Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-03
MRS. MOULTON.

MRS. MOULTON.
k1eT TeFSOnAl Appearance and Her Manner
on the Witness Stand.
The New York Herald gives the fol-
lowing description of one of the most
important witnesses Ill the great scan
dal case:
Mrs. Moulton was dressed in dark
SILK, all embroidered black sacque coy
cred with loose lace, and bodice of
frllled white linen below. She had a
mutt, small ruffled collar, lace sleeves
and gray kids. A gold chain was around
her neck. She wore very pretty silk
nat, OF dark purple or violet brown,
with a feather of the same tint and a
velvet band of a darker hue. Her ear
drops were solid gold, a monogram
within their rim.
This descriptions should convey an
Idea OF elabOrateness of toilet; 1t is only
because of the enumeration of the arti-
cIes. Mrs. Moultons dress was the
street toilet of lady of the day, the
colors adapted to her figure and COM
plexion.
She is an agile and chirpy little wo-
man, who addresses her husband as
father" and eschews all literary pre-
tension. She weighs about 100 pounds,
has small and pretty features, grace
and gentleness, and is the only bou-
quet yet seen in court which could look
pretty in such place. She appeared
to have soft blue Or fawn eyes, with
long lids and lashes; a somewhat small
nose, light brown hair, a forehead Of
the middle size, a little rippled with
the wrinkles of sensibility. Her chin
was very delicate, the throat and ear
likewise. She famed herself with a
dark red fan, and did not at any time
remove her gloves.
Mrs. MOultOn's manner had refine
ment SO unusual in the witness chair
that she received the unconscious con
slderation of the cross examining law
yer.
Her voice was sweet and spirited,
without any touch of infection, SO that
it was pleasant to hear, and in no degree
qualified her meaning. She therefore
kept up the equal character of a dis
passionate witness, obeying the law,
sorry to testify, but not weakening III
any natural faculty under the RESPONSE
billy
For q lady in delicate health, of
rather small and supple physique, and
OF gentle temperament and sensibility.
this little woman made witness as
perfect of her kind as Frank Moulton.
lie was, however, a real plaintiffs wit
ness, positive, alleging, relating, and
TpSnITaH ~ CCf q
MOulton was merely an asserting wit
ness, the saddened performer of duty,
else gladly abandoned, but 40 less con-
| sclentlous, according to her power, to
do it fully.
She had been the subject Of a thou
sand newspaper paragraphs, many Of
them deprecatlng her appearance at all.
She had been represented as flying,
suffering, antagonizing, and threaten
ing divorce from her husband rather
than appear. Few people had seen
her; for she has none Of Frank MOul-
tons weakness for literary people.
Her testimony was, therefore, the
more remarkable, as it was oopious
without being DESTROYS; Intelligent in
light and shade, yet without art. She
often let the lawyer appear to make a
point rather than explain herself. She
never sought to run in any testimony
Disentangled from all the coterie Of
woman's suffrage people, the audience
saw household, orthodox woman, who
might have passed through life without
public appearance Of any kind-hap-
Ply, simple and devout.
It is dreadful to think that if this
lady's testimony was false it was per-
jury. If not false it was either delusion
or thunder,