The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-04-30
THE GREAT TRIAL.
Fullerton n. cross-Esaminsr.

New York World, Eth.
Ihefame OF Mr.. FullertOn's cross-exatu.
lnalions las gone over the land, bat they
look very easy in the doing. During M
progress OF events. apart from hs special
branch of the work, he works harl
watching every thing over his cye-glas.c.
in quiet, tenacious fashion, making conf
ems notes and consulting the scrap-book.
" hich do duty a. "A record. husily, and
with totally unreycaling face. Ills head
looks like iron. IL Is big. round. ana
hard. a short. quizzical gray musrache
bristles mp under his nose. and a thin
curling crop OF short hair half gray. half
towcolor. hangs 10 the arid soil Of his
scalp like cub-moss on New Ilampshire
granite. As for the contour on his face.
il is redeemed from hcavness only by
sharp angles OF the skull at the ewes and
square bulldog chm. II is gay usually.
but nun, or the noise of debate when ne
himself Is contributor. floods II with
blood, and the lawyer i halt the time as
red as the witness whose facial coloring
has been construed by as many commen-
tators into guilt. innocence. remorse, per-
plexity, grief, anger, Indignation, inauen-
IN. and overeating. The eyes are sharp
and restless. ilitting everywhere inquir.
ingly, but looking ont OF an impassiye.
ming. with biting, peremptory, impera-
tive voice. but il does not look IN the least
as if the square, stout man in black stand.
ing up had any thing 10 DO with the voice.
For the most part ne might be a lay ilg.
ure with "A sharp ear. and the end Of a
speakin g-trumpct somewhere among the
clothes. The lay figure faces 10 the
window ut the right, and the voice a * a
question. which Mr.. Bsechcr rightly In
fcrs is meant for him and answers Before
the last word of his answer Is out the Law
figure. with It's nose pointed az Judge
Nelson. has given ms Sterious birth To an
other question. Then 1t faces the jury
box, and another question comes appar-
emily from its right ear. This ma
chine takes on full human semblance. how
ever. when a hot issue j. raised between
crosse hammer and witness. as often hap
pens when Mr.. Beecher is testifying. Law
yers of certain age are generally stoOp.
shouldered. MIR. Fullerton's head starts
forward when lac gets his sharp eyes on a
point, as ii II were about TO take leave Of
the BODY. Then he looks squarely and
grimly at the witness, though the grim
ness is the positive grimness Of feature,
and by no means due 10 a change ia cx-
preston. His eyes look out AS II they
wanted to get away and 90 and sit In the
witness lap. and the head is ready 10 FOL-
low them aud bring its teeth alOng-a
hard iron head and jaw that looks a. II
IL would bite hard This Is the panto-
mime merely. The intense energy and
marvellous dizziness and rapidity of the eN
animation. after Mr.. Evarts' dry and I'M
steady manner, wakes the courtroom up,
and the witness loses fully halt his audi.
cree. In short, il is Just rs much "iun'
TO hear Mr.. Fullerton ask questions ~ 10
hear Mr.. Beecher answer them, and the
duel is something that a great many peo'
Pile. disregarding Mr.. Evarts' rT,judices.
would willingly pay money TO buy tick
cts Of admission to-" The wiry alertuess
and accuracy. and the iar-sighted clear
ness as TO the consequences Of any appar-
emily isolated proposition. are rcve,a alton
wholly unexpected from the outward an
pearancc OF the cross-examincr Great
things are generally expected OF Bcccher'
and as "A witness he fuliills the expectation.
I The battle gets hotter as il goes on, anu
Monday promises to be field-day.