River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-03-12
THE BROOKLYN SCANDAL.
Rhymes, Jokes and Gossip Abont the
BeecheT Trial and the Parties 60 IL.
THE DEpRssE-Irs LACK or sprAslrupy.


Fiddle-de-dee You can't fool me
That does not follow Oh, no, stree
For, don't You see, II w. d.
Might "a been talking righi smart TO she
While Susan was sittin ON Theodore's knee
But 'twixtyou and me, twas tOther way. lie
Found hisself crosswise on Susan's knee,
And felt flea, when, in a spree
About II. b.,
lie would break the door after 'Lizabeth T
never could see why the great b.
Wrote like adman OF his myserie,
Then warned all CONSIDERS so quiet 10 be,
Sent Bessie away 10 a far counterie,
Suggested for I. I. a voyage to sea,
And mortgaged his home Tor u large paper Y
With ciphers three, Just because he
Told 'Lizabeth she,ought no more 10 he
dutiiul wife to the monster 7. IT,
The story to me,
Is thin as the wing Of an old, droning bee,
And scant for the rUbe OF good Pharisee.
PETER PROBABLE.
Rev. DIR. Storrs hasn't been near the
court since the beginning.
No doubt Mr.. Beecher felt DEEPLY
grieved at Mrs. Moulton's testimony, but
the politeness of calling lady liar is
only $3.50.
81 am Thoroughly disguised with that
internal Beecher-rilton nastipess," writes
"a woman" Don't read il, madam
Boston Post
The New York Herald considers it a
serious oversight that the counsel neg
lected to ask Tilton his opinion of para
disc Los" or the transit of Venus.
The feeble juryman is entitled by law
to bottle of sherry day. Not being
permitted to read the newspapers he will
be unware Of this fact till the end of the
trial. The jury, generally, look very
well, have plenty of time for exercise,
and appear to enjoy themselves.
0fthe story Of Richards, the brother
in-law, the Herald says: "This was a
painful and powerful piece OF testimony
from such source, and it thrilled the
courtroom. Mrs. Tilton heard it sitting
back in her chair, with her eyes on her
brother. They looked very much alike.
lie was cool and impassive; so was she.
1t is not family to droop in public"
Frank Moulton's absence from the
court while his wife was testifying was
generally thought to be inspired by wise
counsel. Had he been present she might
have appeared under duress. His absence
further showed that, having testified, be
withdrew from the court room and main
tanned no partisan feeling toward the
matter. Mr.. Pryor is generally the ad-
wiser on the etiquette Of this case. Mr..
Beach is the deciding mind.
Tilton was asked at the end Of Thurs
days proceedings how he came to hear OIL
the story Richards had to tell. He an
swered, Il never heard him tell it until
to day, but knew that he had seen
something; for, about four years ago, he
came to me in rather affectienate and
serious say, aid asked me if beecher' s
pastoral visits were at my request, and
warned me Of EliZabeth's ecstatic relig-
iOus nature"
Gen. Tracy indicated the line of defense
in the Beecher trial in his opening speech
yesterday. Beecher is innocent Of adul.
terry, first, because he is minister of the
gospel. He didn't commit adultery with
Mrs. Tilton, secondly, because he was
strong union man. Thirdly, he din't
fracture the seventh commandment
with Mrs. Tilton, because he was
a lover Of young men,
and Tilton was young man. In the
fourth place Beecher didn't, because he
wrote that Cleveland letter from which
Tilton diss -nted. In the next place Beech
err didn't, because Tilton was jealous of
Beecher's literary ability and fame. These
are nearly all the reasons why we should
disbelieve the positive testimony Of Moul.
ton, Tilton, Mrs. Tilton, and Beecher's
letters. For the sake Of the cause we
are glad to have something on which to
deposit our faith.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The New York correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gdzetts-a paper which has
always favored Mr.. Beecher's side--writes
as follows: "Beecher's counsel are work.
ing in the dark. They tried. you will re-.
member, to get bill Of particulars, so as
to keep the prosecution down to time and
place, and not allow them to range at
will over period Of four or five years.
Bat this bill of particulars was
denied, and Tilton's lawyers can
wander around where they please and
pick up testimony, here little and there
a little. Beecher's lawy ers do not know
what is coming, and consequently itAis
their duty TO exclude as much as possible,
not on account Of its intrinsic importance,
but for fear that it may be a peg on
which to hang something else. How
many Jumps Of sugar did you put in your
coffee this morning says lawyer Of the
prosecution TO witness. Il object, has.
tily interposes the counsel for the defense.
lie goes on to argue the irreleyancy Of the
question. and he does so with the most
emphatic vehemence. You, as an out
slider, wonder why he should make such
a fuss over very small and app arently
innocent question. The counsel really
sees nothing very important in the ques.
tion, but he doesn't know wha. it will
lead to later on in the case. Hence his
eagerness to exclude the question ane its
answer.
From the New York sun, March ~
Opinion OF the Press Throughout the