The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-16
Extraordinary Range Of the
Examinations.
RAMlFICATlONS OF THE SECRET.
How to Start a Great Daily
Newspaper.
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waiting for Mr.. Evarts. Counsel Tor the defence
then held Q consultation and called John W. Har.
mon.
large, gladiatorial man took the chair said
peremptorily that he would afnrm and not swear,
and. stroking his fierce moustache. announced that
no had been politician and supervisor. Mr.
Hartman mad been referred to on several occasions
az custodian OF the true story" that fantastic
form OF embodyIng Tilton's alleged grievances
which has confused his case, given the defence .
weapon, and shown the sbsurdiry OF overriding
anything.
Harman, in the way OF political nobnobbing, had
got to be very thick with Tlton during the past
three years The former was shrewd, common
place gentleman, the foil to Tiltons ideahty and
scholarship. He made good worldly witness,
and worldly sense Is always a novelty and relief
IN that court room.
Mr.. Hill examined with his usual beamlng face,
and Mr.. Shearman, behind his Iortlncation or
pl pers, made suggestions, rising up with his head
directed toward the pit OF HIPS stomach ana talk
ng at that depth mysteriousiy.
John harman, the witness, Is q leading repub-
lean politician OF Brooklyn, the same who visited
he Almshouse OF that city more than one year
ago and took samples OF the food furnished the In
mates, on the analyZation OF which specimens
some Of the Officers were convicted OF mallea-
rance.
Tue QUIET witnesses were JdCksOQ >. ScuulLL, u
DIR. Judson and Mr.. Baxter, the latter two mer-
:nants, whose testimony was unimportant Mr..
Beach moved to strike out all that tucson said a
Iuimportant, and the Judge pronounced his con-
tempt ior that kind OF testimony. Mr. Evarts re-
piled testify, but the Judge stuck TO 1t that the
evidence was oil mo more relevancy tnan lamp
post in The street."
Baxter the agent for the CardiH line OF steam ers,
swore only TO Moulton having reported to him
that MI. Beecher was perfectly pure man.
Jackson S. Schultz gave very important testi-
nony in favor OF the defence to the effect that
Frank Carpenter mad endeavored TO get himself.
with William ). Orton and Henry Clews, interested
n a great daily paper, OF which Beecher was TO be
EDITOR and Tllton foreign editor; Carpenter 10 be
publisher. Ascertaining that this paper was to
be started as necessary TO the suppression OF GER
tain grave documents Affecting Mr.. Beecher's
moral character, schultz pronounced the thing az
savoring OF blackmalL For this Tnton took
schultz TO task and Schultz apologized.
Tilton naa also been hot defender Of oodhull
and Clanin and had resented Schultz's denuncIa-
zion OF the life OF the lormer, which was published
in the Golden Age, of which Schultz had been a
patron to the extent OF $780,
Mr.. Harmon's testimony was also quite lavora-
able to Mr.. Beecner and Mr.. Beach accomplished
nothing by cross. examination. Roger A. Pryor
cross-examined Mr.. Baxter and extracted some
slight testimony favoraoe TO Mr.. Beecher's p raise
OF Frank Noulton and trepidation In the presence
OF Tton.
The day was closed by reading the unimportant
deposlton OF Mr.. Drake, who had gone to
Europe. There were no women IN court In the
afternoon; M Beecher and wife were also absent.
THE EVIDENCE.
The Court assembled at the usual hour OF eleven
O'Clock MI. John w. Harmon, OF Brooklyn, sworn,
testified that he was a dry goods dealer and ex-
supervisor OF Kings county; he was acquainted
with Theodore Tilton and had conversations with
HIM on various occasions: on one Of these
occasions he charged Henry Ward Beecner
with being q bad man; he said Mr.. Beeeher
ought not to preach; he said he was determined TO
get his money he said that Mr.. Beecher bad made
iishonoraole proposals to his wife: he went 10
Frank Moulton and laid the matter before Frank;
he met Mr.. Beecher at Mr.. Moultons house; the
three OF them were in room together; lilton
locked the door aud put the key IN his pocket; /
understood from Nj. 1ilton that Mrs. Tnton eA-
acted promise from him that ne would offer no
personal violence to ner; was
AN ADMIRER
oil Mr.. Beecher, without beng acquainted with
uim was Tor years Oh terms OF personal intimacy
WITH Theodore TIlton remember the time the
woodruff scandal was published; had an inter-
view Win MI. ll!ton shorty alterward Sna speaA,
r, but had only just returned TO the city said TO
him, .:or Gods sake. Tor the sake OF your family,
''But suppose cannot contradict IL"
THE FIRST BOUT.
Mr.. HILL who has pencnsnt for leading ques-
lions, wanted to ask Hartman II Tlton had dis
anctly accused his vile VI adultery, or rather 70
lay ne had not.
Mr.. Beach interrupted, and Mr.. Tracy, who
looks weary and old, came TO HIPS relief BY
their combined pertlnaciiy 1t was plain that the
tsntion OF the defence resolute to stick IL
T,,e1 49,
until late period, and that 1t was an alter
thought.
Evarrs, Porter, Abbott Tracy. Sherman and
Hill were AL watching intently. 1Ilton himself
looked old and mesly laced, as ne sat between
Pryor and Morris. Beach sat or az the side,
gravey watching. AL lelt the vacuum created By
Fullerton's absence.
witness-Mr. Tilton did not charge his wife with
any criminal offence IN my conversation with
Nun; he gave me paper at my request, and
sad to him l wanted TO snow That paper 10
Dwight Johnson; may have shown the paper to
1t III my possession when Mr.. McKelway called at
the mouse; l remember having read the paper
called
''THE True sToRY~
IN 1877; Tilton came In with large portfolio
tnat ne would IKE TO read to me; / suggested, as
nad number oil TRENDS In my house, that We
had better 90 somewhere else, ana we wen: INTO
ne nouae VI Trend, near by; ibis Trend vas
tnown 10 Mr.. Tilton, Dut not an intimate friend,
As they bad only been introduced q lew days DC.
lore, when coming out OF church.
Mr.. Beach OBJECTED.
Mr. Evarts insisted on having the testimony
taken.
The Judge ruled for the plaintiff.
WItness-I Know Mr.. McKelway; / member
meeting MIN shortly alter the publication oil the
Woodruff scandal; ne came to secure material for
. publication IN the Eagle THINK remember
MS coming to the house several times.
BIO PRICE.
Mr.. Beach, a. cross-examiner, grows more
mid and concillatory every day. He took up
Hartman a. to his connection with the publication
OF the "true story" ana here we had az once a
series OF very peculiar revelations, showing that
Hartman himself had offered to pay Tnton $1,000
Tor the true story" with mis- (Tilton'D anidavit
70 II. IL was also In evidence that Hartman said
DO could make $4,000 out OF the documents and
fscts IN the case II Tlton would commit them ex-
:losissly 10 him.