The New York Herald Newspaper, June 9, 1875, Page 4

4 THE TRIAL. The One Hundred and Second Day of the Seandal Suit. ————e CLOSE OF EVARTS' ADDRESS. eters Thirteenth Day of Argument for the Defendant. ——-——_— MOULTON GLARING DERIANTLY AT RVARTY. A Brilliant Peroration in Favor | of Mr. Beecher. The Beecher trial court room was filled in every corner yesterday morning. It was un- Gerstood that Mr. Evarts would bring his great effort to @ climax. This brougat an unusual multitude of men and women together to hear She great lawyer’s peroration. Tae new spring hats, witn their daisies, violets, primroses and but- tercups, gave @ brighter and more picturesque @ppearance to the court room than it ever wore before. Mrs. Harriet Beecher siowe was one of the most attentive listeners iu the entire wadience. She sac next her brotner Henry, and around ker was @ large group of well dressed, matured and intellectual looking ladies. Beecher, feeling perhaps that the last words ne should ever lear on bis belulf in & court of justice were about being spoken, ap- peared flushed and anxious. His faituful tollow- era, who nave all along sat by him in the court foom, such as Moses Beacn, Assistant Pastor Hale liday, Deacon Howard, ushers Caldwell, Whitney and Murray, Professor Wilson, Mrs, Field and Mrs, Shearman, were also present. SKIPPING OVER THE EVIDENCE. Mr. Evarta went skippimg im retrospection alt over the broad feld of the scandal. referring to the auimadversious on Tracy, and made an elaborate defence of ‘Tracy, contending that he acted in a perfectly proper manner m bis conduct toward Tilton, Tracy was profoundiy attentive. Svarts held that if the rights of a lawyer are to be taken from bim by flippant commentators on mere paitry scruples the administration of justice in & free country would be sadiy endangered. Moulton sat almost opposite Evarts, with ois eyes riveted on the defendant’s counse!. Mr. Evarts rejerred to tue “true story” and the frequent attempis of Tilton to have it pablished, dispiasing the anxious wish of ¢! whe world 1010 the secret of his wiie’s alleged shame. Here counsel ingentonsiy showed tuat ihe “true story’? and the Woodnuil scandal were one and the same and were written oy the same hand, Counsel passed on to “the cutrunniug of Tilton’s tengue,” instancing “Sir Marmaduke’s Musings,” the ietier to “\h2 uncomplaining iriena” and tne Bacon letter. ‘filtoa was restless until the shame Was publisued. Very adroitly Evarts dwelt on this point of ‘Tilton’s throwing out at every opportunity insiu- Uations of Lis wife's shame and beecver’s guilt and then quietly calling attention to tuat part of tne evidence which shows that, when Mouiton Went to Tilton and told him Beecher would keep silence no longer tuat the lion was oroused in kim and was bound to fignt, then did Tilton exclaim “If Mr. Beecner pubiisnes, 1’! shoot him on the street.’ Tilton migot pubiish what he liked, but Beecher was 10 keep bis mouta Shut or be snot. Glancing bere aud there at tue saliens points, counsel touched oa the “ragged edze’ letter, and MOULTON'’S EY&S were riveted stil: more closely on the speaker, bis Visage darkened aod an angry scow! passed over bis brow as le beard himsel! denounced as & cou- epiraior wnd little vetier than @ thief Evarte SuBtended (that Moulton egged oa Tilton to get she $7,002 Woich was Gualiy paid oim, by toreaw Of pubdiisbing 4 certain siatemeat, the character of which was well understood. He deciared that $4,000 out of this $7,000 were taxen caoarge of by Moulton, Franklin Woodrud and Jeremiah P. Rovinsou to reimburse themselves for their cou- triputions to the Golden age. Tilton ooly got $1,000 0 the 000, and to replace m part the $6,000 appropriated by uimself and partners Moul- ton schemed $5,000 more out of Beecher and let Tilton pave little from time to time. “Poor Mr. Beecher thougot ali this trouble sprang outo the ground!’ exclaimed counsel tu the sympatsetic giauces of tue group of Bearers Debind him, it has been Mr. Evarta’ policy to read nd reread with fulness and candor ali rhat seemingly ‘els againsc Mr. Beecher. He read again THAT REMARKABLE LETTER 4n which Beecber tells Moulton of nis suffering the torments of the damned, of being pressed with tne Been suspicions of thousands and fali of mghiy | Wrought expressions of iear, remorse and safer- img. “Hardened and wicked men do not confess at all and the wounded man will Beep the emorrhage locked ap in his breast before oe telis the source of his wound to bis physician.” Very beautiial, Wmgemous and persuasive was Mr. Evarty’ ex- Pavation and deience of this extraoraimary let- ter. Mr. Beecher and Mrs. Stowe listened and Jeoked on admiringiy, the ‘ormer witu his haad thrown back behind his Bead, tue latter with ber theek resting on her forefinger and thamb. Mr. tvarrs was NEVER MORE ZLOQUENT. Be threw all ois physical and mental vigor inio the closing chapter oi bis long address. He was @tetumelly heard in all parts of the chamber, aca though ocecasionally avstiase and given to pro- tracted sentences, Dis remarke, as a whole, were she most effective and mas'eriy that he ever made on the trial sr. Evarts read BEECHES’S #TATEMENT te the Committee of investigation, whion was Sever published till it Was produced on tne :rial. admirably written acd strong in expression, 16 found a very effective )eader im Mr. Evaris. Mr. Beeener close 1 his eyes duriog the recital, aud Mra. Beecher, with her eyes turned in deep commisera- ties on ler husband, Who Was unconseious of her widelong gaze, seemed very imourotal. Mr Stowe was similarly afeciod, and ail the women ‘a court sought tne face of the Frortow-stricken preacher with jooks of pity. Counsel called a+ tention to “the noble testimony” of Mra. Oving- tou, that even carried with ic the admiration of the cross-cxaming lawyer, and thou passed on to the interview between Mr. Beecher apd Mrs. Moulton, scowling (ha: imagination might eater sargely into the production o =# conversation several years aiter its ovcurrence, On Mr¥. Mowl- top’s testimony the counsel exXtausted aii Wis iu- ity and force of argument, bia Wit, eoquence lod sarcasm. MR. EVARTS’ ADDRESS. Rvarts, on resuming is adore: the grave impurtauce of Mr. iraey’s testimony iu sbowlug What the jutent of the piamtul and Moul- 10m Was in calling for (ie tulerview with wim, ac Whiea they ‘old tveir story why the Wuoonall budheation came abou', cuuld nor be exemgerateu. At that interview with Mr. Tracy they reveaed they imtention. Mr. ‘rrary had said in repiy vw tuem that their case was wot « periect one. Moul- ion ad Titon intended to charge only improper savances, Conse! tw say tut air. ‘ifacy Dad given govd such .