The Republican journal., 1875-04-08
Beecher's Testimony.

NEW Y0Rs. April l. The Tribune saws of
Mr. Boecher's testimony: Every one knew the
SI1,,ra,,,t. moment of the trial had come and
tilaf NTr Beecher was to face the urv and
dan> The charges that had been made AGAINST
him The silence MAS unbroken save by the
restless movements of yarious audirors Ivben
Mr.. Eyarfs, turning ia Mr. Reerhnr said Mr.
Beecher viii Won lie sworn -
lie had .or,o i,,+ ~, ,,a,,, .,e ,,,,,r
bfnra IN lllo nc nc +oot' r,i ~ 1, iljra
Of thn nonrt ~; si'e ~ iV ,i0 ma haJ
.aatad Iin,oif Il ~ A. - a III ~. hi;
janTb,a @ w IIe i NJ Sn,iIiS ~
oi1S7 ". p.i-;,I III t.otbar. III
I,,arl ~ III, l. niia7i 1ir. M Raacber
hi. i'Ii1bfar.i,,-la,y and a jar+er deIe@ation
tr, pI7.,tii ~ %1',,rrb thau h9J o,ar 6ntnra
- ~ & nr+ronn IL y.a aftira
'tIg"ie' ~ 'ii' 800, !; IT,; baIi+ nj Inro
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M $3.50 I,4t ~ 1,hn, M Noniton tolA Ga,
r,, "foI,I- of bis nonfassior ~ hr IL 80
hen Mr. Tv9rts ST0ila and v.ith nn1I- ~ la,
md smiie at his fathtiiI 1-ife ho +I1,,,ad ~
White thin face mn 70 his a.. he aroso no Itod
behind tha plvmnntb rron,l ma ,aSi,1l ~
hind rhe iury h1x 5nnr6aohn3 H. ,.i7,',Ss
chain ~ nv 'i'i'e'
IL mounted tlo +,, ,,.., ,.., :. ,.
The otficer ,raSan+j ~ p f ~ ~ - no
swarm bn. H. ,1tt',i = 'li ~ IL t ~
MI ] ~ ~ II '9ie' anu i"i ~
arl Il l,a-
II1, ny ~ 'itil M ii i' NJ
FnIla,ro 5i,ii NJ bah a1io,tad ',,ninsI NJ
Rbsr iniId ,la@ro b HoJ con.aiontio,is
,crrDjes against swearing mon The Scrnfmres
lrfof Discussion, h.tu-H1n M I,dro Xxi Al,
Bearh was LronGht f. IN an,i ~. NJ Raechar
himself VIII, dalIaral tLot he 6aI snob ,.n1
.rientious ,rrupIe> The clerk thpn hpran
.oain Van .lIa,nnl1 ttirr, md Ioot,,d?
when Mr. Rao,.har ,Iro,,,,n1 hi. a,.p1 a,,3 NJ
4rf, M H. -.,n( 4nant MS a1I Il. ,'i,J ~ ~
Nr Rr4a,, tool The d,th in tb " InI la
t1,n tgain INA .l6rl- ltaa,, 49, 80 - -;
.I,,ar al,l ,,,r,. i,,,,,rs;, t,, i, -
manner strangely mike The rIsty merhanicai
G"rit f '7 i.I5i ,, i1i' i a.,
long years of service: You >oIennly swear
by the cNeI .Hyiu- ttod, that the evidence you
>haii give III thi~ issue Joined between Theo
iore Iiton L antiti, ana Henry Ward Beech
rr >haIl be The truth, The whole truth, and
nothing bat the truth Mr.. Beecher. unlike
amy other witness who has preceded him, and
with most reNerentiaI bow, his eyes east
down, answered II zip. III any OF the auditors
anticipated ANYTHING themselves IN his tones
tbrY We're disappointed once the reporter
thought his upLtted hand trcmbled H. he took
lAc oath. bIu twas probably Imagination. His
VOICE WIS unchanged - hi> habit and look,
and when hc had dropped his hat and taken
from hj> shoulders his cloak, and thrown it
across hie left arm. it was the same familiar
Iot thai l. seen every Friday evening III Ply
mouth tAulcA leeture-rOom: and throughout
fu- l"st OF THE days session lie -at there I'M
hls lecture-room. Ills manner WAS the least
affected Of any man in the room. and was en-
utelN uhrphNtfMnet, lie sal most Of The time
Mlih me two middle fingers Of MS right hand
ihIt>l III ms vest At noon. when the STRIKING
of the City Hall clock interrupted the proceed
lug>. he took oUt his watch, as if to SEE how
accurately il krl5 lmc. Once. when be had
occasion to Look i0l "a memorandum book, the
"Ht,F D5IIil.' MN oI'Tt5 10 feieYe nm OF M.
~ % IrI a ai.1'ifI I,l
m 'I ~ ii'iaU'V uN ia'nSes VI ileIN Gus
ii ,J 4I' i@''I ~ Ia Ite
but it is truthful,
,rh- lt ilo - IA f,,J ,:. 49,,
iI'' ~ ~. lol Ne! " mn y. muse
~ lNg IVCiI MN ~ tllf Pii CT lecture room
- 0t .L NM 49, Iie a. 'icu lltIl ana ulele'
"''',, i'Ci VI iil' Ihouth anu = t.
e''t i i4i'ai ~, ~ Sne, y lIEh pe-
@ 80 ii,Ji VI liIe llf"ii' men ts'li-
ot II ~ So 3Hp =" lllt4l ~ Iielue4tlt -IhuS
~ >'ton VI ~ NJ NUS SCI loun tu9eotIste
III 'nt cAtao!u'HaI} phrases III "hIch MS IDEAS
- "lLeH =l9tc>Ite'i "'lI'99eu' IN Ms leHll-
flI9 mutlloI odoppe1 QuI seleTa!
bor@. he called hmaof "a yerT voiumi;Yo ii'
author~ he balf smiled and h5If Ii,sbld ~
what he evidently tbouobt mi%bt he reanrllad
a~9n aooti.ti,.lj evnrpssi0n mi - ,onnleTr i+,
hi. ryps tniul,Iej ana britrhtrnoG ilISf fh ISt
and fiji. ola baif smile came hack When no hoG
To IN tbtt urino certain neriod he nod Md
,nant 1,i+5~i ie(. a,,d ds ia n.y., 49, 80
IoiIle"I sermons, hls ;iIiTepfessbe hulhor
iI Il i Ma ~ ~, ~, '.r.Cl hull ne W a.
not in fact a great correspondent. He smiled
A. he hesitated a second or two before answer
my i,, snos Say n?t' sI9uld iu4ge from
hunt over NV letters RESUME ou # With L lo
found that had" This was the first aiiusion
10 hi> troublesome habit Of writing long letters.
Still later thi> humor found more eXtravagant
fA 'If~>ioh: Ile had been asked # his first pub
nr qsT ~ M... I tlon naa not been
" in the eypresson Of HEN inw 's'i'' a. ie1 n
that transceGdeth what | ,fe her.. in CONT ;
Even Mr., Beach unbent at this and smiled with
the Beecher party. The rest of the plaintiffs
touh5e! SAT gloomy; silent and stern, as they
t ' 2 ~ tIouSi M me a% lahlhg tner cue
would be ms@ined that the Witness '' mn ,n,