Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-04-12
FROM the New YORK Tribunes ReDo
THE SCENE IN COURT.
HOW THE INTERESTED PARTIES APPEAR
AND ACT.

AND ACT.
When Mr.. Beecher is on the stand
and giving testimony. not an eye wan
ders from him save those Of the steno-
graphsTs, bent upon their notes. Theju-
~ have never been inattentive, with one
exception, even when the testimony re-
lated to comparatively trivial points,
but. since Mr.. Beeeher began. eleven
pairs Of eyes from the jury-bOx have
been constantly fixed upon him. The
one exception remains, juror who con-
fessed utter ignorance Of the issue, when
examined, and who Is probably in the
same state Of mind at present
The most interesting group in the
room Is formed by the plaintiff and his
friend MOulton- They sit side by side
between Morris and Fullerton, with a
corner Of the plaintiffs table for their
convenience in making notes and within
about eight feet Of Beeeher, in front and
little to the left Of him. Tilton main
tains a composed eountenance, cold in
expression. and seldom moves BODY or
muscle. He has wonderful control over
his features His eyes mairtain a con-
slant, fixed, CLASSY look, seldom remov-
ed. even when Interruptions compel Mr..
DeecUer 10 Keep silence The Uuiy mus
cular movement observable In Tilton Is
an occasional rising or falling Of the
Adams apple" in his throat, as # he
were swallowing his emotion or rage to
hide it Moulton is more restless. more
busy with hands and face. The plaintiff
and his friend both make notes, the first
seldom, the latter frequently, as if he
were again writing out dietatien. an
other letter Of eontrition, or apology. or
confession. His facial expression often
varies, first laugh, next a sheer. then
again look Of amazement Frequent
whispers to Morris and occasional ones
to Fullerton supplement his notes for
their information.
There Is no change in Beecber's man
ner. He comes in daily with his wife.
conducts her to her accustomed place.
and after an exchange Of glances, which
plainly express mutual announcement.
ne goes at once to the witness stand.
he carries each morning a nosegay Of
Wild vlolets, tiny bunch only, the fra
GRANGE Of which be occasionally catches.
seemingly to keep the perfume from 90
ing to waste He sometimes wraps his
handkerchief around the wild flowers.
His manner Of delivery varies only with
his matter. Last Monday. the matter
was grave, and only once or twice did
he indulge IN the humor which bubbles
to the surface whenever the pressure Of
circumstances VIII permit Some of his
pleasantries were tinged with bitterness !:
for instance, he alluded to Moulton's
frequent indispOsition as arising some
times from late hours. After indignant
ly denying MOulton's statements that he
had ever admitted the commission Of
adultery to Mr.. Bowen, be added. soto
Toee: when l admit that to Henry c.
Bowen it Is sure to be impressed on nv
mind. The ''purest Beecherism'' of the
day was the explanation Of his mode of
hxIng dates by reference TO his diary Of
lecture engagements, which days. he ad-
ded. ''Were not movable feasts in the
calendar"
Mr. Beecber's testimony. Monday.
was IN the main, a review Of the test
moEy Of the plaintiff and Noulton, with
explanations Of various letters. His
manner IN relation to the dieter Of con-
triton was full of feeling. ana his e1-
presslons were intensely emphatic. Once
or twice he would have burst forth into
indignant defamation or irnpuIsive rea-
sonlng as TO the improbability Of the
thing. had not Mr.. Beach restrained
him. As to the declarations Of Tiltou IN
relation to his (Beecher's) utterances On
the stormy night Of December 80, 1870.
his answers we're in nearly the same Ian
guage, but the Jpanner Of deliveripg
them varied One was deureeatiny1v
answered. as if the absurdity Of the
Question ought to be apparent, another
was with shrug Of the shoulders. as II
be had suddenly become reconciIed 70
the necessity Of answering the eateehism
and tts last sas Indignantly repeated
over and over again. Bat it vas pot
until later IL tie dag that his deniaIs
burst forth into indignant protest against