# a grave, wncere ian with juogineut would give, Louneel tien went ui the posion Assumed oy Mr. aefended hip. Mm dommg tuis Mr, Kvarte over the whole Ground, Ani claimed tout (ne conaart the nud uno nis itiend Moulton was reprenepai- as (hey deceived Mr. Tracy while avore ing to ose Wim or Their Own purposes. He ex joed Mr. facy's position in tue Case, and weot 10 Say that tuese men told him ther siory. aud Be promised tuat as long as they adnered to toe truss as they iben explained it. be would not take sides with Mr. leecher, | even they should CoMe to au ivsuc. Bat subeEquentiy they caue With @ new accusaton Of adtitery. and that fact discharged Wim of Ai wbigKHON as an honorwole wan, Crudsel tuen siuded to the edort o; futoa and Moulton in urging $1000 from Mir. Bowes, Ond paid that the Hratietr y Ob tiis Buoject Was the Gret uudergrowau effort | the cunspiiators He began by | NEW | At this time Mr, Beecher was wiiling to bear every- | thing to avoid scandal, Ailusion was made to the $7,000 Dald by Beecher, and cougsei commented severel¥ On the conduct of tiiton and Moulton, u spoke of the fact that Woodruf & Roo- luson retained $6, and leit poor iilton oniv $1,000. B echer’s generosity War princely, Coun- sel continued to explain tae motives whiten Indu enced Mr. Beecher whea wri iog tae r ce edges letier, Mr. Beecher, he said, dia net kuow that THlon Was spreading tris scandal, and be cut to the soul that these men misunder-tood lum. Coansel dwelt at great jeuxth on the vari- ous features which the letter oresensed. Ji Mr, Beecher bad the consciouspess of apy of these measures of — gaiit he ould Wot have inv 8 An eseave trom the suspicion and cold- ness of uton ana Yilten #n pression, this alteruative to which be re ut Was @ lundamental priuctple of our nature that a Hun COseclous of YUL never Made a record OF It, never paraded tt, fhe strongest selfisn impulses that are likely t power a man Will not jocuce nim to ihe wounded man will + keop the bemorrbage locked Bp in fis breast belore he tells the source of tae Wound Which Is cansing Wis death, Cuunsel next called atrent.on to two other jetters of Mr. Bee to Moulton about this time, He said they were out the con- tinuanee of the same feeling: greatly moditied, to le sure. Ip one Of tuese Witers tne. phrase “potiom facts’? occurs in relation — to Bowen's kuowieage of the case. Counsel explained that this meant, “Has Bowen Kot to tho vottom Of Ms project, Ov are there charges 1b bis mind whith have no lower depth of stander tuat I do not kuew ofr? Waoat was the us+ of | this ‘yivartite agreement? Were there some | Otver charges or soimetuing else in Mr. Bowen's badget tual Beecher did net know of? Counsel then alluded to the frsc occasion when the policy of silence was broken, abuut te end of May Yois brougne him te Mrs, Moulron’s ¢ On the 20tn of April Tilton nad procuted tue pub- { heation of the Bowen letter, or Golden Age slip. Mr. Boweu's budgets did not s n to have much weignt, altnougu they were © mous. Mr, Wil- keson, one of the most brilliant men ever edu- cated by Dr, Koox, whe undouotediy was lost to the Bar, had tearned bow to trace a serpent on a » and ke ged the traiioi Bowen. It occurred to the iseliyent miu or Tito thac Wilkesou had procuied the publication of tae trt- partite agreement, which he looked upon as a Scundal not to be endured, and it subsequeatiy occurred to Mr. Tilton to publish Mr. Beecver’s let'@r of coutrition, After counsel had coumented on tis point at some lengrh the Court took the usual recess. Tox recoz AFTER THE RECESS, A greater multitude than even that which as- sembiled in the morning found means to squeeze | itseifmto the court room after recess, As the dial (Indicated a iew minutes of four o’ciocs It be- came evident the counsel could not tin:sh at tne hour of adjournment. He was 1 dealing with the evidence of Mrs. Moolton and making the audience smile a gvod deal at toe absurd light in which ne held up Mrs, Moulton’s siatemen: that she told Beeecher to go to his chureb and contess is crime and noc to take the powder on his dress- ing tavle whica be threatened to take to kill him- self. Mr. Evarts—Now, gentlemen, on Saturday night, the Slst of Mav, Mr. Beecaer having conironted the sitaatien Walch Mr, Tilton said Was to be cored by bis printing something, and having araWn out the strange tareat that if he (ar. Beecher) published anytnimg toat indicated that the po.ey of silence haa grown oul vi regard jor others, und Was how ended, and the proposition ot Mr. Beecber:—“Now, | am a man tree of all the interes?s so Gear to me, so dear to sdctety, so dear to the world,” Mr. Tilton at oLce saw ticre Was nO hecessity for his publisaing anything and said nu Mr. Beecher would paolish someting that would enovg®, and the minunum of it wus that 1 be would publish someting that would be correct and truthful view upon the mater, that Mr. Tilton was not to bs regarded im (ue matter of these slanders that ad now become puplisued, ana of the con. cession and settl:ment of them in the triparute agreemeut as necessarily the person nad done wn lujury aud Was lorg.ved, Irom WOat Mr, Moulion woud de. But that was not settied uutil Sunday night. LETTER OF SUNDAY, JUNE L. | And on toat Sunday there passed « letter from | Mr, Beecner to Mr, Moulton aod a repiy from Mr, Moulton. Both lewters are uodoubiedly of great significance, aad they followed after the paring ) Suturda@y might, in whien Mr. Beecher had &+ | sau gutug to méet tuis matter im this way,” and the interview vf consternation between Mr. Moui'ou and Mr. Tilton over that aupounce- ment. Consterna@tiou, 1 say, because it Was atermination of the policy of silepce, and putting an end to the recret and malictous system of sileuce by which an hoDoravie man’s mouth was closed @ againsta coniidence with any- body but themselves. But Mr. Beeover writes tos lecter, It utterly precludes any idea ibat there Was any luea Of any otoer State oF fac.s. Al you peed 18 tu coucede to me the situation uf facts. as Mr. Beecher then coaceived tuem, and to conceive rigs teeling and proper cusracter, }.8t semumenpts of a man of honor and a pure ile, umd you will peed every Word in taese letcers. will not say justification of tuem, bus with an appreciation o1 them. and to those sentiments 1 have always wanted to have Mr. Beecher tried outside of auy special circum- his position, Ihave a stances of sired tu strip him, as a deiendant, from the | titades tor your considerauou ‘than What belongs to it asa maa standug ob the same