The New York herald., 1870-05-06
The Tribune Philosopher Charged
with More Blasphemies Than
Are Placed to His Account.
The Questions Of Insanity and IntOxication
Revived---Both Played Out.
AChaptef Of Love and Suffering-The Victims
Of SalaciOus Philosophy.
Counsel for the Defence
Sums Up To-day.

The agony OF evidence is over at last Both sides
have rested from their prolonged iabors and nothing
remains but the summing up. To-day the defence
will present their case to the jury. The whole wide
field will be gone over aud two days at least will be
consumed In tile undertaking. A general sense OF
relief was experienced by those VINO have attended
daily to the proceedings Of this remarkable case
when Judge Davis sank into his seat dismissed his
est witness and counsel for the defence announced
thar lives satisfied on all points.
DIMINISHED ATTENDANCE.
-0recab,e falling OF in the attend
ino,s ~ ~ nor g.. $50 who wanted to move in
anS ont there was little spnconvenience. Several
benches were empty ana the laaies "sie po1a less
numerous and less attractive in We agsreea'c 'hail
usual. -
FITzHUGH LUDLOW ON THE sTAND.
Fltzhugh Ludlow was the most interesting, II no.
the mos important, witness Of the day. He testified
to receiving the manuscript Of the article on the
schco system Of New York, published in the Anaert-
can Educational Union and relied on by the prose-
scution to show sanity on the part OF Mcfarland at
fne lime yhen the defence contendcd he was ira.
tional ana irresponsible. Mr. Ludlow testified that
the matter contained some excellent Isolated
passac 8 but was most incohere2t IN It's connection,
and that he mad ater d 1t 20 as to make " ut for
publicat.oA.
Judge Davis put the witness, who was GER
tanly the most intelligent thai appeared on
the stand during the whole course OF tie trial
through very stupid course of cross-eX-
animation and supplemented it by an atrocou5 ana
uncaed for insinuation as to his domestic relations.
The Recorder very promptly stopped this wanton
line Of cr05s-eXamination.
WELL EARNED TRIBUTE.
Tho Recorder looked better yesterday than on any
av since the trial began. throughout this long and
times tedious minute AMI exactng trial he has main
tanned bearing blended OF irmuess courtesy, pa
tience and the strictest imparuality. On neither
side can counsel complain OF bias or leaning 10 one
side or the other on his part. His rulings
have been eninently distinguished by experience
common sep,e and legal acumen. lie has grown
day by day in the estimation OF counsel or the prio
ner ana Tor the people and in the adn, rtti2a g
most crowded and interested audito.y, and long
after this case Is Recorder Hackett VIII be re-
memhercd IS the impartial and upright judge and
the discriminating ald cour, ,eous gentleman by all
those who have been witnesses day after day, FOL
three long weeks, Of his demeaaor and conduct OIL
the bench
AN ARTIST IN TH- auDlENoE.
Prominent among those in the court room yesier
day was the giftad artist, Mr.. Daniel Fisher, wn'
found himself unable to restrain the Impulse OF hi
art ana whiled away the time making the most de
nghtrui SKI tee Of Court, counsel ana Witnesses
CoNNT JoANYEs IN ECSTAsiES.
The HERALD reporter in the course Of the day re
ce.ved the following Characteristic missve throug
the hands OF an officer OF the court from Count 10
annes, whose once magnificent but now attenuate'
figure seemed for the moment like the shadow Q
the broad form Of Hans Clausen tie eephanun'
juryman, not forgetting jurynan No. 2, who, 81
backward In coming forward as he was In thu
earlier days Of his marriage, which were the earlier
DAYS of his welded LIFE, is now always up to time.
THE CogNELIA OF THE FoRUM-BY THE COUNT
The court room yesterday was illuminated by tn
presence, for the first time during this memorable
trial. Of lady whose noble and classic beauty would
have made her rival IN ancient Rome, even viii
the renowned Cornelia. There WAS an aiditiona
interest attached 10 this lady, from the hlstorc fac
that she was mainly instrumental In causing U.
Grant to be nominated General OF the America
Army and finally President of the Unit d States
She was the empress yesterday OF the empire
Leausy in court. and the Count Joannes, who Is at
qualnted with the lady, seemed fully to appreciat
the classic beauty's graceful salltation OF hin.