The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-14

MI. Tnton-No. sir; my hand wroteik laugh
teri
MIR. Evarts-I ask that the last section Of this
answer be stricken out.
Mr.. Beach objected, and said his learned antag.
onist was losing the precious time Of the Court
and that the witness as entitled to be precise In
his answers.
Mr.. Fullerton reminded the Court that people
had written with their toes and that 1t was neces
sary Tor q witness to explain what he meant when
he sad he wrote an srtice-whether with his
hands or his toes.
Judge Nelson admitted the question and Mr..
Evarts took an exception.
Mr.. Evarts-Mr. Tllton, please listen while I read
these lines, and see you recognize them:-
had mother-in-law
But she tore my lowing hair
And scratched my features tair
MI. Tilton--They are from my poem "Lord Beel-
zebub's Musings published In the old New YORK
Times.
Mr.. Evarts SAID he had quito forgotten that such
| paper had ever exalted Now win you tell the
jury II these lines had any reference to your do
| nestle life In BROOKLYN
Mr.. Tlton-My impression is they did; am GER
| tain
| Mr.. Evarts-You mean you are sure
Mr. Tlt0n-No, am certain.
sure. hope you are sure you are certain.
Judge NeilsOn-I hope the learned counsel win
proceed with the inquiry.
Mr.. TiltOn-I am willing to swear on my solemn
oath that these lines referred to my mother-in-
law.
Mr.. Evarts-And by "iron paw" do you mean
the poker or the shovel
Mr.. Fullerton asked tue pertinence Of this dis
ttnction.
The Judge thought 1t was most important for
the interests Of society that the distinction should
be made. A poker and shovel were quite differ.
ent; for the poker might be used as q weapon OF
affection, while no one could ever say that shovel
| had been SO used.
Judge Porter coinciaed with the views of the
learned Judge, and said the only case in which
Shakespeare, the divine bard OF Avon, introduced
the shovel was certainly not as an instrument OF
Affection; for Hamlet spoke Of being knocked
about the pate with shovel, and he had no
doubt the same thought was present in the mind
OF the witness when he made this poem.
General Pryor called the attention OF his learned
antagonist to the TACT that even in Shakespeare
the spade was mentioned In other associations;
that in Romeo and Juliet" the fact that Friar
Laurence was seen coming with spade from the
scene Of the tragedy was cause Tor serious suspi.
ciOn.
Mr.. Evarts desired to know II the learned gen.
tleman regarded q shovel and spade as similar;
that Hamlet expressly baid 'shovel,n while Romeo
1t was "spade."
The Judge said this was question for the jury
but the purposes OF this case 1t was proper to
ask the witness his exact meaning.
Mr.. Triton answered that ne meant the poker.
(Laugnter.)
The Judge sterny rebuked this levity and said
poker was not to be laughed ct. The witness
kAd he Ind for
he had often said as much when occasion served.
Mr.. Evarts-l Will now read further:-
but when frankly said
That had ne Ter a red,
.s she h da1ye sn me a from my bed
Is this IN any way an actual transcript of your
experiences during the time Of your controversy
with Mr. BeecherP
Mr.. Triton said that he had used some poetic
license in describing this incident. HIS idea was
to represent proud man, who had had q lofty
name, but whose crown was tore down and tram
pied in the mire. and reduced to submit to the
contumely of an ingenious boarding house keeper.
When the witness spoke these words the tears
came into his eyes, gnd he glared at mis- .antago-
mist. who sat writing in little book, with the
purple blood mantiing into his brow and covering
1t with blotches. Mrs.. Beecher, with diaphanous
smile stealing over her features, and sphinxlike
Fullerton twirled his eyeglasses In an impressive
manner, while Mr.. Evarts stood stiffly' erect his
lips compressed, his thin, wrinked cheeks and
overhanging brow, marked with stern decision,
growing paer and paler. A thin ray OF light stole
In the windows, and our reporter, upon looking
up, found everybody IN tears. He also burst into
tears.
MIR. Evarts, reading:-
seized a tigers tail,
Ana Ana s s6naied IT. s, ye ~ t paw"
But that tiger without cause
Made me wail-wallll
Is that an exact transcript Of your experience
In any wayf
Mr.. Tilton-I am not certain that wrote those
lines, but they sound very much like my style.
Mr.. Evarts-will you tell the jury who is meant
by the tiger in this versef
Mr.. Tilton-I don't remember.
Mr.. Evarts-You must have meant somebody
was it Mr.. Beecnerf
Mr.. Tllton-Never; mean to drive him from
Brooklyn and from Plymouth church.
Mr.. Evarts-So 1t seems; but aid you mean Mrs.
Beecher9
Mr.. Triton said It may have been.
Mr.. Evarts-Pernaps 1t was your mother.in la WI
Mr.. Fulerton-Do not answer that question. II
Your Honor please, object this line OF exam
nation. We are anxious to come to q result We
are all advancing in years. Great changes have
taken place since this suit began. One by one all
the parties have undergone religious experiences.
We saw our friend Mouton locked up IN an In
sane asylum under halluclnation that he was
negro minstrel and coming out perfectly restored,
and now an honored pastor OF colored church.
We saw Mr. wilkeson. when his "Life OF Christ"
made an ascending venture, enter the Catholic
Church as o monk OF the Benedicttne order, and
now Bishop In the oregon regions OF the Pacific.
We saw Brooklyn Joe Howard JOIN the Latter Day
SAINTS, and now saint In the Utan Tabernacle.
We saw Mr.. Carpenter. so much under the in
nuence OF the partes4o the scandal that he threw
aside brushes and palettes and became the sue
cessor of rockingham in the Church OF the Elec-
tive An1nities. He might say that most Of the
counsel had been only prevented by their duty
from yielding to this tempta Before this ex-
ample became contagious line should be drawn.
For this re asnn therefore he objected to this line