The Portland daily press., 1875-07-03

ces verdict either way would carry with it
any moral iorce or affect the public sentiment.
l should say so were the verdict to be III our
favor
The Brooklyn Eagles Account of she
Deliberations of the Jury.
The Brooklyn Eagle publishes the following
account of the deliberations of the jury, said
to be obtained from one of their number
When first they retired the twelve took an
informal ballot, which made them stand ten
for Beecher and two for Tilton. Another in
formal ballot was taken with like result, when
some OF the Jurymen stated there was some
error in the record and it was suggested they
should formally organize by the election of
foreman and secretary, m order to avoid any
further mistakes. Carpenter objected to the
selection of a foreman, claiming he had been
appointed by Judge Nelson and his fellow
Jurors had no right to substitute any one else.
He emphatically opposed any attempt to sup
plant him, and for purposes OF harmony and
good will the majority decided to accept him
as foreman. This difficulty being settled the
twelve proceed to elect a secretary and the
choice fell on Jeffrey. A formal ballot was
then taken. The secretary announced that the
jury stood eight for Beecher and four for Til
ton. After prolonged discussion of the evil
dence another formal ballot was entered into.
This time some of the twelve who were liz fav-
or of Beecher voted with the minority, so the
vote stood six for Beecher and six for Tilton.
This was Friday last. The Beecher men were
not the slightest disheartened, and the sbrewd-
est among them worked harder than ever to
convince the small minority in favor OF Tilton
that they were in error The minority nearly
all through the deliberations in the jury room
consisted of Jeffrey, Davis and Flate. They
appeared open to conviction ard entered calm
ly and seriously into the discussion OF views ad-
vanced by few of the majority. Another
formal ballot was taken, and the secretary de-
clared the vote eight for Beecher and four for
hall fnlrO mid tlya
result. The number of ballots taken from the
time the jury left their seats at the close of the
Judges charge until they were disbanded by
order of the court, was So.
The Beecher men worked hard all Friday
night, and change in their favor was appar.
ent the following morning, when the Secretary
announced that the jury stood 9 Tor Beecher
and for TiltOn. Saturday morning few of
Beecher's men who had been using gigantic
efforts to convert jeffrey, Davis and Flatt to
their side had so far succeeded that those gen.
tlemen at last consented to bring in a verdict
for Beecher. Had the jury then been sum-
moned to the court room Beecher would have
gone forth with declaration of his innocence.
Some were in favor of going into court at once,
but unfortunately for Beecher it was determn-
edIthey should delay going to the court room till
8 O'clock that evening, when they would hand
the Judge a sealed verdict. At this moment
one of the Beecher men made an indiscreet re-
mark which, though in no wise affecting the
evidence in the case, occasioned t1utter OF I'M
due excitement and had the effect of alternating
the minority from the ma iority. Persistent
efforts were made to cOunteract this act of in
discretion, but the minority, consisting of JET.
frey, Flate and Davis, retiring to the ground
they had compacted to abandon. emphatically
declined to hold any further argument. They
were determined to stand by Tilton. On Sun
day there was no baloting as many of the jury
had religious scruples. A ballot, however, on
Monday showed that they had returned to the
Tilton side, as the vote stood 8 fer Beecher and
for Tlton, and from this count there was no
variation. The following is correct account
of the division of the jury:
For Beecher-Chester, Carpenter. Griffin B.
Halstead, Henry Thayer, George Hull, Chris
topher Filter, A. R. Case, Edward Wheelan,
John McMunn and John F. waylor
For Tilton-Wm. E. Jeffrey, Sam'l L. Flate
and William III. Davis.
MOuItOn Interviewed.
The Times publishes tomorrow an interview
with Frank Moulton. who said: "There is a
libel suit pending against me on an Indictment
found against me last fall, when Bee her re-
turned from the Twin Mountain House. On
this my counsel will Immediately move for a
trial. and now challenge the other side to let
it go on. 1 say they dare not. My opinion is
that they will enter nolte prosequ rather than
let that Indictment come to trial" Moulton
says that he never saw Loeder or Price until
the day the affidavitS were made: that was at
the Office of Gen. Pryor, when, as mere cour-
tesy to the latter, wrote portion of he affida.
Wits.
A Move to Indict Tracy for Perjury.
NEW YORK, July 1.-The Times tomorrow
says its reporter ascertained last night from
most reliable authority the next movement on
the part OF Tilton will be to indict Gen. Tracy
for perjury, upon the ground tnat Tilton,
Moulton and Wo ,druff distinctly stated to him
that the charge against Beecher was adultery,
while he swore on the witness stand that it had
reference to improper proposals Tilton has
been advised to take this step by counsel who
have had nothing to do with the trial, and it is
believed that proceedings will be taken in the
matter without delay