The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-11
THE WONDERFUL TRIAL.
Forty Fifth Day of the Great Sean
dal Case.
THE JOURNALISTIC WITNESSES.
What Oliver Johnson Knows Of TiltOn
and Beecher.
AN IMPORTANT DATE FIXED.
The Rise, Progress and elimination Of the
Charges
ISABELLA G. OAKLEY'S TESTIMONY.
More Inquiries Into the Domestic
Life of the Plaintiff

The order OF the Judge to take up the season
tickets Issued without limit in the early stages OF
the trial has very sensiby diminished the attend
Rnce IN che court room. The consequence Is
pure and pleasant atmosphere. elbow room Tor
avery body health and long lie to the jury and in
appreciate happiness 10 the reporters.
Mr.. ST. CLAIR McHelway, the witness whose ex-
animation proceeding when the Court ad-
iourned on Tuesday stepped down and out IN the
forenoon yesterday. dis evidence offered no
salient points provoke a cross-examnation
from the plaintiffs counsel. 1t vague, color
less and wordy, ana only feathers weight on
side the other. AS perfectly neutral
string OF testimony IL excelled.
The attendance OF ladies large and more
than usually conspicuous In the absence OF the
customary throng OF men. healthy eye or form
or complexion is rare among the female visitors.
They give the impression generally OF being women
OF morbid iances, to whom the extracted juices
Of this scandal are as nectar aud ambrosia. In
wholesome mental excitement is indicated in
their looks They iced on deeterious pabulum.
Their digestion is impaired. They have swallowed
q hundred theories on religion and sociology.
Comics philosophy and stephen Pearl Andrews
scneme OF the Pantarcby among the rest. Their
eyes are not the eyes OF women Of song, poetry
and cnivary-of the women who worship domes-
tic duties and believe in the aged tradition that
God meant one sphere OF lie for man ana another
lor woman.
NATURE Is BUNGLER
TO these overweight souls. These prematurely
Did wome n, with uneven facial surfaces, hollow
cheeks, unnaturally lustrous eyes, 1itnered necks
knd thin, bloodless lips suggest painful thoughts
OF the injurious influence On the female mind ex-
ercised By the rival pyrotechnic leafs in theology
essayed from SABBATH TO Sabbath by the reverend
tradesmen OF the Brooklyn churches. They are
not the women VINO make those soft ideals Immor-
talzed in lyric and dramatic story, that caprivate
Ihe heart and soul OF and make his paradise OF
earth. But tney are not the product OF Brooklyn
Alone. Since the noodgates or this scandal have
been raised the female MIND all over America has
been Affected and IN the court room every day a
stray visitor infatuated with the scandal and bent
on seeing the manner OF It's presentation in
court OF justice, comes hitner from the remote
West TO seek admission.
The advent OF Mr.. oliver Johnson as a witness
made little stir In the audience. The bosom
friend OF Horace Greeley, the Tree lance in many
progressive movements, the quondam friend OF
Titon and the vagranr editor OF nnumeraole
papers, was o character who could hardly fail to
attract some degree OF notice. Mr.. Johnson's
head and ACE were covered with gray,
foe-colored hair, leeDly inchning TO curl,
Ike skye terriers. He has an inquiring
nose, that scents controversy, II not battle,
from aiar. His forehead runs up almost perpendic.
ularly rom his eyebrows and then suddenly
slopes on at an easy angle ike MansarI roof
de has vitality, vigor ana a sufficient degree OF
se-assurance to make him interesting. Accord
ing 10 his own story his religious sentiments have
been growing rom his DIrtn. He was editor OF
variety OF newspapers-the Antt-SlaueTv Buge,
the Christian soldier. the Blackstone Chronicle,
the Middiebury Free Press. the Pennsylvania Free
man, GdTrtson's Lfberdtor, the Independent and
Inc Christian Union. lie was mutable In his
religious as IN mis- editorial attachments. He was
aQuaker, Congregationalist,.a Progressive Friend
within a few rods OF the millennium. UNIVERSAL
ist-"everythng by turns and nothing long" In the
growth OF His powers he concluded tnat Christ had
nothing Of the Divinity. but was merely agent
OF the Deity. He was superior perhaps the best,
witness that the defence has yet produced. He
was cool and prompt III his answers giving the
Impression ola man ofrare self-poise and abundant
intelligence. He told enough TO convey the idea
that Tlton was mere baby in his hands, who
told Dis artless tales without ever dreaming they
should come back to plague HIM.
FOR THE PLAINTIFF.
With the exception OF Johnson all the witnesses
produced Tor the de ence so far have been naulpu-
lated into agents Tor the plaintiff. Johnson held
mis- ground to tue last, and when he descended
81 Plymouth church people congratulated him on
the good work ne had performed.
Mr.. Fullerton seld ON wastes his Skill In cross
examination, but yesterday In the cross-examina-
ton OF Johnson he encountered zoe worthy OF his
STEEL IL was generally anticipated that Johnson
IN the assault would be struck in q vulnerable
spot and forced TO hide his head: yet ne passed
through the ordeal In actual triumph.
WITNESS on THE RACE.
The most painful situation or the daY was that
OF the witness Tor the defence, Miss Isabella J.
Oakley. VINO VIII appear again this morn ng. Cn-
der the direct examination 1t was smooth and
easy sailing; but when the cross-examinatlon
was taken up by Fullerton and tue ques-
tions poured In upon her win the cease
tsss roll OF A mltrsiueuse the lady was
greatly 10 6e ptied. sue grew embarrassed.
flushed, uneasy and hardly knew how Co answer.
IL was clear, not alone from her answers but
rom the letter she addressed to Miss Florence
Hilton, imploring her not TO testify as a witness
for ner father, that the lady was interested on
the Beecner side and had little idea what a cross
examination waE. she retired at the close OF the
days proceedings nusned and weaE Ike one who
mad passed through a terrible mental trial On
the whole. there was noenng developed oy the
days evidence that materially alters the status OF
sither side, though II the defence mas been
Tor the most part inJudiclous In the selection OF lie
Witnesses
TIE EVIDENCE
The jury were prompt IN takIag their seats, and
after the roll was called tue Judge told the coun.
Mr. tracy continued the direct examination Of
MIR. Mcklway.
witness siated-Last night In speaking OF the
statement made oy Mr.. Tuton 70 me ia an ane-
gorical orm, forgot to mention the part IN rela-
non to MT. Henry G. Bowen he Tod me The ale.
gOricaI story OF q young man anu young woman
the later had been the victim OF Improper
proposals rom an old man me employer OF the
young man asked the young man nis reasons
Tor not cultivating the friendship OF the Old
man who made IMPROPER advances to MS wife !;
the empioy err after hearing tue story was very
much Inc used against the Old nisn, ana together
they wrote q letter ordering MIN 10 give up nis
business ana Danish himself tue employer, now
ever. alter ward changed mis- opinion ana turned
Ms wrath asalnst the youns nan IN has EN- pioy