Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21
First Day of the Gross Examination
From the Cincinnati CONNER ia,

From the Cincinnati CONNER la.
BROOKLYN, April 13.-Beecher has
gone through the first day of the cross
examination under Fullerton, about
which 20 much apprehension has been
expressed. Most people have supposed
that this wonderful cross examination
was to be either bowling tragedy or
a screaming farce, and we shall doubt.
less know during the next fortnight
whether it is to be one of Tn, Sc or
something else. 1t was in very inn
pressive and effective way that Beech
er's direct testimony was brought TO a
close by Mr.. Evarts at the hour of
noon. Beecher had just completed his
contradiction of all the damaging tes-
timOpy of the three leading witnesses
of the Experimentation and the two
Moultons-by explicitly and positive
ly denying the few scattered points in
the evidence that had not heret fore
been brought to his notice. He denied
that he had ever thanked Moulton for
lying for him, or urged Moulton tC lie
sublimely, or heard from MoultOn
about the lying that Moulton has since
admitted.
1t was after these and other detailed
deniaS that Bvarts would up by re-
peating the scene which we witnessed
on the ID instant, the day after Beech
er took the stand, and as soon as GER
tain preliminary inquiries had been
made. As Beecher's evidence was then
virtually opened by his prompt and
solemn denial Of I've charge of adul-
terry, or any Dlher iuprOpTieties, in re-
ply to the -FOUR rigorous questions then
addressed To him toy Gvarts, so to-day
the direct examination was closed by
another series of qur- ions of similar
import, which were again addressed to
him by Evarts, and which were again
answered with pTompIirude and en-
phasis. 1t was exactly u o'clock of
the % instant when the first series of
questions Were delivered, and it was
exactly - to-day when the second Sc
ries were answered. The fret series OF
questions ten days ago referred to the
accusation of adultery up to Decem
Der, 1870, and the second series to-day
referred to any adultery since that
period. Beecher's answers to the
sweeping categorical interrogatOries
were made in
A POWERFUL TONE OF VOICE,
But without the heated excitement
that characterized him when replying
to the previous series.
After addressing these questions to
Beecher and receiving the answers
from him, the Court called on the Of
fetal stenographer to again read the
whole of them loudly, which was done
slowly and impressively. That's ALL"
said Evarts, as he sat kOwn amid the
silence Of the Court, leaving an im-
preston of seriousness and sOlemnity
behind during the brief pause. Beech
er's long story on the direct eXamina-
ton was completed. But few mo-
ments elapsed when Fullerton arose
for the REORGANIZATION, with an inn
mense pile of manuscript before him,
looked into the face of Beecher, twirl-
ed his eye. glasses, and assumed a de-
dread moment of BeecheT's dread
ordeal on the cross. This period of
cross, now impending, has been the
main hope of Tilton aud Tilton's coun-
sci, and the Tilton party. Beecher is
now to be smashed to pieces. His
deeply concealed adultery and all his
adulterous intTigues are now to be re-
vealed out of his own mouth, and his
stupendOus masses of testimonial per-
jury are now to be exposed, TO his
utter dismay. l can not say that
BeecheF looked afraid, Fullerton's ini-
tial questions, indicated his purpose to
begin at the beginning, and TO cover
fully the whole ground occupied by
the scandal. He opened on Beecher
by demanding why he
REFUSED TO SWEAR ON THE BIBLE
When he first took the witness-stand,