, 1875-01-31

they seize their newspapers attets as
much. People who did not res '',c
ORIGINAL statements now reyel in tie eyi-
dence, and watch the struggles of opposing
counsel with the same eagerness that the
yast Roman audiences Of old used to watch
the c1adiators. # this degree OF interest haa
been reached at the present early stage OF tie
trial, when only one important witness on
one side has been examined, what may not
be expected when the merits Of the case
shall have been still more fully developed,
and the contestants themselves brought face
to face with Court, jury, counsel, the people,
md their God? There is no question but
that this trial will take foremost place
among the causes cele6rts Of the world. II
Triton had enjoyed the partisanship Of a
WHA11Ex as Onros did, there might a.
ready have been popular subscriptions through
out the land to help him; though, On tho
other hand, if ORION had enjoyed the friend
ship and confidence Of MouLToN as TnToy
his. the T1caBonNE Claimant might to-day
have dwe1t in q castle instead Of repining in
jail
mot MoU1ToS the most remarkable man,
after all. in this scandal2 Sicce he las CON-
pleted his testimony, it is easy to understand
why he should have been trusted ard heark-
ened to alike BY BEEcHEn and T117oa. New
York boy, with q common~school education
and a commercial training, acquiring his
means by acute perception and untiring ep-
plication, and an amateur only in literature
and art,-he is an excellent specimen Of the
American type OF self-reliant, self-nade men.
He displayed during his long examination
and tremendous cross-e1amination tie mental
force and moral courage which fully account
for the admiration Of two such remarkable
men as BEEcHEn md TnIos. Without bra-
vado or buncombe, he gave Lis direct
evidence without the suspicion Of a
lesson learned, and faced the hesrs
fire Of the cross examination without
linching. During tan days he showed
himself the equal of the formidable
display Of legal ability which had been mess
ed against him. It will take overwhelming
| testimony to break down evidence given
! with tho perspicacity, force, direetness,
md familiarity with which MoU1roS said
everything he had to say. It looks now rs
| if the defendants counsel would only
| discover sufficient contradiction anu inconsis-
tency in his testimony which the recollection
| of amass of incidents, covering long period
of years, must involve in order to commend
itself Us truthful.
It was Mou1Eox's examination which re-
vived all the general interest in this tzial
which is now so notable; and it is evident
! that the counsel for Mr. Triton did
not exhaust all their best ammuni-
ton in one shot, and that at the OPEN
ing of the battle. The interest, therefore,
may be expected to increase rather than
diminish. The examination and Cross exam
ination of Mr.. Tu1oS, if he be admitted to
the stand, will be as fierce struggle as that
Of Mou1roS's, and with q greater personal
interest. Mr. BEEcaEn's appearance Will be
still mora exciting, and SO the case must coz
tinue to grow in the public thought, no mat
tor bow long it may be drawn out, nor how
tedi4tsSit may be in some of its dctails'
There is, too, wen-defned apprehension,
though but vaguely expressed, thai the easa
will have a tragic ending, and that the gloom
cast upon the courtroom at the announce
ment of the death Of Mr.. Mou11oN's mothe1
was but the forerunner Of a greater gloom
that is to settle down upon this remarkable
| trial before it can be completed