The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-19

although the judge had very little pretoria
power, and was very plain in statements:
BEEcHER SMILES
At the reading of the ragged-edged lette
Mr. Beecher kept busily pencilling until tn,
close, when he raised both eyes to Judg
Morris face, smiled and rubbed his nose
Mrs. Beecher, who had keenly listened t.
every word, dropped about the same instan
her grim countenance and smiled satirically
The Professor of Elocution, fairly beamed
Beech, the Plymouth editor, was wreathed il
dimples. Ovington looked over at the ladies
significantly, and while his wife did moi
change countenance, Mrs. Titon looked to be
pleased and responded in a sharp, assuring
glance.
! FULL OF HEALTHY vIGOR.
When the exclamation was reached by Judge
Morris, 81 am full Of healthy vigor," Mr..
Beecher, wiping his mouth with slip OF
paper on which he had been writing, looked
over at the reporters and laughed without re-
straint. From this mood he did not recover
during much Of the morning session, and
carried all along face Of amusement which
was out of relation to the solemn, exhorting
manner Of the speaker.
| TOLL SLOWLY.
Judge Morris used the words ''horror of
great darkness" with deep, resounding effect,
and the sunlight had flushed the yellow win
dow curtain, when suddenly, at II o'clock,
| the City Hall bella particularly solemn,
slow and funereal bell--began to toll the
chimes Of noon. Morris stopped. For a
minute or more the deep and solemn vibra-
ton rolled slowly through the listening court,
and the smile died from Mr.. Beecher's face.
He looked as if the sound was welcome one,
and threw his head back as if inhaling the
music from the cupola
HOW THE SPEECH WAS BEING RECEIVED.
This portion of Morriss speech was very
striking in its mental philosophy. Compar-
ing remorse to various forms of anguish, dis
ease and penitence, the Judge said g Re-
morse is the supreme misery of the mind. !"
At this Mr.. Beecher seemed struck, and again
he threw his head back, looked down his
cheeks at Mr. Morris, and studied him with
mingled look Of admiration and sensibility.
The effort If Mr.. Morris, for dignity, accu-
mulated strength and chaste behavior toward
the accused and the audience, was quite eff
fective yesterday
Partisans Of Mr.. Tilton were not satisfied
with the high level of the speech, but had ex-
pected that Mr. Morris would be less scrupu-
lous of the defendants social and intellectual
position. After time Mr.. Beecher's eyes
grew watery, end he seemed touched with a
"Reminiscences of his years of distress keeping
this long secret. 1t is due to Judge Morris to
state that Mr.. Tilton approves OF his calmness
and magnanimity, and that Mr.. Moulton says
Mr.. Morris statement of the case is superior
to any paper which has yet been produced
upon it. Tracy, Evarts and Hill speak to Mr..
Mouiton and Mr.. Tilton every day; Mr.. Shear
man is not addressed by either of the two
trends.
NEW POINTS.
As Mr.. Morris brought out the charge that
the night Of the Woodruff publication meet
ing was called at the house Of one Of his
church members, Mr.. Halliday, that old gen
tleman with his large, venerable, bald head
and air Of the Christian war-horse, looked up
with heightened interest. As he proceeded
to ridicule the idea Of Beecher Giving this
thing down." the whole row Of members
seemed to vince little. Mr. Morris here
faced about and spoke at Mr.. Beecher directly,
and then, seeing Mrs. Tilton there, exclaimed:
"But, in the name Of Heaven how could
the woman, his victim, live it down."
Every eye was turned upon Mrs. Tilton.
She looked straight at the audience, without
a rowing eye, and not with any particular SEN
sibilit;.
MRS. BEECHEE TALKS TO MRS. TILToN.
At five minutes to o'clock Mr.. Morris said
he had reached point convenient for re-
cess, and the Judge ordered the jury to be
escorted out. Immediately, before any part
of the audience separated, Mrs. Beecher
arose, without suggestion, from her husbands
side, while he was pulling on his coat, and
picked her way among the chairs over to
where Mrs. Ovington and Mrs. Tilton were
still sitting together, expectantly,
Mrs. Beecher waived the rank and question
of years. She shook hands with Mrs. Owing
ton, then turned from her at once and shook
hands with Mrs. Tilton. She was more near
ly Of Mr.. Beecher's size than the little wife,
and seemed to tower over the latter as she
smilingly addressed her. Mrs. Tilton arose, |
all smiles, and it was at once apparent how
much the superior Of the pastors wife was
his communicate in those qualities of face
and expression which allure men. Mrs.
Beecher was handsome woman, past middle
age, whose regular features and refinement
were cold as the snowy color OF her hair. She
smiled with good nature, but communicated
no fire or magnetism.
Mrs. Tilton arose, and as soon as she spoke
the spectators saw the secret powers concealed
sweetness. the coy and the adroit, were express
ed in her face. The two women did not k IS,
but stood few moments conversing. Then
Mrs. Ovington descended the back stairs on
the arm of her husband, and Mrs. Tilton on
her fathers arm. They had some agreeable
at the foot Of the stairs.
LAST POINT.
AS Morris read the letter Of Baecher to
Moulton, sympathizing with Tilton's suffer-
ngs at the irritation of the Brooklyn news
papers, and read aloud, II am tired, tired,
tired" Mr.. Beecher's face in the deepening
light took heavy and glowing hue, as if re-
trospection of his sufferings or the gravity of
The lawyers statement was giving him inward
distress. Mrs. Beecher continued to follow
the case with undated interest, and her
fingers, banded with gold rings, wiped the
film from her eyes as the court room dark
sned.
The New York Tribune thus briefly sums
up and disposes Of the Presidents message ::
As history Of Louisiana politics for two
years past, it is curiously inexact; as de-