, 1875-05-03
THE GREAT SCANDAL.
Beach and Evarts On tho Question Of
Placing Mrs. Tilton on the
Witness-Stand.
That Communist pr0cession---T1le Funny
Testimony Of Maddox and
Awint0n.

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Mf' Doach~n iohf Aonor r'oase' IN 'ne
course Of this trial much afluBion has bccn Hhdc
10 tho fspt that Mra, Tttou was an t,lco,nreto.,t
w,tr,ss hv thA rnlaa a. ax,d,nce. .nd v., AZ.
.,.'ssa 49,, .sstas .,,a -i,.a. sta,a l., z.,sra
oi"uoa .oa s""'s sn1 "tln'se.etH"u ~ !1ea.u
to subject matter when 40 decpiy snectod hef
air, 10 tor, TO oursolves, to tho oasc which NO
ronrosont n .nnonncc n your f1nnor mi "a tlo
aa,ss1 ~ ~. a.Inns. ~, ,xa n,ar, nv oh,oc.
@ -. ~. ~. T.aa h". w. nsns o =.
,s un a. rno,s nc % ard that wste.pr % obection.
re might LOCALLY prssout against Aor oomnotoncy
~ ty,tncas ro wniya outirol,. and shall rainono
.," ~ -. t.,..'1. 80, ~ .,,,.- III.
choose to psodued hor' And may bo permit
tod to say, perhaps, In addition, TINT Mrs. Iton
Ia al incompetent xitncss vcrv n,uct, In tho
.,r. .or.c .ith eny oI1,o, Ul,noss wbo IL 1,s,
qualified or "Aa DISQUALIFIED before our foosnt
laws upon tha subject, BY futcrcst and by rofa~
sionsh.p. ant tina. it is an objection which may
J., ra,yof, hv lhe r,rtioe to .uo litigation. Your
Honor Will femomoor 1he pnraSeososS or 'ho
| statute 1a!sang TO fho oomnetenog OF nna.
is party. And deoIsrng that, nclsher
tho ono uof tho otnef snali pe com'
potent or ooupoi!tb'o TO sestify IN certain sszes
| aud III regard 70 costain transsctoha. 1 sup.
poaot ais, from TUG LANGUAGE OF sho ssatnlc, ana
from tho known ptae.lco anuef taa common ~ law "
aeslslnF the o. ~ , tat u s
| tue parties 10 she hti9nfao'', o1eont possibiy 10
tAr - IT may 10 eatasnod tue noltoy of tho lAE
70 exclude tne sg!eauon OF eo9auon..as eon, !, !.
aha bv cssons nn iat sSon IN
rosara 20 thoso mas9orss ~ ID ens'[S.5 n,h,n
4 the pleasure OF tho partles, or tne nsfty.
tle hnseanu or ~ ,,.,, ,rsto, 70 ,aoleos,
II o[ o aors ws
couslatreu a. sacred 70 he domestic reanon' mI
ne Wish to ssy, slF, u that we eoneent upon our
RAt1 tnst our iflonas upon Tue oses s.ao Gah %so
Mra: aa d7Non aa ~'snesS Ill 'n'e oa7' " snoy
could Be- witness # 's eass ss nsysr eeen ~
actual question. Tho la* prohhisa It. she pul,.
iey q tho lay probB ~ Tue gen1fAa senso or
tho wisdom 81 TINT olcy nrohntsit ~. There was
q roriou during the progress OF sts oanso
HhGn the Legislature OF the stato vas
Understood TO DO conaiuefing Wheshei t1o inter
osss Of aooioty un!'er tho pfoVoeaton Or tue H.
Ailould abroEato slo Tulo Of T." and Absndon tllo
policy Of society," and opon tue d'acofas Q! nus
band anu WIG sToaItng aga'net oao anotnsF N
oo1ltl &no ING AeHi6ihtuEo pY M unHnMens W
judgment las To muss .nndesssana1 ana sne y,
concurrence 81 a's the People ot tho ataIe' aaid'
our taw wlsey And 1irm1y detefmtnea thas quesa,,
tlon: Now, Il Airs. Tilson At any time could
legally hnge hecn proposed and Admltted - a
wlluoas thoto would then haso been tWo
practical questions tof ue. ae counacl, 10
determ1ne,-eravo ana important questions
whioh have mover Jes arisen tor our delernlna- M
tioo, because tha u" mas sealed her lipa ~ ~ any
litigation in Which hcr husband fs party; Iho9o
TWO grave question: Eould nave heen nrst}' IN
thought his caao, ~ 70 had presented u bad
any such defect IN volume or fofc? Of evidence ~,
thne any othsr we're neoaoas thon II Nontu haVa
been our duty to a:ldace snrh evidence, further.
opinion. and no suoh view, that Gu.
case ncoda any moro testimony than NC
have RtYon. y. however; 70 hsa come. 3
10 tho. zoe rotation q auty 70 oal cileht, te
olHpose ot tnst practieal question, hna th9 ".1e