je@vel wita ail others, But to saying tuat Idon’t mean to say Le should be judged as bruy a profigate or a sordid ebasacter tbat Cares potniug out tor Limsell, He shal! be jadgea as @ man with cultare and ex- perieuce of iife aud tenderaess for others aud an appreciation of the w a falleu upon that Jamily, aud for whic! was ).amed, and (he more terriole consequences (hat would diffuse ibel selves, ever cutsng deeper into tae neurt of that taumuy. wr. Evarts theu read the letter dated Sunday morning, June 1, 1872, addresses by him to “My Dear Fraok,” to the eud, aad proceeded :— No owe can find aby appucatien or iauimation Of w guity intercourse between Sr. Beecher and Mrs. Tilton in any of there letters. mr. Evarts taen read Mr. Lilton’s proposed card tur Mr. M ton uever propuse: abyiwung tor paoiication unieas tuere Is tacked to it Some certificace o! ols own wooduess MOULYON'S TESTIMONY KAVISWED, i's stetemeut to dis cuurcn, that of $74, Darrating his a witt Mrs. Tiltun und the troubles whicd lollowed, was tue! read by Mr, Everts, Thereia Mr. Beecber tal upon uimself Lameasurabie blame. Ji thiy a | feodant bad been guilty be would have becu crussed by Whese misior\vues. If you beieve thar characcer and lite are wi tratulul prodact you Taay thinx (has this caiumoy ts a fart of Heury Ward Beecber’s lle. it is said tuat on Monday moruing, Woen all this Loing 18 Over, there o¢- eurred au interview Letweeu Mra. Mouiton and Mr. Beecuer, Now, evervyoody would iy) been ith tne ae Ovina- Moulbon comes were on the least appreciation nad been looked in tae 8 wimple, buld proposition i Was waster of the whole adair, Aud Jet, somehow or -taer, & ce must be ae- higued lur a interview, sv the first Monday of Juse Was xed upon as "hat anuccaped day, waoen there cccutred What never but voce hap- peved—a Visi. of Mrs. Beecher to airs, Mouitoa alone; aud you have at the outset toe admission that Mr. Beecher pad never made ber tue cun- Huaat of sny ounlesstons until tie 2d of June, Way he tuen began Oo vue Understands, and wuy ue began With one Whom ve supposed knew bout it Ho Obe can tell, UNiess It Was to Poli tole sweet Worsel of adulier, Under her tongue aod bis tongne, You see how 4 wituese, iD Teialiog conversa tous Winicn took place years ago, und tuputing mean- ings to WO.t a party said, BOL yviving the exact Tais lady O thet toon place 1u 1578, Ta the fret place, ny #uca interview eVer took piece. Mrs, Moulton said tie interview !Ook piace alter nige o'clock, aud Mr. Beecher ra wnalped there ti: jauce tae, Evidence was then read oy Mr. Evarts showing Uist Mr, Heeeser could not baye been at Mrs, woultou's house at agy vi hours 40@ says ii was there, ihere wa but wea you louk at (oe seven More conclusive (hab Lae avium alibi vt is hard on Mre, Mo jtou (nat tue valy p witness t) susan ler julerview nas tu part ein three Hours oi It, lor she swears slr. Heecner was coming away irou tie house when she went around, which Would giake 1¢ as late us o'ciock, Mr. Jayne bad a sight of Me. Heecher's facs. ite did nut have time to j004 rouwa, and seeing roupu the corners or farvugh the wails, saw tat Mr. Beecier Waa golug lo Rensen street. yolt h's testimony, tnceuermcent in this only way see aod Mr. Evaris read | ‘There Was sometivag a svtie pauls PeweOdli ee you can cover sour making 1* kooWwD.” foat no might nuve died a) round to es Mrs. Moulton & wit sarchd ‘ai death we weut 48 gol to cul 4s she Woud hav mace at vae Coronc t Mr. bvarte tien Caled ui'ention to the loter- View Which BCS. .OUon sat she bad Wt it ar ‘Thien in (1678, Whea there were mquirl aoowt ao investigation Muto Hiltuu's charges by ve church that Would Ofing OOF ihm matrer, aad Mrs. Moulton hed au idea that her busvaud aod Tuton were going fo berrvy Mr. Beecwer. Betray (ne Word used, but they Were gomy W wake public Castes agalost (in, wOd rhe eit & uce 10 kuOW, What must always ve a sub- e 1 aoxfous imqarry wa wile, the postion of tute Woman Who hal Inade Courges agaiuat the pastor, vad retraced Abd ves (Ue, explained her refracloa, pve Waulea fo kuo@ when the ¢. ress came of adkermg to the'trarn, or whut would be Was not her } omtwn toward ver (wre. Stilton) urs. Tilton to stand vy a in (his “mater 48) oog us 8 do 80 wilvout sreriie te tra’a. velis you that Mrs ton said ene would stand vy wr. Beeek and sacrifice the ruta, Mv. Evatt decried the absuraity of tnis testimony as apparent. jle then dweit you the coarse and brutal selfiganess Of these ine, Moul- tea und s.jtoa. in the treatwent of au ‘ouest Wie, 1h cowpelling the intimacy betwen sire, Moviten aod Mire, Woodhull, Her testimony a* to Wood the Irequency 1 ner visits to ints i and ber carr rides proved the absolute submis. +10U of the whe, Who Was ag errand girl i the Hight time up Ww Thirty-d(th atieet to bring Wood YORK bull to an inte! cluded. THE JURY WEARY, At twenty-five minutes to ilve One of the jurors | asked for an adiournment. Judge Neilson in- Stead granted @ recess of fifteen uimeates, auring | which several of the jurors took a short ‘walk in the air, Ou thelr recurm Mr. Evarts resumed, th (ue promise to conclude in au hour, r. Evarts suid, on toe “Trae Story” ana the letter o: Mr. Beeches of July lo, 1874, the jury coulu well repos their Verdict, a8 no verdict can be given that cont: adicts these two papers iu (he avseuce of any testimony of importance in mak- ins the case of this plaintiff, Mrs, Tiltoa nad lgriunately preserved that paper save a few pages, & #ne bad test and Watch she ald not attel replsce by memory. Tilton ia this sto ¥ says, : Wife mage a statement im July, wien +n alterward boted down, ‘My friend and pasror, Hi. W. Beecher, solic.ted me to become a wife Lo him together With ull thar that implies.’ After- wird Mr, ‘Tilton writes thar she ts nocent or all — criminatity, She Hot approve this policy Of suppression the one haud and publicity on tie othe. -Siys, “NO Wound tO ine 18 50 WUsbeud) ty wmon Tead irow letters of Beecher deuying, “especialty | and euwphatically denying any criminality wit Rimavetl BR, Titon’ aad expressiuy jor her re- spect aud admira‘ion jor character a8 a pure Caristian Woman, Tiion uses the phrase riminal igamucy,” which admits of a wide range of construction, Iu 1874 it was conten- plared ro enlarge (mis coarge to aduitery veiore the church committee, Tracy had a conversation with Mrs, Moulton, when he sail, “lam oere only to give eviteuee in matters tutroduccd.” T ¥ said she must Open ber mouth first about that c Versation, 1 will not speak first. recalled to the stand n- Wien she wes te only thing souehs to be shown was that when sue kissed Mr. Beecber tuat she did not say she believed him to be a good man. There Was vo edort Lo contrudict Mr. Tracy. Mrs. Tilton and Mrs. Beecher in watters of detall and of substance would Bave been tbestimable witnesses were they xcluded by tie law from the stand. But tue <clude all matters that passed in conti. e veLween husband and Wife, aud tie counsel 4a pus themaeives on a hath we msisted to cail ” ‘They had dito Tilton, bur tne plamti carted coer ‘The pialoti! Wanted Lo say simply taat we ‘the way to do her fancied demonstration Mrs. lilton that tiey would Dot Ovjee: ovie ¥ point. Lilerposed an objection. Struightiorward honor and justice would have | have called her them- selves, She Was the pidintif’s wife and nas been ‘the Source of taking the coarge of “improper Solicia@tion,” not of adultery. Lae wife could have appeared legaliy in bebail of her | husband, the pluinud, had they been sincere and inearnest. You have heard irom her thatthe Woodhul puolication 1s a monstrous faisenood, and that (he allusion m the “Catherine Gaunv? jetier meant tmpur.ty on her part was 4 ialse construcion, You wave heard the testimony of Miss Turoer, giving her denial to Mrs. Bradsnaw and Mr. Uvington aza others. All these tomgs, and the whe’s testimony of July 6 and that the husoaad conabited wita ber waiter that, Wi some vioieuce on the part of her husoana toward her showed her (uat ms treachery lefe it impossiple for her to (rust nim any loager; there we e nota. ing Lo Which she could bot vave testified, MR. BEECHER’S TESTLMO: Under all tue suggestions that Mr. Tilton and Mr, Mouitou could iurnish os lawyers, tue testimony of Mr. Beecher was bot reduced in tne sigbtest degree ou the cro-8-@xaminatiou, Every torm ana degree of jupure & nduct with this lady was most cleariy denied. Mr. Beecner, of 4! Otners, knows What the (ruth is, and be also knows that his story 1s nov fortified aguiust ibe miusconstrac- | tion of men’s minds. I have presented this man | as one Of ubsolute imegrily, eXcept so far as whis charge Is coucerued. I see uo evicenc of doudie-dealing agaist hum. He will stand | with the absolute rigit to your verdict. | Mr. Beecher has shown throughout tis matter confident 1n his coascience and 18 appro- | yal, confident in Gog and in tne truch, We find | against him evidence not of physicul and uirect voservetion of the senses but remote and moral reasoning, irom Che sense of bis ietters, ‘That is | the only resource and oniy pretence of his ac- | cusers, All the prolixity of ingenuity and argu. | meat we would have oven saved from if 16 had | | } been for them to been admicted tuat there was nothing in the dual 1orm o! the crime charged admitted, evidence has ciear.y shown AN ABSOLUTE ABSENOR OF GUILT and an exaltation of toe character of Mr. Beecher. A jury, brougot even (0 @ douotiul tssue tn refers | toa verdict ior one side or the otber, fuas bat ali poluis waich Would raise such doubts eatirely absent from — tms case. In giving your verdict for Mr, Beecher | you give a true verdict for ths families of both Mr, ‘iltog and Mr. Beecher, You cangot save Mr. | ‘Tilton in Wis truthulness. Your veraice tor the de:epauat is a Verdict ior the safety aod honor of ait Whose safety and honor have beeo imvoived in this tuvestigaction. A Verdict ior the piainuut would » uring divionur upon the Cbristian religion and the purity of American life, to do tual Upon the abseuce of tae Fiigutest provi. You are esked to do this on the statements of men Who bave ackuowledzed tu lying througa a | series of years. There 14 00 doavt of what the | duty is under tue rules oO} law, the piaintl, oniess there isa the gunt Of ths defendant, ‘The ‘foe adsolure and complete acquittal Of Air. Beecuer is Uemanded at your bauds, 1BIS WAS & CONSPIRACY which grew frow small beginnings to large pro- | And bow, nt iu. Characcer is al. to be, 10 alfficuit laguir.es, an ovject of solicitude Wi u ry judge, jury aod tridue has to pass upon it. Sometimes charac. tec i spoken of weight to be turowa iu in doubtul si:uation 4 means of reluting false evidence, W uted ous the jury Just y the ve ve. You want 10 ‘ge tits | Mr. Beeche ave this e cuaracter, woven In liueaments that bo man doubts ol, and Lois ilfe in its whole period open | apd pubne ano generous vna kiad, elevated, nubie | aud true, you need not syead muc: thine to dis- cover taat the scariet guilt of adultery aud seduc- tion do not match with the noble kindness ana cnaracter of Menry Ward Weecner. (Applause.) | it mateoes not with ali you Kuvw of bis reia- worldiy adaire. He overflows with king- ud charity tor even sags mea who have 8 heretoiore. ile is and will be o great TDS PLAINTIFY’S CUARACTER. Mr. Tilton presents to you au extraordinary character, and Bis manuer aud nis evidence are uite In cODsonaL-e with that character. Yuudod that Tiiton begins in (ve same faith with ar. Beecher and with the support of that Ohristiun wie, walle he pursues that pith by the suppor of Beecher that. finally, he comes, in the extrava- gance of his nature, to reject woses and tue prophets and trample on Christ acd this followers, apd on god o8 til What is regarved by some as an exaitatiou of Manhood, angio the ead this proud career, which rejects the religious ponas of #u- cvety is taking oul Bis taolets in the saloon of Mra. Woodn revelativos of that career. fusanity, dat ls Gever permitted to stand sui! Man cannot staud loverveued, und be gave Way vo bi 28 by ruin ud disasier to tuose who are hearest aud shouid be dearest to him. IHR TWO COMPARED. In conciading Mr. Evarts couipared the plainug with toe defendant a# follows:—Like usto the two men spouses of in tas Serpture—‘rhe wise Mav OuLit His house, BOG the ruin descouded, the flovés came, aud the Wiuts blew, and stractare feil of, tor it Was founded ou @ ruck, ihe rajus descenued Aud the Nuods came and th jabrie of the man's en i life of Heury Ward Keecner now that tie 4 not fail Was because upon aruck. “And mine @ud doerh them nots snail i fooiisn Man Whe bulit ws Lone Upon @ rain descended, abd the foods the Bouse jell, Your vera & bie made ior ali gach jor wit tite @il circumstance. lnde+d, more appropriute or iupressive explune- fen of hawad life Was not given vy Him who used these words, “He Who Seeded bos that manshou d testily ol mau.” This Gefeodant’s iife aud charac ter were bal’ upon @ rock, and this lle and character toey haa dared vo tiy the experiment of turowing down, ACKNOWLEDOMENTS, AQd now, if Your Honor piease, we must KuoWledge. in tae disposition, 1a the ordi trial, ° let every oue aid br geutiemen, will ace ot tule resting to these