The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-12
THE TRIAL on ENDURANCE.
Eighty-sirth Day Of the Great
Scandal Suit.
TILT0yS H0CSEKEEPER 4 WITNESS,
The Plaintiff Taking Up
Beecher's Role.
HE DENIES AND DENIES.
His Relations With Victoria
Woodruff Explained
TILTOys H0UsEEEEpER A WITNESS.
HE DENIES AND DENIES.
BESSIE TURNER CONTRAOlCTED.

Tne near approach or the end or this trial ex
cites strong emotions on either side. The aver
ace IMPRESSION stu remains IN favor OF a dtsa-
greement among the jury, bur the Plymouth
church people are as confident as ever or an ac-
quttal while the pIaintins side as confidently
rely on a verdlct IN their favor. Bets being
Freely maze on the verdict, and ODDS are taken
tlat Beecher VIII come out acquitted IN the end.
The proceedings OF the trial Yesterday would
have been desperately duh II the plaintiffs coun-
sci mad not recalled the paintin himself, Theodore
Tilton, who examined particularly with re-
gard 70 the testimony or Bessie Turner, whom ne
contradlcted In several important particulars. Mr.
Triton does not appear TO have suffered mucn By
his constant attendance at this protracted nves
tigotio the details OF which ne has watched with
the most sedulous INDUSTRY. His interrogation
was conductef by Mr.. Morris who now and again
received sugges Mons rom Mr. Fullerton and Mr..
Beach when they thought they saw an oppor-
tunity Of bringing out the testimony or their client
in me best and strongest possible light
BEEcHER
was in court yesterday. In tact she has been
most constant attendant at this unhappy trial.
Wil she not be GLAD when there IS an end Of
IT. she sits silent and sad-ooklng and APP
pears 70 follow the proceedings with the most in
tense interest IL will be relief TO the Court and
TO the pubic when this narassng scandal mas
passed from the OF public discussion; and i
win be stl better II 1t can be utterly and entirely
forgotten.
MI. Tllton's direct examination on rebuttal has
not concluded Ii will be resumed this morning,
when the Court sits al the usual hour.
LOVELY MAY MORNING.
with bright and pleasant oreezes, were ne
atmospheric attendants upon the opening o. the
Beecner trial yesterday. The court room va not
overcrowded and tho gallery-that olympus o.
the inland bred Long Islander-was lot as densely
packed AZ usual. The Chief Justice looked stOlld
and reserved and took his accustomed seat under
the scales OF justice with the ar or man VINO Il
determined TO 90 justice u the heavens fall.
People were glad 70 see Counsellor Roger A. Pryor
back in hIs accustomed place and spoke of the
courage ne mad shown IN endeavorlng 70 speak
last MondaY while sunsrnE from severe attack
u vertigo Mr. Evarts appears to work as well
ana cheeriulIy il 4 sun)catng court room - IN
better ventilated one, and i able 10 object"
win plttess Fortunately the whole DAY long, what
ever be the state Or lhe atmosphere.
Theodore lilton looked considerably aged.
Beside MN sat tue old family housek eper, O!d
Katy otherwise known a. Mrs. Kate Mcdonald.
and VINO LAD lived VITA the Tlton family. iather
and SON. Tor twenty-five years. There we're about
twenty aides in court OF whom the majority had
arrived By what Is cal "a BY courtesy certain
seen bottle OF champagne IN Mrs. Woochul's
house: ne also denied the testimony 81 Woodley,
the colored servant, in many important points,
ana ended By denying that ne mad ever tod -
Bessie turner single word auout the scandal lie
also contTadlcted General IracJ's evidence point
blank.
TESTIMONY or KATE x'D0SALD.
Tne examination o. Kate Mcdonald was re-
sumed Al tue sitting u the Court
A. / tnink you stated yesterday tnat you
Res knNYOTt
uay. tie day after yCu VENT "A. ! tnnk she lett
% tuesday; mat = .he cesl q my recsiisctl2n
O'CLOCK between ten and twelve O'Clock; " was
q. How long I'D yOu remain ~ KeJporti \.
-Four or o We weeks.
.. Did Ms turner remain al the wnlie thas
!. DID you return together 70 Brockyn' 4.
.. VINO returned drsr 4. Sic did.
Z. How long before you returned A. ABOUT
week.
Or i've, perhaps more; mesnWhAe ! came ~
twice.
turned from Monticello before Bessie Turner came
10 Brooklyn A. ! thIuk she dla.
Y. d. you know whether Mr.. Greeley had left
IL aid not stay 80 long a. he expected.
Y. 10 you recolect any other occasion on which
MT Greeley staid ~ Mt. Tnton'sf a. No, SIR.
z. fOu AnOW toe Oidlng doors spoken % be-
tween the Two iront rooms OF the second noor
=. NV we're these doors usually EN- A. some
times tneY were saut and sometimes they we're
III now were rhey fastened. II At ~. when they
were shutf a. lnef did not smut tightly to-
getner. there Was ~ lock "a them; | never saw
q. ana 90 you know whether the door was %
that Il could be lccked or not a. could not sAy
tnat; / never saw 4 Key 70 the door.
.. Now, wien the doors we're pulled together
was there q crack or opening AZ toe top a. On
one EIDE there vas they Qid not cgme together
.. Are those doors 10 the condition nov. with
reference TO their shutting, that they we're tea
cRo. s.ExAnnED BY w suEARxAM
y. How long nave you Oeen With any part n me
Titon mmny A. have been II tne nltou family
over twenty i've years.
o when Ola you first come 70 I'VE With Theo-
dore ntOn A. ! used 70 come visiting 10 ls
family whenever felt inclined 10 o. -. wHeu
Nj. lilt0n vas living az Mrs. Richards used 70
make frequent visits, STAYING Two or three dals n
.. nv ioas was il after they went into house.
Keeping that ron vent ~ i've WITH tnemg A.
Was there vhen Ralph was born IN June, 1852
Y. rhen J6u have lyeq ~ me iamiy since 1892
4. have visited the family since 1862 az 10y
4 Yoa we're IN intimate terms with the family
y. al rilton always thought good deal or YOU?
a. he always treated me we'll
Z. How Tong was u before Mrs. Tiiton went 70
Monticello before you lived with tae fiitOn family
"A lam not positive ! visited there was A.
keyp0rg AL he time that Bessie Turner was
a fs o 9 Eve " Fe'.! iur Ser tie DS 6ney '' .
70 to Report; sic tod him Il ne wanted Der
81 ~ y heyport ne would nave y give Aer
y. Where are these folding doors A. 10 inc
sccohd story, 'front.' room are NOT Obliged 70 70
through either room % order % get 70 tue 9ther.
ID reply u MI MOTHS ihe witness stated that
Ralph vas four yeafs Cd Wien W.. Thton went
T1r0DoRE r1roN RECALLED.
Theodore Ittou, tAe plalnuGt tnen TOOK TIE
stand, ana 10 response 70 NJ Morris testified A.
4 VII mton. VIZ woodisy testified that &c aad
seen y0u on iinereat occasions stop over night AZ