New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-10
REVIEWING Mr.. TILTONs ACTS AND
WORDS

week, 1S7O-the meetings OF the plaintlH WIFI MI
Beecher. Mr. Bowen. and Mr.. Moulton-were again
gone over to extent yesterday, but the state
ments elected did not seem to add to the character of
theevidence but only to the bulk of 1t. Theform OF
the defense is gradually unfolding itself and Mr.
Ryarts seems TO he master of the facts in the pos
session of his side The questions asked yesterday
made II evident that Mr.. Tlton's business troubles
with Mr. Bowen and his private controversies
with Mr. Beeeher, which were crowded
INTO that last week of 1870, are TO be
connected in the theory Of the defense.
The plaintiffs connection with Mrs. Woodruff is
also brought ont in strong colOrs His introduction
10 her, his first interview in regard to the scandal.
her visits to his house. his calls upon her. their trips
70 Coney Island, and finally their parting in April,
1871 wore entered into. When Mr. TiltOn said he
had told only a few persons of Mr. Beeehers alleged
CRIME previous to Mrs WOodhull's publication of it.,
Mr. Evarts gradually step by step, drew out that Mr.
Tilton believed that Mrs. Morses "open mouth had
convey ed the intelligence to Mrs. Woodruff, and
finally that the witness himself had told Mrs Morse,
knowing Der infrmity for telling tales One of the
leading questions of the counsel was whether the
witness ever went to his house with Mrs. Woodruff
In carriage left her and went into the house, get
ting the papers in this case and returning and talk
ing to he: about them. Mr.. TiltOn denied that there
ever was such an occurrence.
Mr. Evarts endeavored TO connect Mr. Tilton with
Mrs Woodruff in regard to procession IN this city
10 the memory of ROssel, the French Communist
who was executed. The witness said that he did
not know that Mrs. Woodruff was in the procession
and that he walked in the line with John Swinton
" Did you walk all the way with him ~ asked Mr..
Evarts. All the answer the plaintiff made to this
wac to wheel quickly in his chair and inquire IN the
blandest tones of Mr.. Swinton. who stood behind
him, "was it all the way'p Mr.. TiltOn took ocea-
non to eulogize ROssel highly. and told Mr. Evarts
that it was insult to suggest that the Communist
was executed for having put to death the Arch
bishop of Paris.
Before the court adjourned for recess Judge Neil
son announced that he had received letter saying
that persons standing behind the jury-box had
within hearing of the jurymen, made remarks about
.he case. He commented severely upon this
and threatened summary punishment TO any
one caught in such an act At the suggestion
of Mr.. Evarts the Judge decided that no one be
allowed to stand behind the jury thereafter. After
the interval for lunch Chester Carpenter the fore
man of the jury, with his associates, and
addressed the Court, saying that they had heard
nothing improper. and that the communication to
the Judge was an unjust reflection upon them.
Judge Nelson replied that he was happy to know
that there was no cause for complaint
The document known the Catharine Gaunt
letter" was made an important point at Issue. and
MI Evarts introduced it for the purpose of showing
that in the copy of that letter made by Mr. MAYER
lex and introduced into Mr.. f1lt0n's statement 30
fbe Plymouth Investigating Committee Mr.. qilten
had omitted an important part; also that
IN subsequent publications that part OF
the letter was left out As presented ~
the Committee a portion of the letter was
omitted but Mr.. Tilton swore that he had the
original with him when he presented his statement
and subsequently copy of The Graphic with the let
ter printed in full, was shown. The third attempt
on the part of the defense to introduce the Wood
hull biography was made, and this time, after a
short discussion, with partial success This little
pamphlet has been the cause of more or less debate
at different tunes ever since Mr.. MOultOn took the
wines chair, and the parts which Mr. Evarts was
allowed to read were listened to with great interest
The poem Sir Marmaduke's Musings was intro
duced and four or five verses of 1t read, peculiar
stress being laid upon the clause about the disap-
pointment IN love. Mr.. Evarts asked Dir. I1lton II
be did not believe that this admitted reference to
his wife would be understood by the public, and
thus Sfdin stir up" the scandal Mr.. TiltOn said
thatf he had thought that the poem would have
such an effect he would have cut off his right hand
before he would have written 1t. After this the
iDouiry went back to Mrs Woodruff and her con-
nection with the case, Mr. Evarts asking Mr. Hilton
II he could tell how it was that Mr.. Beecher knew
before its publication of the intended printing OF
the scandaous account in 1872 The witness replied
that Mr. Beecher had told him that man mad called
UPON him with proofs of the article and that MI
Beecher had suggested that it was an attempt at
black-mail At this point the court was adjourned