The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-10
MRS. MORSE AND MRS. Woodruff.
Telling Her Was to Tell 1t
to the World.
The GarrulOus Mother-in-
Law.
"Did Not Battle, but in Hot Wa
ter with Her"

lnRS OF yesterday. Sle comes aou goes IKE an
appariton, aTrghting all concerned III the legal
DRAMA. She distinctly visible in the warp and woof
OF the court fabric running through both. not like
the old Persian strand OF gold, but as thread OF
Evil omen Like Balzac s story Oft murdered
lady, wac was quoted In every 1resde narrative OF
The community OF La Sale to color and intensity
the interest, the Woodruff drops into
the current OF testimony ~ an ominous
beacon TO avoid rather than to seek. To the CON-
mon mind which has not investigated this story
this woman reveals the ROCKS and the quIcSsands
which even the legal pilots have yet failed TO
fathom and locate. Which side viii bring her for
ward as witness? Both repudate her, but her
constant cropping up from day to day indicates
that II not desirable a witness she mus be To-
valuable a re erence.
Win the oeleace call herr Tilton swears he
never communicated to her the story she pub
listed, winch caused an earthquake whose culver
lngs not yet stilied
Will the plaintiff call her? II available, why is
this woman not produced9 And there Is another
OF tie sex destined TO illustrate this strange,
eventlul history. who, like the Woodruff. has APP
peaied and disappeared In the course OF the
trial.
THE MoTHER.IN-LAw.
Mrs. Morse, the molher-n-law OF the plaintiff
has achieved notoriety second only to the Wood
hull. The mother-in-law. from time mmemoria,
next IN maiGnity OF mischief TO the devil him
self. Tilton ala not say yesterday; but the
altered tone OF his voice. the Dittter emphasis on
his words, showed that to him at least the tradl-
tional motner-in-law was no fancy OF the brain,
but living and tormentiny reality. The euphony
Of his dulcet notes, in reply TO Evarts, turned TO
discord at the mention OF her name. 1.-The open
gates OF her llps," said he, "told the scandal to
the world" Evarts said aside that these. indeed,
haya haau llth otaea nav
BREAKING DOWN.
Tilton did not sustain the strain OF yesterdays
cross.examnation. The counsel, Mr.. Evarts, was
more than usually in earnest. He seemed 10 be
the sentient conduit through which the whole
animus OF Plymouth church, fashioned into deep
canal OF exhaustess interroQatury flowed over on
the witness. lie was unequal to the assault. He
lost tie splendid selfpossession that made him re-
markanle before.
on counsel lost dignity. and his replies were weak
and embarrassed. He PLAYED with words rather
than with thought and aimed rather to be bril-
liant than direct. Without forgetting facts he
may have trusted more to imagination than
usual, and yet when studies the peculiar
nature OF the man as heretofore described, and
the aesthetic and poetic character Illustrated by
the printed evidence which has been forced upon
the pubic by the defence. it does not seem TO be
abound in vagarles sometimes resting on stills
and az often taking the commonplace shape OF
what is known Rohemianistic iancies. He IS
not unlike diamond whose several facets hasa
iiferen az light according to the glare upon them.
EvARTs WINNING LAURELs.
Mr. Evarts, who hitherto mas been regarded as
awyer far better suited to argue a constitutional
question before the Supreme Court OF the United
States than 60 introduce the corkscrew OF ex-
animation into personal question like that now
pending, has developed a remarkable phase OF
mental character IN his ability to meet the
quirements o! his present difficult task and has
exhibited rare delicacy, refinement, shire wdness
and force in penetrating the intellectual arcana
represented By the witness whom he is now en-
gagged in probing.
Judge Nelson discovered fresh occasion for
comment. lie said a note had been sent him to
the eject that persons IN the habit OF stand
ing behind the jury and making prejudicial CON-
ments on the trial evidently intended to reach the
OF he jurymen. he said this was a very
grave offence and whoever in future might be
found INDUCING IN the practice would suffer. The
Judges remarks made a profound impression.
Entire stiffness prevailed while Ge spoke. wave
Of rumor passed the reporters tables as to
the man likely be guilty this indlscreton and
the impression was gwen that an over.zealous
friend OF Mr.. Beecher's and a writer by profession
was the guilty person.
THE JURY sPEAEs.
The foreman OF the Jury took occasion after the
recess to say that the remarks OF the Court might
be construed into reelection on mis- fellow Jurors,
but he protested their behalf against the I'M
preston t9at any remarks dropped In their vicin-
lty were In the least regarded, even II they had
been heard,
IN TIE TOLLS.
Triton Is now said TO be in the tolls. he ad-
nltted be told Mrs, Morse Bowen's story OF
Beechers aduiterles. and that ne knew her CHAR
acier az a oud-mouthed gossip. It would seem
that he might as well have communicated his
story to the town crler. It bound to travel
and be beard OF far and near. lie ala not tell Mrs.
Woodruff but he tod whose garruty was
equal 10 publicity. TIC testified too, that he
walked IN the C0mmunstc procession that passed
through the streets or New York arm In arm with
his friend John swinton, and then his prudence
forsooK him and he quit the track OF q witness 10
enter tue Geld OF an euoglst OF the memory OF
Rossel.
EvARrs' POINT.
Evarts saw his point instantly There are two
Roman Catholics on the Jury and the temptation
TO the counsel was irresistible. "And this was the
man, exclaimed the willy lawyer, "that oroered
the execution, the murder OF the Archbishop OF
Paris" This being repeated several tines IL
would be strange II these two Catholic lurymen
should forget H..
THg LADIES.
The usual number OF ladies' were present during
the proceedings. MRS. Tilton looked cheerful and
unembarrassed. TIE Underwriting illusions OF her
husband TO her in terms Of uubroken confidence
her moral worth ana purity seem 70 nave
worked change IN her appearance. aud there are
those who believe the end OF the trial VIII witness
most dramatic scene IN the reunion OF the PLAIN.
tia ana his vile In open court.
TUE EVIDENCE.
Al the opening OF toe court Mr.. Beach stated