The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-16
His Redirect Examination
Commenced.
A PARADOX EXPLAINED.
How Man Can Hold His Accused
Wife as SinleSS.


noon, when the people poured into the sunny
room and looked their best upon nlton in the wit
ness box.
There he sat with bis long, cold face vtreous
eyes, deepening wrinkles and LOOKING into vacancy
some think that this long train upon the man
will turn his brain.
CHANGING over TO the defendant. there is an ex-
preston about Mr.. Beecher more volatile, but at
moments scarcely less distracted and painful.
IN short. this proceeding is an awful nervous and
mental test When Will 1t be concluded? Mr..
Tracy remarked last SATURDAY that 1t would extend
into the summer. He made this inference rom
the time consumed with Moulton and Tilton.
Mr.. sEEcHER's cRoss-ExAMINATIoN
and testimony are expected TO consume at least
one week. He mas applied his mind In its fulness
10 rhe line OF his defence. and he is now confident
avery day that he Will unlink the sequences OF the
PLAINTIFFS story and reveal himself to the jury as
q person led into a ptlall the depths o! winch ne
never knew until he sought to find way out, and
then be uttered those expressions OF anguish and
sel-accusation. which were natural enough. con-
sidering his estimate OF Mr. Tilton's cruel and re-
morseless nature. This nature, ne viii explain,
was revealed through Mrs. Tilton. who
instructed her pastor as to what manner
Of despot Tilton had been for years AS to Moul-
ton, that gentleman invited Mr.. Beecher's conf
dence and prorered his help, and relying upon his
youth ana afablity, the pastor learned too late
that Mr.. Mouton was unprincipled and had syste-
marcally fled and annotated, not only Nj.
Beecher's letters but every family document OF
which be could get possession BY coaxing 1t from
lts owners custody.
Meantime there is Mr.. Bowen. According to
several witnesses his position Is that OF armed
neutrality. One OF his sons. according to report,
says that Mr.. Beecher's counsel have approached
Mr.. Bowen and said TO MINI
why don't you come into court ana stamp out
these accusations against Mr.. Beecher9 You
know you can do it.n Every well.r answers the
senior Bowen, al you want the whole truth, as
lar az know ii, ION Rave only 70 summon me-"
"rhen," adds Bowen, Jr.. "when father volunteers
10 90 TO court they're frightened OF like people
panic"
put on the stand and kept there two or three
weeks is apt to grow bIusque. nervous or queru-
lous, particularly If the bulk of inquiry is into the
secret history OF himself adduced from a hundred
voluntary employed agents. Tllton has been
run harder than Moulton. The latter was busi-
ness man, or fair wealth and strong connections
who had retained some OF the opposing counsel in
past times, and was liable to do so again. Besides
MS mother died In the climatic portion OF the
testimony, and this sudden blow OF Providence
had it's soltenlng effect upon the Court. The Judge
refused 10 upbraid Mouiton at General Tracy
solicitation, saying that he had been severely tried
as witness and man, ana that his slips OF I'M
patience were not unnatural. But Tllton, as the
bringer OF this suit. the challenger and principal.
could receive such exemption. He has been
segregated, antagoniZed. snubbed and made
10 be his own revslator, and this position is
all the severer because his wife Is pres
ent all the while-coo, critical, unencourag-
ing. He essayed a difncult roe when he
rafar rpdf IN tcn f1rv onS m
form opinion OF plaintiff by his style OF testify
ing Unless he be very good actor, ieigning per-
tlnaciousy. he Will reveal at least those slight
egotisms and mannerisms which provoke dislike.
Men are oilener dislked Tor their weaknesses tnan
their crimes, Tilton lacks warmth OF nature, that
open, cnivalrlc style which, void Of scholarship
or anectation, talks from the surface of glowing
youth. He answers TO Hamlet's sei-accusation,
and with him enterprises OF great pith and mo-
ment' are "sicklied DER with the pale cast OF
thought" Quite his opposite in this respect is his
friend Moulton, who has iervidness and ZEAL and,
behind ALL that domestic tranquility SO nerv-
ing and assuring to person In public trial. Tllton
has nothing but his lawyers One cannot dis
tinguIsn In all that court single person notably
his friend while the mind selects hundred every
day who are bearing up tne iortItude OF Mr..
Beecner with love, ooldness and confidence. Ia
his view OF the case Tltons petulant smartnesses
ire atched by Mr.. Evarts', who. suffering no such
pangs and qualms, Is just as captious and retaia-
sory.
JUDGE FuLLERToN's
redirect examination showed the public how easy
IL is to support some one theory OF this case and
how very difficult 1t Is TO make the same expa la
ton respond to another theory equally PROBABLE
The character OF Fullerton's questions showed
that he and the plaintiff were appreheDsive Of the
effect upon the Jury OF TIton's ugly relations with
Mrs. woodhull-takIng her to Coney Island, es-
coeting her home In carriage, &c. He was there
ore made TO define himself upon marriage, d.
gorce, the divinity OF Christ, add particularly
upon the Immaculate theory OF guilty wife.
He was given great latitude to make
these replies and sustained himself lucidy, and
yet his reasons were all of that sentimental caste
which the Gradgrnds OF the world turn up their
noses at. For instance. when ne explained the
youth OF himself and his wife wnen they were
married he said it was necessary 10 make some
excuse for her in his own suffering heart. He,
therefore. made the singular excuse OF quit with
out Gin, which not one man In a thousand can
understand. His definition OF COD the SON as
differing from COD the Father was elaborate, but
n insensibly made the hearers comment upon the
want OF humility in young man who, with
such confidence, obliterated the divinity from
Christ. As TO divorce Mr.. Tilton's explanation OF
his views on this subject seemed to be directly at
variance with his definition or marriage. lie
thought the sanctity OF the marriage relation
required IL 70 be made easier Ihan It 10 by the
laws OF New YORK state, and yet he said that
marriage should be made In the spirit OF "ior
better or for worse,p through storm and through
calm. There Ia too much theory In the Brooklyn
school and TOO little loyalty Thew are continually
explaining themselves when they migat lead
plain. htiorward lives as they agreed 10 do
and eschew speculation.
MIR. FRANK MouLToN
has not been IN court for some time. BY the
issiduity with watch Mr.. Carpenter attends the
trial. sitting generally IN the snte.room, IT'S pre-
sumed he VIII be tue next witness
Two country judges Of remarkable appearance
had seats reslde HIS Honor on the bench. One
was Judge KIrKpatrlek. OF Pittsnurg, large. wide
Lsaded m n led over with slIvery Wnlte halr