The trial took place in his own church, and Beecher defended himself, while burdened with the cares of his seminary, his church, and his wife at home on her death bed.
A tárgyalás Beecher saját templomában zajlott, és Beecher védekezett, mialatt a szeminárium gondjai is őt terhelték, valamint a gyülekezeté, és a feleségéé, aki otthon a halálos ágyán volt.