The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-04
LAWYER AND WITNESS.
Grnphic Description. of Tracy and
MOult0n.
From the New York Herald, Jan. q. j

IOulton.
From the New York Herald, Jan. GIL
Yesterday the proceedings were of a
wrangling nature, and consisted in teach.
ing Mr.. Moulton the steps of backstep.
Mr.. Tracy waltzed him around all day
with grip more decided than amative,
but he was an unrepentart Artful Dodg.
err, and behaved with the meekness OF a
young shrub just out of boarding school.
In vain did Mr.. Tracy elevate his chin,
look the executioner, and snub the wit
ness on his answers. The more despotic
Tracy got the more dalliant and polite
Francis became If he does not come out
perfect witness he will very nearly
come out perfect politician.
Moulton is of the stamp Of man to like
this dangerous eminence he has. A fairly
successful merchant, he pines for more
brilliant career. The play of fine wits,
the game of fnesse, the emotional antag
onization of strong natures-hls being
one-suits him. In this country to-day
there are thousands of people who would
rather hear him lecture on Friendship"
or "a Dangerous Came" la Guy Lily
ingstone, than to see or hear either
Beecher or Tilton. He appeals, in his
position, to the material and worldly side
of man-that side which despises the
transcendentalism and radicalism and
optimism of both the principals in
this case, and looks somewhere for
bounce. life, craft, and GOODNESS. The
fiery nature of his hair and ample mus
tache, the nerve and nervousness, the
good clothes, fine confidence and superb
suavity of the man relieve him
from the idea of any serious
connection with the Brooklyn set. He
was called by Beecher my dear Won
Moltke." AS the trial proceeds he de-
velops very nearly to the self-mastery
and literary skill Of Tilton, if, indeed, he
does not loom up as the larger being.
There is nobody in court with him ex-
cept counsel, but he has slowly captured
friends fro n unwilling witnesses. The
jury. in part, look at him as he comes in
to court with certain approving wrin-
kle. Thejudge gives him very fair pro-
lection. lie seems to have very good
physique and not to be annoyed, especial.
ly not to be inundated. If he was pert
or forward or retaliatory he would speed.
lily drop to the ground; but, on the
whole, he shows the superiority, for COM
mon sense occasions, of the business man
over the literary man, the preacher, and
we might almost say, the lawyer. There
is little merry devilishness in his way OF
testifying. Yesterday he kept lawyer
Tracy on o string long while as to why
he omitted to insert Mrs. Beecher's letter
in one of his documents, with the intent
to say, after a long worry, that he re.
membered he ought to have done it
three weeks ago.
1t is the general opinion in the court
that Tracy's cross-examination is better
than Porter's as to an understanding CT
the evidence in the case, but poorer as far
as its manner is concerned. Judge Por-
ter stayed home yesterday, sick. He
bafflcd the witness the second day by his
politeness, and made spectators wish he
would make some points on Moulton, de.
serving to do so by his bearing. Indeed,
he did do very we'll, with Mr.. Evarts as.
sistance. on Tuesday, and made no little
Ilroad upon the witness.
Mr.. Tracy labors under the disadvan-
tage Of being hot friend of Mr.. Beecher
and he has absolutely no art. His face
is like thin red furnace. revealing the
zeal within it, and he has been public
prosecutor so long before a United
States court that his manner has
become overbearing, and this,
added to his excessive tom.
permanent, takes from him some Of the
sympathy which his natural manliness
should obtain. He is like Marshal Ba.
zaine on trial in court like this-his
military nature impatient under the re.
straints of form and affectation. Look at
him. Mr.. Tracy. standing there in the
centre Of the court, is at least six fest
high, and weighing probably $50 pounds.
His shoulders are square and powerful
his chest broad and full, and his limbs
cast in the largest mold Of a country far.
mer or boatman. The military character
Of the man, and his origin in rural parts
are plainly denoted by his countenance
and stature. His hands, feet, knees,
jaws, and joints are cast in the larges,
pattern. His long frock coat is buttoned
close; thin tape tie divides his standing
collar from his shirt bosom, which has
two plain gold studs. Occasionally he
breaks his coat open, thrusts his hands
deep IN his pockets, and exposes gold
watch chain. He is very nearly of the
size and style Of the late Gen. George H.
Thomas.
The face above these imposing proper.
tions is individual and powerful. withou,
the aid of visual obliquitv which still
more gives it the air Of com bativeness,
not to say carnage. He, however, is 4
good-looking man. The face slopes back.
ward like an inclinedIplane, and the jaws,
covered with red stubble Of beard, like
buckwheat stubble partly grizzled with
must, are even more prominent than the
large square forehead. Between the jaws
and forehead the features are compressed
into q relatively small space. The mouth
is nearly hidden by the grayish mustache
and beard; the nose is straight and thin
and short and little beakish. The eyes
are almost hidden and small, and appar.
entity blue.
Erect resolute, fervid. afraid of no man.
but not 50 good to handle the rapier Is
the breodsword. Tracy whacked at Moul-
ton with 50 much power that he lost rela-
lively more vitality than the witness.