partios, lo this comm pQuOM aud to ail facure Ris eo unity, bo ali CBr tory taut il there has veen any miscarr your Skiris Will be clear of if, As wy cvansel, Mr. Evarts sated, tiat io ther anxiety and sojicitude, hao secured the orders he COULt WHU the eXpectativa cuat it ungot 6 r,, out there tad been no evidence wf tim ace, HULO- Ms YUL the pluintif’s caaree. ihe jury for waving done th They Gad en taken from wuty as cre plivace vusioexs WIth peo e, abd they iat done honor to themselves and the Wituesses by the patieat alteuvou vhey had given Gay bY Gay Irom (he vewiuning; ind im your ver> diet You Wii find, @nd we sauil find, with joy, that trath watoues ali round, and your verdict Whi be Wo exception.” Protonged and wnehecked applause forlowed, Men and women stam ying with UM et, beat. ing the floor with canes and clappiag hands. Amid ths outburst Mr. Evarts down, Mr, Beecher fusied to the tompics aud ois Wands and ‘hose of Mr. Evaris were the vest euaken pair tout tne Brookiyn las ever Wita Theodore Tiitom sat wioue, deserted by ail save ex-Judge Morris, ani bis ‘eatures wore awightly pullid expression aa he lose to retire with @ steady tread aad wits, doudtiess, a lingering thought oF “waiting for the morrow,” To-lay Mr. Keach witl be beurd. The Court adjourned at twenty-live minutes past six Wi) eleven o'ciock this morning. lew from which the wile was ex- | ' suffucated by the grasp upod his throat, HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. { HORRIBLE. TRAGHDI, An Old Gentleman Shot by a Burglar. A Desperate Struggle in) the Dark. | THE ASSASSIN AT. LARGE 7a Excitement Occasioned in the City of Churches. Rust Brooklyn was thrown into a fever of ex- citement yesterday morniuy by the atrocious assussination of one of 118 most respected ci'l- zens, Mr, Aaron Shute, of No, 409 Lompkins sve- nue, The details of tue tragedy, given below, are revolting in the extreme, and that such en cccur- Tence is possibie 18 a broad satire ov the manner ip whicn the police patrolling of Brooxlyn isdone, A burglar enters a dweliing in a thickly popu- tated district, and being detected by the proprie- tor, shoots him twice aud teen effects his escape. The straggie between Mr. Shute ana the desper- ado was a desperate and protracted one, and some considerable time must have elapsed between the firing of the two shove, The walis of the entries and halis im the lower partof the bouse show that it was not for some time after he fatally sbot Mr. Shate that the assassin effected an escape. THE TRAGEDY, ‘The residence in Tompkins avenue where the burgiary and assassination were perpetrated ts one of a tae block of Houses, almost opposite the WVompkins avenue Presbyterian cburca, and the tmird house trom the corner of MeDonough street, it has a bigh stoop and there 1s a deep courtyard in front. The furniture was of elegavt design, the interior of the house beautiiully finished, and everything marked a dweiliug place of com- fort and refinemeut, Mr. Shute and his wife, Miss Wilkins, thelr niece, and Mrs. Toby, a reiative of the family, Were the only occupants of tue house, The steeping apartments of Mr. Shute was in the | rear part of the second floor, and the two lady relatives slept ‘nm the front rooms on the third floor, Atanearly hour Monday nmigst the bouse- hola retired to rest, Mrs. Toby taking tne usnal precaution of fastening the front and back doors and windows, The night was warm and Mr, Shute left the door of bis bedroom, which faced the top of | the Staircase, open to admit a draugnt of fresh air, Almost in the centre of tne room, standing crosswise oetween the door and the windows, was the bed cccupied by the owner of the house and his wile. Mr, Saute lay onthe side toward the door, When they retired a gas jet was burn- ing dimly over the dreslag taole. AN ENEMY 1 VIR DARK, About fifteen minutes before tnree o'clock Mr. Siute was awakeaed by @ slight noise im the room, He was surprii to und that the gas was extinguisne!., Taraingin the bed, his eye wandered to the mirror 00 the dressing table, The lignt of the stars and street Jamps stream- ing in upon it througn the half-closed blinds rendered it tae most conspicuous object in the room, As he was looking at the glass Mr. Shute saw in it th: reflection of a aark form standing between the bed and the chimuey-piece, Suddeniy Au arm and hand was outstre'ched toward his gold hunting case watcl, whict was hanging there. Wtih a cry of alarm be sprang from the bed, The intruder at once made for the door, Mr. Shute, who 13 a large, a'hletic man, luter- | cepted the barglar, grappling with him as he made @ rush for the door, A DESPERATE STRUGGLE FoR LIFE @t once ensued. Mr. Siute was onarmed, but | being very poweriul, succeeded in throwing the | burglar on tne edge of the bed, awakening his Wile, who sprang up, cried for nelp, ana endear- coved to ligut the gas, but WiLbOUt succens. Mean While the conflict between the citizen and the burglar continued, They jell upon the foor, the burglar undermoat, with Mr, Suute's Land clenca- img 18 taroat, DRIVEN TO Bay at last, the desperate tales placed the muzzle of his revolver inst Mr. Shute’s ueck and dred, Toe ball pas: througn tue n bat aid not cause the plucky citizen to loose his hold, On the vers Of despair at the prospect o/ capture, aud alm 1e burglar agaiu dischurzed his weap: Tals time the shot bad more eect, for Mr. Shute roiled off upon the carpet, allowing the burglar to rise, Mrs, d arisen irom her bd, and falling to light was screamiog jor help aod made @ tempt to asélst Ler husband, but re- celved a severe biow in the face from the burglar Qs he Was avout making bis escape. Mrs, Toby nd Miss Wilkins, who bad been aroused by the Pistol stots aod tae cries ior beip. bastened vowa B.airs iu ime fo Catch a momentary glimpse of the burwiar as he was retreatiag irom tue louse, ‘They rusnea jnty the room and ligated the gas, As tes looked apout them Y eyes were greeted by A HORRIBLE SPECTACLE. Leaning over the marole wasubasin ja the coruer, With great quautities of biood flow- Irom nis throat «and head, stood Shote. He lvokea as if he had been bathed tu biood. It w. il over his face, ots hands and bis limbs, while his ment sbirt, the bed clothing and tue carpet were king in the crim Au ound ont urniure add ime same dark, sickening stai.s, Mr. ated Lo tis Ged, and Tie ladies, WhO were ulmust paralyzed with ror, gave THE ALA Less than three blocks irom the house was pri- vate watchmat Brennan. Upoo hearing tie shots fad the cries tor assistance he discharged his re- volver aud repaired at once to the avene of the