, 1875-02-17

FtlhufH. Which thH . a'frt1y c!rr.n, RI.
ntntling tho nuli ,at til, wx. a c,sa
triInE could &c er"tted. " i"' III; ha'f ilan1r sn+
ptant"u inc ofdet ca1lHn, retn!naLsc o.
Wednesday neI T!lton then toox the
Mr. Eyarte--1 will aov ask you it you wrote
this. Uianding paper.)
Mr, Iilton-so, sir; my hand wrote 1t.
answer 10 stricken ont.
Mr. Bcacl, objected, and said his learned An
taEonlat wan losing tho precious time OF tho
contt and that tle witnes3 nas entitled to bo
NcciEe III ha anHwcrA.
Mr. Fullerton reminded tho Court that peon1e
f'ad written with thcis toes. AMI that il was
tiecaseary for witness to explain What be meant
when le said ile wrote an articie-whttho1 w1th
his haTldH OF his toes.
Judge Sciison admitted tho nucstion sn1 Mr.
EvartB took an execution.
Mr. EsartR--alr. Ttltnn. please listen whte
read taese limos. and sce If you recognize them
h,rl mother-in-law,
WHO tf<o yr,ipairt,
But Hhs tore NY flowing hnIr
Amt scratched my features fair
With iron paw.
Ir. T!ton-Thcy aro from mr. poem
LORD EEEfzEBUn's aC4:S1a"
Pnollsheh Ill tito old New York T1,nrs
a!r. ESarts said he had lu.ts forgotten that
such paper had ever existed. Now will you
tit July II kuGHG lilies Lad At1Y fEfE[Cuc6 IL
yonE domestic life in Brooklyn?
alr. Tilton-3ty Impression Ia they did; I An
certain
NJ. Eyarts-You mean you ase SURE
DIR. Illton-SU, am certain.
MF. Eyarta-"ell. II you ara certain you are
sure, hePo you arc sure yoa are certain.
Judge Seilsou-l hope Lle learned counsel will
proceed with the inquiry.
Mr. Iiisnp-t am willing to swear on my
holemn uEsl that thoso llnes referred to 1ny
nlotLer-in-law.
Nr. Eyasts-Ant by "iron paw " do you mean
ths roker, or the rhov ct?
:, Mr. Fullerton asked tho pertinencc Of tho dis
Tho Jndee thought it was most Important for
t;o INTERESTS of sor!etr that tue distinction
should be made. p',Eer aud shovel
"l:EE NrIrE bitTI:nESr;
for tue poker might 10 usch Al weapon Of
alection, while ho ono could ever sar shnt &
shovel had becn Bu Used.
Judge Porter colnclded wi Ii the yieve OF the
leaEnod Judge, AMI ehi1 this only caAe IN wt;rh
shakespeare, the divine bar,l Ut Ayu:s. sutrudueet
tha shovel vas certainly nut aa All 1ustrua.eut ut
Affection; for HaInle. apuko Vi belEE kpuctpd
about the patio NTH 4 shovel. and he lla1 10
doubt the sstno thought was present IN tho mind
OF tho witness Shen be nrt.e th,s poem.
iob. 1ISo5 called tho ataeAt1n Ut His learned
antaEo1l,at to the fact that oycn III Shakespeare
tie sp1de MAS mentioned in other associations
tia. IN "l0meo and 1uliet,' tue fact that Fr,ar
Laurence WAS seen coming with ata .e from tue
oSCA10 VI kAc hAk94f HA8 tnu48 IQf HQflQHH EnE-
piciou.
Mr. Eva.ta desired TO know il the learned con-
teulan regarded shovel 1ad SPADE an rini-
lar; that Hauilst expressly said shovel" while
Romeo it Has ''spaue.n
The Judge said this VIE question for tho
jury. but for tho purposes Of this caHs it waB
proper to ask the witness his exact meaning.
Alr. Tilton answered that he meant tho poker,
tLaushteE.j
Tho Judge
aTEUNLr HEBuEED T5fta Iryrry
and said poker was not to be laughed at. The
witness thanked the Judge for this obssr7a
anu aA'd ho had often shld a. much when occa-
slon served
Me. Evhrts-l will now read further;
lived In boarding hall,
Dut wien frankiy said
Tint had ne'er red,
Bs 1rDYa fruIn my bed
Aud board aud all.
ls this IN nnF way an actual transcript Of your
experiences dnr;ut; thu tina Ut your controversy
with dir. Dttc!,er:
Alr. Tilton haiI that he tad used some poetic
llccnre IN describing this lncldeu:. Hin idea was
to rcprese-t ptouu Man, WIN bad had q lofty
nanln, but whose crown WIS tore down aud
trauplel in tbe ullfe, and reduced tu submit to
the cuntuuely Of an ingenious buardiuG-ho house
keeper.
Dir. Eyarss reading;
Now am MI berest
LIKE rat w!l!4 at.tens eight,
Finds w!en ,l.s tooIate,
Tnat llono are left.
Now, 31r. 1ilton. vail you tell tho Jury whether
tl'1s-an llFtissTAtiou--is snetapllur. or In Guy
WAY transcript nf Fon,s event, or iuc;dent Or
circumstance. Or happeainE. or remembrance Of
your personal OF domestic l.fo:
A1r. Tliton said ho could not remember. This
verse be diI not quito understand; hut tho
value Of truo poetry IL tlat YOU canuot Il ways
understand 1t. 1.
Mr.. Evarts said he was willing to leave It to
the Jury. lo ttleu called tho JudGo'a attention
to the dour for recess.
hlr. Fullerton asked for i day'4 Adjournment
to 90 TO Albany to argue Ill appeal from tue
sentence Of Tweed, who Oh new tria! had been
rentenced to ;lto wears imprisonment, for mis-
deneanor, OIL 900 counts of an indictment.
Thu Court saia l. would consider tho 1nAttef.
TIE JUEY ALL ToTTERED our
and Neto llepest dowa-stalrH by policemen Then
the counsel slowly moved along assisted by
their junior counsel and oftcors. Then tle
plaintiff, with tcarA in ilis eyus, kissed Mr.
Esecller, who kissed Mou1ton, who kissed W.lss.
son, who kissed Carpentcr, aud tie venerable
procession paced its way stop by step fcebly out
to luuelt.
In response to . question; Mr. Evarts snid ho
thought The caso, il W vol MANAGED "a it had
Geon, WoulI last for About hundred yea1a,
ROTTEN INc7tTuT!nN