New-York tribune., 1875-01-26
MoULTON's LONG TEST.
THE END OF THE Ross-oUEsTloNING
NEAR.

HE ENU Or AhC NnNrSN NS6R~~>N'N
NEAR.
rur YoRr,vR srATyMr,Srs OF TIE WITNESS BROUGHT
uP--HIs PAST FRIENDSHIP AND RECENT HOS
TIITY TO THE pEFENDANT-THB BEARING OF
THE woopHuIL sTATsMENT-THE THRUsTlNo
AND PARBYING OF TIE LAWYERS.
MI Moultsu's cross-examinatiop was nearly con-
cluded yesterday. The attempt OF Mr. beeehers
Lawyers to have certain statements IN hIs- "oou-
hulls paper admitted was partially successful Ane
chief testimony was in regard 20 Mr. hcu'on eA
tsenxe iendness for Mr. Beecher at the time OF tne
publication Of November, re72, and his boS'lhy
toward the defendant since the Plymouth investiea-
fien. The examining counsel expressed the oehei
that they could finish the cross-questoning to-day
LEGAL STROKES AND COUNTER STROKES.
Mr. Tracy pressed Mr.. MOulton more closely yester-
.iay than be has done before. The questioning was
severe and searching and the witness was more on
the alert than he usually appears to be. AT the
opening his demeanor was characterized by the most
imperturbable GOODNESS, but as the questions were
put by Mr.. Tracy with increased severity, Mr.
MOulton buttoned his coat closely TO the throat and
his face became slightly flushed as though he were
somewhat out of temper Perhaps the highest
point TO which the evident though stfed excitement
arose was when the fact of the publication of an
article uufavorable TO Mr.. Beeeher, printed in
Brooklyn Sunday newspaper, was brOached. Having
shown that the article was printed from 1he
Golden Age proofs, Mr. Tracy drew himself
up TO his full hight advanced toward the witness,
and stretching his arm above Mr. Beaeh's head and
pointing his finger straight at Mr.. Moulton ne
asked in loud, grating tones, Now, SIR now long
after that publication did you receive the 5000
from Mr.. Beecher :" There a breathless pause
for a moment, during which the witness was twirl-
ing about in his revolving chair and stroking his
mustaohe with one hand. while the other was in
his pocket. Then. with the utmost placidity of
manner the witness replied that he could not recol
lect.
Mr. Moulton seemed 10 delight in bringing Mr.
Tracy's name within the pale of the scandal Thus
when Mr. Tracy asked him to fix the time when he
mir Moulton heard Mr.. Tilton's true story read
the witness said: 1t was in the Winter of 1872
You'll remember it, Mr.. Tracy You were there and
went to sleep" Also, when Mr. Tracy wished to
know how thick certain roll of manuscript was, be
said: Il can't remember; you saw II, General, and
perhaps can tell"
The first step toward the impeachment Of Mr.
Moulton's testimony was taken at the afternoon
sion by the aid of afidavits of many prominent
members of the Produce Exchange and others, who
had sworn that Mr.. MOultOn. after the Woodruff
pubhcatiOn, had said that the story was false and
also that since the Plymouth investigation he had
shown violent hostility toward Mr. BeeeheT. With
those afidavits in his hand Mr. Tracy put his ques-
tiODs. Among the first queries was this;
Did you say TO Mr.. Wallace Caldwell that Mr.
Deecher was liar and hbertine, and that if per-
sonal violence would do any good that You would
cut him downip NO. Sir I" empbatically replied
Mr.. Moulton.
The witness was asked if be had made similar
statements to Mr.. StOrrs, Mr.. TenDy and many
other gentlemen and although he remembered hav-
inc talked with those nersons ha seemed IN have
forgotten entirely what he said In one case when
asked whether he had said to w. d. Barbour that
MIR. Beecher was a peTjurer and hbertlne, he
answered &" | may have said that Mr. Beecher was
Q Hbertne and perjurer-as he is"
Mrs. Woodhulls notorious paper, which has been
dragged into the controversy has been the cause of
serious dispute. The creyice through which 10
crawled will show the ingenious character of the
warfare carried on by the lawyers Mr.. Fullerton
last week introduced the Woodruff statement of
Jan. 2, 1872, to show that Mr. Beecher accused
and did not deny the crime therein charged. Mr..
BeeeheT's lawyers thought they saw weak spot
there, and Friday tried to introduce various
parts Of the same article giving Mrs. Wood
hulPs views regarding the marriage rela-
ton, and further asserted that Messrs. Moulton
and TiltOn also charged with henOus crimes by
the same paper, which they had not denied This
step Immediately aroused all of Mr. TiltOns lawyers
and they fought the motion so fercely that the
matter had to be adjourned until yesterday, when
the engagement resumed. Mr.. Beach ndiculed
the idea advanced by his opponents, but Mr. Evarts
neatly turned the point by saying that the argu-
ment of Mr.. Beach a satire the old proverb
that what is sauce for the goose is for the
gapder." That thrust gave Mr.. Fullerton oppor-
tuny osay Judge Nelson that the fact that the
decalogue contains the commandment, Thou shalt
not commit adultery does not justify their reading
the story of Ananias and Sapphira."
The result of the contest was that Judge Nelson
ruled out nearly all the parts read exceptions being
taken to those portions admitted.