The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-18
The Pictures in Mrs. TitOn's Closet and
the Flowers at Her Bedside.
AN ARGUMENTATIVE DAY
More of Mrs. Tilton's Love-Letters
Offered in Evidence.
THE LETTER GIRL" AT WlNSTED.
Mr.. Tilton's Surprise at the Wet
Nurses Testimony.

Mrs. Triton came into court early with her rwo
Lllienable Dromios, Mrs. Field and Mrs. Putnam.
Mrs. Putnam wears the smile OF the Just maze
perfect and her pleasant face Is wholly irrelevant
20 the tragedy Of the matter in hand. She hears
Theodore formulate her sex and his species into .
definition with an expression OF such delight as
Mr.. Peggotty might have shown ct hearing Q
story from Mr. Steerforth. Beaming interest," unit
versal appreciation and carnival kind OF coun-
renance this good old LADY wears under her gray
sheaf OF hair. 1t appears as II she might have
come along merely to be entertained and with no
prepossesson or prejudice in the world.
Far otherwise Is The more youthful and robust
Mrs. Field, the SERPENT de Vale OF the female
deputies. Exceedingly quiet her lips wear
the repose OF We're de We're. cold marble
face without warmth OF color, but round and
comely in outline, pair OF eyes are set In 1t like
orilhants small aud intelligent but chilly In their
light, and her Quaker colors are In harmony with
this cold countenance. The dress Is o dull blush.
gray the hat black, the tippet OF the fur OF some
animal. She listens like one anxious but
unsympsthetlc often repellant and increduous but
never restless or interrupting, the very model OF
department. in the sex. she looks as n she might
govern countries or sit on the bench. Her pronle
Ii strong, brainy, decisive-the ideal stepmother
In the expression of that face-one who sur.
renders her daughter nom o sense OF duty ana
With q son.in-law.
No sketch OF this trial will be complete to after
times without preserving the portrait Of this
steady, orderly, large woman. She weighs, prob
ably 200 pounds, and Is from thirty five TO forty
years OF age. while Mrs. Hilton, gayer and more
glowing IN the coors OF her dress, complexion and
Eyes, nestles under her like Q ielucca under
riaate. That little woman's sash Is OF bright red;
her mantle Is adorn ed with BEADS and her nat, or
q IN q hoQ foa an n rOQ
lively 10 her size that It looks cavalieriy.
She also IL quiet and attentive. with
our being iriyid. She cannot, even II
she would be distraught, for very frequently
Mr.. Beecner's lawyers-Hil or Sherman, or
Tracy-slip notes to her and walk over to her seat
and stoop to her face 10 whisper. Her knowledge
Of the interior or the case IL 50 complete that her
presence IN the court has more significance than
any mere show Of personal denial. There 10 TIL
ION to prompt HIS counsel from the interior OF the
household. That household Is known, in. Its
duality. to only one other person-Ttons wife.
All that occurred outside OF 1t may be known TO
coansel through Mr.. Beecher, but In such Q case
as the sudden apparirion OF Catherine Carey. the
servant, Mr.. Beecher has no data to 90 upon, and
then the household memory OF this little lady IL at
once applied. She no longer exchanges public
speech with Mr.. Beecner In the court room. Her
little coterie is separated from MIN by q lawyers
there she ats ensconced, watching Ti.ton as ne
testihes, but looking toward rather than at MIN.
Her eyes, winking rapidly are directed about at
his leer, She wears look OF what somebody
called "vigilant demurrer" that Ia, GENIAL on gen.
eral principles with keen outlook Tor denial in
specials. On the whole 1t Il winning
face, which grows upon spectators; its
pain, modesty, flush and intelligence
giving 1t separate character from that Of the
surrounding combatants and their seconds. AZ
contrasted with her husband. his height, stride,
legs and pronle at first examination appear to
be the NOBLE creatures. but he is nearly all OF
line His hair is a sort OF powdered naxen, with
out polish; mis- eyes are Of a greenish gray, with
resolution but no twinkle in them. In passion or
earnestness. they vitrily, but their ordinary nue.
u nearly that OF o couple or headlights In q North
River trap pavement Tlton's exterior has i'm
mensely altered In the past year. The alteration
has been most rapid in the past three months.
No wonder, when MS occupation, as he has test
lied has been for nearly whole year trying to
live IN the face OF the society around him. His
life has run into intelligence, like that OF Ethan
Brand who came back to his charcoal pit with
the secret OF the objectionable sin, and had MOTH
ing else 70 do but TO perish In the 1re
Mrs. Titon has not lost color, blood or nesh In
this long trial OF temperaments ana endurance.
She has not been on the rack OF the witness stand
like Tilton and has been deferenrially treated by
everybody. Hence she Is generally good-natured.
Mrs. Titon's interest in the cross ex amin ion
was directly apparent yesterday as questions
were asked by Evarts on the redirect emanating
from the interior OF the Tilton household. Among
them was the necessity OF MRS. Tilton keeping
boarders ana the consequent throwing OF pictures
into the closet where the portraits OF Beecher were
found.
me Judge yesterday said tnst he should not
consider Mrs. Titon an Interested party In THIS
cause
IL also appeared. from the production OF q check
for 500, signed oy Henry c. Bowen. and by
subsequent question ~ to Bowen's relations 70
Tilton, that the celebrated publishsr had 70.
sponded to the defence and might be giving aid 10
that side.
sherman reappeared yesterday a. q suggestor
and conferrer with Evarts. He broke out but
once for q minute. and always gives great amuse-
msnt and 10Y wnen he RISES
The morning hours we're consumed yesterday In
the unintermittent enort or counsel on ootn sides
10 serve their cause with the direct cross-exami-
nation. Mr.. Evarts. backed with autnorities.at-
law oy Mr.. Abbott, strenuousy resisted every
endeavor to put In evidence which could qualify
Tilton's admissions In the "True storyp before
the church committee, to Bessie Turner and 10
others. The other side, Fullerton, backed up by
Beach, with Pryor Tor documentary authority,
endsavored 70 make Titon explain away Mr..
Evarts' Interpretation OF the testimony. 90 that,
BY no theory yet limited at could an argument be
made 70 onset the direct testimony. This endea.
vor comprehsnded the introduction OF more letters
ana even tue prejudicing OF future testimony in
advance.
the nght was generally In good manners, out
oil the professional pertinacty OF the trained oea-
giles OF the law was requisite 10 MAINTAIN II. II
any body has supposed that the PLAINTIFF counsel
have weakened in any resrect he had only TO fol.
low yesterday forenoon the patent, determined,
unrelsxing work OF men OF the advanced FEARS OF
Beach. Mr.. Evaru also chung to his client incn
By inch, ready TO De on his feet a. any moment
hls ear stretched, his syealass nervous ana ~