New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-17
MRS WooDHULLs EFFORTS TO SPREAD


THE SCANDAL.
The Court was opened promptly at the usual time.
all the counsel being in their places before II o'clock
Mr.. Fullerton congratulated by Mr.. Evarts and
the other counsel on his recovery from his recent
Illness, and was cordially greeted by the jury. lie
appeared entirely recovered and entered upon his
regular task of crosscxaminaton with all of his usual
acuteness and wit The defendants counsel evidently
appreciated Judge Nelson's remarks of the day be-
fore concerning the slowness OF the proceedings
Reckoning their morning work by the number OF
witnesses called, they made commendable progress,
for they called no less than seven witnesses during
the first bour. OF these Mr.. Reuben W, Ropes, Alb
ner IL. Davis, Edward A. Biden, William b. Barber,
and Charles II. Caldwell testified to declarations
made TO them by Francis D. MOulton, to the effect
that there was no truth in The POOdhu and Ctafins
VeCkg stories concerning MIR. Beecher and Mrs III
ton.
Mr. Sherman also called John W. Mason and ques-
toned him in regard to like statements alleged to
have been made by Mr.. Moulton to him, but it APP
pcared that Mr.. Moulton had not been Intercepted
on this subject. and the witness accordingly ex-
cuscd from testifying.
The defense then turned again to Mr.. Tilton's
lations with Mrs Woodruff, and called Thomas n.
Cook of Detroit who journalist IN this city in
1871, and who testified to several interviews which
he had about that time in his journalistic
several occasions he had known of Mr.. Tilton being
~ stairs in MIS- WOodhuls house in the evening,
md he had met him frequently at her office in
Broad-st. The witness testified that Mrs Woodruff
4 ked him to wutc up the scandal story about Mr..
B,echcr. and told him that Mr.. Tilton had all the
letters and documents the subject. She said he
bad shown them TO her, and would let the witness
use them for the daily papers. This was
coon afer tho Steinway Hall meeting.
Tie witness thought that Mr.. TitOn had
joIned in this request. They had afterward
asked him to write up the matter for HoOdhuU and
Claims BeokIy Mr.. Sherman then showed the
witness photographs Of Mrs Woodruff and Miss
Jenne c. Cla1n. which were identified. Gen.
Pryor remarked that he wOald like to take look.
Mr. Beach suggested that perhaps the jury might
Ike to see them. and Mr. Fullerton created some
amusement by examining them long and critically
through his eye glasses and then inquring of the
witness if ne knew how long Mr.. Shearman had
had those photographs and where he had got them.
On OSs-cxamination the witness gave long ac-
count Of his former life and calling. II appeared
that he was now engaged in winding up" The De
fyon Union. which had previously wound up" sew
eral persons M Fullerton questioned the witness
very closely as TO what he had received for bis
penses in coming from Detroit 10 testify. The wit
ness regarded his journey from Detroit and his stay
here as a "trip" Mr.. Frlleg,ct took different
view Of it. Mr.. Evarts explained: ale means the
trip that he made to NewYork and his stay here"
"Wells retorted his opponent lit was trip of the
witness if goa had not nterfered," and the inquiry
on this point ended.