tragedy, woere he was fvliowea by Sergeant Meeks, of the Twelith, and Sergeant smitu and Rounds wav Newson, of the Mali precinct, with o large concou of uelgnoors who nud been wroused by the uproar, 71. Was excitement tn the heighvorvood, wud a searen Jor to Mar derer was at oace ostitured. VHE PLIGHT UF TAK ASBASBIN, ‘The murcerer mus: have Leca completely cov. ered with the gore waren fhoved so profusely trom tne ueck of his victim. The direction of his figat could be pr clearly determined by vloud mar the Moors abd Waiis of toe noo be reacted tue foot of (he stairs ne had evidently becume ve wilder Groping about in the dark he Chdeavored to open tue frout door, but tae pua.d chaio peven‘ea nim from doling b. He larned wbout aod went towerd the rear of the hoase, evidently hoping (0 reach the kitchen stairs and Wane cls egress Ino tue yard, im the Way io Which Ne entered, Again he Missed ore Way, aad getting into the back parior wanderca @ooUs ia the Jark, spriudiiay drops of looG On Whe vg bed lurmiture, aud covering toe panew of e dours with bloody fiuger-imarks. At last le reacied the busement, lways ioaving beniog him the @ame Track 6; Divod. As soon as the ed tue kiicken his RECAPE WAS ASS The window throug whicu he had gained an entrance Ww. » wud he iad bat to ste Info the ya ond the rec of vengean cr.es for help and toe ausweriog snouts 07 bow ringing iu hiseara and he wi 0 the jonce In {he rear, staiuing the coarse wita bivvd, vod jumped Gown tuto the groande eure roundiag the residvpe of Mr MeMahoo, which ‘routs on McDonough street. tne soit earth im tte sard of Mr. Shat Yesidence, ond of premises of MeMaon, the footsteps ul the Qsemg murderer were painly disceruible, Tses@ were raced tye® fitthe summer house mm the MeMehon garden, -hee al track wi ihe vitiaim disappeared, The theory vi the police is that woeu ne reaghed the sani@er house, Hawing tuat Oe could wo ready Pemove the tes tale evuiences of & he rau oVer (he lawn in tve alree York, Were te houses are iew Intercepiiou wus grestiy lessened. Teacied (he house snorily auler the eacape of the VUkLOWD nsenBsit BURGLAN FOUND. ‘The burglar eMfeete: to the bonse picclug # Hat biaged Koile between the window soe) aod pushing the fasivning back. Upoa thie Knute Near it was le is char murky on ne wails vi the a Uh ces, (cat tid Durgiar wore a euit A cloties, Thi tact with aid tae dstece 'y Ja casecoveriog thé perpecrutor of the eurrvel O te pouee they joan lyto@ wn tie Noor near tne Window, adurs jantern aod a SmAbeak seuiiecap. believed, from p outrage. /PYER THB TRAGEDY the vilulty wos alive wits excyement, apd the srreet in sont of the house Woe taronged beiore Caynght. he lates atu (he police did al im taeir power to relieve Mr. bhw@eOo fie pain Wc: Was eniering, Bicol Lowed very Cupiodsiy row bis Wounds, And It Seemed Uve!oas to avcempt to S.anen ve hemorriage. Paysicivas Were at once suminoned, aud wo examination o THE TERRIBLE WOUNDS was mave, 7 evo.Ver must have been of lal coliore, for the bullets resembied old-fashlo leadeo slugs. On of inom entered mis peck # few | mohes below the left ear, and passed almost directly through, coming out on the opposite sida nd ‘ooging in the wall a iew inches jrom the | | ar into the ha‘l, where it was subsequentiy {found lvmg on’ the floor, The other | pullec entered just below tne jet jaw- | bone nad lodged over the eve. There were a mamber of severe brubves and contusions on air, Snute’s head and face, aod bis left eve was | almost tora from its socket du struggle with the ba giar, D army surgeon, and Dr, Guile were in utrendance | Yesterday, aud bota prononuce | the wounds of a | Mortal cheracier, Corover Simms, Who was poities of whe tragic occurence, was | promptly at the scene, but decided upon examination that it woud be mpos-lule to | take aay ante-mortem statement from the Wounded man, as bis tajuries Were Of such @ Das Ture us Would preveut tim irom speukivg, Mr. Shute Was sufermg great agovy during tue day. Alb ough the bemerrhage had beeu partially checked, Tae b!oud towed down his throat, almost stNocating bia, wae Ve Mr. Aaron Shut MOF THE 4 Wa tall, SIX years of ag 3 ASSIN ATION, | H ulir, fine looking Hils werght 1s ab et BOBOW'S CENTENNIAL. Affecting Birthday Sceue and Presenta- tion to a Minister. The Oldest Clergyman in the Country. ibs Sete RECOLLECTIONS OF A CENTURY. 180 pe nay F has onside Bradstyeev street, New Y emmeuuy friends de been tiie had nok nunds, waiea, With 4) vé Custly insured the capture of the t the latter used his re- past twelve years Mr. ssition of t.ust and muscular power, r. the ss hed a jtvin the mereantiie agency of J. M. | & .) at Broadway and Uhambers . Mis social Connections were respectabie, and a large circie of plore the ierrible outrage which has ted upon nim, He has been able to articulate @ few words, in spite of the awful | wounds in ms neck, butus yee has said notulng | concerning the aitcay. YHEZORIES OF THE POLICE. | Asis usual in such emergencies, the theories of the police are almost as numerous 4s the excep. | tions taken by Nr. Evarts in the Til'oo-Beecner | cise, ‘The Ninth precinct officers, under direction | of Captain McLoughlin, scoured the vicinity be- | fore dayiignt, but With No result other than that _An Affectionate Greeting with President Grant’s Mother. | One hundred years ago Henry Boehm, the old’ | clergyman of any denomination in the world, fir | Baw the light in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, | His centennial was celebrated yesterday te the ‘Trinity Methodist Episcopal ecnurcb, Jersey Clty, | in @ manner that will not be soon forgotten, This veneravle man was one of the ploneers of the Methodist movement in the United States, and was a most valuable auxiliary to Bishop Asbury at the close of the last century. A ie-size portrait of Mr, Boeum hung in front of the pulpit, At tem o'clock the churen was crowded. The exercised noted gvove. Detectives Corr, Corwin and | Leary ‘< wele janes aily detailed aa search | were opened by a hymn written jor the occasion foc the assassin, and were hard at work sae) AP y: te si day. A gencral siarin whe talegvapnedita all | 0% the: Kev. ‘Thomas 3. Suitly The em < olice Stations ta Brooklyn ana New York, a | ence then sung the hymn, ‘The roel ) Was kept ai the lerries, and every | possible precaution taken to prevent the escape Of Lue midnight inarauver. ‘the general impres- | sion 18 that tne was a skilled | Professional burglar, the implements found tne house and the geueral mode of operating leeding to that concinsion, ‘There ar SUsticions (at he had contedevates, General | Jourdan, President of the Police Board, visited the | how-e shortly alter daylight and muke a caretul luvestizgation of roe premi-es, The autnorities wiil leave no stone upturned to prevent the crim- | nat eflectiag his escape irom the punisament aue | the horribie crime of which he is gulity, | MRS, SHULE’S STAYEMENT. Mrs. Shute, wseasain wile of tae wou man, states tat Swoke couscious that something d. jul was going ov. 7 els Sometinug unusaal oa the Ded, and thought that some one beside toy | husband wes in the room, An exciaimation | caused me tO wee Up and try to bent the gaa, At | that time, 2 think, the burglar struck Mr, Shuote a | iow; "hey ad 4 severe struggle, and my hu-band | sneceeded in throwing him on the bed. “Mr. Suute | tien attempted to light the gos, but was | stopped by tne burglar; the Jarier was then | turowa on tie floor, when he fred toe pistol | twice. ‘The struggie continued tor a 1ew minates. | Woen tot the burslur by the shoulders he sald “Let me go or I wil shoot you. I let nim go ff and he staried Jor the door, I then lighted | the gas and lousd my poor husvend") Dieediug trom tne wound in his neck, wud iran to the window and screamed ‘*Murder’’ as long as 1 coud. ‘the burgiar was @ small, sughtiy built mau, with brown hair, but as his | Jace Was completely covered witn biood L could | not teil wherner be had whiskers or not, be was not more than thiriy-two years o} age. WAS IT SUICIDE? | | STRANGE DEATH OF A YOUTHFUL MILITARY | MONOMANIAC IN BROOKLYN. H Shortly aiter tac news pf the shooting of Mr. Sbute had been communicated to the police intel- | ligence reached the Nintn Precinct stadion that a | tragedy had taken place at No, 243 Macon street, the victim being Edmondson B. Metcalf, aged | nivueteen years, son of Mr. Meteal’, of the Brooklyn | Life Insurance Company. When the police are | rived the room of young Metcalf presented | a remarkable aspect. Om a small single | bed in an alcove, on the third Moor of the house, | jay the ghastiy remains of the dead. Just beniod j; the right ear, toward the base of the skull, was a large hole, @ perforation made by @ ball{rom the oid fasmoned flint log pistol with which the deed | Was done. ‘Tne ball, whicn was the size of a | tousket ball, possed out near the jeft tempie and entered tue Wail uear the celny, tearing y | the mortar and the lath, ‘ihe ‘walis were | apatiered wits biood, Over the bed was a ruw o4 | prints o: the Emperor Napoleon in various atti- | jade, On @ suail tebie near by was @ crade | Model of canvod, Mounted On gun carriages of | his own device. ‘Toere were aiso works on ordnance Oa ibe table, Toe other sides of th room were covered with oatrle scenes warlike | devices, while ine mantel pieces were strewn | Witt pnotograpns O° the Napoleons, big and little. On opentog tue closet door # smal uraory was disciosed to view. ‘The rear of tnaPcompariment | Was lestooned with the American flag. Rauged ou a rack were elght muskets, several pistols of Various patterns, shot and powder poucies, Swords Gnd stCks, CULIa+Res aad daggers. There Were also targets hanging avout the place which | bore marks of perforation. its relutives said ie was expectiag shortly to enter West Point as a cadet and bad aiways had a perfect manta ior | miuitary stucies, His broti is now acadet, For | Napoleon ne @ remurkaole respect, and never tired of ‘alking of that great wiiitary captain, | Coroner Simms held jnqu: over tne body last evening, When @ Verdict of death from acci- deiital injuries was rendered. Deceased was ci rk by Occupation and had been formerly a tached to severai Brooklyn papers im the capacity | of reporter. | BOARD OF POLICE. } & The full Board of Police Commiss:oners met at | nalfpast eleven o'clock yesterday morning, Com. | missioner Matseli In the chair, | Tae Culef Clerk read a communication irom the oficerg of the Twenty-secood regiment, inviting the Commissioners to be present at their parade on the Oth inst, at Tompkins square. On motion the invitation was accepted, A lester was read iruim te Chairman of the As- sembly Comm tve* on tne Increase of Orime, noti- iying the Board tvat Counselior Joun D. townsend nad been appointed as atiorney for tae commit. Tee, Aud requesting taat tue apers of tae partment be piaced at his disposal, Tae , Permiasion, on molinu, was pranted. | CASES. CORONERS’ Some workmen found the body of a Jemale chila in a cise. at No. 69 Greeve street yesterday. Coroner Eicknotf will investigate the ca Charies Stratnman, of No. 07 York sti found the body of aa unkoown man of pier 16, Norta River, yester tay, Deceased was appareatiy about Dity-fve years of age. The body Was removed to toe Morzue. i Coroner Woltman held an inquest sesterday in the case Of James MoGirty, who died on tne 24 i irom the edect ol injuries received May Jl b: talluog tars ah iron gratiog im iront oF @ Suld- log lo S@veuty-siXth sirveet, between Second and ‘Inird avenues, Tue jury renuered o verdict of dental death ant also cens: the owner of the Guiding, dr. Agoersoa Fowler, fur ieaving tue gratiog 16 Such an insecure aud dan, evndiiion, rue NEWARK CILY OFFICIALS IN TROUBLE, For several years cortaia city ofleiala of News | ark have beck domga snug business furnishing supplic® and doing contrac: work for the city, Uf Jace Years tho Matter bas givea rise to &@ great Geal of scandal aud severe coudsmoation, and iaat year « law Was passed by tie Leaislatare pros | viding that, if any Board of Chosen Freehoivers or of @oy township committee, or of any Board oi Al | dermeu or ¢ mmon cougclimen, or any Board of Commissioners of any county, township, city, town vr borough in New Jersey shail be directly or indirectiy coucerued im any agreement or CuBtract OF we constriction of agy oridge or oulluiNgs, of aaF Kiud Waatsvever; oF any im- provement Whulever to Le coustructed or made Jor pUcHG U¥e OF At Ihe public EXveURS, OF shall be A party 10 wOy CUnirec. OF Agreement, eituer as 1 Cia OF wurety, Leiween the © suuty, Lowi sid, CHY, loWA OF voroUugh, a8 the cuse may be, | und guy Otver party; of shall oe directly or iadie TeoUy MLeres(e4 1h (UrMivhind ous Mouas, Chaties, SUypitee or properly Of way Kind Whats ever, to or Jor the county, bWusnip, city, LOW OF borouga, as the Case may be, sual be deemed yulity of & Misdewearor, avd Ov being tuereuf couvieted, shali be puuisned by fue wut exceeding one taou- Hd dowurs, or Muprivoament at bard Javor for auy (erm Hot exccediug tire? yeer4, or boto, at the diserotivav: the Court, Kec@utly, under advice of the Oty Counsel, (ne City Awaltor of Newark | nus reiosed to pay ceram large bills