The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-09
THE BROOKLYN EXPOSITION
Opening of the Tenth Week Of the
Great Scandal Case.
TWO AMUSING WITNESSES.
What Mrs. Putnam Thought
Of DR.. Stcrrs.
THE PENALTIES OF GENIUS.
A Treatise on the Fan and
It's Uses.
HANGING PICTURES ON SUNDAY.
What Mrs. Putnam Thought
Of DR.. StcrrS.
THE PENALTIES OF GENIUS.
A Treatise on the Fan and
It's Uses.
HANGING PICTURES ON SUNDAY.
Lively Sallies by Miss Ann Au-
gusta Moore.

court opened Yesterday with good sky looking
In at the windows, as II Laughing at the perform
ance, and saying: "Hal ha Winding 1t up yetT'
There sal Mrs Putnam, bolt upright IN the chair,
testlfying, her rudy skin and two greytsh haxen
curs dropping down over her lank shoulders.
Behind her large and alert red ears. her
bonnet strings tied down velvet two
stored hat with blue ribbon bow in front.
This hat rocked to and lro as the good
lady testified The essence OF Connecticut
was exhaled in those precious sentences. The
desire to be perfect witness and go down TO his
tory In the company OF the exalted people on trial
was modestly yet oravely attested by the careful
manner IN which Mrs. Putnam came up to her per.
rormance. Yet she was dull, by the extreme ful.
ness OF hel reticule. Having turned it all out, 1t
was found TO contain a great quantity Of gimp,
bits OF ribbon, pieces Of wrapping cotton and old
ace. and nothing In the shape of q needle or pin
to STICK anybody. Mrs. Putnam and some
others appear to comprehend the. scandal
precisely as the pianrir7s wife views it.
Like Mrs. Tllton, they regard Tilton, the
plaintiff, as an unequal gifted man with an an
gelic vie, who could have MADE him perfectly
happy II he had not got into a tantrum about her
scstaric relation 10 her pastor. Mrs. I1lten
wanted appreciation, and these ladies', out Of the
benevolence OF their hearts, gave her the ul NEED
Of II. They all belong to the ultra spiritual. ultra
d
condolences and views about heir respective hus-
bands and all other men whatsoever. Theodore
Tllton as public man was delectabe
pasture for them all, and they studied him with
genuine Connecticut curiosity, and then fell In
love with mis- wife, whom they presently got TO
believe the superior divinity of the house. Mrs.
Putnam moved from Brooklyn to the region OF
Marietta. Onio that Plymouth of the West which
was settled by RUFUS Putaam just after the
Revolutionary War, and named IN honor or Queen
Marie Antoinette. Mrs. Putnam hau been o
widow, aud when she married Mr.. Putnam, less
than ten years ago, she allied herself
with that sturdy family OF Putnams. who
aad been the pioneers the QUO
River and marched up from the landing
70 build their stockade singing hymns and i'm
mediately organizing town government From
that distant point Mrs Putnam continued her
correspondence win Mrs. Tlton and heg Brook
lyn coterie. She had never visi ed Mr.. Beecner or
his family except formally, but knew all about his
modes and noDities rom Mrs. Titon. He was
the halowed theme OF many Of their letters and
one OF the documents produced yesterday was
written from the Marietta region to Mrs. Titon In
Brooklyn and said :-"Write to me often and iully
and be sure that Will burn al your letters" or q
promise to that effect.
Alter Tilton aud his vile hao the stormy scenes
Of the confession the retractlon, &C., Mrs. Tilton
visited Mrs. Putnam and laid her head upon the
shoulder OF her old friend. From that house Mrs.
Elton addressed TO her husband celebrated let
Ter, or which she sent a duplicate 10 MIS- Morse.
her mother. asking Mrs. Morse TO read the letter,
so that she could anticipate the original and taen
marx her husbands manner when he should re-
celve 1t. Extracts from this letter were pub
lished in Ttons long statement. The
whole letter was put in Ms. Putnams
TT,tl~ "A aha
called upon to Identity 1t. II this letter be got
in while Mrs. Putnam remains in the city. the wit
ness will be called upon to explain her under
standing or the extraordinary admissions in that
letter. note the course OF our report Will
STATE what these admissions are.
Judge Fullerton's cross-examlnation was acute.
IS usual, yesterday, and there was general fight
among the lawyers. Beach called Sherman a
smuggler, and was reproved for 1t oy the Judge
bat Immediately aiterward Morris called Evarrs a
smuggler in OF evidence. There was bad temper
on both sides, but this only made the performance
the more In eresting.
MIS- Putnam's testimony was OF that character
which admitted a great many side lights and ex-
tends the range OF this case, so that persons
hitherto aloof from Il are being antagonized all
The time. Rev Drs. Storrs and Baddiu gton were
brought In through Mrs. Putnam's correspond
suce.
When Mrs. Putnam LETT the stand a Miss Moore
went on, lady OF uncertain age, with fiery
temperament, who had resolved to charge the
plaintiffs lawyers and scatter their feathers. Hell
testimony was Wild loquaclous, haphazard and
made a good deal OF iuu. she swore that Tilton
had no sincerity IN his religious profession, and
had on one occasion brought to the house wild
man by the name Of stephen Pearl Andrews
WITH whom ne and Deacon Freeland talked
tellt
animation OF this witness was maintained
In spite OF difficulties, and she paved the way fol
the introduction OF evidence which Tllton wishes
to adduce, to the effect that the 1rst lecture he
ever heard on the marriage relation was from
stephen Pearl Andrews, 10 the parlors OF tue
Plymouth pastor. AS a sample OF the feuds among
the lawyers yesterday may ne mentioned the io
lowing which came up on an intimation that Mr..
sherman was pettliogger:-
II hardly think Nc. Sherman would do thing
OF that kind" said the Judge.
II think otherwise Numbered Beach, and
there was a sensation In court.
Judge Reynolds, VINO was on the bench yester
day, has availed himself OF the act OF the Legisla
sure authorizing the two terms OF the CITY Court
" accommodate the Beecher case, TO try also al
important libel suit against the Brooklyn Eagle.
Yesterday Bessie Turner was for the frs. tim
N court
Bessie Turner Is little girl OF good complex
ton, with reddish brown hair, dropplnga long, re-
curl benind; comely, but not striking feaLures
and general appearance OF poor girl somewha
uneasy In the society and prominence sne na'
attained. she Is sight and small She wore
DARK hat and light veil over it. There were ear
drops OF plain gold 10 her smalish ears She wor
doeskin gloves on fairy small hands black. nea
dress and looked timidy out upon III
audience. Tue general impression sne con
vsyed was that OF one detached. unowned
incidental and unfortunate. but without muci
consciousness OF II. She was sand ,Iched In be
tween Mrs. Phelps and MRS ruDos and had beef
brought TO court 70 10 acquainted with III
methods OF procedure ana wait 60 testify.
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