, 1875-02-17


again oblected. bccauno the basis for the qucs-
Lion had boon lain In tile crnge-+1amiMAton.
Tie Cnutt, ho"evcr, osorrued The objection,
and tho answer waa, MY object ~ tho prep
Woodhu''s tale blasting my family had beet, six
weeks before tlo public .T4e policy OF silence
NIL, which We originally agreed to meet il was
every daY bcconIng mere and moro dIsaetrolls,
cHtimstion. undertook tho preparation of
narrative Which. ou beng publislloh would cro-
ate IT. tio Public mind All 'nprcshon like stis-
namely: 'Nu nLvsf believed tint the woodruff
lut wo alwass believed that tucts was so,ns
foundation for it how here, at last, We have the
trslo Ktory aud 1t il unt as had a. originally re-
rorted, And il o1oteraLcs SfrB. 1ittou.f Ny
Mrs. Woodh"lla poisonous taa aud l.ant in
jtB place story lcHn ttccterlous, and which would
not iucTniuate my wife,
.Q,-What did you hay to thcso gentlemen to
whom You showed it2 A.-Weil, Ur. Hotfs, by
Mhcsc advice rreEarod the narrative
Eyarts objected, Inasnlach ns tho matter Was
no. advcrted to III ths cross-examirntlon. Tul.
lhrton alGncd that. having proved TiIton had
Cd tho lcc.ncut 10 hin, lie lad rjgl,. to avail
himself ot tho we'll, known rrlo TINT tho act Of
a luan might be qualified By his words vpnien st
tho TINA. Tho Court sustained the latter ponl
ton. aud the answer, az follows, went i'll subject
to exception:
DR. Storrs turned to me and said Tttun,
tcforc can CONSULT will, you on this subject, or
give you any advica north anything, you nlllht
a!lbwer the one question: said, What is il r
llo then raid: / wnnt you to tell INC whether
this narratso We have road is tho plain and hon-
est ruth what Ii called in court tho TRUTH The
wholo truth and nothing but tho truth ?" l
Hhld Well rir, will answer that question II
you will promise not to Ak me any fur lhcr ques.
tiunH OIL tho subject Noll,' says he, / will
not catechiso you nEainsI your with or will
! then said: L iB not, the nholc truth;
1t IL only q part Of tire TRUTH It ID M UNDER
statement, but j. is all ain willing to give tn
the publlc.' '1Len,' ho said advise you not
to publitt it,"
FIRE ALONG THE WHOLE LINE.
!. Here thoio "as a sharp crack Of nkirn,isb;
then tho pro|nngcd reyerbcrattons Of voiey
at last, Just botose recess, tie roar OF battle
sWelled iron, fueilndo into thunJets Ut arsllIo-
ry. Tue Latter.es of Leach brought the nluec
# Wal. to lts foEt'ssimo. Tho struggle waa over
tho adnlishlbiltsy Of certain portions Of TIL
TONS swotn statement. During Deachs
i1npassio,lod address. which mas m ora-
tlon full OF dignity power, aud ire, ho
eaFo Becrhcr another foretasto Of the avalanche
Of invectiye which is reserved for the cumming
up Of the plaintiffs case. The audience and j1-
~ listened spel!-bouna, aB they Alwsrs do when
Beach IL tho speaker; 30 did Beccher, but aftcr
different fnAnitn. 1Iobent bis Lcad and pressed
his right foro~tin9or hard against his lips that
itGroosed them. His whole faca was snffuaed
with blood. Mrs. Tilton also hung her bend, but
out OF The co.nor Of her eyes ahot dark and
%teoupiea % slA1lces t1%atas tho retufe Oh mental
their stonv stare. w - e'"'' ''A'e0
Eyarts followed Hcacl, with almost as ,nuc,,
vigor and passion. The momout Lo bcgau 1is
Lnsry arel,ntut that Iliton ana i'iH wife both
supas'iehua s;, ,, ,Ao pa,aoo anpoaa1pity o.
again and Watched l.,a cIla,nnlon will, a wistrnl
gaze. which overy nov and again tuttered to the
Judge, aud then returned to tho lAwyer. It WAS
~, na9u.lo.na,n 10. co'anaE Win someshnG moro
aen ,nan cra rn ro oosa ma9o 70
lowed tho Judee'u ruling for the plsIntin' md
Eyarts sunk once moro 'uto silence.
OF THE COUNSEL.
tinn,;6 Mnae W e'ots TO- conceal their
efenHo 1aa ,tandsi !, d,n,atis "on ~