The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-20


class face Is not IN Mrs. Moulton's features, and
when she was asked yesterday II she considered
Mrs. Titon an acquaintance and afrectionate
friend there was just trine OF discrimination In
her look. The question answered itself.
Several other ladies' were In the court room,
very much absorbed Assistant Pastor Hallidays
| face was looking very long. He seemed stupened
q part OF the day yesterday. Mr.. Tracy
dropped that grizzly smile he carries, and looked
straight before MIN. The old Judge on the bench
looked painfully, almost teariully intense, as Mrs.
Moulton, in the forenoon, had entered upon the
steep and narrow dehles OF her darker ex-
perlences. He had not, up to that moment, shown
more than mastlfr's watch over the case.
In short Brooklyn was in the profoundest agi.
ration all day yesterday. AT the close OF the day
Mr.. Evarts looked pale and Old and serious. Judge
Porter and Mr.. Abbott had heard Mrs. Mouton
with an interest SO absorbing that they appeared
to lose their professional relation to the
case in the Importance it had newly
acquired through newer human revela-
tiop. Prior to this day we had seen worldly
men at work striving to bury something, to
drag it away, to push it ont OF existence. In
place OF their savage contention and futile
ingenuity here mad been witness saying. "Con-
fessI Speak, 1t Is easy and nobel" Mrs. Moul-
ton had been to this tragic opera what Little
Pearl mad been to the Scarlet Letter, ready to
advise 'Preacher, Will you stand here at noon
to .morrow In the pillory, with mother and me s'
| She had, according 10 her oath, said to Mr..
Beecher. "Your only way out is to confess. will
be friend to you US long as you live you viii do
| sou
| On the superstition that Mrs. MoultOn had not
told the truth SILL her story had all the fascina-
| ton OF simplicity IN the midst OF a deadly tab
leau. As II u woman had walked into den OF
ia nd tal kad tn on Iata
as II she had not seen any terror, so seemed Mrs.
MOulton's relation to the case. The Woodruff
scandal had not touched her. She talked about
gong to Mrs. Woodhus house. and the associa.
ton lost its fatality by the fact her went
her mother. now dead, and her only cnld.
Mr.. Beecher was not In court when she began
her testimony. He came in late, and Mrs. Beecher,
who had heard 1t with piteous lace told him, in
| sentence or two, what it was. lie made q few
efforts to look increduous and to laugh; but after
while the crimson color, as of grape skin held up
to the light, began fill the cheeks and brow and
extend to the roots OF the hair. HIS eyes half
closed, and looked entreaties or prayer. His
breath could almost be heard. He was, to all ap.
pearances, in real agony.
| II. b. Clahin came IN while the testimony was at
the full The witness had just ceased to speak
with that sweetness Of soemnity which made the
scene like Quaker meeting. Mr.. Beecher took
the occasion to whisper to him and TO smile
again.
At recess Mr.. Beecner spoke loudly and at
length, about thirty reporters and others around
poSing In their ears to listen. He said that she
had lied from beginning 10 end Still his face was
very greatly disturbed. Nothing like it has been
seen all the trial. Even Mr.. Beach, Of Plymouth,
who always laughs, looked queer yesterday.
The expression OF Mr.. Beecher as ne marched
out Of court and through the corridors that
OF pain, anger and premonition. Mrs. Beecher
followed him mechanically and STOPPING. Three
of the boys had been present, and Mi s. Moulton's
reference to them had been depressing
On the other side Mrs. Moulton treated as
she descended from the witness chair with little
ovation by Tilton's counsel. Roger A. Pryor
offered his arm she left the court room. Mr.
Beach looked genuine admlraton. Fullerton said
that the only defect about her testimony was the
interest OF such wicked fellow as himself get ting
IL. Morris too full for uttcrance.
The jury mad also been profoundly impressed
The religious people on 1t were struck with the
woman's apparently instructive good principle
aud personal piety; the young and commonplace
jurymen with pretty woman talking so sweetly.
Judge DICK Busted was on the bench. The
pleasant face OF Judge Reynolds was also there for
Tor a while.
People ate their lunch with long and thoughtful
faces.
AFTER RECESS
The crossexaminaton OF Mrs. Moulton was re-
sumed by Mr.. Evarts. She said forget the year
when first became acquainted with MIR. luton; I
think 1t is SIX or seven years since first knew
my married life; not until moved 10 the Clinton
street house; cannot tell the year when that
IL IS barely possible that 1866 was the year
put don't remember; ne has been frequent
iriend OF mine and Of him; think It was in isss
or 1869 That made the acquaintance OF Mrs. Til.
ton; forget how a. r;f met H, ner remember hex
81 sSiss L ssr asn
Know tb,o snat aaS snI 9Be5ton Tor ner until after
not visit me frequently nor her, but regarded
and my husband were at school S TO together h'T;
the IT,, Intimacy 1y was not continued from
TombEis place MI HOuion never saw Mr.. ' TiIion
" fss e. oatoa 2 t Hi Has9
Triton formed the habit Of being frequently at our
house at meals, Tor days ct t;iike one after an.
S %as mi se dps dss w ne n as
about Starting Ms paper, the Golden Age; forget
the year when that was; don't remember that
that wAs the season these interviews have been
tslNIg about took place; only remember that he
Game to our house TO arrange Tor his paper; at
In our house at meals good deal; he did not ire
quently spend the night there; am quite he
: spent one nlRnJ AT our mouse; DON'T remember
any more; he has taken his meals at our house
very frequently during the last four years. dur
ing this trial our house has furnished hosptaities
to the gentlemen VINO ale conducting tue case for
the plalntir every day, with one or two excep.
! tions; they have lunched with Us habitually; I
! have been present on those occasions at table
with them; think l remember an interview
had az my house with Mr.. Beecher In July last,
when sad something to MIN like this, that
He WAS A VILLAIN,
and would betray my husband rs he had Mr.,
/ Tilt0n; said something oil mat kind; do not
tnfh
out OF the house; do not remember saving any.
thing about policeman or anything OF the kind;
SAID II he was unkind to Frank II he would turn
on MIN IN any way, even by o look, he must never
come into our house again think l might have
said TO Mr. Beecher, on the occasion OF the inter.
view had with him, that Theodore Tlltou hates
you, and he has goOu reason to DO son
| Mr.. Evarts-Madame. | did not ask you that 7
move that the answer be stricken out,
The Judge--lt must be stricken out.