New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-09
THE COURT PROCEEDINGS.

TIE CITY COURTROOM CROWDED TO ENcEss-THB
CALLING OF THE PANEL BEGUN-A NEW CAUSE
OF DELAY NTERposED
The announcement that the TiltOn-Beecher evil
suit was to be called IN the City Court Of Brooklyn
Yesterday morning caused an early gathering OF the
curious in the halls of the Courthouse. Many per-
sons had collected hour before that set for tho
opening of the case, although it had been
minated in the best Informed newspapers
that the case would probably go over for
the day, and possibly for the term. BY the
hour of 10 o'clock a. m, when proceedings were to
be begun, the halls wero filed, largely with jurors
summoned to try the case. and number Of the bar
of the city. The crowd was not unusual in charac-
ter, if in proportions; the usual number of idlers
who infest such places daily and the unusual num-
Der of Jurors summoned combined to formi it. A ma
iority of the legal fraternity of Brooklyn and few
New-York lawyers were in attendance About one
half the jurors summoned answered to their names,
and were admitted INTO court When the calling OF
the list began, at 10 o'clock there was not standing
room left within the room, and the adjoining cham
beers aud the hall outside were uncomfortaby
crowded
Judge Nelson promptly opened the Court at 10
o'clock. He is stickler for promptitude and deco
rum. He sat in Chambers for an hour. attending to
some minor business, but at 10 precisely entered the
Courtroom and took bis scat on the bench. At this
time Gen. Tracy, John +. Hill, Thomas G.. Shear
man, and John X. Porter of Mr.. Beecher's counsel
and Judge Morris and Roger A. Pryor Of Titon's
counsel were present. ExJudge Fullerton, also one
of Tilton's counsel came in little later. Mr.. Tton
had some difficulty in getting into the room, having
arrived late, and had to push his way through the
crowd. He finally reached conspicuous place IN
front of his counsel where lie sat through the whole
argument apparently unmoved by the fact that all
eyes were bent on him, but alive to the meaning OF
the argument. Mr.. Bcecher did not make his APP
pearance.
Promptly on the opening of the Court, the Clerk.
Francis A. Madison, began. the custom always is
when case is SET for trial at speciledday and hour
to call the jury. As they answered to their names
they were ordered to seats in the jury-bOx, where
they were sworn by twelves, and then retired to
give place to others In this way about 100 had
been sworn ont of 500 called, when Judge Nelson
suggested that ii was 4 waste Of time TO continue.
The counsel for the defense insistel |, however,
going on and the tedious hum-drum business was
continued awhile. until the defense wearied
of it, and finally consented 10 stop it. Then fol-
lowed the long argument given below in full after
which an adjournment took place and the went
over until Monday next. Meantime on Thursday
the argument to show cause why the bill of par
ticulars should not be furnished, VIII be heard be-
fore Judge McCue. AS 1t is generally understood
that Judge McCue believes in the justice of Mr..
Beechers cause, it was conceded yesterday that he
would grant the bill, he may now do NJ his dis
cretion As such decision is not renewable BY tho
General Term, Iilton's lawyers will th,n file their
bill long since prepared, and Tie tral will in all
Likelihood proceed on Monday.