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the eyes OF a whole court. in an anima, .,n.n
| Of rage. 'A
Tho cross-examination, in Tracy's hand, a.
, sumel some definite form. Il was no lon~e
poor judge Porter double-loadinc nj. ,7;acn,,1,
4 shotgun, and sumbl!ng over every t,me- The
| harleas victim Of its recoit. But it Taa -,
fierce, yet cunning, match between txx1
remarkable mea,-one of them On his
compulsory defense, the other armed and en-.
forced by all tho weapons OF the law. From
that moment the waning intereat in The trial re-.
| Tlved. Even the sturdy old Judge drew closer
to his desk, and bent 10 watch tho duello. Monl.
ton "as. for llt:lo while, qu,te rcstless es the
sediments OF his rage slowly snnk out OF bis
strangely dlaphauous mind His brnin had been
stirred BY tho aspect of his examiner. and ita
usually crystalline transparency had grown tnr-
bid with anger. But, after brief SPACE Of Ill
tratlon 1t grew clear again, and once mora he
ceased to be human and
DEOAatE 4 PItEEoMESoH.
Tracy also rapidly descended from feyer-he.t
to his normal Arctic Temperature. FoIdinc h;s
arms and wrinkllug his brow. he pl,ed his aiver-
5arv with such swift succession OF questions that
lie witness would have oeen carried away in ghs
Sorrent had not Fullerton, Beach, and Morris. Al.
ternately sprang to his rescue and Vitbstood Tia
dangerous strcam. The General is tall. atraioht
and porily gentleman, with facs strangely
resembling the Presidents, e.yo thas tha
hair aud beard era li.hter. and the fc,+rras
framed on larger scale. Another 1n.rEe,1
difference consists in the fact that, uka Jac,,
Dausby, the General has one revolving era md
ono stationary eye: the revolving luminarv ia
natural,-tha stationary organ, artificial. # Inc
General desires to ryod tbs necess,ty of renoo-
nizlng anybody, be obscureB his natural ave. xnd
starcs blanklY at nothing with its nrtifciai fat.
low. Nov, tho effect OF this rare ocnlar diver
sity upon C. witness must bo nppaliine
uNder tbs skllfuI control Of the Can
eral, it becomes = most ingepio,ia md
nj
Titueas in mis- Chair. The natural en-, takes nd
vantage OF the victims paralysls, aud slowly
grinds him into powder. . That is. il the wit-
ness is not made Of Moultonian adamaat.
Ihs d duel rasea all day; snd though the law
tory, 80 far As I can eee
NOT 4 SINGLE POINT OF BENEFIT TO mn. BEEcuxn.
has been established. Tho cross examination
seems to b. based upon one prominent theory
Ihat theory can be condensed ia this wise
trouble between Beccher and Titon-a trouble
generated by some slipht impropriety in Beech
or's behavior towards Mrs. Ti1ton,-ensaged in q
conspiracy against Beechcr. To carry out their
~, }oint Ges'gn to ruin Boecher, Aou!ton became
denco. in halassins Beecher with meneces
OF publicity, IN causing the publication Of
Certain recondita documents, in connecting lIrs.
Woodruff With tho case. and in generally pro-
mosiug the exposure and fatal distortion OF IN
criminal in it's intrinsic character but out Of
which both Moultoa and Tilton managed to
oToiTe profitable consequences for Themselves.
snd death and destruction for Beecher. In other
words, the theory Of the defense, as predgured
Ill the cross-examiastiou, is the fanliar
CONSPIRACY 10 RlAcKMAn."
a1npll1cd, elaborated and bristlinS with letaiIed
proofs. Au tho proceedings in Dcccher's behalf
30 la1, have bean tuned to this keynote, and all
the future proceedings in tho same interest arc
preposterous theme.
The ATTENDANCE in Court to-day WAS, il possi-
BILE, dcnser than ever. recognized n tie crush
most OF tho faces which made their
trst. appearance with the opening Of the
trial Tho principals were ali in their
customary places at an early hour t;lis morning.
LII. ,Boecher has had timo to outs1ow his face
Gousness, and, either because Of tho admoni-
sfue in"ardness, hardly ever smiles. On the
-: y ~ s!'e 6to9ut!y etoes !noes u tue 11ine;
-11' "'Ao 8"0-s ,,7s snu @ps'.ueue, ~ ne s'oo'
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