The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-15
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The Scandal Trial.

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The Scandal Trial.
Mr.. Fullerton who makes good deal of
show of smartness, in the trial, met his
match on Monday in a witness named Han
nah Augusta Moore, once a resident of
East Poultney in this county. Hannah
Augusta is maiden lady, who formerly
boarded with Mr.. and Mrs. Titon. She
described Titon as "drcadfully moody
neglect Il of his wife, who felt his conduct
keenly. On one occasion Mrs. Tilton had
said to her, ~ wish YOU had him." and that
she (the witness) had replied, Il am glad
that am spared such a curse Miss
Moores vigorous manner of giving this bit
of testimony created some amusement in
the court. which WIS afterward increased
when she described visit of Stephen Pearl
Andrews with a lady to the Tilton family.
Miss Moore said that Mr.. Tilton and the
lady visitor sat on sofa together, and the
talk was about 'spheres" and "afiinities. I"
The lady arranged Mr.. Tilton's hair and
rubbed his face, and peering up into his
countenance, said, ''What lovely sphere,
or atmosphere, you have" This testimony
and the gestures of the witness in giving
it, caused laugh IN which all in court, in
Guiding Judge Nelson and the plaintiff and
defendant, heartily Joined. We give some
extracts from the cross-examination
Question by Mr.. Fullerton;
q, Did he know that you and Mrs. Til
ton were going to the lecture? A. He knew
that Mrs. Tilton was going.
Q. How did he know it2 A. Because they
had planned it before, and he would not
go home with her, and didn't go home with
her.
you can; you can't force testimony on to
me in that way. A. You asked me what l
knew about it,
Q. Well, that is enough now did any one
60 with you? A. don't know certain;
cant tell you certainly.
Odd it occur to you that he didn't want
to go with her, because you were along?
A. No, sir; it didn't occur to me, anything
of the sort because / never depended on
him in any way or shape
O. You didn't want to be a curse to HIN !?
A. No, sir.
@. Was there some occasion for his re-
naming after the lecture was over? A. He
wanted to; there were people there that he
wanted to see, and he run right by her and
never asked her if she had got anybody to
go home with her.
Q. She had you, didn't she? A. He didn't
know was going home with her.
Q. How far was the lecture room from
home? A. l think it was down here at the
Music Hall.
Q. How many minutes walk is that to
Mrs. Tilton's? A. 1t was not very far.
Q. How many minutes walk? A. 1t was
not very far, but it was night and she was
lame and sick.
Q. How many minutes walk? A, Inever
counted it. Laughter. What's the odds
of thatr
Q. How many minutes walk is it, do you
think? A. don't know; ten or fifteen amt
Q. Is it as much as that? A. don't know !;
never counted it.
O. Is it five minutes walk? A. Why,
should think so, certainly.
Q. Very well; if you think so you ought
to say so. A. 1t was late at night, and a
little lame woman, and he ran right by her
and almost upset her that night to get to
some women that were on the stage, that
were public speakers. don't know one of
them.
r. To get to some women on the stage
A. Yes, sir and he shook hands with them,
and he left her. and didn't know more than
the dead whether she was going to have
any one to go home with her or not
D. You saw all that? A. Yes. sir: saw
1t myself.
Fullerton CROSS examined the witness on
the visit Of Stephen Pearl Andrews to the
Tiltons
o. Will YOU name all of the people tina,
were present in the parlor? 4. Stephen
p-ar Androws n woman whose name
don't remember Mrs. Merse. Mr.. Freelart,
Theodore TiIton and myself
O You cant tell us the subject of the
CONDENSATION that niobt A. The subject Of
conversa,;on snheros I ran tell Won wo.
sniritnaI Influences and thinos of that sort
lnt the tall 7 can't reneot Tor il was no.
vond me altogether mr. beneath mo some.
how
O. Or absve Won? A | said beyond me
or beneath me. some wav.
O Somewhcrc aronnd Did thew talk
about snir;tnalism3 A They didn't nse the
word s!spiritnalism Ttey talked about
spheres and atmosnhercs and then orea,
many things 7 don't know what thew talked
about. thew talked steadily and inst talk ed
,iyht alony.
q Who did? A. Stephen Pearl An.
drews hour after bour. and I cam remrm.
Der n solitary sentence the creature said
not one.
O. Did he do all the talkinrp A. II,
talked all the time. and when others talked