The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-09

Frank Mason. OF Cleveland, we're in court yestsr.
day.
The room was cleared OF all standing persons.
and was therefore q comparatively orderly and
agreeable apartment. In every window REMOVING
ventilators had been inserted winch Kept up
noise like machinery. unaer the high wind that
ragged during part OF the morning.
Mr.. jeffrey, the sick juror, was aiiing again yes
terday afternoon.
THE EVIDENCE.
As soon as the jury had answered the call Mrs.
Putnam was recalled and the arect examination
was a member OF DR.. storrs' church until
married; ! was never a MEMBER OF Plymouth
church, That Is TO say regular attendant; after
Rev. Mr.. Carpenters churcn: | have mad very
little acquaintance With Mr. Beecher except as all
the world knew HIM as public man; have had
very little personal acquaintance WIN MN;
have seen Mr.. Beecher at Mr. Titon's house two
or three times; the nrst time | remember Mr..
Beecher came in very Informally; Mr.. Tilton
called his vile, Who think, was below, and SAID
family sitting room, where the children were, ami
dr. and Mrs. fllton asked me % 90 up MT Beecner
was so ABSORBED IN the children mat ne die
the children, and after getting through with them
went away He afterward called Tor Mrs. illton;
they were gong 10 visit some sick person. thlnk
10 was mrs Ovlneton; am not quite sure; ne dd
not seem 60 be coming to see the children; those
present house; the nrst ylsl! made to Mr.. tn:
TOMS house was In the fall OF 1867; mean after
NY maTrlaXeS
THERE WAS NOTHING PECULIAR
in the manner between Mr.. Beecher and Mrs. TIL
ton that attracted my attention.; the VISITS were
always in the daytime. generally Monday morning;
| have seen photographs OF Mr.. Beecher in Mr..
rlton's house: MIR. Tllton gave me photograph
rom III barge large collection Of photographs
be possessed; have seen good many DOCKS IN
ton gave me book OF his own with his autograph
IN II and also said he would get Inc one OF Mr..
Beecher's with his autograph; read the note
hat Mrs n ia
read II al her request; the substance OF It's con-
tents was that sne could not endure his mood aud
she was not coming down until he changed; ne
told me he could not help his moods they were
irresistible.
The Judge-we had that the other day.
THE JUDGES MEMORY.
AT quarter-past eleven Mr. Shearman at
tempted to have the witness Putnam relate
anew, to impress the jury more fully, what Mr..
Tilton's conduct was up in the country some
where. The Chief Justice opened mis- lips and re.
peated word for word oil that the witness had
already said on the subject, and pronounced 1t
supernuous to go over the matter.
MT. Sherman looked puzzled. He said it was
only to patcn up the hiatus, TO illumine the air.
&c. The Judge ruled him out
Mrs. Putnam ran on like water wheel. She
revealed all the shades OF meaning and described
character beautifully. She recollected events an
Gent modern and medieval. Sitting bolt up
upside down and right side under and horizon
tally, according to the necessities oil the case,
this venerable LADY composed her sentences glibly,
aud recited them with kind OF galloping dignity.
As an instance-speaking OF Bessie Turner:-
'.Her perceptions OF mus cal harmony were won.
derIul; they were almost inruitions." These sen.
fences were gwen with kind CT linden ed innec.
ton, one word going inward ara the other climb
ing the scale and there seemed TO be an inca
nttt
lated them by his questions, and the fan was ap-
Piled like a brake.
In short, this good lady exempllfed all the
graces OF Brooklyn existence-a long memory, a
Keen ear and great capacity to generalize her inn
pressions. She seemed to experience profound
gloom Tor an instant when she could not recollect
the whole OF something However, this did not
often happen.
Witness continued-Once remember he said
that MS MOODS were beyond his control ana that
he knew he made his wife miserable ana unhappy
when they were Upon him, but he could not resist
he SAID every man of aenius-Burns. Byron, Cole,
ridge and other poets-sufYered In that way; II
was one OF the penalties genius mad to pay; some
times when coming home his neart was warm
with homesicknsss and when ne Got home
heavy pail would come over him; he said wnen
he was at quiet place he could not resist that
mood that ne mad Just come from Washington.
where he had an audience he said nc had o speak
to loo sabbath school children that
men at Southport: It was near The
Fourth OF July; we got up fourtn of July meeting
he go out OF MS mood tnen; he once tod me.
wnen IN washington. mat ne would rather pe the
other position that could be offered him he told me
that when in Washington he received marked at
tention: thai great men showed attention to him;
told Elizabeth that l DIDN'T suppose he valued
his position IN the h1dependeH SO much as that;
she sad ION yes, ne did, That II woud break
heart TO lose his position In the independently
we were all there together at the time: / talked
several conversations on the subject; he asked
my advice at one time about sending her 10
school at Nyack. he said she was a girl OF rare
qualities and II she only mad q proper education
would make a LADY; he thought Elizabeth Kept
Bessie tied up with the cniidren; he said her per
ceptions OF musical harmony were wonderful; ne
sao She was very sensitive and out OF her sphere,
and was unhappy because she was out OF her
sphere anG not educated where she wanted 10 be :;
Bessie Turner was always Treated a. one oil the
fanny came to the table and was greeted with
her like one OF his chlloren recollect MS sitting
under an elm tree one day reading to her from
BOOK Of poems be frequently walked VIII i, her
and seemed interested In ner, treating ner as he
would daughter OF the same age; he always
treated ner In proper and Kindly Way.
THE THEATRE IN THE COURT ROOM.
At haf-past eleven MIR. Snearman again In.
trenched upon the topic he had previously adverted
to, or what Tllton's opinions about the drama
were.
1t is well understood that this bears especial
reference to the foreman OF the jury Carpenter,
who testified that he had changed his opinion OF
this case since Mr.. Beecher preached Q certain
sermon on theatres.
Mrs. Putnam was able to recolect very perfectly
that Mr.. Tilton said the stage was greater en-
CINE OF good than the pulpit, &c. Mr.. carpenter
listened to ali this very impassively, as n the
theatre had ceased to be the great moral issue OF
his llie
I -Eafn fha ora -~fth
Tllton about mis- attendance at churcn; he gald he
was not cnnrchgoer, very seldom went; when
he went ne went more TO hear good music than
anything else; he said ne preferred the platform
10 the pulpit and the drama TO what he called
preaching the gospel he had outgrowu Mr..
Beecher: he thought Mr.. Beecher the great
moral preacher OF the day, but people got tired OF
man they had heard for years; cannot give
you Mr. Iilton's language, but the substance OF it
he said MT. Beechers genius was very much over
rated; that Mr.. Beecher's power over people was
from his moral Qualities his magnanlmity and his