The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-16

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feadns hey then imagine GIN the the greater pain
our writing it.
break up our friendly relations; Mr.. Beecner may
have felt sore, but we were friends as before;
have an indistlnct recollection that Mr.. Beecher
nlade an elaborate GRAFTON IN the Academy OF
Music seeding rom the doctrine or the Cleveland
letter; ne was pushed on to tnls by his own
Beecher was the CHOSEN leader OF the wonan's
rights ana womans suffrage movement since It
had any lead at all; Mrs. T.lton was an active
agent OF that cause, and whom the great me ating
was held here N reference to mat movement in
the Academy of Music. presided over by Mrs. Field
she was one of the committee on rcsolutions-the
mead OF that Committee, believe; she was an
New YORK; shared her views on ths subject IL
was sue inspired me to take those views.
inc witness was then re.examined at some
divorce. He said he neld the common opinion
entertained through all Observation-Disclosures all
the Civilized worl0-that marriage was the union
OF one man ana one woman forever-:Or better
or worse-!n storm or calm--not only In lie, but,
on TINS subject not entertained by the law OF this
State
TILroN ON DIVORCE.
Theodore read quite q lecture upon the subject
OF divorce, and was as clear as chemist. He
made great sensation among the dozen women
IN court by eloquentiy urging their right to be
divorced without unnecessary trouble. There
WAS great cacEllng IN the female AISLE After
ward, wnen he forswors free love, and said that
1t had trespassed In his own house,
and was therefore, repulsive to him, filton
made great stir In the audience. They
buzzed so loudly that the Judge had to call Coz
order. Yet 1t was not clear whether they buzzed
for delight at So much analysis ana dissertation,
or because they agreed with the philosopher or
disagreed with him. 1t was all Interesting, how
ever. anu brought the Court INFO happy thoughts
Witness continued to sny-Tne State OF New
York ~ out or harmony win oil the other States
on the subject OF divorce; here divorce granted
and otner States III New England, and IN the
Western states, divorce Is allowed in a variety
great body OF the American people say, tnat II q
husband brutay beats his vile sne IS entitled.
iecIs to support ner aud allows her to sufier pr
walton she IS entitled TO divorce; hOid that II
the husband Is an haeltnal drankard ana makes
being in Connecticut would he entitled to
entitled to 1t In Brooklyn for the same cause for
the law OF the State Ol New YORK only allows
demands that we change our code Of divorce in
New YORK and adapt 1t to the New England or
causes; It is not nv doctrine thai HUSBAND and
vile should separate according to Will. but that
they shall De governed by the law without respect
on the points l have named: tine law OF New
Hampshire allows divorce Tor desertion on the
part OF the husband Tor one year; bit II q man,
vile, goes to Cnina Ter instance, and lives there
for seventy years, the vile cannot obtain
or on usT ' New
refuses 1t In New YORK
The witness was tnen questioned as to whether
He said that In all his writings he had never en-
and ne was Mortified when ne found that a mem.
per OF his own family mad been DESTROYED by that
court When the witness made this s. ANNOUNCE.
ment). When | refer to divorce, l mean that
dlsesces oaSht to be graned to parties where
them that 1t Is Impossible Tor them to live 10.
gether. All desire is That the law OF divorce in
this State should be made to resemble the law OF
divorce In other States. Marriage Is q civil con.
tract and want to see II protected.
MIR. Fullerton asked the witness what he meant
by those lines OF his winch had been read In evl.
dence:-
Have you in your tresses room
For some orange buls to bloom?
witness-I meant teacher giving some lessons
to pupil and asking that question; aid not
mean anything immoral or Impure by 1t.
FCLLERTONS REDIRECT
Fullerton on the floor again is o sweet boon.
His voice is ike silver dollar melted into articu-
lation. Sly, soft-liKe, with twinkle OF almost
Milesian Wit and the obstlnacy OF q Yankee ped
Ter, ne seems to syringe and gimlet his questions
into his witness. and little anger, ready at COM
mand, is apparently held between his fingers with
his eyeglass. He used 10 be a racing man and q
lover OF out.ol-door sports and this gives him
bounce and of.hand character, quite rare
among the dull readers Of the law. When Fuller
ton scratches his glands under the jaw ne Is gen.
orally on the eve OF lodging past the Judge and
the opposing lawyer with sly point.
Mr.. Fullerton, holding copy OF the Golden Age
IN his hand, said:-l propose to read Article Z, q
reply OF Mr.. Tlton TO a rejolnder OF Mr. Greeley.
He tnen read the article commencing Il don't
sutfrage;' ''womanhood IS a saored thing ana yet
the Tribune Is insulting 1t every day." &c.
ABOUT THE PORTRAIT
Mr.. Fullerton-l now ask you why 1t was that
you removed Mr.. Beecher's portrait IRON your
mouse 10 Mr.. Moulton's, and when was 1t that you
go removed ltS A. 90 not remember wnen I re-
moved II; cannot now nx III my mind the day.
q. What was the occasion Tor removing that
portraits A. The OCCASION Tor It's removal was
certain threats OF Mrs. Morse, my mother.in.law;
/ think 1t was ABOUT the autumn or 1870.
Q. Were these threats the result or cause OF the
removal OF hat portrait IRON your mouse?
Mr.. Evarts objected to The question, as 1t was
already In evidence, he said, tnat she threatened
to cut or tear 1t away-to tear 1t to pieces. He
mad added nothing new In his CROSSE xamlnation.
Mir. Beach retorted that Mr.; Evarts had intro.
duced the portrait on his examination, ana 1t was
pertinent now to 60 over that point OF the evi-
dence.
Judge Nelson said the counsel for plaintiff had
rlgot 70 account Tor the removal or the POI trait.
z. What threat OF Mrs. Morse was made toward
the portrait That caused you to remove ltS
mir. Evarts again objected. saying that 1t had
already been stated that she sald sne would tear
1t to pieces.
The question was again asked by Mr.. Fullerton.
however, and the witness replied that "Mrs. Morse
threatened TO plunge Eer scissors through It,"
Y. DID you at tnat time, Mr. Tllt0n, believe that
she would have carried her threat into execu.
tony A. Yes, sir, feared that she would at that
time: 1t was then standing on the 1Oor, against
the wall II was not hanging up; removed 1t
from lear that 1t would be destroyed; removed it
for Its preservation.
THE CORRESPONDENCE.
z. Now you nave been asked whether, after
your vile lett you Ia July last YOU found nything
belonging TO her IN your house; anything In the
shape OF correspondence ? A. Yes. sir, aid
fnu O correspondence.
z. DO you recoilect finding correspondence