The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-14
The Beecher Trial.
New YORK, MAY /

sure of an editorial in the Tribune reflect
ing on Fullerton, and said the case called
tor an apology.
Calvin J. Mills was then called, and tes-
tilted that he resided in Brooklyn. He
said he was an editor in Brooklyn and in
New York. In New York he was engaged
on the Standard in 1872 in that year he
saw the publication of what was called the
Woodruff scandal, about election time it
was published in the Woodruff & Clailin
| Weekly. He read it through at that time.
Witness was shown the article in the paper
and said it was the same one as he had
read in Nov 1879. Witness was asked If
he had seen the proof slips of this article
before it was published. To this Fullerton
objected, and an argument epsued, Evarts
contcnding that the matter had previously
been touched upon. The court ruled that
the answer would be taken, but Beach de-
INJURED to this, and reopened the argument,
stating that he had shown through An
drews that the article was prepared by him
a short time before it was put in type. He
/ con,ended that admitting this evidence
would reopen issues in the case. Mr..
Evarts withdrew the question, and the
witness left the stand. Henry c. Bowen
was recalled for further cross-examination.
Bowen testified: have no recollection of
an interview with Mr.. Eggleston on the
Goth of December, 1870 recollect after
the tripartite agreement transaction on
April Sd going away with Storrs Claiin
was not with us | did not say anything
about desiring the return of the Woodstock
letter : he did not say to me it would not
be given to me unless certain article was
published in the Independent
Cross-examined by Judge Fullerton: l
do not remember when l left Freeland's
house on the Goth of December, 1870; /
left there before 6 o'clock and arrived there
about or o'clock; did not hear of the
Woodstock letter until two days after the
signing of the tripartite agreement; one of
the arbitrators, Charles Storrs, came to my
office and said, have some good news for
you, am going to get the Woodstock
letter; said l would be glad to get it; he
either gave it to me then, or went out and
got it and then gave it to me; it was an I'M
conditional surrender of this letter.
Edward Eggleston was recalled, but his
testimony was unimportant.
After recess, Judge Nelson asked if
the counsel would go on, and Sherman
called Wallace Caldwell who testified
have resided in Brooklyn for about 25 years;
know Francis d. Moulton, and visited his
house in 1871, when he lived in Clinton
street spent about Is hours in his house
then he was sick, and / was watching
him l saw Beecher's portrait in the par
lor when l was there. This witness was
not cross examined. Shearman then asked
for a little delay as he had telegraphed for
the only other witness they had TO call land
and that if he did not come shortly they
would give him up.
Judge Fullerton then called John B..
Bowen, who testified am a son of
Henry c. Bowen | reside at home with
my father, and am at school in this city
in the month of December, 1870 think
delivered note from my father to Free
land the note was addressed, but do not
recollect what it was. He said that it was
all right or something like that Freeland
J came to the door when gave him that
note.
Cross-examined by Evarts-l saw Free
land personally, and remember giving him
the note ] was then about thirteen years
of age The witness was here allowed tc
retire.
Mr.. Morris called Marshall j. Morrill,
who testified am an architect and have
made drawing of Mr.. Ovington's house
[Shown drawing of the house, l made
this drawing the house fronts to the eas
t and the piazza to the west. Witness de
scribed the diagram to the jury and gave
the relation of situation of the piazza al
the back of the house. lie said, the piazzs
of Ovington's house was directly enclosed
/ on all sides except that looking toward thu
west.
/ Cross-examined-I never visited the rca
of these premises before | visited them
between and 10 o'clock in the morning
when the sun was in front of the house
G but never saw it in the afternoon Their
was no building adjoining that would shiel'
s the rays of the sun off the piazza between
and o'clock in the afternoon.
c Defense recalled John G. Southwick, VIII
testified Mr.. Woodruff told me on ON
occasion that Moulton had deposited $500
with his firm and that it was to be draw
u out for Tilton.
Cross-examined by Beach. have NJ
d bets in this case, had some but terminal
ed them by paying, when knew / was t
be called as witness in the case;
thought that would be asked that ques
T. ton, when came into court. Witnes
u said this very warmly and then left tn
n stand.
{. "We have nothing else to Offer" sal
u Evarts here, NOR have we reached Beach.
a Eyarts then stated that he understood onl
~ one counsel on the other side was to sun
' up the case, and he and Porter would sun
/ up the case, but together they would nc
a, occupy more than week, as one woul,
. not repeat anything the other would hay
of to say. In view of the time 1t had take
to get evidence in, he would suggest tina
an adjournment be had until Wednesda
next. Beach said he would rather continu
N on Monday, but would defer to the wishe
n of the other counsel. Judge Nelson the
Of ordered an adjournment of the court unit
y Wednesday next, at IL o'clock.