, 1875-01-19
THE CAVE OF GLOOM.
Occupied Now by Mr., Becchg
and His Friends,
,,,, =, :
The Flowers Disappear sudde' ::
and Perhaps Forever.
An End to the Mods, and l.. I IS,
and Wrcathed Smiles.
Terribly Crushing Evidence Of Mr..
Mutual Friend Moulton.
The Cross.E1amination Bcgins--Soma Tn"
happy Lieks' at Aeultou.
Beecber Never Wronged MouIton, Dut
Only Asked Him to Lie.
Beecher Never Wronged llou|ton, DuE
Only Asked Him to Lie.
And l1otf1ton Lied.

| aJeci1f Dtpotch I, Thr Ch,caco 757tane.
SEw YONG, Ian. le.-The direct examination
| Of i'ra:cia D. Mouiton il the Tilton-I,eec31tr
na.t closed to-day. aud the cross-examination
vas le:.la l'y cx~Judge Porter. The caslrt1ljna
past,on of his Direct testimony rotated nssnly to
ti,e proposed btatc,nc.ts which re1o proposed
prior TO Mr.. Tiltou's appearance botore tle Cam.
| mittce. Mr. TiltoH's counsel conteuloi that Mr.
! Deec;lers dlHposition 10 smother Investigation
! and to co1npIomiee tEe caEs By tho arlbatitut0n
| OF an eqnirncaf for d full statement OF tho
| facts, waa proof OF Lis gui1t. Tho statement
w!4iclt 3fr. Tifton made for prcecDtatiou by Mr..
! sturea VIA read, tila defense suddenly with
| drawing an objection hy which shey might hayo
cscladcl il.
L1-Juls.e Fullerton opensd the dar.e procccd-
ings with BRILLIANT bsrn?ie. Mr.. Mo1llton testi-
lied TINT the Bhort eta:en1c'4t which le tlade be-
fore tho l:,reatiga:aug Committee waA regarded
by 1lr. Eceches Us perfectly llou:,s.A,e. Mr..
Eyerts objected to tho reeeit!ou Of tie Etato-
| meut, md after n strong passage Of argument,
in which aIr. Eeeci. ex-JudSo Fullerton, rul
Mr.. Lva,ts toos rart, tho Jucgo ruled it ont
aIr. Evarts waa perfectly
MILLING TO ADMIT HARMLESS DOCUMENT
if ita pe1tincnce c2u1l 10 sLuwn, anl ex-JudEe
Fullerton claimed that Mr. DeecAcr lad c.
PRESSED approval of III. 11ouiola ection. md,
br diEcouutenencing tie Investigation nIiicl Luz
was calling for in public, admitted in private his
own guilt. When tho Judges decision WAS ron
dGred, A(r. Leach. in whisper to his
associate, advised tic introduction Of certnn
1hrss Vt tbs statement. :!z. Eya.ts rsatesse1
vigorously aEaintt the rcadsng Of parts Of tho
statement without Discrimination. End whea tho
tactics Of lie upp1ueat proved euctes4fn], i!o
nlalo no effort t. CONCEAL bis disgtBt. Ihs iro-
}Msed statement wliiel alr. UeecleE wrote, str.
TiIton would got make because. as lie toll alr:
Moutou, he lid no. care to apEear tho victim Of
an hailuciuation. a1c. EcecAeg said thas
| IT WoCL1I Esl.1. HIM
to tell tho whole trl:il to Mr. Sage OF 20 any
utl.er member Of tho Con,talttce. After Mrs.
1lltuil appeared before tie Committee, Gen.
Tracy described her manner with much rathni,
that Mr. Tl'ton's rage cooled aud lie couhotl:el
to wEito new statement, which 10 ehowed to
Gen. Tracy. 2loulscns recital of the clrtum-
k!aHccb tlndcr which Mr.. Daecler paiu Inn S5.tEJD
fur tho Got1tn A3e withou: Ito knowledge u Mr.
Illton NAB Eifen ser: Cautiously n:lu quietly,
until be came to tho Interview With Gen. Tracy.
in which l4o vas advised to tell .Ar. fihon thnt
the payer lad been kept aliye By Mr. Decchor.
: Gen. Tracy had tried to iuslndato tho wltIlcsa,
and Montups tone again became derlan.atory in
: rcsentns suchya liberty. The admission of tho
atasen'cit that was Shown to Or. 5tofEs by Dir.
