horaclf submitted a statoment in harmony with the afidavit of her parents, which scemed tobeconcluelve, until Gon, Byron Sherry, of tho counsel for Hoimcke, saked that the young lady herself bo placed on tho witnoss-stand,—as- eorting that he would reat the caso on Lor teutl- mony ; that, if she testified that Hhe was ramain- fog at home of hor own freo will, and did not dosiro to join her husband, be would then aban- don thecaso, Sho wag not called, but other afll- davita wero road, and among thom one from . HEDICKE'S FINST WIFE, alloging that she was married to him in 1865, at Fort Dodge, by the Post-Adjutant, subsequently eame to Leavenworth, and was placed in Bf, Mary's Acadomy,—Hoimcke representing her to the Mothor Suporior os hie slster. Sho rematnod atthe Acadomy for three months, when sho showed signs of prognancy, which indication in- duced tho Nother Superior to suggest hor ra- moval to othor parts, IHelmoko, it is alleged, paid her fare back to Fort Dadge, whore, sho says, Bho was first obliged to prostitute hor body to obtala a Uvelitood, UWelmake's counsol asked for timo to roply to tho sffidavits,—assorting that thoy could prove that tho oflidavits wero bought and pald for ins frontier bawdy-house, And 20 tho scandal-broth thickens, Now comes tho nows that witnesses from among tho affloars of tho Department of tho Misaonri will be called to prove that Haimoke's 1869 consort submitted to the promiscuous and INDSICRININATE AMORODA FxnnAces of various soldiors of tho rank-and-filo, Helmoke, a8 boforo stated, fs a clerk in the Quartermastor’s Departmont at Fort Lenven- worth; and it Js currently reported, and uulyor- nally believed, that the atmy will stand up for him to the Inst in all honorable efforts to gain possession of bia boautiful Broadway bride, Just asthe young bride was stepping into hor fathor's carriage, after the adjournment of the Court, shosaw her young hushaud omorging from tho ‘Court-Houso door, and forthwith aa. Juted him with Landkorcliof-signals sud hand- ‘Kiasos, DELAwaRe. FIRE! AT OHAMPAIGN, Spectal Dispatch to The chicago Tribune, Crauraion, Il. Fob. 25.—A destructive fro totally destroyed the grader and ditcher factory of Lasher & Oo. in this city, this evening, with a love of 89,000, and an ingurance of $400, r AT CHESHIRE, CONN, New Yon, Fob. 25,—Ragg & Co,’s edge-tool factory, at West Chesblro, Conn,, has been burned. ‘Tho loss fs $45,000 ; Insuranco, $30,000, A Jatgo number of peraong aro thrown out of employment by this fire, + AT GRAND HAVEN, MICH. Gnanp Hayes, Mich., Feb, 25.—A alleht flro fu a private residonce, from a dofective chimney, caused tho calling out of the Fira Department Ingt night ; damage alight, Another fire of a similor naturo this afternoon again cailod out the department. In both inatancey, though tho damago was small, thoy causod conelderable une easinoas on account of the high wiod, whioh shroatened serious conflagrations, AT PAINESVILLE, o, OteveLann, O., Fob, 25.—At Palneaville Tat night « cider-mill, owned by Garflold & Warner, located at the foot of Main stroot, was destroyed by fire, I¢ was atorod with cider-brandy, & nalguboring browery, aivped ‘by them wae #ko. much damaged. Hatimal sured for about half tho lows, not i : MARINE-ENGINEERS? ASSOCIATION. Oncrsnats, O. Fob. 35,—Delegates from a number Of Marino-Engineors’ Associations throughout the couutry Lave been In seoret nose sion in this city the past threo days, for the pur- pose of organizing s National Marine-Engincers’ Association, in organization was completed, and tho mocting adjourned last night to most in Baltimore on the third Tuoa- day in Janusry, (1876, ‘he following arg the ofiicors clocted for the onsuing yoars Prosideut, Garrett Dow, Bulfalo; Vice-Preui- dents, A. L. Foot, Baltimore, and J. W. Shoot, of Bt. Louis, Scerytary. Thomas Buchanan, Du- halt ‘Teousuros, i. Daly. Glevelagd ¢- Rratteas, iam Keane fames Lo, volan Williata Ponsonby, Obicago, "Cleveland THE FARCE PLAYED OUT. The Herocs of ihe Red Flag Are Hissed Off tho Stage. Gathering of tho Clans at Klings’ Saloon. A Morning Spent in Pool and Lager, A Prolimivary Visit to Mr. Trus- doll---Calling On tho Mayor, The March to the Office of the Re. (lef and Aid Soclely. Briof and Unsatisfaotory Conference with tho Suporintondent. It Is Determinca to Haye a Mass- Mecting Sunday, Tho Polico and tho Military. The