The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-01
OncluSiOn Of the CrCSS-ExaminatiOl Of
General B. T. Tracy.
The DEFENCE REST"
Proposition to Hear Mrs. TiltOn Testify
Rejected for the Defendant.
REBUTTAL EvIDEN CE.
rilton Confounded with the Late
Cuban Amigo Ryan.

In the Brooklyn trial the defence has ended. and
ne beginning OF the end this most protracted
rial can now be perceived. The rebuttal Is In
MI swing and alre .dy tso sucn witnesses az
1addox, OF Maine. and Jonn Swinton have been
namined TO prove thai Tlton did not ride or
salk with Mrs woodruff or Miss CAIN in that
notorious Communist,c procession that paradeo
ne streets or New York nonor OF General Ros-
el and his comoanlon Communists who were shot
" order OF the Versailles government.
The defence have a poor point here, for the
great balance OF testimony win show that Tnton
did not ride with Mrs. Woodruff In that process
sion ana that all this time Colonel Ryan, OF cuban
fame. has been mistaken for the plaintiff IL IS
safe 70 assume that this will be settled beyond
peradventure; but, AT the BEST people INQUIRE,
What has the matter TO o with the main issue
the guilt or innocence OF Beecner.
TWO REMARKABLE WITNESSES,
maddox OF Maine. and Jonn Swinton, were pro-
duced In the reDuttal in she afternoon. TWO more
singular characters IL would be hard TO ind. Mad
dex looked IKE an educated barber and Swinton
IKE q crazed professor OF physlognomy. Both
amused the court hugely. and the cross-examin
ing lawyer-Mr EvarIs-had to turn around re-
peasediy and laugh. The proceedings IN a SUD-
sequenr column VIII sufficiently indicate
The humor and oddly OF the cross
examination. Maddox was the most exrraor-
ainary genius that mas occupied the stand since
the beginning Of the trial. and, as for Swnton he
had the capacity TO make people laugh and cry IN
nve consecutive minutes.
speaking 70 Mr.. Beach as 70 the PROBABLE length
N the trial tue writer learned ''tne reouttal EVIL
aence viii certainly occupy the whole OF next
weeK.n
.sHow long, sir, do you expect the summing up
On behalf or both sides VIII occupyn
''That cannot sayn
.wDl 1t occupy beyond the 25tn OF May :"
Row LONG IT WILL LAST.
yes. sir It viii occupy beyond that time GER
calmly; for understand that Mr. Eyarts intends
70 devote at least a week TO his address 70 the
jury. He win speak 1t least as Ing Is he did in
tne Impeachment trial OF Andrew Johnson.n
"How long was tnat9'
1T was only three dagsn
ayes, bat the details in this trial are 50 nnmer-
ous that II he intends 10 cover them al It VIII take
him at least twice or three times as longs
Row long viii you take Mr.. Baachr'
"Not long. Tne salient points OF tlis Ease are
new. / shall take them up and group around them
sufncent arguments 10 make eacn point clear
enough Tor the comprehension OF any ordinary IN
derstandlng.n
"You wiz not 20 into any detailed enumera-
ton ~
mo, sir; that Is not my method. f q man can
not understand one or TWO prominent points
within us compass he cannot understand anything
wnatever.n
AS TO HIS HEALTH.
Mr.. Beach was asked at farther length az to his
health ana strength, and whether n tnoua hs him.
sell physically Die Tor the great EFFORT demanded
OF him In his summing up. lie replied tnat he
thought himself equal 10 most any effort; that
following the Instructions OF mis- medicsl advisers
he belIeved himself now competent 20 al the re.
aponslble undertaking OF addressing the jury for
she paintln.
The individual alluoed to as Maddox, or Maine,
N gentleman who TWO years ago was pltcn-
iorKed into notorieiy py tho dsIy papers 10 conse
Quence OF the fact that be mad ron tue convention
which nominated Victoria Woodruff as President
OF the United states. The ieadlng part taken BY
Mr.. Maddox n that convention was impressed so
forciDly on tue minds Of the newspaper represen-
tatlves who attended IL that he seemed Like an old
acqualntance 10 toe eporterA
fHR KvIDEScR.
hr. Tracy TOOK tue witness stand and was IN
NJ sescn-Since you lett the stand last evening
have you mad am conversation with delendanrs
counsel a. 10 me eyluence YOU were 10 giyeI A
ntlnated 20 me question winch ne would PROF.
aoy ask me; other portions OF my conversation
WITH Mr.. Evarts asd nothing 90 90 VITO tre Case.
q. cAArd your attention 20 a conversation you
haa w.t. AIR. MOuiton WIN reference 70 ar. Noul-
A.
TIE same nIgat 4 had conversation wltn Mrs.
houston: / un 4erstOOd she was mainly Instru.
mental n procuring the short statement; look
upon tnat conversation a. Confidential and would
not detail II except Oh tne Assumption tat Mrs.
MoaltVn hOulu nave ~ oolr s.iOas y was con
versa ion WIN toe iadr IN her owo mouse; the
subject Of mat conversation has never Ueen
Alluded 10 tni last evening.
Mr.. Beach safd ne was cure the iaGr would MAKE
no oelecuon TO witness oetsinng tue CONVERSE
tion; lnal sac az nos Understand The matter to
Mr.. Evarts said that n Mr.. Beach drew out .
portion OF the conversation he should be entitled
20 dfaw Out toe res.
ar. Beacn-Iais ioea OF a CONFIDENTIAL statement
was ngment oi the otaer Tide, aud there was no
need 81 tnis minalOry ADDRESS
hr. kvsrts salu ne nsd spoken in good iaith. and
that oDproorlou- epltnets were not called Ior.
Mt. Fuilerten--sroOklyn cpitaets are not 70 be
understood N tHe Ofoinary sense.
Mr.. beach taen read the snort statement in
when AR. MoultOn Informed tue cnurcn com mlttee
that, on mature reflection, he had recousidered
his determination 70 maze long statement ana
70 prouuce uvcn nents snicn ne mad received IA
sacred COT 1dc nee; that ne had laDOfed earnestly
~ preserve pea,e between me paEtles, aud that
h. beAeved a. ought nUL 70 AID tns disturbance Or
harmony tween taem. Out fnat ne would iurGisn
copies u the papers, enlcu ne rsques Ell toe con-
mlttee 70 return % nm after e. minaiion.
q. DID you have a cVnversatiOn Ia substance
hke matt A. NO, slr; not 10 substance.
u. were you present A. the meeting or the COM
mttee On TIE lotn o. August Wnen Ar. houllon
house; Mr. Muns0n was present AZ conversation
between Mr. Mouilon AMI myself tnat oar, waen
Nj. Moulion stated 70 me, 10 substance, tue state
ment he submitted 10 tn COMMITTEES.
Y. DID you ave conversauon WITH Mrs. Moul-
tou alter tie Bacon etterf A. 1es.
v Did you. ID That cOnversauon, say % Mrs.
Moult0n, KICK iltUn out OIL me house and de-
stroy al letters anu statements; II you do not
tney viii destroy yOu, soclahy and financially ~
A. No, SIR.
o. Did you say to ner that the truth Ia this mat
ter must not come our-Beecuer must not 60
down A. No sir; not in that way.
Y. DID you IN cOnve sauou with Mr.. Richards
mitted adultery Win Sir Beecaer A. IA suB-
stance dld. Richards gave me notice tnat nc