The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-01

THE TILTON-BEECHER TRIAL.
THE DEFENsR-BEssIE TURNER'S TEsTI-
MoNY AND TRIUMPH.
The Irlton. Beecher trial is making progress
apparently slow, and SURE for the defense
The course marked ont by Tracy in his opening
for the defense has been faithfully followed and
his promises have been fully met thus far. And
if the same course Is pursued with equal success
to the end there need be no doubt Of the result
OF tha trial
1t has been fully proved that Bescner was not
the cause OF Tlstoa's downfall It has been
shown that he brought upon himself his misfor-
tunes, and in showing 1t he has been impeached
In almost all his testimony. His relations in his
family and to his wife have been shown to his
discredi. His III treatment of his wife, his often
locking her mp in q room and scolding her, his
pinning pictures to his night gown and walking
from room to room. his trying all the beds IN the
house to find out which was the soitest his car
rYing Bessie Turner, lis foster daughter, In the
night asleep from Der room and bed TO his, and
going TO her bed in the night and asking her (
she did not think they had an affinity for each
other and claiming the right OF marriage relations
in consequence of their afinity,haye been proved
Much OF this has been proved by Bessie Turner
and hence the desperate efforts to break down
her testimony. To accomplish this purpose the
plaintiffs attorneys occupied two and half or
three DAYS in the cross examination and signally
failed. She proved more than match for the
attorneys. She has been the strongest witnese
on the stand unless it May be Moulton, and per-
heps he should NOT be excepted. He had numer-
ous letters and papers OF the parties and others
and had kept minutes of what had trsnspired.
She had no letters or papers and had kept no
minutes. Moulton had time and the assistance
of Gen. Butler to prepare his statements to 90
to the Investigating Committee and for publica-
ton. Bessie appeared before the committee on
ten minutes notice wit h no help 10 prepare
statement and no time to call TO remembrance
what had transpred aud to make statement
except the time she was before the committee.
! Taking into consideration the circumstances un-
der which the two appear as witnesses and Bes-
sic proves he stronger Of the two. And she
gained a victory over Fullerton, notwithstanding
his renown for success In cross examining wit.
nesses, believed never to be equaled In an Amer
lean trial, unless by Mrs. Oalho1n, who gained
victory over John Graham, the renowned GRIM
iLal lawyer OF New York, when testifying In the
trial Of Mcfarland for the murder of Albert D.
Richardson. For the CO rectness OF this state.
IN mt We refer 10 and quote from the Brooklyn
| correspondence of the Chicago Lvening journal
which appears IN another column under date of
! March 25, 1876, the following:
can recall no other lady in the history OF
American trials who has exhibited such presence
of mind in giving her evidence, aut such ability
IN olng poe ing counsel, unless it be Mrs
| Calhoun MS. Netherlands friend, who testified
during the tria of her husband for shooting
Albert ID. Rii HARRISON. John Graham, the great
New York criminal lawyer, was most successful y
vanquiehed by her, and murmur or admiration
broke from the audience as she left the witness
rtand. Bessie Turner'S triumph has been no
| less complete. Sc far from compromising herself
| by appearing on the trial and clOuding" her
PROSPECTS for the future, she has made reputa =
ti0n in one week time which will command her
any lumber Of situations. Apart from her signal
ability, displayed under the prolonged attempts
| OF Mr. Tilton's counsel to break her down, she
has won praises from every quarter for her I'LL
sWeivtng loyalty TO Mrs. Triton.
| IiIton's testimony is quit" etfecuay discredi-
TED ii rot destroyed, and the testimony OF the
other Witnesses Tor the prosecution is being con-
tradictcd and discredited And uuless the ties H.
ron Of the defense is successfully rebutted tn ere
viii be nothing left Of the prosecution.