groat hubbub fa over, and no DJood has apriukled the mud on Obicago streets and alde- walke, Gen, Hickoy's army roposo on their arms, and tho florco Communists confine thoir foroclty to sivearing at tho stalo becr supplicd by tho groat benefactor of his kind, Karl Klings, Our Firat Regiment bas miseod an opportunity of distingwebing iteelf: our Irish and Italian indopendont warriors muat reaorvo thelr firo and thoir valor for somo other occasion. ‘Ibo Relicf and Aid Bocloty building bas not beon sacked, The banka bave oxcaped wrook and ruin; no bouros aro in flamos, aud, in short, the moch-talked-of Communist demonstration has proved to bo o very fino fizzlo. Novorthelesa, tho preparations mado by the municipal officora for the protection of Ifo and proporty in this city were creditable to them, and tho military com- panies, of all nationalitics, that signified thoir willingness to defend our “happy homes and al- tars fro” aro entitled to tho gratitude of all order-loving citizens, Any attompt st riot yes- tenlay would bayo been put down with an iron and, Bhortly after midnight yostorday morning rey- oral loads of manketa atnivad at palice head- quartors, and wero stored jn tho Fira Dapart mont storo-room, all roady for uso whon the police should sasomble. At 8 o'clock about seventy picked men assembled {fn tho Chicago Avonus Btatlon, snd, after boing reviawed by Capt, Gund, marched ovor to tho Central. At the Armory ward ebout 100 mon solcated from the South Division stations. Bhortly boforo ii o'clock the men wore marched to hoadquariora in twosaparate squada, At about the samo timo tha Wost Division aqund, numbering some goventy mon, most of thom old and oxperloncad soldicrs, nrrived at tha Central, aud wero shortly afterwards assigned to duty, As thouo offivors arrived they wore taton into the stors-room, whore thoy were armed and, put through a‘drill by Sorgt. O'Connor and Da- tective George Hoiozman. Tho men made an very good ahowing, and, had the Communists witnorsed the manner in which thoy handled thelr guna, they would havo folt like avoiding policomen throughout the whole day. Aw tha drill was completed the mon wore ordered to the Counstl Chamber, which was mado the rendez- yous for tho force, BSergt. O'Connor worked like 8 bearor all day. In tho dctoctives’ office the most complete ar- rangomants had been mada to discover any littic tricks that the insurgents mighs attompt to dupe the authoritios on, All tho mon wore detajlod on special duty at and around the Cammuuiat hoadquarters on Market street, Early in the mornlug Capt. Hickey waa visited by sevora) of the Captains of independent military organiza- tions a8 woll as those of the First Nogiment, in- forming him that thofr companies wore nropared to sally out at tho preconcorted algual, which Bete acontinuous and rapid ringiug of the fro- alle, At engine-house No. 10, located on Pacific avonuo, in tho roar of the police-station, four besyy cannon bad been loaded and manne, ready for action at a moment's notice, All these Preparations wero more than sufictent to com- pletely annihilate the entire Communism of Amorlo1, oven if they bad assembled in arma and wore determined to fight their way Into tho troasury of tho Roticf and Aid Bociaty. Ono company of tho Firat Reginent romained on duty at the Armory overnight, inorder tolook after tuo arms and ammunition stored there, and during the day two companies occupied the building ready for action. Late in the after- noon, When it became apparent their aervicos would not be needed, Gan. alsOlane Was 80 Doti- fied by Deputv-Suporintendont Hickey in a let- ter, in whloh ho tendered bia thanks to the rogi- mont for its prompt rosponaa, and also verbatty atated bis bolie¢ thst tho labors of the palico woro greatly facilitated by the fact that tho Com- munists knew that a atrong body of troop was in reserve, AT KLINGs' @ALooN, It was expected by tho least ardent of the Communists that tho boer-saloon run by Carl Kllngs at No, 04 South Wator street, above which hangs tho tempting alfa “ Worldugmen's Head- quartors," would bo filled carly iu the morning by worlingmon thirating far blood and tho fands ofthe Chicago Itollof and Aid’ Socicty, ‘Tho: wero doomed to disappointment, however. At 1 o'olock Tux Turouns reporter who had beon as- signed to the duty of ecolng what would go on at the Workingmen’s