The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-29
The Ushers In the BROOKLYN Court.

named respectfully Murray and Cald
well, have acted as ushers in the court
room, seating the ladies and the breth
rem and friends of Plymouth Church
Murray Is well-tO-do merchant in New
York, and Caldwell is q speculator tr
paintings and engravings. Murray Is a
dapper sort of person with black mus
tache, fresh complexion and quick
manner. In order to exercise sort Of
official authority he borrowed deputy
sheriff's shield, which he wears on the
front of his coat.
Caldwell is tall, heavy man, with Q
Burnside pattern OF mustache and whis-
kers, dresses well and talks to the la.
dies in tatherly way. He was very at.
tentiye to Bessie Turner while that
blonde siren frequented the courtroom,
He has more dignity that Murray .bul
less influence. Tie latter epts no fec
nor rewards; the former receives ~ 81
day for his services from the Ply.
mouth brethren, who have raised a fund
to defray certain expenses oil the trial.
These two men have become SO expert
in ushering people to places In the body
Of the courtroom, and finding seats for
them, that their performance during the
pressing days Of the past week, have
been positively marvellous. The writer
has seen the courtroom filled, to all ap-
pearances, in every part, as early as ten
O'Clock in the morning, aud to his ex-
treme astonishment, after the lapse OF
an hour, during which time several hun.
dred more persons entered and
found room, q long stream OF the bretn-
rem have come in and been comfortably
seated by this surprising pair OF ushers.
They conJure up chairs and camp stools
out Of the very floor. They stow away
people In seemingly inaccessible places.
No lady has had to- stand during all the
pSst week while Murray and Caldwell
were around. To their credit must be
said they have worked hard and well,
and have been the means Of saving a
great deal of confusion, which must
otherwise have arisen il every visitor
had to lind seat for himself. The dex-
terity OF these self-appointed ushers in
handling chairs and camp stools is truly
amazing. Caldwell has been seen to
spin camp stool over the heads Of peo-
pie and land it in q vacant spot with un-
erring precision. To send lady spin
ming after the camp stools would seem
to .ba a feat equally easy to. him. In The.
matter OF arranging chairs they have
grown wonderfully proficient. Daily at
lunch time the outgoing audience knock
the chairs about until the floor appears
to be in perfect state OF chaos. PrestoI
the astonIshed stranger sees the chairs
and camp stools fall into regular align
ment like soldiers on parade. Caldwell
gives a tip here and Murray a tip there
10 few chairs and sends q sort OF mag
netic current through all the rest aud
brings them into line in an instant.
Their lame as nsners has gone abroad,
and 1t is said that several offers have
been made them by theatrical managers
and pastors OF popular churches In New
York. The managers OF Round Lake
camp meeting, OF the Metropolitan,
Booths Theater, Tony PASTORS Opera
house, DR.. Halps Church and Bishop
Shows Tabernacle want Caldwell for
usher. Murray is better adapted tor
the theater, Caldwell tor church; the
latter for escorting heayy-weighted
dowagers to their pews, the former for
waiting with wave of his hand bevy
of smiing beauties into their seats In
tue auditorium; Caldwell for camp
stools, Murray for chairs; the former
for elderly solid women OF roomy dimen-
sions, the latter for festive and slender
innocence Of sweet sixteen; the one for
solemn and othor0dox respectability,
the other for gay and mercurial ire gu
larity; Caldwell for roast Deel and plum
pudding, Murray for ice cream and
straw berries.
The habit of handling chairs con-
stantly and showing people to places in
the courtroom for over hundred days
has so far grown on the pair OF ushers
as to lead them unconsci0usly into sew
eral mistakes. In crossing the ferry to
New York, the other day, Caldwell for
got where he was and imagined he was
still in the courtroom. Ladies were
standing up in the rear Of the boat, when
Caldwell jumped to his feet and cried,
''Ihis way, ladiesl" leading forward TO
the front a long string OF females,
none Of whom even then, to the mex
pressible anguish of poor Caldwell,
were accommodated with seat, for the
the-boat was crowded. In the cars he
has frequently forgotten himself and
given orders for the passengers to Sit
closer. He mas been known 10 start off
from home with char in
his hand, and wherever he goes ne is
knocking chairs about. 1t is
supposed he will 60 into the chair max
ing business when the trial is over. He
can do almost anything with chair
balance it on the end OF his nose or
twist 1t into a camp stool. Murray is
even more afflicted with the charomania.
He sleeps on chairs and camp stools.
His future coat-of-arms will be a chair
ranpanty and when the trial is over he
intends to buy all the chairs that the