, 1875-02-22
The Effect Of Mrs. N1oulton's Tes-
4. tiulony.
An Unsuccessful Attempt to Interview
Beecher.
Tie Plymouth Pastor a. Mark TapleI at
aprayer.Meeting.


enci, man 6au his toxt neiRl,tor trambto, but
waa nut conscious that le tscnbel liHlsol:.
Mrp Tiltun arose from tia cI,air where nhn
had bnen sitting, with her load bent forward
and hor oycH purity closed. l:cr veil down and
fler faco pale and thin, and slo walked out Of
tho courtroom, attended by ono man and three
or four fadlos, among them Mrs. Htcsrman, Tho
lawyers nite, aud Airs. F4ald.
Mrs. Field in looking very wbite and much
worried, not nearly 70 much ltke Zenobtn as early
IL, the week. Slle looltnd up At Mrs. Moulton
yesterday with face expressive Of ginom, aud
yet lMrossurt,atle opinion. Tho du!noBa Ut tho
average 1niddlc-c1ass face is not In Mts. you!-
ton's featurca- and when aho was asked yesterday
Ii HE considered Mrs. Tilton pn acquaintance
and nnectionate frictli there WAS just t,iflo Of
discrimination in her LOOK. The question an-
EweFod itHclf.
Several other iallos woso In the courtroom,
very mucll absortcd. Assistant Pastor Halliday
TACO was looking very ione. llo seemed <tupe-
fed part OF the dav. Yesterday. afF. Tracy
dropped that grizzly hruilc hs carries, aud looked
stralsAt befoIe him. Tho old Judge oil tho
bench looketl painfully, almost scarfuliv intense.
as a1rs. Moulton, IN tho furenoon had entered
upon the steep and narrow doti!eB o( her darker
experiences. lie ind not, u!I to that moment,
shown mora than o masti1'a watch over tho
case.
agitation all day yesterday, 1t tic cloro oi tho
day. Mr. Esarts loo:e1 pale nna old aud serious
Judge Porter and s1r Abbott had heard Mrs.
Moulton with Al interoat 10 absorbing that they
nppearod 10 lose their professional relation 10
tho case In the Importance 1t had newly acquired
through q nenor human revelation. Prior to
this day wo had seen worldly Mon as work
bt'iyip. to bury ho,nollng, to drag 1t
away. to push Il out e existence. In
place 81 their saysge contention aud futlto
ingenuity hero had been q witl,cas Buyitg.
Confess! Speak! l. Ia easy and noble /"
afre. Aoulton had been to this tragic opera what
li.tio Pearl lad boon 10 TIC Scarlet Letter,
ready 70 advise. " Preacher will you stand
horo ut mon tomorrow In tho pillory with
mother mud MOI" Sho had. according TO lics
outh, Baid to Sir. Dcecher, ',Yaur only WAY out
! is to copfess. will bo FREUD to you M long
| ~ you live II yol will do So"
| On tho superstition that Mrs. Moulton hal not
tod the truth, still hor slury llal all the tascna-
tion Of simplicity III tue midst Of doadly tableuu.
| As II woman Ind walked into don OF iiouh
aud aerpcnts. aud talked to one pa!sied there
s1oulton's relation to the case. THO Woodruff
scandal hal uot touc!icd hor She talked nbout
going to Mrs. Woodhu1l'e l,uuso and tho aHEocia-
ton lost ita fatality by tho fat that with her
wont lar mother, now dead, and her only child.
| afr. Dcecl1er WIS not tn court Fhep size began
her testimony. lie came in late, and Mrs.
l'eccheE, wl.o Aad beard it With piteoas face,
told hin, in sentence or two, what 1t WAS. H0
| made fev cifortA to look incssduluus aud to
laugh !; bu. after while tho crimson color, III
~ . ~ - 80 saA's. ~ W
.ne ehteAh 9na a1 o.oM anu cAisua ~ !ng tno!s oi
sne nar: liss oses h9t; Closet ana ana lGoaoa
t ens!eAu1S ' q Fayef. III d n.uasu so.a a."ost
10 Aeafa' Ao "as' 10 Ill ~Ppoa1@aces' N foal
IT. b. Clann came in whe the Testimony MAS
~ tho t!' LUG Witness hnu Jus. ceasea ~ speas,
tue seeuo like . Qnsksr meeting. ill. Dcechor
.ooH .o OCCASION 10 whisper u n'' aaa 10 8fallo
uss,h, .ooo,. Nc. n..,,,r sno,,a 1,,,,~ and =,
~ secess ~: !ieecnot spoaa loaa!f ana ~
ienSt, aoont thifty reporters ai;4 o.hefs around
pok'',g ~ .nelr eats 70 aten. ite saiu tnas ee
aaa nea from oeRaaltang 20 eaa; otin ny iaee
Mas very Rfeatly a'stutoeo: Notnitas 4ke lt Aas
Doon I9 seen ail she 1aa: Eson Atf; Deaeh, OF
Fl!mohth, WHO Always laoeGs' looked queer yes
torMAy.
IAo expression OF 3lr. Hoecher rs Ao marched
out OF court aud through t4c corridors was that
Of pain, anger. aud pramonstlon. alrH. NeeesoE
followed him mechanically Anu stoopiuR. Ihreo
OF the boys had beon present. and Mrs. Iouiton's
reference to them had been depressing.
On tho other sitls, Atrs. Moulton was treated
Aa sAo descended from the witnoss-clIair With
littlo ovation by Ti!ton's counsel. lkoser A.
Pryor offered bis arm aa ahe left tho courtroom
hi. Beach looked genuine admiration. Fuller