The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-03
many letter. bit of praise or excerpt of his hap.

pier COMPOSITIONS.
There were some women Yesterday In the ante
room OF the court standing on chairs TO get peep
OF nlton. Beecher and Mrs. Trton They were
either shut out BY authority or by their own
modesty and alter taking several partly effective
peeps, they stepped down and out.
The most painful scene yesterday was the mar
ration OF o small part OF the alleged interview be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton ana Mr.. Beecner TO
settle the paternity OF the child Ralph, or Frank
such a scene could scarcely have had any
place out OF comedy. as where Fauconbrldge
That the pas has sns his sU oSn
lllegitlmacy by ceur de Lion. However. IL
was one OF those inquiries winch opened up the
p naty 1t involved. Either as charge or a pos
sDity II was dire. Such inquiries nave been pub.
right OF succession to a crown. Made in private
causes they open :he depths and gulis OF jealousy
In contrast TO this was the endless. queer testi-
mony that the defendant wanted TO send the
plaintiff 10 the Holy Land on pious mission.
calamity 10 1t here showed that les eftremes SO
touches.
BEGINNING WITH PAIN
and dificury after has relative failure OF Monday
Triton required iull hour 10 become Interesting:
but. little by little. his long narrative, like tae
CI mendicacy, hard at tlrst 10 hear, but winning
the ear at last, gained the jury, made the deieuce
little narrled and dIscolored, aud. alter tue re-
cess. he was very decided and elective His testi-
mony was lull OF points He laced the jury all
day. finally establishing what appeared 10 De in-
spopded to Fullerton's verv admirable cross
examination with the understanding OF one
acclmaied. He made no gesture. except when
There were persons who said that Mr.. Beecher,
Mr.. 1iton and Mr.. Tilron all shed tears during
the day, but this was not apparent to the sceptl-
cal eve. A good deal was said about tears, agony,
&C.. but there are many people VINO are beginning
TO hope that the vernacular OF the parties TO thlS
scandal Is more intense than their Feelings. Tney
all utter emotional talk, or as one person said ~
recess, 'rnspired funk"
However il was one OF the best days of the trial.
particularly the afternoon session. Tllton repudi-
aed AIRS. Woodruff, accused Mr.. Beecher OF put
ting him In relation with her, explained many
things about the Bowens and Mr.. Beecher's own
family. and. on the whole shed o deluge OF inior-
nation TO connect the dispersed lsletS OF TACT IN
this remarkable case.
Moulron IS out OF court, and there he had better
stay, unless again attacked.
The Court opened sharp at eleven A. NJ, and
before Judge Nelson had maze remark the Count
Johannes made the following statement 10 the
Bench
May it please Your Honor, as am counsellor
OF the Court, feel that can avail myself or your
courtesy, which you have just now extended TO
me. In my absence yesterday my brother Evarts,
who Is my !rieod, quoted rom Massachuset t
the press. IS most injurious, while Deieve they
published simply wnat took place. discard IRON
my mind the slightest intent on the part OF
brother Evarts TO inJure me. know he would
not have the honor OF tine acquaintance OF the
counsel on both sides. In Massachusetts l was
approaching for marriage with q lady, and the
reverend gentleman interposed letter OF libel
upon me ana DESTROYED I'VE VISITS 10 ,nas lady;
generosity burned that letter, and the next day
alter my marriage ne wrote another letter, and l
brought my action for those i've visits. The jury
gave me verdict OF $1c0 Tor each visit. wish 10
vindcate myself and also my brother Evarts l
Judge Porter there with melancholy brow. ana
know lie Is willing to DO me justice. tLaughter.)
Judge Nelson (gravely)-fhe citation was made
correctly. am very happy that the Court has
Count Jobannes-A reporter who Is my enemy
gave the account III the newspapers maliciousy,
but know that my brother Evarts did not intend
to injure me.
After the above rather amusing episode Judge
Fullerton continued the direct examination OF Mr..
Theodore JIlton, who stared-I recolect having an
interview witt Mr.. Beecner shortly alter February
Z, 1871; IT. was held IN my house shortly after the
writing Of those letters dated February Z; Mr..
Beecher came TO my house one morning about the
first or SECOND week In February, 1871; ne had
to HIM through Mr.. Moulton; had told MI. Moul.
ton tDat wanted to see Mr.. Beecner at my house;
M ssscSss II rs sss IRONING tUm the " 1aso
met him In the parlor and told him to 60
upstairs into my study; he Immediately inn ed
hind me, and alter ne took his seat said to him.
"a have called you hlther, SIR, In order tnat you
ture lie OF the little roy. Ralph; his mother has
assigned me the date at when your criminal iutl-
cy n ssT ns d STs wscS
mother has given Is correct 1t Will save dishonOr
attaching to his birth: want you TO tell me, as
want,.n possible, to shield him, but want, more
than that, to know the truth; tell the rruth;''
God, that the date which Mrs. Tllton had assigned
was the correct date; at that moment Mrs. Tllton
the room. and when i stated to her the point Of
conversation she burst into tears and asseverated
as she had once or twice before, that the date she
EvARrs osJRcrs
Mr.. Triton bad scarcely got under way with this
very painful storyshe establish ment OF the egit.
imacy or llegitimacy OF child by its parents and
o third patty accused OF share In its paternity
when .ir. Evdrts arose, cold and severe, to reply.
He objected TO Triton saying, "As she had done
two or three times BEFORE" because that was an
argument In the course OF testimony The Judge
sustained him. Tilton mad began no little embar.
rassed mis- breath Short and, seeing his advantage
Evarts again interposed to object to the witness
characterlzing any evidence he might desire to
omit. Here again Evarts gained the small, but
not useless, advantage, OF showing the witness
intentions. He designed 70 call attention to che
fact that the witness was prosecuting In the Wit
ness chair.
II trust that shall NOT be called upon to relate
other things which happened at that meeting"
said Tilton, facing the jury.
Fullerton modestly said that his side should not
request it. Evarts then arose and said what
might be omitted might not also be charscte ter.
tied.
The attorneys for the defence were unusually
alert and keen yesterday, and Mr.. Beecner, also
apt, took notes with avidity In small book.
Mr.. Tilton's defect 90 q witness. measured BY the
ear In his voice, which had neither spirit mol
volume In It, but arose from the throat and had q
hacking style of being driven up. after naturally
falling infections.
witness-Mr. Beecher asked me what date
Elizabeth had named told him that Elizabeth
had named az the date at which their criminal In
timacy began
OCTOBER 10. 1908;
he replied that he had no faculty for dates. and
had made no record, but that ne believed IN his
soul that she had told me the truth ne said lev
otner things on that OCCASION, which trust
shall not be requested 10 reproduce here since q
proper delicacy would forbid their utterance
some remarks were made which cannot exactly
recall that tell from Mr.. Beecher's lips expressing
grief and misery, and ne burst into tears; that
was tile actual remainder OF the interview; he lett
and went 10 Mr.. Mouton's mouse, and In the alter
noon oil the same day sent me q message through
Mr.. M0ulton that Interview lasted about nf.een