The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-29
The Brooklyn TriGI-S0nse Comments on
the Events of the Week, etc., etc.
Correspondence of the Star.
NEW York, Jan. 81, 1875.

Correspondence OF the Star.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 1875.
The great trial drags slowly along.
The defense finished their cross-eXamin-
alton on Monday afternoon, except a
question or two which they shrewdly
declined to put after 4 o'clock, wishing
to have the night tor after thought, which
object Fullerton as shrewdly tried to
thwart. But Beach, who always stands
up for his illegal days work" of four
hours, joined his voice to that OF Evarts
for adjournment, and the 1ndulgent
Judge yielded as usual.
On Tuesday morning the announce
ment of the sudden death of MIR. Moul-
toms mother threw the proceedings into
temporary confusion. But after a con-
sultation with counsel in the judges
chambers, Mr.. Moulton yielded his per-
sonal feelings at their earnest request,
and consented to have his examination
finished without interruption. The
cross-examination, which began on
Tuesday afternoon of last week, was
then completed at about Tuesday noon of
this, making just week, besides the re-
cross-eXaminatlOn.
The redirect examination was rapid
and effective by Fullerton, but was in
terrupted and stretched out to tedious
length by objection to nearly every ques-
ton, followed by debate, ruling and ex-
ception. Fullerton's inevitable thrusts
of sarcasm enlivened the long-drawn,
stubborn, inch-by-inch contest. And
Evarts' snappishness also contributed
occasionally to make it amusing. w With
the latter gentleman's want of serenity,
Tracy's want of sweetness and dispatch,
and Porter's want of health, Mr.. Beech
er's guns have been badly served in COM
parison with his adversary's, for the
past week.
In most cases, Fullerton's questions
are so well put, Mr.. Beach's dIgnified
argument for them is so strong, at least
in the Judges opinion, that the plain
tif's counsel succeed in getting in their
counteractive evidence against the
points made on the cross-eXamination.
Sometimes they do more than counter
act, adding, by the aid of their extremely
capable witness, very impressive new
evidence, which completely turns the
table.
At one point the cross-examination
points, thought by far the most OF
! them all--the letter of Moulton to
Beecher, in which he said: "You can
stand, If the whole truth were publish
ed." This certainly seemed, by itself, TO
mean that there was nothing really
damning in the facts. 1t was hard
| fight between Beach and Evarts to get in
the question, "What did you mean by
that"'
Finally it was allowed in the form OF
an inquiry-"What did you say to MI.
Beecher in connection with that letter%'
The answer alleged that he represented
to Mr.. Beecher that if heswere, in that
case, to express to his church the con-
t,;f hn1 al n 'llt.
| ton, they would forgive him and he
could stand; and that, he added, was
what meanr in the letter. This eXpla.
nation will be clinched by Mrs. Moulton
who is expected to testify that she gave
Mr.. Beecher the advice to make q clean
| breast of it.
Mr.. Beecher is not well, and shows it
| the effect, it is said, of cold, which is
| also apparent. But his general decline
of appearance is much remarked, and
there are those who say, and more who
| think, that some sudden and tragical
end of this trial before 1T is finished need
not be an altogether unexpected event,
| if there be truth in all we have heard OF
his liability to sudden death under ex.
cessive strain or excitement. With all
Mr.. Beecher has to carry in his pulpit
and other labors, added to this tremen-
dous ordeal, the only wonder could be
| that he is on his feet to this time.
Mrs. Beecher still accompanies her
husband, though both were absent Mon-
day, but the other ladies have been unu.
sually conspicuous this week by their
absence. The severe criticisms OF the
press on the Incalled for and rather bra.
zen display of Mrs. Tilton's presence,
have doubtless had their proper effect
Like almost every other step or trait oa
the counsel by which Mi. Beecher's at.
fairs have been managed fer long time,
her attendance on the trial was having a
very prejudicial moral. effect, and hel
withdrawal is just in time to be too late
as remedy. V.
The Philadelphia detectives have be.