The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-16
THE GREAT TRIAL.
Photograph No. "a Gallery Of Jurors.
Special Correspondence of the Star.

Photograph No. "a Gallery Of Jurors.
Special Correspondence of the Star.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 1875.
During the progress Of the great trial
MIR. BEEoHER g..
sits near his counseps table, looking as
natural and unconcerned as ever in his
lie, though unusually grave. lie makes
notes in " little book, and sometimes
reddens a little under the hard language
he hears. His colossal head Is matched
in size and in strong sel-pOssession by
only one other in the throng, few feet
distant and lifted on the towering form
of Theodore Tilton. BY his side sits a
venerable-looking lady, whose thin, Sill
YER hair grows over and half conceals
forehead of pOrtentous height for w0-
man, shutting down close-bent brows
over clear blue eyes that look out from
deep sockets with fixed intensity on the
speaker. Her severely regular features
are colorless, except the thin and sensi-
tive lips, and the whole expression is
one of keen but resolute endurance un-
der the pitiless invective and testimony
she has come to receive upon her own
head as one with her husband. 1t is Mr..
Beecher's' wife: the first woman admit
ted to witness the trial. 1t is touch
ing, noble, shall not say sublime,
exhibition of wifely devotion and t0rti-
tude. She is plainly dressed, in dark
purple merino or the like, black gloves,
and black velvet bonnet trimmed with
lace and feather to match: the only col
ors being a blue tie and blue wrap,
over which is thrown handsome seal
fur cloak. To-day, also, Mrs. TiltOn is
allowed to listen to what is said OF the
matters so closely affecting her, and con-
cerning which she may assist as ''coun-
SELL" although disqualified as witness.
But the jury
THE FATEFUL TWELVE,
on whom it depends to pronounce the
nation on the great man at the bar
now draw upon. themselves a
deeper interest than any Of the other
figures before us. After pretty careful
study OF the jury am satisfied that it
could not be any better, and be iair
representative Of the system. A better
jury than this would be most inequita-
bic allowance to this plaintiff and de-
fendant, remarkable men as they are.
In the first place, there does not appear
to be TOOL in the lOt-which Is perhaps
as remarkable thing as there is in
Tilton, Beecher, or the case itself. Nor
do / see positively bad physiogomy or
Uranium among them, whether consider
ed as to moral or intellectual iudica-
tions. There are only two elderly heads
chester Carpenter, the foreman, and
Griffin B. Halsted; both gentlemen, Of
good social position and culture. Both
these elderly heads are very fine ones,
with expansive glob0se foreheads. There
are three other ''globose" foreheads, on
smaller scale, among the juTymen OF
inferior education ana social status
Hull, Thyer and M 'Murn. Three others,
OF a middle class, intelligent young men,
viz: Case, jeffrey and Filter, have high,
square-built foreheads. This makes two.
thirds OF the jury with better than aver.
age heads, on the outside at least.
OF the other four, Taylor Is fair look.
ing man; Davis, though nothing marked
in appearance, evidently has good
mind; Whelan, you can see at a glance,
is no fool; and Flate is presumed to be
tile poorest stick on the jury; vet even
he begins to look commonly Intelligent
and interested as l get acquainted with
his face. The jury contains no attend
ant, past or present, upon Mr.. Beecher's
preaching, and so far as can be known,
no person biased in his favor by kim
dred pr0clivities toward free construc-
ZION of the scriptural standards in the
OlOSy anC morals.
AT THE HEAD og TnE JURx
sits stout, well-dressed gentleman,
with small dark blue eyes. a short, broad,
clean-shaved face, thrown up in vigilant
atterAion, q genial expression, large,
round forehead, from which the hair has
retreated and falls over and behind the
ears. This is Mr.. Chester Carpenter, the
foreman. He is OF English descent, born
in Hudson, N. T., 1914, and ior twenty
years resident OF Brooklyn. He is IA
member OF DR.. Duryea's 20. s. Presby-
terian) Church. After reading MIR.
Beecher's statement he had u decided
opinion. His sons and daughters were
decided and divided in their opinions.
But "the last sermon he read Of Mr..
Beecher's" being apparently in the habit
OF reading them ! on the subject OF thea
ters and sunday amusements, effected a
complete counteraction Of his opinion
and left him In suspense Of Judgment.
1t is very easy to see just what states his
mind passed through. lie disliked the
sermon, and reasoned that possibly one
who SO easily dispensed with or ex-
planned away one OF the commandments
might do 50 with another.
BY the side OF Mr.. Carpenter, In age,
social position and culture, stands
MR.. GRIFFITH d. HALsrEAD,
an experienced business man, built up
on the foundation of liberal education
and several years application to the law
in early life. Dissatisfied with the pro-
fession, he soon exchanged IL lor the
hardware business, and is now at the
head OF the Halstead Manufacturing
Company, New York. He was brought
up lu the Methodist Episcopal Church, to
which he still holds and gives attend
ance, though not q member. Hehas, on
one or two occasions, heard Mr.. Beecher;
but Mrs. IL. does not like his teachings
and will not hear him. Mr.. Halstead has
very regular features, thin, brown.gray
hair and beard closely trimmed, and a.
mildly intelligent expression of counte-
nance. The discussion, of the scandal
has been excluded from his family. On
receiving his summons he expressed re-
gret that he had not allowed himself to
form and express an opinion, being very
much averse to the position Of u juror ON
the case. His state Of mind was that of
impressions. He reads the
New York Herald and the Brooklyn
Eagle and Union.
THE NEXT BEST HEAD,
perhaps, is that of A. r. Case. a native
of Canton, Conn.,, OF common education,
who has raised himself from drug
(during which he applied him.
SELF to the lectures ofthe New York Col
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