The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-08
THE LAWYERS BATTLE.
Who Shall Decide if the
Jury Disagree?
THE CONFLICT OF AGES.
The Future Occupants Of the
Witness Box.
BETTING ON THE VERDICT

All looks we'll for the opening OF Judge Nelson's
court at eleven O'Clock this morning aud o iull
jury box. The list OF casualties Is not large, as
the Court has now been In session for more than
two months and but TWO Jurymer have been
anected-one tainted Tor few minutes and the
other got too much bile on the stomach. Bets are
offered that the man who tainted will not give o
severe verdict Tor anybody, and that the man
with the bile win be strongly oplnionated one way
or the other, In order to be consistent with his
temperament good deal Is being said about
people being sick and tired OF the trial. but tick.
cts OF admission to the court room are as much IN
demand now as when the jury was qualified.
There arc several show days to come.
BEECuER AS A LECTURER.
There will DO Mr.. Beecher himself week or two
on the stand, explaining and responding four hours
day. He can command 81 SO a ticket for every
lecture he gives aud II ne is on the stand four
hours day for ten days his personal work In the
trial Will be equal to Iorty lectures of one hour
EACH his number or lectures would pro-
duce $500 How Is he to get his money back'
At the same time he has 100000 as forfeit II he
does not lecture very well.
Again, there Is the jury OF twelve men
paid So a day Tor actual service. II the trial lasts
four months each jury man will be entitled to $780,
contemplate sum considering the demand made
upon their time by the common law. Several
gentlemen OF this jury are taken away from q
lucrative business and yet there seems no mode
OF compromising them beyond the ordinary al.
lotment OF jury which sits three days or a
week. Perhaps the plaintlt. VINO processes
to desire no damages, VIII divide with the
jury II he succeeds. The length OF the trial is an
extraordinary draught upon the mental and
physical energies oi the counsel, three or four OF
whom are men always in request 20 try the richest
cases at civil law. Mr.. Eyarts was
RETAINED BY ANDREW JOHNSON,
and yet all his work. with the United States for an
audience and the Capitol OF the country for
court room. took less than the time already spent
IN the Brooklyn City Court.
During the great trial among those who will
honor the court with their presence could be
mentioned the names OF many OF the prominent
heads OF Plymouth church, who Will doubtless
appear on the witness stand. There will be q
complete picture gallery Of the Plymouth society
before the case is decided There Will be Pastor
or rather brother" Halliday las Judge Fullerton
sarcastically remarked), majority OF the dea.
cons all OF the Investigating Committee, the
Brooklyn editors, some OF the Brooklyn politicians
and perhaps the unfinished towers OF the great
bridge will be subpGnaed. as they overlook both
cities and ought to know something
The Legislature DESTROYS Of giving the country
a first rate show, Is now considering the question
OF permitting
MRS. TIL1oN TO TESTIFY.
In that event who shall say that the trial is with.
out its resultss Not even the woman's rights so
cie,ies, Of which Beecner and Tilton were presi.
dents, ever contemplated so great reform as to
permit a rival husband and wife to sauce each
other under oath In open court.
After the celebrated delenaant has arrayed his
phalanx and made his argument plain to the ex-
tent OF probably several thousands OF pages OF
testimony, the rebuttal comes on. or course, the
rebuttal will be in the ratio OF the defence. The
rebutal must see the defence several better" or
go up In balloon. This Will DO cnapter 8, or, as
Victor Hugo would have 1t, "Book D."
Among the witnesses for the rebuttal are ex.
pected to be Florence rlton. against
whom there can be no opposition on
any ground, legal or social, II her
and mother have previously told their story.
Then Frank Carpenter the artist, who Is expected
to paint the great trial, and call 1t, "The Conflict
oil Ages-Si xty-our against Thirty .nine-H. W. b.
We. I. T"-will state what he knows about tripar.
tlte covenants. Perhaps Mrs. Bradshaw will
again go on the stand and give the remainder or
her story, which, 1t IS said she omitted upon her
first examination as not being relevant by the
rules OF evidence. Possibly Joseph Richards will
he recalled Tor the rebuttal II Mrs. Titon has in
the meantime testified. We forget to say that
Pastor Halliday will most undoubtedly 20 upon
the stand.
In a lew days the Senate will have adjourned,
and there Will be nothing lett Of the government
OF TIE United States but the SUPP enc Court and
the President, and what will we 90 before the
summer holidays without the Brooklyn scandalf
IT IS rumOred IN Brooklyn that he defence mas
n only resolved upon stubborn fight Tor Its
theodore Iillon, but that distinguished
aamrer nAhso Beesher has also taken
sts nao'n eonn SStspa ana psr ses
as that OF the lives of Daniel Webster and Samuel
Oh Mr. IN One Of the
New England monthes In the early part OF the
year 1857 He may, possibly, be useful to us as de-
MR.. BEEcHER's CREED.
"Wnat is reIlgons" says this author. "Mr.
conducted education OF the whoe man from
grossness to refinement from SIC. slcxness to
s ssHsni a' to justice, from justice to
nopleness. from cowardice 70 vaOr. In
treating TINS topic Whatever ne may pray or read
nothing else. Regeneration he does not represent
TO be some OF the MYSTERIOUS, miraculous tnings
eXerted upon man from without, Dut the mans
own act wholly and always IN every stage OF ms
progress Such was Mr. Beecher sketched with
his own approval no doubt in the Atlantic Monthly
IOr January, 1867. Sucn stamp OF man OF course
receives the sympathy OF wide latitude OF human
KIND. must feel how vital 1t IS to the vipdica-
tiOn Of his gospel that he should fully indicate
his lie rom The aspersOns OF Tilton M0ul;on and
the rest
ON the other hand Mr. Tton has SHOWN that he
WEARS NO sACkCLOTH AND ASHES"
and meditates u temperance III public lie alter
this cOmeuy at law SNAIL Ue done. Last FRIDAY
night ne attended lecture with TWO OF MS coun-
sci, at Steinwav Hall, where MISS ADna Dickinson
looked rom tue outsie within aud exposed the dis
sdvani ages OF the married relation to the woman.
Mr.. Hilton the observed OF all observers there.
1t has been SAID that MIS- long legs are responsible
Tor the great nclgnt OF his Drains but this Is san.
DER iOr wnen nc sat down and mis- legs were coiled
up underneath MN ne was still mead nlgner
than any sanding person In the hail. his liner.
est IN the lecture, ms kludlnR eye and nlsn-
log face showed mat the man meant to mount the
rOstrum again when this cruel was Is over"
This country. IL seems, Is divided into five great
social parties plymouth church ana It's colonies
IN dfercn5 parts OF the country; Theodore Iilt0n,
his counsel AMI long legged men with swords ana
battle axes; Frank nloulton ana the DON c'Udnts;
Mrs. ltltOn's admirers, aud, finally, tn0se numer- |
GUS wretches who would Ike 10 put all the aore-
SAID parties feet OF i've distinct rats and
scuttle them alter the fashion oil the french revo-
lutionary OubiietteS
BETTING ON THE RESULT.
Pools are still being sold IN divers sporting