The New York herald., 1875-02-13
THE GREAT SCANDAL TRIAL.
A Sudden Stop to the
Proceedings.
COUN Sci ICE-B ND
Mr.. Evarts' Experiences as an
Arctic Traveller.

The trial OF Tilton VS.. Beecher suffered an inter-
ruption yesterday. The ice In The East River pre-
vented the regular trips OF the ferryboats rom
Fulton street to Brooklyn. and one juryman (Mr.
Taylor) and three OF the counsel Tor the defence
were prevented from crossing IN time to attend
the regular opening OF proceedings. postpone.
ment OF the trial was therefore made until Monday
at eleven O'Clock.
THE COURT ASSEMBLIES.
The Court assembled at the usual hour, nobody
dreaming that the forces OF nature were in opera
ton to throw an obstruction IN the pathway OF
the great counsel whose presence was essential to
the life and movement OF the case. The Judge
took his seat all unconscious OF the embargo on
the East River. The principals were on hand. OBJ
hvous of any accident
Mr. Tlton occupied the Witness stand, waiting
and watchul, the cynosure Of every eye-a man
studied and penetrated by every observer The
reporters sung the doxology In soto Stories
OF all kinds were related, and Madison led of in
choice narratives Of the olden times. The multi.
tude OF idle press men was in a quandary, and
they spent the distressing half hour in drawing
amateur sketches OF prominent people in court.
The Judge waited patiently until halfpass eleven
O'Clock.
MR.. BEACH EXPLAINS
MIR. Beach rose. and addressing the Court,
said:-lt Is obvious, Your Honor. that some OF our
IN the river. 1t Is suggested by some OF the jury
men that our recess until two O'Clock should be
taken now, which will give them an hour or two
for the transaction OF their private business.
Judge Nelson asked how II was that Mr.. Beach
and Mr. Fullerton had succeeded In crossing the
river.
Mr.. Beach replied that they had started early,
at ten O'Clock, but that the river was now blocked
with ice and would probably not be clear for some
time.
The foreman Of the jury, Mr.. Carpenter left his
seat and spoke for a lew moments with Judge
Nelson, who then asked Mr.. Shearman what he
thought OF Mr.. Beach's proposition. Mr.. Shear
man said ne thought 1t would be as well to ad-
journ, ana the Court then ordered an adjournment
until two O'Clock.
The jury passed out, and the court room was
soon cleared.
The Court assembled shortly after two O'Clock.
| The spectators looked cold ana miserable, IOr an
icy atmosp lere hal penetrated INTO the court
room and rendered those In attendance almost as
chill as II they had been standing In the gloomy
corridors o. In the bleak streets without. MI.
EvartS seemed as II ne was "perished." The burlv
frame Of Fullerton appeared to have suffered
notning from the intense cold. while the lace Of
Mr.. Beach, usually bearing placid i'm
husned, as 4 il nod been suddenly ex.
The Jury renamed quietly IN their seats never
venturing TO say word. while the audience
specula ors ON events to c0me-deemed That
Evarts and MIR. Beach assembled the bencn and
held consultation with Judge Nelson OF ten
the lawyers smed anu the "as audenes
TO The conclusion that there was going 10 be an
oaons ano So an adournmept until Mon,
The manner IN which ir came about.
vx MR. dA EyAETs ASKS ASKS FOR r. An AD5ouaNAENT:
lgatlon between New York and Brooklyn, ana
stated the circumstances OF now he. az well IS the
a nd n
hall In their Efforts to cross the river and reach
ae SS%Is House On 70 e m Ms mao some
tonight ana he hoped rhat the Court would ad.
!ourn now. as otner wise tney might lose all oDpor:
counsel on the other side had also matters OF i'm.
portapce TO attend to t0.nigni. and therefore an
Mr. Beach said that, under any circumstances.
meat than usual. and as ne did not thISk they
could make much available progress between lhis
thought 1t better that they should adjourn now.
The Judae-Owlng 10 the uncertalnty OF your
better judges OF the state OF the navgatIon than
AMI tnlnE shall comply with your request to
Inc Court was then adjourned until Monday
morning, at eleven O'Clock. In lew moments all
o. lew VINO gathered around Mr.. Beecner ana
improvlsed the usual afternoon ''ievee" In his re-
gard.
4. At eleven O'Clock a multitude or people occupied
the interior cl the Fulton ferry building. they
ments devoted 10 males and females were
thronged TO their utmost extent. In tue ladies'
ing room, and the gentemen's saloon
was filed to Its utmost capacity Some people
OF quick tempeIaments and deprecated vitality,
jumped about as II afflicted with the dance OF st.
Vitus. There were no boats in the slips. The eye
by the resistless tide, and the prospect Of
ing Brooklyn by the ierryboats looked very blue
the opposite side. A vast field OF Ice driven up-
ward toward He'll Gate passed in endless
was 1s eeTas s %
wnen, with great cheers, the ferryboat Pacinc be.
longing to the south ferry line, sailed into the
| Futon Jerry sip, with q thousand men and nall a
| hundred horses on BOARD. They had been three
hours ON the passage, ana the cheers were hearty
| WAITING FOR BOAT
The eager multitude OF Brookynites surged
ness ways. The crowd OF patient waters were ell
bowed and jostled to and lro or more than ten
hundreds had disappeared and the long line OF
neavy trucks passed through the gateways. The way
flied down the foat 10 poara I the ' brave paciic Ua
Messrs Evarts, Porter. Abbott and Juryman
o% %ere s nrSng VINO Ven
experiences which they heard complained Of by
tue incoming party Mf; Evars took seat IN the
few seconds ne was joined by his associate, Judge
Porter. Here the conductors OF the defence OF tne
great trial sat In communion until the boat began
TO work her way out OF the ico-glutted clip. The
laooring of the paddle ana the humping
ice cakes In the box DISTURBED the even tenor
Of The conversation OF Mr.. Evarts ana the Judge,
and they stood up to look out from the window.
| In silence the couple stood contemplating the
iast.aowing. unbroken field OF Ice, wlich moved
| win easy and magnificent grace up toward the
eastern end OF Long Island sound. The sameness
OF me scene had nothing for the lawyers, and
| they returned to the hard benches, wnere again
| they icll into conversation. While those men OF
| legal Drawn kept company with the steam pipes
strong.lunged youths aud hale men stood outside
the cabins, watching with eager eyes the haven as
the LOOT Fulton street brOuklVu.
| They watched the distance as it grew,
With aching toes aud blue.
Among those included mere was John swinton,
| who seemed on the whole to rather enjoy the
affair. sky.oound seagulls did not disport in VAN
for now and tnen they claimed the attention OF
John, whose nashtng eye followed them In their
| eccentric evolutons Quite near J0nn, on the
| same side OF the boat. newspaper colony had
| formed Tor the purpose, II would appear Oi depre.
| eating tue Jerry oUmpAnY and saving curl tninRs