Hendquartors, was dlsgusted, ‘on entering the placo, to find that Loyond the proprictora and his two bar-keopors, thore were but twelve men in the ploce, and this dozen of beings did not scom to bo at all do- monatrative or apparently Communinite in thoic tondenolos, Karl Kiluga was thore slinging Jagor hore and rushing for hot wator there, but, inasmuch a4 he never seamed to divide the prof- ita of bis buginess with tho poople loafing around, ou the division system which us pup- poses to bo tho great ides of the Communist, no- ody would have suppossd him to bo tho grest leader of thoso who rally around the red flag. At first sight it did not soom probable to tha re- portor that tho losfors around Kinga'tealoon waro Communists, They were SLEEK, COMVOBTABLE, WRLI-PED, ORKASY-LOOK- ING CITIZENS, smiling and chatting pleasantly, abd utterly de- void of the sternly-frowning, black sppoatanco which characterize the business-mesning Com- munist of the older Coutinoat, Gradually their numbors increaged, ono by one thoy dropped in, ‘until by 11 o'clock thora waee mass of at least tionty Cammunos in tho pleco, As is cuutome ary with idle mon sl! the world over, those mon began to cast tholr eyos about for amusement, It wasat band, A Stephani pecrless pool-tablo lured thom from the dolights of railing against the Rollof and Aid Society, and thoy started to work to play against each othor for the bear. They Diayod and played, and, 8 beor after boor wag imbibod, thoy mellowod palpably, and by tha time thoinception of the Gtteenth game record. ed tho fact that thoy had taken fourteon glasses of beor onch thoy wore supremely contented and hoppy. During’ the progressof tho Afteonth gamo, ; AM INCIDENT occurred which nomewhat matred the tranqnil- Wty of the occasion, An Inter-Occn ropoiter, remarkable for the antipathy which oxieta be- twonn the somewhat longthoned tips of hia mustaches, ous of which dreopa carthiward, while the othor porslgts iu presontiug the appearance of a hairy excolsior, in his rumaging round the premleey, came across the Commanistis kettla- rum, His musical talent waa aroused, aod, seizing the sticks which are unfortunately ad- Jacent, ha boat the tuno of the Commubists’ March, Tho effect was electrical, ‘Iho crowd of bummera in the saloon dropped beor-giaus aud billlsrd-one from shoir hauds, and bastonod to fratornizo with the gontloman with the mu- nical abilitios who, abashed at thepublicity which hig exhibition had gaived bim, left the place with- ont an explauation, sud did not appsar again durlng the course of tho day, While the paupor- ized Communists were peaosping thele misera- ble, dowatroddon condition aver thoir game of pool and glasses of lager, w poor beggar woman entered the placa, Sho waa = miserably-clad, broken-down old woman, whom poverty, b was cloar, had driven to the oxtromity of seeking a morse! of food ora penny from her fellow-bo- Ings. Ono by one she bosought tho company resent for on alms, sod ove by ono thoy ro- urned a contemptuous anewer to her appoal. Tue Tarnoxe reporter watched ber progross carofulty, in order to seo whether the hoarts of these champions of the poor migtt uot re- lent at £0 sad an example of tho poverty, which thoy bavo ariaen in oir wight to extloguish. Ho was disappointed Boyond a ribald Joke ora graf rofasat, the on woman got no acknowledgment of jer roquent; for charity, aud wore lt nat that the roporters present helped her toa fow dimes, sho would havo departed from tho Workingmon's Head. Quartors—from tha midat of thoua wha are 8Korn, to help the poor to their neod—without a Penn: Tho gamo of poot, howavor, wont on incossanie, and itis safo to sav that tho sclnwor-grinding Communiat notied a $10 bill fram the. palronag, Which his pool-tablo received yosterday mornin THE FINST NRBEZE OF EXCITEMENT i in the place occurred at 8 quastor to 2 tn the afternoon, by which timo tho Communigtig crowd lad tnerensed: to about thirty-tive in number, At thls moment the entrance of Cit. zen Bimmen caityed a auddon dosoition of the noul-tabla aod draining of boer-glasson, This prominont momber of tue Comnamno mounted , chalr tn the roar part of tho roam and proceeded to read in German a paper which he held in bie hand. Whatever the harpore ofthe paper way 4 scemod to cronta but tittle feoling AMONG tha audience, and i waa only when, at the roqueat