, 1870-05-08
HOW Mrs. Calhoun Iknnklc Appeared
|, in the XEitncAS Stand.


The call OF !" Mrs. Rrs1kie, after tho un!nterest-
ing testimony OF an ex-Assistant P1pyost Marshal
Yesterday, WEE announced f'y buzz Of surprise,
slight female nguIe was seen slowly WORKING Its
WAY from the remote corner 1f the bar allotted 70
ladies through the nes Of eaatrs Within the enclos-
round straw hat, or loeke5.T -. he technical
and ri!nons she rested her head upon her hand,
rloyed IN nroTn and prepared 70 'feeeire cavalry.
which IN couEt does not mean caiFs1ry. thoush N
pfesslye face, nushed win natural excite
%sRf %sea Is ssssiss5 ssSi @ S hsl TT e.!
them inqairtnriy towards the Judge. At doubtful
questions Her voice ts soft and lows, go low that
At Iss sar had 70 be asked to ase n oEisr To-
gave her testimony ID modest, sttMghtforTards
and directly responsive manner, tha reserse OF
that Of ths usual inconseCutiye female witness
who la the despair Of ali lawyers, which conclltat-
I'd the sympathy Of every person who. beard her
Not at al The sort Of pefson who woultl:be apt to
Like all examinations In kccn1y contested cascs,
this one MaA composed Of about nine pasts hwJer
10 one part Witness, Il Vas for tenth. perhaps,
VI jts duration 4 cotloquy between thesW1tneSs and
her examiner. Tlu other nlne-teaths Ra2. q legal
logtcehonrtE, only endnsablc to laLnanM T., 4 fos he
ian1nonts 'I itwas matny betwcen Nj. Graharn
aud Judge Davis, with M occasional thrust from
MI. Gerry apa Judge Garvln. .
learning in the Law, aud, though he IS esoWsr than
hIs opponent h this forensic fencing he defends
his position With solid rcasous, whlehg give MS re-
imperturable under what seem the 1mtdnma91ng
ussnuls, and girds up hls legal loins
near md 1ssrats wa which .tas, sSs tsI s1Tsn. ae
uously, The tratt which cileny shows iseH p his
conduct Of the t1fal Is 9 steatltess ant Wf1gnt, a,
se ssens nsassl1 e E as nppe fe q q ne
solid but not brilliant faculties, nnf Whlnh comes
cut intellectually as sound sen se naA ctaractef1s"
tItaly as phleEnatIc temper
NJ Graham appears q far more brilliant man. n
HIS quickness u apprehenst on:dscs IN some ~,
stances almost 70 sen5 A :.,f s ns
snsI, ye1plng voice is hea, d. "nlest q "Tnls
went do,'i nd be goes on t.. statn hts oneStson@a @
xe Vice e. s't esn esve bad no PEsyas notiss + ID
mj;aple. But his weakness Is shas his first glance
exlausts his power Of lnsF :ht lie sees ne pom!
il GOT dazzlsd or dtsconn ted, as Judge DAVIS u
Mt but heEins TO tumble IMonE.hla resources iot
s,sa ~ sn - p sG % ef h1as sasss fa e.
liz tcmper Is Is quick as his understanding, and
etaits uEe: nashes. HIS -ssamsnatioh ls PEI.
tnnuleae Wy, as II the 'Sitnass were malefactor
wk0 nia dutY YVES to pose that ls apt to attract
The Sympathy Of the jury foe the Object 81 hs a.
taeI 1shis manner Is so tnveterate that It Is Oh
yous eren when be att cmpas to. keep 1t under re-
stn1nt- .o, ,,,,1,. ,,o..,.. nm,
r.
iray, hut commonly still It, His Rulings are le,
ijverea With cotot iunl ease,. tut nlso . jud!ein
ligpitF, ,Rsl when he gives the reasons for theE
they Come as near 7attstrtna counsel as any NJ
man uttczances ca1. be supposed to have that e.
fsCtapoa excited legal dSputa1ts-
The contest Of vi11s yesterday was not only e
tween counsel, but bet Fecn hir- Graham ana eifa M
llunE1e. 1tHas the general 1rfnion that the Wy
mega was abuudantly anle to axe care Of herself
and th3t she mad rattnr the best Of Il Al least
II 3sl- Graham had lrsende5l 70 make Bystemaa
and protracte1 demolition. of her, he was disaP
t pointed, for he VAS. barely hah ~, ,,1.a nnn
sse Maa aa pe4see.,y no. sclrrossesscs :see ssi'
!: Whist she megnt In the shpteat possihe var mi
| was not to be coa5ed or. driven Into snSlng any
thing more or lcss than thai This Is the pcrtec
she was depicting asceE4 between Mr.. and Mrs
| Mcfarland, with one or tE0 TlEacto1s touches
I Mr. Graham snapped his & bjectn =,
/ "WhY." remarked the other counsel. may sh
! AYES" Responded the dEgustea NJ. Graham
"bt5t object % her toin. It IN tha. graphic way.
Whereupon Gn universal cb1ckIe. repressed Wlt
| anger from he bench
Again ME. Graham brandlshed his arms n u, q
| eudearor Il, ,Wcaker her statement that McFal
! land knew aph aFREuTed his Tifes intention to 3
nnnt @ soies, ID so,s wish tae Court anu jug. I
understand, nalRn, that AE: Mcfarland was d
lighted With tbs: prospect Of his wlfe,s playing
subordinate pxct, where she hssl only twenty !!ne
! to spesk-a pa1s 11sualy given to EaW nov1ces7'
! ~ wish thu 60 nrt and 5ury to nndesatand W
the answer, g =. perfectly calm tone, "precisel
what Nj. MSE9 rland said to nc about It"
Clearly net much WAS TO be made out ef SUCH
witness ard Mrs. Ruukle Was dismissed lt1s n
| auss, co1sh ter{nR what has been said and Wr1tte
at out her, Eay that she Induced IN almost ever
auIsoT me belief that shs was altogether !nnocet
haYe 9eerl the effect OF her conduct, and that sh
+ iR an ap.lest WOMAN ard IN accomplished taay-