Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-20
TIE BEECHER-TILTON TRIAL.
Two Sermons by MIR. Beecher Ycster.
day---His Wonderful POwers---ReIi'
giOn. Occupation, &c, Of the jury
telegram to the Commercial.

men.
Special Telegram to the Commercial.
BROOKLYN, January lO.-Mr. Beech
err preached twice to-day, displaying
unusual power, fervor aud vivacity.
Multitudes of people of both sexes
vainly sought admission to the church,
which was crowded to repletion before
the opening hour. He Will be present
in Court tomorrow, when, if there be
not further prolonged delay through
Jury troubles, Mr.. Morris will open the
case for the prosecution with written
speech, covering two hundred fuolscap
pages. Ever since the jury was com
pleted last Friday, agents of both sides
have been securing the city and the
world ur6iS ct Or6iS, to get hold of any
opinion on the subject that may have
been let out by any juryman.
The Jurors are and, during the trial,
will be constantly watched. Detectives
are employed to find out where, how
and with whom they spend every
hour of their time. Not one of the
Jurors has "A name familiar in Brook
lyn, and it is singular fact that
though many prominent citizens were
on the panel, none of them was drawn
or examined. Halstead, the foreman
of the Jury, is a substantial and sensi-
bic man, "a Methodist and a hardware
dealer. In business the jurors are
merchants, tradesmen and mechanics.
Eleven of them are married and one
| is single. Nationality OF jurors
Americans 6, English >, Irish 3, Ger
man l.. Religion of jurors-Presbyte-
ran, 3, Episcopalian 3, Roman Catho-
! lie 2, Methodist ], Baptist l, Lutheran
|, Nottingham /.
There is much prophecy as to the
awful way in which Beecher will be
badgered and bambooZled by Fullerton
on the cross examination but | don't
believe this court will tolerate such
shameful badgering as Fullerton some
times INDUCES in, and lawyers may
fluid that it is easier to bamboozle a
common mind than man who has
such dialectical and analytical powers
as BeecheT. TiltOn's counsel are men
of great irascility. BeeCher is very
irascibe. Fullerton is highly irasclble.
Pryor, though generally bland, has an
Ira5cible vein, and even Morris tries at
times 10 appear irascible.
Nh Beecher has begun to prepare
himself for the trial, and with this
view he set to work on Friday last,
carefully and COusecutiyely reading
through for the first time All the pub
i lisueu statements OF the various par
ties. Yesterday he held conference
i with his counsel, to-day he has been
i pleaching, and tomorrow he will APP
pear ia court for trial. "Au eXtraordi-
nary spectacle" says one Of to-day
papers" Is presented in the person OF
The defendant, who pursues without
interruption or noticeable embarTass-
ment the path of his profession, lectur-
ing, teaching, editing, and preaching
in the midst or an excitement whlth
crazes the laud, without diminution OF
power, or interest, or zeal, or magnet
ism, or elegance, or force, or Object"
The Herald, Of to-day, says: " The
contest has now surged up TO the spot
where TemOrseless attorneys will teal
the truth frcm the breasts of botE
! men, and from this time forward the
trial will have the greatest fascina
ton"
Ispeciai Telegram 70 the Cincinnati CONNER ial,
BROOKLYN, January l2.-The sec
Ond DAY Of Mr.. Morris opening speed
for the prosecution was up at A O'Clock
this afternoon, but he has promised its
termination tomorrow, which will bt
the thlrd day Of it.
At the hour of opening Court Mr.
; Beecher made his appearance, accom-
panied 10y his wife, he looking a. hearty
= and she a. venerable as yesterday. A
! ew moments aferward Mr.. TiltOn en-
cred, accompanied by MOultOn brush
ID past Beecher and took chair I
short distance to the front Of him