The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-05-13
The South.

them being ladies-have been dismissed from
Gen. Spinner's office.
The South.
Gov. Kellogg of Louisiana, has commenced
suit against Charles Clinton, Auditor of the
State, and the securities in his special bond for
about s475,000 withheld and unaccounted for
by him.
The city of Nashville, Tenn, was the other
day the scene of most blood-curdling tragedy.
A negro named Joe Reed shot and instantly
killed Policeman Robert Frazier, while in the
execution of his duty as an officer. The murd-
erer was arrested and taken to jail, but SO in
censed were the citizens at the unprovoked
murder that they marched on the jail and broke
into Reeds cell. He was seized, rope fast
ened around his neck, and hurried to the sus-
pension bridge, from which he was thrown, with
the intention of hanging, but, the rope break
ing, he fell to the rocks beneath, ninety feet,
and from thence into the river He was shot
once on the way and again at the bottom.
Judge Brooks, of the U. S. District Court at
Wilmington, N. c., in charging the Grand jury
said the Civil Rights BILL in its criminal aspect
which was the only shape in which it could
come before the Grand Jury, was unconstitu-
tional and void.
Two New Orleans editors, Isaac N. Stoute-
meyer and L. NJ. Finley, recently quarreled,
and q challenge was given and accepted to fight
with rifles at forty PAGES but as they were both
first-class shots, friends interfered, and the
duel was averted.
Ben Hill has been elected to Congress from
the Ninth District of Georgia, in place of Nc
MILAN, deceased.
The TiIton-Beecher Trial.
SEyENTY-NINTH DAY.-With the conclusion
of Tracy's testimony the defense crested"
and the prosecution began their rebutting evil
dence. Mr.. John Swinton, formerly of the
New York Times, testified that Tilton walked
with him on foot in the Communist procession
Of 1872, and did not ride in carriage with
Woodruff or carry banner. Tho plaintiffs
lawyers expressed willingness that Mrs. Til
ton should be sworn, but Mr.. Evarts declined
toprott by the suggestion.
EIeHTIETH DAY.-Just before the opening of
the court, Mrs. Tilton caused something of a
sensation by rising in her seat, and, handing
Judge Nelson paper, requesting him to read
it aloud in court. The Judge stated that he
would take the matter under adyisement. The
contents of the paper were not made public.
Several witnesses we're examined nearly all of
whom swore that Tilton did not march in the
Roussel procession with the Woodhulls.
Franklin Woodruff, one of Moulton's partners,
was called, and contradicted Gen. Tracy's tes-
timony in several particulars.
EIGHTY-F1Rsr DAY.-Mrs. Tilton's letter to
Judge Nelson was declaration of her own
innocence and an appeal to be heard in her
own behalf. Judge Nelson replied that Tilton
was competent witness against third party
because there is no express statute in the way;
but Mrs. Tlton was not allowed to testify
against her husband because the New York law
of May TO- 1867, declares a wife to be incom-
petent as witness for or against her husband.
I However, Mrs. Tilton derives all the benefit of
having her appeal published, while at the same
| time escaping the perilous pitfalls of unsympa-
| thetic cross ss-examination.
EIGHTY-sEcoND DAY.-Stephen Pearl An
| drews and Henry G. Bowen were the with esses
who testified in rebuttal. Andrews testified
that Mrs. Woodruff derived tho facts in the
scandal case from Mrs. Cady Stanton before
Tilton was introduced. John Wood the printer
of Mrs. Woodhulrs paper, testified that the
scandal article was not set up until long after
the colored witness, Woodleigh, swore he saw
slips of it with Tilton and Mrs. Woodruff. An
drews wrote the article, and his information
came from Mrs. Stanton. Bowen was then
called, and contradicted Beecher on several ma
! terial points. He swore he had discharged
Tilton before the latter demanded the preach
er's abdication; that Beecher had no hand
in the removal of Tilton, and that there was
no cause for remorse ON the part of Beech
er for Tlton's downfall. Witness remembered
the tripartite agreement, and the payment of
\ the 81, coo check, and there was no connection
! between these two matters. Bowen also testified
point blank that the letter from Tilton to
Beecher demanding the latter's abdication of
the Plymouth pulpit of which he (Bowen) was
the bearer, was delivered at Freeland's, where
as Mr.. Beecher swore that the note was de-
lvered at his own house.
EIGHTY-THIRD DAY.-Mr. Bowen resumed the
witness stand. He was subjected to severe
cross examination by Mr.. Evarts, but adhered
to his story with remarkable pertinacity. His
amendments to the tripartite agreement, as ez-
planned by him, showed that he shrewdly avoid
ed committing himself to an avowal of Beech
er's innocence of the charges laid at his door,
He simply withdrew" them and in place of
declaring the innuendoes false, he regretted
having made them" His settlement with
Tilton was simply business agreement, and
was not promoted or retarded by what Beecher
did, nor did it have the slightest relation to the
matters in controversy between Beecher and
Tilton.