I Carr ci;sor aud Mr. 1I!:on surprised eyGry nhe.
| I'l.o defonse had ruling III tLeir favor, and
| could lave
kErT OFT a1n. TILroS's SHORT STATEMENT,
but, for reasons tho forcs Of which will appear
| when theis own eytdcEce i. offered, stda"nly
Withdrew their objections. Witness. IN correct
ing hiB own tcatIiuouy. Eayo Mr Esnrt1 raEo
! opportunity for annoying his opponents alh con-
fuslnR Tho witness 1's!. AZ the cf1Hs- 1a'1iina-
tion was opening. 21r. Eyarts had altogether tho
best bf tie paesasa Mt arms. and cx-JufEo
, Fullerton had recptscso 10 rtpartce to conceal
, hs discontinue. Mr, Esarta lad uacd tl!o ez-
preston " "explolcd couycrza.;on." aud his on
| aut raj r1 st
! 30 frequently aa you do"
Mn. AND Mrs. NEicllEH
l. we're abtent nosninS ani afternoon, Mrs. Til
ton and 4cr Quaker fucn /. 4M:s. Field, vera
= present, Tne audience was A:na!lcr than Oil tsaa
= = | PREVIOUS days. Few member. Of plymouth
= = Church wero in Attendance. and sAsso
q weto no bouquets III the room. Mr.
. s!oulton. through lroractcd experience Oh
Tho wi,ess-ttu,d l,as lost nucl, Of ito nergoui-
;. | ness wA.eh characterized lis G!et ap}catancc
, bcforo tho anliensc, hut s3mo Of It returned
when TIC Ano irony OF ex-Jnlge Porter's tlrat
: reference to :l,e FUNCTION Of "inNtua! frsel1
:. drew a Emile to tho face OF tho auditurn.
x1-sppuE RoE7EG's METHOD OF c4oss- -ExAAtSA'
TloS
!. may bc termed cumulative in its effect. IL
. leads UP 10 vital poiut through long Bcrics oi
!, nnnr questions, llis first point wAs reached
sf,e1 \ hundred questions had boon asked. Tbs
vital question waa substantially this: "Tlt
inception Of your friendship for the Hoy
l1enry Wnrd Boocller was OIL that stormy night
i Nllen yot, heard that 10 debRucEled yotT st!endt
. wife, ind it's termination was at tho ti,no when
/ yon reiunea sim access to the letters "
y which hc wished to defend himself against ioll
: Charge Z" This WAS Tho last ro'1.lt III long lal,
tier, mud vhen 1t was ruaclod ayory ono IN G"hft
!, faw how effective VIII tho clinax: air; 1l'al.
! TOMS uext rorly waa thnt 10 bad Furnished ~
q Ito hour WHOM Beceher, t!emsude3 the
l. lcttcrs. Yhe setrscsion which Af: Aoesli.
er znsrol,aetea to l!m was not
dictated 10 Mr. 1top and he 1Ii nos k'.oW t,et
- to ill., nIton I" askad tho couuao! in hiB smooth
n,anner IL swear that did not. was tho quick
T. reply. Mr. Ysl.pn and his coNnse! glanced =
carli other nteassy at this point, Tor alr. Moul
ton was on dangerous ground, innslnnch Al 1ir
Tilton, III lis examination bel forV tho 1nvestlgat
lux Committee had admitted that ha had taacr
shorthand notes u ai! the letters which ar
peArcd in his iltst statement, and which llo gait
Nouton hnssit, oil Thursday last. bad. i,
anawef to Mr. EFarts' questions, acknowledged
that lie had repeated from luemory to Mr. Ttot
the letter af resignation which Heocher hal
Tic csoss-exaainatioA sill! he resumed to-
! muirow.
ITO the Asstt.atrd I'rrss.!
OPENING OF THE COURT.
NEw YonK, Jsu. l8.-The Brooklyn titY court
room Was ~ denHoly crowded this morning u oil
any previous dav at tho Ii1:o.- l;e''!"s trial
From an oarly hour Judge Naiaoll u Gil thf
bench. giving lrectous - csiccra With regard
10 providing mere spaca f,Y sne lawyers WIZ
lam III, Eynrta aud cx-Iadeo Fullerton wcro i,
attendance early. AMI alra' Triton, win Msa
| Flok,l aud Nrh, ShcaEnan. occupied thclr Gus
to,nary seats behind Iioecher's cel1'scl. Mr
Sl1eeriuau bustlcA in Will, portn.anteau full u
docurueuts, which La busiol himself In arfang
l. lug. i fow .ai,.utcs' delay vas CAUSED BY th'
l. iato arrival Of cx-JudHe Norris, Gen. Pryor
J., Yhoolu!u Ii!top, aud F1uucs u. Moaltou, Mr.
0 and Mrs. lIrecLer were not iu their EeHts whe.
tho Case opalatl.
MouLyoN'A EXAMINATION
l.. unn nnrtinnAli bY .Jn.iub Fullerton. f3n HH
shown paper nild identified It as lIis first state
n4eut 10 tbu COMMITTEE. This, ho said, MAS pro