to members of firms Who wold puole positions. ihis has brougst Lhe law iu he Case ‘orward. wud two city ja's—essrs, Duoo end C uroy—uemoers of Bourd 6: Kdaeiton, Wee Have dove Work for tu | age of Mr. Boenw wouid brio on which our church is built,” and before the singing was concluded the venerabie clergyman, accompanied by his pbysician, Dr. Hadaen, entered the churen and took a seat bebinad the pulpit. He | appeared to be remarkably vigorous and happy ashe gazed upon the multitude. When he first sat down he was moved to tears; but vhe clergymen Who sat hear him showered attentions upon him he assumed a childish aititude, and tt was only at intervals that he seemed to reaize the force of the remarks concernipg him. A brief consultation took place ‘between bis friends on the question of his reciting bis experience, and he closed the controversy by arising and speaking as follows:—“I rejoice to meet you,.my bretbren in tbe Lord, and that | am permitied to see the wonderiul progress of the Gospel of Curistin the land, There was no town here in 180%, waen L passed through, There were no houses but the ferry house, I think, Blessed be Goa for His won- rfui Work throughout the land, I cannot say emuch, but 1 commit the rest to my venerable brother Atkinvon.”” Rey. Mr. Atkinson opened bis address by con- gratulating the aged clergyman on nis centennial anniversary and announciog tbat the motner of the conqueror of the rebellion and President of the United States, Mrs, Grant, was present, This announcement was greeted wito loud applause. Mr. Boehm at this point bung bis head, and w: so affected that the proceedings were suspended for afew minutes, Rev. Mr. Atkinson then pro ceeded to read the narrative of Mr, Boeum’s life, as dictated by himself Afier stating that Fatner Boehm was vorn in Lancaster, Pa., June 8, 177 tne sory rau as follows:—I have witnesse with my own eves tue many changes in tis country, When I became @ man tuere Were but thirteen States in tus country, I ‘Witnessed the system of slavery and rejoice that L have lived co see 1¢ wiped out Irvin the land, Kuew the time when there were no steamers or jocomotives. Laave travelled over 100,000 miles ack and have seco the increase Of citi m snail towns, Wheo | was a young man N York city only extended to pal street Brooklyn was only a smail town with afew nor 1 was born nine’ years before the first Metno: built, at the time 1 commenc pl there were but nineteen trav ling preacbers and but commout.us eburches. Our meetings were ieid in houses and barns then, and Ihave had stones huried at me wile preacning, The time I occupied in trave hog With Bishop Asbury was the most important of m, Nile, as | was the representative ot the Ohurca, crossed the Alleznapy Mouvtaius many times ia toirty-#ix hours, but have since done it in au ex- Press train in a much less space oO! the. 1 visited The State of Lodiaua, and wet thirty-five mice into the intertor and only saw toe faces of six nu- man beings. I hope to see a union of the Methodist ent my saw the first steamship at Elizapetn, N. J. 18 was then I saw tor the first 1me the noble Hud: It would be imposstole to recount ihe many scenes throagh which | pasted. I kaew al! the bishops of the Unurco, but ior none did I bear t fe 1 did for Bishop Asbury, I was his tr ing pantou and bosom friend, lonee saw tne Hisne op’s horse rum away, and Was very much irignte eued, and dared not raa to him with my horse ‘or jearl wight frighten 18 mare, vat | stood stud gad prayed most earnestly, when his horae stopped. Kev, Dr, Porter then presented Mr. Boehm with An envelope containing $800, of Walch sum the Poiladeipitia Comierence contributed $150. Pro- fessor Beels, of the Drew Semiuary, responded, and stated that Mr. Boehm desired, | id HOt need the mouey, taat it siuouid be appiled to the edacation of young men for tae ministry. . Mr. Youd, of the Piiladeiphia Confer delivered a most interestin: dre: made tie point that ninet wen us back to the birth ted that the century througa Which this great patriarch passed was the most amportant the worl rsaw. Steam, the print Mg press and telegrapby were all crowded inte Tht One lifetime, Rey. Dr. Bartine, an aged gentioman, then as cenaed tae pulpit and created so:ne merriment by statins that he was one of Mr. Boenin's oo;8. He Was baptized by Dim; he @lored that be was 3 Metnodistetiii; he could never forge: tee camp meeting he attended iu Oy early years, and ine K nd, fatherly greeting he received Boehm, Torougn that eraud ola tan he was con- verted and ima.ced to devote himself to Ubrist wnd tue Gospel, denounced the ou.cry lor ime proveaient in the Chureu. There coud 9¢ no im- provement on the pure, disim tas was concentra ot Corist. He aisu Tests Upon his stat; him, Only a litt work will be eade: huils Oo; Zion to declare oefore nis Chrest, “th fought the good figat; j have Kept the saith.” oe audience, the speaxer aud Mr. om were #0 af fected at tls potas that toe 1emader of the sea tence Was lost aod toe speaker jeft the puipit. It was then anuounced that in consequence of Mr. Boevm’s weak condition nis physician, Dr. Hadden, recommended (nat be oe aiowed to pass out Without beimg sudjected to the customary siuking of fh “But? suid the sperker, fo 18 one person present whow ri tO gree!, and that is (he mother of Mrs, Grant wil pi arise, Al tela point there was & mwovem udience, and for a while the proc suspended, Mra. Grant, a low-sized, pleasant lady, wttired in blacks, her gray curls torm- ibg & strony contrast to her mournibe coatu arose and the meeting between her and ¢! patriarch of Methodism was moat affecting. The exercises were concluded by the ngtng, oF the following Doxoiogy, composed expressly sor the ogeasion :— Btornal, ever prosent Lord, We lift our graterul hearts to Thee Tu praise for Woat our ears have heard ‘Abd what our eyes this moment $08, "ila by Thy providential care That he, whose name We ali revere, 1s with uy in : ay house ot prayer And celebrates his huadredih yaar, Aa Thou on Israel's tents ot old Dia’st bid (he cloudy pillar shine, Ty Ws, thy chosen, now untold Tig light and majesty divine, And a4 we lorve this hallowed plece IhyY benediction we Implore To him, our O geaat fhy grace orever more! We may not meet again, as now. ut whew a tow more days navi In Time own Kingdom may And each receive @ crows at las. Mr. Boehm then roised fis hapda and pri hounced tie benediction, ihis Was the most wliecblng scene of phe exercises, aller Whion the audience slowly Ulspeised, CHEAP ‘TRANSPORTATION ASSOCLA ION. 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