, 1875-05-02

tho DEFENSE Beach, vi hout the slightest ap
parent effort, worried Tracy until he turned red
! In the face. He said he went to Boston to COL
/ fer with Gen. Butler about the scandal, without
: the concurrence or instructions Of hIr. Beecher
! Ibid you know You were going to Boston With
] the concurrence OF Mr. Beecher?'
/ II cannot sap definitely"
j t'0h. definitely" cried the counsel. in dis
gust.
!! Tracy reddened up to The eyebrows. Later
! on Beach remarked that the ansWoIB Of the wit
| ness we're unfa,1 and evasiye-
! "When you knew that Mr. Beecher had with
drawn hts objection to your going to Boston. did
you not knos that you vera going with his ap-
! proyal?" Another evaslve answer WAS given,
Tracy growing redder and radler. and more and
more CONFUSED. The witness lodged direct re-
ply and the irreserent In the audience laughed
good deaf 1t the lawyer in the tolls. It was \
scene OF singular perplexitY.
"Do you remember II Gen. Butler told you
what the charge against Mr.. Beecher WAS -
Witness replies, ~ dnn's remember" Beach.
rho is looking toward the western window, his
profile to the witness, turns round and gazes
saarchingy st Tracr, and saws, ip low tone OF
voice, and with Q look Of profound astonishment.
"You dou't remember2" No. toe witnass coult
not remember II Butler said anything of that
nature. Beach pauses, bis whole demeanor ex-
pressing the profoundeRt iucradulity. He looks
ny aud down. Ills eye wanders all over the au-
dleuce, and then he returns to the witness With
the game question, and meets With the seIf-same
answer. People think that Tracy would have
done better ii he had remained silent, and never
offered himself Is witness. Beecher is clearly
hu1t in tha. house OF his frioud+. Tracy's
overweenipg conceit in his ability to forward
Bseches's case IL sadly shattered By the cross-
examination.
Beach, iu receiving reply from the witness
which made mention Of Gen. B. F. Bat1sr, ob-
served, '' Who is B. F. B1tier?" and the audi
ence selt extremely tick1ed at the Ignorance and
a1r,Y,1 r ha II i'm Nn
SO notorious as the ''hero OF New Orleans"
When Beach s:ool up to oross-e1amlue Tracy
quite little scene occurred. The first Ques-
ton, and singular one to begin with, vas, 4.Dld
you stand up, on Mr- .Iilton's cross-eIa.unatian
and suggest questions toJudge Porter? p Thus Was
pu. to the witness three or four times, and it
evident to every one there were hghtuings in
the air AMI that Beach was full OF the purpose
OF having lracy's scalp. Tracy answered back
in Beecher's tragic manner, 'No, sir, never"
Then Beach lifted himself up to the full limit OF
his stature and laid ho1d OF tho witness with
cold blooded determination, and pressed him.
close on the potut whether be ever held con-
sutation With Beecher as to the plea to be infer
vi aveneing his friend Fullerton, aud Tracy
Was p.ainly nervous ut the prospect. He was
asked about the pledges ho gave Tilron not to
take part against him in case the scandal went
into court. Be admitted having given the pledge
with the construction on it that he WAS not to ap-
pear against Tilton io case the scandal went into
court Then Tracy was put in an ukly box when
Beach pressed him on the question OF whv be
broke his pledge to Ii|ton. Tracy's original e1-
cuse. as given to TIton. wls, that. when he TIL
ton) preferred direct charge Of adultery against
Beecher, IN place Of one OF improper solicita~
t1ons be (Traoy) thought himself justified in re-
linquishlng Tilton and taking up with Baechar.
Tracy was anything but happy witness at this
stage.
TESS1E cLAFL1N ON THAT PBouEss1oy.
New YoAK. April 25.-7o Ute Eiitor Of he
Herald: There seems to be deter rnination on
Ehe part Of the defense In the scandal trial toin
fringe upon, the part that belongs to me in tne
grand Communal procession OF January, 1874
had the honor to lead that procession snd 10
:arrv tue red aas theswhole length Of its march
1isbanded in Union Square. cant for the life
II me imagine what benefit "Bzother"
shearmau expects to gain: for Mr.
8secher By attempting to rob me- Of, all
y auy part Of this m1rca. / never liked |
Theodore Tton anyhow. He and l always quar-
eled. So object to being made a party with !
lin in any way in this procession business i
Whether the testimony thai has been produced !
this effect results from an obllquity OF physical ,
II moral vision OF course / am unable to deter !
auses to which 1t is due, I do know, k1nce1 :
Ieither walked ade nor Immediately before or ;
'ehind Mr. Tlton that day; nor did I rida any
art Of the routs either With him or anvbndy else;
or Was he near the head Of the procession dt11-
og any part Of ita march neither did Mr.:
ilton rida home with us in carriage ani
light from the same with us at our
esldence. a. "as testified to by Mrs. Palmer
n Monday. But I do not wonder at her mistake,
lnce fact and fancy are 80 strangely mixed up
her entire testimony that it would
ave been singular had this escaped the general
luddie.
But what Is the use OF spenling time snd in
1rring expense about something Of which there
not even question Why don't they go back
the pictorial weeklies, and there obtain the
lustrated facts az veil as tne truthful rcports7
Mr. Beechars Innocence depends upon prov
= that AIr. Iitno shared the honor5 of ehkt
with me, be might as we'll step down
I'd out, " and make no m IRE fuss about it.
No. 26 East Ftftteth strsst,
THE pEEcHER PARTY IN COURT.
Mn Frs sun.
The attendance at the trial u, to great ex-
ut, managed by the lenders Of. Plymouth
1urch. Three-fourths OF all the tickets pre-
nted at the doors are those given out by 3lr. I
and the holders OF them take their : I
apces for admission to the seats ot, the Court !
ON allotted to Ordinary visitors. They are. ass ,
le, members OF the rank and file Of Plymouth !
lurch. Another and more lghtiv-favored /
.ss OF Mr. Beecher's friends are cared +
r in . different way. Four rows OF
ats within the railing and the best as to
uation OF an, except those used BY the las- a
ol.ed BY the Beecler party. Mr.. Jacob B. =
array, who ia wealthy tiquor-dealer, and one
the bandsomest members Of Plymouth Church r
$ practical charge Of this part OF the court t
ON. At the beginning OF the trial Brother =
4il1day filed this position Of usher, and later =
:. Cald sell took his turn at the post. Mr. d
1rray IL absolute in his control Of these covet- -
seats. Whoever gets into one OF then, unin- h
ed is at once told to get out, and the police !,
forca obedience to the ushers command. In -
. abso1blug da.s OF the trial these :,
ymouth chairs numbered from thirty to ~
:ty. but now they nre fewer in consequence Of -
, lessoned attendance OF the BRETHREN Mr. +
IRA. takes his place upon the opening It the ~
ors, wearing. adjuncts to hs careful attire, :.
lunch OF howers on tile lapel of his coat, and J.,
ht-colored kid gloves. He receives the mag .;
tss Of hiB church smilingiy, and assigns them -
.te. The cards OF eminent visitors are often :,
,ded to him by the door-xeepara, and. seam- IL
ly judging promptly Of their desitabilty as ~ -,
mbers OF the Plymouth group. be decides (;
bout hesitation about receiving them. Ihsa =, =,
,lans why 80 many men Of distinction are a;
utionea in the trial reports as sitting With the n
endant. -, -.
1 GLOWING TRIBUTE, i.
ast for moment Yonr eye-ba1lbfuu that ~
rdy Of God, Henry Ward Bs5oner: bully boy ~
al tlata good and grsat and magnauinoua and 10