, 1875-04-30
lie Makes an Issue Of Fcraclty with
the PLAINTIFFS Witnesses.
Point-Blank Contradiction Of
Tilton and Moulton.
Tracy Never Coached Mrs. Tlton
as to What She Should
Swear To.
Beach Gives Kim a Taste Of "CFoss ~
Examination.
TRACY AND BEACH,

TRACY AND BEACH.
TuE1n VERBAL DUEL YEsTkKpAT.
&1sekai DfapattA IL Tie Chicago 1ridIAs.
New foEx, April 2,-Ths direct examination Of
Tracy was concluded today, md the crosse1amina-
tou bJ Mr. Beach was kcgan. A. waA the case on
Wednesday, mitch Of TracJa scHtinony called In ges-
lon some statements mada lJ tho plaintiff witnesses
Among tic strangers Jrtsent At tie trial we're Henry
L. Dawes and Charles Francs Albums, Jr., u MAsss-
chusetts.
The turymcu manifested ruo.o iutere.t in the sesti
1nony than thty have recently sLoau, AID. two OF
three ti1ne& during tho lAomct4ry aufs In tbs pro-
cdfn7s, aevers Of ahcn consuc1 eafnes*Iy tosethtF
Mrs. Beecher nat lu hor accustomed place ali da3.
Nr. Ucechec wa8 not present.
Very few o1caFtIous have recently bern taken W
counsel On either klde to Judge Seil1oua TultnR,
hut yeateEday Mr. Eva1ts felt cons:ralned 10
depart from this custom. He had offered to
introduce new evidence in tue saape Of
IN interview With Mr.. Tracy in relation to The
scandal published iu tic 1rooxyn Daily Eaton juno
%, 1874. lie maintained that 1t vaa competent ey-
dcnce, having been public expression of 1r. Tricys
v1ewa at the time. 1t however, ruol out BY the
Judge, and aIr. Ev41ts excepted to tic ruling.
tbs distet examination Of Mr.. Tracy .crminascd
earlier than wss anticipated Tie inaiu object was to
elicit from him contradictions Of eone Of Tho rant16h
uincsses.
Mr. Efsrts hctd In hta hanls q copy Of he pflntc!
report Of the plaintiffs cRse. and picked out passages
from ths teHttmony Of Nr. Tstou and MIR. Aoulton+
which he read to the wntss asking him whether iht1
ware true. Tho I,asaases related principally to hat
Mr. Tracy waa alleged to have told Mr. Tilteu about
tue Investigating Cotnnsttee Nr. Tracy s.id ioes
wera not true, denying abtolu:clJ With RESPECT TO some
and quallhedly With respect 10 others. In LIS tes:!.
mony Mr. Tilton said that ME. Tracy tuld him,
before Mrs, Titcn had gocc hofore tic luvea-
that has
what to cay kud how to aaJ 1t; had pus
questiona to her that she might nuke no blundcss IN
answering them. This Mr. Tracy dee1ifcd 10 haa
nerar sid. Ho Hlewso denied that nc Lad told ais
Iaton thAt the ComiaNtee "ou1o HUI a4use c'ose's
enough 10 get 81 tho tsnth. Ae eahca IN question:
othos statements thas l1hd been tnsao ny 1'hon ana
Mr. Aouitons Ae Aso tHose pusis1sels 1nst sf. "o"d
run ald no1 te4l MN 'bs' Az 1'ons caaFe'
AFs Neecner *se a9nteEf.
MI. BEACH TAKEs HOLD or 1IH. 7rAcr.
lfr. leach began hts croks-r1anirEtinn OF
Mr. Tracy In his usual rigorous naannev.
! startling EVERYBODY By h!s arst quesloa.
which wa1 tn substance tlia: whether
| tho 1itneEs had suggested questions to Mr. Porter
when the litter was eEoss-cxanhn!us 3Ir. Moulson.
Mr. Tsacy did not s.tnctn)TF doing So Hhtu cfoas'
| examining Monlton in regard to the litigation Of
| Woodruff 1Eobnson. lid sou stand up behind alr.
Porter aud make auggesttens7" asked IF. Beach,.
did not" replied tie "itness With great suthaSss'
lsH rising from ILLS chair.
| Mr.. Tracy had acted - fornsel Tor The afn q
| Woodruff Robinson, And tho ns.a--.sns *hish fha
question might have bosh thought to convey .hss u
haa made Improper ute Of professional oectes, prob
| aLly liant piquancy 10 tl.s reply.
The crosa-e1amIn7tion, after opening In this ag'
REasslTs manner. Assumed the nature II legal dutl
| between The examiner anu the examined, and ita
progress was watched With great amusement br lhe
spectators. severh times blr. Tracy, who tooE tAe
seveTs questioning ct r Heach tn great good nature
/ laughed heartily at the manner in which he wxt
brought to task by him for insisting answering IL
liz own WY.
THAT OPENING ADDRESS.
onstder4be surprise wak b. ths auditor,
when tue wit,,eas w4s ssked whcher lo w:s tie author
OF tho oncntng speech which o had ndo for the dr.
fcnse lfa faco flushed Is be replied that, u
. Iarge eztept he was. afr. Beach In.
1Istcd on having moro explicit answer. Objection
waa made by counsel for the deicase to shose qres-
tons. hut Mr. Deaeh said be Etlhed to show In what
charsctes that oIcntug sTcech, oserchaFgcd With
nlauRnity and, he thought with untrush, ad been
made. Judge Nelson perrnitte1 ho question to l'd
Astsd again by Lii. Beach, md Mr.. Tracy analy rc
piled that hs had composed most but not al Of Il.
wcrs Tie principal subject Of Inquiry by atr. Deac
Tho particulars Of tie conversation 1etwoen r, Trary
snd Gen. untier ut ths F1th.Arenc Hotel in August
| 1874, were Ill gono ostr. Mr. Ucach wished te
ASCERTAIN In what manner Mr.. Tracy hal gono ius<
that con sulsAon, THIS led 10 another duel Of words
Mr. Tracy hnAJ stated that lo had gone intending t.
do friendly act-to prevent tho publication Of th'
scandal hs encct Of which would ta to bred dernor
slzaHon rIo denied that he told 6cn. Butler that h
sppeasel u Of Deechcr Tho question:
about Mr. Tracyb y!a!t to Boston Con. 13nter las
aoa1ortnQ to md Out whether 10 had gone With o
without aIt. Boechers CONSENT Tho witness insste<
that 10 could not au4wcr without enterini
!aso IN cxplanatou+ "1t ia mere speculation, tit,
he sad. tAh. speculation. sl.," exclaimed Nj. beach
in IN indeactib4bo manner, that ut tue audience Int
m,.iYed of laughter. 81 1sn't conclusion ii
your mind I" Ms. Tracy 1t List said that he nere
supposed ho went egainst Daccherh wishes, This
| Beach declared wRB m answcE which he had bea1
| 4 LONG TINE TnYtso TO GET.
Thu ,dtnsss Unlisted tbat tL1s was the tlrst Time Il,
f..,, ~ H.. oun.tc,, had .dnntcd ~ t,,,f su.w.r