of aume of tho ‘sudlonce, Citlzon Bittimen tranalated nome of the paints of tha document into English, tint the audience thonght fe ¢¢ indulge fu expressions of disploasnie, ‘Tha document as tranalated in briof by Bimmen Beh forth cortain facta more fally told by tho ra. porters of ‘Lux Trrnuxn in thelr own langunge, THE Finst Vitair, At half-past 10 o'cloak in the moring. Super. intondont Trusdoll, who kopt bimealf Very goo} during tho ontiro affair, was walted npon bya counie of Communist committeomon namej ‘Tollor and Bimmon, who laid before him the res. olntions passed atthe mooting of tho soctions night bofore last, aa publistied in yosterday's ‘Sumuny, ‘Whov did not veuturo to ‘talk muck English, but asked whothor the Goneral Com. mittee, appointed for the purpose of viriting the Buporintondont and tho Board, would be re. ceived by Mr. Trnedell at 2 o'clock, Mr, Trusdall replied in substance as follows; * Gontlemon, Lam over ready to racoive any re. spectabla committeo or dolegation of citizens that may walt upon me during offico hours, it they come on businces, This [have nevor te. faved todo. Jf, howovor, avy porson or act of Persons, committco or no committeo, mbonld coma hero with @ mob at tholr taol, snJ menaces in thoir months, I shall poaltively ry. fasa+ta havo anything to _do with thom, aod should violonce bo offered, I am nasurod of" pro tection from tho properly consututod anthorities of this city aud county, You inay report this te your fronds, goutlemon.” | ‘Theso warda were uttored by Mfr. Trusdoll ing | very daliberato manner, and tho Lroce of trould. bo torriorsts,rctired from the ofilce,luoking rathor down in tha mouth, Mr, Trusdell bind tio of. cers with him, in tront of the building, all the forenoon, aud two others ware postod in tho of. fico, rendy for auy omorgoucy, Other police. men patrofed the streets in a loisuroly way, and appeared to look upon all the proparations with pitying you, Thoy apprehouded no danger, and made eoveral galtant chatgos on stray teams and noiay urchins. ‘Ihe latter forined tho main body of tho mob that began to munter about noon, aud that kopt on gtontng until the Lour whea tuo Commlttco, attonded by the sanguniury "fe. tiona,” were oxpecteil to arrlvo. CALLING ON THE MATOR. About {1 o’olock two Cotamunista word seen bearing down on tho City-Hall. Thoy boaded directly for tho Mayor's ofiice, whero they an- nounced in subdued tones that thor ore Meson, Kraemer and Simmon, and that they had been appointed by the Commune to visit the Mayor for the purposo of diaproving s rumor that they wore to, bo arrosted if they, Mado sny de tmoustration In tho strects. They followed-up closely with achesky request for a platoon of pohca fo protook their Committooin thoir eaily on the Ieliof and Aid Soalety. A gouara} con vorsation onauod, aud the two ki ighta of the rod flag wore rofoiced to thud that the city officials wore ns Uco-vators, and they frooly roptiied tothe Mayor's questions aa to what they intended todo. Ther Olarm was duo ta to tha fact that tamors of the wildest and most imaginary charactor had boea started at headquartora and soon found thelr way to tha Communistic rendezvous, Onoes Deolally wicked oua. was ¢9 tha effect that they & wero allto be arrested if thoy appeared onthe § streots, aud were to be locked up in tho Water Worle towar, Immodiately on thoir arrival, Mayor Colrt dispa-ched § messonger for we Ww. ne King, of £ tho Relief Socicty, and that gontloman soon ar rived, Mr. King and the Mayor both reasoned with thom that the proper way to affoot a change was oot to come in a nob, for whose doings no one could be hold rosponsible, but to appoints committee to lay thar wrongs bofore the Rolie! Board, and if thay did not rocolve satisfactlon at thoir handa to male an anpoal to’ the Common Council, If they went like veacsablo citizonats tho Relief Bonrd, and laid theig wrongs befor thom, tney could uot fall ta receive st lonst some kind of an anewor. But, if thoy persisted in calling these offiten: thioves, corruptiontsta, and other vilo epithets, without allowing them a chanco to oxplain, they could not expect to make mach progreas. A$ for allowing them an escort, the oflicials oer omptorily rofnsed, as that action would cantte. nanco tho mob which was awaiting tho roturnof its omissaries previous tu marching: on the Aid Bocicty. * @ Tho Mayor counsolled thom to provent soy largo gathering of. thalr countituonte, as tbs pyrbabunies wore that, incited by the n> fa of spectators, : thoy .. might — become unmanageable, ond thon nothing but the maillitary conld quell the dikturbanco, No matter how goud thoir jotontions might be, a Inge crowd could not bo governed’ by wny half-dozea men having not even nominal mutlionity ore them. Tho Masor continuad to point ont thelr errove to thom until it was ovident that thoy be gan to seo tho folly: of thoir undortakings, aa then Mark Sheridan addroasod them. Ho con tinued in the same strats Lagan by tho Mayor, closing with a grantic description of tho im mense preparations that had boen made fot their reception if thoy oxhibited any violence. Uis specch was moro effeotual in subduing the tomper than all the’ other incidents put to gethor, and the amiling Mark again carried of the honors for bis wonderful good nsture anditt eloatrio influence on tho trasciblo Commanists Kregemor ropitod {n » speech that plainty lod cated thoir intention to back water, Te sald was evident that-some one had biundared, and that somo better plan must bo devised to bring avout thé required ond... $Simmon, however would not bo so easily subdued. Ho bellovel that tholr present course waa tho only corres one, yat ho was notin favor of any outburst d foollag, Howovor, ho said that ho would mabs an Impartinl statement of thelr mock ing to bie constituents, and would not o anything to inconse them against the city anthorities, Thoir wrongs mnat be nghtct, and that, too, by the Rellef Hoard alone. They did not want the money, they anly wanted a fat portion of the distributed monoy and sappiio: After somo sticht fulminations about tho suila lng among their people they daparted. ‘The Gommittes then repartod to the goven! mocting that, in convideration of all tis, th Committes of Bix considorad that it was boss 4 calls mass-masting at which a Committee % luyvestigation alah bo appointed in accordant wilh tho viows expresued by the Mayor. Why the’ reading of tho report jo Englit ahauld Lave produced more marked offect thie when it was read {n Gorman, it Is bard to det ming, but Citizen Kimmen had hardly duiele lity translation bofore Citizen Nussor !va} upon the pool-table and orled out: 70 TUE REUEY AND atp sooretT! To the Nellef and Ald Bocloty!” Ls cry WH echoed wildly throughout the rvom, coup with uch exprensions as To ~ with tho Je Met and Ald |" “ Lat us take tholr mouoy-banl “Come on, brothers, anddown with them! oF ‘Tho parte rallied around Citizen Nuster, ¥ i sevmoed ready to load thom anywhoro that, dare, Bo, when the moltifuoua voice of 4 re was heard, neking all to join bim io smile, the determined Communists wavere, ‘The monoy of the R, & A, Society cried * ne the voico of Karl Klings said “Stay,” 50 Ted : they did, at any rate long enough to allow ¢ rd wolvou ta partake of thelr Head-Centro’s 1ny' tlon, There ta no doubt that thls treat Klinga’ saved tho Soolety—porlapa the city. ie fore a offered to get them generally and Be ously up the thirsty Communists in bis eset were wild, rabid, firlons craaturos, ready to. ry tho Itelief and Aid Sooluty by storm: sign foroa the Secretary at the pistol's mouth, to Hs) chocks for allthe money at the Ausociation’s but when that “all-round” drink had been ey oned of the thirty wero as qulot te be t was samo time before the loaders coul font raon up courage to place themselves Iu te EG rank and moyo off fu the direction of rae a ish tonopoliste of poor mou's money ety a La Balle street. It {a duo to about eiphies the party of thirty who bad gathore! a oy Kibet a to slate that thoy preferred the foaming Bi) and peerless pook-tabte of the establishes i the pleasures of an audionco with Mr tt ‘et! and that the dozon who decided to fac and ruusio at La Ballo vtreot started ou thelr ey | in he ory ores of pies or pak : hot keep together, bu! (3 street was Freselea they Lad broken wee . couples, With a lung gap botwoon cach. Tin Bulld utroot wan’ reached. the faces of Bit dnd Blumen, tho Josders, blacked with fs the array of mngculor Crsatianity, wi ro dd entus of a’ Michael Hickey bad oo buniat> fionos to thanczasion, There were BO Yip, od cannon or bristling bayonets iv ge disagrecable wight of about sisty wove solid policemop, wielding as many bic bad a {carful effocy upon,the Comm